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USE THISTHIS NOT THATTHAT

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Manaakitanga mattersPhoto used with permission Httpwwwtimelinephotocom

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ldquoWhither reference services Views of some Ghanaian library school studentsrdquo

httpwwwemeraldinsightcomjournalshtmarticleid=1770600ampshow=html

and many others

How may I help you )

Talk in Real Time

Adium IRC and IM are all better than email transactions

Copyright Puffin Books Eric Carle

Picture Daily Mess Caption Aron

OMG U GUISE DONT USE ALL CAPS010101

Some Heads of Libraries are dreadful spellers so you never know whos on the other end ready and willing to sack her own daughter

Photo courtesy of police_nz

Dont Be the Spelling Rozzers

W e r e o f t e n m o r e

d a u n t in g t h a n w e r e a l is e

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UHF Copyright MGM Photo from wwwiamstaggeredcom

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Photo from Wikimedia Commons artist Uta Wollf

How does that work

Please tell me more about X

Would you be so kind as to explain that

What do you hope to accomplish by gathering this information

Did I get that right

Does that make sense

Am I understanding that properly

Take me to your leader Photo from Wikimedia Commons Contributed by the State Library of Queensland

Right lets make a start of it then

Wikipedia logo from wikipediaorg

If Youre in a Rush and Go the

Route

~ Know How to Limit Your Search ~

By Site

By Format

By Boolean Operators

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Get By With a Little Help from Your Friends

Gnome System Help Logo from Wikimedia Commons

ldquoNever memorise what you can look uprdquo ndash Albert Einstein

If its Bril Link it on Kete or the Website for Future Reference

ldquoAnd now for something completely differentrdquo ndash Monty Python

httpwwwroyalsocietyorgnzpublicationsjournals

USE THIS

OR THIShttpwwwsciencemagorg

NOT THIS

httpwwwfactmonstercomsciencehtml

USE THIS

httpwwwnzliiorg

NOT THIS

httpwwwdumblawscom

USE THIS

httpwwwbotanyotagoacnzbso

OR THIS

httpwwwnzpcnorgnz

NOT THIS

httpwwwliddlewonderconzgalleryphp

USE THIS

httpwwwkoreromaorinzhomehtml

NOT THIS

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BEST QUERY EVAR

The Best Query Ever is Of Course

ldquoDoes this Satisfy Your Queryrdquo

If Theyre Close By

Do Feel Free to Ring

Do Feel Free to Call By

We can go to you you know

Would you like me to deliver that to your office

To Sum Up

Fuzzy Concepts lead to

ldquoleafrdquo ldquotreerdquo ldquoshaperdquo ldquoidentificationrdquo Big Words and Terms which lead to

ldquodendrologyrdquo ldquoconiferrdquo ldquodicotrdquoA Reliable Source which leads to

httpdendrocnrevteduDENDROLOGYidithtm

Yet Another Reliable Source

httpwwwrnzihorgnz

But Wait Theres More

Play trivial pursuit and other trivia games off desk (Or better have a trivial pursuit fundraiser for Te Takere)

Join a stumpers listserv (httpwwwproject-wombatorg)

Watch random TED talks (httpwwwtedcom)

Boot about on the World Wide Web trawling for reliable sites

The Slide You Probably Dont Give a Fig About

The Golden Ticket search term for continuing education on this topic for me was Virtual Reference Service librarian training

Some Works Consulted Include

httparchiveiflaorgIVifla71papers027e-Nilsenpdf

httpswwwidealsillinoisedubitstreamhandle2142616Lancaster_Diagnosticpdfsequence=2

httpwwwrusqorg20110403ldquoare-we-getting-warmerrdquo-query-clarification-in-live-chat-virtual-reference

httpdigitalcommonsunleducgiviewcontentcgiarticle=1160ampcontext=libraryscienceampsei-redir=1search=22Comparing+users+perspectives+of+in-person+and+virtual+reference22