Answer Boards

All those people out there who don't know where to go for answers, who can't search for themselves is absolutely amazing. There is obviously a lot of scope for professional library help BUT how on earth would we sell it to Council? How would we keep the obligatory stats? Justify the fact that most of the questions answered would be for people not living in the Council area? Even if your Library set up its own Answer Board it would be open to the whole world whereas the physical placement of the Library building means the majority of users are locals.

Slam the Boards is great if you have a spare half hour (lucky you!) otherwise it is an "in your own time" activity. If you had an Answer Board just for your own Library I guess patrons would have to sign in with their Library card to use it.

There, I guess I have answered my own fears and objections. Bring on the Answer Boards, I am all for them.