I've just had a quick look at the range of questions on Yahoo7 answers. There are some I would dearly love to answer ( Do you think I should wear black leggings? for example) but not necessarily in my role as library staff.
I like the idea of "slamming the boards" and making the presence of librarians known and respected in the wider web world (try saying that quickly).
However I also feel we have an obligation to our local community and there is the time factor to take into consideration. I find that it can sometimes be a struggle to meet the deadlines for the information requests submitted by our own customers.
Maybe I can outsource our own requests, post them on to Answers or WikiAnswers, and another librarian will provide the answer for me. Hmmm worth considering.
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Hey! As a WikiAnswers Supervisor and community member, I think I speak for most of us when I say we'd love to see your participation on WikiAnswers; you are more than welcome to outsource your info requests ;)
If you ever have any questions about the site, get in touch. My username is eliesheva on WikiAnswers (to post me a message: http://wiki.answers.com/Q/UserDiscuss:Eliesheva)
or email me: lizc @ answers.com
Liz (eliesheva)
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