Tuesday, January 29, 2008

NEFLIN Members Want Free Stuff

Many thanks to the 511 NEFLIN members who completed our recent survey. Our goal was to receive input from the membership about possible grant funded projects for 2008-09 and boy did you all come through!

Based on feedback from you, some of the ideas we'll submit to the State Library for possible inclusion in our LSTA grant include e-government support, Florida Electronic Library training (face-to-face and online), technology conference in Jacksonville, expansion of the equipment loan program, and training for special populations.

We're pleased to tell you that we immediately made two additions to the equipment loan program based on your 'wish list' responses. Two overhead projectors and a tradeshow display board are now available for members to borrow. Some of the items we'll be requesting funds for include gaming equipment, digital video camera, a document camera, student response system, and a portable barcode scanner for inventory purposes. We would love to learn how you would make use of this equipment to better serve your patrons. Please send your idea to stephanie@neflin.org.

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