Tuesday, February 3, 2009

Providing some answers

Above : 'Life's questions' by lo_rez_sky (Flickr)
Answer boards - I liked the way one librarian - who responded to a number of questions on the Answer Board Librarians wiki - also included a link to the library he works at; in my opinion, this adds some authority and depth to his responses.
The possibilities for using answer boards at the State Library of NSW are numerous in relation to collections, exhibitions and services. I think it would be useful to have responses from librarians, other library staff and the clients using the State Library - whether in person or through accessing the collections online.
In terms of rating responses, the star or thumbs up or down (or both) seem effective to me but it would be good also to allow for comment e.g. people may think part of a response is useful but the rest of it either unclear or misleading.

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