Joining Up

Montgomery County Public Libraries is very pleased to announce our participation in the statewide Maryland Libraries Learning 2.0 - 23 Things project. MCPL begins 23Things as a pilot program that includes all Central Administration staff, Tech Management staff and several staff from Collection Management. The pilot program runs from July 30, 2007 through October 19, 2007. Registration for the pilot group closes on August 9, 2007.
Program Registration
To begin this program, please Register here.
You can cancel your registration anytime.

CEUs
Information staff can earn 1.8 CEUs by completing this program.
Questions?
Please contact your liaison, Kate Tavakolorian if you have questions about this project. Don't forget that she is not the instructor, though, as we encourage you to visit each other's blogs for ideas and help with the technologies.

How to get started
1. You will need to register your participation using the registration link shown above. Email me once you have registered.
2. I need your email telling me that you have registered so that I can set your permission to access the 23Things. You will receive an email inviting you to access the 23Things blog.
3. Access the MCPL 23 Things blog once again and select "23Things" from the right hand list of options.
4. You have until October 19 to complete the 23Things on the list. You may also go view other MCPL blogs during this program; and you can visit other library systems.

Have fun!

Thing 4 Details
To complete Thing #4, you'll need to Register here. Register Your Blog. Please use your WORK email address, as registration is monitored. Remember that your blog address can be anonymous on your blog, but your liaison needs to know the address so you can be added to ourParticipant Blog List. She will also need your completed Tracking Log at the end of the project. You don't want to miss out on CEUs!

Our Participant Blog List
In addition to this list, don't forget to check out the blogs from other libraries statewide. You have the opportunity to work with lots of other library people across Maryland. To access the other library systems, select "Participants" from the list on the right hand side of this page.

Liaisons will set up a blog roll and the code will be inserted here.