by smithm | Mar 14, 2012 | Chat Transcripts, Exemplary Reference Awards, Quality Assurance Workgroup
The Quality Assurance Workgroup is happy to award the following transcripts for the September 2011 Exemplary Reference Awards. Transcripts were awarded in three categories: Best Brief Chat, Best Detailed Chat, and Best Teaching Chat. The three winning transcripts are... by Kelly Doty | Mar 12, 2012 | Uncategorized
The Ask a Librarian team is pleased to announce the launching of its new Info and Toolbox website. The address for the Info site (info.askalibrarian.org) and Toolbox Site (info.askalibrarian.org/toolbox) will remain the same. We have some new and exciting... by Kelly Doty | Mar 11, 2012 | Motivational Minute, Reference
Motivational Minute from Ask a Librarian on Vimeo. Did you feel rewarded last week after you had a great chat with a patron? Or Did you help a student find what they were looking for on a research paper? Maybe you helped someone find an old statue or code? or maybe...
by Kelly Doty | Mar 11, 2012 | Uncategorized
by Kelly Doty | Mar 6, 2012 | News, Statistics
The following statistics are now available for the month of February 2012: AaL Summary Report Chat by Entry Point Email by Entry Point Text by Entry Point Zip Codes by County by Kelly Doty | Feb 29, 2012 | Marketing, News
Our new marketing campaign, designed by LURE Design and Th!nk Creative, just won the Silver award in the Orlando Addys! The Addy awards are presented by the Orlando American Advertising Federation. What an amazing accomplishment and great exposure for the Ask a... by Kelly Doty | Feb 29, 2012 | Customer Service, News, Reference, Training
“What the @#$? Dealing with Rude Patrons Online” is an OCLC best practices in virtual reference webinar. Not all virtual reference exchanges are friendly chats, despite our best efforts. Hear and share some effective ways to deal with rude users without... by Kelly Doty | Feb 28, 2012 | E-Books, News, Reference, Training
We’re talking two webinars on OverDrive… register for both today! Hot Topics: E-Books! Putting OverDrive E-Books onto eReaders: A Guide For Library Staff Monday, April 2, 2012, 2-3 pm ET Hot Topics: Audiobooks! Putting OverDrive Audiobooks onto Portable... by smithm | Feb 24, 2012 | Agent Console, Local Patrons, News, Training
Space is still available – register today! Ask a Librarian Email Workshop Tues., Mar. 13, 2012 2:30-3:30 pm ET Space is still available in this webinar. If you need training to help answer emails in the Ask a Librarian software for your library system, or if... by Kelly Doty | Feb 23, 2012 | News
Here is a message from FLA who is inviting all librarians to tweet about their jobs! They want everyone to be a part of their Virtual Job Shadowing Project! Take a look at the description below! Tweet about your library work! The Florida Library Association (FLA)...
