Collaborative Reference Work in the Blogosphere
| dc.contributor.author | Pomerantz, Jeffrey | |
| dc.date.accessioned | 2006-07-24T00:00:01Z | |
| dc.date.available | 2010-06-18T23:19:38Z | |
| dc.date.issued | 2006 | en_US |
| dc.date.submitted | 2006-07-24 | en_US |
| dc.identifier.citation | Collaborative Reference Work in the Blogosphere 2006, | en_US |
| dc.identifier.uri | http://hdl.handle.net/10150/105112 | |
| dc.description.abstract | Purpose: This paper explores the use of blogs as a platform for providing reference service, and discusses Lyceum, an open source software project from ibiblio.org, for this purpose. Design/methodology/approach: The following topics are explored: the evolution of libraries' uses of blogs, the advantages of conducting the reference transaction as a collaborative effort, and the use of blogs as an environment that fosters collaboration. The argument is made that blogs may be used to good effect in reference services Findings: It is argued that blogs may be used to good effect in reference services. Lyceum, an open source blogosphere application, is discussed as an environment for blog-based reference service. Originality/value: To date, blogs are not being used by a library reference services, and by few online reference service unaffiliated with libraries. This paper will be useful to libraries and other reference services interested in conducting the reference transaction as a community effort. | |
| dc.format.mimetype | application/pdf | en_US |
| dc.language.iso | en | en_US |
| dc.subject | Virtual Communities | en_US |
| dc.subject | Reference Services | en_US |
| dc.subject | Library Systems | en_US |
| dc.subject | Internet | en_US |
| dc.subject.other | Asynchronous reference | en_US |
| dc.subject.other | Digital reference | en_US |
| dc.subject.other | Virtual reference | en_US |
| dc.subject.other | Collaborative reference | en_US |
| dc.subject.other | Blogs | en_US |
| dc.subject.other | Blogosphere | en_US |
| dc.title | Collaborative Reference Work in the Blogosphere | en_US |
| dc.type | Preprint | en_US |
| refterms.dateFOA | 2018-05-18T03:13:56Z | |
| html.description.abstract | Purpose: This paper explores the use of blogs as a platform for providing reference service, and discusses Lyceum, an open source software project from ibiblio.org, for this purpose. Design/methodology/approach: The following topics are explored: the evolution of libraries' uses of blogs, the advantages of conducting the reference transaction as a collaborative effort, and the use of blogs as an environment that fosters collaboration. The argument is made that blogs may be used to good effect in reference services Findings: It is argued that blogs may be used to good effect in reference services. Lyceum, an open source blogosphere application, is discussed as an environment for blog-based reference service. Originality/value: To date, blogs are not being used by a library reference services, and by few online reference service unaffiliated with libraries. This paper will be useful to libraries and other reference services interested in conducting the reference transaction as a community effort. |
