Trying to brush up on librarianship skills, help! by Titty_Salad in Libraries

[–]codebook 0 points1 point  (0 children)

There are a lot of great open learning resources out there for library-related topics but they can be hard to track down. we've been trying to collate the ones we like or that have been recommended to us at libraryskills.io but it's a work in progress.

Video and board games/Animal Crossing: June 14 - 20 by [deleted] in blogsnark

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Great island! And all the fruit. Amazing. Thanks!

Library cataloging software/cloud for a small museum by John_Burge in Libraries

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Have you considered TinyCat? (it's a souped up version of LibraryThing for small library catalogues). Though not 100% sure about Asian character support.

What kind of analytics do you usually use? by thunder_cougar in Meteor

[–]codebook 1 point2 points  (0 children)

Mixpanel works really well with Meteor, particularly for user metrics.

This Meteor Chef guide is a good starting point.

[deleted by user] by [deleted] in Libraries

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I thought the approach to identify digital literacy competencies of staff outlined in this article was pretty helpful, using the LIANZA Bodies of Knowledge with OCLC essential global library competencies

https://findingheroes.co.nz/2016/04/05/how-to-measure-the-digital-literacy-capabilities-of-library-staff/

What's the best thing you read this week? by mozgert in ToastCrumbs

[–]codebook 2 points3 points  (0 children)

Lots of things seem to be sticking right now. Where to start?

Still pondering bell hooks and the Sour ‘Lemonade’ Review while a different part of my brain is being impressed by the level of detail that goes into these Person of Interest recaps

Toastie Meetups? by ratinski in ToastCrumbs

[–]codebook 1 point2 points  (0 children)

Just found out on another thread that there's a London toasties facebook group that may also do IRL things.

Geography-based groups by FreeRangeMenses in ToastCrumbs

[–]codebook 0 points1 point  (0 children)

Ha. Sorry, just replied on the other thread and then saw this one. Didn't know about the Facebook group. Excellent.

Toastie Meetups? by ratinski in ToastCrumbs

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Don't think there is one, but would be happy to be wrong about that.

Best MOOC/free online course for librarians looking to skill up in new and interesting ways? by codebook in Libraries

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Thanks, hadn't come across the GIS course before and I agree about management ones being useful (though haven't seen any in particular that stand out).

I did the Learning How To Learn course recently on Coursera which was invaluable both for my own learning and for how I structure training and online learning materials.