CPL 2.0

Tuesday, August 3, 2010

The Big Wrap Up!

Thank you for participating in CPL 2.0! And thanks to those of you who filled out the survey. We are carefully considering all responses, and will use your feedback if a program like this is offered again.

We have sent the last batch of names to Human Resources to get credit for the training. If you're done but haven't been given credit, you may not have been registered, or your blog URL may not have reached us. Please email Kari (kari.brawn@calgarypubliclibrary.com), and she'll work with you to figure it out.

If you have been given credit, you may choose to delete your blog. To do this:

1) Sign in to your blog.

2) Click the blue "Settings" link near the middle of the page. This will take you to "Basic" settings.

3) At the top of the page, the first option is "Blog Tools." Beside this, there is a link that says "Delete Blog." Click it, and Blogger will ask you to confirm that you want to delete the blog.

You're done! We hope that you had fun and learned some practical skills during CPL 2.0!

Monday, June 21, 2010

Completed Training!

Monday, June 7, 2010

Congratulations and Reflections

Thank you for participating in CPL 2.0. We're delighted to announce that Robyn Lambert from Country Hills is the winner of the iPod Touch!

Some people have been asking about Facebook and privacy. Here are two articles you may be interested in:

This Time magazine article is called "How Facebook is Redefining Privacy," and it includes a link to info on how to delete your Facebook profile:
http://www.time.com/time/business/article/0,8599,1990582-1,00.html

This Mashable article has some privacy tips. Mashable is a great source for web 2.0 and technology information.
http://mashable.com/2010/05/18/facebook-privacy-tips/

For the most current news on Facebook, check Mashable's page here:
http://mashable.com/social-media/facebook/

Are you done? Congratulations!! Send Kari an email when your blog is complete (by July 31). We'll check it out, and you'll get your training credit from HR.

As always, feel free to ask us any questions, or pass on any feedback!

Cheers, Katie and Kari

Thursday, June 3, 2010

Go Riley!

Congratulations to Riley- first branch done!!

Email Kari by midnight Saturday, June 5 to be entered in the draw for the iPod touch.

Monday, May 31, 2010

Wrap-Up

Congratulations!! You've made it to the end of CPL 2.0 Training! We have heard from many libraries that staff members are helping each other out and having fun, and we hope everyone had a similar experience. Right now, there are 327 people participating - way to go, CPL!

This week, you have two simple tasks:

1) When you are completely done, email Kari.Brawn@calgarypubliclibrary.com with your BRANCH OR DEPARTMENT AND NAME. (this link may not work with all logins)

2) Go to the CPL 2.0 Evaluation (http://www.surveymonkey.com/s/35W5P7K), and evaluate this training. We are looking forward to hearing your thoughts!

NOTE: If you can't fill out the survey, it's because of cookies. (We are tricking you into learning more here!)

SurveyMonkey doesn't allow a computer to fill out a survey more than once because someone might try to spam us with compliments! It tracks the computers that have responded with "cookies"- a little text file. The easy solution is use another computer. To delete the cookies, see comments section below.

We will be creating another post after June 5th which will list all the pseudonyms or names of people who are done the training. You can check this list to ensure we got your email. Remember - if you complete the training by June 5, you will be entered to win an iPod Touch!!!

But if you need more time, don't worry. You'll have until July 31 to complete all the tasks. As always, just ask if you need any help!

P.S. As another wrap up activity, you may want to tighten your Facebook security measures.

Monday, May 24, 2010

Twitter

What is it?

Twitter http://www.twitter.com/
is a “micro-blogging” site that allows you communicate with people in 140 characters or less. Twitter posts (or “tweets”) sent by people you choose to follow (friends, celebrities, or even strangers) are automatically added to a list of tweets called your “feed. “

1) Go to Twitter and click on “About Us” at the very bottom of the page. Try searching for something that interests you in the search box.

2) Check out some of the following CPL Twitter accounts:

- CPL Teen Zone: https://twitter.com/cplteenzone

- CPL Central: https://twitter.com/CPLCentral

- Country Hills: https://twitter.com/CountryHillsLib

- Fish Creek: https://twitter.com/fishcreeklib

- Shawnessy: https://twitter.com/ShawnessyLib

- Village Square: https://twitter.com/vilsqlibrary

- Community Services: https://twitter.com/LibraryPrograms

3) In your blog, comment on ONE of the following:

• Armed with a bit of knowledge about what Twitter is all about, share your thoughts on this fast growing online phenomenon.

OR

• What kind of information is being posted by the library accounts above? What kind of information should libraries post?

Note: you don't have to sign up to Twitter to complete this exercise.

Monday, May 17, 2010

LibraryThing

What is it?
LibraryThing
http://www.librarything.com/

is a social media site for book lovers. It allows you to share your book collection, review books, maintain reading lists, and chat with users who have similar tastes in literature.
You can import records from Amazon.com and various national library catalogues (including the National Library of Canada), and tag books with keywords of your choice.

1) Learn a little about this site. Take the LibraryThing tour at:
www.librarything.com/tour

2) Search LibraryThing for your favourite book or a book you’ve read recently. Read a few reviews, and check out the tags and recommended reads.

3) In your blog, comment on ONE of the following:

• Was the site user-friendly? Did you find it difficult to navigate?

OR

• Do you see any practical applications for LibraryThing either at home or at work? Will you start using this site?

OR

• If you already use LibraryThing, what’s your favourite part?