More progress

I created and released two surveys, one for the public (open until January 21st) and one for OWLS directors (open until January 16th). So far there aren’t a huge number of responses, but I’ll still be interested to see how people respond. I’ll share the results here once the surveys are closed.
Today I finished up [...]

My Lists in InfoSoup

Another one bites the dust! Just made My Lists live in InfoSoup and created an accompanying screencast for our patrons’ and library staff members’ enjoyment. My Lists is a cool feature I think people will really like, and I think the screencast will go a long way in making it easier for people to start [...]

Forgot your PIN?

I just released a new feature on InfoSoup that will allow patrons to reset their PINs in case they forget them. I created a screencast demoing the “Forgot Your PIN?” feature, so it will be even easier for people to use. I’m loving being able to release something new in the OPAC with a companion [...]

Russell workshops posted on blip

I used the Sony camcorder to record the Jeff Russell workshops that were sponsored by OWLS and NFLS last Tuesday. Finally finished up the editing today and got them posted on the OWLSweb blip.tv channel. Check out Leadership for Your Library and Providing World-Class Service to Your Library Patrons. Because each session was about 3 [...]

‘Casting Kit ready to go

The ‘Casting Kit is ready to circulate to OWLS member libraries! Evan did a great job designing a calendar to show what equipment is already reserved, along with a handy dandy online reservation form.  Managing everything is a breeze, and I’m extremely thankful we have Evan to help out with stuff like this. All of [...]

Dates set for training

I decided to set some dates and times for training on the ‘casting kit equipment, so I would be forced to finish up documentation on all of the bits and pieces I have left on my to do list. Here’s the class description:
Come and play with the equipment and software purchased for the 2008 LSTA [...]

Poster Unveiling at Muehl Public Library

Back in July I had the pleasure of attending a poster unveiling at Muehl Public Library in Seymour, Wisconsin (one of the OWLS member libraries). I worked with Elizabeth Timmins, the director, and recorded the unveiling and several interviews with people attending the program. After a bit of tweaking and lots of learning about Camtasia [...]

Another one bites the dust

Just completed another screencast that I had started last week before the holiday weekend. This one is on Freezing Holds in InfoSoup. Now that I’ve done a few I feel like I’m getting the hang of what works and what doesn’t, and it’s starting to be a lot more fun. I have a list of [...]

Second screencast is up!

Yay. Progress at last. I’ve added our second InfoSoup screencast on Using Ratings In Infosoup to our blip.tv show. It was a bit easier this time, but still challenging. I’m thankful for all that I learned yesterday and am enjoying the process. I hope patrons find them helpful!

First screencast is up!

I spent the better part of yesterday creating a screencast for InfoSoup on how to use a new feature in the catalog called Community Reviews. After having Rick and Gerri take a look at it, I’ve made it public at our newly created InfoSoup show on blip.tv and Community Reviews is now available in InfoSoup [...]