Join us for next week’s NCompass Live: “EDGE: Connecting Technology and Community”, on Wednesday, June 18, 10:00-11:00 am Central Time.
After two years in development, the
Edge Initiative launched earlier this year and library leaders are already sharing how Edge has helped them connect with their local government officials, build community partnerships and align their strategic goals with community priorities. Join us to learn how using Edge will help you make strategic decisions about technology services and connect more closely with your community.
Edge, a professional management and leadership tool, gives libraries a look into their local data, from operations to partnerships and programming. It guides library leaders in assessing how their community is using technology and how to align future growth and services with community goals. It also provides useful resources to package and showcase the data to community leaders.
Presenters: Lourdes Aceves, Project Manager, Edge Initiative and Dr. Molly Kinney, Mifflin County Library, Lewistown, PA.
Lourdes Aceves is the new Senior Program Manager for the Edge Initiative at the Urban Libraries Council. She managed the development of a robust online toolkit that helps library staff use the Edge benchmarks in strategic and technology planning, as well as in strengthening partnerships with local leaders. She leads her organizationÂ’s engagement efforts with the library field through manning the Edge Support Center and leading other engagement efforts. Lourdes’ background in project management spans the for-profit, non-profit, and government sectors, including helping launch the IllinoisÂ’ Hardest Hit Fund Program (HHF), a federal foreclosure prevention program for the development of locally-tailored programs to assist struggling homeowners, serving for the U.S. State Department in Serbia, and working on the corporate security team for United Airlines post-9/11.
Upcoming NCompass Live events:
- June 25 – Tech Talk with Michael Sauers: Enter the Mozillarian: Weaving the Mozilla and Library Communities
- July 9 – Is It Copyrighted? Can I Use It?
- July 23 – Opportunity – Collaboration – Engagement: UNL Extension’s Community Vitality Initiative
For more information, to register for NCompass Live, or to listen to recordings of past events, go to the
NCompass Live webpage.
NCompass Live is broadcast live every Wednesday from 10am – 11am Central Time. Convert to your time zone on the
Official U.S. Time website. The show is presented online using the GoToWebinar online meeting service. Before you attend a session, please see the
NLC Online Sessions webpage for detailed information about GoToWebinar, including system requirements, firewall permissions, and equipment requirements for computer speakers and microphones.
