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Using Technology for Outreach

Using Technology for Outreach. (It’s not that difficult.). Electronic resources and the Internet are expected ways of getting and presenting information. Your library’s web site should be promoted as a “portal” to these resources. www.anoka.lib.mn.us. www.duluth.lib.mn.us.

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Using Technology for Outreach

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  1. Using Technology for Outreach (It’s not that difficult.)

  2. Electronic resources and the Internet are expected ways of getting and presenting information. Your library’s web site should be promoted as a “portal” to these resources.

  3. www.anoka.lib.mn.us

  4. www.duluth.lib.mn.us

  5. www.ramsey.lib.mn.us/homework.htm

  6. www.hclib.org/teens/homework.html

  7. www.arrowhead.lib.mn.us/remote.htm

  8. General Reference Center Gold You have content!

  9. The Catalog!

  10. Selected Web Sites

  11. Community Web Sites

  12. IT makes it work. IT staff maintain and develop our virtual reference desks (not to mention our computers!). Information Technology staff are more connected with public service than ever. IT is no longer just behind the scenes.

  13. Do you know your library’s web master? Are you partners (content expert & technology expert)? Do you plan together for content, web presence, clarity and simplicity? How can you help IT help you?

  14. Reality Check: Equipment The only thing it does reliably is not work reliably! Always, always test the equipment on-site prior to the program! This takes extra time, but it’s well worth it.

  15. Lobby for a laptop (with CD) and projector specifically for Outreach purposes. About a $5000 investment. Create folders on the Laptop containing presentations and other files, for each person who will be doing outreach.

  16. Off-Site No Internet

  17. Off-Site, No Internet • Use a laptop, loaded with needed software. Save presentation to C: drive or, if you have a CD Drive, burned onto a CD. (Floppies are often too small.) • PowerPoint works well in this environment. • Use a compatible projector (Portable “Proxima” or “InFocus” brands). Cost = around $3500. • Bring power cords, cabling and extension cord. • Check with site for a screen or white wall. • Test the set up prior to use! ! ! !

  18. Off-Site Live Internet

  19. Off-Site, Live Internet The site typically must have its own in-house Internet connection. Why? • Your laptop may or may not have a modem. • Even if it does, your library probably does not subscribe to an ISP to which you could dial-in. • Even if your library does subscribe to an ISP, doing an Internet presentation at "modem" speeds is usually unsatisfactory. • Your laptop may not have a network interface card. • Even if it does, it is configured for your home library network and won't connect to the site network without an IT person modifying the settings.

  20. Checklist -- Using your own equipment: Have you spoken directly to the person who sets up the room? Is there a screen or white, clean wall to use as a screen? Is AC power accessible (2 outlets)? Is your presentation loaded and tested on the laptop? Do you have all of the necessary cables and cords?

  21. . . . Using your own equipment: Do you have an extension cord? Will a small table be set up for the equipment on site? Can you arrange a visit prior to the event? Do you have a back-up plan (printed version of presentation); Handouts?

  22. Checklist -- Using their equipment: Are they providing Internet access? What speed? Is everything you want to demonstrate accessible through your library’s public web page? Do you need a dummy barcode to access any databases? Do you want to have a colleague keyboard?

  23. . . . Using their equipment: Can you e-mail the PowerPoint presentation to a contact who can load it onto their hard drive? If not, does their computer have a CD drive? Do they have a PC or Mac environment? Is it compatible with your CD? Can you visit the contact person/tech person on site prior to the program?

  24. David’s 1 Slide, 2-Bit PowerPoint Lesson

  25. Animations: Select “Custom Animation” from “Slide Show” menu. Insert Pictures from “File” or “Clip Art.” These 5 icons offer different views of the presentation. Same “Draw” tools as you use in Word.

  26. Custom Animation Menu

  27. Alt - “Print Screen” Use for screen captures. “PrintKey” freeware. Use for cropping and pasting web images. (Search Google under “Printkey”)

  28. On-Line Tutorials • Hennepin County Library (www.hclib.org) • SeniorLinks -- Mouse Practice • ProQuest -- Interactive Searching Lesson • TILT: Texas Information Literacy Tutorial • http://tilt.lib.utsystem.edu/

  29. Review • You have content! • Work with you IT department. • Dedicate equipment to Outreach and learn to use it. • Plan for equipment problems. • Communicate thoroughly with the site you are visiting. Try for a dry run prior to the date. • Learn PowerPoint!

  30. Thank You David Lane dlane@hclib.org Hennepin County Library 2001

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