Staff Training May 6 & 27

Kendall Staff Training

E-resources 5/6/16

Presented by Jasmine Zelaya

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Overview: Navigating e-resources on the HPL Website

E-books

We offer thousands of e-books including fiction, nonfiction, graphic novels and comic books for all age groups through Overdrive, Axis360, Hoopla, ComicsPlus, Ebsconet and Gale Virtual Reference Library.

Audiobooks

Listen on your computer or on your mobile device. New titles are added regularly or explore classics. Available through Overdrive, Axis360, Hoopla and OneClickDigital.

Music

Freegal and Hoopla offer a wide selection of songs that include latest hits, classics, world music and more.

Video

Stream (or download) films, TV shows, documentaries, instructional and educational videos from Hoopla and Overdrive.

Mobile apps are available for Overdrive, Hoopla, Freegal and OneClickDigital. These and ComicsPlus are available on the HPL app. Check your app store or marketplace for more info. All apps available for free.

Get the complete handout.

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Practice/Assignment (due in two weeks):

1 Create an account with one of the ebook/ eaudiobook hosts.

2. Check out one item.

Staff Training Notes April 1 & 8

Kendall Staff Training

Hidden Gems                                                                                                             April 2016

Presented by Alice Dooley

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Overview:  Presenting “Special Collections,” archival and research materials available through the HPL website.

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Description:  The Houston Public Library website under the tab, “Research”

1.    The African American Library at the Gregory School

2.    Clayton Library for Genealogical Research

3.    The Foundation Center Funding Information network Partner

4.    Greenburg Collection

5.    Government Documents

6.    Houston Area Digital Resources

7.    Houston Metropolitan Research Center

8.    Houston Oral History Project

9.    The Texas and Local History Department

10.  The World Languages Collection

Hidden Gems

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Practice/Assignment (due in two weeks):  April 15^th

As a way to introduce you to Digital Collections, the Houston Public Library, Houston Area Digital Archives, Smithsonian Libraries, library.si.edu/color, New York Public Library, nypl.org/publicdomaindigitalcollections.nypl.org, the Portland State University Library, http://library.pdx.edu/color-our-collections-february-1-5/ and other libraries, have made available pictures that are in the public domain that you can color.

Your assignment is to choose a picture(s), color it, and then put it in my mailbox.  A displayed of your artwork will be put on display somewhere in the workroom. 

Tech Training Notes 2-4-15

EBooks & Hoopla
Presented by Jose

Today we created  a Hoopla account and also placed e-books on hold with Overdrive 

All what we needed was a library card and also a valid email address
we were able to check out a Music CD for 7 days
Things have changed for good with Overdrive and Hoopla 
Hoopla
https://www.hoopladigital.com/home 
Before we were able to check out only 4 items a month now its 8 items (Movies, music, audio books and tv series) 
Overdrive 
http://hadc.lib.overdrive.com/02B86BB2-2C60-4C36-9EEB-87859EEBB603/10/50/en/Default.htm
Before only "5 at a time" now you can a check out a maximum of "10 items at a time"
all what you need with overdrive:

1. a library card
2. an email to get notifications for books on hold 
3. download the app if you have a tablet or smartphone (you still can read book thru the browser if you don't have a tablet or don't have access to one)

Let me know if you need any help or questions (shot me an email)

Jose.- 

Staff Meeting Notes 5-28-14

11:15 – 11:45 AM, Breakroom.

1. SRP Updates  (Meg)
2. Friends Guidelines for Discards--handout (Karen)
3. Training: Hoopla (Pam)

Quick Notes

• Sorter: Leave sorter on at the end of the day, but unplug black A/C cords from the bins.
• Remember to leave all PCs on at the end of the day. You can log off, just don’t shut down.
• Vacation requests: Several staff members have already requested vacation for the summer. Please check the staff calendar in Google before requesting vacation.

Upcoming Staff Events

• Friday, May 30: Payday
• Monday, June 2: First day of Summer Reading Program
• Friday, June 6: Last day of pay period; timecards approved at close of business.
• June 9-13: New Employee Orientation at Central
• Wednesday, June 11: Open Discussion Meeting
• Friday, June 13: Payday
• Friday, June 20: Juvenile Pre-Selection. Last day of pay period; timecards approved at close of business.
• Wednesday, June 25: Staff Meeting
• Thursday, June 26: NL Managers Meeting
• Friday, June 27: Payday
• Monday, June 30: Deadline for completing Executive Order 1-50: Workplace Discrimination and Harassment Annual Training.
• Thursday, July 31: Deadline for completing Cyber Security Awareness Training.

Absent: Calvin, Evin, Leona