Library User Group Meeting
March 7, 2017
Jennifer Schwelik, an eLearning Specialist from INFOhio, will be in attendance to present updates from INFOhio.
Welcome & Updates
- Library Inventory Process, NEOMIN lab - March 8, 8:30 AM - 11:30 AM
- Library Overdue Reports, NEOMIN lab - March 9, 8:30 AM - 11:30 AM
- April Library User Group meeting - March 7, 1-3 PM (LAST MEETING OF THE YEAR)
- Statistic & Collection Analysis, NEOMIN lab - April 10, 8:30 AM - 11:30 AM
- Statistic & Collection Analysis, NEOMIN lab - May 2, 8:30 AM - 11:30 AM
PowerPoint Presentation for today's meeting
March7.ppt
Follow-up: Gail from Gale
- Gale Resources: Andrea Eshelman demo'd Gale resources during December library user group meeting
- Popular Gale Resources: Student Resources in Context and Opposing ViewPoints
- OhioNet pricing is available!
- Contact Gail Bandish or Andrea Eshelman for exact price quote
Free OhioNET eResources Preview
- February's library user group meeting provided time to explore these free resources
- Ended February 28, 2017
- Comments? Are you purchasing any resources?
Patron Updates: NEOMIN Server Move
- NEOMIN transferred the Patron Update Procedures to a new server in February
- Users should not notice a change in service
- Are you receiving the daily patron update emails?
INFOhio Budget Cut
- INFOhio received disappointing news regarding the proposed FY18-19 biennium budget. Our $1.1 million for digital content was not restored to the FY14-15 budget level. This $1.1 million goes directly for content to all Ohio schools - public, private, charter, e-school and home school.
- Join INFOhio's advocacy campaign to request that the $1.1 million for digital content be restored to bring INFOhio back to FY14-15 budget levels by completing three easy steps:
- Update your administrators.
- Contact your legislators.
- Organize others to contact their legislators.
Not sure who your legislator is?
- Check out our Find My Legislators search feature on the INFOhio advocacy page.
Not sure what to say?
- Take a look at INFOhio's message starters to help you get the ball rolling, but be sure to follow it up with your own story! It’s important that you share how you are using these digital resources with your students and the impact these resources have on student learning. Yours are the stories everyone wants to hear!
Surveys
- MCOECN will be sending a survey in early March
- INFOhio will be sending a survey in late March
- R4S users will receive a survey in late April/early May
- Purpose of surveys is to gather data to assist in planning.
INFOhio Digital Content
- If funding is not restored, would your district be interested in participating in a statewide purchase at a reduced cost for the materials?
INFOhio - What's New with ISearch?
ISearch "My List" - My lists video tutorial
Research Made Easy with ISearch
- Created by EBSCO, "Research Made Easy with ISearch” is a brief video that walks the viewer through the benefits of using ISearch. The video highlights ISearch’s:
- Reliable sources including books, articles, journals, video, and STEM results
- Time-saving efficiency
- Read-aloud feature
- Research starter with background information and related links
- Appropriate to use with students, faculty, and parents, “Research Made Easy with ISearch” makes it clear that ISearch is not only reliable, but easy to use, allowing students to search multiple databases with just one click!
- "INFOhio is working on integrating eRC and ISearch. eRC brings eBooks, audiobooks, and more straight to the discovery interface your users trust, from the vendors you know best. eBooks ONLY! This is not for databases.
We have a pilot going in which we are testing eRC and Overdrive books. We do not have a fee structure in place for this quite yet.
We’re also testing INFOhio’s Project Gutenberg collection with eRC. The Gutenberg collection integration with eRC and ISearch will be completed at no cost to schools and will be pushed out to all instances of ISearch."
**NEW** Promotional Flyer - INFOHIO RESEARCH ROCKET GIRL
- Have you seen INFOhio's Research Rocket Girl flyer? Featured in the OETC2017 program, this flyer is a great way to show how #INFOhioWorks for students and educators!
- Enter your school’s INFOhio username and password on the back in the space provided, print it, share it with your colleagues, and post it in your classroom. Print two copies to display both sides!
- You can find our Research Rocket Girl flyer, along with other INFOhio flyers, in the INFOhio Toolkit.
Teach with INFOhio
IWonder
- IWonder added content addressing technology for students including coding, robotics and making. INFOhio also tied ISearch into IWonder. For their summer work, INFOhio needs to know topics that would be helpful to include in ISearch and/or websites that you would like to see included.
- To submit your ideas, click on the Suggest a Site button and complete the survey.
- Training is self-paced, online course with 15 contact hours.
- 2017-2018 ICoach Form - Step One
- ICoach Program
Open Discussion
Adjourn
- Last meeting: Tuesday, April 4, 2017 at 1:00 PM