Just a reminder that I'm STILL HERE and updating the calendar page regularly.
For those who work in libraries other than academic, also check out the calendar managed by Jaime Markus at Wyoming State Library: http://www.wyominglibraries.org/calendar.html
Today is June 21, 2016 and YES, I continue to update the calendar almost daily ... so ENJOY!!!
Margaret
Friday, March 11, 2016
Friday, June 19, 2015
Blog Workaround
Thank you all for viewing this blog of professional development opportunities.
I will no longer be posting events here, HOWEVER I WILL continue to post learning events on my Learning Beyond Calendar, which you can view at any time here: http://tinyurl.com/LearningBeyondCalendar
Learn on!!!
I will no longer be posting events here, HOWEVER I WILL continue to post learning events on my Learning Beyond Calendar, which you can view at any time here: http://tinyurl.com/LearningBeyondCalendar
Learn on!!!
Wednesday, June 17, 2015
Do you read this blog?
I have been posting professional development opportunities in this space since 2011.
I see the statistics of hits and page views, but I don't know if these are actual humans or webcrawlers.
If you are a human and read this blog, please post a comment to this post. If I get enough comments, I will continue posting.
Thank you for your attention!
MDriscoll, life-long learner.
I see the statistics of hits and page views, but I don't know if these are actual humans or webcrawlers.
If you are a human and read this blog, please post a comment to this post. If I get enough comments, I will continue posting.
Thank you for your attention!
MDriscoll, life-long learner.
Friday, June 12, 2015
Jun'15: Librarians deploying Mendeley – the new generation researcher workflow tool
Jun 17 2015 7:00 am Pacific (75 mins)
On a daily basis, librarians support and answer countless
questions from students and researchers on the most efficient and effective way
to identify and manage reference information. Modern day librarians need to
consider not only the scholarly need of citation management but also consider
how such a citation management tool can support extensive research
collaboration requirements. Therefore, most librarians feel a strong need to
keep abreast of the newest researcher tools available in the market. This webinar
features librarians from Carnegie Mellon University and University of
Pittsburgh discussing why they decided to invest resources in Mendeley and what
kind of impact it had in their universities. They will share experiences with
previous tools and how research collaboration and data analytics tools in
Mendeley support their research objectives as well as shape the researcher
services they provide.
Wednesday, June 10, 2015
Jul'15: Rethinking Digital Literacy to Serve Library Staff and Users (ALA)
4-week eCourse
Beginning Monday, July 13, 2015
$175
What is digital literacy? Supporting digital literacy
remains an important part of library staff members' work, but sometimes we
struggle to agree on a simple, meaningful definition of the term.
Join Paul Signorelli in this new eCourse that will begin by exploring
a variety of definitions and will focus on work that fosters digital literacy
among people of all ages and backgrounds. Signorelli will then explore a
variety of digital-literacy resources, including case studies of how we
creatively approach these learning opportunities, and will also explore a
variety of digital tools that will help to encourage further understanding of
this topic.
Tuesday, June 9, 2015
Jul'15: Apps for Librarians: Empower Your Users with Mobile App Literacy (ALA)
5-week eCourse
Beginning Monday, July 13, 2015
http://www.alastore.ala.org/detail.aspx?ID=11270
$250
Mobile apps are empowering for people of all ages and abilities. Contrary to the popular idea that apps are only useful for "consumption," the best apps are being used effectively as tools to enable learning and knowledge creation. In this eCourse, Nicole Hennig will show you how to incorporate apps as learning tools at your library.
Beginning Monday, July 13, 2015
http://www.alastore.ala.org/detail.aspx?ID=11270
$250
Mobile apps are empowering for people of all ages and abilities. Contrary to the popular idea that apps are only useful for "consumption," the best apps are being used effectively as tools to enable learning and knowledge creation. In this eCourse, Nicole Hennig will show you how to incorporate apps as learning tools at your library.
Monday, June 8, 2015
Jul'15: Cataloging with RDA: Resource Description and Access (ALA)
4-week eCourse
Beginning Monday, July 13, 2015
http://www.alastore.ala.org/detail.aspx?ID=10989
$199
In this eCourse, RDA expert Magda El-Sherbini will get you started with hands-on training focused on print monographs, covering both description and access. You'll participate in exercises using real-world examples of RDA concepts and solidify your skills through quizzes with interactive feedback. El-Sherbini will be available on discussion boards to address your questions and continue the conversation.
Beginning Monday, July 13, 2015
http://www.alastore.ala.org/detail.aspx?ID=10989
$199
In this eCourse, RDA expert Magda El-Sherbini will get you started with hands-on training focused on print monographs, covering both description and access. You'll participate in exercises using real-world examples of RDA concepts and solidify your skills through quizzes with interactive feedback. El-Sherbini will be available on discussion boards to address your questions and continue the conversation.
Thursday, June 4, 2015
Jun'15: Library Support Staff Certification (ALA)
June 10th from 1-2pm Central Time
Register for the webinar here: http://ala.adobeconnect.com/ezhjxemnay/event/registration.html
The American Library Association-Allied Professional Association’s Library Support Staff Certification (LSSC) Program is offering a free, one-hour informational webinar.
The LSSC Program is a continuing education certification program designed to recognize the value and accomplishments of Library Support Staff. To complete the program and become Certified Library Support Staff (CLSS) , candidates must first meet the eligibility requirements, and then successfully complete six of ten competency sets. Candidates may complete these sets by submitting portfolios, completing approved courses, or graduating from training programs in LSSC colleges with which LSSC has a recognition agreement. The webinar will offer an in-depth look at the program as well as offer Q&A time with an LSSC representative. Please join us to learn more about this national certification program for library support staff.
Register for the webinar here: http://ala.adobeconnect.com/ezhjxemnay/event/registration.html
The American Library Association-Allied Professional Association’s Library Support Staff Certification (LSSC) Program is offering a free, one-hour informational webinar.
The LSSC Program is a continuing education certification program designed to recognize the value and accomplishments of Library Support Staff. To complete the program and become Certified Library Support Staff (CLSS) , candidates must first meet the eligibility requirements, and then successfully complete six of ten competency sets. Candidates may complete these sets by submitting portfolios, completing approved courses, or graduating from training programs in LSSC colleges with which LSSC has a recognition agreement. The webinar will offer an in-depth look at the program as well as offer Q&A time with an LSSC representative. Please join us to learn more about this national certification program for library support staff.
Jun'15: Makerspaces: The Library's Legal Answers (ALA)
Thursday, June 18, 2015 / 90-minute workshop
2:30 PM Eastern | 1:30 PM Central 12:30 PM Mountain | 11:30 AM Pacific
http://www.alastore.ala.org/detail.aspx?ID=11463
$65.00
Library makerspaces are truly transformative environments that advance learning and innovation in communities. These spaces are a great way for people to create, invent, and learn, but you will need to be aware of and understand legal implications and concepts related to patent, trademark, and product liability.
Join the Library's Legal Answer team—Minow, Lipinski, and McCord—as they guide you in a positive approach to library makerspaces, true to the library mission of intellectual freedom, access, and learning.
2:30 PM Eastern | 1:30 PM Central 12:30 PM Mountain | 11:30 AM Pacific
http://www.alastore.ala.org/detail.aspx?ID=11463
$65.00
Library makerspaces are truly transformative environments that advance learning and innovation in communities. These spaces are a great way for people to create, invent, and learn, but you will need to be aware of and understand legal implications and concepts related to patent, trademark, and product liability.
Join the Library's Legal Answer team—Minow, Lipinski, and McCord—as they guide you in a positive approach to library makerspaces, true to the library mission of intellectual freedom, access, and learning.
Monday, June 1, 2015
Jun'15: The Happiness Advantage at Work Part 1: Unraveling the Happiness Mystery (Training Magazine Network)
Tuesday, June 30 (11-12 pm Mountain)
Although scientific support for the benefits of happiness is mounting, creating a happy and engaged culture requires a new kind of organizational learning. Current data suggest that this is only possible if leaders and their organizations choose happiness. In this interactive session, Devin and JJ will explore why happy cultures are difficult to build and sustain AND WHAT TO DO ABOUT IT! You’ll hear the story of how Nationwide Brokerage Solutions has increased engagement levels, reduced turnover and achieved record-breaking business growth and financial performance by prioritizing a positive culture and embedding happiness practices into the organization.
For more information and to register for this program, visit: http://www.trainingmagnetwork.com/calendar
Although scientific support for the benefits of happiness is mounting, creating a happy and engaged culture requires a new kind of organizational learning. Current data suggest that this is only possible if leaders and their organizations choose happiness. In this interactive session, Devin and JJ will explore why happy cultures are difficult to build and sustain AND WHAT TO DO ABOUT IT! You’ll hear the story of how Nationwide Brokerage Solutions has increased engagement levels, reduced turnover and achieved record-breaking business growth and financial performance by prioritizing a positive culture and embedding happiness practices into the organization.
For more information and to register for this program, visit: http://www.trainingmagnetwork.com/calendar
Jun'15: Telling Your Story with Data (FDLP)
Wednesday, June 24 (12-1 pm Mountain)
In this presentation, Melanie Poulter, MA, Senior Planner of Data Analysis and Communication for the Community Service Council of Greater Tulsa, Oklahoma (CSC), a human services research, planning, and convening organization will be presenting. Learn how to more effectively tell your story by presenting data in easy to grasp infographics. Some familiarity with Excel graphics and PowerPoint graphics would be helpful.
For more information and to register for this program, visit: http://www.fdlp.gov/about-the-fdlp/fdlp-events-calendar
In this presentation, Melanie Poulter, MA, Senior Planner of Data Analysis and Communication for the Community Service Council of Greater Tulsa, Oklahoma (CSC), a human services research, planning, and convening organization will be presenting. Learn how to more effectively tell your story by presenting data in easy to grasp infographics. Some familiarity with Excel graphics and PowerPoint graphics would be helpful.
For more information and to register for this program, visit: http://www.fdlp.gov/about-the-fdlp/fdlp-events-calendar
Jun'15: Order in the Court Records: Finding Briefs, Transcripts, and other Court Materials (No Carolina Lib Assoc)
Wednesday, June 24 (10-11 am Mountain)
Help! I’m an Accidental Government Information Librarian presents ... Order in the Court Records: Finding Briefs, Transcripts, and other Court Materials
Library patrons have many reasons to ask for help with finding court filings: from tracking the progress of a pending lawsuit, to digging up centuries-old court materials for genealogical research, and countless other academic or personal pursuits in between. The unpublished nature of many court materials can make such research very challenging for librarians. But before you refer your patrons elsewhere, hear some tips and tricks for locating court opinions, briefs, filings, and other materials related to court cases from all levels of courts in both state and federal systems.
For more information and to register for this program, visit: http://www.nclaonline.org/
Help! I’m an Accidental Government Information Librarian presents ... Order in the Court Records: Finding Briefs, Transcripts, and other Court Materials
Library patrons have many reasons to ask for help with finding court filings: from tracking the progress of a pending lawsuit, to digging up centuries-old court materials for genealogical research, and countless other academic or personal pursuits in between. The unpublished nature of many court materials can make such research very challenging for librarians. But before you refer your patrons elsewhere, hear some tips and tricks for locating court opinions, briefs, filings, and other materials related to court cases from all levels of courts in both state and federal systems.
For more information and to register for this program, visit: http://www.nclaonline.org/
Jun'15: The Abundance of Federal Criminal Justice Websites: Criminal Justice Websites You Should Know (FDLP)
Tuesday, June 23, 2015 / 2:00 p.m. (Eastern)
http://www.fdlp.gov/about-the-fdlp/fdlp-events-calendar
The U.S. Federal Government publishes a variety of resources on criminal justice. The webinar will look at websites for federal departments, statistics, research tools, and evidence based research.
http://www.fdlp.gov/about-the-fdlp/fdlp-events-calendar
The U.S. Federal Government publishes a variety of resources on criminal justice. The webinar will look at websites for federal departments, statistics, research tools, and evidence based research.
Jun'15: Using ACRL's New Framework for Information Literacy to Explore Teaching Strategies for Intergovernmental Information (Choice/ACRL)
Wednesday June 10, 2015 / 11:00 a.m. - 12:00 p.m. Pacific
http://events.r20.constantcontact.com/register/event?oeidk=a07eahek16qd749ebf1&llr=ie6npkcab
The six frames in the ACRL Framework identify knowledge practices and dispositions that may be helpful as we introduce intergovernmental information to our campus learners. The World Bank eLibrary offers a number of opportunities to explore these frames.
Join us in this webinar for some remarks on this timely topic, suggestions for possible teaching strategies, and some new thinking on IGO information. A brief overview of the World Bank eLibrary's topics and features will be included.
http://events.r20.constantcontact.com/register/event?oeidk=a07eahek16qd749ebf1&llr=ie6npkcab
The six frames in the ACRL Framework identify knowledge practices and dispositions that may be helpful as we introduce intergovernmental information to our campus learners. The World Bank eLibrary offers a number of opportunities to explore these frames.
Join us in this webinar for some remarks on this timely topic, suggestions for possible teaching strategies, and some new thinking on IGO information. A brief overview of the World Bank eLibrary's topics and features will be included.
Sunday, May 24, 2015
Jul'15: Customizing Vendor Interfaces for Better User Experience (Infopeople)
July 7-August 3
https://infopeople.org/civicrm/event/info?reset=1&id=498
$75
This four-week course will provide learners with an understanding of how to modify hosted vendor systems with JavaScript. Through assignments, discussions and step-by-step screencasts you will become familiar with how vendor web tools work and how they can be modified to improve your library users’ experience. We will learn techniques for planning modifications, writing simple JavaScript applications to change vendor tools, and prototyping and testing fixes. You will be able to apply the concepts, best practices, and techniques immediately in your own library.
https://infopeople.org/civicrm/event/info?reset=1&id=498
$75
This four-week course will provide learners with an understanding of how to modify hosted vendor systems with JavaScript. Through assignments, discussions and step-by-step screencasts you will become familiar with how vendor web tools work and how they can be modified to improve your library users’ experience. We will learn techniques for planning modifications, writing simple JavaScript applications to change vendor tools, and prototyping and testing fixes. You will be able to apply the concepts, best practices, and techniques immediately in your own library.
Jun'15: Introduction to Library Management (Infopeople)
Begins June 9th, 2015
https://infopeople.org/civicrm/event/info?reset=1&id=497
$ 75.00
Have you recently moved to a management position or are you considering a career path in library management? Do you want to determine your potential as a manager or improve your ability to be a successful manager? How strong are your management skills and what can you do to strengthen them or acquire additional skills? This course, which is targeted at first time managers and supervisors, will help you understand the role and responsibilities of the manager. It will also help you understand what changes when you become a manager.
https://infopeople.org/civicrm/event/info?reset=1&id=497
$ 75.00
Have you recently moved to a management position or are you considering a career path in library management? Do you want to determine your potential as a manager or improve your ability to be a successful manager? How strong are your management skills and what can you do to strengthen them or acquire additional skills? This course, which is targeted at first time managers and supervisors, will help you understand the role and responsibilities of the manager. It will also help you understand what changes when you become a manager.
Jun'15: Learning & Development and Its Importance to Employee Engagement (TrainingMagNetwork)
Thu, Jun 18, 2015 at 10AM – 11AM Pacific / 1PM Eastern
http://www.trainingmagnetwork.com/events/436
Mr. Sheridan will outline and quantify the importance of Learning and Development to building a culture of true Employee Engagement, where employees are so jazzed to get to work each day and deliver nothing less than superior results. Specifically, the webinar will feature:
http://www.trainingmagnetwork.com/events/436
Mr. Sheridan will outline and quantify the importance of Learning and Development to building a culture of true Employee Engagement, where employees are so jazzed to get to work each day and deliver nothing less than superior results. Specifically, the webinar will feature:
Jun'15: Sketchnoting: Capturing Ideas and Concepts with Visual Narratives (TrainingMagNetwork)
Tue, Jun 02, 2015 at 10AM – 11AM Pacific / 1PM Eastern
http://www.trainingmagnetwork.com/events/439
Have you ever had an important meeting with your boss and diligently took notes as if you’re transcribing the entire conversation? Have you ever anticipated taking notes at a conference keynote session because you were looking forward to the person speaking? How often do you go back and read your own notes, though? Chances are we don't revisit our notes very often. Why do we take notes if we don’t intend to do anything with them? Our intentions and our motivation are there, but most often we end up looking hazily at our own handwriting trying to decipher a note.
http://www.trainingmagnetwork.com/events/439
Have you ever had an important meeting with your boss and diligently took notes as if you’re transcribing the entire conversation? Have you ever anticipated taking notes at a conference keynote session because you were looking forward to the person speaking? How often do you go back and read your own notes, though? Chances are we don't revisit our notes very often. Why do we take notes if we don’t intend to do anything with them? Our intentions and our motivation are there, but most often we end up looking hazily at our own handwriting trying to decipher a note.
Jun'15: Unleashing the Power of Play with Emmy award winner Gwen Gordon (PeopleOnTheGo)
Thursday, June 4, 2015 from 12:00-12:40 PM Pacific Time
http://www.people-onthego.com/free-webinars-lunch-and-learn
Most of us have been raised to think of play as a frivolous distraction from the serious business of living. But what if we got it backwards? What if play is the essential ingredient for our individual and collective well-being? Join Gwen as she turns the work ethic on its head and connects some surprising dots to show how a play movement is emerging in every area of life, and why our future as a species depends on it.
http://www.people-onthego.com/free-webinars-lunch-and-learn
Most of us have been raised to think of play as a frivolous distraction from the serious business of living. But what if we got it backwards? What if play is the essential ingredient for our individual and collective well-being? Join Gwen as she turns the work ethic on its head and connects some surprising dots to show how a play movement is emerging in every area of life, and why our future as a species depends on it.
Jun'15: Debugging for Java, Scala, and Clojure (O'Reilly)
uesday, June 23, 2015 10:00am – 11:30am PT
http://www.oreilly.com/pub/e/3421
Pinpoint and Resolve Critical Errors in Your Production Code
Production debugging is hard, and it’s getting harder. With architectures becoming more distributed and code more asynchronous, pinpointing and resolving errors in production is no child's game. This session will cover advanced techniques that Java, Scala and Clojure developers can use to debug live servers and resolve critical errors in production quickly.
http://www.oreilly.com/pub/e/3421
Pinpoint and Resolve Critical Errors in Your Production Code
Production debugging is hard, and it’s getting harder. With architectures becoming more distributed and code more asynchronous, pinpointing and resolving errors in production is no child's game. This session will cover advanced techniques that Java, Scala and Clojure developers can use to debug live servers and resolve critical errors in production quickly.
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