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About Text a Librarian: Launched in January 09 Built for libraries from feedback and conversations with library professionals Web Based Interface Secure & Reliable – Privacy Features / Mobile Carrier certification Easy to implement, learn, use, and market to patrons

Launched in January 09

Built for libraries from feedback and conversations with library professionals

Web Based Interface

Secure & Reliable – Privacy Features / Mobile Carrier certification

Easy to implement, learn, use, and market to patrons

Texting messaging on the rise: 3.5 Billion Text Messages per Day in 2008 – CTIA Wireless Americans now send twice as many text messages as they make phone calls – Nielsen Mobile Text Message Reference enables libraries to: Connect with patrons anywhere Extend their outreach Increase reference productivity

3.5 Billion Text Messages per Day in 2008 – CTIA Wireless

Americans now send twice as many text messages as they make phone calls – Nielsen Mobile

Connect with patrons anywhere

Extend their outreach

Increase reference productivity

Things to consider when providing Text Message Reference: Security Privacy Cost Implementation Features Reporting Marketing Ease of Use / Functionality Support

Security

Privacy

Cost

Implementation

Features

Reporting

Marketing

Ease of Use / Functionality

Support

Patron ID

Patron ID Reporting

Patron ID Reporting Marketing

Answer Text Box

Archiving

Archiving Search

Features: Patron Privacy Multi-modal Notification Auto-Responders Collaborative Features Text-Speak Translator Searchable Archiving Reporting SMS Footer Marketing Collateral

Patron Privacy

Multi-modal Notification

Auto-Responders

Collaborative Features

Text-Speak Translator

Searchable Archiving

Reporting

SMS Footer

Marketing Collateral

Virtual Reference - Email, IM, SMS Social Media – Facebook, Twitter, Delicious, Flickr “Enhanced” Search: WorldCat, The Library of Congress, Librarian’s Internet Index, Google, Bing, Twitter One-click access to your favorite reference search tools, Web 2.0 sites and social networks.

Virtual Reference - Email, IM, SMS

Social Media – Facebook, Twitter, Delicious, Flickr

“Enhanced” Search: WorldCat, The Library of Congress, Librarian’s Internet Index, Google, Bing, Twitter