best_practices_2013

BEST PRACTICES 2013
remarkable to be invited to join a session and not experience some barrier
to access. All of my staff could attend as much as they wanted. In times of
budget retrenchment, it’s brilliant to move the library program training to
such a venue”.
She was also impressed with the value provided by the variety of speakers.
The academic librarians from National Defense University gave a
presentation titled “Putting on a Technology Petting Zoo” (Karen Cooper)
which was extremely beneficial to a library seeking to serve patrons using
mobile devices in a better fashion. Karen Cooper from NDU was willing to
share the individual handouts that could be used by any library seeking to
help their patrons with eBook downloads. See a portion of one of the
Android user handouts below.
It was also beneficial to learn the different ways military libraries are using
social media applications. Denise Lupp, AMRIID Medical Library, included
helpful links in her presentation, “Marketing Matters.” These prepared
marketing pieces can be used as inspiration or repurposed for your own use.
Library Marketing Minute Tips http://www.youtube.com/v/Ncc-
ERfvuRg&feature=player_detailpage&list=PL7F##32147AEF36C
B&autoplay=1
Fun library promotional signs which can certainly be used in
different ways
https://youtube.googleapis.com/v/CrE8X7bH7Ic%26autoplay=1
Nancy summarized her experience in this way. “Being able to learn best
practices from my peers saved me time and effort. The nature of librarians
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