Date: July 15 Time: 11am-4pm Hours: 5 Total Hours: 124.5 Today, I staffed the reference desk. As mentioned previously, there is no obvious RSS feed feature in the Signup event scheduling web app that Perry will be moving to soon. I managed to find some information about generating an RSS feed. I was able to do so, but […]
Date: July 13 Time: 9am-12pm Today, I continued staffing the reference desk. Sharon and I continued our discussion of internet privacy tools, including the possibility of installing TorBrowser as an option on all Clevnet computers. To avoid confusion, Google Chrome would still serve as patrons’ primary browser, but this would give patrons without Internet access at home […]
Date: July 12 Time: 6:30-9pm Hours: 2.5 Total Hours: 116.5 Today, I staffed the reference desk. I pared down my previously created site map to contain just essential links and information. This will help Brandon and I determine what information should be transferred from the existing site to the new one and what can be eliminated. This will save […]
Date: July 11 Time: 9am-12pm Hours: 3 Total Hours: 114 Today, I staffed the reference desk. Sharon and I compared notes on the previous day’s online privacy training at Mentor Public Library. She attended an earlier session specifically for library staff while I attended the public session. The staff session discussed some similar topics, but focused on how libraries […]
Date: July 10 Time: 6-8pm Hours: 2 Total Hours: 111 Today, I attended a training on privacy and security online with Library Freedom Project‘s Alison Macrina at Mentor Public Library. I have been following Macrina’s work on Twitter for a while and was excited to participate in one of her trainings. I was already familiar with much of the […]
Date: July 8 Time: 11am-4pm Hours: 5 Total Hours: 109 Today, I staffed the reference desk. The major question of the day was removing and adding music to an MP3 player. This was easier than I expected, as the files could be easily accessed and deleted/added accordingly and did not require special software like iTunes. Requiring such software can […]
Date: July 6 Time: 9am-12pm Hours: 3 Total Hours: 104 Today, I staffed the reference desk with Brandon. He was leading the training later on, but had not had a chance to view the Signup and Spaces webinars. I gave him an overview of the web apps, as well as some tips and handy features to highlight. He noted […]
Date: July 5 Time: 5-9pm Hours: 4 Total Hours: 101 Today, I finished up the handout for Thursday’s Evanced training. Perry will be transitioning to the new Signup and Spaces platforms for event scheduling and meeting room reservations. To better understand these systems, I viewed pre-recorded webinars on each platform. The handout (see below) covers both the patron-side […]
Date: July 3 Time: 2-5pm Hours: 3 Total Hours: 97 Today, I staffed the reference desk and tried to resolve an issue with the public computers. Perry currently receives eRate-priced Internet. Under CIPPA, institutions receiving these discounted prices must internet access. Currently, this filter is blocking access to images.google.com. This, of course, limits patrons’ access to images and […]
Date: July 1 Time: 11am-4pm Hours: 5 Total Hours: 94 Today, I staffed the reference desk. One particular question today reminded me of the digital divide and the assumptions made by tech companies. A young girl, who is a regular at Perry, was struggling to reset her Instagram password. The resetting process was easy enough, but Instagram required her […]