Jun'15: Know Your Rights: Copyright in Digital Environments (Lyrasis)

6/12/2015  /  12:00 PM- 1:30 PM EST

http://www.lyrasis.org/Pages/EventDetail.aspx?Eid=F562DD68-1FF8-E411-88A4-002219586F0D
Nonmember price $25

This ninety-minute webinar introduces the essentials of copyright and fair use, the public domain, due diligence, and open access. We will focus on the Digital Millennium Copyright Act (DMCA) and copyright issues and trends pertaining to digital images, streaming videos, ebooks, software, and other problematic areas. We will discover where to find freely reusable online content, and we will explore alternative routes to accessing and sharing copyrighted materials while avoiding infringement. By the end of this session, you will know your digital copy rights.

Apr'15: Digital Scholarship: New Metrics, New Modes (Library Juice Academy)

April 6 to May 1st, 2015
http://libraryjuiceacademy.com/031-scholarship-metrics.php
$175

The Web enables new means of publishing and sharing knowledge, but our tools for evaluating the rigor of scholarly research have not kept pace with these possibilities. Bibliometrics has not yet gone digital, but signs of change are emerging. By the end of this four week course, participants will have a thorough grounding in dominant metrics for evaluating scholarly rigor, as well as some promising alternates that improve upon shortcomings of the status quo. Examples of how to apply each metric will be presented, supplemented by guest talks or podcasts from the people developing new tools. For the final project, class participants will apply what they've learned to a collection development challenge at their own institutions; or utilize the concepts presented to propose a theory for new modes of scholarly communication.

Feb'15: Practical Uses of Altmetrics (Library Journal)

Wednesday, February 11, 2015
1:00 PM Eastern

http://lj.libraryjournal.com/2015/01/webcasts/practical-uses-of-altmetrics/#_

There is growing interest in altmetrics and people are hungry for stories about how people are using them. Many institutions are utilizing new metrics to help showcase research, do analysis, bring value to their institutional repositories and more. This webinar features users telling their stories about what they are doing with these new modern metrics.

Jan'15: Rethinking the Book Container: Advancing the Role of the Library as Publisher (ACRL)

January 21, 2015 / 11 a.m. Pacific

The library as place and service continues to be shaped by the legacy of the book. The book itself has evolved quickly in recent years, with various technologies vying to become the next dominant book form. Identifying an effective and popular next step for the book has been an ongoing challenge for publishers, libraries, and content creators, all of whom have focused significant resources on developing new models for creating, publishing, and accessing book content.  Within this webcast, the presenters will look at the principles of eBook publishing and examine one application of the library-as-publisher model. Examine the eBook and eTextbook publishing landscape with a particular interest in the tools available to create or support long-form reading interfaces for library materials. The webcast will focus on the opportunities afforded to libraries by these new publishing tools and the new concepts and skills required to make books that are “of the web” and that work in linked data settings. The presenters will move from the theoretical to the practical by focusing discussion on a prototype “web book” from the MSU Library that employs a new method for publishing within a web browser using HTML5 and structured data to transform book content into a semantic, machine-readable and extensible platform (http://arc.lib.montana.edu/book/home-cooking-history-409/).  Come learn with us as we investigate the power and possibility of accessible, open platforms for book content while considering the path forward for the library as publisher.

ACRL member: $50
ALA member: $75

http://www.ala.org/acrl/bookcontainer

Feb: Ignite Your Career by Creating a Powerful Body of Work in 2014 (AMA)

 Feb 12, 2014
Time: 12:00 PM - 1:00 PM Eastern

Overview

Define Your Action Plan for the Next Year

In today's job market, job titles, years of experience and educational background are not enough to ensure a flourishing career.

To stand out from your peers and invite ongoing opportunities, you have to create and share a compelling body of work. Whether you want to aim for a promotion, switch careers, grow your personal brand or deepen your expertise by writing a book, you need a plan of action to get you there.

What You Will Learn

In this webcast, business coach and bestselling author Pamela Slim will help you:

• Understand the eight steps required to build a powerful body of work that will drive career growth and opportunities
• Define your top three strategic career priorities for 2014, and identify the underlying projects you need to accomplish them
• Identify the specific knowledge, resources and mentors you need to accomplish your goals
• Create a concrete plan with milestones to ensure you accomplish your career goals in 2014.

While attending this program is FREE, reservations are required.

http://www.amanet.org/training/webcasts/Ignite-Your-Career-by-Creating-a-Powerful-Body-of-Work-in-2014.aspx

Mar: The Publishing Rollercoaster: Writers Sound Off (ACRL)

Live Webcast
March 25, 2014
11 a.m. Pacific | 12:00 p.m. Mountain | 1:00 p.m. Central | 2:00 p.m. Eastern
Presented by the ACRL Publications Coordinating Committee

Description: Expand your knowledge of professional publishing from concept through research, submission, revision, and publication. Bringing first-hand experience of the writing and publishing process, this session’s panelists will share their experiences while presenting strategies and tips for those who are hoping to get published for the first time, or who wish to grow their skills.

Learning Outcomes:

    Develop critical skills to improve their writing process, including strategies for getting published.
    Gain a thorough understanding of the professional publishing world.
    Make connections with others around the country to expand their possibilities for collaborative writing projects.

Presenter(s): Barbara Fister, Gustavus Adolphus College; Christopher Hollister, Associate Librarian, University of Buffalo Libraries; Angela Courtney, Head, Arts & Humanities Department/Head, Reference Services Department, Indiana University Libraries; Moderator: Melinda Dermody, Syracuse University

Registration fees:
ACRL member: $50
ALA member: $75
Nonmember: $90
Student: $40
Group*: $295

* Webcasts take place in an interactive, online classroom environment with one user/one login. If you select the group rate, one person must register, login, and keyboard during the event. A group registration allows an institution to project the Webcast to participants in the same location.

How to register: Registration materials will be available shortly.
http://www.ala.org/acrl/publishingrollercoaster

Jan: Digital Scholarship: New Metrics, New Modes

1.5 CEUs | Cost: $175  Jan 1-28, 2014

The Web enables new means of publishing and sharing knowledge, but our tools for evaluating the rigor of scholarly research have not kept pace with these possibilities. Bibliometrics has not yet gone digital, but signs of change are emerging. By the end of this four week course, participants will have a thorough grounding in dominant metrics for evaluating scholarly rigor, as well as some promising alternates that improve upon shortcomings of the status quo. Examples of how to apply each metric will be presented, supplemented by guest talks or podcasts from the people developing new tools. For the final project, class participants will apply what they've learned to a collection development challenge at their own institutions; or utilize the concepts presented to propose a theory for new modes of scholarly communication.

Outline of class topics by week:
1. Overview of impact factor--history, uses, strengths, weaknesses
2. Alternatives to impact factor 1--Eigenfactor: uses, strengths, weaknesses
3. Alternatives to impact factor 2--Altmetrics: uses, strengths, weaknesses
4. Final projects--application to local situation; development of a theory for scholarly communication


* Logic of sequence: Eigenfactor is a "narrower" challenge to the impact factor, altmetrics a more broad-based challenge that questions fundamental assumptions more than Eigenfactor

http://libraryjuiceacademy.com/031-scholarship-metrics.php

Oct: The Publishing Rollercoaster: Writers Sound Off (ACRL)

October 9, 2013
11 a.m. Pacific | 12:00 p.m. Mountain | 1:00 p.m. Central | 2:00 p.m. Eastern

90 minutes

Presented by the ACRL Publications Coordinating Committee

Description: Expand your knowledge of professional publishing from concept through research, submission, revision, and publication. Bringing first-hand experience of the writing and publishing process, this session’s panelists will share their experiences while presenting strategies and tips for those who are hoping to get published for the first time, or who wish to grow their skills.

Learning Outcomes:

• Develop critical skills to improve their writing process, including strategies for getting published.
• Gain a thorough understanding of the professional publishing world.
• Make connections with others around the country to expand their possibilities for collaborative writing projects.

Presenter(s): Kim Leeder, Director of Library Services, College of Western Idaho; Christopher Hollister, Associate Librarian, University of Buffalo Libraries; Angela Courtney, Head, Arts & Humanities Department/Head, Reference Services Department, Indiana University Libraries

http://www.ala.org/acrl/publishingrollercoaster

June: New Librarian's Guide to Professional Writing and Publishing

Friday 7 June 2013, 12:00 PM - 01:00 PM
Time Zone: (GMT-05:00) Eastern Time (US and Canada)
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Does the world of professional writing and publishing seem impossible to break into? Do you feel like you have nothing to say? Are you feeling intimidated by academic publishing?

Professional writing benefits both the author and the profession as a whole. In this program, you will receive advice from three librarians with lots of experience writing and publishing. You will leave this program with the tools and confidence to get involved in professional writing and get your voice heard!

To register now, please visit the following link:
https://ala.adobeconnect.com/e86lsikada7/event/registration.html
To know more about the event, please visit our website:
https://ala.adobeconnect.com/e86lsikada7/event/event_info.html

June-July-August: Library Juice Academy classes

Below is a list of the classes we are offering this summer at Library Juice Academy. These are online classses, mostly four weeks in length. They are taught asynchronously, meaning that participants do the work on their own time, though some classes have optional live chat sessions included. These classes are geared toward librarians, but other library staff members may benefit from them as well. Registration for a four-week class is $175. For those librarians who need CEUs to document their continuing education, our four-week classes earn 1.5 CEUs. Participants can pay with a credit card, or have their institution issue us a purchase order. Discounts are available when registering multiple participants.

Our FAQ:

http://libraryjuiceacademy.com/faq.php

Customer feedback:

http://libraryjuiceacademy.com/news/?cat=8

June

Introduction to RDA

Instructor: Melissa Adler

Marketing the Library in the 21st Century

Instructor: Debra Lucas-Alfieri

Success in First Library Supervisor Position

Instructor: Tony Garrett

Patent Searching

Instructor: Martin Wallace

Online Instruction

Instructor: John Doherty

Introduction to Drupal for Libraries

Instructor: Cody Hennesy

Diversity Plans for Academic Libraries

Instructor: Julie Biando Edwards

Designing a Usable Website (Concepts of User-Centered Design)

Instructor: Carolyn Ellis

The Sustainability Movement on Campus: Forming a Library Action Plan for Engagement

Instructor: Madeleine Charney

July

Getting More Active Learning Into Your Teaching

Instructor: Andrew Walsh

Weeding the Academic Library With Confidence

Instructor: Samantha Hines

Copyright for Librarians 201: Current Issues

Instructor: Rachel Bridgewater

Student Staff Development

Instructor: Jeremy McGinniss

Changing Lives, Changing the World: Information Literacy and Critical Pedagogy

Instructor: Maria T. Accardi

Information Architecture: Designing Navigation for Library Websites

Instructor: Susan Teague-Rector

Connecting with Spanish-Speaking Communities

Instructor: Katie Cunningham

August

Embedded Librarianship

Instructor: Courtney Mlinar

Do-It-Yourself Usability Testing

Instructor: Rebecca Blakiston

Introduction to XML

Instructor: Robert Chavez

Bilingual Storytime at Your Biblioteca

Instructor: Katie Scherrer

The Librarian as Scholar: Taking Part in Scholarly Communication

Instructor: Julia Skinner

Social Media for Libraries

Instructor: Julia Skinner

Introduction to Genealogical Librarianship

Instructor: Sarah A. V. Kirby

Introduction to Book Indexing

Instructor: Joanne Sprott

http://libraryjuiceacademy.com/

Ongoing: Practice into Research, Research into Practice

Many librarians want to improve their practice by conducting research and publishing findings.  However, they may not have the opportunity to learn research methods during a masters degree program in library and information science.

I've been working on a self-directed online professional development program, “Practice into Research, Research into Practice,” to try to help with this issue.  The program is openly available at no cost.  It consists of a slide orientation; a pre-assessment; a syllabus that details the assignments and activities; and a program assessment.  The outcome for the program is a research proposal.  I recommend working with a mentor (I can help you identify one).  You can work individually or in groups.

To access the “Practice into Research, Research into Practice” professional development program, go to: http://oldsite.lib.purdue.edu/infolit/pd_program.html

This is Version 1 of the program.  Comments and questions are welcome to plan for future improvements!

Sharon Weiner

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Sharon Weiner, EdD, MLS

Professor of Library Science and W. Wayne Booker Chair in Information Literacy

Purdue University Libraries

765.496.3128

sweiner@purdue.edu