You know how the ALA exhibit hall is.... You're strolling along, not a care in the world, when before you know it you're carrying 12 tote bags and an overabundance of ARCs that definitely put your luggage over the weight limit. While you're debating the merits of waiting in the post office line, something catches your eye. What's that? An array of stylish stickers that will take up almost no space in your carry-on? Your eyes light up as you realize you've stumbled upon your library-world besties, Springshare. We're here to answer your questions, show off what your Springy tools can do for you, and send you home with cute-but-compact swag.
While our Springy swag was very popular, if we do say so ourselves, we're pleased as punch that so many of you stopped by to catch our flash presentations, too! We can't wait for you to get in there and test out these features yourself, but in the meantime, we loved giving you sneak peeks at what's next for your tried-and-true Springshare tools. And if you were #ALAleftbehind, here's your chance to catch up on some BIG announcements about new features coming your way!
Springy Flash Presentations You'll Want to Watch! (23 minutes or less)
For this year's Springy flash presentations at our ALA booth, we showcased all sorts of new goodies debuting this year. We've got mobile-first user interfaces available now in LibCal Spaces, plus a revamped A-Z Database List rolling out to your LibGuides systems as we speak. On the horizon, we're looking forward to Interactive Tutorials coming soon to LibWizard and a brand-new add-on Net Promoter Score module for LibAnswers.
All videos are available on Springshare's Facebook page. While you're there, give our page a follow to keep an eye on future updates and fun trivia questions. Don't have a Facebook account? You can still watch! Just ignore any prompts to sign in or create an account.
The LibGuides A-Z List is getting a bunch of new features like individual database A-Z landing pages, status alert indications, WYSIWYG editor for database descriptions, pagination, access mode filtering, and more. Coming mid-July 2023.
We had some technical difficulties while recording at ALA, but don't worry! You can now watch the recording of our training session, Updating the NEW A-Z Database List, or sign up for an upcoming live training.
New LibWizard Interactive Tutorials
With LibWizard interactive tutorials, you'll be able to add annotative components to your tutorial slides including callouts, questions, embedded videos, hotspots, and more. Coming Fall/Winter 2023.
Ready to learn more? Join us for a sneak peek webinar, Build Interactive Tutorials with LibWizard, on Wednesday, July 26 at 11am ET!
New LibAnswers Net Promoter Score®
Get a sneak peek at our brand-new Net Promoter Score® module, which gives you the ability to create surveys to gauge user satisfaction across your institution! Coming early Fall 2023.
Explore LibCal's new Search-Based Booking plus get a sneak peek at the new dedicated tablet screens user interface. Available now.
Where Will Springshare Be Next?
The Springshare Crew is headed to the Netherlands next month! We'll be at the pre-IFLA Satellite Meeting for the Statistics and Evaluation Section at the University of Utrecht Library from August 17 to 18.
Then, you can find us at the IFLA Conference in Rotterdam from August 21 to 25. Stop by Booth #A5 to say "Hi!"
Mark your calendar for Springy Talia's presentation: Stand Out: Getting Ahead of the Trend with Springshare Tools on Tuesday, August 22 at 11am MESZ / CEST / UTC+2.
Next up, we're looking forward to the IGeLU Conference in Leuven, Belgium from September 11 to 14.
Springy Talia will be presenting: Springshare Integration with Ex Libris Tools on Tuesday, September 12 at 1:15pm CEST / UTC+2.
View our conference schedule for a full list of everywhere we'll be later this year!