UPDATE: Of course, Library Success is an open wiki and therefore I’m not really needed for the addition of content. I just added in Ohio University – they’re starting a pilot project Tuesday – and saw a bunch more libraries on the list. Hurrah for wikis, less work for me (and everyone).
The LiB and I are doing our part on the LIS wikis that have popped up. Naturally we’ve gravitated towards the IM Reference content. One of the things we’d like to do is come up with a semi-authoritative list of libraries using IM for Reference (or other!) transactions, and what software they’re using.
Here’s the Online Reference portion of Library Success
So if you IM at your library and you’re not on the list, send me an IM or email, or leave a comment. If you’re on the list and the software you’re using isn’t listed, let me know. If it is a secret program your administration doesn’t know about…well, that’s your problem. ;)
- Duke University – AIM
- Marin County Free Library – Trillian
- Morrisville State College – AIM
- Georgia Perimeter College
- Hackley Public Library – Trillian
- Homer Township Public Library – AIM
- Springfield College
- St. Joseph County Public Library – Fire
- Temple University
- Thomas Ford Memorial Library – Trillian
- University of Illinois at Urbana-Champaign
- University of Nevada, Las Vegas – Trillian
- University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill – Davis Library
- University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill – Undergraduate Library
- University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill – Brauer Math/Physics
- Wake Forest University
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The Cass District Library uses Trillian.
btw, all of sjcpl’s branches are set up with Fire as well. they’re still in the “practice phase”. in sept we launch. main is the point of entry, but the patron may be “transferred” to the appropriate branch if needed. keeno, eh?
I’m one of the librarian’s who set up IM at Temple U. We use Trillian with accounts on AIM, Yahoo, MSN, and ICQ.
Anyone use chatngo?
Suny Cortland: aim yahoo, msn on Gaim.
Wright State University uses Trillian.
University of Maryland University College offers IM reference via Trillian:
http://www.umuc.edu/library/help/instantmessage.shtml