Virtually serving the unserved
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The presentation discusses the challenges faced by libraries in Hood River County, Oregon, particularly in light of closure and unserved populations. It highlights the importance of ensuring access to library resources for those without library services by utilizing online resources and offering assistance to patrons. The goal is to find solutions to support unserved communities, emphasizing the role of librarians in providing help.
Virtually serving the unserved
- 1. Virtually serving the unserved How L-net helps in times of no libraries Presented by: Matthew “Buzzy” Nielsen Library Director This presentation is licensed under a Creative Commons 3.0 Attribution June 10, 2011 United States license. http://www.creativecommons.org
- 2. A vested interest “Hood River County, OR Library to Close, After Residents “Libraries in Hood Vote Down District ” River County Close ” Oregon Public Broadcasting Library Journal June 4, 2010 July 1, 2010 “Locking Up an Oregon Library, and Walking Away The Oregonian ” July 21, 2010 Photo source: muumuulibrarian on Flickr
- 3. But we're not the only ones Photo sources: KYVL News 10, Medford Mail Tribune
- 4. This prompts certain ... questions “What is going to happen with all the books in Hood River County Library? ”
- 5. And they're not easy ones “It looks like the library here is going to close again ... so I wanted to find out how other libraries in Oregon remain open. ”
- 7. But some people never had any Counties with unserved populations, July 2011 Data source: Oregon State Library
- 8. And those people ask questions 1 71 27 0 14 21 5 Questions from unserved patrons, 2009-10 Data source: L-net. Unmarked counties were not recorded as unserved areas by L-net.
- 10. But they're missing a few things
- 11. Better know the unserved OSL statistics on the un- and underserved L-net stats (including zip codes) of the unserved.
- 12. When helping an unserved patron Check to make sure they have library service Refer them to resources they can access without a library card Use free online library resources (e.g. Multnomah's Homework Help) Be your regular friendly librarian self!
- 13. Help is on the way
- 14. Thank you! This presentation was made using open source software: Fedora Linux LibreOffice Chromium GIMP Shutter Operating system Impress Web browser Image editor Screenshot utility Presentation program