Cheap and EasyTools for Your Library

My Tech Selection CriteriaThe Do’s and Don’ts of GREAT Tech Solutions

– Don’t make me have a server or require me to install equipment

– Don’t make me have IT staff to install/setup the service

– Don’t require a contract, month-to-month service is preferred

– Don’t make me think too hard to be able to use your solution

– Do provide me a web based solution (with no installation required) where I can access the service from anywhere on the internet

– Do give me great customer support– Do ‘wow me’ with the cost vs value– KEEP IT SIMPLE (NO CUSTOM ANYTHING)

Next Hour• Highlighting 16 solutions

– Problem trying to solve– Why we selected/are interested in this solution– Results/current status

• Some vendors to give kuddos to– 3T systems in Ft Collins and Denver– Cbtclips (@ cbtclips.com)– Surfcontrol/blackspider

(http://www.blackspider.com)

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Online Surveys

Free - $20/mnth www.surveymonkey.com

Online workspace

$20/mnthhttp://www.sharepointspace.com

Online meetings/training/classes

$40-90/mnthhttp://www.gotomeeting.com

Website creation/hosting/statistics

Free- $80/mnthhttp://www.websitepros.com

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Online Favorites

Free http://www.del.ico.us

Online work lists

Free +http://www.tadalist.com/(limited functionality)

Videos (public)

$Varies http://www.cbtclips.com

Videos (internal)

Freehttp://www.debugmode.com/wink/

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Free courses

Free!! (amazing)

http://ocwconsortium.org/

Translation Services (nearly 200 languages)

Per minute or as part of packagehttp://www.languageline.com

Filtering Per machine cost – alternative to servers http://www.blackspider.com (now surfcontrol)

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Photo Editing (like photoshop)

Free – GIMP

Summer Reading

$2400/year (but varies, thi sis for 250k in population)

Online Calendar and Program Mgmnt

$2400/year (but varies, this is for 250k in population)

Contact Center/Web Support

$100/mnth/seat- liveperson$99/year – providesupport.com

What’s Next?• Always look for simple hosted, solutions

– Constantly new items

• Now I’m looking for – Hosted help desk (found a free one with – Hosted server/disaster recovery solution

• Anything I can demo?• Visit http://clic.sharepointspace.com/tech