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Project Compass Workshop

February 8, 2011

Nicolet Federated Library SystemMarie Boleman, Ethel Everhard Memorial Library

Jamie Matczak, Nicolet Federated Library System


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Technology Changes Video

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=x-

9FaJPhFxQ&feature=related


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So What Does This All Mean?


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Project Compass

Partnership between WebJunction and the

State Library of North Carolina, focused onworkforce recovery (2009).

Funded by a grant from the Institute ofMuseum and Library Services (IMLS).


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Who Are You?

Name, Library, Why you are here?


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Workshop Objectives

Awareness

Advocacy/Communication

Partnerships

Resources


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Awareness


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What are 21st Century Job Skills?


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Workplace Shift


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Lifelong learning is not an option

anymore; its a necessity!

SMART is the new RICH.- Bernie Trilling, 21st Century Skills


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How would you rate YOUR awareness?

Do you personally know anyone looking for

work? If yes, how many?

Do you know any patrons looking for work?

Do you know the unemployment rate in your

community? State? Nation?


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Unemployment Rates: As of 12/11

Community/City:

Brown County, WI, 6.3%

State:

7.3 %

Nation:

8.5 %

How accurate were you?


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What Do We Need to Keep in Mind?

Social Awareness

Many services are only online

First-time computer users

E-mail address = necessityAwareness of Offerings


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Advocacy/Communication


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What Do You Know?

Assess yourself on what you know about

the needs of your community and whatyour library can do to meet the needs in a

weak economy.


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Ideas for Your Library

This hand out has over 50 ideas of things

your library can do!


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Ideas for Your Library

Take the next 5 minutes and use the

Green slips on your table to mark on thewalls what your library is doing!


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Promoting Services

Bookmarks/fliers of services at your circ desk

Employment resources pages on your website

Mentioning services in your local

newspaper/column

News in your utility bills/mass mailings

Put fliers/brochures in other places where

people who are unemployed would be

Word of mouth- let them know

Other Ideas?


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Break Time!


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Partnerships


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What Do You Know?

Assess yourself on what you know about

the potential partnerships in yourcommunity.


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Potential Partners (Traditional)

State and Local Social Service Agencies

Goodwill Career CentersCareer Coaches

Recruiters

Local company HR departments

College and University Career Centers

Consumer Credit Counseling ServicesMotivational Speakers


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Potential Partners (Non-Traditional)

Public Speaking Coaches

Database Vendor Reps

Social Media Strategists

Local Authors of Career Books

Image Consultants

Tax Advisors

Employment Attorneys

Happiness Clubs

Yoga Instructors Goodwill Career Centers

Others?


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Benefits of Collaborating

Builds community support of awareness

Saves time in the long run (we dont needto reinvent the wheel)

Maximize the community resources using local businesses, just not the non-

profit

Promotes (other) library servicesReaches different demographics


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Resources


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What Do You Have?

Assess your library on what materials are

in the collection to help job seekers.


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Print Resources

CDL Manual

Test-prep guides

Financial planning guides

Books on small businesses, personalfinancial plans, practical budgeting


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Online Resources

DWD website

Jobnet

Indeed.com, occupational outlook

handbook


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WebJunction

Started in 2003

Has helped more than 50,000 library staffbuild the job skills they need to meet the

challenges of todays libraries.

Launched Project Compass with the State

Library of North Carolina.

http://www.webjunction.org/project-compass


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Action Plan


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Action Plan Ideas

Take the next 3 minutes and use the

orange slips on your table to mark on thewalls what your library would like to do.


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Action Plan

Use ONE of your orange slips as a basis

for your Action Plan, or a goal you want tocarry forward.


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Take Aways

What are 2 ideas you are taking away

from today?


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You Are Making a Difference!

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=sN01Qaac7bc


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Thank you!!

Marie Boleman

608-296-2544

[email protected]

Jamie Matczak

920-448-4413

[email protected]

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