Laurie D. Borman writes: “Librarians learned a dazzling array of tips and tricks for increasing their public relations efforts on Facebook in a Midwinter ALA Masters Series session. Ben Bizzle, director of technology at Crowley Ridge Regional Library in Jonesboro, Arkansas, and David Lee King, digital services director at Topeka and Shawnee County (Kans.) Public Library, shared ideas with a packed audience on how to maximize reach and increase impact cost-efficiently.”
If you were not able to attend this session but would like to hear more about their case study, click here to learn more=>
Glogster is a fusion between a blog and an electronic poster. It allows educators to create a virtual poster about any given subject. So in terms of library uses, think about upcoming events, special reading programs, or guest speakers/authors, etc. This recommended application was highlighted by The eLearning Site and is offered as a free trial version tool with optional upgrades ($0.50/year and $39/year).
Here are four links to help you learn more;
1) Registration & download information
2) Tutorial: Basic features & uses of Glogster
3) Glogster in 90 seconds
4) Glogpedia: Library of the best glogs created
If you are interested in honing your reference skills to adapt to the world wide web, here is a free (60 minute) webinar sponsored by Electronic Library for Minnesota (ELM). Join the discussion on Tuesday, April 2nd (2 pm-central) or Thursday, April 11th (noon-central).
For additional information or to register, click here.
Reference and User Services Association (RUSA) has released its 2013 Outstanding Audiobook Narration juried list. This list recognizes and honors the narrators who create extraordinary listening experiences meriting special attention by general adult listeners and the librarians who work with them. Here is the 2013 Listen List of titles you may want to consider recommending to your patrons.
Appreciative inquiry focuses on increasing what an organization does well rather than on eliminating what it does badly, and how to analyze that success in order to achieve greater success in future endeavors. And what if you discovered another organization that really excelled at the parts your organization did not do well, but still needed. There are exciting possibilities for new partnerships, new arenas of opportunity.
Read about what one participant reported as a result of attending this session at the recent ALA conference in Seattle. The full blog post appeared on Jan. 27 on AL Inside Scoop.
Partnering with libraries for visioning, advocating, and educating
