Let’s be honest, pupils (or staff for that matter) don’t like big, hefty manuals or instruction sheets. They like to see lots of pictures and step by step instructions.
Or even better, a visual video guide. These are incredibly easy to create with free software such as Cam Studio. The software comes with its own detailed [...]
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For a lone librarian, this one might seem impossible. Where am I going to get the time to create a staff manual?
Also, it will only be of benefit to other people, won’t it?
Well, no. Not really. It’s a good CPD exercise for a librarian (or any other professional) to create a staff manual. It gives [...]
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There are many guides and manuals on the market which describe themselves as ‘dummy’ guides, or guides for the uninitiated.
These types of guides are invaluable in libraries. You should create them for as many processes and topics as you can find time for, from such things as borrowing a book, through logging on to the [...]
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