Oct: Business Reference, Resources & Services – Part 2 of 3 (Texas State Library & Archives Commission)

October 23, 10-11am CDT

This session will include public company research using TexShare and free resources to not only learn about the companies, but how private companies can learn from public company data.

https://www.tsl.texas.gov/ld/workshops/webinars/index.html

Oct: Business Reference, Resources & Services – Part 3 of 3 (Texas State Library & Archives Commission)

Thursday, Oct. 30 (9-10 am Mountain)

In part three of this three-part series, Laura Young, Founder of Bizologie, and April Kessler, Business Librarian for the University of Texas present Business Research 102. Learn where to locate private company data and learn about the hippest new startups and how to start one. 

For more information and to register for this program, visit: https://www.tsl.texas.gov/ld/workshops/webinars/index.html

Oct: The Budget Primer: Building and Using Budgets Better (4Good)

Wednesday, Oct. 29 (11-12 pm Mountain)

If your budget process is too ad hoc, rushed, last minute, or random, don't miss AMS Senior Consultant Paul Konigstein introducing more rigorous budget creation and implementation in this webinar entitled: The Budget Primer: Building and Using Budgets Better. Key take aways: How to create a budget using an analysis of last year's revenue and expenses or program plans for the coming year. How to work with fundraising to budget the most accurate revenue numbers. How to involve program staff to achieve buy in without losing control of the process. Make your budget work for you year round. Budget implementation using monthly reporting and how to use these reports to achieve financial control, transparency, and accountability and measure organizational progress. How regular budget monitoring prevents costly financial mistakes and makes more money available for program activities and growth.

For more information and to register for this program, visit: https://4good.org/4good/upcoming-nonprofit-webinars

Oct: Library UX: Creating Usable and Useful Websites (Library Journal)

Tuesday, Oct. 28 (1-2 pm Mountain)

During this insightful discussion between Aaron Schmidt, Principal, Influx Library User Experience and LJ columnist (The User Experience) and Scott Young, Digital Initiatives Librarian, Montana State University, we will cover usability, web conventions, writing for the web, content strategy, and user research. You’ll take home tips and ideas that you can immediately use to improve your website.

For more information and to register for this program, visit:  http://lj.libraryjournal.com/category/webcasts/

Oct: Discover National Library of Medicine Resources and More (National Network of Libraries of Medicine)

Wednesday, Oct. 22 (1-2 pm Mountain)

No registration needed. For more information: http://nnlm.gov/mcr/education/calendar.html or contact Jim Honour at jhonour@uwyo.edu or 307-766-6537.