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Book SynopsisThe ethos of every library is to serve and to instruct. Library professionals teach every day in the sense that they show patrons where to find books or how to use computers. Increasingly, however, library users just don't have the time to attend face-to-face workshops in advance of needs that they may have. They want to know the answer to their questions when THEY need it, not when YOU teach it. Take Your Library Workshops Online! will help you move valuable teachable moments from the physical library or classroom to virtual spaces. It features real-life examples of how to:create online synchronous sessions, brief tutorials, and pointed screen captures. Learning in the online environment can happen in a two-minute video or in a creative meme-like screen capture and can cover topics from logging in to a database to evaluating sources. Creating these learning objects can take from less than one day up to a week depending on the time you have to devote to it and the level of det
Trade ReviewWhether you are just thinking about adding this type of learning opportunity to your library instruction program or are assessing and revamping the materials already in use, Take Your Library Workshops Online! provides practical approaches to developing and revamping synchronous and asynchronous learning objects. While many examples are based on the authors' experiences, this book leaves plenty of room for application based on your institutional realities. Librarians and staff at all types of colleges, universities, and research institutions will find this an accessible resource for practical planning, implementation, and assessment of user-focused online library resources. -- Courtney L. Young, head librarian, Penn State Greater Allegheny and ALA Past President
Table of Contents1Saying Goodbye to the Face-to-Face Drop-In Workshop? 2Getting the Ball Rolling 3Gathering Intel: Finding Your Audience 4Creating the Synchronous Workshop 5Moving from Workshop to Tutorial 6Bringing Library Staff on Board 7Marketing Online Workshops 8Reaching Out to Faculty 9Assessing Online Instruction 10Summing It Up: Tips, Sample Plans, and Fitting into the Big Picture
