“Help for the technophibic librarian” notes

Things said in class today:

Oh, coool…..

I’ve always wondered how to do that

Wow, this changes the way I do things at the library

Start with the simplest and most probable solutions.  “When you see horse prints look for horses, not zebras.”

Take pride in . . . → Read More: “Help for the technophibic librarian” notes

Preservation Assistance Grant training

April 3 2009,  10-11 am or 2-3 pm Mountain Time

BCR’s Digital and Preservation Services (DPS) provides free assistance to help you through the Preservation Assistance Grant (PAG) application process. Small- to medium-sized institutions can apply for $6000 to preserve and care for their collections through the National Endowment for the Humanities (NEH)’s Preservation Assistance Grant for . . . → Read More: Preservation Assistance Grant training

Help for the technophobic librarian

Today’s class on Help for the Technophobic Librarian was fun! We talked about all things techie, with folks that have patrons in every day doing techie things. Library directors and others who are interested in technology came to the event.  Some takeaways:

Our patrons are doing 2.0 things every day on our computers. Are our librarians . . . → Read More: Help for the technophobic librarian

Next Website in a Box training

Instructor: Shelly Drumm, BCR
Audience: Public librarians who have websites through this project
Location: Utah State Library, Computer Lab, 201

We will review the basics of setting up your pages, adding posts, adding links, news feeds, your online library catalog, and anything else you want. The last part of the session will be for help with your individual . . . → Read More: Next Website in a Box training

What do you want from me???

I am interested in what training you want in the next couple of years.

Please take this short survey or comment below.

As a result of the last survey, we trained to all of the top topics. Here’s what you said, in order by the most requested, and when we offered it:

 # 1. Community support . . . → Read More: What do you want from me???