We hope to use our library E-Guides in this capacity and are currently drawing up an action plan as to how they will do this. They will use a mixture of face to face training sessions, online training sessions, information sheets, and some guided hands on experience. Thanks Gera Gerardine Bodey Area Manager - Bournemouth Library Bournemouth Library 22 The Triangle Bournemouth BH2 5RQ Tel: (01202) 454841 Email: [log in to unmask] -----Original Message----- From: lis-pub-libs: UK Public Libraries [mailto:[log in to unmask]]On Behalf Of Lynn Buick Sent: 08 November 2006 15:28 To: [log in to unmask] Subject: Keeping up to date with gadgets Hello, Frontline staff need to be kept up to date with new gadgets / technological advances, so that when customers talk about a blackberry, or e books , or ask if we have RFID or can they access Youtube, they know what they are on about . Staff need to see these new things, know what they look like and know what they do ...not necessarily know how to work them but at least have some sort of passing familiarity with them. How do you keep your frontline staff aware and up to date with all the latest popular ICT developments?. . ...especially when there is a dearth of folk under 40 working on the frontline. Many thanks Lynn Buick Frontline Manager, SE Unit Pats Brae Ballymena Co Antrim BT43 5AX 028 25633959 _________________________________________________________________ The new Windows Live Toolbar helps you guard against viruses http://toolbar.live.com/?mkt=en-gb ____________________________________________________________________________________ This email and any files transmitted with it are confidential and intended solely for the use of the individual or entity to whom they are addressed. If you have received this email in error please notify the system manager. This footnote also confirms that this email message has been swept by Trend Interscan for the presence of computer viruses.