INNOVATIONS AT NEKLS LIBRARIES

INNOVATIONS

Innovation = new ideas, devices or methods

New = something *you* haven’t tried before

CREDIT CARDS AT OTTAWA

WORKFLOW AND CONVENIENCE Donations online Pay fines at desk Stripe.com + SSL Certificate hosted by

NEKLS + Ottawa library’s vision Wordpress integration

OTHER OPTIONS KanPay

http://bit.ly/1fl4D2S (archived webinar) Intuit ?

GENEALOGY AT ROSSVILLE

OLD SERVICE, NEW SERVICE POINT http://genealogy.rossvillelibrary.org/ Elusive people = history mysteries Obituaries and connections Powered by TNG -

http://lythgoes.net/genealogy/software.php

MEETING ROOM BOOKING AT OVERBROOK

EPIC FAIL!! Not really… just a minor failure

Started with MRBS (open source Meeting Room Booking System)

Installed, configured, discovered it didn’t do everything Overbrook wanted

Dropped it, started again

EVENTS MANAGER Meeting room bookings, take 2 – Events

Manager Integrates with Wordpress Allows online booking without a login Allows staff to “approve” bookings Email works…

WHAT ARE YOU DOING?