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How To Effectively Communicate With Techies
Helen Linda, Systems & Technical Services Librarian, Goddard College, Plainfield, VT
helen.linda@goddard.edu
New England Library Association Annual Conference 2013, Portland, ME
Who Am I?
● Half & Half -
Library & Systems
● Fake IT Department -
First Responder
● Goddard College LITS -
One Department
● Library Organization
Volunteer Geek
What’s This Hour About?
YOU!
Attitude
Who you are/want to be
Skills
How to get there
Tools
What to use
What It’s Not About
THEM!
That said,
introducing this
into a feral IT
department can’t
hurt:
How To Help People Use a Computer: http://polaris.gseis.ucla.edu/pagre/how-to-help.html
The Courage To Ask
● How does IT prefer to have a
problem presented or
reported?
● Can they help you learn to do
those things?
● Stick with it!
Image credits: xkcd - A webcomic of romance, sarcasm, math,
and language. http://xkcd.com Beloved by geeks everywhere.
The Courage To Try
● Designed tough inside
and out
● Most of what you do
can be undone
Don’t Panic!
Problem Solving Thrives on Calm
The Basics Prevent Panic
● Learn software off deadline
● Save early and often
● Don’t just save to desktop
● Back up your back ups
● Know your undo
● Don’t open attachments
● Use in-software help
Stop at First Sign of Trouble
If It Feels Wrong, It Probably Is!
Read!
Just Because It Popped Up On Your Computer
Doesn’t Mean You Won’t Understand It
Be A Detective
● What did you do?
● What did you expect
to happen?
● What actually
happened?
● Use the 5 W’s
Really, Take Screenshot/cast
Or, At Least Copy/Paste The Message
Google It!
YouTube Gets The Job Done, Too
Give The Symptoms,
Not The Diagnosis
Image credits: xkcd - A webcomic of romance, sarcasm, math, and language. http://xkcd.com Beloved by geeks everywhere.
No Such Thing As
Too Much Information
● Collect all the
information you can
● Provide it all at once
● They’ll decide what’s
relevant
Keep Learning
Embrace Tech! It Might Even Be Fun!
Learning Opportunities
Keep Current
And Be The Person Who Finds Cool Stuff
code4lib (computer programming & LIS)
DIGLIB (digital libraries)
NGC4Lib (Next Generation Catalogs)
Web4Lib (library-based World Wide Web)
OSS4Lib (open source software & lib)
Questions? Stories? Things to Add?
From the NELA Group Discussion
The board got erased before I could write down all your wonderful suggestions and points!
Did I miss something you shared or remember? Let me know! helen.linda@goddard.edu
(some things have already been added to the slides)
Q: How do I pick virus free places to download from?
A: This is a moving target! Even places considered
reputable get infected. Use sources like CNET & the Keep
Current slide sources for reviews. Ask your IT folks for
their advice. Try your best but know that if you follow
the basics from these slides, then when this inevitably
happens to you, it will be simply annoying instead of
devastating.
Huge thanks to Mary Russell for her NELA Conference Blog Post!
This was a great, succinct memory refresher!
Fun Sources of Information, Collection
Development, and Smarty Pants!

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How To Effectively Communicate With Techies

  • 1. How To Effectively Communicate With Techies Helen Linda, Systems & Technical Services Librarian, Goddard College, Plainfield, VT helen.linda@goddard.edu New England Library Association Annual Conference 2013, Portland, ME
  • 2. Who Am I? ● Half & Half - Library & Systems ● Fake IT Department - First Responder ● Goddard College LITS - One Department ● Library Organization Volunteer Geek
  • 3. What’s This Hour About? YOU! Attitude Who you are/want to be Skills How to get there Tools What to use
  • 4. What It’s Not About THEM! That said, introducing this into a feral IT department can’t hurt: How To Help People Use a Computer: http://polaris.gseis.ucla.edu/pagre/how-to-help.html
  • 5. The Courage To Ask ● How does IT prefer to have a problem presented or reported? ● Can they help you learn to do those things? ● Stick with it!
  • 6. Image credits: xkcd - A webcomic of romance, sarcasm, math, and language. http://xkcd.com Beloved by geeks everywhere. The Courage To Try ● Designed tough inside and out ● Most of what you do can be undone
  • 8. The Basics Prevent Panic ● Learn software off deadline ● Save early and often ● Don’t just save to desktop ● Back up your back ups ● Know your undo ● Don’t open attachments ● Use in-software help
  • 9. Stop at First Sign of Trouble If It Feels Wrong, It Probably Is!
  • 10. Read! Just Because It Popped Up On Your Computer Doesn’t Mean You Won’t Understand It
  • 11. Be A Detective ● What did you do? ● What did you expect to happen? ● What actually happened? ● Use the 5 W’s
  • 12. Really, Take Screenshot/cast Or, At Least Copy/Paste The Message
  • 13. Google It! YouTube Gets The Job Done, Too
  • 14. Give The Symptoms, Not The Diagnosis Image credits: xkcd - A webcomic of romance, sarcasm, math, and language. http://xkcd.com Beloved by geeks everywhere.
  • 15. No Such Thing As Too Much Information ● Collect all the information you can ● Provide it all at once ● They’ll decide what’s relevant
  • 16. Keep Learning Embrace Tech! It Might Even Be Fun!
  • 18. Keep Current And Be The Person Who Finds Cool Stuff code4lib (computer programming & LIS) DIGLIB (digital libraries) NGC4Lib (Next Generation Catalogs) Web4Lib (library-based World Wide Web) OSS4Lib (open source software & lib)
  • 20. From the NELA Group Discussion The board got erased before I could write down all your wonderful suggestions and points! Did I miss something you shared or remember? Let me know! helen.linda@goddard.edu (some things have already been added to the slides) Q: How do I pick virus free places to download from? A: This is a moving target! Even places considered reputable get infected. Use sources like CNET & the Keep Current slide sources for reviews. Ask your IT folks for their advice. Try your best but know that if you follow the basics from these slides, then when this inevitably happens to you, it will be simply annoying instead of devastating. Huge thanks to Mary Russell for her NELA Conference Blog Post! This was a great, succinct memory refresher! Fun Sources of Information, Collection Development, and Smarty Pants!