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Beyond Books: Using LibCal Equipment Bookings
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Tuesday, September 25, 2018
3:30pm - 4:00pm (Eastern Time - US & Canada) change time zone
3:30pm - 4:00pm (Eastern Time - US & Canada) change time zone
About:
Promote & Increase Usage of Your Library of 'Things'
Your library circulates more than just books. You're lending equipment like laptops, tablets, headphones, cameras, tripods, and more. You're circulating sewing machines, neckties, 3D Printers, buttonmakers, and costumes. And, your library offers free or discounted museum and zoo passes for patrons.
How do you inform patrons about your 'Library of Things' and promote usage of your resources?
Learn how you can use LibCal Equipment Bookings Module to advertise, promote, and increase usage of your library's investments.
Learn how you can use LibCal Equipment Bookings Module to advertise, promote, and increase usage of your library's investments.
In this 30min tour, explore how you can create a digital storefront of your Library of 'Things' that rivals Amazon!
- Quick Overview Tour: If you've never heard of LibCal, we'll spend 3minutes covering the basics.
- Examples: View examples of public libraries using LibCal's Equipment Booking Module.
- Visually Focused Public Catalog: Tiled-based layout makes it easy for patrons to browse and reserve equipment.
- Customizable Booking Form: Create a question bank and reuse book forming questions multiple times.
- Add to Cart: Adding items to the cart allows patrons to reserve multiple items with one reservation.
- Flexible Scheduling: Circulate items for hours or days with flexible scheduling options.
- Mediated Equipment Bookings: Approve/Deny bookings on a case-by-case basis.
- Authentication Support: SAML, CAS, Shibboleth, Active Directory, LDAP, and SIP2 authentication so only authorized users can borrow items.
- Hours Module Integration: Already using LibCal Hours module to manage your library hours? The Equipment Booking setup process allows you to connect to your Hours module so you'll only have to manage availability in one place.
Note: This webinar is not an in-depth training session.
For help, please consult our help documentation and/or contact our support team.
For help, please consult our help documentation and/or contact our support team.
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