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Virtual Reference Service, VRS has become ‘fashionable’ in most academic libraries in recent year... more Virtual Reference Service, VRS has become ‘fashionable’ in most academic libraries in recent years. VRS has not been confined to academic libraries only, but has been introduced in all types of libraries on a global scale, (Olszewski and Rumbaugh, 2010) Nevertheless, the successful implementation and sustainability thereof remains a major challenge, (Nicol and Crook, 2013). University of Botswana Library is no exception. One of the recommendations of the Digital Scholarship Report (2009) was:”The library should acquire cutting edge technology relevant for DS services. Some example of cutting edge technology and services include, virtual reference, Instant Messaging (IM) for reference chat with non traditional patrons”. The Library purchased Question Point, collaborative virtual reference software in 2009, and yet the subscription was terminated by the end of 2014, but why? The article presents a case study of utilization of Question Point at University of Botswana Library, examines ...
Virtual Reference Service, VRS has become ‘fashionable’ in most academic libraries in recent year... more Virtual Reference Service, VRS has become ‘fashionable’ in most academic libraries in recent years. VRS has not been confined to academic libraries only, but has been introduced in all types of libraries on a global scale, (Olszewski and Rumbaugh, 2010) Nevertheless, the successful implementation and sustainability thereof remains a major challenge, (Nicol and Crook, 2013). University of Botswana Library is no exception. One of the recommendations of the Digital Scholarship Report (2009) was:”The library should acquire cutting edge technology relevant for DS services. Some example of cutting edge technology and services include, virtual reference, Instant Messaging (IM) for reference chat with non traditional patrons”. The Library purchased Question Point, collaborative virtual reference software in 2009, and yet the subscription was terminated by the end of 2014, but why? The article presents a case study of utilization of Question Point at University of Botswana Library, examines ...