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The accidental technology trainer : a guide for libraries / Stephanie Gerding.

by Gerding, Stephanie K.

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Information Today, c2007.

Libraries and the Internet.

Libraries -- Information technology.

Libraries and adult education.

Internet literacy -- Study and teaching.

Information literacy -- Study and teaching.

Information services -- User education.

Information technology -- Study and teaching.

Technology -- Study and teaching.

Library users -- Effect of technological innovations on.

Library employees -- Effect of technological innovations on.

Library employees -- In-service training.

Librarians -- Effect of technological innovations on.

Libraries and community.

Librarians -- In-service training.

Library surveys.

9781573872690 (pbk.)

xxii, 250 p. : ill. ; 23 cm.

Halifax Public Libraries Professional Collection : This book is housed in Kelli Wooshue's office (eServices, Central Library).

Includes bibliographical references (p. 225-230) and index.

Being an accidental technology trainer -- Discovering training principles -- Identifying library technology training skills -- Knowing your library learners -- Learning interactively -- Creating and maintaining interest -- Planning technology training -- Organizing and designing the workshop -- Dealing with difficult library training situations -- Examining best practices in library technology training -- Keeping current and sharing resources.

"Librarians have become navigators on the sea of the Internet, and The Accidental Technology Trainer is a tool as useful as a compass! This book will strengthen those professional training skills that are essential for successful 21st century librarians." - Susan Hildreth, State Librarian of California. Here is an extremely useful and reassuring guide for library staff who find themselves newly responsible for technology training - whether in computer labs, classrooms, or one-on-one with library users. Stephanie Gerding addresses the most common concerns of new trainers, recommends great tools and techniques, and shares helpful advice from many of her fellow tech trainers. Libraries are often the only source for free access to computers and the internet. If you have computers in your library, you are getting questions and requests for help from your patron on any number of subjects, from basic computer skills like setting up an email accounting and navigating the Internet to social networking, applying for jobs online, or using-readers. You may not have expected technology training to be a part of your library career; but the need is clear, and you can help patrons and staff learn new technologies with the right tool kit and some confidence. Stephanie Gerding provides library staff and trainers with practical tips and best practices for planning and promoting computer classes at the library, engaging students and evaluating success. She addresses the most common concerns from new trainers, including fear of failure, lack of confidence, uncertainty about how to deal with difficult situations and worry about logistics, space concerns, and planning. Learn all the many ways that your library can meet the needs for technology job and best use the resources you have on hand. Become a more effective technology trainer! Stephanie Gerding is a librarian, author, and trainer. As an independent library consultant, Stephanie plans and conducts training for thousands of participants around the world in grants, technology, train-the-trainer, digital literacy, planning, advocacy, and online training topics. She worked as a library trainer for the Bill & Melinda Gates Foundation.

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