Thing 6: Chat

I love chat--probably even more than talking on the telephone. I started with AIM to "talk" to my family, used Meebo in my previous work and now take a turn on LRC live now and then. Monitoring LRC live is alternately dull and exciting. When no one is asking a question I feel like the Maytag repairman but as soon as a question is asked, I'm thinking "how will I ever find the answer?" It is quick and informal compared to email, but that can be a drawback too. With LRC you can verify your answer (because the patron must enter an email address) and refer to the transcripts. That was not the case with Meebo. I would like to see a LRC qwidget on the JTCC library site.