HOPPING INTO LIBRARY 2.0

I participated in the SirsiDynix Webinar this evening that was broadcast live from Australia. It was a very interesting program which covered how the Yarra Plenty Regional Library got their staff to be totally computer and internet literate, in order to do their jobs more efficiently and better help the library's customers. The program was tailored after one developed by the Charlotte/Mecklenberg County Library in North Carolina.

They set up a "23 Thing" program that introduced their staff to everything from wikis and RSS feeds to flickr and youTube, and everything in between. Each staff member had to set up their own blog to record their progress and their comments regarding each "Thing" that they learned. At the conclusion of their assignments they had to report on how they would use each of these tools in their own jobs.

The photos are of Christine Mackenzie (CEO of the Library), Denise McLarty (Resource Discovery Officer) & Lynette Lewis (Co-ordinator Online Services). These are the ladies who ran the program at the library and conducted the Webinar as well.

Their motto is " DON'T DREAM IT ----- DO IT !!"

The program will be in the SirsiDynix Archive in about a week.

www.sirsidynix.com