the story of techsoup for libraries
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Presentation from TSG staff meeting.TRANSCRIPT
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Once upon a time…The TechSoup for Libraries story.
TSG staff meetingApril 2011
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How libraries fit at TechSoup Global
Usual suspects:• Donation program• Content (articles, blog posts, webinars, newsletter)
What you might not know:• Libraries share
information• Libraries collaborate• Libraries are innovators
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Putting faces to the names
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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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BTOP grantee resource
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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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$$$
Madeleine had a problem
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Like a good librarian, she researched
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“We now have a freeware self-checker that only cost us the price of the touch screen monitor, the scanner, an Internet connection and some retired hardware ($1200).”
Madeleine MundtTeton Cty Library, WY
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Once upon a time…
There was an “IT Guy” named Steve.
He hated reinventing the wheel.
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Regional workshop, inviting all library folk from Kansas who deal with technology, not just “IT Guys” like himself.
Emporia Public LibraryEmporia, KS
Steve had a problem
"Why don’t we talk to other libraries in Kansas to see what they use?"
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Once upon a time…
There was librarian named Faye.
She was fearless.
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“You can't fear that you're going to screw up; you just have to get in there and say, 'Okay, I'm going to learn how to do this.'”
SmithWelch Public LibraryHearne, TX
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Once upon a time…
There was librarian named Bess.
She had an epiphany.
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Bess needed $$$
“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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It’s National Library Week…
Thank your local librarian!
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