Oak Park Public Library launched a mobile hotspot lending program using mobile broadband wireless Internet, which connects your Wi-Fi enabled device to a 4G mobile high speed network. Small, portable, easy to use, connects up to 8 devices. Provided by Mobile Beacon (Device $45, service $10 per month, prepaid $120/year) and includes unlimited 4G. They work with TechSoup for Libraries (both are nonprofits). However, there is currently a lawsuit between Sprint and Mobile Beacon, so Oak Park Library has discontinued this lending program.
Emily Clasper, Suffolk Cooperative Library System (54 libraries) talked about project management. What tool should we use? It depends on: What problem do you need to solve? What do you need help with?
- Slack – https://slack.com – team communication, file sharing, “group chat on steroids”
- Asana – https://asana.com – task management, progress tracking, unicorns and hearts
- Trello – https://trello.com – task management, progress tracking
- Basecamp – https://basecamp.com – simple project management, basic planning tools
- Ganttic – https://ganttic.com – project planning, resource management and scheduling, task assignment (no task management)
- Smartsheet – https://smartsheet.com – project planning, fuller functionality but more expensive
- Gameplan – https://www.gameplanpro.com
- Mindmeister – https://www.mindmeister.com
I never thought about attending consumer electronics shows for ideas to jumpstart library programming - good idea!
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