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Planning: Webinar Follow-up

15 May 2013 - 1:45pm | by Brenda Hough
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Thank you to Alexis Caudell, Director of the Mitchell Community Library (IN) for sharing her planning experiences and expertise during today's "Planning: A Small Library's Strategies for Tech Success" webinar! If you missed the webinar, but are interested in a thoughtful approach to technology planning, you'll definitely want to check out the recording and the resources.

Reviewing Library Policies: An Important Step in Technology Planning

13 May 2013 - 7:54am | by Bill Young
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In a previous article, I shared resources to help you find data to be used for community assessment as part of technology planning. After your community assessment activities have helped you identify the needs in your service area, and you have used tools and resources to plan technology-related services to meet those needs, it’s time to look at your library’s policies.

Technology Instruction Materials for Libraries

10 May 2013 - 11:49am | by Crystal Schimpf
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From 2011-2012 I worked at the Colorado State Library as part of a team to help 50 libraries across the state to develop new and improved technology training programs. 

Hot off the press

1 May 2013 - 11:02am | by Brenda Hough
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Happy May Day!

We're delivering your May Basket virtually... in the form of a newsletter. The May TechSoup for Libraries newsletter was emailed to subscribers earlier today.

Upcoming Edge Benchmark Webinars

29 April 2013 - 10:37am | by Brenda Hough
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Please join us for two free upcoming webinars! On Wednesday, May 15th, Alexis Caudell, Director of the Mitchell Community Public Library in Indiana, will discuss Planning: A Small Library's Strategies for Tech Success. On Wednesday June 12th, Wendy Street, Director of the Pella Public Library in Iowa, will discuss how to Support Patron Learning in Small Spaces with Small Budgets.

Helping People Find Good Health Information Online

17 April 2013 - 1:03pm | by Brenda Hough
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Thanks to Dana Abbey for presenting today’s webinar, Helping People Find Good Health Information Online. Thank you, too, to all of the participants who asked great questions and shared additional resources. Dana Abbey is the Health Information Literacy Coordinator for the National Network of Libraries of Medicine – Midcontinental Region. If you missed it, you'll be happy to know the session was recorded!

Thinking about providing health info training for your community?

10 April 2013 - 12:38pm | by Brenda Hough
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Thinking about providing health information training for your community? Here's advice from a pro! Dana Abbey is the Health Information Literacy Coordinator for the National Network of Libraries of Medicine, MidContinental region. She has a background in public libraries, library consultation, and prescription drug monitoring. In her current role, Dana works to improve the public's access to information to enable them to make informed decisions about their health.

Tech on the Spec(trum): Webinar Follow-up

26 March 2013 - 1:49pm | by Brenda Hough
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Thank you to Holly Jin from the Skokie (IL) Public Library for today's presentation: Tech on the Spec(trum): Making Libraries More Accessible for Children with Special Needs. The webinar was recorded -- please feel free to share! Resources that were mentioned during the webinar are linked to in this post. We would love to continue the conversation in the comments. This post is a living document that will continue to be updated over the next few days.

Finding data about your community

22 March 2013 - 9:53am | by Bill Young
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Are you conducting a Community Assessment for planning? This article includes resources for finding existing information for your community. There is a wealth of data available about your community courtesy of federal websites, state publications and databases, and local contacts. 

Spotlight on Planning, Privacy, and Passion

20 March 2013 - 6:43am | by Brenda Hough
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Have you had a chance to read our new Library Spotlight? It profiles Laura Speer and the Fayetteville Public Library. Laura and the library are spotlighted for their success with Library Edge Benchmark 10, which includes technology management policies, with hardware and software upgrades, network security policies, and patron privacy policies. 

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