TechSoup for ILEADU

Once upon a time… The power of a good <tech> story. ILEADU June 15, 2011

TechSoup for Libraries What might be Listen “that’s nothing” Share Learn } to you may be an “aha!” to someone else.

What’s your challenge?Flickr user: stuant33

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This is how we do it: Spotlights

This is how we do it: Guest bloggers

Donated Products webinar & phone conferencing * FLICKR staff scheduling * refurbished computers * financial management * FLIP VIDEO * keyboarding for patrons * educational software * photocopiers MICROSOFT * web site design * graphic design video cameras * virus protection * label makers * donor management * SYMANTEC * GIS (mapping) * Wikis ADOBE * hard drives * remote desktop * firewallspostage machines * enterprise applications telephony * computer–based courses

Some topics we cover

This is how we do it: Webinars Coming up ed!)  Register Your Organization hi v a rc PAST archived webinar: (all  Requesting a Donation  Evaluating Digital Literacy Programs  Green IT Programs Flip’n out at your library!  Winning Grants

How we do it: we listen• By phone• By listservs• At conferences• By surveys, polls• Drive bookmobiles to rural communities• By blogs, Twitter, Flickr

How we do it: Tweet Chats

MaintainIT Project Cookbooks

BTOP grantee resource

Why do we do this? •Reinventing the wheel isn’t fun. •Stories are powerful. •You don’t know what might be happening in Tappahannock, VA.

A few good stories…

O nce upon a time…There was a librarian named Madeleine. She wasn’t afraid to hack.

Madeleine had a problem $$$

Like a good librarian, she researched

“We now have a freeware self-checker that only cost us the price of the touch screen monitor, the scanner, an Internet connection and some retired hardware ($1200).” Madeleine Mundt Teton Cty Library, WY

O nce upon a time…There was an “IT Guy” named Steve. He hated reinventing the wheel.

Steve had a problem

Steve had a problem  "Why don’t we talk to  other libraries in Kansas to  see what they use?"

Steve had a problem  "Why don’t we talk to  other libraries in Kansas to  see what they use?" Regional workshop, inviting all library folk from Kansas who deal with technology, not just “IT Guys” like himself. Emporia Public Library Emporia, KS

O nce upon a time…There was librarian named Faye. She was fearless.

“You cant fear that youregoing to screw up; you justhave to get in there and say,Okay, Im going to learn howto do this.” Smithwelch Public Library Hearne, TX

O nce upon a time…There was librarian named Bess. She was from Tappahannock, VA

Bess needed $$$ “When it comes to the librarys computer network, weve been very much like Blanche Dubois, depending on the kindness of strangers. (insert breathy voice here.)” Essex Public Library Tappahannock, VA

Adopt-a-Computer “Local organizations, businesses, or even individuals or families can adopt a computer by committing to donating $365 a year for three years.”

O nce upon a time…Corporations and coders combined forces… …for good.

X Li braryGoogle, Microsoft, Yahoo!, NASA,& the World Bank

Why does TechSoup replay ? • To instill confidence • To promote your work • For advocacy

This is all great, but… How can YOU benefit from the stories around you?

Conferences (like this one!)• Organize a session where librarians come together to share challenges and successes.• Outsiders welcome! ARSL 2010, Denver CO “Don’t just be a sage on the stage, be a guide on the side.”

Book clubs•Short texts, nothing heavy-duty (unless that’s what folks crave)•Advocacy opportunity•Outsiders welcome!

Meetups•Get together to chat about technology challenges and solutions•Get outside your library!•Outsiders welcome! Netsquared.org Meetup.com Why leave the fun of ﬁeld trips to the kids?

Podcasts Maurice Coleman, Technical TrainerHarford County (MD) Public Library

What makes a good story? "Its not the daily increase but daily decrease. Hack away at the unessential." - Bruce Lee

Elements of a good tech story What might be•Humble “that’s nothing” to you may be an•Think daily grind•Outcome-based “aha!” to someone else.

Homework!

Resources • TechSoup for Libraries: www.TechSoupforLibraries.org • Notes from a Great Conference: LibTech 2011 blog post – Broadband: Stories from the Field: http://broadband.wiki.techsoup.org/ – NetSquared: http://netsquared.org – T is for Training: http://tisfortraining.wordpress.com – Steve Stone post:http://www.techsoupforlibraries.org/blog/sharing-it- experiences-from-kansas – Bess Haile posts: http://www.techsoupforlibraries.org/search/node/bess %20haile – Faye Hover spotlight: http://www.techsoupforlibraries.org/spotlight/faye- hover – Random Hacks of Kindness: http://www.rhok.org/ – Madeline Mundt post: http://www.techsoupforlibraries.org/blog/a-cheap-er- self-checker-system – Photo credits: • Book clubs: flickr user New Jersey Library Association • Second life: flickr user joannamkay • Open book: flickr user Jo Naylor

TechSoup is here to help. sarah@techsoupglobal.org lori@lorireed.comTechSoupforLibraries.org

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