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I thought it might help if a consortium could expand online training opportunities to allow library staff to avoid travel. | I thought it might help if a consortium could expand online training opportunities to allow library staff to avoid travel. | ||
Revision as of 08:42, 26 January 2009
The Consortium Management Discussion Group had a lively discussion about dealing with the economic downturn. We hope to collect some of the ideas from that discussion and follow up here on the wiki.
I thought it might help if a consortium could expand online training opportunities to allow library staff to avoid travel. lynda.com [1] is one resource that offers a multiuser licensing option. The site offers many many topics and many samples to evaluate. I have tried some of the Photoshop tutorials and they were excellent. We are now encouraging some of our members to evaluate it before we purchase the license.
I heard at a previous meeting that booksale shoppers use a scanning device linked to a local or online database for quick evaluation of prices for used book. I thought a consortium could buy one and lend it to members as they prepare for booksales so they can identify the most valuable items in their stock. I am not sure about licensing. Has anyone done this? Here are links to two scanners I found on the web: asellertool.com [2] scoutpal.com [3]
