We’ve been busy bees over at Springy HQ. You probably heard by now about our awesome new LibAnswers Social Media Management, or the LibCal Equipment Booking Module, and the new LibCRM product… Well, we’ve also been working on the biggest and boldest LibGuides update since we announced v2 a few…
Last month, we announced a major new LibAnswers enhancement which enables you to manage your library’s social media activity from with your LibAnswers platform. Please join us for a “LibAnswers +Social” webinar series and learn how you can effectively – and efficiently – use LibAnswers as your full library communication platform….
Blog Post Updated: Monday, July 18th New Tour Date Added (30min) Two-Part Tour: 1. Courseware Integration with LibApps LTI (Included with LibGuides CMS) Embed your library content and services into courseware and watch the usage increase exponentially. What’s the LibApps LTI? Watch this 5min Refresher Video! Seamlessly integrate tailored subject-specific…
Borrow, Repurpose, and Share August 3, 2016 at 2:00pm EST Led by Sara Davidson, Head of User Communication and Instruction at the University of California Merced, this 30min free webinar will highlight CREDO reusability strategies. Specifically, how CREDO content can be shared, reused, and showcased inside your LibGuides. Sara will demonstrate…
The winner of the 2016 Springshare Innovation Award is North Carolina State University Libraries’ Makerspace Program at the D.H. Hill Library! The Academic Division of the Special Library Association (SLA) offers a Springshare Innovation in Libraries Award. Springshare donates this award which “recognizes a new program or service that demonstrates an innovative approach to…
…with our presentations, of course! </wink> Springshare’s heading to the ALA Annual Conference in Orlando, from June 24 – 27 and we’ve got an action-packed schedule of flash presentations, free giveaways, coloring time, and more. Plus, you won’t want to miss seeing how your colleagues use Springshare tools. While it…
The Association of College and Research Libraries (ACRL) is the largest division within ALA representing almost 20% of the total ALA membership with more than 11,000 members, 17 sections, 21 discussion groups, 17 special interest groups, 8 active task forces, 44 chapters, and 51 committees. To say this division is active would…
Graduating Librarians, Information Professionals, and School Media Specialists are entering a workplace that requires more and more specialized skills, knowledge, and experience. Things like: Experience at building a LibGuide; Knowledge of administering & maintaining a LibGuides system; Skill in using virtual chat reference tools like LibChat; Know-how with coordinating, managing, and…
On April 28th at 9:09am, Jenny Ferretti, the Digital Initiatives Librarian at the Maryland Institute College of Art, tweeted that she had published a LibGuide on Beyoncé’s Lemonade visual album. The response, especially on Twitter, was astounding. In just 24hrs, Jenny’s LibGuide had over 14,000 views and her tweet has been…
Rachel Langlois at the New Hanover County Public Library had a problem, she needed to create a cloud-based and mobile-friendly staff Knowledge Base. This Knowledge Base, replacing their paper manuals, needed to be flexible enough to be accessible by staffers anywhere and at anytime, but also secure enough so that patrons couldn’t…
