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Once upon a time…The power of a good <tech> story.
LibTech 2011 conferenceMacalester College March 16-17, 2011
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TechSoupforLibraries.org = stuff
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How we do it: we listen
• By phone
• By listservs
• At conferences
• By surveys, polls
• Drive bookmobiles to rural communities
• By blogs, Twitter, Flickr
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Survey: which tools do you use?
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MaintainIT Project Cookbooks
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BTOP grantee resource
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Why do we do this?
• Reinventing the wheel isn’t fun.
• Stories are powerful.
• You don’t know what might be happening in Tappahannock, VA.
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A few good stories…
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Once upon a time…
There was a librarian named Madeleine.
She wasn’t afraid to hack.
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$$$
Madeleine had a problem
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Like a good librarian, she researched
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“We now have a freeware self-checker that only cost us the price of the touch screen monitor, the scanner, an Internet connection and some retired hardware ($1200).”
Madeleine MundtTeton Cty Library, WY
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Once upon a time…
There was an “IT Guy” named Steve.
He hated reinventing the wheel.
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Regional workshop, inviting all library folk from Kansas who deal with technology, not just “IT Guys” like himself.
Emporia Public LibraryEmporia, KS
Steve had a problem
"Why don’t we talk to other libraries in Kansas to see what they use?"
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Once upon a time…
There was librarian named Faye.
She was fearless.
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“You can't fear that you're going to screw up; you just have to get in there and say, 'Okay, I'm going to learn how to do this.'”
Smithwelch Public LibraryHearne, TX
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Once upon a time…
There was librarian named Bess.
She was from Tappahannock, VA
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Bess needed $$$
“When it comes to the library's computer network, we've been very much like Blanche Dubois, depending on the kindness of strangers. (insert breathy voice here.)”
Essex Public LibraryTappahannock, VA
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Adopt-a-Computer
“Local organizations, businesses, or even individuals or families can adopt a computer by committing to donating $365 a year for three years.”
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Once upon a time…
Corporations and coders combined forces…
…for good.
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X Librar
y
Google, Microsoft, Yahoo!, NASA,& the World Bank
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Why does TechSoup replay ?
• To instill confidence• To promote your work• For advocacy
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This is all great, but…
How can YOU benefit from the stories around you?
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Conferences (like this one!)
• Organize a sessionwhere librarianscome together to share challenges and successes.
• Outsiders welcome!
“Don’t just be a sage on the stage, be a guide on the side.”
ARSL 2010, Denver CO
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Book clubs
• Short texts, nothing heavy-duty (unless that’s what folks crave)
• Advocacy opportunity
• Outsiders welcome!
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Netsquared.org
Meetups
• Get together to chat about technology challenges and solutions
• Get outside your library!• Outsiders welcome!
Why leave the fun of field trips to the kids?
Meetup.com
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Podcasts
Maurice Coleman, Technical Trainer
Harford County (MD) Public Library
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What makes a good story?
"It's not the daily increase but daily decrease. Hack away at the unessential."
- Bruce Lee
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Elements of a good tech story
• Humble• Think daily
grind• Outcome-based
What might be
“that’s nothing”to you may be an
“aha!”
to someone else.
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Homework!
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Resources• TechSoup for Libraries: www.TechSoupforLibraries.org• Notes from a Great Conference: LibTech 2011 blog post
– Broadband: Stories from the Field: http://broadband.wiki.techsoup.org/
– NetSquared: http://netsquared.org– T is for Training: http://tisfortraining.wordpress.com– Steve Stone post:
http://www.techsoupforlibraries.org/blog/sharing-it-experiences-from-kansas
– Bess Haile posts: http://www.techsoupforlibraries.org/search/node/bess%20haile
– Faye Hover spotlight: http://www.techsoupforlibraries.org/spotlight/faye-hover
– Random Hacks of Kindness: http://www.rhok.org/– Madeline Mundt post:
http://www.techsoupforlibraries.org/blog/a-cheap-er-self-checker-system
– Photo credits:• Book clubs: flickr user New Jersey Library Association• Second life: flickr user joannamkay• Open book: flickr user Jo Naylor