L2: Library Learning Events - Web conference

RSA Users Group (ALS)

2010-09-02T08:00:00-05:00

Thursday, September 2 1:00 PM - 4:00 PM
ALS Valerie J. Wilford Room
ALS Adobe Connect
RSA Users Group Meeting at ALS East Peoria.

NoveList Complete Demonstration (PALS)

2010-09-09T09:00:00-05:00

Thursday, September 9 2:00 PM - 3:30 PM
PALS Shorewood Videoconference Room
PALS Coal Valley VideoConference Room
PALS Rockford Videoconference Room
PALS Videoconference Web Access
Description from EBSCO: NoveList Complete can give you a valuable return on your investments and enhance your readers’ experiences by giving you the NoveList Plus database and these other features:

Delivering rich NoveList content and reading recommendations for over 5 million titles directly into your catalog. These recommendations add value to those books sitting in the stacks that are no longer on the best seller lists. NoveList Complete also adds series information and author recommendations to the catalog.
Providing you with quality content that can be distributed in e-newsletters or placed on the library website and links back to your catalog. This a great way to send out superb reading recommendations to your patrons each month and encourages them to come back to visit the library. The e-newsletter component been proven to increase circulation of new titles by 55% and older titles by 75%!
Giving you a valuable outreach mechanism (via e-newsletters, the website, or your catalog) to market and promote your library events and resources.
Providing world-class resources for promoting reading across the curriculum and increasing literacy for young readers.
Offering free training and support to help you market yourself and your resources.

Trendy Topics: Digital Reference (ALS)

2010-09-14T05:00:00-05:00

Tuesday, September 14 10:00 AM - 4:00 PM
ONLINE - See event for more info.
Digital Reference continues to evolve, whether it is based on new technologies, new opportunities or new patron access points. What remains the same is the need for quality and consistent reference services. We will talk about user needs and expectations along with librarian responses and best practices in the digital reference environment.

WJ: The Rural Library Trustee: Roles, Responsibilities and Relationships (ISL)

2010-09-14T08:00:00-05:00

Tuesday, September 14 1:00 PM - 2:00 PM
WJ Webex Room
NOTE: This event is managed by WebJunction. Please check their calendar (registration link above) for any changes to this event. How do library trustees get trained? How are director and trustee roles defined to ensure a healthy library organization? How are trustee relationships cultivated both in and outside the library circle? Join us for a webinar exploring these and other questions related to library trustees that will provide you with practical ideas and tactical strategies to support and advocate for your library organization as a trustee, or library director in a small or rural community. This webinar is brought to you by ARSL (Association for Rural and Small Libraries) and featuring presenters: Sally Gardner Reed, Executive Director ALTAFF (Association of Library Trustees, Advocates, Friends and Foundations); Kim Armentrout, Library of Virginia; and Jim Minges, Director of the Northeast Kansas Library System.

WJ: Real Library Solutions Using Competencies (ISL)

2010-09-16T08:00:00-05:00

Thursday, September 16 1:00 PM - 2:30 PM
WJ Webex Room
NOTE: This event is managed by WebJunction. Please check their calendar (registration link above) for any changes to this event. You've heard the buzz about competencies, but do you have a clear idea of how to use them for your library? Competencies are building blocks, which you can combine in a variety of constructions for guiding staff training, work performance, and other strategies to benefit your library and your staff. Join presenters Sandra Smith and Betha Gutsche as they use case studies to explore the practical application of competency-based staff development efforts.

WJ: Using Technology to Move your Small/Rural Library Forward (ISL)

2010-09-21T08:00:00-05:00

Tuesday, September 21 1:00 PM - 2:00 PM
WJ Webex Room
NOTE: This event is managed by WebJunction. Please check their calendar (registration link above) for any changes to this event. Feel overwhelmed with new technology? Not sure how your small or rural library can take advantage of new and not-so-new technology? Don’t feel you have time to keep up with keeping up? Then this webinar is for you. Presenters Robin Hastings, Information Technology Coordinator for the Missouri River Regional Library, and Maurice Coleman, Technical Trainer at Harford County Public Library, will discuss best practices for using technology to keep your library connected and up to date. They will also share some of the latest and greatest sites and technology best suited for a small or rural library. You’ll also receive some expert guidance to better evaluate and assess these tools for your library system and your customers, with a focus on small and rural library environments.

Foundations of Library Services (LTLS)

2010-09-21T08:00:00-05:00

Tuesday, September 21 1:00 PM - 3:00 PM
LTLS iLinc Room
Lincoln Trail will be offering one of the core classes, "Foundations of Library Services" for the ALA Library Support Staff Certification program. This course will be offered online only. This course covers competencies that are fundamental to understanding the mission and roles of libraries. These competencies cover the ethics, values, and governance of libraries, and the basic knowledge needed for all positions in a library. Send email to Donna Schaal for registration information. Seating is limited. dschaa@lincolntrail.info

Foundations of Library Services (LTLS)

2010-09-24T08:00:00-05:00

Friday, September 24 1:00 PM - 3:00 PM
LTLS iLinc Room
Lincoln Trail will be offering one of the core classes, "Foundations of Library Services" for the ALA Library Support Staff Certification program. This course will be offered online only. This course covers competencies that are fundamental to understanding the mission and roles of libraries. These competencies cover the ethics, values, and governance of libraries, and the basic knowledge needed for all positions in a library. Send email to Donna Schaal for registration information. Seating is limited. dschaa@lincolntrail.info

Foundations of Library Services (LTLS)

2010-09-28T08:00:00-05:00

Tuesday, September 28 1:00 PM - 3:00 PM
LTLS iLinc Room
Lincoln Trail will be offering one of the core classes, "Foundations of Library Services" for the ALA Library Support Staff Certification program. This course will be offered online only. This course covers competencies that are fundamental to understanding the mission and roles of libraries. These competencies cover the ethics, values, and governance of libraries, and the basic knowledge needed for all positions in a library. Send email to Donna Schaal for registration information. Seating is limited. dschaa@lincolntrail.info

WJ: mySkills, myFuture: A New Tool for Job Seekers (ISL)

2010-09-29T08:00:00-05:00

Wednesday, September 29 1:00 PM - 2:30 PM
WJ Webex Room
NOTE: This event is managed by WebJunction. Please check their calendar (registration link above) for any changes to this event. As part of the ongoing collaboration between IMLS and the Employment & Training Administration of the U.S. Department of Labor (DOL/ETA), WebJunction is hosting this ETA presentation on the new job-seeking tool, mySkills, myFuture. Coming in September, this free online tool will enable job seekers to increase their career mobility and economic prospects. Specifically, the self-paced tool will help previously employed to (1) use their previous experience to identify occupations that they might be qualified for; (2) identify the skills s/he needs to acquire to qualify for a specific job; (3) identify education or training institutions where these skills can be obtained; and (4) provide links to relevant job opportunities in national and state job banks. Libraries will want to add mySkills, myFuture to their resources to help job-seeking patrons in their community.

Foundations of Library Services (LTLS)

2010-10-01T08:00:00-05:00

Friday, October 1 1:00 PM - 3:00 PM
LTLS iLinc Room
Lincoln Trail will be offering one of the core classes, "Foundations of Library Services" for the ALA Library Support Staff Certification program. This course will be offered online only. This course covers competencies that are fundamental to understanding the mission and roles of libraries. These competencies cover the ethics, values, and governance of libraries, and the basic knowledge needed for all positions in a library. Send email to Donna Schaal for registration information. Seating is limited. dschaa@lincolntrail.info

Foundations of Library Services (LTLS)

2010-10-05T08:00:00-05:00

Tuesday, October 5 1:00 PM - 3:00 PM
LTLS iLinc Room
Lincoln Trail will be offering one of the core classes, "Foundations of Library Services" for the ALA Library Support Staff Certification program. This course will be offered online only. This course covers competencies that are fundamental to understanding the mission and roles of libraries. These competencies cover the ethics, values, and governance of libraries, and the basic knowledge needed for all positions in a library. Send email to Donna Schaal for registration information. Seating is limited. dschaa@lincolntrail.info

Foundations of Library Services (LTLS)

2010-10-08T08:00:00-05:00

Friday, October 8 1:00 PM - 3:00 PM
LTLS iLinc Room
Lincoln Trail will be offering one of the core classes, "Foundations of Library Services" for the ALA Library Support Staff Certification program. This course will be offered online only. This course covers competencies that are fundamental to understanding the mission and roles of libraries. These competencies cover the ethics, values, and governance of libraries, and the basic knowledge needed for all positions in a library. Send email to Donna Schaal for registration information. Seating is limited. dschaa@lincolntrail.info

Trendy Topics: Virtual Worlds (ALS)

2010-10-12T05:00:00-05:00

Tuesday, October 12 10:00 AM - 4:00 PM
ONLINE - See event for more info.
Using 3D virtual worlds like Second Life for teaching, learning and library services may be the new trend, but are they merely decorative chat rooms? From helping people choose avatars to building immersive content to making sense of it all, this presentation will give hands-on practical advice gathered over two years with 1500 graduate students in the world's largest MLIS program. It will describe several research-based strategies that ease the transition from Web-based services to trans-dimensional library environments, objects, settings and tasks. Learn how demographics play a role in whether your patrons will love it or leave it. Is having a gaming background less important than being Web 2.0 savvy? How do gender, age and technical ability tip the adoption scale? Participants will gain an overview necessary to begin planning a 2D/3D structured learning activity and surefire strategies to attract the public based on skills and backgrounds.

Institutional Review Boards and the Social Sciences: A Discussion (OPAL) (RPLS)

2010-10-27T05:00:00-05:00

Wednesday, October 27 10:00 AM - 11:00 AM
Opal Auditorium
University researchers in the social sciences and humanities often must seek approval from ethics committees, known as institutional review boards, before they may interview, survey, or observe their fellow human beings. Join Zachary Schrag of George Mason University as he discusses his new book, Ethical Imperialism on the history of this system and the ongoing controversy surrounding it. Host: Unity College Location: OPAL Auditorium