Join us for an opportunity to have State Library staff walk you through the Edge Assessment. Participants will complete the Edge Assessment together, in person and hands-on, with guided, step-by-step instructions. Each question on the Assessment will be explained and advice on how best to answer for your library will be offered.
These work sessions are different from the Take the Pledge -- Join the Edge Learning Circuit events. The Learning Circuit will go much deeper into the reasons for using Edge, and how to maximize it to communicate your library's value to your community. Take the Pledge -- Join the Edge will be more meaningful for participants from libraries that have already completed the Assessment.
This work session is hands-on with participants working on laptop computers. You may bring your own laptop, if you can connect it to the wireless access point without assistance.
Registering for an Edge account is a pre-requisite for participating in these work sessions.
To register with Edge:
1. Go to http://www.libraryedge.org
2. In the upper right hand corner, click Sign Up
3. Select "Iowa" from the State drop-down list
4. Select your library from the System drop-down menu
5. Enter the Primary Contact Information
6. Enter the Secondary Contact Information [optional]
7. Click the Request New Account button
8. Check your email account for the e-mail verification message.
Once your account is approved, you will receive your username via email. Click the link provided in that message to activate your account and set your password.
After setting a password, you will be logged in and taken to the Library Dashboard. Please check your contact information carefully.
Bring your Sign-in credentials to the work session.
There will be a PDF version of a Library Location Worksheet and the entire Edge Assessment Workbook attached to the bottom of your registration confirmation and to the reminder email you receive prior to the work session. Please complete the Location Worksheet and bring a copy of each document to the work session.
Register for this event in the CE Catalog