Do you speak text? Your patrons speak many languages, and you can’t learn them all. But one thing you can do to improve service to your patrons is familiarize yourself with some of the more common terms and phrases in their languages of preference. If your patron is text-savvy enough to be texting his or […]
Tag Archives: Text Messaging in Libraries
Library News: Libraries launches text-message service, Do-it-yourself checkouts, Offers Google Chromebooks
A library worth checking out Read More Indoor lawns help students handle stress Read More Library offers Google Chromebooks, free Wi-Fi Read More On the Spectrum: Little Free Libraries’ top 3,000 Read More Tufts Libraries launches text-message service Read More Do-it-yourself checkouts proliferating at suburban libraries Read More Digital age bringing changes to offerings of […]
Patron Relationship Management (PRM) – Mosio’s Future in Libraries
As we gear up for another ALA Annual the company has had some interesting discussions on new announcements and our directions in the world of library software. A couple of weeks ago I had a great meeting/conversation with one of our partners and the discussion of library customer service came up. At the end of […]
Mosio and Text a Librarian’s Post to Facebook Function: Now Live!
In February we launched a “Post to Twitter” function within the Mosio mobile messaging platform and Mosio’s Text a Librarian. We wrote a blog post about why this was good for libraries: user generated marketing. I’ve pasted the original blog post about why it was good for libraries below. It’s great for every business and […]
Answer Text Message Questions With QuestionPoint
Today Mosio’s Text a Librarian goes live with OCLC’s QuestionPoint. Libraries who are customers of both can choose to have text message questions show up and be answered in QuestionPoint. Librarians who are staffing QuestionPoint will be able to immediately answer text questions, noticeable by a “TXT MSG” prefix and a new answering interface. Text […]