Sendak is Back with the Reading Rooster!
November 10, 2011
October 31, 2011
October 18, 2011
October 12, 2011
County Clerks to Council Training Program
We had a very small group today but I think we accomplished a lot! They all seemed very interested in how they could communicate better with their communities. Here is what we came up with and below is my presentation.
Web resources
- http://www.sccounties.org SC Assn of Counties
- www.naco.org National Assn of Counties
- www.sc.gov SC State Government Legislation
- http://www.municode.com/ MuniCode - Municipal Codes (County Ordinances)
- Just Google it!
- Local Media web sites (some are subscription) – be sure to check with your local library to see if they subscribe.
Using Social Media Group Exercise
1.
How to
get more involved.
1.
carve
out time to do it
2.
posting
in several different places
3.
opening
up of the organization (its just not playing on the internet)
4.
difficult
to get involved when social media blocked
2.
How to
make social media more effective.
1.
deal
with HR/individuals when abusing social media
2.
keeping
it updated
3.
reaching
a different group of people
1.
hitting
maybe younger people
2.
doing
more random a search for information
3.
more
socially active
3.
What are
your next steps?
1.
need to
get more involved with Facebook page
2.
do more
research
3.
see what
other folks are doing
October 11, 2011
The Lion's Roar - DISCUS-US History/Native Americans
If you're looking for information and resources about Native Americans, the US History in Context database that is a part of DISCUS, South Carolina's Virtual Library, is a great place to start! Watch this brief training video about how to search it.
September 27, 2011
September 15, 2011
I had a great time today at the SC Municipal Clerks and Treasurers Institute held at the Newberry Firehouse Conference Center in Newberry SC.
Using social media to reach the public
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Near the end of the presentation, I have attendees work in groups to discuss these three points. Here are some of their responses:
Near the end of the presentation, I have attendees work in groups to discuss these three points. Here are some of their responses:
- How to get more involved in social media
a.
Actually use
Twitter, Facebook, and YouTube
b.
Recruit
volunteers to monitor social media accounts to be able to answer questions
other people post that staff may not have time to get to
c.
Council and Mayor
do not allow Facebook (in my opinion, this is an impediment to progress on many
levels of communication and only tends to hurt the image of the community)
d.
Having social
media outlets shows a great move towards transparency.
e.
Allows you to
provide updates and information to your community members.
- How to make social media more effective
a.
Put out more
financial information (transparency)
b.
Have the mayor do
a video update on YouTube on that community
c.
Have specific
pages for various parts of the community such as Farmer’s Market, Fire Dept,
etc.
d.
Highlight new
businesses in the community
e.
Post all public
notices on social media
f.
Provides current
and accurate information
g.
Makes local
government accountable
- Next steps to get more involved
a.
Actually USE it!
b.
Post more links
to other things in the community
c.
Get YouTube
account – post videos that are like commercials for the community
d.
Use www.squidoo.com to post information about
your community
I was really surprised at
the few communities that are not allowed to even use social media. Unfortunately
this is so short sighted and hinders communication within the community.
However, it was great to hear from the folks that are using social media,
especially Facebook pages, in their communities to get the word out about what
they are doing and to engage their communities in what they do.
September 13, 2011
September 01, 2011
The Lion's Roar - Grandfamily Resources
Watch this episode of the State Library's Lion's Roar to learn more about the Grandfamily Resource Centers project.
August 31, 2011
Reading Rooster Recommends August 31 2011
Watch this episode of the Reading Rooster Recommends on the State Library's YouTube Channel to find out about some great monkey books.
August 25, 2011
SC Association of Countywide Elected Executives
Today I had a really fun time working with the great folks of the SCACEE!
I presented at their annual conference and training week in Charleston, SC. They all had lots of great comments, questions, and learned from one another. Here is my presentation and the results of our learning exercises.
I presented at their annual conference and training week in Charleston, SC. They all had lots of great comments, questions, and learned from one another. Here is my presentation and the results of our learning exercises.
Learning Exercise Results
SCACEE – August 25, 2011
Think about Social Media, the communities you serve, and your office workflow.
Groups answered three questions:
How to get more involved.
How to make social media more effective.
What are your next steps?
Responses:
Encourage county council to add Facebook and YouTube
Encourage other divisions to make a FB page
Create FB page for department
Communicate better with constituents
Social Media helps PR
Utilize County TV channel – advertise FB/social media – make presentations
Talk to IT person and county council to get more involved
Use social media for discussing trends and crime issues
Promote community awareness programs
Provide general information about each department
Testing use of iPads in the field/Test new technology and see how it helps streamline workflow processes
Use county GIS department to plot delinquent taxes
Social Media helps with general PR
Useful tools and web sites
SCACEE – August 25, 2011
LexisNexis - http://www.lexisnexis.com/
Richland County’s web site (child support information) http://www.richlandonline.com/
www.Debtproofliving.com for financial/budgeting information
SC Dept of Archives and History http://scdah.sc.gov/
Bank web sites
SC court administration www.sccourts.org
Five star SC Assn of Counties http://www.sccounties.org/default.aspx
SC Department of Revenue http://www.sctax.org/default.htm
Legislation online www.scstatehouse.gov
Secretary of state’s web site http://www.scsos.com/
SCDMV web site http://www.scdmvonline.com/DMVNew/default.aspx
Google maps to zero in on an address http://maps.google.com/
Funeral home web sites obits
Local newspapers
DNR – forms (block delinquent boat taxes) http://www.dnr.sc.gov/
County government web sites
ROCIC – crime info center http://www.rocic.com/overview.htm
NCIC – crime info/stats http://www.fas.org/irp/agency/doj/fbi/is/ncic.htm
SC BAR web site http://www.scbar.org/
Westlaw for cases http://web2.westlaw.com/signon/default.wl?rs=WLW11.07&vr=2.0&fn=_top&bhcp=1
Spillman criminal info http://www.spillman.com/police/records/
SC Tax Office www.Sctax.org
www.Whitepages.com for PI work
USPS zip code look up https://tools.usps.com/go/ZipLookupAction!input.action
Social Security index of deaths http://ssdi.rootsweb.ancestry.com/
State ethics web site (file ethics reports) http://ethics.sc.gov/Pages/default.aspx
NAMUS missing/unidentified persons index http://www.namus.gov/
Sex offender registry http://www.communitynotification.com/cap_main.php?office=54575
Voter registration http://www.state.sc.us/scsec/vr.html
Webdeath – DHEC web site (death certificates) http://www.scdhec.gov/co/phsis/biostatistics/SCVRSIIS/webdeath.html
CMS – court mgt system http://www.masc.sc/SiteCollectionDocuments/Municipal%20Court/CMS%20Update.pdf
ReachSC – escapees notification system https://www.reachsc.sc.gov/HealthAlertNetwork/
August 18, 2011
Marion County Library Staff Education Day – August 18, 2011
I had a great time doing some training today at the Marion County Public Library! I went through my powerpoint presentation first then we had a technology petting zoo so staff could experience iPads, various e-readers, and flip cams.
We also did a group exercise that resulted in answers to three questions when it comes to using social media at the library.
How to get more involved:
We also did a group exercise that resulted in answers to three questions when it comes to using social media at the library.
How to get more involved:
- Have two of Facebook, Twitter, Wiki, message board/suggestion box on web site. To have more communication with patrons
- Have more in depth explanations of offerings on web site
- Interact directly with patrons
- Facebook: get patrons involved to ask question
- Staff should be trained on how to use social media
- Have to have social network first
- Has to be updated regularly
- Updated events on that page
- Promote it to our patrons and keep it simple
- Find people on staff who know how to use social media
- Talk about it more and to work out the details
- It is what you make of it and shows the library is keeping up to date
- Have printed materials/directing to social media/word of mouth
August 09, 2011
August 05, 2011
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