June 3, 2pm EDT
Critical to achieving results in today’s fast-paced, complex business world is the ability to negotiate effectively. Every day we negotiate with our internal colleagues and/or external counterparts over priorities, strategies, resources, responsibilities, budgets and contracts. Typically, these negotiations are not one-off transactions; they occur with counterparts with whom we have negotiated previously, and will again. Yet even the most experienced negotiators often assume that there is a tradeoff: either pursue the best outcome for me, or make concessions to build or preserve a good relationship. This tradeoff is false, and is just one of many common disempowering assumptions that lead people to behave, with both internal and external counterparts, in ways that impede negotiation effectiveness and sub-optimize the outcomes.
http://www.clomedia.com/events/170-critical-to-achieving-business-results-effective-negotiation
Friday, May 23, 2014
Jun: Creating Successful Scholarly Communication with an Institutional Repository (ALCTS)
Three-part series
Registration: http://www.ala.org/alcts/events/ac/2014/vc_irs
Session 1. Just Say Yes: The Opportunistic Institutional Repository
Tuesday, June 10: 11 a.m. Pacific | 12 p.m. Mountain | 1 p.m. Central | 2 p.m. Eastern
Highlights how OSU Libraries and others are inserting the IR into numerous research and scholarship activities and, eventually, garnering support from a wide variety of stakeholders across campus.
Session 2. Creating Scholar Commons: A Case Study in Publishing Repository Success
Wednesday, June 11: 11 a.m. Pacific | 12 p.m. Mountain | 1 p.m. Central | 2 p.m. Eastern
Scholar Commons, a service of the University of South Florida Tampa Library, has become a virtual showcase and publishing venue for USF's research and creative energies. But this is not how it all started. Through our case study, we will show the growth and development of Scholar Commons as it went from a simple journal host to a full-fledged publishing repository, providing opportunities across campus for successfully publishing books, textbooks, conferences, datasets, and open-access journals.
Session 3. Engaging Faculty in Your Scholarly Communication Program: SHERPA/RoMEO and Web of Science to the Rescue
Thursday, June 12: 11 a.m. Pacific | 12 p.m. Mountain | 1 p.m. Central | 2 p.m. Eastern
A basic overview of the SHERPA/RoMEO database and give attendees an opportunity for guided practice in determining publisher self-archiving policies on their own. We’ll describe how we’ve incorporated SHERPA/RoMEO into our scholarly communication program to engage successfully with faculty and provide participants with our templates and documents, which they can adapt for their own circumstances.
Fees Each / Series of 3
ALCTS Member (individual) 43 / 103
Nonmember (individual) 59 / 142
International (individual) 43 / 103
Student member or retired member 20 / 50
Groups. Applies to group of people that will watch the webinar together from one access point.
Member group 99 / 238
Nonmember group 129 / 310
Registration: http://www.ala.org/alcts/events/ac/2014/vc_irs
Session 1. Just Say Yes: The Opportunistic Institutional Repository
Tuesday, June 10: 11 a.m. Pacific | 12 p.m. Mountain | 1 p.m. Central | 2 p.m. Eastern
Highlights how OSU Libraries and others are inserting the IR into numerous research and scholarship activities and, eventually, garnering support from a wide variety of stakeholders across campus.
Session 2. Creating Scholar Commons: A Case Study in Publishing Repository Success
Wednesday, June 11: 11 a.m. Pacific | 12 p.m. Mountain | 1 p.m. Central | 2 p.m. Eastern
Scholar Commons, a service of the University of South Florida Tampa Library, has become a virtual showcase and publishing venue for USF's research and creative energies. But this is not how it all started. Through our case study, we will show the growth and development of Scholar Commons as it went from a simple journal host to a full-fledged publishing repository, providing opportunities across campus for successfully publishing books, textbooks, conferences, datasets, and open-access journals.
Session 3. Engaging Faculty in Your Scholarly Communication Program: SHERPA/RoMEO and Web of Science to the Rescue
Thursday, June 12: 11 a.m. Pacific | 12 p.m. Mountain | 1 p.m. Central | 2 p.m. Eastern
A basic overview of the SHERPA/RoMEO database and give attendees an opportunity for guided practice in determining publisher self-archiving policies on their own. We’ll describe how we’ve incorporated SHERPA/RoMEO into our scholarly communication program to engage successfully with faculty and provide participants with our templates and documents, which they can adapt for their own circumstances.
Fees Each / Series of 3
ALCTS Member (individual) 43 / 103
Nonmember (individual) 59 / 142
International (individual) 43 / 103
Student member or retired member 20 / 50
Groups. Applies to group of people that will watch the webinar together from one access point.
Member group 99 / 238
Nonmember group 129 / 310
Jul: Staying on Top of Technology Trends (Infopeople)
An Infopeople online course, July 8 to August 4, 2014
Do technology changes make you feel like you are rafting in whitewater? Here's an online course that will help you build your own personal strategies for staying on top of technology trends and feel better prepared for changes now and in the future. You’ll look at innovation cycles in consumer technology and how they influence your library and your community.
During the course, you will explore:
• Whether technologies are emerging or submerging
• Plans to incorporate a new technology
• Process reviews to improve existing technology
• Five key technology trends affecting libraries right now
• How to follow and filter trend watchers and trend setters—inside and outside the library world
First offered a year ago, this popular course has been updated. Those who took the previous course commented that, "The course got me thinking in a new direction...helping me be open to new technology, keep up with it, and consider how it can relate to our library and its users. Invaluable!"
Fee: $75 for those in the California library community and Infopeople Partners, $150 for all others.
For a complete course description and to register go to https://infopeople.org/civicrm/event/info?reset=1&id=405.
Do technology changes make you feel like you are rafting in whitewater? Here's an online course that will help you build your own personal strategies for staying on top of technology trends and feel better prepared for changes now and in the future. You’ll look at innovation cycles in consumer technology and how they influence your library and your community.
During the course, you will explore:
• Whether technologies are emerging or submerging
• Plans to incorporate a new technology
• Process reviews to improve existing technology
• Five key technology trends affecting libraries right now
• How to follow and filter trend watchers and trend setters—inside and outside the library world
First offered a year ago, this popular course has been updated. Those who took the previous course commented that, "The course got me thinking in a new direction...helping me be open to new technology, keep up with it, and consider how it can relate to our library and its users. Invaluable!"
Fee: $75 for those in the California library community and Infopeople Partners, $150 for all others.
For a complete course description and to register go to https://infopeople.org/civicrm/event/info?reset=1&id=405.
Thursday, May 22, 2014
Jul: Copyright for Teachers and Librarians (ALA)
eCourse/e-book Bundle, asynchronous eCourse beginning July 7, 2014 and continuing for 4 weeks.
To create media-rich presentations and lessons, librarians and educators often turn to content created by others, wading into the murky waters of copyright. In this eCourse, expert educator Butler will guide you through the specific applications of U.S. copyright law common to workshops, lesson plans, tutorials and other presentations. You will learn how to assert your “fair use” rights and also how to efficiently seek permission from rights holders when necessary. For reference during and after the course, your purchase includes the PDF version of Butler’s "Copyright for Teachers and Librarians in the 21st Century."
$175.00
http://www.alastore.ala.org/detail.aspx?ID=4319
To create media-rich presentations and lessons, librarians and educators often turn to content created by others, wading into the murky waters of copyright. In this eCourse, expert educator Butler will guide you through the specific applications of U.S. copyright law common to workshops, lesson plans, tutorials and other presentations. You will learn how to assert your “fair use” rights and also how to efficiently seek permission from rights holders when necessary. For reference during and after the course, your purchase includes the PDF version of Butler’s "Copyright for Teachers and Librarians in the 21st Century."
$175.00
http://www.alastore.ala.org/detail.aspx?ID=4319
Jul-Aug: Dynamic One-Shot Library Instruction (ALA)
A four-week facilitated eCourse starting on July 14, 2014.
Faced with planning your one-shot library instruction, you no doubt feel hard-pressed to squeeze in all your library has to offer, plus tips on the research process in a mere 50 minutes. Authentic learning with student interaction may seem unattainable. It’s not. The keys are communicating clearly with the course instructor, developing a realistic plan and employing effective teaching strategies. With more than 30 years' combined experience in teaching information literacy, Heidi Buchanan and Beth McDonough have designed an eCourse where you will experience effective learning activities yourself and be ready to prepare your own.
$175.00
http://www.alastore.ala.org/detail.aspx?ID=10602
Faced with planning your one-shot library instruction, you no doubt feel hard-pressed to squeeze in all your library has to offer, plus tips on the research process in a mere 50 minutes. Authentic learning with student interaction may seem unattainable. It’s not. The keys are communicating clearly with the course instructor, developing a realistic plan and employing effective teaching strategies. With more than 30 years' combined experience in teaching information literacy, Heidi Buchanan and Beth McDonough have designed an eCourse where you will experience effective learning activities yourself and be ready to prepare your own.
$175.00
http://www.alastore.ala.org/detail.aspx?ID=10602
Sunday, May 18, 2014
Jun-Jul: Using Drupal to Build Library Websites (ALA)
6-week eCourse
Beginning Monday, June 2
Drupal is an open source content management tool that allows users to build complex websites without extensive programming, making it perfect for library websites. In this introductory eCourse, librarian, consultant and Drupal expert Ken Varnum will give participants the know-how to get a library website up and running.
After taking this eCourse you will be able to:
Build and/or maintain a basic library website using Drupal
Expand the functionality of a Drupal-based library website
$250
http://www.alastore.ala.org/detail.aspx?ID=3553
Beginning Monday, June 2
Drupal is an open source content management tool that allows users to build complex websites without extensive programming, making it perfect for library websites. In this introductory eCourse, librarian, consultant and Drupal expert Ken Varnum will give participants the know-how to get a library website up and running.
After taking this eCourse you will be able to:
Build and/or maintain a basic library website using Drupal
Expand the functionality of a Drupal-based library website
$250
http://www.alastore.ala.org/detail.aspx?ID=3553
Jun: Failing in the Right Direction (Infopeople)
Tuesday, June 17, 2014
What happens at your library when something doesn’t go according to plan? Do you or your colleagues find yourselves:
Apologizing and promising not to let that happen again?
Pointing out the circumstances that were beyond your control?
Worrying about how this setback might affect your budget or your career?
Wishing that other people had done more to support you?
Or just feeling generally down and discouraged?
We hear a lot about the need for innovation and risk taking in the workplace but not so much about the flip side of that coin: failure. Failure happens. Some even say that there is no creativity without failure. In fact, many success stories – Thomas Edison, Vera Wang, Jay-Z, Dr. Seuss – are prefaced by accounts of repeated failures. Even so, the library environment has not been especially tolerant of imperfect outcomes. If we want to continue to change and grow, we’ll need to rethink how we deal with failure.
Though we can’t totally avoid failing, we can learn to fail more constructively. In this lively one-hour webinar, we will explore how to:
Set clear parameters for what constitutes success,
Inspire support and participation even when success cannot be guaranteed,
Keep minor glitches from escalating,
Isolate and correct what went wrong without shaming or blaming,
Understand when to let go and when to regroup and keep trying,
Extract valuable information from unsuccessful ventures,
Care for ourselves and others when things don’t work out as well as we’d hoped, and
Avoid repeating old mistakes while retaining the nerve to make new ones!
If you are a member of the library community who has ever planned, supervised, funded, participated in, or stood by helplessly during an honest effort that fell short, this webinar will offer you both practical techniques and reassuring perspectives.
For more information and to participate in the June 17, 2014 webinar, go to https://infopeople.org/civicrm/event/info?reset=1&id=413
Webinars are free of charge, you can pre-register by clicking on the Register Now button (at the top and bottom of this page). If registering with less than 30 MINUTES from the start of the webinar you can join directly from the thank you page by clicking the Join Now button. If you pre-registered you will receive an email with login link and a reminder email the day before the event.
If you are unable to attend the live event, you can access the archived version the day following the webinar. Check our archive listing at: http://infopeople.org/training/view/webinar/archived
12 Noon Pacific | 1PM Mountain | 2PM Central |3PM Eastern
What happens at your library when something doesn’t go according to plan? Do you or your colleagues find yourselves:
Apologizing and promising not to let that happen again?
Pointing out the circumstances that were beyond your control?
Worrying about how this setback might affect your budget or your career?
Wishing that other people had done more to support you?
Or just feeling generally down and discouraged?
We hear a lot about the need for innovation and risk taking in the workplace but not so much about the flip side of that coin: failure. Failure happens. Some even say that there is no creativity without failure. In fact, many success stories – Thomas Edison, Vera Wang, Jay-Z, Dr. Seuss – are prefaced by accounts of repeated failures. Even so, the library environment has not been especially tolerant of imperfect outcomes. If we want to continue to change and grow, we’ll need to rethink how we deal with failure.
Though we can’t totally avoid failing, we can learn to fail more constructively. In this lively one-hour webinar, we will explore how to:
Set clear parameters for what constitutes success,
Inspire support and participation even when success cannot be guaranteed,
Keep minor glitches from escalating,
Isolate and correct what went wrong without shaming or blaming,
Understand when to let go and when to regroup and keep trying,
Extract valuable information from unsuccessful ventures,
Care for ourselves and others when things don’t work out as well as we’d hoped, and
Avoid repeating old mistakes while retaining the nerve to make new ones!
If you are a member of the library community who has ever planned, supervised, funded, participated in, or stood by helplessly during an honest effort that fell short, this webinar will offer you both practical techniques and reassuring perspectives.
For more information and to participate in the June 17, 2014 webinar, go to https://infopeople.org/civicrm/event/info?reset=1&id=413
Webinars are free of charge, you can pre-register by clicking on the Register Now button (at the top and bottom of this page). If registering with less than 30 MINUTES from the start of the webinar you can join directly from the thank you page by clicking the Join Now button. If you pre-registered you will receive an email with login link and a reminder email the day before the event.
If you are unable to attend the live event, you can access the archived version the day following the webinar. Check our archive listing at: http://infopeople.org/training/view/webinar/archived
Jun: Teaching Information Literacy to College Students (ALA)
3-week eCourse
Beginning Monday, June 2, 2014
In this eCourse, Burkhardt draws from her bestselling book Teaching Information Literacy: 50 Standards-Based Exercises for College Students to show you how to create challenging, engaging lessons and exercises that will give college students the foundation they need to distinguish between the easiest sources to find and the best sources to use.
After completing this eCourse, you'll be able to
Understand the concept of Information Literacy and its importance in a modern college environment
Understand the pedagogy behind information literacy
Be able to create lessons and exercises that will engage, challenge and teach college students
Included in the price of the eCourse is the ALA eEditions e-book Teaching Information Literacy: 50 Standards-Based Exercises for College Students, Second Edition, by Joanna M. Burkhardt and Mary C. MacDonald with Andrée J. Rathemacher.
$175.00
http://www.alastore.ala.org/detail.aspx?ID=3346
Beginning Monday, June 2, 2014
In this eCourse, Burkhardt draws from her bestselling book Teaching Information Literacy: 50 Standards-Based Exercises for College Students to show you how to create challenging, engaging lessons and exercises that will give college students the foundation they need to distinguish between the easiest sources to find and the best sources to use.
After completing this eCourse, you'll be able to
Understand the concept of Information Literacy and its importance in a modern college environment
Understand the pedagogy behind information literacy
Be able to create lessons and exercises that will engage, challenge and teach college students
Included in the price of the eCourse is the ALA eEditions e-book Teaching Information Literacy: 50 Standards-Based Exercises for College Students, Second Edition, by Joanna M. Burkhardt and Mary C. MacDonald with Andrée J. Rathemacher.
$175.00
http://www.alastore.ala.org/detail.aspx?ID=3346
Thursday, May 15, 2014
Jun: Metaliteracy: Reinventing Information Literacy to Empower Learners (ALA)
Wednesday, June 25
2:30pm Eastern | 1:30pm Central | 12:30pm Mountain | 11:30am Pacific
90 minutes
In this workshop, Trudi Jacobson and Thomas Mackey, authors of the book Metaliteracy: Reinventing Information Literacy to Empower Learners, will cover everything that you need to know about metaliteracy—from theory to practice. They will show you how to expand the scope of traditional information skills to include the collaborative production and sharing of information in participatory digital environments now prevalent.
You'll learn
• What metaliteracy is and why it is important and timely
• Its role in the proposed new Association of College and Research Libraries (ACRL) Information Literacy framework
• How metaliteracy generates new ideas for teaching and learning
• How to incorporate the evolving array of open resources related to metaliteracy, including blogs, badging, Massive Open Online Courses (MOOCs), Twitter feeds, and more
$60
http://www.alastore.ala.org/detail.aspx?ID=11017
2:30pm Eastern | 1:30pm Central | 12:30pm Mountain | 11:30am Pacific
90 minutes
In this workshop, Trudi Jacobson and Thomas Mackey, authors of the book Metaliteracy: Reinventing Information Literacy to Empower Learners, will cover everything that you need to know about metaliteracy—from theory to practice. They will show you how to expand the scope of traditional information skills to include the collaborative production and sharing of information in participatory digital environments now prevalent.
You'll learn
• What metaliteracy is and why it is important and timely
• Its role in the proposed new Association of College and Research Libraries (ACRL) Information Literacy framework
• How metaliteracy generates new ideas for teaching and learning
• How to incorporate the evolving array of open resources related to metaliteracy, including blogs, badging, Massive Open Online Courses (MOOCs), Twitter feeds, and more
$60
http://www.alastore.ala.org/detail.aspx?ID=11017
Jun: Supporting Digital Scholarship (ALA)
Thursday, June 19
2:30pm Eastern | 1:30pm Central | 12:30pm Mountain | 11:30am Pacific
90 minutes
In this workshop, Karen Calhoun, author of the bestselling book Exploring Digital Libraries: Foundations, Practice, Prospects, and Aaron Brenner will present a community-centered, life-cycle model of success factors for creating thriving digital library services. You will learn how your team of digital library or repository managers and subject liaisons can create value in scholarly research, communication, and practice.
Topics include:
• Evaluating subject—and institutionally—based repositories
• Managing the shift to social digital libraries, researcher profiling systems, and scholarly social networks
• Overcoming common barriers that digital library managers face
• Recognizing the potential value of your digital library
Individual $60
Group $120
http://www.alastore.ala.org/detail.aspx?ID=11008
2:30pm Eastern | 1:30pm Central | 12:30pm Mountain | 11:30am Pacific
90 minutes
In this workshop, Karen Calhoun, author of the bestselling book Exploring Digital Libraries: Foundations, Practice, Prospects, and Aaron Brenner will present a community-centered, life-cycle model of success factors for creating thriving digital library services. You will learn how your team of digital library or repository managers and subject liaisons can create value in scholarly research, communication, and practice.
Topics include:
• Evaluating subject—and institutionally—based repositories
• Managing the shift to social digital libraries, researcher profiling systems, and scholarly social networks
• Overcoming common barriers that digital library managers face
• Recognizing the potential value of your digital library
Individual $60
Group $120
http://www.alastore.ala.org/detail.aspx?ID=11008
Jun: FREE Coursera online classes offered by major universities
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UPCOMING COURSES
University of London / Enhance Your Career and Employability Skills (6 weeks starting May 27th)
University of London / Creative Programming for Digital Media & Mobile Apps (6 weeks, starting in June - date to be determined)
University of Michigan / Model Thinking (10 weeks starting June 2nd)
University of Michigan / Internet History, Technology, and Security (11 weeks starting June 2nd)
University of London / Understanding Research Methods (6 weeks starting June 2nd)
Wesleyan University / Social Psychology (7 weeks starting June 14th)
University of Illinois at Urbana-Champaigne / e-Learning Ecologies (8 weeks starting June 30th)
University of Melbourne / Assessment and Teaching of 21st Century Skills (5 weeks starting June 30th)
Vanderbilt University / Strategic Innovation in Organizations (9 weeks starting July 1st)
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University of London / Creative Programming for Digital Media & Mobile Apps (6 weeks, starting in June - date to be determined)
University of Michigan / Model Thinking (10 weeks starting June 2nd)
University of Michigan / Internet History, Technology, and Security (11 weeks starting June 2nd)
University of London / Understanding Research Methods (6 weeks starting June 2nd)
Wesleyan University / Social Psychology (7 weeks starting June 14th)
University of Illinois at Urbana-Champaigne / e-Learning Ecologies (8 weeks starting June 30th)
University of Melbourne / Assessment and Teaching of 21st Century Skills (5 weeks starting June 30th)
Vanderbilt University / Strategic Innovation in Organizations (9 weeks starting July 1st)
Wednesday, May 14, 2014
Jun: Using Data to Facilitate Interdepartmental Partnerships (LLAMA)
Wed., June 11 at 1:30 – 3:00 PM (Central time).
While many academic libraries host external campus departments, it is less common for libraries to work with these departments to create and offer integrated services. Careful planning is critical to their success and includes not only communication between different units, but also thorough assessment and data gathering.
This webinar will showcase, via a case study, the importance and practical use of data collection within academic library public services. It will highlight how data has been used to develop integrated services of two separate academic departments.
Webinar participants will:
• understand the value of data-driven decision making and assessment practices.
• identify relevant tools to help gather data for their own projects
• begin to consider integrated service opportunities and planning components
Target audience: Academic library administrators and middle managers
Fees:
LLAMA member: $49
Non-LLAMA member $59
LLAMA group rate (5 or more people at one site) $199
Non-LLAMA group rate (5 or more people at one site) $239
Register online: http://tinyurl.com/3zhtecm
Tuesday, May 6, 2014
Jun: Cataloging with RDA (ALA)
4-week eCourse
Beginning Monday, June 2, 2014
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.
After taking this eCourse you will be able to:
• Create original records using RDA
• Describe manifestation, item, work, and expression
• Identify and record relationships between entities
$199
http://www.alastore.ala.org/detail.aspx?ID=10989
Beginning Monday, June 2, 2014
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.
After taking this eCourse you will be able to:
• Create original records using RDA
• Describe manifestation, item, work, and expression
• Identify and record relationships between entities
$199
http://www.alastore.ala.org/detail.aspx?ID=10989
Jul: Feminist Pedagogy for Library Instruction (Library Juice Academy)
July 7 - August 1, 2014
Price: $175
Feminist pedagogy is an educational approach informed by feminist theory. Students in this four-week course will engage with and explore feminist pedagogy through assigned readings and interactive online discussion. Central questions that will guide the course include: What is feminism? What is feminist pedagogy? What does it look like, and what are its concerns? How can we bring it into conversation with the work we do in the library instruction classroom? By the end of the course, students will be able to explain basic feminist theories, define feminist pedagogy, identify and describe specific ways in which feminist pedagogy is enacted, and develop a plan for deploying a feminist pedagogy activity in the academic library instruction classroom.
Required text (provided free to participants): Feminist Pedagogy for Library Instruction, by Maria T. Accardi (ISBN: 978-1-936117-55-0)
http://libraryjuiceacademy.com/065-feminist-pedagogy.php
Price: $175
Feminist pedagogy is an educational approach informed by feminist theory. Students in this four-week course will engage with and explore feminist pedagogy through assigned readings and interactive online discussion. Central questions that will guide the course include: What is feminism? What is feminist pedagogy? What does it look like, and what are its concerns? How can we bring it into conversation with the work we do in the library instruction classroom? By the end of the course, students will be able to explain basic feminist theories, define feminist pedagogy, identify and describe specific ways in which feminist pedagogy is enacted, and develop a plan for deploying a feminist pedagogy activity in the academic library instruction classroom.
Required text (provided free to participants): Feminist Pedagogy for Library Instruction, by Maria T. Accardi (ISBN: 978-1-936117-55-0)
http://libraryjuiceacademy.com/065-feminist-pedagogy.php
Jun: Mastering Academic Research: Information Skills for Successful Students (Florida Institute of Technology)
A free, six-week, non-credited course designed to help students worldwide find, evaluate, and use information efficiently, effectively, and ethically for academic work—to go beyond the search engine.
Course dates: Jun 23, 2014 to Aug 4, 2014
Sample topics covered in the course:
• Identifying scholarly, popular, and trade publications
• Establishing authority, reliability, and pertinence
• Using and citing copyrighted, open-access, and creative commons licensed works
• Managing information in the cloud
• Incorporating evidence in your writing
• Presenting research effectively
• …and much more
Course materials include links to collections of scholarly papers, publications, and other materials that are useful to undergraduate and graduate students, high-school students and teachers, and lifelong learners who are interested in strengthening their information skills.
Our MOOC is hosted by the Canvas Network and is accessible by anyone with a computer and an Internet connection, regardless of his/her location in the universe. Sign up today!
https://www.canvas.net/courses/mastering-academic-research-information-skills-for-successful-students
Course dates: Jun 23, 2014 to Aug 4, 2014
Sample topics covered in the course:
• Identifying scholarly, popular, and trade publications
• Establishing authority, reliability, and pertinence
• Using and citing copyrighted, open-access, and creative commons licensed works
• Managing information in the cloud
• Incorporating evidence in your writing
• Presenting research effectively
• …and much more
Course materials include links to collections of scholarly papers, publications, and other materials that are useful to undergraduate and graduate students, high-school students and teachers, and lifelong learners who are interested in strengthening their information skills.
Our MOOC is hosted by the Canvas Network and is accessible by anyone with a computer and an Internet connection, regardless of his/her location in the universe. Sign up today!
https://www.canvas.net/courses/mastering-academic-research-information-skills-for-successful-students
Saturday, May 3, 2014
Jun: How to Respond to a Security Incident in Your Library (ALA)
90-minute workshop
Thursday, June 12, 2014
2:30pm ET | 1:30pm CT | 12:30pm MT | 11:30am PT
As important as it is to try to prevent library security incidents, it’s not always possible to avoid them, and the way you respond when they happen is crucial. Dr. Steve Albrecht, a security expert and former police officer, will show you how to respond effectively.
This session will take the top 10 security, behavior, crime, or emergency-related incidents that occur in libraries and describe the issues, the concerns, and the responses surrounding them. Many of the scenarios will involve challenging or problem-inducing patrons, and others will discuss responses to events that staff might not always know how to deal with properly.
$60.00
http://www.alastore.ala.org/detail.aspx?ID=10999
Thursday, June 12, 2014
2:30pm ET | 1:30pm CT | 12:30pm MT | 11:30am PT
As important as it is to try to prevent library security incidents, it’s not always possible to avoid them, and the way you respond when they happen is crucial. Dr. Steve Albrecht, a security expert and former police officer, will show you how to respond effectively.
This session will take the top 10 security, behavior, crime, or emergency-related incidents that occur in libraries and describe the issues, the concerns, and the responses surrounding them. Many of the scenarios will involve challenging or problem-inducing patrons, and others will discuss responses to events that staff might not always know how to deal with properly.
$60.00
http://www.alastore.ala.org/detail.aspx?ID=10999
Jun: Basic American Sign Language for Library Staff (ALA)
6-week eCourse
Beginning Monday, June 2, 2014
American Sign Language (ASL) is an invaluable skill for library professionals. A basic grasp of ASL enhances your ability to serve deaf library users. Ideal for those without previous experience, in this eCourse, librarian and ASL interpreter MacMillan will use readings, multimedia resources, and online discussion boards to introduce basic ASL vocabulary and grammar appropriate for use in a library setting. Placing ASL within a linguistic and cultural context, MacMillan will offer participants several approaches to improving library services.
$195
http://www.alastore.ala.org/detail.aspx?ID=10832
Beginning Monday, June 2, 2014
American Sign Language (ASL) is an invaluable skill for library professionals. A basic grasp of ASL enhances your ability to serve deaf library users. Ideal for those without previous experience, in this eCourse, librarian and ASL interpreter MacMillan will use readings, multimedia resources, and online discussion boards to introduce basic ASL vocabulary and grammar appropriate for use in a library setting. Placing ASL within a linguistic and cultural context, MacMillan will offer participants several approaches to improving library services.
$195
http://www.alastore.ala.org/detail.aspx?ID=10832
Thursday, May 1, 2014
May: Secrets to Harnessing Powerful Employee Performance (TrainingMagNetwork)
Tuesday, May 27 10:00AM Pacific / 1:00PM Eastern (60 Minute Session)
Gone are the days of top down leadership - the pace of change makes this model obsolete. Today leaders at every level are needed to drive innovation and profitability which create subtle, but significant shifts in how we view employee performance. Join the conversation to learn vital, timely concepts to empower individual leadership that benefit the organization and the employee.
http://www.trainingmagnetwork.com/welcome/silkroad_may27?utm_source=TMN+Weekly+eNews+4.22.14&utm_campaign=TrainingMagNetwork%3A+Here%27s+a+Force-Multiplier+for+Your+Company%27s+T%26D+Team&utm_medium=email
Jun: Web Design and Development (ALA)
12-week advanced eCourse
Beginning Monday, June 2
From the basics of HTML through programming and multimedia content, this Advanced eCourse will equip you with the skills you need to develop and maintain an effective library or other website. As you apply your new skills, your learning will pay dividends.
Prior experience with markup or programming languages is not required. The course will break the complexity of web development down into accessible parts, taking you from basic background, an introduction to HTML and web standards, the concept of modular web design, to responsive design and multimedia.
Participants who complete this Advanced eCourse will receive an SJSU/ALA Publishing Advanced Certificate of Completion.
$1000.00 Not exactly 'low cost', but I had to include it!)
http://www.alastore.ala.org/detail.aspx?ID=10998
Beginning Monday, June 2
From the basics of HTML through programming and multimedia content, this Advanced eCourse will equip you with the skills you need to develop and maintain an effective library or other website. As you apply your new skills, your learning will pay dividends.
Prior experience with markup or programming languages is not required. The course will break the complexity of web development down into accessible parts, taking you from basic background, an introduction to HTML and web standards, the concept of modular web design, to responsive design and multimedia.
Participants who complete this Advanced eCourse will receive an SJSU/ALA Publishing Advanced Certificate of Completion.
$1000.00 Not exactly 'low cost', but I had to include it!)
http://www.alastore.ala.org/detail.aspx?ID=10998
May: Media Rising: Bringing Audiovisual Collections Back to Life (SCA)
Thursday May 8th, 9:00am-5:00pm
Society of California Archivists Annual General Meeting
Renaissance Palm Springs Hotel
Do you have film, video or audio recordings tucked away on a dark shelf in your collections? Silently waiting to return to the light of day? Consider attending this all-day workshop! Spaces are still available.
Media collections are seriously endangered by physical deterioration, lack of playback equipment and rapidly advancing format obsolescence. Most experts believe there is a short 15 to 20 year window of opportunity to preserve analog recordings. On top of the challenges of the physical material, there are additional challenges of low funding, limited resources in staffing and a shortage of "real" time. Preservation can be intimidating, including addressing metadata needs, potential rights issues and the technological complexities of audiovisual materials and the digitization process.
How can we overcome these daunting challenges? What are the basic steps to process media collections? How do we navigate the permissions process when an audiovisual work may have numerous rights holders? Following this year’s AGM theme “Archives and the Public”, this workshop will cover not only the challenges of preserving media but also the potential rewards of providing online access. It will include opportunities to handle, inspect and catalog a variety of audiovisual formats. We will discuss current best practices, from assessment to cataloging to digitization to quality control to long-term storage, to help you feel more comfortable with audiovisual materials and address their preservation needs.
After attending this workshop, you’ll understand:
• Best practices for preserving audiovisual materials,
• Their preservation needs,
• How to assess and catalog audiovisual materials.
Registration is limited to 35 people.
Fees:
SCA Member $75
Nonmember $90
Student (with copy of ID) $50
To Register, go to
https://www.regonline.com/Register/Checkin.aspx?EventID=1367711
Society of California Archivists Annual General Meeting
Renaissance Palm Springs Hotel
Do you have film, video or audio recordings tucked away on a dark shelf in your collections? Silently waiting to return to the light of day? Consider attending this all-day workshop! Spaces are still available.
Media collections are seriously endangered by physical deterioration, lack of playback equipment and rapidly advancing format obsolescence. Most experts believe there is a short 15 to 20 year window of opportunity to preserve analog recordings. On top of the challenges of the physical material, there are additional challenges of low funding, limited resources in staffing and a shortage of "real" time. Preservation can be intimidating, including addressing metadata needs, potential rights issues and the technological complexities of audiovisual materials and the digitization process.
How can we overcome these daunting challenges? What are the basic steps to process media collections? How do we navigate the permissions process when an audiovisual work may have numerous rights holders? Following this year’s AGM theme “Archives and the Public”, this workshop will cover not only the challenges of preserving media but also the potential rewards of providing online access. It will include opportunities to handle, inspect and catalog a variety of audiovisual formats. We will discuss current best practices, from assessment to cataloging to digitization to quality control to long-term storage, to help you feel more comfortable with audiovisual materials and address their preservation needs.
After attending this workshop, you’ll understand:
• Best practices for preserving audiovisual materials,
• Their preservation needs,
• How to assess and catalog audiovisual materials.
Registration is limited to 35 people.
Fees:
SCA Member $75
Nonmember $90
Student (with copy of ID) $50
To Register, go to
https://www.regonline.com/Register/Checkin.aspx?EventID=1367711
May: Promoting Critical Thinking Through Authentic Learning Activities (EasyBib)
Wednesday, May 21 at 11:00 AM PDT
The ability to solve problems and think critically is more important than ever, making critical thinking a crucial skill for 21st century students. This presentation covers strategies and best practices for teaching this transferable skill in a way that mimics real-world learning environments. The presenter explores innovative uses of social media and instructional technologies as a vehicle for designing authentic activities that encourage critical thinking in the classroom and beyond.http://easybib.enterthemeeting.com/m/FAQNER2N?utm_campaign=summer-pd-series&utm_source=hs_email&utm_medium=email&utm_content=12639606&_hsenc=p2ANqtz-_ViU1QGhI1rISy04sxoz7yC4dZwOwZB_gSnYc4rpXXYak4Ub9Ks5HxALnjY8-N7TPIkT8u8ukpcEwJiRmJVx6qSd9LQcEMftc-Ex2cFnRFMTJvqGU&_hsmi=12639606
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