Hundreds of libraries of all types around the state and the people they serve will benefit from these LSTA funds. The Reference and Loan Library has available for loan multiple copies of the BadgerLink training session conducted via videoconference on Nov. 9, 1999. Borrowers of the tape should be aware that the quality of the tape, especially projections of the computer screens, is poor. Therefore, the tape alone would not be adequate to use as a training tool. By request of the vendors, copies of the tape will be available for loan only until January 2000 when both vendors will be updating their systems, making some information on the tapes outdated.
Training is geared to librarians and library media specialists.
The audio portion of the tape is quite clear, but shots of the computer screens, which constitute a large part of the visuals on the tape, are so fuzzy that search examples do not show up clearly. The videotape may be of use to people doing local training as an outline of what to cover and as a source of examples. Users may not duplicate the tape. A similar videoconference training session will be hosted by CESA 4 in West Salem and broadcast to schools or other agencies in February or March 2000. Details about this videoconference will be announced on discussion lists and in Channel Weekly when arrangements have been finalized.