Notes 5/1/09 Workshop Committee Meeting - OPAC 2.010

Changes:

Virtual Meeting using WebEx

June 3 or 4

Time (tentatively) 10-12:00

Record and keep workshop

Agenda:

10:00 – 10:10	Welcome and Procedures
10:10 – 11:10	Vendors
	Biblio Commons + Q and A (20 minutes)
	SoPac + Q and A (20 minutes)
	Library Thing + + Q and A (20 minutes)
11:10 – 11:25	Update on Open Source Open Libraries Project + Q and A
11:25 – 11:40	Torrance GPS Project + Q and A
11:40	General Q and A

To Do:

1. Irene – Check with Norm on dates and let Pam know
2. Pam – send out date information to committee
3. Heather – Check with Beth and let Pam know
4. When date is set – Pam send to committee along with an email to go to presenters
5. Heather – Confirm with Beth and Peder (Library Thing)
6. Irene – Confirm with Norm
7. Rosario – Confirm with Joseph
8. All – write blurb for workshop and send to Pam
9. Pam write flyer and pass by committee
10. Pam send flyer to Betty for distribution
11. Pam – set up time with committee members to practice WebEx
12. Pam – send out how to log in information to participants and presenters
13. Pam – write evaluation on Survey Monkey and schedule to have sent to participants
14. Upload speakers’ PowerPoint demonstrations 3 days before webinar?

Did I miss things??????????????????

What We Want Covered by SoPac and BiblioCommons

1. Overview of product
2. How does it enhance the OPAC – particularly how does it improve searching
3. How do you integrate with current ILS programs (and which ones)
4. How do you integrate with 3^rd party programs, such as, EnvisionWare and Webfeat
5. Advantages for library staff
6. Advantages for public
7. How does the product deal with multiple languages

What We Want Covered by LibraryThing

1. Overview of product
2. What are the new directions for LibraryThing?
3. How exactly will LT integrate with Syndetic

Issues with Adobe Reader 9.1 printing

On April 2nd, the Anaheim Public Library upgraded to Adobe Reader 9.1. This was because the Library Automation Team was receiving complaints that people from the public could not open their PDF files because they needed the features in the latest release. After upgrading to 9.1, it was discovered that people could only print the first page of their article on our Kyocera printers. An investigation shows that this issue also effects Cannon and Brother pritners, but not HP or Minolta. Kyocera sent the following web page link as information on Adobe's knowledge base informaiton.

2/18/09 Meeting

Workshop Title: OPAC 2.010

Program (hopefully)

SoPac – 45 min

BiblioCommons – 45 min

Break – 15 min

Library Thing – New Directions – 20 min

Update on Open Source Project – 15 min

Torrance GPS Project – 30 min

To Do:

• Pam ask Heather if she will contact SoPac, BiblioCommons, Library Thing
  

  Want covered by SoPac and BiblioCommons
  

  How do you enhance the OPAC
  

  How do you integrate with current ILS programs
  

  How do you integrate with 3^rd party programs, such as, EnvisionWare and Webfeet
  

  Advantages for library staff
  

  Advantages for public
  

  How deal with multiple languages
  

  Want covered by Library Thing
  

  What are the new directions for Library Thing?
  

  How exactly will LT integrate with Syndetic
  

• Irene to contact Norm
  
• Pam to confirm with Rosario
  

Automated Services Workshop 2009

NOTES FROM 11/18/2008 MEETING

Overview

Title:
The Best Library Catalog in the World

Where: Crowell Public Library

Date: TBA in March or April

Time: 9-12:30

Agenda:

• Vendors
  

  SoPac (Joseph Muennich)
  Biblio Commons
  

• Update on Open Source Project
  

-Break-

• Experiences of 2 Libraries
  

  PVLD
  ?
  

Issues we see as needing to be covered

Texting
Readers' Advisory mechanisms
Monitoring of content – the pros and consIssues we see as needing to be covered
RSS
Readers' Advisory mechanisms
Monitoring of content – the pros and cons
How much control of technology do you need?
Federated Searches – how to make sure the patron knows what they are looking at??
How to talk to the PTB about moving forward
Incremental vs wholesale change??
How much is too much??

Things that Need to be Done Before the Next Meeting

• Invite Stephanie to participate
  
• Find out the dates already taken in March and April
  
• Create Survey and distribute URL
• Heather will send or post the URL for demos for BiblioCommons and SoPac and we will review them

The demo library for bibliocommons is Oakville Public Library in Ontario at:
http://www.opl.on.ca/
And Darien CT is the demo for SOPAC: http://www.darienlibrary.org/

Next Meeting

December 16, 2008
10 a.m.
MCLS HQ

Did I miss anything?? If so, please post changes.

MCLS Spring Workshop Outline

June 5, 2008

9:00-9:30 am. Registration

9:30 am Greeting and Announcements

9:45 How to Creating and Distributing a Podcast

10:15 Best Practices and Pitfalls

10:45 Video podcasting primer

11:00 Rewards and Measures of Success

11:30 Panel Questions and Responses

Beverly Hills video podcasts of school board meetings

From the Telecommunications Class at Beverly Hills High School:

http://bhusd.org/apps/pages/index.jsp?uREC_ID=31884&type=d&termREC_ID=&id=6&rn=8232794

Podcasting overview from Carnagie Mellon

Teaching With Technology Whitepaper: Podcasting:


http://connect.educause.edu/files/CMU_Podcasting_Jun07.pdf

A good overview of podcasting

From Kineo company, in England:

http://www.kineo.com/documents/Podcasting_Reviewed_final.pdf