The RdR Toolbox, Guide

When can you meet?

When to use it

Network meetings, book-club sessions, staff training, or any date that used to take twenty emails.

Start in 60 seconds

1. Under “Create a meeting poll” type a Title, Your name and optional Location / notes.
2. Add Time options with Date, Start and End; click “Add option” for each one.
3. Click “Create poll”, then “Copy participant link” under “Share your poll”.
4. Colleagues open the link, enter their name, tick when they can, and “Submit my availability”.
5. Open your Results link and click “Finalize best option”.

Sharing with participants

Two links: the Participant link for everyone and the Results link for the organiser. Participants do not sign in.

Tips

• Three to five options get the most replies.
• Paste the participant link straight into the meeting invitation.
• Keep the Results link private; it shows everyone's answers.

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Quick Poll

When to use it

Author talks, teen councils, staff meetings, or any session where you want instant, anonymous input on screen.

Start in 60 seconds

1. Give the poll a title and add a question: pick the type, add options with “Add option”.
2. Add more questions, reorder with the arrows, then click “Show on screen →”.
3. Project the screen: people scan the QR or type the 5-letter code at the join page.
4. Move with “Next →” and “← Previous”; “Clear answers” to re-ask a question.
5. “End & close”, then “Save as PDF”, “Save as spreadsheet” or “Save to a file”.

Sharing with participants

• QR code and join code on the presenter screen; no app, no account for voters.
• “Copy shareable link” lets a colleague reopen the same poll; “Save to my account” (Google sign-in) keeps it under Your saved polls.

Tips

• Short option labels read better on a projector.
• A word-cloud question is the fastest way to open a session.
• Export before closing the presenter tab; the live session ends with it.

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Attendance Register

When to use it

Workshops, network meetings, open days, training sessions: anywhere a paper sign-in sheet used to sit by the door.

Start in 60 seconds

1. Fill in Event details: Event title, Date, Time, Location and an optional Event logo.
2. Choose Registration fields (Email, Phone, Institution, Role / Status, Online / In-person) or “Add custom field” with options one per line.
3. Click “QR & open register”; show the QR on a screen or print it.
4. Attendees scan, fill in the form and see “You're registered!”; click “See sign-ins →” to watch the register.
5. Export with “CSV”, “Excel” or “PDF”; “End session” closes check-in.

Sharing with participants

• QR code, “Copy link” or “Embed on a page”. The QR carries a short 5-character event code (e.g. AB3XY), so it stays easy to scan.
• “Your saved events” lists past events; “Open”, “Edit”, “Archive” or “Restore” them.

Tips

• Print the QR at A4 for the entrance and keep a phone open on the register for late arrivals.
• Use a custom Role field with Librarian / Director / Volunteer / Other for network statistics.
• Search the register by name, library or city while the event runs.

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Form & Feedback Builder

When to use it

Before and after events, courses and training days, to gather structured, comparable feedback you can act on.

Start in 60 seconds

1. Give the form a title and description, then choose Basic or Detailed mode.
2. Click “+ Add field” for each question (text, choices, rating, NPS, image…); reorder with ↑ ↓, star required fields.
3. Check the Live Preview, then publish to get the link, QR code and join code.
4. Watch Live Responses arrive; export PDF or CSV when done.
5. Find it later under “My saved forms” or “My live sessions”; “Rejoin a session (organiser)” reconnects you.

Sharing with participants

• Respondents open the link or scan the QR, or type the code under “Join with code”; no account needed.
• Short links are created with RdR Short Links, so a poster can carry a link like /s/yourcode.

Tips

• Ask the same three questions before and after an event to compare.
• Keep to under ten questions; completion drops after that.
• Your uploaded logo appears on the respondent page.

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Source Evaluation Checklist

When to use it

Information-literacy workshops, one-to-one patron consultations, or a classroom exercise on critical thinking.

Start in 60 seconds

1. Choose the source type: Web page, News article, Social media post, Academic paper, Book or Other.
2. Optionally say who the check is for, then click “Start evaluation →”.
3. Answer each step with “Next →” / “← Back”: Stop, Investigate, Find better coverage, Trace claims, then Currency, Relevance, Authority, Accuracy, Purpose.
4. Read the verdict, your full answers and the reflection questions.
5. Copy, Save or Print the result; “New evaluation” starts again.

Sharing with participants

Print the result card or copy the text. Every patron can run their own check from the same tool link.

Tips

• Do one example together on the projector before individual work.
• Use the EN / IT switch in the chrome for mixed groups.
• Keep printed cards as evidence for a research assignment.

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Community Question Board

When to use it

Open library days, reading groups, community consultations: any time you want many voices at once.

Start in 60 seconds

1. Under “Create a question” write the Question (e.g. “What does this library mean to you?”) and an optional context line; click “Add question”.
2. Open “Share this question”: copy the link or show the QR code.
3. Patrons type a response (name optional) and tap “Post”.
4. Switch between List and Word cloud; star the best responses.
5. Use “+ Librarian tools” to “Export CSV”, “Embed” or “Delete question”.

Sharing with participants

Link and QR per question; Embed shows the live wall on the library website. Responders never sign in.

Tips

• One concrete question per board works better than a general one.
• Read starred responses aloud to close the session.
• Export the CSV before deleting; deletion is final.

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Book Club Kit Builder

When to use it

Preparing a guided book-club session for any age group, genre or group size, or a classroom reading lesson.

Start in 60 seconds

1. Enter Book title and Author; pick a Genre and the Themes that fit.
2. Choose Purpose: “Book-club discussion” or “Educational / classroom”.
3. Set Group size (Small 4–8 / Medium 9–15 / Large 16+) and Session length (60 / 90 / 120 min).
4. Click “Generate session plan” and read the four stages.
5. “Print / Save as PDF”, “Export as text” or “Build another”.

Sharing with participants

Print the plan or export the text into an email to participants.

Tips

• Two or three themes give sharper questions than ten.
• Cut the plan to the time you really have; the stages are modular.
• Combine with Community Question Board for the “memory of your own” closing activity.

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Audience Word Cloud

When to use it

At the start of a session to spark discussion, or at the end to capture in one image what a group is thinking.

Start in 60 seconds

1. Type Your prompt (e.g. “One word for how this library makes you feel”) and click “Start word cloud”.
2. Show the link and QR under “Let the audience join”.
3. People type one word and press “Add”; the cloud updates; “Refresh” redraws it.
4. “Save as image” for the report; “Reset” to start again.

Sharing with participants

Share link + QR code; “Embed” shows the live cloud on a web page. Nobody signs in to add a word.

Tips

• Ask for one word, not a sentence; it reads better.
• Save the image before Reset; there is no undo.
• Use it in Quick Poll instead if you want the cloud as one of several questions.

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Digital Literacy Ladder

When to use it

One-to-one patron consultations, digital-inclusion workshops, or group self-assessments at the start of a course.

Start in 60 seconds

1. Open the tool: “Where are you with digital skills?”.
2. For each statement tap “I can do this”, “I'm learning” or “I need help”.
3. Click “See my results” for “Your digital skills picture”, domain by domain.
4. “Print results card”, or “Get share link” and “Copy”; “Start over” for the next person.

Sharing with participants

Each result has its own share link that opens on a public results page, so a patron can send it to a tutor or keep it.

Tips

• Sit beside the patron with a tablet rather than filling it in for them.
• Repeat at the end of a course and compare the two cards.

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Network Event Calendar

When to use it

Coordinating events across the network, avoiding clashes, and giving patrons one place to discover everything.

Start in 60 seconds

1. Click “Add event”: Event title, Date & time, Library / location, Territory / area, Category, Format, Description and an optional Link.
2. Switch between Calendar and List; use ← → to change month.
3. “Edit” or “Delete” as things change.
4. Open “Share & sync”: “Share by link”, “Export iCal (.ics)”, “Export JSON” or “Import JSON”.

Sharing with participants

“Share by link” creates a public read-only calendar page with a QR code; “Share” on an event links to that event. Import a colleague's JSON to merge calendars.

Tips

• Subscribe to the .ics in Google or Apple Calendar for reminders.
• Nominate one library to merge JSON files each week.
• Use Territory / area (e.g. “Milano · Lombardia”) consistently so filters work.

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Librarian Skills Directory

When to use it

Finding the colleague who has run an oral-history project, speaks Albanian, or knows heritage digitisation.

Start in 60 seconds

1. Click “Add yourself to the directory”: Name, Role, Library / location, Languages spoken.
2. Tick “Skills you can share” and “Skills you'd like to learn”, add Other skills, and what you are “Willing to” do.
3. Add “How colleagues can reach you” (or leave blank to be reached via the network) and “Add to directory”.
4. Search by skill, name, location or language; “Edit” your entry any time.
5. “Share the directory”: Export JSON, Import JSON, Export text or Print / PDF.

Sharing with participants

The directory is a file the network owns: export JSON, send it round, colleagues import it to merge; or print it for the staff room.

Tips

• Agree a short shared list of skill names first.
• Re-export after every round of additions.

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Shared Reading Project

When to use it

A network-wide reading challenge with weekly discussion questions shared across member libraries.

Start in 60 seconds

1. Under “Set up a project” enter Project title, Book, Start date, End date and Participating libraries (one per line).
2. Build the Weekly schedule & prompts: “+ Add week”, the reading (e.g. Chapters 1–4) and a discussion prompt.
3. Click “Create project & get join link”; “Copy” the link or join code.
4. Libraries open “Join a project”, paste the link or code, choose their library and “Join”; readers “Post response” each week.
5. Open the Coordinator dashboard for the Progress overview and “What libraries are saying”; “Download all responses”.

Sharing with participants

One join link or code for every participating library; QR code included. “Share link again” from the coordinator view. Readers do not sign in.

Tips

• Keep weekly readings short enough for a busy month.
• Switch between Participant view and Coordinator view to see what readers see.
• Download responses at the end for the network newsletter.

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Appointment Scheduler

When to use it

Self-service booking of spaces and consultations from the library website or a QR code at the desk.

Start in 60 seconds

1. Open the Scheduler admin and complete “Staff sign-in” (email and password) with the credentials your network gave you.
2. Add a resource with “Add resource”: type (room, person, equipment, event), hours, time zone and language.
3. Add occurrences (slots or event dates) with “Add occurrence”; add booking questions with “Add question” and mark required ones.
4. Click “Save”, then open “Share & QR codes” to copy the public booking link or print QR codes.
5. Review “Attendees” for each resource; “Edit”, “Delete” or “Reset” as needed.

Sharing with participants

Each resource has a public booking page (link + printable QR from “Share & QR codes”). Patrons book without an account; only staff sign in.

Tips

• Set the base URL once so every QR points at your own website.
• Print the QR page for the notice board next to the room.
• Use the search box to find a booking by name or email.

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RdR Short Links

When to use it

Posters, slides and newsletters: anywhere a long URL is hard to type. Also used automatically by Form & Feedback Builder.

Start in 60 seconds

1. Under “Create a short link” paste the Destination address and an internal Name.
2. Optionally set a Custom alias (e.g. bari2026) and an Expiry date.
3. Optionally switch on the preview screen: Title, Message, Button text, Colour and Countdown seconds.
4. Click “Create short link”; copy the /s/ link or save the QR code.
5. Find, Edit, Copy or Delete links later under “My links”.

Sharing with participants

The /s/ link and its QR are public; the destination can be any page, including a tool's join page.

Tips

• Use aliases people can say aloud (city + year).
• Set an expiry on event links so old posters stop working cleanly.
• The preview page shows your uploaded logo.

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