Implementing Technology Solutions in Libraries : Techniques, Tools, and Tips from the Trenches.

Intro -- Cover -- Title Page -- Contents -- Acknowledgments -- About the Website -- Introduction: Today's Technology -- Chapter 1: Identify the Library's Needs -- Technology Plans -- Plan Components -- Info City, USA -- Chapter 2: Project Teams and Initial Research -- Build Your Project Team -- Meetings -- Sample Meeting Agenda -- Initial Research -- Report Back -- Checking In With Info City Public Library -- Chapter 3: Research Further and Identify Vendors -- Document the Requirements -- Request for Proposal -- No RFP Required -- Reviews, Ratings, and Recommendations -- Decisions, Decisions -- Consensus -- Checking In With Info City Public Library -- Chapter 4: Contract With a Vendor -- Finalize the Details -- Details Hidden in the Paperwork -- Checking In With Info City Public Library -- Chapter 5: Plan for Implementation -- Kick-Off Meeting/Conference Call -- Begin the Planning Process -- Pay Attention to the Details -- Checking In With Info City Public Library -- Chapter 6: Step Through the Implementation -- Some General Guidelines -- Checking In With Info City Public Library -- Chapter 7: Plan Again -- Check Your Pulse -- Library Responsibilities -- Vendor Responsibilities -- Plan Again and Move On -- Checking In With Info City Public Library -- Chapter 8: Customize and Finalize the System -- Implementation on Schedule -- Implementation Detoured -- Implementation Derailed -- The Last Lap -- Checking In With Info City Public Library -- Chapter 9: Train Staff, Prepare Users, and Promote -- Staff Training -- Ongoing Training and Tips for Staff -- Customer Training -- Promote the Positive -- Checking In With Info City Public Library -- Chapter 10: Launch the New System -- A Public Launch -- A Quiet Launch -- Checking In With Info City Public Library -- Chapter 11: Smooth Out the Rough Edges -- Frequently Asked Questions -- Slight Adjustments.

Appreciation Goes a Long Way -- Checking In With Info City Public Library -- Chapter 12: Take a Look Back -- The Goal of Evaluation -- The Hard Questions -- Feedback From Others -- Share Your Experience -- Checking In With Info City Public Library -- Are You Ready? -- Chapter 13: Reality Check -- Must-Haves -- A Mnemonic -- Scale the Steps to Meet Your Project Scope -- The Process -- Appendix A: Sample Technology Plan -- Appendix B: Sample Request for Proposal -- Appendix C: Sample Review Tool -- Appendix D: Sample Recommendation for Vendor Solution -- Appendix E: IT Inventory Template -- Appendix F: IP Planner Template -- About the Author -- Index.

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