Presented at ALA, Chicago, 6/30/13. VCU Libraries expanded our chat reference service in the spring of 2013, by adding in a text messaging option, and making it available whenever the library is open (24 hours a day, 5 days a week, and weekend hours). We included staff in the circulation department as well as librarians and staff in our research and instruction department, and we promoted this service to our patrons inside the building. We also chose to not restrict the type of questions we would answer. Result? Success!
Letting Go of Waiver Forms When Loaning Equipment
This poster was presented at the Virginia Library Association annual conference, October 27, 2011, in Portsmouth, VA. It details how VCU Libraries gradually eliminated the use of required equipment loan agreement forms when loaning laptops to students, saving the time of the user and the staff.
Why choose between presentations when you can come to one FEAST? Future & Emerging Access Services Trends (FEAST) is back for a third exciting year, providing multiple speakers and topics in a 60 minute session. Hear practitioners and experts discuss what's new or just around the corner in circulation, shelving, reserves, interlibrary loan, offsite storage and more in short five minute courses. Fresh and timely. Never frozen. There's always plenty to choose from at the FEAST
Webinar: Measuring Program Outcomes: A Toolkit for Small Libraries-2016-05-04TechSoup
Public libraries offer vital services to the community that provide opportunities for education, lifelong learning, literacy, digital skills, workforce development, and youth development. In order to gain and retain funding, libraries should have data to support their stories of success and positive impact on the lives of community members. Outcome measurement is a process which provides libraries with data that can be used for advocacy, programming decisions, and planning, so the library can communicate clearly and make improvements to programs and services. Outcome measurement can be a big undertaking, but a new toolkit has been developed to help libraries easily and effectively survey patrons to learn the true impact of their programs.
This free webinar provides an overview of outcome measurement from Project Outcome, a new program from the Public Library Association, that provides simple tools so libraries can measure programs across seven common service areas.
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Because of the competitive applicant pool for entry-level librarian positions, it is important for those on the job market to know what hiring committees seek in potential candidates. The presenters will provide research and experience-based information that will help entry-level professional candidates understand the interview process from the other side.
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LLAMA LOMS Program: Listening to the Customer: Using Assessment
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Letting Go of Waiver Forms When Loaning Equipment
This poster was presented at the Virginia Library Association annual conference, October 27, 2011, in Portsmouth, VA. It details how VCU Libraries gradually eliminated the use of required equipment loan agreement forms when loaning laptops to students, saving the time of the user and the staff.
Why choose between presentations when you can come to one FEAST? Future & Emerging Access Services Trends (FEAST) is back for a third exciting year, providing multiple speakers and topics in a 60 minute session. Hear practitioners and experts discuss what's new or just around the corner in circulation, shelving, reserves, interlibrary loan, offsite storage and more in short five minute courses. Fresh and timely. Never frozen. There's always plenty to choose from at the FEAST
Webinar: Measuring Program Outcomes: A Toolkit for Small Libraries-2016-05-04TechSoup
Public libraries offer vital services to the community that provide opportunities for education, lifelong learning, literacy, digital skills, workforce development, and youth development. In order to gain and retain funding, libraries should have data to support their stories of success and positive impact on the lives of community members. Outcome measurement is a process which provides libraries with data that can be used for advocacy, programming decisions, and planning, so the library can communicate clearly and make improvements to programs and services. Outcome measurement can be a big undertaking, but a new toolkit has been developed to help libraries easily and effectively survey patrons to learn the true impact of their programs.
This free webinar provides an overview of outcome measurement from Project Outcome, a new program from the Public Library Association, that provides simple tools so libraries can measure programs across seven common service areas.
Library Engagement: a reference love story - Vickey Foggin (Ryde)
Tech Fast February - Kate Stewart (North Sydney)
Library Pop Ups in Local Community Centres - Paul Garbin (City of Sydney)
Invisible reference (parts 1 and 2) - Michelle Head (Albury) and Catherine Johnston (Coffs Harbour)
Interviewing: Tips from the Other Side of the Tablemtdoherty_vcu
Because of the competitive applicant pool for entry-level librarian positions, it is important for those on the job market to know what hiring committees seek in potential candidates. The presenters will provide research and experience-based information that will help entry-level professional candidates understand the interview process from the other side.
Presenters: Teresa Doherty, Megan Hodge, Deborah Lammers, Nicole Spoor
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Results to Make a Difference
ALA Annual (Chicago)
Sunday, July 11, 2009
Dr. Richard J. Moniz, Jr. (Johnson & Wales University)
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Webinar - Technology Planning Tips for Small Libraries - 2015-08-19TechSoup
Visit http://www.techsoupforlibraries.org for more on technology for libraries!
How do you maximize your technology resources? When should you replace computers? How do you manage software updates? Do you have enough bandwidth to support patron Internet use? Technology decisions can be difficult to make, but a technology plan can help you focus your efforts.
Join us for this free webinar to learn from small libraries that have used technology planning to make better decisions, be more prepared, and improve services to their communities. Even with limited time and resources, a technology plan can help your library stay up-to-date. We will share tips and tactics to help you create a plan for your library’s technology.
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-- Julie Elmore, Library Director, Oakland City-Columbia Township Public Library (IN)
-- Travis Montgomery, Technology Specialist, Liberty Lake Municipal Library (WA)
Earthsoft Foundation of Guidance is an #NGO to guide students for education & career, professionals for soft skill enhancements
Join as mentor & conduct training in yr city
http://www.slideshare.net/rrakhecha/efg-letter-to-all-those-are-interested
Following content available free of cost at http://myefg.in/downloads.aspx
Or at www.slideshare.net (search using key word - earthsoft)
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1 Do & don’t – To live simple & happy life
2 To prepare for study, exam, Time Table
3 Education & Career Guidance
4 Personality development
5 Finance- avoiding speculation
6 Vegetarian & health management
7 Basic Religion
8 Project & delivery Management
9 Stop Alcohol
10 Women empowerment
11 Assertiveness
12 Responsibility & ownership
13 Role models
14 Leadership
15 Preparing resume & covering letter
16 Successful Interviewing
17 Selecting life partner
18 Conflict management
19 Stop ragging
20 Effective Communication
21. Teachers training for effective teaching, Understand students
22. Water..critical resource, pollution, pollutants and solution
23. Be happy
24. To be successful
Webinar: Technology Skills Training Programs for Library Staff - 2016-01-27TechSoup
How can staff go from tech shy to tech savvy? Designing an engaging technology training program can help all library staff get up to speed. Watch this free webinar to learn about two fun and engaging staff technology training programs in public libraries. Our guest panelists share details of their programs, including success stories and lessons learned.
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method of helping your staff or community learn more about technology. And as Ereaders, tablet computers, smartphones and other gadgets grow in number and type
library staff need to have ways of addressing questions about these devices.
Whether you are a highly tech-skilled library or feel a bit behind the times, this
hands-on workshop is designed to help you best serve your community’s needs.
This session will:
• Help you assess your staff or community’s needs
• Help you decide the best teaching option for each kind of audience or device
• Give you a working knowledge of a number of popular devices
• Suggest ways to evaluate your programs
• Give you an opportunity to discuss ideas and opportunities with other attendees
A Fresh Set of Eyes: Successes and Challenges as a New Library ManagerHeather Martin-Detka
Presented at the Southern Alberta Library Conference (SALC). Saturday, March 3, 2018.
As a new manager I have had the opportunity over this last year to critically look at Taber Public Library (TPL) and to ask a lot of questions, which led to tweaks, updates, changes and additions. Some of these have worked well and others, admittedly, not so well. This presentation reflects upon some of those observations and changes, as well, as where TPL is headed with its upcoming needs assessment and plan of service.
A Fresh Set of Eyes: Successes and Challenges as a New Library ManagerHeather Martin-Detka
As a new manager I have had the opportunity over this last year to critically look at Taber Public Library and to ask a lot of questions, which lead to tweaks, updates, changes and additions. Some of these have worked well and others, admittedly, not so well. This presentation reflects upon some of those observations and changes, as well as where TPL is headed with its upcoming needs assessment and plan of service.
Providing accessible content can be a costly and timeconsuming
activity for individual libraries who have a legal and
ethical duty to support their students who have disabilities. As
access to online content has grown and funding for support
diminished, libraries are increasingly looking to the benefits
of using their collective effort to assess accessibility of thirdparty
content and then work with publishers and other suppliers
to find solutions. The session will set the scene and provide
some case studies from UK universities that show how we
are supporting students with disabilities in their use of library
content. Libraries have been working individually and collectively
to raise the topic of accessibility with publishers and vendors,
many of whom have engaged with their
customers. In some cases quite simple changes to
publisher platforms can produce effective changes. In others
a much greater investment is needed. The speakers will use
their own experience to outline this topic which we hope will be
relevant to librarians, publishers, system vendors and others.
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We welcome you to the [Word-A-Holic-Z GANG] of 5500+ students across the world. With a mission to change the way students mug-up words-lists, we have started this service of simplifying Vocabulary Learning.
English Language Learning has since time immemorial remains a passport to success. Mired however in traditional methods of pedantic and purist learning-has made mastering Power Vocab a thing which remains elusive for most learners of this language.
We at Word-A-Holic-Z, present to students the high frequency words (the favorites) of competitive exams in a simple to understand, mnemonic and picture based learning method, so as to increase retention and reduce the time required to master one individual word.
Each power word as per research requires up to 10+ revisions to master it perfectly. With our mnemonic based learning (provided proper visualization is done) we guarantee you can reduce revisions to 1-2 times (a 10X times better method). We strive saving a considerable amount of student's time which can be used for other activities.[Keeping in mind he/she has time-scarcity].
We in our endeavor seek the support of educationists, administrators, policy makers, curriculum developers, teachers, educators, assessment specialists and parents to prepare students for a successful life.
You may subscribe to our FB Page fb.com/wordaholicz to access entire word list or follow us through our website wordaholicz.wordpress.com
If you like the way we handle difficult words, do give us a THUMBS UP to boost our team's morale.
-Team Word-A-Holic-Z
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Emma Doran was one of the speakers at the first 2022 webinar of the LAI CDG group titled: "Ace the Interview: All Things Applications and Interviews for Librarians". Emma spoke about applying for a post in a public libraries and gave a series of tips. Emma presented examples of questions asked at a competency skills interview, with possible answers using a STAR method. What to study and how to prepare for the interview are listed in the slides together with the aftermath of an interview. Tips for the interview and for acing your dream job in a public library.
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Join us for this free webinar to learn from small libraries that have used technology planning to make better decisions, be more prepared, and improve services to their communities. Even with limited time and resources, a technology plan can help your library stay up-to-date. We will share tips and tactics to help you create a plan for your library’s technology.
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Join as mentor & conduct training in yr city
http://www.slideshare.net/rrakhecha/efg-letter-to-all-those-are-interested
Following content available free of cost at http://myefg.in/downloads.aspx
Or at www.slideshare.net (search using key word - earthsoft)
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1 Do & don’t – To live simple & happy life
2 To prepare for study, exam, Time Table
3 Education & Career Guidance
4 Personality development
5 Finance- avoiding speculation
6 Vegetarian & health management
7 Basic Religion
8 Project & delivery Management
9 Stop Alcohol
10 Women empowerment
11 Assertiveness
12 Responsibility & ownership
13 Role models
14 Leadership
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16 Successful Interviewing
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19 Stop ragging
20 Effective Communication
21. Teachers training for effective teaching, Understand students
22. Water..critical resource, pollution, pollutants and solution
23. Be happy
24. To be successful
Webinar: Technology Skills Training Programs for Library Staff - 2016-01-27TechSoup
How can staff go from tech shy to tech savvy? Designing an engaging technology training program can help all library staff get up to speed. Watch this free webinar to learn about two fun and engaging staff technology training programs in public libraries. Our guest panelists share details of their programs, including success stories and lessons learned.
Developing & Running your own E-reader Seminars and Gadget LabsSarah Felkar
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Brief abstract: Often, one-on-one instruction is not the most efficient nor enjoyable
method of helping your staff or community learn more about technology. And as Ereaders, tablet computers, smartphones and other gadgets grow in number and type
library staff need to have ways of addressing questions about these devices.
Whether you are a highly tech-skilled library or feel a bit behind the times, this
hands-on workshop is designed to help you best serve your community’s needs.
This session will:
• Help you assess your staff or community’s needs
• Help you decide the best teaching option for each kind of audience or device
• Give you a working knowledge of a number of popular devices
• Suggest ways to evaluate your programs
• Give you an opportunity to discuss ideas and opportunities with other attendees
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As a new manager I have had the opportunity over this last year to critically look at Taber Public Library (TPL) and to ask a lot of questions, which led to tweaks, updates, changes and additions. Some of these have worked well and others, admittedly, not so well. This presentation reflects upon some of those observations and changes, as well, as where TPL is headed with its upcoming needs assessment and plan of service.
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access to online content has grown and funding for support
diminished, libraries are increasingly looking to the benefits
of using their collective effort to assess accessibility of thirdparty
content and then work with publishers and other suppliers
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Chat reference
• Implemented in-house chat reference
service in July 2012
• Staffed by librarians and paraprofessionals
in Research and Instructional Services
• Platform: LibraryH3lp
• Typical hours (M-T 11-10, F 11-6, Sun 6-10)
• Pretty successful
3. #ALA13 #ALAFeast #VCULibraries
Y not txt 2?
• Texting is wildly popular with college
students
• Same staffing, hours and platform as for our
chat service
• January and February usage stats: average
under 1 text message a day :-(
• Why not expand? It shouldn't be too difficult
(famous last words?)
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One secret ingredient
Staff in Circulation and Information
Services
• Have plenty of experience answering patron
questions
• Complex research questions could be
directed to librarians
• What's there to lose? (again, famous last
words)
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