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Reach Your Library Customers and Colleagues Through Webinars. Scherelene Schatz JerseyCat and JerseyClicks Project Manager New Jersey State Library Trenton, NJ 08625 609-278-2640 Extension 158 sschatz@njstatelib.org. What is a webinar?.
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Reach YourLibrary Customersand Colleagues Through Webinars Scherelene Schatz JerseyCat and JerseyClicks Project Manager New Jersey State Library Trenton, NJ 08625 609-278-2640 Extension 158 sschatz@njstatelib.org
What is a webinar? • Web based, interactive presentation, lecture, or workshop transmitted via the internet. • Involve three methods of communication • Phone • online presentation • chat window
Advantages of Webinars • Cost effective • Convenient • Flexible • High-touch, interactive experience
Advantages of Webinars • Learners can view PowerPoint slides or live demonstrations while the speaker is talking. • Ask questions of the speaker. • Speaker can ask questions of the audience. • Survey at the end of the presentation.
Webinar Software Vendors • iLinc - http://www.ilinc.com/ • Citrix – GoToWebinar - http://www.gotomeeting.com/fec/webinar • Webex - http://www.webex.com/ • Microsoft Office Live Meeting - http://office.microsoft.com/en-us/livemeeting/default.aspx
How well are webinars being accepted by librarians as learners?