[Libs-Or] Fwd: [alacoun] FW: [rusa-l] "Slam the Boards" Online Reference Event--September 10
TUCKER-RAYMOND Caleb
calebt at multcolib.org
Wed Sep 5 19:06:03 PDT 2007
Thanks Diedre for sending this out. I've been a little lax in promoting "Slam the Boards" around these parts, so here's the short version.
Next Monday, September 10, a whole lot of librarians are from all over the world are going to join online Q+A communities like Yahoo! Answers and the Wikipedia Reference Desk and we are going to find some reference questions to answer.
The idea is to promote libraries. For general instructions and more information visit:
http://answerboards.wetpaint.com/page/Slam+the+Boards%21
Call it "predatory reference", but I think it is going to be fun.
Caleb Tucker-Raymond
Oregon Statewide Digital Reference Project Coordinator
Multnomah County Library
(503) 988-5438
calebt at multcolib.org
AIM/Y!: calebMCL
www.oregonlibraries.net
> -----Original Message-----
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> [mailto:libs-or-bounces at listsmart.osl.state.or.us] On Behalf
> Of Diedre Conkling
> Sent: Wednesday, September 05, 2007 6:26 PM
> To: libs-or
> Subject: [Libs-Or] Fwd: [alacoun] FW: [rusa-l] "Slam the
> Boards" Online Reference Event--September 10
>
>
> I have seen this in other places but I don't think it was on
> libs-or so I am passing it along.
>
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> Date: Wed, 05 Sep 2007 21:19:25 -0400
> From: corby <corby at mail.lib.msu.edu>
> To: <alacoun at ala.org>
> Subject: [alacoun] FW: [rusa-l] "Slam the Boards" Online
> Reference Event--September 10
>
> I¹m a bit surprised this activity has not yet caught
> Council¹s attention. I don¹t know Bill Pardue, but he¹s
> making an effort to run with this initiative and Yahoo at
> least, is apparently interested in helping him bring
> attention to their services while he works to bring attention
> to ours. I looked at his web page and it appears that every
> answer he provides includes a referral to the library for
> more information. He is encouraging other librarians to do the same.
>
>
> --
> Kate Corby
> ALA Councilor at Large
> Michigan State University Libraries
>
> ------ Forwarded Message
> From: "Pardue, Bill" <bpardue at ahml.info>
> Date: Wed, 5 Sep 2007 15:53:38 -0500
> To: <rusa-l at ala.org>
> Conversation: "Slam the Boards" Online Reference Event--September 10
> Subject: [rusa-l] "Slam the Boards" Online Reference
> Event--September 10
>
> You may have heard about the "Slam the Boards" online
> reference event this coming Monday, 9/10. We're encouraging
> librarians to visit online services like Yahoo Answers and
> Amazon's Askville. You answer some questions and make sure
> to let the world know that you're a librarian! The whole
> point is to let folks who don't otherwise know that
> librarians do reference work in on our little secret. This
> has already been blogged, podcasted and published about
> extensively, so you may already be planning to participate.
> If so, please take another chance to spread the word! If
> not, please check out the wiki at
> http://answerboards.wetpaint.com/page/Slam+the+Boards%21 for
> more details, tips, exemplary answers, etc!
>
> --Bill Pardue
>
> =============================
> Bill Pardue, MSLIS
> Virtual Services Librarian
> Arlington Heights Memorial Library; http://www.ahml.info
> <http://www.ahml.info/> 847-506-2667 / bpardue at ahml.info
> <mailto:bpardue at ahml.info>
> <mailto:bpardue at ahml.info%20/ 847-506-2667>
> AIM: BillAHML
> ASK US--WE ANSWER!
>
>
> ------ Forwarded Message
> From: "Pardue, Bill" <bpardue at ahml.info>
> Date: Wed, 5 Sep 2007 16:31:19 -0500
> To: <QUESTIONPOINT-L at OCLC.ORG>, <isl-AskAway at islemail.org>,
> <rusa-l at ala.org>, Discussion of digital reference services
> <DIG_REF at LISTSERV.SYR.EDU>
> Conversation: "Slam the Boards" gets props from Yahoo Answers!
> Subject: [rusa-l] "Slam the Boards" gets props from Yahoo Answers!
>
> Caleb-Tucker Raymond and I have been contacted by John Klem
> of Yahoo's Social Search team (the folks behind Yahoo
> Answers). They're quite intrigued and excited about the
> prospect of so many librarians getting involved for Slam the
> Boards. John wanted to extend a special invitation to try
> and fast-track "Slam" librarians into Yahoo's special
> Knowledge Partner status (see
> http://answers.yahoo.com/info/knowledge_partners) for
> details. You'll be asked to select an area of expertise (are
> you seeing this business librarians, health librarians, lit
> specialists, etc.?!). In addition to having a "Knowledge
> Partner" designation on your answers, they will be looked at
> a bit more closely by the Yahoo editorial staff and may be
> highlighted on the Yahoo Answers home page. Some best
> answers from Knowledge Partners may also eventually be given
> prioritized rankings in the Yahoo search engine.
>
> Interested? Act now!
>
> There's not a lot of time to try to add a huge list of
> librarians before Monday, but John will do his best. Send ME
> (bpardue at ahml.info) your name, e-mail and Yahoo screen name
> by Friday, 9/7, 11 a.m. Chicago time (CDT). I will forward
> the names collectivly to John and he will send follow-ups to
> you. If you can't contact me by then, you'll probably still
> be able to do this in the future, it just won't be in time
> for Slam the Boards.
>
> What's my commitment?
>
> Naturally, Yahoo wants participants who will stay involved
> (isn't that the ultimate goal of Slam the Boards, too?).
> They currently ask Knowledge Partners to pick up 10 questions
> per week, but are willing to be more flexible for us. John
> will detail that a bit more in his replies.
>
> One of the things I've mentioned to John is that many
> librarians are "generalists" who look up answers on topics
> that we aren't specifically experts on, rather than experts
> who can write authoritatively on a given subject. John said
> that Yahoo is working on refining the designations over time,
> but that we should still take the opportunity now to submit our names.
>
> Anyway, I'm going to do it, and I'm hoping many more of us will, too!
>
> REMEMBER, SEND YOUR INFO TO ME BY FRIDAY 11 A.M. CDT.
>
> --Bill Pardue
>
>
> ------ End of Forwarded Message
>
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>
> --
> Diedre Conkling
>
> Lincoln County Library District
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