Librarian in Black Blog – Sarah Houghton

AOL has released a series of AIMbots, automatic bot-buddies that it adds to your AIM buddy list.  They’re automatic inquiry bots, answering questions (or trying to) much like am automated telephone tree system does.  Sherri talks about their implications for libraries as a possible automatic service point. 

If they’re bothering you with their very presence, just right-click and choose "Delete" or "Remove," depending on your IM client.  It’s probably a good idea just to delete them right-off from your library’s IM reference account.