Tech Tips for Every Librarian: FASTER IM
IM Resources: In the April 2006 issue of Computers in Libraries, my "Tech Tips" piece is all about FASTER IM! Here are the links mentioned in the article. Happy IMing!
AIM: http://www.aim.com/
AskSJCPL Page: http://www.libraryforlife.org/asksjcpl/asksjcpl.html
Edifice Ref’s Trillian Training: http://edificeref.info/?p=71
Fire: http://fire.sourceforge.net
Fire Training: http://tametheweb.com/2005/05/more_im_training_materials.html
Gaim: http://gaim.sourceforge.net/
IM SOS: http://tametheweb.com/2005/06/im_sos.html
IM Training at Tame the Web: http://tametheweb.com/2005/04/training_im_a_ready_to_go_modu.html
Library Success Wiki - Virtual Reference and IM: http://www.libsuccess.org/index.php?title=Online_Reference
MSN Messenger: http://messenger.msn.com
OCLC Perceptions: http://www.oclc.org/reports/2005perceptions.htm
Pew Report on Instant Messaging: http://www.pewinternet.org/PPF/r/133/report_display.asp
Sherri Vokey’s IM at UNLV Post: http://blog.uwinnipeg.ca/schwagbag/archives/2005/06/iming_goes_live.html
Sherri Vokey’s Training Modules: http://blog.uwinnipeg.ca/schwagbag/archives/2005/07/im_staff_traini.html
Trillian: http://www.ceruleanstudios.com/
YAHOO! Messenger: http://messenger.yahoo.com/
TTW on IM: http://tametheweb.com/library_20web_20/instant_messaging_chat/