A brief PPT on bringing a school library online. Includes benefits, partnering with public libraries and teachers, and being where your students are.

1. Building the Virtual SCHOOL Library Kris Kenney Online Services Coordinator Schaumburg Township District Library kkenney@stdl.org

2. ELECTRONIC vs. PRINT Buy materials online when possible, you need to be where your customers are.

3. TYPES OF E-RESOURCESappropriate for schools Encyclopedias Magazines Literature Criticism Hot Topics Reference Books Test Preparation Language Learning

4. BENEFITSof electronic resources Save on shelf space Updated more often than books Ability to email/save, no photocopying More reliable than a web search Enhanced features: audio, video, images, citation creators, rss feeds, folders

5. REMOTE ACCESS Access from home, from phone, from work, from grandma’s house, from computer lab, from where ever there is a computer with Internet access.

6. BUILD PARTNERSHIPSwith your local public library Check out their subscriptions – don’t duplicate Find out if a discount is applicable because the library has a subscription already Add a link to the library resources from your school library site for the convenience of the students. Invite the local library to specific school activities Work with the teachers to provide curriculum to the local library

7. WORK WITH YOUR PUBLIC LIBRARY Work with a contact at the local public library who is interested in working with the schools Ask the public library to offer a scavenger hunt to help students learn to use the library. Ask the public library to offer curriculum specific classes in the evenings when students can attend Help promote public library classes being offered to students Work with teachers to provide extra credit for work done in the public library

8. LIBRARY SYSTEMS Check with your local library system for discounts Look into Library Partnership Trust Check with other states who may offer discounts

9. WHAT WEB 2.0 CAN DO Free No experience needed Builds a discussion Builds creativity

10. WEB 2.0 IDEAS Build a blog for book reviews, assignment alerts, promote new resources, ‘help’ topics, video tutorials Go where your students are: MySpace, FaceBook, Flickr, YouTube Use Glogster, Flickr, Animoto or other creative sites to hold contests. For more ideas try GO2WEB20

11. PUT YOUR LIBRARY ON FBand add your own content

12. ARE YOU ACCESSIBLE? E-mail IM/Chat Texting

13. ELECTRONIC RESOURCESmake them inviting and accessible (24/7)

14. SCHOOL WEBSITEmake sure the library has a presence

15. SLIDESHARE You can also view this presentation on SlideShare.