IM Reference

Having never used the IMAPITTLIBRARIAN instant messaging service, I'm curious; but it got me thinking (which is usually a dangerous thing)....

With the recent interest in telecommuting to work due to enviornmental concerns, IM reference would be a great way for the library to express their greeness. I'm not sure Al Gore has ever gone after libraries for killing trees to stock their shelves, but someone probably will. Libraries do consume a lot of energy, lighting all those shelves that get brwosed two times a year, heating and cooling a building, all those computers running.