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)
ALA Annual Conference - Booth #439
- From:
- Friday, June 27, 2025
- To:
- Monday, June 30, 2025
Best Practices for Starting a LibGuide
- Date:
- Tuesday, July 1, 2025
- Time:
- 2:00pm - 3:00pm
- User Type/Language:
- Beginner Users
- Products Covered:
- LibGuides & LibGuides CMS
- Register!
Springshare Answers Your Questions: LibCal
- Date:
- Tuesday, July 8, 2025
- Time:
- 2:00pm - 2:45pm
- User Type/Language:
- Intermediate Users
- Products Covered:
- LibCal New session!
- Register!
Visualizing Data with LibInsight Dashboards
- Date:
- Wednesday, July 9, 2025
- Time:
- 2:00pm - 3:00pm
- User Type/Language:
- Advanced Users Intermediate Users
- Products Covered:
- LibInsight
- Register!
LibGuides Basics: Building Your First LibGuide - Top Nav
- Date:
- Thursday, July 10, 2025
- Time:
- 12:00pm - 1:00pm
- User Type/Language:
- Beginner Users
- Products Covered:
- LibGuides & LibGuides CMS
- Register!
Introducing LibSites: A Website Builder Made for Libraries
Setting Up Homework Help in LibAnswers
- Date:
- Monday, July 14, 2025
- Time:
- 1:00pm - 2:00pm
- User Type/Language:
- Intermediate Users Public Library Interest
- Products Covered:
- LibAnswers
- Register!
Learning Lab: Library Badging: Engaging Students with Interactive Tutorials in the Virtual Space
Preparing Your SpringyCamp Proposal
- Date:
- Wednesday, July 16, 2025
- Time:
- 2:00pm - 3:00pm
- User Type/Language:
- Intermediate Users Public Library Interest
- Products Covered:
- Multi-Product New session!
- Register!