Slides for Friday L

1. P A R T T W O : S E V E N T O O L S F O R H I G H L Y
E F F E C T I V E L I B R A R I A N S
A N D R E A T W I S S - B R O O K S
C O - D I R E C T O R , S C I E N C E L I B R A R I E S
U N I V E R S I T Y O F C H I C A G O
( I N C L U D E S B O N U S M A T E R I A L , I N C L U D I N G T O O L S N O T
P R E V I O U S L Y R E L E A S E D A T T H E C H A R L E S T O N
C O N F E R E N C E L I V E L Y L U N C H ! )
Seven and Seven: Seven Habits of Highly
Effective Publishers and Seven Tools for
Highly Effective Librarians

2. Highly Effective Librarians Learn from One Another
 Pick up the telephone!
Despite all the other
communication tools out
there, this is still one of the
most effective ways to
gather good information in
a profession that shares
information readily.

3. Highly Effective Librarians Learn from One Another
 Discussion lists
 CHMINF-L
 GEONET-L
 AAHSL
 LIBLICENSE-L
 MEDLIB-L
The more focused on your subject or interest area, the better.
The community has a shared sense of trust and there is usually
quid pro quo, making for a great resource

4. Managing Time and More…
 Smart phone
 E-mail, calendar, maps, address book, password keeper*,
etc., etc.
 This is not just a tool, but a toolkit!
 More productive in intervals between
meetings
 Doodle polling site
 Schedule meetings and more…
 http://www.doodle.com/
* Essential when you have a bad memory!

5. Embrace technology and be where your patrons are
 IM/Chat reference
 http://libraryh3lp.com/webchat/
 Jing (make quick demos and
videos and embed into chat)
 http://www.techsmith.com/jing/

6. 2:24 guest711746@libraryh3lp.com Hello
2:24 plb4uc@libraryh3lp.com Hi
2:24 plb4uc@libraryh3lp.com what's up?
2:24 guest711746@libraryh3lp.com I would like to ask your opinion on using EndNote vs. RefWorks
2:24 plb4uc@libraryh3lp.com sure
2:24 guest711746@libraryh3lp.com Especially for keeping the NIH biosketches formatted properly
2:24 guest711746@libraryh3lp.com and updated regularly (i.e. import new references for a given author from PubMed or
similar online databases)
2:24 plb4uc@libraryh3lp.com concerning the NIH biosketches, you might want to talk to a librarian at Crerar
2:24 plb4uc@libraryh3lp.com I can transfer you to one
2:24 guest711746@libraryh3lp.com That would be wonderful! Thank you so much!
[TRANSFER FROM ONE REFERENCE DESK TO ANOTHER]
2:24 me HI, looks like you have a question about RefWorks and NIH biosketches?
2:25 guest711746@libraryh3lp.com Hi!
2:25 guest711746@libraryh3lp.com I just wanted to ask your opinion on what's the best software to use, e.g. EndNote vs.
RefWorks
2:25 guest711746@libraryh3lp.com We are trying to get a designated person to maintain all of our publication lists
2:26 me Each one has its advantages, but it sounds like you have a very specific "project" in mind
2:26 guest711746@libraryh3lp.com You are right
2:26 me Do you expect different people to contribute references and have them coordinated centrally?
2:26 guest711746@libraryh3lp.com So, there are multiple people, each with many publications and still publishing. The NIH
biosketch requires upto 15 publications
2:27 guest711746@libraryh3lp.com so ideally the software that we use would allow us to (1) keep separate libraries per
author; (2) easily import new publications from online sources; and (3) easily select subsets of publications for the biosketch
and allow easy formatting in MS Word
2:29 me I am primarily an Endnote user/instructor, and I can think of a couple of ways of handling this type of activity, but I'm
not sure whether or not refworks will do the same kind of thing.
2:30 me would you consider having one of us from Crerar come to do a one-on-one consultation (or even for a few folks in
your group) to try and figure out your best option or options?
2:30 guest711746@libraryh3lp.com that would be wonderful!
2:30 guest711746@libraryh3lp.com or we could come to you
[PATRON DIRECTED TO LIBRARIAN WHO SET UP A CONSULTATION]
IM chat also allows for real-time referrals
and a better user experience.

7. Embrace technology and be where your patrons are
 Mobile optimized tools
 http://mobile.lib.uchicago.edu
We also need to know what
mobile options are out there
for our patrons in the
resources we license and
purchase!

8. And a few bonus tools for being effective…*
 Tools for collaboration within and across organizations
 Google Calendar, Google Sites, Google Docs
 PB Works -- https://pbworks.com (web-based Wiki tools)
 Communication and presentation options
 http://prezi.com/ -- alternative to PowerPoint
 Google Chat
 Management tools
 Director’s Station -- http://www.sirsidynix.com/products/directors-
station
*Thanks to colleagues Dana Roth, Laura Briggs, Joshua Wilson, Robert McFarland, and Norah Xiao for contributing
their favorite tools!