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8 Courses Content People

9 Expanding your world through Web Conferencing July 1, 2010

10 Karen Burns lib i Administrator, Southwest Iowa Library Service Area Cindi Hickey chickey@kslib.info Director, Library Development State Library of Kansas Jennifer Peterson petersoj@oclc.org Community Manager, WebJunction

11 Agenda Definition and benefits (what and why) Uses and tools (when and where) Success stories (who) Q&A

12 Before we begin NOW Chat: your ideas, tools, questions Twitter: #webconf LATER WebJunction Group: webjunction.org/online-conferencing

13 What is web conferencing? Web conferencing is used to conduct live meetings, training, or presentations via the Internet. In a web conference, each participant sits at his or her own computer and is connected to other participants i t via the internet. t [Or groups of individuals viewing together.]

14 Short history of libraries and web conf

15 Benefits Savings of & Available for all staff World of content Interaction & networking Opportunities for mix & match learning Archives = JIT access Post additional benefits of web conferencing to chat or tweet #webconf

16 Participant Quotes: I liked being able to attend just the ones that I need and fit into my schedule. In my opinion, these sessions were as good or better than sessions at conferences, and I could remain at my desk while tuning in. Lots of learning going on and no travel expenses. It was as good as being there. I came away feeling refreshed - and with some good ideas. It is good that these sessions are archived because there are others in our library who should take advantage of some of the information first hand.

17 Best Practices Participant: Know what to expect Presenter: Be prepared Producer: Anticipate everything Lansing Public Library: Cohort Attendees (see case study:

18 Web conferencing some examples Library Services Collaboration Webinars Online Conferences Meetings Want more examples? Visit webjunction.org/online-conferencing. Post your examples of web conferencing to chat or tweet #webconf.

19 Success Stories

20 Web Conference Groupies A Blend of Face2Face & Online Event

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22 Collaborative Planning Yahoo Chat Classroom Google Docs Instant Msg (Doodle polls) Iowa Librarians Interview: Web Conferencing Tools for Collaboration webjunction.org/online-conferencing

23 Webinar Programming WebJunction Webinars Free! 100 archives and 2-3 new events each month Accessible to all with internet In partnership with other library agencies like ALA TechSource, REFORMA, ARSL Leverage to augment other learning efforts More Library Webinar Programming More than a dozen other providers, mostly free! TechSoup for Libraries InfoPeople OPAL SirsiDynix Institute Library Journal and School Library Journal ALA TechSource Booklist Your local and state library organizations Other organizations providing for non-profits

24 Technology Essentials 2010 Pilot the online conference model 10 presentations by 16 presenters 1157 pre-registrations 703 attendees, more than half from rural/small libraries 291 avg. attendees/session Production team of 5

25 Serving the 21st Century Patron December 1 & 2, 2010 Topics encompass: changing needs, approaches, challenges and opportunities related to customer service in your 21st Century library. Stay tuned for details coming this fall, but mark your calendars for this 2-day event. Plan now to leverage for cohort learning!

26 webjunction.org/online-conferencing Come share your experiences, templates, checklists, best practices, and stories!

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