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9-13-2019

LinkedIn Learning - to learn even more!

Indiana library staff can receive complementary access to the entire LinkedIn Learning.com (https://www.linkedin.com/) course library, through the Indiana State Library.

LinkedIn Learning.com provides a vast online library of instructional videos covering the latest software, creative, and business skills. Taught by accomplished teachers and recognized industry experts, LinkedIn Learning.com is a high-quality resource for employees looking to develop skills in Microsoft Office, Adobe Creative Suite, project management, communication, and a wide range of other topics.

1. EXCEL SPREADSHEETS

22 Excel Tips to becoming a Spreadsheet Pro - https://www.pcmag.com/feature/327311/22-

excel-tips-for-becoming-a-spreadsheet-pro. “Very few people can say they are Excel experts

because it can do so much. It’s been the industry standard for 35 years.”

“Figure out what you want to do on Excel & then search YouTube on how to do it” – from an

expert Excel user

2. GOOGLE DOCS

We have a Face to Face Training – Google Drive, Apps & Docs – 1 Technology LEU / 50 minutes

LinkedIn Learning (formerly Lynda.com)

Webinar on Google Team drives in 2018 - https://continuinged.isl.in.gov/looking-to-the-cloud-

using-googles-g-suite-at-your-library-1-tleu/

3. INSPIRE DATABASES

There are 82 databases on INSPIRE. Here is an A-Z list of them with descriptions -

https://inspire.in.gov/databases-z. There is also something else handy to know about INSPIRE –

the databases come from basically three different sources – EBSCO, Gale & the Indiana State

Library. EBSCO & Gale make up the majority of the databases and they each look and work a

little differently. Other databases that are independent from the 3 main sources are – Rosetta

Stone (language learning) and Teaching Books (great information for children’s & young adult

books).

We have a recorded webinar on how to use INSPIRE -

https://continuinged.isl.in.gov/introduction-to-inspire-1-tleu/. It was done in 2017 so it doesn’t

have the current updated home page on it (see below). A few things to know about the new

homepage – there are different ways to view the databases – A-Z, by subject and tiled

(highlighted in yellow). So it groups them to make it easier to see what is on INSPIRE (sorry the

pic is so small – I wanted to get the whole page). On the bottom of the pic I’ve highlighted the

word “here” – this is where you can click to get to the previous INSPIRE interface (that will go

with the recorded webinar).

Also, your library’s Regional Coordinator can come to your library and facilitate a face-to-face

INSPIRE training with library staff. Find out who your Regional Coordinator is here: https://continuinged.isl.in.gov/contact/#PDO.

Databases listed on next page.

EBSCO Databases Academic Search Premier International Bibliography of Theatre & Dance with Full Text

Academic Search Premier Library and Information Science Abstracts

Biography Reference Bank Literary Reference Center Plus

Biography Reference Center MagillOnLiterature Plus

Biomedical Reference Collection: Basic MAS Ultra - High School Edition

Business Source Complete MasterFILE Premier

Business Wire News McClatchy-Tribune Collection

Consumer Health Complete MEDLINE

Corporate ResourceNet MEDLINE with Full Text

EBSCO eBook Collection MedlinePlus

Entrepreneurial Studies Source Middle Search Plus

ERIC Military & Government Collection

Essay & General Literature Index Newspaper Source Plus

Explora Educator's Edition Newswires

Explora for Elementary Schools Play Index

Explora for Middle Schools Points of View Reference Center

Explora for High Schools Primary Search

Explora for Public Libraries Professional Development Collection

Film & Television Literature Index with Full Text

Read It!

Fonte Academica Readers' Guide Full Text Select

Fuenta Academica Premier Referencia Latina

Funk & Wagnalls New Encyclopedia Rosetta Stone Level One for Personal Use

GreenFILE Science Reference Center

Health Business FullTEXT Science Reference Center

Health Source - Consumer Edition Small Business Reference Center

Health Source - Nursing/Academic Edition Social Sciences Full Text

History Reference Center TOPICsearch

Hobbies and Crafts Reference Center Vente et Gestion

Home Improvement Reference Center Vocational and Career Collection

Humanities Full Text Vocational Studies Premier

Web News

Gale Databases Biography in Context Health Reference Center

Academic Nursing Resource Center w/ Nursing and Allied Health Collection

Books & Authors Indiana History Online Science In Context

Contemporary Authors Informe Academico Small Business Resource Center

Gale Virtual Reference Library LitFinder Testing and Education Reference Center (TERC)

Health and Wellness Resource Center and Alternative Health Module

Military and Intelligence Database

ISL/Other Databases Census.gov

Hoosier State Chronicles – ISL

Indiana Memory - ISL

Newspapers.com -ISL

TeachingBooks.net

WorldCat

4. OVERDRIVE

Overdrive Tutorials

https://help.overdrive.com/en-us/1308.html

https://help.overdrive.com/en-us/home.htm

https://help.libbyapp.com/index.htm

https://help.overdrive.com/en-us/1307.html

https://resources.overdrive.com/library/staff-training-live-webcasts/

5. PRODUCTIVITY TOOLS

Here’s one article that lists “38 top Productivity Tools” -

https://www.proofhub.com/articles/best-productivity-tools

We will show Trello, Evernote, and Scannable

Tool Name Price Purpose Calendly Free limited and branded

version with account, paid version is $12/month

Scheduling.

Canva Free with account, paid version is $13/month

For creating posters, logos, graphics, templates, and fonts.

Dropbox Free and paid version Cloud storage.

Evernote Free limited version, paid version is $8-$15/month

Take notes on your phone and sync with other devices.

Evernote Scannable Free Use your phone to scan documents, works with Evernote.

Google Photoscan Free Mobile scanner, good for large items.

LastPass Free limited version with account, paid version is $3-$6/month

Password management

Slack Free and paid versions Virtual shared workspace for chats and phone calls.

Sling.is Free version with account, paid version is $1.75/month

Scheduling.

Symbaloo Free with ads, paid version is $50-$150/year

Create a collection of bookmarked websites and content.

Trello Free version with account, paid version is $10/month

Create sharable goal lists and to-do lists. Project managmant.

Unroll.me Free, but they do collect info from your emails.

Manage unwanted subscription emails.

6. MICROSOFT

Email us for more info!

7. GOOGLE PHOTOS

Steve Dotto tech videos (dottotech) on YouTube is passionate about all things Google. Here are

a couple of videos he put together about Google Photos - https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Wc5eZcp1PdA (7 months ago) and another one a year ago - https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=YXe68IxpqWo.

LinkedIn Learning – has about 174 videos listed about Google Photos

8. WORLDCAT

https://www.worldcat.org/

WorldCat is the world's largest network of library content and services.

9. HOOPLA

https://resources.hoopladigital.com/resources/

https://resources.hoopladigital.com/view-files/hoopla/Marketing%20and%20Training%20Resources/Getting%20Started%20with%20Hoopla/How%20To%20Guides

https://techboomers.com/p/hoopla

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=eHGo0Yk07W8

10. SHORTCUT KEYS

There are different shortcut keys depending on where you’re using them – Word, Excel,

Windows, Website browser, Evergreen Indiana …

Here is a list of commonly used shortcut keys -

https://www.indiatoday.in/information/story/computer-shortcut-keys-everyone-should-know-

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11. HOW TO PRINT PICTURES FROM FACEBOOK

There’s always many ways to do something. One way would be to bring up the picture on

Facebook that you want to print. Right click on the image (see pic below). And then there are a

few choices. You could “open the image in a new webpage tab”, Save image as” – save it on

your desktop or in a folder, etc., “Copy image” – I might copy the image and put it into Word or

PowerPoint or Publisher – any program you want to use the picture in. I haven’t used the

“Copy image address.”

I did a Google search & found these handy steps:

1 – Scroll through your Facebook photos until you find the photo you want to print, then click

on that photo to open it on its own page.

2 – Right-click on the photo and click Save as.

3 – Save the photo to your computer's Desktop.

4 – Right-click on the saved photo and select Print from the drop-down menu.

Once you follow these steps & you click on the image that you saved to the desktop, it gives you

these choices (see pic below). So you can change paper size, quality of the picture, how you

want them to print on the page:

12. MICROSOFT OUTLOOK

Quick demonstration - https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=1edQwm-PCq4

13. SOCIAL MEDIA ANALYTICS

21 Free Social Media Analytics and Comparison Tools for Marketers

https://www.netbase.com/blog/free-social-media-analytics-tools/

Facebook Analytics - https://analytics.facebook.com/

Twitter Analytics - https://analytics.twitter.com/about

“I only go into the reports if I need something specific. I keep my own stats every month showing

the increase/decrease in followers/likes from every social media platform. I pop in every once in a

while to look at things, but there never seems to be any rhyme or reason.

I can tell the “housekeeping” type of posts aren’t popular, but we still need to post them. Same

thing with the census posts.

Anyway, I am not even sure what has changed. It still looks the same to me. Additionally, if the

person is talking about the weekly updates that get sent via email, we don’t always get those.

I tend to use the Insights tab if I need any of this info (that’s where I got that picture). I believe all of

that info can be found using the tab and then setting filters.

Facebook has a tendency to change on a whim, too. What is current now, might not be current in

two weeks in terms of analytics. Though, it’s been steady recently.” From a PR expert