People's Network
Useful links
- Background information about the People's Network
- Links relating to the Enquire service
- Links relating to the Discover service
- Links relating to the Read service
Background information about the People's Network
The People's Network is part of a broader suite of programmes and activities at MLA. It ties in with several strategic programmes, which you can find out more about on the MLA website(http://www.mla.gov.uk):
- Framework for the Future section(http://www.mla.gov.uk/action/framework/framework.asp)
- Digital citizenship section(http://www.mla.gov.uk/action/framework/framework_06.asp)
- Reference online
- People's Network(http://www.mla.gov.uk/action/pn/00pn.asp)
- Other online initiatives(http://www.mla.gov.uk/action/online/00online.asp) (i.e. Cornucopia, Culture online, Curriculum online, IT Challenge Fund projetcs, Net Gain and the Knowledge web)
Links relating to the Enquire service
- Co-East(http://www.co-east.net), who currently manage the Enquire service
- OCLC Pica(http://www.oclcpica.org/?id=2&ln=uk), who provide the QuestionPoint software and out of hours 24/7 service for Enquire
- The Library of Congress QuestionPoint User Guidelines (PDF)(http://www.loc.gov/rr/digiref/QP_best_practices.pdf)
- The Virtual Reference Desk Digital Reference Education Initiative(http://drei.syr.edu/)
- The Virtual Reference Desk(http://www.vrd.org/)
- The Virtual Reference Desk DIG_REF listserv(http://www.vrd.org/Dig_Ref/dig_ref.shtml)
- Bernie Sloan’s Digital Reference Pages(http://www.lis.uiuc.edu/~b-sloan/bernie.htm)
- Registry of Real-Time Digital Reference Services(http://www.public.iastate.edu/~CYBERSTACKS/LiveRef.htm)
- The Teaching Librarianhttp://www.teachinglibrarian.org/
- Links to overseas digital reference services
Links relating to the Discover service
- The ITforMe Consortium, which has developed the Discover service includes the following partners:
- The University of Sheffield Information Studies Department(http://www.shef.ac.uk/is/)
- Knowledge Integration(http://www.k-int.com/)
- Futurate(http://www.futurate.com)
- Content contributors to the Discover system
Links relating to the Read service
- Partners involved in developing and delivering Read services:
- Opening the Book(http://www.openingthebook.com/) have developed and deliver the reader2reader service(http://www.reader2reader.net)
- The Reading Agency(http://www.readingagency.org.uk) have coordinated the development of the Find a reading group service(http://www.peoplesnetwork.gov.uk/read/findagroup.html)
- Hotcourses Systems(http://www.hotcourses.com/systems/partners/) have developed and host the Find a reading group system
- A selection of links to great sites for readers.