June 28, 2002
Service Offers Easy Way to Get Answers to Reference Questions
Members of the public can now use the World Wide Web to seek answers to reference questions from librarians around the world, including some at college libraries. QuestionPoint (http://www.questionpoint.org), a new service developed by the Library of Congress and the OCLC Online Computer Library Center may make some visits to the library unnecessary.
A patron gains access to QuestionPoint through a local library's Web site. A question is routed to local libraries first. If a user's
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