Online Reference
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Two options for chatting with librarians at LSU
1) Contact us on AIM, Yahoo!Messenger, or MSNMessenger. Our screennames are:
- AIM: lsulibrary
- Yahoo!: lsulibrary
- MSN: lsulibrary@hotmail.com
2) Use our chat button on this page. Click on the button, fill out a quick form, and connect directly to a librarian ready to answer your question.
Virtual Reference Hours
Virtual Reference is staffed at all times when the Reference Desk is open. For Reference hours, see our Hours Page.
If chat is not available, click on the chat button to be forwarded to our email reference form. Fill out the form, and a librarian will email you back as soon as possible.

