L2: Library Learning Events - Metropolitan Library System - Weekly

WJ: Technology Essentials 2010: WebJunction Online Conference

2010-02-09T04:30:00-06:00

Tuesday, February 9 10:30 AM - 5:00 PM
WJ Webex Room
WebJunction is hosting a free two-day online conference, and you are invited to attend. The theme for this inaugural event is Technology Essentials, with a focus on practical and timely strategies for leveraging technology to help you in a wide range of library services and operations, including: * Staff training * Marketing * Outreach, funding, advocacy * Services and programming * Technology planning * Virtual libraries * Your library's web presence

A Snapshot of a Day in the Life of Your Library

2010-02-09T18:00:00-06:00

Wednesday, February 10
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Join Illinois libraries and participate in "Snapshot of a Day" by collecting Statistics, comments, and photographs from the day to provide indisputable proof that libraries consistently provide invaluable services to our community. Illinois libraries are being requested to collect statistics in eight areas: Customer Visits/Door Count Internet/Public Computer Number of Reference Questions Children Participating in Programs Adults Participating in Programs Circulation Total for the Day Date Base Usage Web Page Hits Eventually, libraries are being requested to record these statistics using Survey Monkey.

WJ: Technology Essentials 2010: WebJunction Online Conference

2010-02-10T04:30:00-06:00

Wednesday, February 10 10:30 AM - 5:00 PM
WJ Webex Room
WebJunction is hosting a free two-day online conference, and you are invited to attend. The theme for this inaugural event is Technology Essentials, with a focus on practical and timely strategies for leveraging technology to help you in a wide range of library services and operations, including: * Staff training * Marketing * Outreach, funding, advocacy * Services and programming * Technology planning * Virtual libraries * Your library's web presence

Zone 6 Meeting

2010-02-10T05:00:00-06:00

Wednesday, February 10 11:00 AM - 12:00 PM
Blueberry Fields Restaurant

Web Site Design BASICS: Part I

2010-02-11T03:30:00-06:00

Thursday, February 11 9:30 AM - 12:00 PM
MLS Training Lab (Burr Ridge)
Basic Website Design: In this 2-part hands-on workshop, participants will learn the basics of HTML, which is the underlying structure of a website. The opening session will introduce basic HTML tags and how they display in a web browser. Participants are encouraged to bring some simple ideas and images on a flash drive, which we will use to create simple web pages. The second session will build on the first session and will introduce the concept of style sheets and their function in overall web design. At the end of the two sessions, the participants will . . .

Understand the basic structure of a web page by being able to view the source code and make sense of it
Be able to create a simple web page, including hotlinks and images
Understand the concept of a stylesheet and how that effects a web page design
Be able to look at a library website and see how it is structured

Session #1: Basic HTML, including adding hotlinks and images. We will also discuss the concept of a web host: how does the website “go live” on the Web? Feb. 18, Session #2: More HTML, and adding style sheets to web pages. This session will also include a brief tour of some well designed library websites; we will spend a little time looking at how those websites are structured. register at: www.librarylearning.info/events/?eventID=7499

I-SAIL / Announcing! Standards for the 21st Century Learner

2010-02-11T07:00:00-06:00

Thursday, February 11 1:00 PM - 3:00 PM
MLS Meeting Room (Burr Ridge)
Join Angie Green, Alliance Library System and Christy Semande, Canton High Schoo as they present the new document created to assist K-12 school librarians in designing their own library skills curriculum. Attendees will tour the document and wiki, review the library benchmarks, objectives and library standards, and start to put together lesson plans to teach information literacy skills to your students. TARGET AUDIENCE: School Library Staff

Team Building & Group Dynamics

2010-02-12T03:30:00-06:00

Friday, February 12 9:30 AM - 12:00 PM
MLS Meeting Room (Burr Ridge)
Using case studies to initiate discussion, participants will learn techniques to help create and maintain a team environment in the workplace. Participants will discuss methods on how to build trust, establish accountability/responsibility, problem solving, and improve communication. Target Audience: Publics - Department Heads - Supervisors

MLS Annual Library Legislators Breakfast

2010-02-15T03:00:00-06:00

Monday, February 15 9:00 AM - 11:30 AM
MLS Meeting Room (Burr Ridge)
Help tell our local legislators the Library "story". MLS is seeking stories on how your library and your community have been impacted by the system. These stories will be shared with legislators at the breakfast. If you have a story contact the MLS Consultants at consultants@mls.lib.il.us.

Cons. & CE Staff Mtg

2010-02-15T07:00:00-06:00

Monday, February 15 1:00 PM - 3:00 PM
MLS Room B (Burr Ridge)

Copyright for Special Libraries

2010-02-16T07:00:00-06:00

Tuesday, February 16 1:00 PM - 4:00 PM
MLS Meeting Room (Chicago)
This workshop brings together two corporate librarians eager to share their experiences with copyright in a Special Library. Nancy Maloney, Electronic Resources Librarian for BP North America will provide an overview of the legal history of copyright, share how in her development of client relationships she educates them on copyright, and walk through the creation of a copyright policy with participants. Adam Bennington, Librarian for State Farm Insurance Companies will discuss the importance of copyright, his internal relationships and how he assists with the management of copyright for his organization; explain the differences of copyright in specials vs. academia & public libraries, and cover any gray areas in content ownership, as well as keeping compliant on licenses and other resources to aid your organization in staying current.