Building Your Future by Building Your Staff
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Building the Future by Building Your Staff
Andromeda YeltonWisconsin Trustee WeekNicolet Federated Library System21 August 2014
Staff who code can...
• save you money
• deliver better service
• build the kinds of services they want to deliver
...there’s a catch
where I’m coming from
Examples
“Do you have any Dora
books?”
“The code rescued a rather expensive and unpopular project.”
Matt WeaverWestlake Porter Public Library
Data dashboard
“It enabled us to gather metrics data in 3 seconds where it used to take about an hour and a half.”
John BlybergDarien Public Library
Open source software (and hardware!)
Staff workflow
“...as my department’s then-only regular user of OML scripts, I had several times the cataloging productivity of any other cataloger in that department, even while spending a smaller percentage of my time on cataloging.”
Carrie PrestonOhio University Libraries
Before code:50-100 minutes per week
After code:2 minutes per week
Time saved:1-2 person-weeks per year
What learners need
• projects
• mentors
Learning options
• MOOCs
• O’Reilly books (Safari subscription)?
• bootcamps?
• courses
• local user groups
Learning support
• money (some)
• time (lots)
• collaboration (plenty)
Questions?
Photo creditsDusty and Frisbee
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Photo creditsData dashboard
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OpenPhoto by opensourceway.com (Flickr user opensourceway)- https://secure.flickr.com/photos/opensourceway/5009661706 - CC BY-SA
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Photo creditsRobot!
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