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Do you use instant messaging (IM) for communicating with people online? Trends show that IM is increasingly replacing email as the preferred means for communicating online. With this in mind, the library's general adult and business reference staff have updated their portion of the website to include a Meebo "widget" that enables customers to instant message staff directly from the reference home page, http://www.nashualibrary.org/reference.htm. The widget is piece of software developed by a company named Meebo and is very easy to use.

I've included a similar IM widget here in this entry. Why not try sending us a message! Type your message in the bottom portion of the widget where it says "Type here..." and then hit the Enter key on your keyboard. If one of the reference librarians is logged in at the time, he or she will send you a reply which will appear in the top half of the widget. Continue to send messages back and forth until you your question has been answered.

To learn more about this "widget", visit http://blog.meebo.com/products. And if you have any difficulty using the widget, give the reference desk a call at 589-4611!