[Web4lib] Libraries Invited to Join My Info Quest Collaborative SMSText messaging Project

[Brian Gray]

Maybe they should make that more clear on their website.

My library, as well as people I know at other libraries, have looked at
interfaces that support chat and text. QuestionPoint never makes the list.

Brian Gray
mindspiral at gmail.com
bcg8 at case.edu


On Sat, Dec 18, 2010 at 9:15 PM, Lori Bell <lbell927 at yahoo.com> wrote:

> Question Point offers access to Mosio's TextaLibrarian through its
> interface.
>
> Lori Bell
> Lecturer
> School of Library and Information Science
> San Jose State University
> (309)338-5115
> lbell927 at gmail.com
> lbell927 at yahoo.com
>
>
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> *From:* Brian Gray <mindspiral at gmail.com>
> *To:* Wilfred Drew <DrewW at tc3.edu>
> *Cc:* Lori Bell <lbell927 at yahoo.com>; "web4lib-bounces at webjunction.org" <
> web4lib-bounces at webjunction.org>; "publib at webjunction.org" <
> publib at webjunction.org>; Web4Lib <web4lib at webjunction.org>
> *Sent:* Sat, December 18, 2010 6:33:51 PM
> *Subject:* Re: [Web4lib] Libraries Invited to Join My Info Quest
> Collaborative SMSText messaging Project
>
> Does QuestionPoint offer text? I did not think it did, which makes these
> very different services.
>
> Brian Gray
> mindspiral at gmail.com
> bcg8 at case/edu
>
>
> On Sat, Dec 18, 2010 at 7:30 PM, Wilfred Drew <DrewW at tc3.edu> wrote:
>
>> Why is this any better than QuestionPoint?
>> Wilfred (Bill) Drew, M.S., B.S.,   Assistant Professor.
>> Librarian.                                          TC3    Sent from my
>> Verizon Wireless BlackBerry
>>
>> -----Original Message-----
>> From: Lori Bell <lbell927 at yahoo.com>
>> Sender: "web4lib-bounces at webjunction.org" <
>> web4lib-bounces at webjunction.org>
>> Date: Sat, 18 Dec 2010 19:20:19
>> To: publib at webjunction.org<publib at webjunction.org>;
>> web4lib at webjunction.org<web4lib at webjunction.org>
>> Subject: [Web4lib] Libraries Invited to Join My Info Quest Collaborative
>> SMS
>>        Text messaging Project
>>
>> Libraries Invited to Join My Info Quest Collaborative SMS Text Messaging
>> Project
>>
>>
>> Libraries of all types and sizes are invited to join the My Info
>> Quest(http://www.myinfoquest.info) collaborative SMS text messaging
>> project,
>> which kicked off on July 20, 2009 and continues its growth into 2011.  My
>> Info
>> Quest, the first collaborative text message reference service, will use
>> Mosio’s
>> Text A Librarian (http://www.textalibrarian.com) program to provide the
>> service
>> as of January 2011.   Over 60 libraries of all types from across the
>> United
>> States participated in the program’s pilot phase, during which Altarama
>> and
>> Gmail were used through December 2010.  My Info Quest won the Illinois
>> Library
>> Association Reference Service Award in Fall 2010.
>> Participation requirements are minimal. A library need only staff the desk
>> at
>> least two hours per week, attend online meetings and training, and
>> participate
>> in evaluation activities.  The  cost to join this innovative service at
>> this
>> time is $399 annually. My Info Quest is coordinated by Lori Bell,
>> administered
>> by Mary-Carol Lindbloom, Executive Director of  the South Central Regional
>> Library Council in New York State, and evaluated by Dr. Lili Luo of the
>> School
>> of Library and Information Science, San Jose State University.
>>
>> An informational session about the My Info Quest collaborative SMS-based
>> reference service (http://www.myinfoquest.info/) will be held during ALA
>> Midwinter on Friday, January 7, 2011 from 4:30 to 5:30 p.m. PST.  Meet in
>> the
>> lobby of the Manchester Grand Hyatt
>> (http://manchestergrand.hyatt.com/hyatt/hotels/index.jsp?null), which is
>> located
>> at One Market Place near the San Diego Convention Center.  If the wifi in
>> the
>> lobby is good, we'll also offer the informational meeting online in the
>> OPAL My
>> Info Quest online room
>> (http://www.conference321.com/masteradmin/room.asp?id=rs2ed9c201df78).
>> The
>> start time in other times zones is 5:30 p.m. Mountain, 6:30 p.m. Central,
>> and
>> 7:30 p.m. Eastern.  For more information, please contact Tom Peters
>> (tpeters at tapinformation.com or 816.616.6746).
>> If you would like to join, please contact Project Coordinator Lori Bell at
>> lbell927 at gmail.comor Project Administrator Mary-Carol Lindbloom at
>> mclindbloom at scrlc.org.   You will receive informational documents and an
>> agreement form to complete that includes your preferred hours of coverage.
>> If
>> you would like to join the program’s discussion and communication group,
>> visit
>> http://groups.google.com/group/InfoQuest. Visit the project’s website at
>> http://www.myinfoquest.info.
>>
>>  Lori Bell
>> Lecturer
>> School of Library and Information Science
>> San Jose State University
>> (309)338-5115
>> lbell927 at gmail.com
>> lbell927 at yahoo.com
>>
>>
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