5a. Online Polls – Doodle
The What
Doodle is a simple and fast tool for polling people for information, whether for a meeting time that works or what books to pick for a book club.
The Why
Libraries can use Doodle for many things. As mentioned above, Doodle can be used to identify a meeting time that works for a group. This is especially helpful when staffs are working with committees made up of people from a number of organizations. Rather than emails asking which time works (and a lot of follow up responses), Doodle captures the information in one spot. Beyond meetings Doodle can be used for nearly any polling need such as what book to use for a book club, where to meet, what should be the themes for November programs and more.
The How
Discovery Exercise
- Step 1: Watch this video on how to use Doodle
- Step 2: Go to the Doodle website
- Step 3: Use Doodle to setup times for a meeting and send to participants.
More for the Curious
- Get a branded version of doodle
- Doodle FAQ
- Other online poll solutions
- Timebridge is another solution for meeting coordination with many additional features
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About the Author
Susan Staples
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- BS and MS in Information Technology
- ITIL , PMP certified (although not certifiable…yet)
- 20 years in the IT field from the tech level to IT management to managing large technology projects
- Although I am a tech enthusiast I pride myself most on being a tech realist