April, 2008

At a dinner party last weekend, someone asked the host if she cooked meals for her family during the week. The cook responded favorably, admitting that she had a few tried and true recipes in heavy rotation. My dinner mate followed up with, "what are your favorite go-to recipes?"

On April 16th, we launched our first series of 30-minute webinars, designed to share information from libraries in a quick format so you can get started today. This month, Be Astengo from the Alachua County Library District shared her perspectives on her library's laptop checkout program. If you missed it--you're in luck!

Want to start a new project, but don’t know what to do first? Feel strapped for time?

As promised last week, we've got more quotes and advice on the communications conundrum. This time, we've got some advice for library tech gurus who occasionally have to struggle to make themselves understood. Following are some ideas from librarians and library techies across the country. Look for these quotes, along with other tips and techniques in the next Cookbook!
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We’ve already posted several times about communication between techies and non-techies in the library. Matt Beckstrom wrote about his communication philosophy, Sarah posted several quotes, and we published a case study about Loren MccRory at Yuba County Library. Well, the great ideas keep pouring in. This first post contains advice for librarians who want to build better relationships with their techies. I’ll write about the flipside -- advice for techies who need to talk with non-techies – in a later post.