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Support for Digital Literacy in Public Libraries
Last Modified: 08 October 2013
This digital literacy guidebook was created under a grant from the Institute of Museum and Library Services, and is designed for state libraries to use in exploring potential state-level investments and partnerships that advance digital literacy.
Case Study: Freedom Rings in Philadelphia
Last Modified: 23 May 2012
The Freedom Rings Partnership is a coalition of grassroots organizations, government, and universities working together in Philadelphia to drive broadband adoption in underserved communities.
- Getting to Know Your Library: the Community
- Getting to Know Your Library: Computers
- Getting to Know Your Library: eBooks, Digital Media and Databases
- Getting to Know Your Library: Marketing
- Getting to Know Your Library: Policies
- Getting to Know Your Library: Resources and Logistics
- Getting to Know Your Library: The Books!
- Getting to Know Your Library: Volunteers
- Steps to Success: Computer Class and Resource Referral List
- Steps to Success: Delivering Classroom Training
- Steps to Success: eReaders, Tablets and Smartphones
- Steps to Success: Grant Writing
- Steps to Success: Marketing
- Steps to Success: Outreach
- Steps to Success: Providing One-on-One Assistance
- Steps to Success: Plan a New Computer Class
- Steps to Success: Troubleshooting
- Steps to Success: Volunteers
- Level Up: Attend a Community Event
- Level Up: Community Data Gathering
- Level Up: Create or update a Handout
- Level Up: Create or update a Screencast or Online How-to Guide
- Level Up: Create a Volunteer Handbook
- Level Up: Demographics and Polices
- Level Up: Emerging Technology
- Level Up: Evaluate the Effectiveness of a Service
- Level Up: Google Analytics
- Level Up: Implement a New Technology
- Level Up: Open Source Software
- Level Up: Partnerships
- Level Up: Privacy
- Level Up: Reflect
- Level Up: Put Together a Technology Policy
- Level Up: Put Together a Troubleshooting Checklist
- Level Up: Safe Social Networking
- Level Up: Social Media
- Level Up: Staff Training
- Level Up: Understanding Filtering
- Level Up: Understanding the needs of People with Disabilities in Your Community
- Level Up: Understand Security
- Level Up: User Experience
- Level Up: Web Content
- Where might I find volunteers for tech training?
- Volunteer with Your Library!
- Volunteer Time Sheet
Guiding Ohio Online: Volunteer Technology Instructor Training
Last Modified: 21 March 2012
Guiding Ohio Online is an AmeriCorps program that places members in rural Ohio libraries to deliver digital literacy training through computer classes, one-on-one computer assistance, outreach, and volunteer recruitment.
- Planning-for-Success-Cookbook.pdf
- Planning-for-Success-Toolkit.pdf
- Recipes-for-a-5-Star-Library.pdf
- A-Cookbook-for-Small-and-Rural-Libraries.pdf
Planning for Success Cookbook Overview and Toolkit
Last Modified: 21 March 2012
TechSoup for Libraries created these Computer Cookbooks and accompanying Toolkit, to help you keep your library's technology running properly, sustain its growth, and ensure its viability.
Technology Support Action Plan Template
Last Modified: 21 March 2012
Create your Technology Support Action Plan using this template complete with recommended steps and linked resources.
