Updated Google Apps for Libraries

Google Apps for Libraries

Jezmynne Dene, MLIS Portneuf District Library

Chubbuck, Idaho jezmynne.dene@portneuflibrary.org

What is Google Apps? A hosted solution for email, calendaring,

chat, document creating and sharing, web forms, and more

Jezmynne Dene, MLIS Portneuf District Library jezmynne.dene@portneuflibrary.org

Purchase a domain

Do it yourself or call an authorized reseller

Also available is a business option for purchase

What do you need?

How do you implement?

Web based

Has features similar to robust mail clients

Very mobile friendly interface

Will use Gmail or MS Exchange’s protocols to sync to smart phones

Google Mail

Shared calendaring for your organization

Publically viewable

Google Calendar

Chat client or through your web browser

Each user account has chat enabled

Works on mobile phones

Google Chat

Formerly Google Docs

Works like MS Word or Open Office

Shared documents and document editing and creating

Google Drive

Works just like MS Excel or Open Office

Shared spreadsheet allows multiple users at once to edit and view

Google Spreadsheets

Create online forms for information gathering

Post forms to websites or email links

Google Forms

Google offers training

Videos, quick start guides, and more

Web forums and how-tos for administrators

One on one testing

Training

Face to face, one on one

One exercise per tool

Make it fun

Find mentors among the staff

Training that worked for us

Jezmynne Dene, MLIS

Portneuf District Library

Chubbuck, Idaho 83202

208-237-2192

jezmynne.dene@portneuflibrary.org

Thank You!