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From: "William R. McMahon" <>
Subject: Fw: [OHWASH] Ohio Launches Virtual Reference Service
Date: Thu, 9 Sep 2004 18:12:45 -0500


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Bill McMahon
Ocean Springs MS

----- Original Message -----
From: "Maryann D. Moseby" <>
To: <>
Sent: Thursday, September 09, 2004 5:45 PM
Subject: [OHWASH] Ohio Launches Virtual Reference Service


> Please note that the following service is ONLY for OHIO Residents
>
> Maryann
>
> ____________________________________________________
>
> State Library Of Ohio Launches Virtual Reference Service That Answers
> Questions 24/7, With Real Time Answers From Professional Librarians
>
>
> Service - initiated first in Cleveland - is now available to all persons
>
> living in the State of Ohio
>
> COLUMBUS, Ohio, Sept. 8 /PRNewswire/ -- The statewide introduction of
> KnowItNow 24x7 was inaugurated at a ceremony at the Northwest Library in
> Columbus, Ohio on September 7, 2004. The Northwest Library is a
cooperative
> project of the Columbus Metropolitan Library and Worthington Libraries,
and
> is managed by Worthington Libraries.
>
> Utilizing a grant from the federal Institute of Museum and Library
Services
> (IMLS) awarded by the State Library of Ohio, all persons living in the
State
> of Ohio can now use the State's online 24/7 virtual reference service.
The
> online service, available at http://www.KnowItNow.org , is designed to
> provide all residents, whether they do or do not possess a library card,
> with access to information, regardless of the time of day.
>
> According to Joanne Budler, State Librarian of Ohio, "To use the service,
> all that Ohio residents need to do is log on to www.KnowItNow.org , and
> enter their zip code. From that point, the Web site offers a variety of
> reference options." Referencing the user-friendly layout of the site, Ms.
> Budler said, "Users can ask questions on a variety of topics, chat in real
> time with a librarian, find answers to their questions, and get homework
> help."
>
> Resources from business and finance, to health and medicine, from science

> and technology to genealogy, are all accessible from the site, with
> librarians staffing the service for real time answers to questions asked
by
> online users of the service. Tutors are available to assist students from
> 2:00 p.m. to 10:00 p.m. seven days a week. Access to the Web site is
> obtainable from a home computer, a personal laptop, a computer at work or
in
> the library.
>
> KnowItNow.org is one of only a few virtual reference services made
available
> through a statewide public library system in the United States. The free
> service is supported by the federal Institute of Museum and Library
Services
> funds, granted through the State Library of Ohio.
>
> SOURCE State Library Of Ohio
>
> CO: State Library Of Ohio; Columbus Metropolitan Library; Worthington
> Libraries; KnowItNow 24x7; Northwest Library; Institute of Museum and
> Library Services; IMLS
>
> ST: Ohio
>
> SU: PDT
>
> Web site: http://www.KnowItNow.org
>
> http://www.prnewswire.com
>
> 09/08/2004 10:46 EDT
>
>
> ==============================
> Gain access to over two billion names including the new Immigration
> Collection with an Ancestry.com free trial. Click to learn more.
> http://www.ancestry.com/rd/redir.asp?targetid=4930&sourceid=1237
>
>


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