Colleagues/ Yesterday, NPR has a great overview piece about Skype and other Internet calling services" "Morning Edition, February 7, 2005 ยท A growing number of people are making cheap long-distance calls using the Internet and special telephone adapters. Others are talking for free, relying solely on their computers and services like Skype [ http://www.skype.com ] Skype has become hugely popular with colleges kids and their parents, who like to stay in touch without running up a bill. Renee Montagne used Skype to talk with New York Times Technology writer David Pogue about the options of making contact without involving phone companies." [ http://www.npr.org/templates/story/story.php?storyId=4488307 ] I am curious to know if any library is using Skype for local, regional, and/or consortial Digital/Virtual/Chat service(s). TIA! /Gerry Gerry McKiernan Long-Distant Librarian Iowa State University Ames IA 50011 gerrymck@iastate.edu