Tuesday, November 29, 2011

Downloading Greentree

So, over the weekend I downloaded Greentree. Free, digital library software from Australia. Today, I deleted it all because I could not figure it out.
I expected to have this library up and running by the end of the semester but that may not happen.
What a learning experience, I never realized there was so much to learn, especially in the digital world.
I will be seeking lots of help this weekend!

Sunday, November 20, 2011

Survey results

So, I finally put together my survey results. The most interesting thing to me was that only 15 of the the 34 surveyed use the public library services and many of those surveyed see eresources as more important than actual physical resources.

I will use these results to establish the library for the region with the needs of the team in mind and it is evident from the survey that there are many who are comfortable with eresources but not so sure what is out there or how to access it.

One of the other predominant themes too was that everyone surveyed felt the library should be password protected.

Many saw training in personal growth, recruiting and sales as the most important resources to provide, so I will also have to do some research on what is available via eLibraries in those catagories, looks like I have my work cut out for me!