News from Takaka Thursday, Feb 26 2009

Like other libraries in the District we have had a very busy summer and weary staff are taking much deserved holidays.  Doris did a round of presentations at the local schools to celebrate the completion of  the summer reading programme.  She was escorted by Batman, unfortunately the batmobile was in for a warrant.  Batman proved a hit with the children and has ensured there are plenty who are keen to take part in next summers reading programme.

Doris and Batman with some SuperReaders!

APN – the busy summer has caused us some angst with APN & unforseen problems, especially in terms of the numbers of wifiers in the library.  As with anything new it takes time for systems to evolve.  What we have in place at the moment seems to be working – booking by whiteboard, one computer for TDC cardholders only & limiting the wifiers to the meeting room & one desk in the YA area. The downside is no table for those who like to spread out a newspaper, but we are working on it. Nothing is set in concrete & I am sure there will be further changes as we respond to changing situations.

Tish.

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Aotearoa People’s Network – 9/May-meeting notes Tuesday, May 13 2008

Ethos of Aotearoa People’s network includes:

*”Libraries are a creative public space”*

*Equitable access to Information*

*Digital Citizens of the 21st Century”*

Issues to be aware of- prior to installation:

Safety/Netiquette

Managing Success/Managing Demand

1. Policies in place to deal with change in library use- new demographic-
2. APN brings in people who have not used libraries before
3. training of all staff  (ICDL) in technology

APN – issues -

1. Long Term sustainability – costs of maintining high standard service
2. Measurement – useage of the APN-End User survey underway to evaluate impact on communities
3. Content – EPIC content at the front
4. Political issues – (local government/central government)
5. Training – ICDL is not ideal but is web based and is accessible to all
6. Equipment -
7. Branding – branding project is underway – logo via Qualmark
8. KETE – all APN libraries including waitlisted are entitled to a kete!
9. Filtering – industry best practice = webmarshall with daily blacklist updates
10. All updates done remotely
11. Online booking system – not currently in use – but if an electronic system is put in place it is all or none – so needs to suit all libraries
12. To see APN in practice – click link below to youtube video of interviews with librarians and users

 

 

 

 

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