SMS Reference Service: A New Point of Need for Libraries

Margie Ruppel; Amy Vecchione

SMS Reference Service: A New Point of Need for Libraries

Margie Ruppel, Amy Vecchione

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Boise State University

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Abstract

Boise State University's text reference service is growing in popularity among students. BSU librarians chose SMS software and started the service during Summer 2010. Join BSU librarians Amy Vecchione and Margie Ruppel for this session to learn what types of questions are asked through SMS, students' opinions of the service, as well as helpful guidelines for starting your own text referencing service.

Original language	American English
State	Published - 9 Feb 2011
Event	Southwest Idaho Library Association Regional Conference (SWILA) - Duration: 9 Feb 2011 → …

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Conference	Southwest Idaho Library Association Regional Conference (SWILA)
Period	9/02/11 → …

Keywords

SMS
online reference
reference
text messaging
texting

EGS Disciplines

Library and Information Science

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