Neal-Schuman Publishers, Inc.

 

Your library plays a crucial role as your community’s epicenter for technology whether you provide skill building resources, free access to the Web or both. To deliver top service to your Web-savvy users, you and your staff must stay up-to-date with the latest technology skills and trends. This invaluable new Tech Set guide from renowned consultant, speaker, and technology instructor Sarah Houghton-Jan presents practical, start-to-finish guidance so you can easily and successfully implement a low-cost, comprehensive, and effective staff technology training program in your library.

Houghton-Jan outlines various types of technology training programs and helps you determine which one is right for your library. You’ll learn how to create a list of important technology skills to include in training, how to integrate popular technology training tools into your program, and best practices for dealing with common problems like working with different learning styles, dealing with difficult learners, and finding a suitable location. There are tips for marketing your program to supporters and skeptics alike, as well as guidelines for evaluating its success.

Whether you’re an experienced technology instructor or a first-time trainer, this new Tech Set title will help you develop thriving, easy-to-implement, and budget-friendly technology training programs in your library.

See the rest of the titles in this ten-book series at http://www.neal-schuman.com/techset

 "Houghton-Jan...offers a guide to help all types of libraries implement low-cost, comprehensive, and effective programs for staff to learn new technology skills."
-- SciTech Book News, June 2010
 
"This should prove an essential resource for librarians responsible for implementing training and employee development programs."
-- Library Journal, June 2010
 
"No other work combines staff development with technology training in an easy-to-digest format tailored to library staff at all levels."
-- Maurice Coleman, Technology Trainer at the Harford County Public Library
 

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