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.

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.

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.

Jun'15: Add More Time to Your Day When Developing with C# 6 (O'Reilly)

Tuesday, June 9, 2015   /  10:00am – 11:30am  PT

http://www.oreilly.com/pub/e/3410

C# 6 contains a wealth of new features that mean you type less and create more code. This means more time for you and your teams to do other things like go home, eat a meal, or just chill.
•    How nameof speeds application development by preventing mistakes when using text based APIs.
•    How ?. saves typing and makes your code more readable and correct, saving maintenance time.
•    How exception filters make error handling more consistent across your applications, minimizing errors and speeding delivery.

Jun'15: Essential Languages: Nim, Scala, Python (O'Reilly)

Tuesday, June 2, 2015  /  10:00am – 1:00pm PT

http://www.oreilly.com/pub/e/3420

A solid grasp of programming language's core concepts is essential to writing concise, optimized and secure code. The three presenters today will give you insight into three different languages that could be the key to your next project. Andreas Rumpf, (creator of Nim) is going to outline the basics and detail when and why Nim is the right choice. Jason Swartz will talk about logging services, critical to highly available applications with Scala. Matt Harrison will round out the event with a session on how to use Python well when your project call for functional programming.

Jun'15: Making The Most of The Cloud (Nebraska State Lib)

Wednesday June 10, from 10am - 11am Central Time

http://nlc.nebraska.gov/scripts/calendar/eventshow.asp?ProgID=14118

Cloud computing can be confusing - the number and types of services that are available through "the cloud" are growing by the day. Robin Hastings, author of Making the Most of the Cloud: How to Choose and Implement the Best Services for Your Library, takes you through some of the more popular cloud services in libraries and breaks down what you need to know to pick the best one for your library. She will cover services that can be accessed through the cloud (ILS, email, photo editing and more) and give tips on what to consider when making decisions about those services (security and training, specifically).

Jun'15 The Python Special Method Names (O'Reilly)

http://www.oreilly.com/pub/e/3337

Thursday, June 4, 2015
10AM – 11PM PT, San Francisco

In this hands-on webcast led by Steven Lott, author of 'Python for Secret Agents' and 'Mastering Object-oriented Python' you will learn:
Objectives:
•    Writing Generic Code
•    Seamless Integration

May'15: Anomaly Detection and Self-Learning Monitoring Systems (O'Reilly)

http://www.oreilly.com/pub/e/3402

Thursday, May 14, 2015
10AM – 11AM PT, San Francisco
 
We've come a long way from using normal distribution and standard deviation to detect unexpected application behavior. As the systems we run become bigger and more complex, we also have to rely on automated systems that can analyze monitoring data and identify problems automatically.

May'15: IT Security for Libraries (Nebraska State Lib)

http://nlc.nebraska.gov/scripts/calendar/eventshow.asp?ProgID=14088

5/27/2015    10am - 11am  (Central Time)
   
Most any library can be a target, so join Blake Carver, the Owner of LISHost.org, and get some ideas on how to make your library and your home more secure. Carver covers privacy, as it is closely related to security, and should be taken seriously. He shares many ways to stay safe online, how to secure your browser, PC, and other devices you and your patrons use every day. He also tackles some common security myths, talks about secure passwords and network security, as well as hardware and PC security. Carver discusses security issues that you’ll find in your library as well as tricks sysadmins can do with servers to make things safer for you, and that you’ll never see as an end user.

Online anytime: Raspberry Pi in Your library: Low Cost, Flexible, Secure Server Technology (NKU-CE)

Online anytime through 8/31/2015

http://www.campusce.net/nku/course/course.aspx?C=67&pc=6&mc=29&sc=

Raspberry Pi, the single board computer, can be your library’s solution for low-cost, robust technology. Pi’s can be configured as PCs that can function as public workstations and OPAC terminals or can be operate as a server platforms for web site hosting and email systems within your library. All this functionality for under $75!* Enroll in this seminar to investigate specific applications for Raspberry Pi’s in a range of library operations and be guided, step-by-step through video demonstrations, to configure your own Pi. If monitor and keyboard purchases are included, the cost remains low at approximately $150 - $200.

$125.00
CEU's:1, Contact hours: 10

Oct-Nov'15: Library Technology (NKU-CE)

10/12/2015 to 12/4/2015

http://www.campusce.net/nku/course/course.aspx?C=17&pc=6&mc=29&sc=

This course will provide an introduction and overview of some of the various technologies utilized in electronically delivering services to library users. Library support staff enrolled in this course will be introduced to the responsibilities of library technology personnel, computer hardware and software competencies and the application of Web 2.0 technologies in libraries.

For more information contact: NKULibraryce@nku.edu OR call 1-859-572-6651.

$380.00

CEUs: 3, Contact hours: 30

For this course, you will need the book: Neal-Schuman Library Technology Companion, 4th ed. (2013) by John J. Burke. ISBN 978-1-5570-915-0.This book is widely available. Please try your library's interlibrary loan service or online book sellers for your copy. For more information contact: NKULibraryce@nku.edu OR call 1-859-572-5561

Apr-Jun'15: Library Technology (NKU-CE)

4/27/2015 to 6/19/2015

http://www.campusce.net/nku/course/course.aspx?C=17&pc=6&mc=29&sc=

This course will provide an introduction and overview of some of the various technologies utilized in electronically delivering services to library users. Library support staff enrolled in this course will be introduced to the responsibilities of library technology personnel, computer hardware and software competencies and the application of Web 2.0 technologies in libraries.

For more information contact: NKULibraryce@nku.edu OR call 1-859-572-6651.
$380.00
CEUs: 3, Contact hours: 30

For this course, you will need the book: Neal-Schuman Library Technology Companion, 4th ed. (2013) by John J. Burke. ISBN 978-1-5570-915-0.This book is widely available. Please try your library's interlibrary loan service or online book sellers for your copy. For more information contact: NKULibraryce@nku.edu OR call 1-859-572-5561

Online Anytime: Become a Tech Tool Star (NKU-CE)

Available through 8/31/2015

http://www.campusce.net/nku/course/course.aspx?C=48&pc=6&mc=29&sc=

Implementing Cost-Effective Technology in Your Library Self-Paced Workshop : Online Anytime

This course presents web tools and mobile applications that could be used in a library setting for promotion, instruction, readers advisory, reference, or even to help streamline your work life. You will learn about each tool, how it works, see examples (when available) and be given the resources to try it out yourself. Most of the tools presented are free, and those with a cost are relatively low in price. If you recently acquired an iPad or other tablet device you should leave this course armed with a mobile device filled with new applications.

The course is broken down into ten modules with web tools and applications presented within each category. The ten modules presented in the 2014 course are:
Reference Tools / Book Clubs and Readers Advisory / Screencasting / Videos / Presentation Tools / Infographics / Collaboration and Productivity / Professional Networking / Keeping Track of Tech Trends / A Few for Fun

$125.00
CEU's:1, Contact hours: 10

Apr'15: Troubleshooting Tablets (ALA)

Wednesday, April 29, 2015
2:30 PM Eastern | 1:30 PM Central | 12:30 PM Mountain | 11:30 AM Pacific

http://www.alastore.ala.org/detail.aspx?ID=11366
$60

Do you find yourself wondering how to set up your new tablet? Or why that pesky app keeps freezing up? In this workshop, Gavelis will cover best practices for setting up tablets and explore settings for fixing finicky apps, while also sharing basic solutions for the common issues affecting those devices.

Jun-Jul'15: Learn HTML5 (W3Cx)

6 week course begins June 1 via edX.

https://www.edx.org/course/learn-html5-w3c-w3cx-html5-1x#.VRsLT3u8308

HTML5 is the standard language of the Web, developed by the World Wide Web Consortium, also known as W3C. HTML5 is and will continue to be THE essential technology for organizations delivering applications across multiple platforms. As such, HTML5 is now supported on mobile phones, connected objects, game consoles, automobile dashboards, and devices that haven’t even been considered yet. Write once and deploy anywhere! In this course, you will learn all the new features that were introduced with HTML5 to help create great Web sites and applications, in a simplified but powerful way.

HTML5 provides native support for video and audio without plug-ins, provides support for offline applications and for games with smooth interactive animations, and much more. HTML5 represents the set of features that entrepreneurs and organizations will rely on for years to come.

Prerequisites:
Basic knowledge of HTML
Some familiarity with CSS 
Basic knowledge of JavaScript and DOM APIs helpful, but not required

Apr'15: Library 2.015 Spring Summit - The Emerging Future: Technology and Learning (San Jose State University)

Thursday, April 30 (1-4 pm Mountain)

Inspired by the San Jose State University iSchool's Emerging Future MOOC, this interactive seminar on future technology trends in library and information services will present key issues faced by information professionals and educators. Attendees will learn about and discuss ways to prepare for the future, both professionally and organizationally.

The Library 2.015 Spring Summit will be divided into three parts, with opening and closing keynote panels and one hour of quick topic presentations. In Part 1, Chasing Storms or Rainbows, a keynote panel will look at the effects of emerging technologies on current and future learning trends. Part 2, In the Know, will feature three short sequential presentations: how to plan and fund new technologies; how to stay up to date with new technologies; and a drill down on the key impact areas of new technologies. Part 3, The Here and Now, will be a closing panel discussion on technology and social media trends.

For more information and to register for this program, visit:  http://www.library20.com/spring2015

Apr'15: Tech Talk with Michael Sauers (Nebraska Library Commission)

Wednesday, April 29 (9-10 am Mountain)

In this monthly feature of NCompass Live, the NLC’s Technology Innovation Librarian, Michael Sauers, will discuss the tech news of the month and share new and exciting tech for your library. There will also be plenty of time in each episode for you to ask your tech questions. So, bring your questions with you, or send them in ahead of time, and Michael will have your answers.

For more information and to register for this program, visit: http://nlc.nebraska.gov/scripts/calendar/eventlist.asp?Mode=ALL

Apr'15: Are Tablets Just Toys? How to Get Work Done (and Be Green!) with Mobile Devices (TechSoup)

Thursday, April 16 (12-1 pm Mountain)

Join TechSoup's Jim Lynch and mobile solutions VP at CDI Glenn Collins to learn how tablets and mobile devices can be leveraged to help you work smarter - and greener - this Earth Day month and year-round.

For more information and to register for this program, visit:  http://www.techsoupforlibraries.org/events

Apr'15: Emerging Technologies and Libraries (ACRL/Choice)

April 23, 2015
12:00 - 1:00 p.m. Pacific | 1:00 - 2:00 p.m. Mountain | 2:00 - 3:00 p.m. Central | 3:00 - 4:00 p.m. Eastern

http://events.r20.constantcontact.com/register/event?oeidk=a07e9wz6u97336c220e&llr=ie6npkcab
Koerber and Sauers will look at a variety of technologies currently having an impact on libraries and library service - from pervasive mobile connectivity to crowdfunding to smart homes - and some of the privacy and security issues surrounding them. At the end, they'll present a checklist of ways to keep on top of current trends and to anticipate what's coming next.

Apr'15: 2015 ACRL Technology Wrap-Up (ALA)

Friday April 3
1:00 PM ET | 12:00 PM CT | 11:00 AM MT | 10:00 AM PT

http://ala-publishing.informz.net/informzdataservice/onlineversion/ind/bWFpbGluZ2luc3RhbmNlaWQ9NDY1OTU2OCZzdWJzY3JpYmVyaWQ9MTAyNjgyMzQyNQ==

Join us for this free 2015 ACRL Tech Wrap-Up Webinar! Our expert panel will discuss the technology trends and developments they observed during the conference and give you their unique perspective. This way, if you miss out or want to get the academic experts’ perspective on what went on technology-wise at the conference, you still can!