[Isl-askaway] Slam the board for April (and a nice link...)

[Pardue, Bill]

I'm a little late getting word out about this, but today (Sunday, April 10) is the monthly "slam the boards" day!  For more details, see:  http://answerboards.wetpaint.com/page/Slam+the+Boards!
Don't forget to share/tweet your answers (#slamtheboards).

As ever, if the 10th doesn't work for you, try the 11th...or 12th...

By the way, a long time ago, I set up a little google custom search engine that searches multiple "free" article sites: http://www.google.com/cse/home?cx=010095692404838793087:4ygta-rfyls.  It searches things like findarticles.com, magportal, etc. I've found it handy when answering "slam" questions and I can't determine what library I should refer a patron to.  It also comes in handy in chat reference sessions when the patron has problems getting into a library article database and needs some articles right away.  Use it, share it, suggest other sources to add to it, etc!

--Bill





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Subject: It's time for the March "Slam the Boards" (Thursday 3/10)

Thursday, March 10 is the monthly "Slam the Boards" date.

There's been a lot of buzz about Quora.  Anyone using that on a regular basis?

--Bill

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