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NAME THAT ACRONYM!

NAME THAT ACRONYM!. Name That Acronym. YT?. You There?. Name That Acronym. CUL8R. See You Later. Name That Acronym. Y. Why?. Name That Acronym. 2MI. Too Much Information. Name That Acronym. WYRN. What’s Your Real Name. Name That Acronym. FTASB. Faster Than A Speeding Bullet.

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NAME THAT ACRONYM!

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  1. NAME THAT ACRONYM!

  2. Name That Acronym YT? You There?

  3. Name That Acronym CUL8R See You Later

  4. Name That Acronym Y Why?

  5. Name That Acronym 2MI Too Much Information

  6. Name That Acronym WYRN What’s Your Real Name

  7. Name That Acronym FTASB Faster Than A Speeding Bullet

  8. Name That Acronym ? Huh?

  9. Name That Acronym BRB Be Right Back

  10. Name That Acronym NP No Problem

  11. Name That Acronym BWL Bursting With Laughter

  12. Name That Acronym TTFN Ta Ta For Now

  13. Who Am I? Pidgin!

  14. Compare these figures with Ask A Librarian: 28 email requests since January

  15. Askbelk IM Examples

  16. Conversation with iloveh4rrypotter at 2007- May 21:11:47 on askbelk (aim) (21:11:47) iLoveH4rryPotter: hi. where can i find books on religion and mysticism? (21:15:48) AskBelk: a particular form of religion? (21:16:03) iLoveH4rryPotter: christianity or buddhism (21:16:34) iLoveH4rryPotter: ...but its not of great importance which (21:17:47) AskBelk: Here's one you might want to try: Religious foundations of Western civilization: Judaism, Christianity, and Islam. Call number is 200 R279ne, on the second floor. There is at least one chapter about mysticism (21:18:11) iLoveH4rryPotter: thanks so much! so religion is section 200-ish? (21:18:26) AskBelk: yes (21:18:29) iLoveH4rryPotter: perfect. (21:18:33) iLoveH4rryPotter: have a great night. (21:18:42) AskBelk: Thank you, and the same to you!

  17. Conversation with g0ldiel0cks423 at 2007 - April 20:56:40 on askbelk (aim) (20:56:40) G0ldiel0cks423: im trying to find information on America's best value colleges, are there any of the princeton review books at the library? (20:57:53) AskBelk: Yes, we've got the Princeton, along with the US News, Fiske, and Kaplan guides, all at the Reference Desk. (20:58:14) G0ldiel0cks423: thank you so much i'll be over soon! (20:58:22) AskBelk: You're welcome!

  18. Conversation with candygrl409 at 2007- April 15:29:46 on askbelk (aim) (15:29:46) CANDYGRL409: hello, i have a quick question as to where to find specific attendance records of a company; (15:30:22) AskBelk: Tell me more about what you mean by "attendance records". (15:30:58) CANDYGRL409: well, im doing a statistics project, and i wanted to know if there was any source on Six Flags (15:31:01) CANDYGRL409: the theme park (15:31:33) CANDYGRL409: and i was wondering if there was somewhere that i could find the number of people who went to the park on a daily basis (15:32:19) AskBelk: So, you're looking for the daily attendance rate at Six Flags. For what period of time, and which location? (15:33:10) CANDYGRL409: the new jersey location (15:33:40) CANDYGRL409: and the past summer, and the one prior to that (15:33:44) CANDYGRL409: so the past two summers lol (15:33:45) CANDYGRL409: sorry (15:34:01) AskBelk: no problem; give me few minutes to see what i can find (15:34:10) CANDYGRL409: thank you (15:41:22) AskBelk: Are you asking about Six Flags Great America, Magic Mountain, or Great Adventure? (15:41:40) CANDYGRL409:  great adventure (15:43:46) AskBelk: We've found this page http://www.connectingindustry.com/pdfs/TEA-ERAAttendance06.pdf (15:44:34) AskBelk: the short answer for 2006: 2,730,000 (15:47:00) AskBelk: still looking for 2005 (15:47:11) CANDYGRL409: tahnk you (15:47:50) AskBelk: http://search.ebscohost.com/login.aspx?direct=true&db=buh&AN=21491754&site=bsi-live (15:48:16) AskBelk: 2005: 2,968,000 (15:49:01) AskBelk: does that help? (15:49:26) CANDYGRL409: yes thank you (15:49:39) AskBelk: Can we help you with anything else? (15:49:44) CANDYGRL409: no (15:49:47) CANDYGRL409: youve been great (15:50:07) AskBelk: Great! we're glad we could help.

  19. Conversation with jazzyazian84 at 2007- April 17:12:32 on askbelk (aim) (17:12:32) jazzyazian84: how do i check out a book? (17:13:09) AskBelk: Just bring it to the circulation desk on the first floor with your Phoenix Card. Conversation with jazzyazian84 at 2007-April 17:13:24 (17:13:24) jazzyazian84: how long do i have it for then? (17:13:32) AskBelk: one month Conversation with jazzyazian84 at 2007- April 17:13:39 (17:13:39) jazzyazian84: wow. what if i go over that time? (17:15:23) AskBelk: You will receive notices letting you know the book is due soon, then you receive notices letting you know the book is overdue, then if it is not returned the price of the book along with processing fess are added to your school tuition bill. Conversation with jazzyazian84 at 2007- April 17:16:36 (17:16:36) jazzyazian84: a/s/l? Conversation with jazzyazian84 at 2007- April 17:17:28 (17:17:28) jazzyazian84: ?? (17:18:04) AskBelk: Do you have another question? Conversation with jazzyazian84 at 2007- April 17:18:15 (17:18:15) jazzyazian84: yes, i said A/S/L? (17:19:38) AskBelk: Sorry, no personal info available! Conversation with jazzyazian84 at 2007- April 17:20:02 (17:20:02) jazzyazian84: haha, i was just kidding, thought youd be bored. thanks for your help (17:20:48) AskBelk: No problem - it's your job to keep us from getting bored! <G> (17:20:48) jazzyazian84: Unable to send message: Not logged in • 7 different transactions instead of 1 or 2 • More Work For Betty!

  20. Conversation with maggiecgm at 2007- May 11:32:13 on askbelk (aim) (11:32:13) MaggieCgm: Hi (11:32:34) AskBelk: Yes? (11:32:52) MaggieCgm: I am looking for the following item: (11:32:55) MaggieCgm: [edited] Teaching international students : improving learning for all / edited by Jude Carroll and Janette Ryan. (11:33:14) MaggieCgm: It is a library of congress publication (11:33:22) MaggieCgm: Do you have access to this? (11:34:13) AskBelk: We don't own this book. You may request it through Inter Library Loan. (11:34:53) MaggieCgm: Ok, that is great. Which should I ask for that would be most available--paperback or the hardback? (11:36:30) AskBelk: It doesn't matter. We'll get it in either form, but it comes from the library that is closest, and who can supply it first. You'll need the title, author, publisher, and pub. date. The online form asks for exactly what is needed. FOLLOWUP IM (11:39:54) MaggieCgm: ok, can you send me the link to the interlibrary loan. I am having difficulty finding the URL. Thanks. (11:40:30) AskBelk: It is in the right hand column under services. (11:40:30) AskBelk: http://www.elon.edu/e-web/library/services/serviceshome.xhtml (11:40:38) MaggieCgm: thanks (11:40:41) MaggieCgm: bye (11:40:50) AskBelk: No problem. :)

  21. Conversation with luckieducky13 at 2007- May 22:43:03 on askbelk (aim) (22:43:03) luckieducky13: hi, the second floor computer lab printer is out of paper (22:43:17) luckieducky13: is there any wya that you can send someone up to refill> (22:43:18) luckieducky13: ? (22:43:32) AskBelk: they are on their way . . . (22:43:36) luckieducky13: thank you!

  22. Conversation with allycat1525 at 2007 – May 16:50:20 on askbelk (aim) (16:50:20) allycat 1525: hi im a student at elon and i have a question (16:50:48) AskBelk: sure (16:51:02) allycat 1525: where are the books about art? (16:51:32) AskBelk: mostly in the 700s on the 3rd floor. Is there a particular title or subject you're looking for? (16:51:48) allycat 1525: portaits (16:52:58) AskBelk: Any one specifically? (16:53:01) allycat 1525: nope (16:53:39) AskBelk: I would start in the 759s, but do take a look before and after that number (16:53:46) allycat 1525: okay thank you! (16:54:01) AskBelk: You're welcome. Let us know if you need anything else.

  23. Conversation with traytrey21 at 2007- May 15:43:04 on askbelk (aim) (15:43:04) TrayTrey21: can you search for cd's through the belk website? (15:43:21) AskBelk: yes (15:43:45) TrayTrey21: do you have to know the call number? or can you just type in a genre? (15:44:11) AskBelk: from the library homepage, click on books, cd, dvds (15:44:24) AskBelk: next click on Advanced Search (15:45:13) AskBelk: type the title, subject, or artist you're looking for in the search box, then scroll down and for Material Type, select CD (15:45:34) TrayTrey21: oh...ok...i feel stupid now lol...thanks (15:45:58) AskBelk: you shouldn't feel stupid; it's not something you would think about everyday. (15:46:36) AskBelk: let me know if you have trouble finding what you're looking for. Our collection is very heavy in jazz and classical, so some other genres might not jump out at you. (15:46:50) TrayTrey21: can do...thanks! (15:46:55) AskBelk: sure thing

  24. Conversation with r0ckmesideways at 2007- May 18:49:53 on askbelk (aim) (18:49:53) r0ckmesideways: ass hat (18:49:59) AskBelk: ? (18:50:44) AskBelk: So you are aware, these IMs are recorded (18:51:16) r0ckmesideways: wrong IM (18:51:19) r0ckmesideways: sorry about that (19:26:59) r0ckmesideways: so are you an actual person? (19:27:12) AskBelk: yes. I'm sitting at the info desk downstairs (19:28:08) r0ckmesideways: oh man, I had no idea, whoops (19:28:37) AskBelk: it's alright. I'm here to help after all. (19:28:55) r0ckmesideways: hah, yea, well thanks again (19:29:26) AskBelk: again, no problem

  25. If you’re easily offended, turn away from this next slide! Conversation with always5ahead at 2007- March 19:26:32 on askbelk (aim) (22:26:32) Always 5 Ahead: Do you guys carry any porn videos? (22:26:45) Always 5 Ahead: Gay or Straigt (22:27:49) AskBelk: what is porn to one person is not porn to another - you'll have to check out the DVD selection and make your own judgement [followed by another IM from patron with a few suggested titles]

  26. Conversation with jackieamhp at 2007- May 23:11:53 on askbelk (aim) (23:11:53) jackieamhp: thanks for the coffee! you guys rock! (23:21:37) AskBelk: Thanks for your feedback and best wishes with your exams!!!

  27. How Can We Improve Be Friendly! Start your conversation off with Hello! or Hi! or Good Morning!

  28. Go The Extra Step: • Renewing books • Stable URLs • URLs on Library website • Keep a “Note” about WebVPN

  29. Where From Here? After Hours Service NCknows Dwight? Buddy Names (SMS) Text Messaging reference service

  30. Suggestions? Thoughts? Changes? Wish List?

  31. THANKS FOR ALL YOUR HARD WORK

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