Lagace, N.; McClennen, M.: Managing an Internet-based distributed reference service (1998)
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- Abstract
- The Internet Public Library (IPL), hosted by the University of Michigan School of Information, is an entirely virtual operation located on the Web with a mission to provide library services to the global Internet community. Describes the work of the IPL Reference Center which provides interactive reference services through a Web server and e-mail. Outlines how reference questions are handled by voluteer librarians and library students, discusses the characteristics of an e-mail reference service, and explains how the IPL's specially developed software system (QRC) works