Seeking Web-based innovative reference services

[Stanley Lyle]

This message is being sent to several groups; please excuse duplicate postings.

The Local Systems and Services Committee (of the American Library 
Association/Reference and User Services Association/Machine Assisted Reference 
Section) is beginning work on a directory of innovative and creative Web-based 
reference services in various categories such as

	*expert systems
	*reference menu organization
	*reference FAQ databases
	*reference department intranets
	*locally produced bibliographic and full-text databases
	*tutorials
	*others?

Do you know of any libraries that have done innovative or creative work in such 
areas?  Perhaps your own academic, public, or special library?  If yes, please 
send me a *short* description of the project and a URL or sample.

The Local Systems and Services Committee will review your suggestions and 
develop criteria over the upcoming months to use in identifying a few 
outstanding examples in each category.  The final result of this project will 
be a Web site
with descriptions and links for three to five sites in each of the various 
categories.

Thank you!

Stan Lyle
Local Systems and Services