Apr'15: Building a professional identity: From research to impact (Elsevier/Library Connect)

April 16, 2015 / 8-9am Pacific

http://libraryconnect.elsevier.com/library-connect-webinars

For librarians as researchers and librarians supporting researchers.
To a potential collaborator, employer, or funder, you are your digital profile. In today's online world, it's imperative to create and curate a professional online persona that is an accurate reflection of your skills, interests and contribution to the profession. As a librarian or information professional, you have a dual role in this online ecosystem: managing your own identity and providing counsel to the scholars and researchers you support.

Feb'15: Professional Associations: Requirements, Pathways (with and without $!) and Extreme Benefits (GALE Geek)

Friday, Feb. 13 (9-10 am Mountain)

One of the tenets of professionalism is association membership and activity.  Although most of us are not fully or even partially funded, association membership AND activity can yield great rewards both for individuals and their organizations. Join Julie Todaro, ALA Presidential candidate for 2016-2017, author of Mentoring A to Z (2015) and Library Management for the Digital Age (2014), as she outlines how all library professionals can benefit from associations. Attendees will get a firsthand account of the 30+ web documents Todaro has made available from her Presidential website.

For more information and to register for this program, visit: http://solutions.cengage.com/GaleGeek/upcoming-webinars/

Jan'15: 5 Steps for Transforming Business Contacts into High-Performing Relationships (AMA)

http://www.amanet.org/training/webcasts/5-Steps-for-Transforming-Business-Contacts-into-High-Performing-Relationships.aspx

Jan 7, 2015
Time: 12:00 PM - 1:00 PM Eastern

How “Relationship Capital” Creates Competitive Advantage
While most organizations believe that relationships are the key to their success, the majority lack specific strategies and relationship training that leverages the power of building strong business relationships.

This webcast explores ways to improve business outcomes by harnessing professional relationships in a systematic manner. Incorporating research carried out with experts from both Princeton and Villanova Universities, it takes the mystery out of a skill that can seem elusive to many.

Jan'15: How to Find Your Passion (AMA)

Jan 14, 2015 / 12:00 PM - 1:00 PM Eastern

We have all heard that if you do what you love, then it will not feel like work, and the money will follow. But when you feel unfulfilled at work, your career is a dead weight that you drag around even in your free time. 

What if you have no idea what your passion is?

So many of us get boxed into a career where we can perform adequately, but it just doesn’t tap into our core strengths and desires. The secret is to focus on your unique talents, skills, and experience that produce the most value. Join this in-depth interview with Alexandra Levit where she will explore ways to consider your career in a new light: How to create the career that gives you an opportunity to excel. When you persevere and look for opportunities, you’ll ultimately succeed. By capitalizing on your unique passions and gifts, you’re one step ahead of those who do not.

http://www.amanet.org/training/webcasts/How-to-Find-Your-Passion.aspx

Jul: Advancing Your Career Through Writing and Speaking (4Good)

July 9 (11-12 pm Mountain)

Whether you are a consultant wanting to market your business or a nonprofit staff member hoping to "get noticed," the old academic warning, "Publish or Perish," is appropriate for you. Consultants and practitioners who have published books are more recognized, can command higher salaries and fees, and feel good about contributing to the profession. And authors who beat the drums by speaking to groups sell more books. Learn how to get started in writing and speaking.

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

Apr: The Future of Librarianship: A Blended Perspective (Blended Librarian)

The library profession is in the midst of a paradigm shift, thanks to technology and its impact on literacy and learning. With it have come new leadership roles for librarians, roles that require knowledge and skills not traditionally taught in library school programs. Blended librarianship is one way to embrace these new roles. Join Amanda Hovious as she discusses her journey toward becoming blended, and her perspective on what librarianship will look like in the (not too distant) future.

Hosted by John Shank.

http://blendedlibrarian.learningtimes.net/registration/#.Uyis6PldVps

Apr: Interviewing Tips to Get a Job (LLAMA)

The Library Leadership and Management Association (LLAMA) will present “ Interviewing Tips to Get a Job ” on Wed., April 9, 2014, from 1:30 PM to 3:00 PM (Central Time).  This free webinar will help prepare participants for interviewing and offer insight into the interviewing process from the employer's viewpoint.  It will include examples of interviewing behavior and questions/answers to illustrate how to best prepare for impressing potential employers.

By the end of this webinar participants will:

    •          Understand what interviewers desire in a candidate

    •          Know how to prepare for different types of interviews (phone, video, in-person)

    •          Know what to do and not do on interview day

    •          Learn how to follow up after the interview

Presenter Sharon Holderman is the Coordinator of Public Services at Tennessee Technological University, Cookeville, Tennessee.

Reserve your Webinar seat now at:

https://www2.gotomeeting.com/register/476428906

For questions about this webinar or other LLAMA programs, contact Fred Reuland. freuland@ala.org

July-Aug: New Librarianship Master Class

July 8th - August 4th.

Libraries have existed for millennia, but today the library field is searching for solid footing in an increasingly fragmented (and increasingly digital) information environment. What is librarianship when it is unmoored from cataloging, books, buildings, and committees?  The vision for a new librarianship must go beyond finding library-related uses for information technology and the Internet; it must provide a durable foundation for the field. New Librarianship recasts librarianship and library practice using the fundamental concept that knowledge is created though conversation. New librarians approach their work as facilitators of conversation; they seek to enrich, capture, store, and disseminate the conversations of their communities.

The class is oriented towards professionals with some experience in librarianship (including paraprofessionals). A background in librarianship is not required, but recommended.

There are two short videos which will give you an introduction to how the class will run and what it will be about. See:

Introduction to the Master Class http://vimeo.com/68302323   

Introduction to New Librarianship http://vimeo.com/49680667

To participate in the class is free. If you wish to receive Continuing Education Units (CEUs) there is a $150 fee for 2.0 CEUs, payable upon completion of the course. To take the course for graduate credit you will be charged the graduate tuition rate of $1294/credit hour for the 3 credit course and receive a 20% course tuition award courtesy of the iSchool at SU. Those taking the course for graduate credit will complete additional coursework through the month of August.

When purchasing the book "Atlas of New Librarianship" from the MIT Press website (http://mitpress.mit.edu/books/atlas-new-librarianship) use the discount code DLANL13 - 20% off.

http://ischool.syr.edu/future/grad/newlibopencourse.aspx
Any questions, please feel free to contact iMOOC@syr.edu.  

May: Embedded Librarianship

Instructor: Courtney Mlinar

Dates: May 1-28, 2013

Credits: 1.5 CEUs

Price: $175

http://libraryjuiceacademy.com/026-embedded.php

   

The role of the embedded librarian takes many forms - in learning communities, community organizations, support groups and businesses. Embedded librarianship can include team teaching a course, becoming an important part of a local film/art/music festival, or integration of library resources into a school curriculum or an organization’s event. This asynchronous, online course will discuss best practices and tools for working as an embedded librarian. We will explore how to initiate a collaborative relationship with faculty or community organizations, and also teach you how to partner with them for better student or event success. Participants will learn how to improve relationships with faculty and organizations and become an integral part of the curriculum, event, or program of study. We will also discuss how to use emerging technologies in embedded librarianship as communication and collaborative tools.

Courtney Mlinar is the Academic Support Services / Reference Librarian and Webmaster for the HPD Library at Nova Southeastern University in Fort Lauderdale, Florida. She is the Liaison Librarian for the Colleges of Dental Medicine, Pharmacy and Optometry. She is a frequent presentor at conferences; recent presentations include “Medicine is Mobile”, “Medical Mobile Apps”, and “HPD Liaison Librarians” for NSU HPD Faculty Developments.

Please refer to our FAQ if you have questions, and contact us of they are still not answered:

http://libraryjuiceacademy.com/faq.php