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Training on our new text messaging reference service is available for anyone who would like it. The training is not required, but will give you an overview of the new service, information about how best to answer texting questions, and hands-on practice with the software we'll be using to answer questions. Librarians who have never sent text messages are especially encouraged to attend.

It's not required, but if you have a cell phone and can send text messages, please bring your phone to the training.

Multnomah County Central Library
801 SW 10th Ave, 3rd floor computer lab
Portland

Monday, Sept. 27, 9:00 - 10 am

Monday, Sept. 27, 3:00 - 4 pm

Tuesday, Sept 28, 9:00 - 10 am

Tuesday, Sept. 28, 10 - 11

Monday, Oct 4, 9:00 - 10 am

Tuesday, Oct. 5, 9 - 10

Tuesday, Oct. 5, 10 -11

Thursday, Oct. 7, 9 - 10

Thursday, Oct. 7, 11 - 12

Eugene Public Library
100 West 10th Avenue, 4th floor computer lab Eugene

Wednesday, Sept. 22, 9:00 - 10:00
Wednesday, Sept. 22, 11:00 - 12:00

Tigard Public Library

Wednesday, Sept. 29, 9:00 - 10:00

Southern Oregon University, Hannon Library 1250 Siskiyou Blvd., classroom #114 Ashland

Thursday, Oct. 14, 8:30 - 10:00

The other day while using a windows shortcut I inadvertently discovered that some shortcuts work in spark.

I'm not a big user of shortcuts, but if you are, try these out in spark:

F10 opens the spark menu

ALT+F4: minimizes spark

F8 opens a spark browser window - if you click on the browse button, you get a bunch of options. If you click on "fastpath" you'll see a bunch of Oregon groups. But then what? If anyone can figure out what this is for, I'd like to know.

Control T opens frequent contacts

Control F opens Find contact

Our new L-net software is ready and will be delivered to us very soon.

I've scheduled trainings around the state. My hope is to get most current L-net librarians trained during the last two weeks of August. We expect to start serving patrons with the new software September 15.

Training will include hands-on practice with the new chat software and the new email software.

I wanted to send out an announcement today so that you could all make adjustments in your schedules to attend training. Besides the trainings listed below, I expect to schedule trainings in Bend, Eugene, and Corvallis. There may be another Portland area training in addition to the ones listed below. I'll send out another announcement as soon as those are scheduled.

As soon as we get through this transition to new software, I expect to begin scheduling trainings for librarians new to L-net.

Some of the computer labs have limited space. If you'd like to attend one of these trainings, please contact me to register.

I'll be working away from the library Aug. 1 - 6 so I may be a little slow about returning messages, but I'll confirm registrations as soon as I can.

The scheduled trainings are:

Monday, August 18, 2:00 - 4:00
Newport Public Library

Tuesday, August 19, 2:00 - 4:00
WCCLS Administration
111 NE Lincoln St., room is 210-L, Hillsboro

Thursday, August 21, 10:00 - 12:00
Chemeketa Community College Library, Salem

Tuesday, August 26, 10:00 - 12:00
Portland Community College, Sylvania Library, room 212

Wednesday, August 27, 1:00 - 3:00
Portland State University Library, room 170

Thursday, August 28, 10:00 - 12:00
Western Oregon University Library, Monmouth

Friday, August 29, 9:00 - 11:00
Salem Public Library

Tuesday, September 2, 1:00 - 3:00
OIT Library in Klamath Falls

Wednesday, September 3, 1:30 - 3:30
Multnomah County Library, Central, 3rd floor computer lab

Wednesday, Sept. 17, 1:00 - 3:00
Southern Oregon University Library, Ashland

This is all so exciting! Software that works! Yippee! See you at a training soon!

L-net's Quality Team is recognizing two librarians for high quality digital reference work while staffing the service during the Winter 2007 quarter.

The L-net Quality Team presented Notable Transcript awards to Emily-Jane Dawson of Multnomah County Library and Megan Meyer, a librarian in our L-net Volunteer program.

As an expression of our appreciation, the team presented Emily-Jane and Megan with bouquets of flowers and certificates. Please join us in congratulating these librarians!

The award winning transcripts and a list of the criteria for which they were selected can be seen at http://www.oregonlibraries.net/notable

L-net's Quality Team is recognizing two Oregon librarians for high quality digital reference work while staffing the service.

The L-net Quality Team presented Notable Transcript awards to:

Jessica Marie of Tigard Public Library and Janeanne Rockwell-Kincanon of Western Oregon University Library. As an expression of appreciation, the team presented Jessica and Janeanne with bouquets of flowers and certificates. Please join us in congratulating these librarians!

The award winning transcripts and a list of the criteria for which they were selected can be seen at:

Notable Transcripts