What
is IM A LIBRARIAN?
IM A LIBRARIAN uses the Meebo platform to enable patrons to send
instant messages to a librarian at the Brooklyn Campus Library of
Long Island University. It is an instant messaging service that
incorporates popular IM programs including Yahoo Messenger, Google
Talk, MSN Messenger and AOL's AIM. If you have one of the above
mentioned instant messenger accounts, you will be able to IM A LIBRARIAN.
What
Hours is IM A LIBRARIAN available?
Spring
and Fall Semesters:
Monday
through Friday, from 12 p.m. to 3 p.m.; Saturday 1 pm. to
4 pm.
Who
can use the service?
This is a pilot program, intended for LIU students, faculty and
staff to ask reference-oriented questions.
What
options do I have when IM A LIBRARIAN is unavailable?
The user always has the option of
Using
Live Reference Chat available from 3 p.m. to 9 p.m., or
Phoning
the Reference Desk at (718) 780-4513, or
Sending
an e-mail to libref@brooklyn.liu.edu
(responses within 48 hours when the library is open).
