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<DIV><SPAN class=617510019-04082009><FONT face=Calibri color=#0000ff>Yes, 7
members of Washington County Cooperative Library
Services are participating.</FONT></SPAN></DIV>
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<DIV><SPAN class=617510019-04082009><FONT face=Calibri color=#0000ff>Barbara
O'Neill</FONT></SPAN></DIV>
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<DIV class=OutlookMessageHeader lang=en-us dir=ltr align=left><FONT
face=Tahoma size=2>-----Original Message-----<BR><B>From:</B>
libs-or-bounces@listsmart.osl.state.or.us
[mailto:libs-or-bounces@listsmart.osl.state.or.us] <B>On Behalf Of </B>Diedre
Conkling<BR><B>Sent:</B> Tuesday, August 04, 2009 11:59 AM<BR><B>To:</B>
libs-or<BR><B>Subject:</B> [Libs-Or] Fwd: [Publib] Join Infoquest at no charge
throughDecember 2010!<BR><BR></FONT></DIV>Are any Oregon libraries a part of
this project?<BR><BR>
<DIV class=gmail_quote>---------- Forwarded message ----------<BR>From: <B
class=gmail_sendername>Lori Bell</B> <SPAN dir=ltr><<A
href="mailto:lbell927@yahoo.com">lbell927@yahoo.com</A>></SPAN><BR>Date:
Tue, Aug 4, 2009 at 11:53 AM<BR>Subject: [Publib] Join Infoquest at no charge
through December 2010!<BR>To: <A
href="mailto:lita-l@ala.org">lita-l@ala.org</A>, <A
href="mailto:publib@webjunction.org">publib@webjunction.org</A>, <A
href="mailto:ascla-l@ala.org">ascla-l@ala.org</A><BR><BR><BR>
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<DIV><SPAN style="FONT-SIZE: 12pt; COLOR: black">We invite you to join
My Info Quest!(<A href="http://www.myinfoquest.info/libraries.htm"
target=_blank>http://www.myinfoquest.info/libraries.htm</A>)<SPAN>
</SPAN>This is a new library service we believe to be the first
multitype collaborative text messaging reference service of its kind.
The Alliance Library System (<A
href="http://www.alliancelibrarysystem.com/" target=_blank><STRONG><SPAN
style="COLOR: #336699; TEXT-DECORATION: none">www.alliancelibrarysystem.com</SPAN></STRONG></A>)
in East Peoria, Ill., has partnered with over 50 participating libraries
including the following ALS members:<SPAN> </SPAN>Alpha Park
Public Library District, Blackhawk East LRC, Bradley University,
Illinois Central College, Peoria Public Library, Bloomington Public
Library, University of Illinois at Chicago Library of the Health
Science-Chicago and Quincy Public Library.<SPAN> </SPAN>ALS worked
with Altarama Information Systems (<A href="http://www.altarama.com/"
target=_blank><STRONG><SPAN
style="COLOR: #336699; TEXT-DECORATION: none">www.altarama.com</SPAN></STRONG></A>);
and WebClarity Software, Inc. (<A href="http://www.webclarity.info/"
target=_blank><STRONG><SPAN
style="COLOR: #336699; TEXT-DECORATION: none">www.webclarity.info</SPAN></STRONG></A>),
developers of PeopleWhere (<A href="http://www.peoplewhere.com/"
target=_blank><STRONG><SPAN
style="COLOR: #336699; TEXT-DECORATION: none">www.peoplewhere.com</SPAN></STRONG></A>),
to build this new reference service. The pilot program launched on July
20 and will extend until Dec. 31. Thanks to the proceeds from the online
Handheld Librarians conference, participants will be able to participate
in the project at no charge and the project will continue from
January-December 2010!<SPAN> </SPAN>The patrons of approximately
50 libraries from all over the U.S. are now able to text a question from
their mobile phones to 309-222-7740 and a "real, live librarian" will
respond within minutes. The service is free of charge, but standard text
messaging rates apply. Answers are sent to cell phones by librarians in
320 characters or less, or the equivalent of two 160-character text
messages. The hours of service are Monday through Friday, 8 a.m.-10 p.m.
and Saturday 9 a.m.-5 p.m.<SPAN> </SPAN>With more libraries, we
can extend these hours.<SPAN> </SPAN>For an information package
and to join, contact Lori Bell at ALS at <A
href="mailto:lbell@alliancelibrarysystem.com"
target=_blank>lbell@alliancelibrarysystem.com</A>.</SPAN></DIV><BR><BR>Lori
Bell<BR>Director of Innovation<BR>Alliance Library System<BR>600 High
Point Lane<BR>East Peoria, IL 61611<BR>(309)694-9200 ext. 2128<BR><A
href="mailto:lbell@alliancelibrarysystem.com"
target=_blank>lbell@alliancelibrarysystem.com</A></TD></TR></TBODY></TABLE><BR><BR>_______________________________________________<BR>Publib
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<DIV></DIV><BR>-- <BR>Diedre Conkling<BR>Lincoln County Library
District<BR>P.O. Box 2027<BR>Newport, OR 97365<BR>Work phone & fax:
541-265-3066<BR>Work email: <A
href="mailto:diedre@beachbooks.org">diedre@beachbooks.org</A><BR>Home email:
<A
href="mailto:diedre08@gmail.com">diedre08@gmail.com</A><BR></BLOCKQUOTE></BODY></HTML>