OPAL Training Project

Project Manager: Mary Kajewski

Budget: 2006/2007 $150,000

2007/2008 $144,000

Project Duration: 3 Years

Project Outline

Achievements

2006/07

Training

delivered 117 courses to 1020 public library staff

Courses included:

– Library 2.0: Blogs, wikis & feeds– Library 2.0: Communicating instantly with customers– Library2.0: Podcasts, Vodcasts & MP3s – Multicultural Bridge Training – Family History Resources on the Internet – Train the Internet Trainer– Finding Information in the 21st Century– Newspaper and Current Event Resources on the

Internet – Emerging Technology

What’s New newsletter distributed fortnightly

Feedback

Hi Mary, This year I haven't set aside as much time for professional reading as I should, and

I've ruthlessly culled the email lists, blogs and paper journals that I subscribe to and read regularly.

One of the few items to have survived the culling, and that I always take time to read, is your regular What's New email.

You always manage to find interesting, useful and relevant resources, most of which I've never heard of before. Your abstracts are invaluable time-savers and the graphics add some much needed life and colour to the endless stream of text-only emails!

Thank you for providing this regular email, and keep up the excellent work.

Emerging media & new technology sessions

Delivered at the State Library of Queensland

– A monthly demonstration for State library and Qld public library staff at the State Library of emerging new media and technologies.

The Wiki

Slq Library 2.0 Unconference 2007

Welcome and keynote speaker

The Agenda

Break out sessions

The wiki

New Project Ideas

2008/09

Learning 2.0

Second Life: training delivered in a virtual world