WebJunction

Thanks for joining us for the first town hall. Feel free to use this area to continue the conversation from the town hall session or from the pre-town hall discussion.

Thought those of you that attended would like to see the (all anonymous) feedback from the survey at the end of the session. Thank you all so much for attending and contributing so much. We're going to keep at it, improving each time using feedback like this! Here is what you told us:

Keeping the topics flowing. I liked the idea of choosing what was most important to the group and then letting it flow.

The graphics were done quickly and clearly.

Explaining tools very briefly at the beginning; also setting clear expectations for how session would go.

ideas links

The technology worked very well.

Note posted on screen

Graphics

Managing a complex interactive site

very interactive - everyone was encouraged to participate - lots of ideas and discussion

Everything worked very well

Technology worked great

town hall format

I think that several participants gave some interesting suggestions.

encouraging discussion

I think all of the links that have been brought up will add immensely to the experience.

Good participation, good resources & links mentioned. Appreciate the archived stuff you will provide on this.

Getting ideas from participants

This was my second webinar and I had forgotten how to use the various tools. A short explanation would be appreciated.

Too much topic. I was there to really talk about impacts to training, but there wasn't enough time. Each one of the topics should be a town hall meeting (I like that name, btw! ;), or it should be billed as a running series & not stand alones.

Presenters should speak less and spend more time making sure people got to speak.

To cover a single topic instead of trying to cover multiple topics

This is my first webinar and I could have used a tutorial. Had a hard time getting in and lost time seeking tech help.

Less housekeeping conversations. Push "How to use" instructions out befor session begins

needs to be more focused, way too broad to complete in one hour

Can't think of anything

More narrow topic

I like the townhall approach. I hope that you will follow up with some of the topics that surfaced today. All of them are relevant and need to be pursued.

Suggestions for future webinars and town halls:

Book reviews, hiring interviews (questions to ask and not to ask), and an explanation on the E-rate and filtering, since the Third Court of Appeals struck down COPA-do we have to filter?

Was surprised to see Parnerships scored lowest on your survey. Perhaps symptomatic of an underlying problem? I thought that was one of THE most important topics--what better way to gain strength & support at a time when we're struggling?! I think there should be some awareness building around this idea. Michael's reaction to learning about Katie & that Foundation.org...immediate attempt to build a bridge, not a wall. That embodied exactly what we should all be doing. Kudos!

Reference collection management. Print vs. online. Staff buy-in. Marketing of our databases

Focus on one topic

use of social networking tools to expand library's reach in the community

Technology topics

I do like the idea of a staff development and training session. In these tough budget times, it's a big issue.

Staff training