IM web conference

Thank you to everyone who attended my web conference this afternoon on IM reference! The handout is here. We started a bit late as a result of some file upload issues (totally my fault!), so I apologize for skipping over the last few slides and cutting short the Q&A. If you have any questions about the presentation or specific implementation issues as you work through them, I’d be happy to help, so please feel free to get in touch.

I was thrilled to wake up this morning to the new release of meebo, complete with chat rooms (just in time for my session – shame I ran out of time & had to skip over it)! There are all sorts of use cases for libraries here, from small group chats with subject specialists or liaison librarians, to chat sessions with a librarian and an IT specialist to help with the tech stuff (we’ve done this in Trillian, using the plain, old “invite” feature). Definitely worth a look if you’re planning an IM reference service!

I wanted to comment on the previous entry (Endeca-powered OPAC), but it was closed. I hope you don’t mind. I haven’t been able to access the new McMaster OPAC with Firefox, not once. Is something wrong at my end? Disabling pop-up blocker didn’t help. Do you require some particular setting(s)?

[...] blogwithoutalibrary.net » IM web conference … bit late as a result of some file upload issues (totally my fault … work through them, I’d be happy to help, so please feel free … Disabling pop-up blocker didn’t help. Do you require some particular … http://www.blogwithoutalibrary.net/?p=275 [...]

[...] IM web conference [...]