Technology Petting Zoo Request

Now Scheduling for 2014 and beyond!

Get your eBook questions answered at this casual training! Library Consultant Mandy Knapp from the State Library of Ohio will bring a number of devices to your library for your staff to learn and practice on. Together, we’ll touch and play with the devices in a relaxed and supportive environment. The devices available in each session include an iPod Touch, a Creative Zen Player (MP3), two Sony eReaders, a 1st Generation Kindle, a Nook Color, a Kindle Fire, a Motorola Xoom, a Nook Simple Touch, a 1st Generation Nook, an iPad and a Kobo. A laptop with the Overdrive Download Station software can also be brought.

Your library does not have to be a member of the Ohio eBook Project to have this training. Any library in the State of Ohio is welcome to request a Technology Petting Zoo. Please note in the form below which (if any) eBook or downloadable audiobook services your library provides.

This program is best suited for no more than 20 participants per hour. So, if there were 40 staff members that needed trained, the program could be broken into 2-one hour sessions. Another option for a busy library is to have the trainer set up shop in a meeting room and have staff stop by on an off-desk hour.

With limited numbers of devices and trainers, sessions will be scheduled on a first come first serve basis. Please submit your request at least three weeks in advance; the more in advance your request is received, the more likely it is that it will be able to be scheduled. At this time, we can accommodate 3 requests per month.

If you are interested in having a Technology Petting Zoo at your library please fill out the following information:

Library Name: *

Date : *

What date would you like to have a Technology Petting Zoo?

Time of day: *

Please keep in mind travel time from the State Library.

Is there any flexibility in this date/time range? If so please specify:

To train a maximum number of staff, the trainer may visit one library in the morning and another in the afternoon.

Contact Name:

Contact Email: *

Do you want training on the Overdrive download station?:

Yes

How many staff will participate in this training?:

Does your library have a wireless internet connection?:

Yes

What eBook and/or downloadable Audiobook services does your library currenty provide:

Please be as specific as possible. Possible services include: Axis 360 (Baker and Taylor), 3M Cloud Library, One-Click (Recorded Books)and many more. If you use Overdrive at your library, please say which consortium you are with (if applicable).

Are there any policies that the trainer should be aware of?:

Any technology or customer service related policies that you would like the trainer to emphasize. For example, some libraries have the policy that staff cannot touch patron's devices.

Other comments:

Any other thoughts, questions or concerns you might have.

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