IM微件在数字参考咨询中的应用研究

分析现有数字参考咨询方式存在的问题及IM微件技术的应用背景,介绍IM微件的概念,归纳可应用于图书馆IM微件的种类并分析应用的实现机制。对目前国外可供图书馆使用的IM微件工具功能等情况进行比较分析,从IM工具选择、存放位置、显示方式和具体应用过程四个方面讨论IM微件在数字参考咨询中的具体应用方案。
     

即时通讯（IM）实时咨询应用研究

阐述即时通讯（IM）技术的发展状况与IM咨询的优势,论述多种模式IM实时咨询的应用与图书馆开展IM实时咨询的实现流程和应该注意的问题。认为随着网络环境的改善和软件的不断发展进步,利用IM提供实时咨询是国内图书馆可以考虑的实时咨询方式。     

澳大利亚的合作虚拟参考服务

合作虚拟参考服务是图书馆通过网络为用户提供不受地区、时间限制的专业咨询服务。本文介绍了澳大利亚合作虚拟参考服务的四个代表性项目，并以此为基础探索和研究了澳大利亚合作虚拟参考服务的发展特点和趋势。     

国外虚拟参考服务研究的启示——基于2004-2005年的文献分析

通过分析国外2004-2005年虚拟参考服务领域的公开文献，揭示出近年国外虚拟参考服务发展的新特点和新趋向。认为重视服务效益、合理规划与组织联合虚拟参考服务、采用多种交流工具与手段等，为国内虚拟参考服务的实践带来有益的启示。     

数字参考咨询集成服务平台的构建

[目的/意义]构建数字参考咨询集成服务平台,有效解决中国科学院文献情报中心参考咨询平台存在的服务场景离散、使用流程繁琐以及与科研过程脱节的问题。[方法/过程]提出构建"数字参考咨询集成服务模式"方法,利用Red5流媒体技术、Flex富客户端以及Java跨平台等信息技术,对实时咨询、即时通信服务、Alert服务、咨询服务统计评价以及支持第三方平台的开放接口等多种信息服务集成模式进行设计与实现。[结果/结论]创建中国科学院文献情报中心新版网上咨询台,有效支撑98位学科咨询专家为中国科学院和社会用户提供高效、稳定与用户体验良好的数字参考咨询服务,其集成服务模式也支持相关信息服务系统与参考咨询服务的集成融合与互操作。     

Becoming Embedded: Incorporating Instant Messaging and the Ongoing Evolution of a Virtual Reference Service

The creation of an instant messaging (IM) service is described. The challenges encountered in developing, launching, and maintaining the project are examined and include technical support, archiving, balancing different formats, privacy, assessment, training, and the effectiveness of the IM channel. The process of choosing an aggregator and a widget and redesigning the online reference services portal is explored, and best practices that evolved are identified. Useful strategies and concerns that emerged are discussed. Factors contributing to an overall increase in use are outlined and include convenience, simplicity, and reliability.     

Transitioning Online Reference Staffing Models: Assessing and Balancing Needs of Patrons and Practitioners

ABSTRACT

As staffing models evolve for academic library service points, online chat reference services require strategic analysis to improve efficiency and effectiveness. This paper will examine the perception of chat reference before and after staffing changes from faculty librarians, staff, and graduate assistants to non-MLIS library professionals and graduate assistants at Florida State University’s a large, public research university library. Our survey explores satisfaction levels and perception of both patrons and library personnel before and after the staffing change.

Our analysis of 197 patron survey results determined that patrons are equally satisfied with non-librarian provision of chat reference services and found chat interactions to be comparable in quality and timeliness to chats staffed by librarians. Our research into staffer survey results revealed a slight decrease in satisfaction with operation of the service, notably in terms of confidence after the staffing transition even though this was not reflected in the patron satisfaction levels. This assessment indicates that library workers are equally as competent in staffing chat reference services as librarians from patron perspectives. As academic libraries continue to measure the value of staffing service desks with librarians, this study will provide relevant insight into how patrons and staffers are affected by changes in staffing models.     

数字参考咨询活动的信息经济学阐释

数字参考咨询活动是近两年国内图书馆界交口相谈的热点问题，本文运用了信息经济学的信息不对称、逆向选择、道德风险、信息搜寻、外部效应等理论对DRS活动从新的视角进行了分析和诠释，提出了相应的问题和对策。     

高校图书馆虚拟咨询服务的策略调整

在当今信息时代，高校图书馆要提高虚拟咨询服务的水平，必须从四个方面调整工作的策略：拓展虚拟咨询的服务方式，构建用户自助咨询的体系，加强虚拟咨询服务的管理，向合作虚拟咨询服务的方向发展。     

The Social Life of Digital Reference: What the Technology Affords

SUMMARY

Digital reference service (also known as virtual reference) has become a contentious topic in the library literature, as some critics feel that it threatens reference service more than it enhances it. Through this paper it is hoped that the debate can be refocused after a careful assessment of what exactly digital reference technology can afford and what social impact such affordances could bring. The suggestion will be made that digital reference should be employed as a means to provide reference service as long as the service is designed to play to the strengths of the technology. As such, it is recommended that libraries pursue digital reference service that is local, professional, and with privacy constraints.     

海峡两岸高校图书馆网络参考咨询服务比较

通过网络和信访形式,调研得到两岸10所高校图书馆网络参考咨询服务实际状况,从服务形式、对象、体制、内容时间等多个方面,总结了两岸高校网络参考咨询服务的异同点,并就如何提高内地高校网络参考咨询服务水平给出了相关建议。     

2005年第七届VRD(虚拟咨询台)年会综述及启示

介绍2005年11月14日-15日在美国旧金山召开的VRD（虚拟咨询台）第七届年会的论文信息，展示当前国外虚拟参考咨询领域的研究进展及实践情况并得出一点启示。     

试析网络环境下信息资源配置的特点与基本策略

从时间与空间边界、信息产权变化、配置成本构成等方面分析网络环境下信息资源配置的特点,提出网络环境下信息资源配置的基本策略有集成配置、虚拟配置、特色化配置和多机制配置等。     

虚拟参考咨询开放中控制分析

开放的虚拟参考咨询应该在适当的调整与控制、约束与规范的条件下进行。并就此分析了虚拟参考咨询项目事前控制、事中控制及事后控制，以期加强服务质量控制。     

俄罗斯虚拟咨询服务的发展

介绍俄罗斯国内目前出现的以图书馆和商业性公司为服务主体的两种虚拟咨询服务模式，揭示和探讨这两种虚拟咨询服务模式的形成、服务内容、服务特色与服务方式，以全面展现俄罗斯虚拟咨询服务的整体发展状况和水平，在此基础上，分析和总结俄罗斯虚拟咨询服务的6个特点。     

对清华、北大、人大图书馆虚拟参考咨询工作的统计分析

本文对清华、北大、人大图书馆的虚拟参考咨询工作进行了统计分析，对虚拟参考咨询源的建设方面、知识库建设方面和咨询方式与时间这三方面进行了比较，最后对我国的虚拟参考咨询工作的开展提出了几点看法。     

The Evolution of the Reference Interview

SUMMARY

While the reference interview remains the vehicle whereby librarians are able to understand the information needs of users in order to assist them, the ways in which the reference interview is conducted have changed with time and technology. This chapter provides a brief history of the evolution of the reference interview, from the face-to-face transaction to the current trends of e-mail and chat software mediated reference interviews, and examines application of these current trends in virtual reference services. While the methods of conducting the reference interview have certainly changed, the ultimate goal of meeting the information needs of the user remains constant.