How great would it be to have a librarian who can answer your questions on demand?
Well why not take a look at this...
Ask HerePA is a live chat reference service which is available 24 hours per day, 7 days per week, free of charge.
It is part of Access Pennsylvania, a project of the Pennsylvania Department of Education and the Office of Commonwealth Libraries
All you need to do is follow the link to connect live to a librarian:
...and then fill in the form illustrated below. Choose a username. You can just put 'Ireland' in for the zip code.
Then type the question that you want answered.
Click on 'Connect'.
A librarian will come online shortly afterwards. In the chatroom box, you will see a message that will look something like this:
| [Librarian 06:44:56]: Librarian 'Bruce (24/7 Librarian)' has joined the session. |
| [Librarian 06:46:58]: Hello! I'm Bruce, part of a network of reference librarians who help your local librarians when they're not available. I'm reading what you wrote so I can help you... |
Remember, it is a real person you will be communicating with, not a robot, so please be patient and respectful. The aim is to provide you with good quality answers to your questions.
This could be a valuable tool to have at your disposal, especially when it comes to doing research projects of your own.
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