SEFLIN Connect

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A New Online Meeting and Collaboration Service – Now available from SEFLIN – Presented for the: Libraries of the Future Conference July 16, 2008

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SEFLIN 2008 Regional Conference - Future of Libraries presentation by Charles Mayberry, SEFLIN Director of Information Services

Transcript of SEFLIN Connect

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A New Online Meeting and Collaboration Service

– Now available from SEFLIN –

Presented for the:

Libraries of the Future Conference

July 16, 2008

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What is SEFLIN Connect?

• An online meeting, collaboration, and instruction medium

• A live, interactive, on-demand service

• A free service for SEFLIN member libraries

What is SEFLIN Connect ?

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• Web Conferencing– Online meetings between individuals and groups– Voice, video, and computer sharing

• Collaboration on projects– Work on projects without the necessity to meet in person– Share files, presentations, and any computer program

• eLearning – Teach or attend instructional sessions– Record instructional sessions for future use

What will SEFLIN Connect do?

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A New Online Meeting and Collaboration Service

• Rapid training for staff and library users– Record instructional presentations for on-demand use– Recorded materials are available on the Web

• Online presentations– Create and publish presentations on the Web– Use any computer program or Web site in your

presentation

What will SEFLIN Connect do? (continued)

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A New Online Meeting and Collaboration Service

• Broadcast conferences to wider audiences– Broward County Library: Gaming Software for

Children

• Hold meetings without the time and expense of gathering in one location– The SEFLIN Reference Committee

• Training staff & library users

How libraries are using it:

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• Video & voice

• Online chat

• Screen sharing

• Interactive whiteboard

• Quiz module

• File sharing

Features of SEFLIN Connect:

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• A computer, connected to the Internet• A login to SEFLIN Connect• Speakers or headphones• If you want to talk: a microphone• If you want to show your live video:

– A Webcam

What you need to use SEFLIN Connect:

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Web Conferencing & eLearning Video Demonstration

http://www.adobe.com/products/acrobatconnectpro/demo/

Video produced by Adobe®

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• On the SEFLIN web site: http://www.seflin.org/index.cfm?fuseaction=pages.ConnectRes

• The login page for SEFLIN Connect:http://connect.seflin.org/

Learn more about SEFLIN Connect:

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Detailed information about SEFLIN Connect is available on www.seflin.org

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A login may be obtained by contacting SEFLIN

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An example of a SEFLIN Connect meeting in progress…

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Contact information: Charles Mayberry

Director, Information Services

SEFLIN, Inc.

[email protected]