The webinar I watched was through
Infopeople, Effectively Managing Your Email. It was archived and was live November 24th 2009. It was hosted by Andrew Sanderbeck from Ashville, North Carolina.
I chose this webinar because it seems I am overwhelmed with all the email that fills up my inbox at work. The host had several great ideas about organizing and effectively managing my inbox. He recommends spending at least 15 minutes at the beginning of the day and at the end of the day going through the mail using the 4 D strategy do it/delete/delegate/defer it. For librarians with all the great information shared by our coworkers through e-mails, he said to be sure to utilize the folders and save the messages we want. I have some folders, but plan on making more today to organize my reference articles a little better.
Using webinars:
The pros: The cost savings is huge, and I am able to watch and learn at my convenience.
The cons: There are too many distractions at my desk and I start to multi-task. I also lose the magic of “live” meetings or conferences.
A friend of mine who is a teacher just got back from a conference and summed it up nicely “A good day....surrounded by 45 women all day......you folks have some magic powers, dat's for sure.” Being in a live conference or meeting has the magic of people’s personalities that is missed behind a screen.
I do want to try a “live” webinar. The one on How Green is my Library caught my eye, and I plan on putting it on my calendar.
