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Learning Lab: A Collaborative Approach to LibAnswers Chatbot Integration

If you’re thinking of all the ways, places, and virtual spaces where you can integrate your LibAnswers Chatbot – this upcoming November Learning Lab is for you! UMass Boston’s Lauren Movlai and Eunkyung Lee will discuss how they transformed the user experience at their library by integrating Chatbot inside their Ex Libris Primo discovery layer. Working collaboratively across their two departments of Library Systems and Discovery Services and Reference Outreach and Instruction, they had a goal of enhancing access to information about their library services and resources through Library FAQs hosted in LibAnswers and providing another point of contact to…

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Tales From the Co-Op: June Exchanges

Welcome back to our second installment of Tales From the Co-Op! If you missed our first post in this new series, be sure to check it out here: May Exchanges. What is the LibAnswers 24/7 Global Chat Cooperative? As the name suggests, the Co-Op brings coverage to your library’s online LibChat service – all day, every day, anywhere in the world. It’s staffed by our in-house MLS-degreed librarians along with…

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Catch Us in San Diego! — ALA 2024, Booth #2635

The Springshare team is heading to the American Library Association conference next week and we can’t wait to see everyone there! Attending in person? Stop by Booth #2635 to chat with us and pick up some Springy swag. Plus, you’re going to want to carve out some time in your busy conference schedule to catch our flash presentations! In addition to hearing from some Springy experts, we have an amazing…

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Measure Patron Loyalty with LibAnswers NPS

Two Webinars This Month! How loyal are your patrons? LibAnswers Net Promoter Score (NPS) Module can help you gather valuable customer feedback. Use NPS data to gain insights into the needs of both satisfied and dissatisfied users, allowing you to make actionable and targeted improvements. Join us as we explore the NPS Module with two webinars this month! In the first, you’ll learn what NPS is and how to implement…

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Resources for a Smooth Summer

Summer is here! We’re sharing some hot tips on how to transition all your LibApps to ensure you have a smooth, stress-free summer. Do any of these scenarios apply to you? You recently became an admin for your Springy tools. You’re onboarding new staff over the coming months. You’re about to leave or retire and need to hand off duties. A colleague left and you need to reassign their admin…

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LibGuides, LibAuth, LibAnswers, LibStaffer, and LibInsight Features Coming Your Way!

These releases are on their way to you next week, and will be live in all regions by the end of the day on Friday, June 14, 2024. LibAnswers You can now assign priority levels to tickets, to help staff triage and answer with greater efficiency! We’ve introduced automated ticket tagging based on keyword/phrase or ticket form questions. Workflows for Tickets can be created to assign tickets to priority levels…

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Tales From the Co-Op: May Exchanges

The LibAnswers 24/7 Global Chat Cooperative is one of the coolest – and most useful – services we offer. It’s staffed by our own in-house librarians (our 24/7 Co-Op crew consists of experienced MLS-degreed librarians who collectively have hundreds of years of experience working at academic, public, school, and special libraries) along with the cooperative members from tons of contributing libraries from around the world. The Chat Co-Op provides 24/7/365…

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Present With Springshare at ALA 2024!

Are you heading to the ALA Annual Conference in San Diego this June? Well, we are and we’re looking for guest presenters at the Springshare booth (#2635)! Learning From Each Other The main reason for attending conferences, aside from reconnecting with old friends and making new connections, is to learn from each other. It’s about getting inspired by the innovative ideas at other institutions and exploring how to implement them…

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Special Guest Speaker Presentation One Week From Today

When technical difficulties prevented us from streaming and recording one of our guest presentations at last month’s PLA conference, we knew we had to devise another way to get this presentation to you. We are positively delighted that our guest speaker, Cathay Keough from Sarasota County Libraries, has graciously agreed to return for a special webinar next Wednesday, May 22 at 1pm ET! Expanding Options for Community Access Sarasota County…

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LibGuides, LibCal, LibStaffer, and LibInsight Features Coming Your Way!

These releases are on their way to you over the next 2 weeks, and will be live in all regions by the end of the day on Friday, May 24, 2024. LibGuides The all new Blogs are here! We’re excited to bring you a new host of homepage options, blog statistics, and much more granular controls over all types of functionality, including appearance and comments. Check out the lounge post…

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A Marketing & Outreach Webinar with LibraryWorks!

Modern libraries are community hubs that offer valuable programs, resources, and spaces that uniquely reflect the diverse populations they serve. Despite dynamic offerings, many libraries struggle to break the perception that they are simply a place to check out books. Taking control of the narrative doesn’t have to be challenging! Given the right tools and methods, you can shape your public messaging to communicate value and get prospective and existing…

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