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Library of Congress (DC)  - http://www.loc.gov/rr/askalib/  An online reference service (via email) from the Library of Congress. Live chat available for certain subject areas.  Free Library of Philadelphia (PA)  - http://www.library.phila.gov/libserv/eref.htm  The Free Library of Philadelphia answers reference questions via an email form and live chat.  Auburn University (AL)  - http://www.lib.auburn.edu/askref.html  Ask a Librarian email reference service for the faculty, staff and students of Auburn University.  Kansas City Public Library (MO)  - http://www.kclibrary.org/about/contactform.cfm  Email form for asking reference questions of Kansas City Public librarians.  New York State Library (NY)  - http://www.nysl.nysed.gov/refserv.htm  Guidelines for users submitting reference questions to the New York State Library via email.  Tartu University Library, Estonia  - http://www.utlib.ee/en/reference.html  Quick answers to brief questions about materials in the library's reference collection.  Florida International University (FL)  - http://www.fiu.edu/~library/services/asklib.html  Email or chat with a FIU Reference Librarian.  Kenton County Public Library (KY)  - http://www.information-station.com/  Information Station is an online live referencesite where real librarians answer your general reference questions.  Kentucky Virtual Library (KY)  - http://www.kyvl.org/html/ref/helpform.shtml  Online form to submit questions to the librarians at the Kentucky Virtual Library.  Nashville Public Library (TN)  - http://www.library.nashville.org/Links/Askalibrarian/index.html  Nashville librarians provide reference services via phone or email. Also chat live with a librarian with video, audio, and co-browsing capabilities.  Providence Public Library (RI)  - http://www.provlib.org/elibrary/emailref/emailref.htm  Answers to brief, factual questions and assistance with search strategies via a web form.  National Library Board of Singapore  - http://www.elibraryhub.com/libraryServices/referencePointForm.asp?sub=lib  Electronic reference source providing brief factual answers or pointers to more in-depth information.  National Library of Scotland  - http://www.nls.uk/info/readingrooms/askalibrarian.html  Global, web-based reference service from the National Library of Scotland.  KANAnswer (KS)  - http://skyways.lib.ks.us/KSL/KLNB/KANAnswerWeb/index.htm  This statewide virtual reference project serves Kansas residents and answers questions about Kansas for non-residents.  Lappponica - Northern information search (SE)  - http://www.lapponica.net/  Information on Lapland, North Calotte and Barents Euro-Arctic, sami people. Provided via email by libraries and museums in Lapland. In Finnish, English and Swedish.  Ask a Librarian  - http://www.ask-a-librarian.org.uk/  Electronic reference library combining resources of the UK's public libraries. Ask questions and check the archives for previous answers.  Internet Public Library  - http://www.ipl.org/div/askus/  Volunteer librarians answer general questions or provide starting places for research at the IPL Reference Center.  Seattle Public Library (WA)  - http://www.spl.org/default.asp?pageID=help_ask  Seattle Public Library's Quick Information Center offers phone, email and live chat reference service.  Southwest Minnesota State University Library  - http://www.southwestmsu.edu/library/askref.cfm  During the academic year, reference librarians are willing to answer short reference questions by e-mail.  Answerland (OR)  - http://oregonlibraries.net/  Oregon's Live Information Service, email or chat live with a reference librarian.  Stumpers-L  - http://domin.dom.edu/depts/gslis/stumpers/  A networking resource for reference questions that have people, in essence, stumped. Sponsored by the Graduate School of Library and Information Science at Dominican University, Stumpers-L was founded as an email-based resource where reference librarians can help each other find the answers to difficult questions, but anyone can join.  Santa Monica Public Library (CA)  - http://www.smpl.org/forms/email_reference.htm  Librarians at Santa Monica Public will answer questions via email or fax.  State Library of Tasmania  - http://reftracker.statelibrary.tas.gov.au/reftracker/reft100.aspx?key=sltclient  Form for submitting a reference enquiry to the State Reference Service in Tasmania.  Collaborative Live Reference Services  - http://people.lis.uiuc.edu/~b-sloan/collab.htm  Listing of collaborative live reference services  Email Reference Sites  - http://people.lis.uiuc.edu/~b-sloan/e-mail.html  A list of library sites which have forms for submitting questions by email. Some have archives of previous questions and answers.  Newton Gresham Library (TX)  - http://shsu.cb.docutek.com/vrlplus/vrl_entry.asp  Online reference services (email and chat) for students, faculty, and staff of Sam Houston State University, TX.