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Dutch students protest via IM and text:

http://www.smartmobs.com/2007/11/27/dutch-student-protests-organized-via-instant-messaging/

Dutch high school students have been “on strike” this week, protesting against extra school hours. Students spread word to join protests on Friday and Monday using online and mobile phone text messages.

Meebo embedded in the library catalog:

http://www.davidleeking.com/2007/11/30/fun-with-our-meebo-widget-and-the-library-catalog/

We added a Meebo widget to unsuccessful keyword [...]

my Text Message reference flyer Originally uploaded by Joey Digits

Dear IM Librarians of the world. If you hear from one of my students in the next few days and you have time, please chat with them! I will really appreciate it!

Topic: IM

“There is much greater opportunity to bring service to wherever potential users of library service happen to be.” Michael Buckland

Readings [...]

Rob Coers writes:

I am happy to announce to you that the Dutch public libraries now also offer a chat reference service to the audiences. Not via IM, but via an application by a small Dutch company, called Chatfone. Behind the scenes there is a team of about 30 librarians who also work as al@din [...]

IM Office Hours – No Class Tonight Originally uploaded by mstephens7.

Physical, real time class is cancelled because it is NASTY here in Chicago but the class can still meet with me via IM and work on the Collection Development module online at Blackboard.

To everyone in the path of the winter storm..stay safe [...]