Holiday Reading for staff by Julie Roberts

Select new items for inclusion:

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Browse the new book shelves in the back room for likely titles (N.B. MAKE SURE YOU ALLOW PLENTY OF TIME FOR THESE TITLES TO BE FULLY PROCESSED e.g. 4 weeks?)
Review new items using the Catalogue
Scan the display areas at the front of the library for new adult titles that might appeal
Consider adding more generic content if there are not enough new senior fiction available e.g. new dvds, new series, books to movies, literary classics, audiobooks, ebooks, literary awards, themes etc.)
Aim to have new Padlet completed at least 2 weeks before the end of term then email it to APA

General notes:

jr2 — 2014-10-22 07:45:38 UTC

Aim to have new Padlet completed at least 2 weeks before the end of term then email it to APA
Change your Padlet privacy settings facilitating all staff access (See notes below)
Focus is mainly on senior fiction, new items, NFN and non-fiction suited to our staff
Have settled on Padlet as it is bright, can add links to items and easily accessible (plus good to promote to staff)
At times I have produced a hard copy brochure but this is usually for the end of the year as it is very time consuming
Make sure you continually prompt staff on your Padlet to check each item of interest's availability as many items will be snapped up really quickly and then everyone gets cranky at you :)
Here is my last staff promotion of Summer Reads 2014 using Padlet

Catalogue search:

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Use the catalogue to search for new resources in a specific collection e.g. senior fiction (Make sure you Login)

Repeat your searches:

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You can do the same search for Non-fiction narrative. Non-fiction and eBook. I collect possible titles onto a Word document or directly onto a new Padlet.

Padlet tutorial

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Never used Padlet?

Create new Padlet:

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Filling up your Padlet:

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I use the following steps but there may be easier shortcuts

Adding CHECK AVAILABILITY link:

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It is wise to provide a link to the item's catalogue record so that staff can be prompted to make sure it is available BEFORE they hit our front desk with their wish list. Sadly I am very new at our new Oliver system but I am assuming there is more training to come in 2015 that may improve upon my search strategies. The aim is to get a search with the single item on it. I usually have to try various ways. But once you have your new item isolated on one search result page you can find an URL for that search page which you can use to embed into your Padlet box for that item.

Step 1: Search for item

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You need to search for your new item on the catalogue in such a way that the single item appears as a search result as this enables you to identify a unique URL for that search so staff can check an item's availability

Adding CHECK AVAILABILITY hyperlink to Padlet box:

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Padlet allows you to link to an URL which you have already used up to add a cover image. To add another the fastest way is to open a Word document.

STEPS:

Type CHECK AVAILABILITY in a Word document
Highlight text
Insert hyperlink
Paste the copied shortcut into the Address box
Click OK
Highlight the now hyperlinked CHECK AVAILABILITY and copy
Click back in your Padlet box for this item and paste in this link
Add prompts for staff to check availability throughout your Padlet. I do this by creating and save a simple snip of a text box with an appropriate alert. They don't always read it but at least we are prompting them that not all items will be waiting on the shelves for them to arrive with their wishlist in their hands

Finalising your Padlet:

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Fill up your Padlet with new items. You can add links to interesting video content e.g. book trailer or author interview, other Web pages, images etc. Once you are happy (or you run out of time or new senior items) email your Padlet's link to APA as she sends out an all staff invitation. There is a link on the Reading Suggestions portal page link
that should have its Senior Fiction reading Suggestions link to be updated to point to this as well.

Created by Julie Roberts 2014

jr2 — 2014-10-23 01:55:13 UTC