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Need information? Overwhelmed by what's out there? Not finding what you're looking for? Ask Ontario has the solution!

Ask Ontario delivers real-time chat research services throughout the province in English and French. We can help you find better information faster than you can on your own, or with Google.

Visitors receive one-on-one assistance from experienced staff in public and academic libraries.

askON Service Fundamentals

• "better information than a visitor could find on their own"
• not opposed to Google / Wikipedia...but...
• "informed referral"
• access to resources to which they are entitled
• "not an answer service - help visitor gain access and exposure to authoritative and reliable information"
• "help visitors to define research needs and improve digital literacy skills"
• "when in doubt honest and kind"
  

Team and Committee

Ask Ontario Project Staff

Jan Dawson, Project Manager

Ask Ontario Steering Committee

Ask Ontario’s Steering Committee was struck in June 2007 and have worked continuously to guide the progress of the project.

Members:
Rebecca Blackburn, Sudbury Public Library
Amanda Etches-Johnson, McMaster University (Chair)
Alex Eykelhof, Director, Information Technology and Ontario Colleges Digital Library; Bibliocentre

Tanis Fink, Seneca College
Cathy Grant, Pickering Public Library
Pascal Lupien, University of Guelph
Ann Perez, Toronto District School Board

Task Forces and History

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