First of all, What is DIG_REF ?
Announcing Dig_Ref A Listserv to Explore the Growing Area of Digital Reference Services <http://www.vrd.org/Dig_Ref/dig_ref.shtml> "The Virtual Reference Desk (http://www.vrd.org) announces the DIG_REF Listserv. DIG_REF is a forum for the growing number of people and organizations answering the questions of users via the Internet. From Ask-an-Expert (AskA) services to libraries, an increasing number of organizations are creating digital reference services to provide expert information and reference help. DIG_REF seeks to bring together experts who answer questions, as well as librarians, organizations and associations dedicated to meeting the reference needs of their users via the Internet. The list will discuss all aspects of providing question & answer services over the worldwide network, from service creation and implementation to issues of services and quality. This list will also provide information on the Virtual Reference Desk project and developments in the field of digital reference." To subscribe to DIG_REF, just do this: Send an e-mail message to: [EMAIL PROTECTED] In the first line of the message, type: SUBSCRIBE DIG_REF Firstname Lastname ---------------------------------------- Read more about this discussion group's purposes at the URL above. Since January 1998 there has been a complete archive of the DIG_REF discussion group on Yahoo Groups. dig_ref DIGITAL REFERENCE SERVICES <http://finance.groups.yahoo.com/group/dig_ref/> The bad news is that the Yahoo Groups archive for this current and active discussion group comes to an abrupt halt with October 2005. The good news is that Blythe Allison Bennett Assistant Director, School Media Program School of Information Studies Syracuse University [EMAIL PROTECTED] (315) 443-5445 has been very kind to us wondering folk and shared news of where more recent content from the DIG_REF discussion group is archived. Many thanks for this enlightenment. Here is the URL to turn to for finding this more recent posting archive of the DIG_REF list. <http://digref.org/archive/> DIG_REF List Archives Current - View postings by Date Sorting or Threads Sorting. 2004 - View postings by Date Sorting or Threads Sorting. 2003 - View postings by Date Sorting or Threads Sorting. 2002 - View postings by Date Sorting or Threads Sorting. 2001 - View postings by Date Sorting or Threads Sorting. This archive is quite up to date: dig_ref-l: Digital Reference Listserv Archive Last updated: Sat, 20 May 2006 07:03:58 2168 messages in chronological order For those of you reading this post who have not tuned into these discussions, here are a few post titles that will let you know what you are missing. [DIG_REF] Blog As A Teaching Tool / Six As for Evaluating Web Content [DIG_REF] Dig_Ref archives <http://digref.org/archive/2005/msg02158.html> [DIG_REF] The WiderNet Project [DIG_REF] total shareholders for canadian companies listed on NYSE? [DIG_REF] Webcasts and Real-Time Info: Two New Areas of Focus on ResourceShelf Poster Gary Price <http://digref.org/archive/2005/msg02148.html> [DIG_REF] "The People's Law: Free Legal Help and Legal Research on the Web" [DIG_REF] "Google Moves into Virtual Worlds" [DIG_REF] Wikipedia ... Again [DIG_REF] PALM PILOTS [DIG_REF] automated knowledgebase software [DIG_REF] Digital Archives at Small Non-Profits [DIG_REF] Iraqi Virtual Science Library [DIG_REF] Proposed Plan Will Have OCLC and RLG Joining Forces >From Gary Price <http://digref.org/archive/2005/msg02108.html> [DIG_REF] virtual reference statistics This is a selection from the most recent page, page 22 of post listings. The 22 pages cover from the beginning of the year 2005. Blythe Allison Bennett also cites this web page in the post listed with a link in the DIG-REF current archives' posts cited above. Web Junction Virtual Reference Information about providing patrons with access to reference services online. The Virtual Reference Desk <http://www.webjunction.org/do/Navigation?category=11649> Evaluation and Research Technical Standards Conference Proceedings Community DIG_REF is a forum for the discussion of virtual reference issues and ideas Dig_Ref Listserv Description: Publisher: Date Posted: Nov 2, 2005 DIG_REF A LISTSERV TO EXPLORE THE GROWING AREA OF DIGITAL REFERENCE SERVICES <http://www.webjunction.org/do/DisplayContent?id=11740> Also covered in Web Junction Patron Services <http://www.webjunction.org/do/Navigation?category=1521> Services to Spanish Speakers Information Literacy Services to Immigrants Teen Services Children's Services Internet Resources for Patrons Services to Older Adults Canadian Libraries <http://www.webjunction.org/do/Navigation?category=1510> "Resources and case studies of particular interest to Canadian libraries." Rural and Small Libraries <http://www.webjunction.org/do/Navigation?category=498> Rural Library Sustainability Project Maintaining & Upgrading Your Technology Outreach Advocacy Rural Funding Staff & Patron Learning Rural Review Tribal and First Nation Libraries <http://www.webjunction.org/do/Navigation?category=1511> "Resources and best practices for libraries that support indigenous communities in the United States and Canada." ODLIS Online Dictionary for Library and Information Science by Joan M. Reitz <http://lu.com/odlis/> There is a see reference in this dictionary from virtual reference to digital reference which has this definition in ODLIS: digital reference "Reference services requested and provided over the Internet, usually via e-mail, instant messaging ("chat"), or Web-based submission forms, usually answered by librarians in the reference department of a library, sometimes by the participants in a collaborative reference system serving more than one institution. For an example, see Ask a librarian... from the Library of Congress. For more information, see Bernie Sloan's Digital Reference Pages. Synonymous with chat reference, e-reference, online reference, and virtual reference. See also: Machine-Assisted Reference Section." For any not familiar with the word patron in library usage of the term, this is part of the definition of word in ODLIS patron "Any person who uses the resources and services of a library, not necessarily a registered borrower. Synonymous with user." For those wishing to learn more about digital or virtual reference services there are these bibliographies on the subject as a selection of probably quite a few more out there. Digital Reference Resources Compiled by Joann M. Wasik Last updated 11 April 2005 <http://www.vrd.org/pubinfo/proceedings99_bib.shtml> DIGITAL REFERENCE SERVICES BIBLIOGRAPHY Bernie Sloan ([EMAIL PROTECTED]) Graduate School of Library and Information Science University of Illinois at Urbana-Champaign September 20, 2004 <http://people.lis.uiuc.edu/~b-sloan/digiref.html> DIGITAL REFERENCE SERVICES BIBLIOGRAPHY: A SUPPLEMENT Bernie Sloan ([EMAIL PROTECTED]) Graduate School of Library and Information Science University of Illinois at Urbana-Champaign July 19, 2001 NOTE: This supplement is now out of date. The entries in this supplement have been added to my updated bibliography, along with more than 100 NEW entries. For the most up to date listing of digital reference sources, please go to my updated bibliography at: <http://www.lis.uiuc.edu/~b-sloan/digiref.html> Reference and Information Services Section IFLA Digital Reference Guidelines International Federation of Library Associations and Institutions <http://www.ifla.org/VII/s36/pubs/drg03.htm> Digital Reference The Teaching Librarian <http://www.teachinglibrarian.org/digref.htm> A Registry of Real-Time Digital Reference Services <http://www.public.iastate.edu/~CYBERSTACKS/LiveRef.htm> | Academic And Research | Governmental | Public | School | Special | Other | Real-Time Digital Reference Technologies | Livereference Electronic Discussion List | Dig_Ref Listserv | Knowledge Bases | General Bibliography | Other Registries | Other Bibliographies | Conferences And Workshops | Surveys And Comparisons | Digital/Virtual Reference Service <http://www.libraryhq.com/digref.html> Bibliography - Resources - Virtual Reference Canada <http://www.collectionscanada.ca/vrc-rvc/s34-154-e.html> Electronic Journal of Academic and Special Librarianship v.4 no.2-3 (Fall 2003) Digital Reference Evaluation: Assessing the Past to Plan for the Future J B Hill, Head of Reference Southeastern Louisiana University [EMAIL PROTECTED] Cherie Madarash-Hill, Cataloger Southeastern Louisiana University [EMAIL PROTECTED] Ngoc Pham Thi Bich, Program Officer State Bank of Vietnam - German Technical Assistance Project [EMAIL PROTECTED] <http://southernlibrarianship.icaap.org/content/v04n03/Hill_j01.htm> Going Where the Students Are: Live Reference in the CSU Live Reference Bibliography <http://www.csupomona.edu/~kkdunn/LiveRef/bibliography.htm> Land of Librarianship Links > Digital or Virtual Reference <http://www.west.asu.edu/jbuenke/librarianship/digiref.html> Digital Reference Services: Revisited Suite 101.com <http://www.suite101.com/article.cfm/ librarians_information_science/101804> A shorter URL for the above link: <http://snipurl.com/qpuy> Starting and Running a Virtual Reference Service Steve Coffman with contributions from Michelle Fiander, Kay Henshall, and Bernie Sloan Both descriptive and nondescriptive forms of metadata are defined (including the TEI Header, the Dublin Core, EAD, GILS, ONIX, and the Data Documentation Initiative) and applied to actual library functions. More Table of Contents Reviews Comment on or review this title Price: $42.00 ALA Member Price: $37.80 192 pages 6" X 9" Softcover ISBN: 0-8389-0850-0 2003 <http://alastore.ala.org/ SiteSolution.taf?_sn=catalog2&_pn=product_detail&_op=1221> A shorter URL for the above link: <http://snipurl.com/qpv0> Digital Libraries <http://www.eduref.org/Resources/Librarianship/Digital_Libraries.html> Library Based / Digital Reference Services <http://www.librarysupportstaff.com/liverefpg.html> Top: Reference: Libraries: Library and Information Science: Digital Library Development (103) Open Directory Project <http://dmoz.org/Reference/Libraries/ Library_and_Information_Science/Digital_Library_Development/> A shorter URL for the above link: <http://snipurl.com/qpv6> BIBLIOGRAPHY LLNE Annual Spring Meeting: Digital Libraries: Realities, Myths and Misconceptions <http://www.aallnet.org/chapter/llne/resources/diglib03.pdf> Virtually Yours A Brief Overview of Virtual Reference Resources for Librarians <http://web.archive.org/web/ 20040506115244/http://www.boisepubliclibrary.org/Ref/guideVR.shtml> A shorter URL for the above link: <http://snipurl.com/qpv9> Digital Library Evaluation and Assessment Bibliography <http://www.uni.edu/neuhaus/digitalbibeval.html> A Beginning Bibliography of Periodical Articles,Web Sites, and Listserves on Distance Education and Libraries <http://office.ilcso.illinois.edu/Forums/ handouts/DistEd1000/bibliography.html> A shorter URL for the above link: <http://snipurl.com/qpvc> Measuring and Evaluating Reference Costs: A Selected Bibliography [ Marsteller/Ware VRD 2003 Presentation] <http://www.vrd2003.org/proceedings/Marstellerbib.pdf> Digital reference services bibliography (English) http://www.lis.uiuc.edu/~b-sloan/digiref.html Internet Reference Services: A Select Bibliography Mohamed Taher <http://www.geocities.com/researchtriangle/ thinktank/8596/RefIntFinalBib.htm> A shorter URL for the above link: <http://snipurl.com/qpvh> Sincerely, David Dillard Temple University (215) 204 - 4584 [EMAIL PROTECTED] Net-Gold <http://groups.yahoo.com/group/net-gold> <http://listserv.temple.edu/archives/net-gold.html> General Internet & Print Resources <http://library.temple.edu/articles/subject_guides/general.jsp> <http://www.learningis4everyone.org/> <http://www.edu-cyberpg.com/ringleaders/davidd.html> Digital Divide Network <http://www.digitaldivide.net/profile/jwne> Educator-Gold <http://groups.yahoo.com/group/Educator-Gold/> Librarianship An ocean going vessel designed specifically for the vacation needs of librarians resting from exposure to a sea of information. _______________________________________________ DIGITALDIVIDE mailing list DIGITALDIVIDE@mailman.edc.org http://mailman.edc.org/mailman/listinfo/digitaldivide To unsubscribe, send a message to [EMAIL PROTECTED] with the word UNSUBSCRIBE in the body of the message.
