[Answerland] Answerland Fall Updates: Feedback Sessions, Looking for Mentors, and K-12 School Support

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Hello,

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Clare Sobotka

On Thu, Sep 19, 2024 at 2:38 PM STARKSMITH Gesse * SLO via Answerland <
answerland at omls.oregon.gov> wrote:

> Hello Everyone!
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> Hope the transition to fall is going well for you. I wanted to share a few
> Answerland updates and opportunities with you.
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> *Feedback Sessions*
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> I will be holding some virtual feedback sessions this fall to learn more
> about what is working well with Answerland and what could be improved. If
> you are interested in attending, please fill out this scheduling poll
> <https://doodle.com/meeting/participate/id/dJlKXB2a> to indicate what
> times would work for you. I will send out the selected dates and times in
> early October. I’m also happy to have individual meetings about how
> Answerland is working for your institution either virtually or in-person.
> Feel free to reach out if you would like to set something up!
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> *We Need Mentors*
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> We have more new volunteers starting! (Yay!) If you have been staffing
> Answerland for a year or more and can contribute an hour/week for 2-3
> months, consider becoming a mentor for a new volunteer. This is a great
> chance to build leadership and mentorship skills. Most of our volunteers
> are library students or librarians looking to build their reference skills
> or maintain a connection to the profession. They are wonderful to work
> with! Please contact me if you are interested in serving as a mentor.
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> *Supporting K-12 Schools in Using Answerland*
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> We love having students ask us questions and we want them to have a good
> experience! If you are sharing with students or school staff about
> Answerland, please make sure they understand how to use our service
> successfully.
>
> As you know, Answerland is not set up to handle a full class logging on to
> chat at one time. Instead, staff can demonstrate using Answerland to a
> class and then students can individually use Answerland as the need arises.
> We will work with them to find and vet relevant sources, but we cannot do
> assignments for them or return immediate answers.
>
> Additionally, we ask that staff remind students that they are chatting
> with real people. This is NOT an Artificial Intelligence based service.
> Manners are appreciated, and most often, inappropriate behavior can be
> traced. For more details on how schools can use this service see the Schools
> section of the Answerland website <https://answerland.org/using/schools/>
> or feel free to get in touch with me directly.
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> Thanks for all the work you do to support Answerland!
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> All the best,
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>  *Gesse Stark-Smith, MIS (she/her)*
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> Virtual Reference Coordinator
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> State Library of Oregon
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> *gesse.stark-smith at slo.oregon.gov <gesse.stark-smith at slo.oregon.gov>* |
> 971-600-4992
> *www.oregon.gov/library/libraries
> <https://www.oregon.gov/library/libraries>*
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> *Work Schedule: Mon 8-2, Weds & Thurs 8:30-4*
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> [image: Logo for the Library Support & Development Services division at
> the State Library of Oregon] <http://www.oregon.gov/library/libraries>
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