Library Programs Online
Possibilities and Practicalities of Web Conferencing
Published on 1. October 2009
Book
Paperback/Softback
159 pages
978-1-59158-349-3 (ISBN)
Description
Meet your library patrons where they increasingly live and work-online. This guide introduces you to the exciting possibilities online programs offer, and shows you how to set up online programs in your library-whether one-time stand-alone or half-day, full-day, or multi-day workshops and conferences. Public programs-from lectures, demonstrations, and interviews to book discussions and story hours can be delivered in real time (live) primarily over the web, utilizing a variety of interactive communication tools, including voice-over-IP, text chatting, and co-browsing. Furthermore, online programming can be used for district-wide staff training.
The author explains how to integrate pre-recorded components of a program into a live, online public program; shows how to extend the reach and appeal of online public programs with podcasting and audiorecordings; and explains how to use voice-over-IP and video-over-IP to enhance online programs. In addition to outlining the costs of staring and operating a public online program, Peters also provides cost recovery methods and scenarios.
Online public programs can extend your library's reach into the service population, grab the attention of some early adopters and opinion leaders in the community you serve, and convey to patrons and other libraries that your library is moving boldly into the digital future. Plus, many people are more likely to attend an online library program than an in-library public program. And because online programs are easily recorded and redistributed on demand, your library gets more bang for each buck it invests in its public programming outreach.
Distance education programs in higher education, corporate and governmental training efforts, and other sectors of society have become commonplace, but this is the first guide to focus on how libraries (public, academic, school, and special) and library-related organizations (associations, consortia, etc.) can and are developing exciting online programs for library users and librarians.
The author explains how to integrate pre-recorded components of a program into a live, online public program; shows how to extend the reach and appeal of online public programs with podcasting and audiorecordings; and explains how to use voice-over-IP and video-over-IP to enhance online programs. In addition to outlining the costs of staring and operating a public online program, Peters also provides cost recovery methods and scenarios.
Online public programs can extend your library's reach into the service population, grab the attention of some early adopters and opinion leaders in the community you serve, and convey to patrons and other libraries that your library is moving boldly into the digital future. Plus, many people are more likely to attend an online library program than an in-library public program. And because online programs are easily recorded and redistributed on demand, your library gets more bang for each buck it invests in its public programming outreach.
Distance education programs in higher education, corporate and governmental training efforts, and other sectors of society have become commonplace, but this is the first guide to focus on how libraries (public, academic, school, and special) and library-related organizations (associations, consortia, etc.) can and are developing exciting online programs for library users and librarians.
Reviews / Votes
"This is a valuable work for any library seeking to move to the online format for reaching out to their patrons as well as to any instructor or educator seeking knowledge about outreach and use of Web conferencing for educational or entertaining means." - ARBAonline "...provides practical advice about creating and delivering group-oriented telecommunications. . . his advice is very useful as an introduction to the topic." - Booklist "There are valuable suggestions in this book . . . this book is best for the person who is very serious about beginning a series of events that will be sponsored regularly by the library or school. It does contain enough do's and don'ts for this purpose." - Teacher Librarian "...this work is easy to understand for the novice, yet detailed enough to answer questions from the advanced web conferencing user. . . . This is a valuable work for any library seeking to move to the online format for reaching out to their patrons, as well as to any instructor or educator seeking knowledge about outreach and use of web conferencing for educational or entertainment purposes. Recommended." - Library Media Connection "...this book will be useful for those who work with Web conferencing resources, and especially to those who are developing any type of online library programming." - College & Research LibrariesMore details
Language
English
Place of publication
United States
Publishing group
Bloomsbury Publishing Plc
Target group
Professional and scholarly
Dimensions
Height: 234 mm
Width: 156 mm
Thickness: 10 mm
Weight
278 gr
ISBN-13
978-1-59158-349-3 (9781591583493)
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E-Book
10/2009
1st Edition
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€42.49
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Person
Thomas A. Peters is dean of library services at Missouri State University in Springfield, MO. Peters is the founder and CEO of TAP Information Services (www.tapinformation.com), which helps organizations innovate.