Conclusions
n New media allow us to rethink and repackage
knowledge and its transmission
n Themes of collaboration, informality, recency and
ubitiquity throughout along with uncertainty
To think about:
n The Virtual Reference Desk is organized as an
email triage center.  Do you think new media can
improve this initiative?
n How do the new media types handle the different
patterns of use exhibited by scholars?  Which tasks
are well-supported?  Which are not?