Two Haverford librarians are experimenting with using Instant Messaging to answer reference questions. You don't have to have an IM account to ask a question: simply check here to see if one of us is online and type a message in the box. We'll write back immediately and do our best to answer any questions.

Chat reference is especially convenient for quick questions like whether we subscribe to a particular journal or what something means in a Tripod record. Since this is just a trial, it won't be active all the time, but we'll try leaving it open when we're at our desks.

If you have a question or want to provide feedback and we're not online, you can email us personally at the email addresses below or type your message into IM (don't forget to leave your name so we can get back to you!).

Michelle Oswell (moswell)

Christa Williford (cwillifo)

Thanks for giving us a try.