Comments on: Virtual Reference Presentation Brainstorming http://aaron.thelibrarian.org/blog/2008/08/22/virtual-reference-presentation-brainstorming/ Mon, 21 May 2012 07:49:44 +0000 http://wordpress.org/?v=2.5 By: AaronTheLibrarian http://aaron.thelibrarian.org/blog/2008/08/22/virtual-reference-presentation-brainstorming/#comment-9778 AaronTheLibrarian Mon, 20 Oct 2008 02:11:16 +0000 http://aaron.thelibrarian.org/blog/?p=155#comment-9778 Long story short, I was seeing a dearth because I was not looking in the right places. Pretty much right after I posted I saw the Reference Renaissance info (and wished I could go, but my Ruby Slippers failed). I'm currently fresh out of ideas for places to present on virtual reference. Some questions I'm interested in are those in the post - what's the minimum requirement for a successful Reference transaction (online or off)? I don't have data-backed opinions but am interested to hear from people who do. Long story short, I was seeing a dearth because I was not looking in the right places. Pretty much right after I posted I saw the Reference Renaissance info (and wished I could go, but my Ruby Slippers failed). I’m currently fresh out of ideas for places to present on virtual reference. Some questions I’m interested in are those in the post - what’s the minimum requirement for a successful Reference transaction (online or off)? I don’t have data-backed opinions but am interested to hear from people who do.

]]> By: Kris Johnson http://aaron.thelibrarian.org/blog/2008/08/22/virtual-reference-presentation-brainstorming/#comment-9661 Kris Johnson Thu, 09 Oct 2008 21:42:20 +0000 http://aaron.thelibrarian.org/blog/?p=155#comment-9661 Hi Aaron, I'd be curious to know at which library conferences are you seeing this dearth? For myself and my colleagues around the country that run VR cooperatives, we seem to find plenty of venues to discuss this topic. The reason I ask about specific conferences, is that depending on who selects the presentations, that might influence that dearth (or plethora) of presenations on a particular topic. For example, several of my colleagues and I submitted proposals for the PLA conference in Minnesota, however, those proposals were not selected. Does that fact them reflect a bias against the topic? I don't know but it's something to think about. I'd be interested in discussing the conferences (or other venues) at which you'd like to see VR presentations. Thanks. --Kris Johnson, AskColorado Coordinator-- Hi Aaron,

I’d be curious to know at which library conferences are you seeing this dearth? For myself and my colleagues around the country that run VR cooperatives, we seem to find plenty of venues to discuss this topic. The reason I ask about specific conferences, is that depending on who selects the presentations, that might influence that dearth (or plethora) of presenations on a particular topic. For example, several of my colleagues and I submitted proposals for the PLA conference in Minnesota, however, those proposals were not selected. Does that fact them reflect a bias against the topic? I don’t know but it’s something to think about. I’d be interested in discussing the conferences (or other venues) at which you’d like to see VR presentations. Thanks.

–Kris Johnson, AskColorado Coordinator–

]]> By: Eva G. http://aaron.thelibrarian.org/blog/2008/08/22/virtual-reference-presentation-brainstorming/#comment-9142 Eva G. Sun, 31 Aug 2008 23:54:13 +0000 http://aaron.thelibrarian.org/blog/?p=155#comment-9142 I've got a couple: - PROMOTING your new IM, including teaching the public how to utilize it (yes, I'm looking at YOU, public libraries) - Internet v. software clients - Which one's better? What works best for [insert library type here]? Reference blogging that's fun stuff. I like the whole idea of social networking reference. I did a little mini-experiment a while ago where I used my MySpace to answer reference questions. People really liked it. Librarians thought I was out of my mind. I’ve got a couple:

- PROMOTING your new IM, including teaching the public how to utilize it (yes, I’m looking at YOU, public libraries)

- Internet v. software clients - Which one’s better? What works best for [insert library type here]?

Reference blogging that’s fun stuff. I like the whole idea of social networking reference. I did a little mini-experiment a while ago where I used my MySpace to answer reference questions. People really liked it. Librarians thought I was out of my mind.

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