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Join OCLC for QuestionPoint Qwidget: Providing a New User Experience to the Library’s Virtual Reference Service, an informative discussion with librarians who have taken the plunge and put the QuestionPoint Qwidget up on their library Web sites. Our speakers are from a large university, a community college and a public library. They will discuss aspects of deploying the Qwidget, including: where the Qwidget is placed on the Web site (library catalogue, library guides, etc), promotion, response from users (including usage statistics) and any issues with the Qwidget.
Our distinguished speakers are:
- Virginia Cole, Reference and Digital Services Librarian, Cornell University Library
- Kim LaPlante, Library Manager, Northeast Wisconsin Technical College
- Toby Thomas, Virtual Services Librarian, Seattle Public Library
This free webinar will be held on Wedneday, October 1, 2008, from 11:30 a.m. to 12:30 p.m. EDT. This webinar will be conducted in English. After the presentations, there will be time for questions.
Please register to attend this informative discussion!
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