Event Info

LibAnswers Cooperative Features
2:00pm - 3:00pm (Eastern Time - US & Canada) change time zone
About:
A LibAnswers Cooperative allows librarians across multiple LibAnswers sites to provide collaborative chat reference through LibChat. Librarians answer patron chats on behalf of all member libraries within the cooperative. The 24/7 Global Cooperatives, staffed by contributing member libraries and dedicated Springy reference librarians, provide continuous chat reference to patrons when local staff are unavailable.
Learning Objectives:
- Overview of Cooperatives
- Managing a Cooperative
- Using the Chat Dashboard
- Creating Chat Widgets
- Answering Chats
- Using FAQs and Canned Messages
- Viewing Transcripts, Feedback, and Statistics
If you would like to learn more about Tickets and FAQs or if you are new to LibAnswers, check out our training calendar or recorded training sessions.
Webinar Software
Webinar Software
For our sessions, we use Zoom. There is a webinar client required for entering the webinar. It will download automatically when joining the webinar or can be downloaded in advance (Zoom Client for Meetings). For additional help using Zoom, check out our Trouble Shooting Guide.
Upcoming Sessions
Time Zone: Eastern Time - US & Canada (change)
Training Tidbit: Getting to Know the Verify And SMS Dashboard in Patron Point
- Date:
- Thursday, September 18, 2025
- Time:
- 1:00pm - 1:20pm
- User Type/Language:
- Beginner Users Intermediate Users Public Library Interest
- Products Covered:
- New session! Patron Point
- Register!
Getting Started with the 24/7 Chat Co-Op as a Non-Contributing Member
- Date:
- Monday, September 22, 2025
- Time:
- 2:00pm - 2:50pm
- User Type/Language:
- Admin Account Level Users Public Library Interest
- Products Covered:
- LibAnswers > LibChat New session!
- Register!
Understanding your LibAnswers Data
- Date:
- Thursday, September 25, 2025
- Time:
- 2:00pm - 3:00pm
- User Type/Language:
- Admin Account Level Users Beginner Users Advanced Users Intermediate Users
- Products Covered:
- LibAnswers
- Register!
Build a Staff Intranet with your Springshare Tools
- Date:
- Tuesday, September 30, 2025
- Time:
- 1:00pm - 2:00pm
- User Type/Language:
- Admin Account Level Users Beginner Users Intermediate Users Regular Level Users
- Products Covered:
- LibAnswers LibCal LibGuides & LibGuides CMS Multi-Product
- Register!
SpringyCamp for Public Libraries
- Date:
- Wednesday, October 1, 2025
- Time:
- 12:00pm - 3:30pm
- Session Type:
- Special Event
- User Type/Language:
- Beginner Users Advanced Users Intermediate Users Public Library Interest
- Products Covered:
- Multi-Product
Customizing LibGuides Templates
- Date:
- Tuesday, October 7, 2025
- Time:
- 2:00pm - 3:00pm
- User Type/Language:
- Admin Account Level Users Advanced Users Intermediate Users
- Products Covered:
- LibGuides & LibGuides CMS
- Register!
Text messages for hold pickups, overdue items, and more with Patron Point
- Date:
- Thursday, October 9, 2025
- Time:
- 2:00pm - 2:45pm
- User Type/Language:
- Advanced Users Intermediate Users Public Library Interest
- Products Covered:
- New session! Patron Point
- Register!
Best Practices for LibChat
- Date:
- Thursday, October 16, 2025
- Time:
- 1:00pm - 1:40pm
- User Type/Language:
- Beginner Users Intermediate Users Regular Level Users
- Products Covered:
- LibAnswers > LibChat New session!
- Register!