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Evaluating the Quality of Instant Messaging Reference Service through Transcript Analysis 13th Annual Reference Research Forum Sunday, June 24th Sarah Maximiek [email_address] Erin Rushton [email_address] . edu Binghamton University

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Transcript Analysis Objectives ,[object Object],[object Object],[object Object]

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Types of Reference Questions *More than one question type could be selected per transcript

Instructional Questions ,[object Object],[object Object],[object Object],[object Object],[object Object],[object Object],For further discussion see: Stephanie Graves and Christina M. Desai. Instruction via chat reference: does co-browse help? Reference Services Review, Vol. 34 No. 3, 2006, pp. 340-357

Research/Quick Reference ,[object Object],[object Object],[object Object]

Resources Used to Answer Question *More than one question type could be selected per transcript

RUSA Guidelines for Behavioral Performance ,[object Object],[object Object],[object Object],[object Object],[object Object],[object Object],[object Object],finds out what patrons have already tried, and encourages patrons to contribute ideas explains the search strategy and sequence to the user

Correctness and Completeness Not complete : incomplete reference interview OR no referral/follow-up Not correct : used for incorrect answers Model adapted from “Evaluating the Quality of a Chat Service. Julie Arnold. Neal Kaske. portal: Libraries and the Academy 5.2 (2005) 177-193

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Findings ,[object Object],[object Object],[object Object],[object Object],[object Object],[object Object],[object Object]

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Sample Transcript ,[object Object],[object Object],[object Object],[object Object],[object Object],[object Object],[object Object],[object Object],[object Object],[object Object],[object Object],[object Object],[object Object],[object Object],[object Object],[object Object],[object Object],[object Object],[object Object],[object Object]

Sample Transcript ,[object Object],[object Object],[object Object],[object Object],[object Object],[object Object],[object Object],[object Object],[object Object],[object Object],[object Object],[object Object],[object Object],[object Object]

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