Tuesday, April 21, 2015

COSAs 11.5 Lesson 3, Pt 2 Challenge

I looked at the following public LibGuides: Encino Branch Library, Teen Volunteer Opportunities, and Seniors: Live Well, Age Smart.  I looked at the Encino Library guide because we’ve had a lot questions regarding the new branch.  I think patrons will be excited to learn about the maker space they will have!  I would direct patrons that want a more detailed idea about what this branch will offer to this page.  After looking the Teen Volunteer Opportunities page, I would direct teens (and maybe their parents) to this page for them to get an indication of what they can do a s a teen volunteer for SAPL if the Volunteer Liaison wasn't available. On the Seniors: Live Well, Age Smart page I noticed a sidebar with a slide show of new Large Print books; I think this will be a helpful tool for Seniors want to know what the newest titles are but don’t have the means to get Wowbrary.


The staff LibGuides I looked at was Self Directed Learning and Using Overdrive Periodicals.  On the Self Directed Learning LibGuide, I was really excited to see a “Did you know???” side bar that gave help/ update info for staff on use of certain databases and helpful titles to read for staff.  I also looked at the Using Overdrive Periodicals LibGuide.  Since I haven’t yet had the opportunity to work with it, I took a look at the Guide to see what all was involved.  I had no idea you had to use a Nook app!  The tutorial with visual aids looks like a useful tool that can be printed off and given to patrons who may be struggling with getting their priodicals.

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