Cheap Reference Librarians
Poster presented at American Library Association 2004 Annual Conference
Orlando, Florida - June 2004
by Kathryn Millis (millisk@depauw.edu)
and Tiffany Anderson (tanderson@depauw.edu)
Abstract:
In this time of budget cuts, most
librarians are looking for less expensive ways to provide our patrons with
access to reliable information. At DePauw University, reference librarians
have been wading through the world of “free stuff” to find some of the gems.
This poster describes some changes we’ve made to save money and provide
quality reference service.
This poster Cheap Reference Librarians is a
single, rather large PowerPoint slide. To view it properly, right-click and save
it to your computer, then open it using PowerPoint.
Statistical
compilations and reports available free via government/organization websites
Free databases
and government websites you should be linking to
Sources useful for
selecting free databases
Trillian:
freeware that allows you to log in to multiple chat accounts from AOL Instant
Messenger, Yahoo Messenger, ICQ, and MSN Messenger at the same time
Federal
Depository Library Manual – Section 2: Selective Housing of Documents
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