If you work in a school media center that is part of the Great River Regional Library System, this resource could prove very useful to you! Great River’s website has this Ask a Librarian page, which offers a ton of different and unexpected services. It includes links to a form where you can “book” a librarian for a 30-60 minute in-person meeting and information for how to contact (including Instant Messaging) a Reference Librarian.
Plus, it also features an Educator Request form where you can request materials on a specific subject, a Virtual Reference Shelf where you can access online resources, and finally a link that takes you to FREE practice tests for the MN Driving Test! Libraries offer such a variety of useful services!
Students should always have access to a reference librarian when they need help. One school librarian cannot possibly help all students all of the time, right? A smart, strategic Rochester school librarian (Ellen Range) has done a fantastic job of putting together a post on AskMN for her teachers to learn about the service and tells them how to introduce students to this wonderful resource.
Ellen has produced a video and helpful step-by-step information about how to use this “24/7 chat with a librarian” service. Take a look to see what Ellen has shared.
Brought to you by the MN Multitypes, we’re currently on “things” 57 and 58! In this issue you’ll learn about ChaCha as a mobile answer service and about chat reference through AskMN. Check out the newest edition of Things on a Stick here.
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