This document provides information about the services and role of Lovett Memorial Library. It discusses how the library supports childhood literacy, lends various materials including e-books and DVDs, hosts book clubs, and provides free internet access and computer resources. Surveys found that over 70 respondents used the library as their sole means of internet access for job searching, and that internet access was very important to their search. The library also assists patrons with tasks like navigating job websites, completing online applications, and resume assistance.
Presented at IFLA's WLIC in Québec City, Canada (IT Section) - August 2008.
Presents an overview of the ongoing journey of East Renfrewshire Library and Information Service
(ERLIS) as it attempts to embrace the concepts of Web 2.0 and Library 2.0 within the constraints of a
limited financial budget. It also presents a step by step guide for other library services interested in
joining the social networking community; highlighting challenges and offering solutions based on the
experiences of ERLIS.
Presented at IFLA's WLIC in Québec City, Canada (IT Section) - August 2008.
Presents an overview of the ongoing journey of East Renfrewshire Library and Information Service
(ERLIS) as it attempts to embrace the concepts of Web 2.0 and Library 2.0 within the constraints of a
limited financial budget. It also presents a step by step guide for other library services interested in
joining the social networking community; highlighting challenges and offering solutions based on the
experiences of ERLIS.
Brief presentation on data driven collection development or evidence based collection development. Generally, some of the things to watch out for and advice on how to view your data.
Online and on track: delivering solutions for public library clients now an...PublicLibraryServices
Presented at the LG Web Network We Believe in Community Conference Sydney, 18-19 August, 2011
Opportunities and challenges that digital technology presents for local government and the future of public libraries.
Student Persistence: How the library makes a difference.Wil Weston
Presented and the 2016 California Academic & Research Libraries Association (CARL) Conference. http://conf2016.carl-acrl.org/ March 31-April 2, 2016. Costa Mesa, CA.
This presentation was provided by Brewster Kahle of The Internet Archive, during the NISO event "Owing, Licensing, and Sharing Digital Content." The virtual conference was held on Thursday, January 21, 2021.
Digital Infrastructures that Embody Library Principles: The IMLS national dig...Trevor Owens
Digital library infrastructures must not simply work. They must also manifest the core principles of libraries and archives. Since 2014, the Institute of Museum and Library Services (IMLS) has engaged with stakeholders from diverse library communities to consider collaborative approaches to building digital library tools and services. The “national digital platform” for libraries, archives, and museums is the framework that resulted from these dialogs. One key feature of the national digital platform (NDP) is the anchoring of core library principles within the development of digital tools and services. This essay explores how NDP-funded projects enact library principles as part of the national framework.
Building a Collaboration for Digital PublishingHarriett Green
Presentation for the "New Collaborations in Digital Publishing" panel at the Association for the Study of African American Life and History (ASALH) 2015 meeting.
Humanities Users in the Digital Age: Library Needs AssessmentHarriett Green
Presentation given at the NFAIS Humanities Roundtable XII for the panel “Is It Marketing to Users, Instruction for Users or Interfering with Users?: Engaging Students, Scholars and Faculty Members”
American Libraries Prepare to Go DigitalCarey Hagan
Carey Hagan is the former assistant cataloguer at Catholic University Library. For the last seven years, she has served as the librarian at Fairfax County Public Library, handling the majority of front desk responsibilities while also providing reader’s advisory services to the library’s patrons. Carey Hagan is a member of the American Library Association (ALA), which is actively involved in shaping the future of access to electronic literary content.
Brief presentation on data driven collection development or evidence based collection development. Generally, some of the things to watch out for and advice on how to view your data.
Online and on track: delivering solutions for public library clients now an...PublicLibraryServices
Presented at the LG Web Network We Believe in Community Conference Sydney, 18-19 August, 2011
Opportunities and challenges that digital technology presents for local government and the future of public libraries.
Student Persistence: How the library makes a difference.Wil Weston
Presented and the 2016 California Academic & Research Libraries Association (CARL) Conference. http://conf2016.carl-acrl.org/ March 31-April 2, 2016. Costa Mesa, CA.
This presentation was provided by Brewster Kahle of The Internet Archive, during the NISO event "Owing, Licensing, and Sharing Digital Content." The virtual conference was held on Thursday, January 21, 2021.
Digital Infrastructures that Embody Library Principles: The IMLS national dig...Trevor Owens
Digital library infrastructures must not simply work. They must also manifest the core principles of libraries and archives. Since 2014, the Institute of Museum and Library Services (IMLS) has engaged with stakeholders from diverse library communities to consider collaborative approaches to building digital library tools and services. The “national digital platform” for libraries, archives, and museums is the framework that resulted from these dialogs. One key feature of the national digital platform (NDP) is the anchoring of core library principles within the development of digital tools and services. This essay explores how NDP-funded projects enact library principles as part of the national framework.
Building a Collaboration for Digital PublishingHarriett Green
Presentation for the "New Collaborations in Digital Publishing" panel at the Association for the Study of African American Life and History (ASALH) 2015 meeting.
Humanities Users in the Digital Age: Library Needs AssessmentHarriett Green
Presentation given at the NFAIS Humanities Roundtable XII for the panel “Is It Marketing to Users, Instruction for Users or Interfering with Users?: Engaging Students, Scholars and Faculty Members”
American Libraries Prepare to Go DigitalCarey Hagan
Carey Hagan is the former assistant cataloguer at Catholic University Library. For the last seven years, she has served as the librarian at Fairfax County Public Library, handling the majority of front desk responsibilities while also providing reader’s advisory services to the library’s patrons. Carey Hagan is a member of the American Library Association (ALA), which is actively involved in shaping the future of access to electronic literary content.
The Public Library as Innovator: Statewide Partnership for Economic Development (presented at PLA)
Workforce woes and economic adversity: The local public library is there, both as sufferer and as remedy. Collaboration is imperative in such a climate! The South Carolina State Library has brought libraries to the table with workforce development specialists and small business support agencies, resulting in replicable innovative programs and web resources that spur local economic development and promote library sustainability. Learn how to make your library a "solution institution!"
Benefits and Learning Objectives
Program participants will learn three key lessons from the South Carolina Business & Workforce Development Initiative (WORKSC): How to incorporate business reference and good community business programming into the everyday mindset of the public library with a special emphasis on the training component; how to partner with business, workforce, literacy and adult education contacts to maximize the library's ability to partner in these areas; and, participants will observe an online portal that supports resources and services for local small businesses and Workforce Development Resources, emphasizing a replicable template, and including free tools to enhance communication, marketing and public relations. Participants will discover how to bring together the interests of rural and urban communities in support of local economic development efforts.
Tune in to hear about the best speakers, programs and events of the 2010 ALA Conference. Learn what the "Hot Topics" of the conference were, how these issues relate to Nebraskans, and how we can address these issues in our libraries.
Geri Bodeker and I are students at San Jose State University's School of Library and Information Science. This is a presentation we gave on March 26, 2011 on Word of Mouth Marketing Trends in Libraries.
A web presentation on a new Digital Storytelling initiative launched in collaboration with the American Library Association. Find out how to document your unique personal story of library impact in a growing social media database. Living Stories, Living Libraries can be a platform for community building, library advocacy, and documentary style photography.
As We Move Toward the Future, How Are We Doing?Jill Hurst-Wahl
Subtitle: Convergence & Sustainability: Why Our Future Is Bright, Part 2
This presentation provides information on the services libraries are providing for their users and which are moving them (the libraries) toward a vibrant future.
=-=-=
On June 7, Jill Hurst-Wahl spoke at the New York Archives Conference. Her presentation was a follow-up to her plenary session for NYAC in 2011.
This PowerPoint was created for use by participants and others after her talk, and covers all of the information she provided in her session. Jill did not use PowerPoint during her session.
3. Did You Know?
o Supports childhood literacy with
storytime and Summer Reading
activities?
o Lends e-books and downloadable
audio books?
o Lends DVDs and VHS tapes?
o Hosts two different book clubs
every month?
5. Did You Know?
"U.S. public libraries serve a critical role in
society by providing free public internet
and computer access and internet-
enabled services to millions of Americans.
Public libraries are often the only places
making free internet available in a
community ..." (Mandel, Bishop, McClure,
Bertot, & Jaeger, 2010)
According to Government
Information Quarterly:
6. Did You Know?
"As reported in Job-Seeking in U.S. Public
Libraries in 2009, 'less than 44% of the top 100
U.S. retailers accept instore paper applications.'
Municipal, state, and federal agencies are
increasingly putting their resources online,
including unemployment benefit applications [&
more] ... In addition ... the report finds social
service agencies may encourage clients to make
appointments and apply for state jobs online."
(Visser & Ball, 2010)
Journal article:
7. Did You Know?
"Forty percent (30 million people) of public access
technology users used library computers and
Internet access for employment or career purposes.
Among these users, 76 percent used library
computers to search for jobs, 46 percent worked on
their resumes, and 23 percent received training
related to their jobs or professions. An estimated
3.7 million people were actually hired for positions
for which they applied using library computers or
wireless networks." (Becker et al., 2011)
U.S. IMPACT Study:
8. Did You Know?
Seventy out of 95
survey respondents
said Lovett
Memorial Library
was their only
means of obtaining
Internet access for
their job search.
9. Did You Know?
Seventy out of 92
survey respondents
said that Internet
access was very
important to their
job search.
10. 31.25% of respondents received help
navigating the Texas Workforce Commission
Website from library staff members.
28.13% of respondents received help with
online job applications from library staff.
23.44% respondents received resume
assistance from library staff.
And the Survey said …
Did You Know?
11. Libraries can help small business owners and
entrepreneurs with market research?
TexShare databases provide an e-mail/RSS
feed service for certain business journals?
Some libraries partner with other organizations
to provide business centers or hubs for their
communities?
Did You Know?
12. References
Becker, S., Crandall, M. D., Fisher, K. E., Blakewood, R., Kinney, B., &
Russell-Sauvé. (2011). Opportunity for all how library policies and
practices impact public Internet access. Institute of Museum and
Library Services, Washington, D.C. Retrieved from
https://www.imls.gov/assets/1/AssetManager/OppForAll2.pdf
Mandel, L. H., Bishop, B. W., McClure, C. R., Bertot, J. C., & Jaeger, P. T.
(2010). Broadband for public libraries: Importance, issues, and
research needs. Government Information Quarterly, 27(3), 280-291.
Visser, M., & Ball, M. A. (2010). The middle mile: The role of the public
library in ensuring access to broadband. Information Technology and
Libraries, 29(4), 187-194. Retrieved from
http://search.proquest.com/docview/847147644?accountid=7113