I have learned to IM on facebook, and do it regularly. It is fun to chat online in real time. The conversations are usually quick and informative. I set up a meebo account, which was really easy, but couldn't find anyone online to chat with. I tried to IM the reference department, but they were offline. Obviously, this way of chatting has it's limitations. Maybe I was doing it wrong. If IM ing the reference department is a service that a library is going to offer, then the library has to be online at all times during open hours. This could be a valuable tool for quick answers to questions from patrons.
For me, I will have to build up a collection of screen names from people that I might want to IM.
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