Hello! I’ve started this blog as a place to collect and distribute all of the professional development opportunities that cross my desk as the leader of the Staff Development Team at Austin Community College. Feel free to submit any items to ecollier@austincc.edu.
I am not associated with any of these opportunities. Please follow the links in the posts for more information.
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” *Virtual Reference Competencies: Technical, Communications, and Reference Skills and Knowledge” (6 week course)*
An ACRL E-Learning Seminar – February 15 through March 26, 2010
Registration is now open on the ACRL E-Learning site: http://www.acrl.org/ala/mgrps/divs/acrl/events/elearning/courses/virtualref.cfm
Course Description:
The technical competencies essential or desirable for virtual reference librarians to acquire or to improve on are the foundation of virtual reference service provision. Virtual reference service is built on a technical infrastructure. The Internet, the World Wide Web, e-mail, Web chat, Instant Messaging, and all the associatedsupportive technology and software are the environment in which virtual reference librarians work. In “Virtual Reference Competencies: Acquire and Improve Technical Skills and Knowledge,” participants will engage in learning activities, supported by readings as well as lecture and discussion to acquire and improve the technical competencies required by effective virtual reference librarians.
“Virtual Reference Competencies: Acquire and Improve Technical Skills and Knowledge” is a primarily asynchronous seminar, allowing participants to work through course material at times convenient to them throughout the three week scheduled course time. Participants may also choose to schedule online chat time with the teacher, as they feel necessary. Specific material and learning activities will be covered during each week of the course. Threaded discussion forums are available for use in learning activities and other course-related conversations.
Learning Outcomes:
By the end of this seminar you will:
* assess and improve your ability to type on a computer keyboard and make use of other related input devices (mouse, trackball, touchpad, etc.)
* assess and improve your work with multiple software applications on a computer with multiple windows, to move appropriately between windows/applications, and to move quickly and mindfully between multiple activities chatting, searching print or electronic sources, etc. (minimal multi-tasking)
* evaluate and add to your detailed functional knowledge of how to access the Internet, use Internet e-mail, connect to Web sites
* increase your detailed functional knowledge of at least one Web browser
* cultivate your awareness of the basic technologies that any given virtual reference service user may or may not be using, have access to, or be limited by
* develop awareness of the chat software specifics for a given system you are going to be using then develop:
o detailed functional knowledge of the specific chat software used by your library or other organization for chat reference
* cultivate awareness of how to connect to and chat through Web-based chat software, Internet messaging, etc.
* add to your awareness of the options for document or information delivery
* practice sending files as attachments in e-mail
* understand when and how to make use of other file transfer options (e.g., Internet messaging, ftp, Web posting)
* develop awareness of common computer file formats for information transfer/document delivery (e.g., .txt, .doc .html .gif .jpg .mpg, .pdf) cultivate detailed functional knowledge of your local e-mail system and its limitations as well as general awareness of the functionality of email software used by others.
* make use of options to download, install, and use toolbars, search engines, plug-ins, and other helpful browser extensions.
* assess your ability to use a document scanner to scan print materials to be faxed and/or saved for transfer to the user (e.g., send as attachments by e-mail, file transfer options)
Audience:
Librarians and Library paraprofessionals who want to assess and improve their technical skills for virtual reference services or for those who are training librarians and library paraprofessionals in technical skills for virtual reference services.
Some basic reference service experience is assumed. Level of instruction is beginners or for those training beginners in providing virtual reference services.
Participants should know how to use e-mail and a current standard Web Browser Firefox, Netscape 7.0, Safari or IE 5.5 or higher is preferred.
Instructor:
Diane Kovacs, Kovacs Consulting http://www.kovacs.com/ <http://www.kovacs.com/aboutus.html>
Course Requirements:
Your participation will require approximately three to five hours per week to:
* Read the online seminar material
* Post to online discussion boards
* Complete online exercises
* Complete a seminar evaluation form
Registration
ACRL member: $135
ALA member: $175
CACUL member: Can$195 (charges will be made in U.S. dollars)
Nonmember: $195
Student: $60
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*Simmons GSLIS Continuing Education*
All Workshops:
March 1-31, 2010 — Online (asynchronous)
$250 (Simmons GSLIS Alumni price $200)
PDPs: 15
* — Private Company Research*
http://www.simmons.edu/gslis/careers/continuing-education/workshops/online.php#privatecompanyresearch
* — Secret Formula for Successful Searching
*http://www.simmons.edu/gslis/careers/continuing-education/workshops/online.php#secretformula
* — Wikis in Libraries: Building Interactive Collections and Knowledge Repositories*
http://www.simmons.edu/gslis/careers/continuing-education/workshops/online.php#wikis
* — Winning Library Grants*
http://www.simmons.edu/gslis/careers/continuing-education/workshops/online.php#winninglibrary
* — Introduction to Virtual Worlds*
http://www.simmons.edu/gslis/careers/continuing-education/workshops/online.php#virtualworlds
* — Pop Culture in Libraries
*http://www.simmons.edu/gslis/careers/continuing-education/workshops/online.php#popculture*
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* — Career-Savvy Information Professionals
*http://www.simmons.edu/gslis/careers/continuing-education/workshops/online.php#careersavvy*
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*– Discovering Game: Game Design for Librarians
*http://www.simmons.edu/gslis/careers/continuing-education/workshops/online.php#gamedesign*
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For more information about online workshops see
http://www.simmons.edu/gslis/careers/continuing-education/faq.php#faq1432
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The following classes will be brought to you soon by LYRASIS, online and around the region. For more information or to register, please visit www.lyrasis.org. Keyword: Classes and Events. LYRASIS Preservation classes are funded in part by the National Endowment for the Humanities (NEH) Division of Preservation and Access. Please keep an eye out for our weekly discount codes as part of our educational stimulus program and save when you register for certain classes.
Volunteer Management: Delegating, Retaining and Rewarding (Live Online)
03/02/2010, 10:00am-12:00pm EST
SAVE $25 when you register. Enter discount code 2527702
Classroom Management for Librarians (Live Online)
03/02/2010 – 03/03/2010, 10:00am-12:00pm EST
SAVE $25 when you register. Enter discount code 2527701
Interactive Information Literacy Teaching Methods (Live Online)
03/02/2010 – 03/03/2010, 2:00pm-4:00pm EST
SAVE $25 when you register. Enter discount code 2527703
Management 101: Project Management (Live Online)
03/02/2010, 2:00pm-4:00pm EST
SAVE $25 when you register. Enter discount code 2527704
Basic MARC Tagging for Books (Live Online)
03/03/2010 – 03/04/2010, 10:00am-12:00pm EST
Evergreen Cataloging Module (Live Online)
03/03/2010 – 03/04/2010, 2:00pm-4:00pm EST
Metadata for Digitization and Preservation (Live Online)
03/04/2010, 10:00am-12:00pm EST
Technical Services Efficiency: Beyond one-by-one OCLC Online Cataloging (Live Online)
03/04/2010, 1:00pm-3:00pm EST
Preservation of Photographic Materials (Live Online)
03/04/2010 – 03/05/2010, 2:00pm-4:00pm EST
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DATE: Tuesday, February 9, 2010 | TIME: 3-4:00 PM ET | REGISTER TODAY
It’s not easy to keep up with new technology. By the time you’ve learned about the latest free application or cool gadget, you look up to discover there are dozens of new tools that could help your patrons and library staff.
Libraries are working to handle the 2.0 tsunami of gadgets, tools and applications. We’ve invited two tech savvy librarians, one public and one academic, to share some of their favorites, tag team style. The line-up includes updates on search, communication and graphics applications as well as fun and useful gadgets for the library.
Join us on February 9, 3:00-4:00 PM EST for this 60 minute webcast that will help you expand your technical knowledge base and become a better resource for your patrons and staff.
REGISTER FOR THIS FREE WEBCAST TODAY AT www.libraryjournal.com/polaristechnologytips
PANELISTS
Tina Hertel, Librarian/Help Desk Analyst, E. W. Fairchild-Martindale Library, Lehigh University (PA)
Karla Marstellar, Executive Director, Palmyra Public Library (PA)
MODERATOR
Jeff Hastings, School Library Media Specialist, Highlander Way Middle School (MI); SLJ columnist
Can’t make it on February 9? No problem!
LJ webcasts are archived for 12 months after the live event. With your webcast registration, enjoy the ability to access this event on-demand as often as you’d like.
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[1] Mobile Learning Fundamentals: Innovation Showcase and Real-World Examples / Presented by A.J. Ripin / With Special Guest > Dr. David Metcalf
The way that we live, work, play, and learn is being impacted by the increasing mobility of our global society. As leaders, it is our responsibility to design for the needs of our changing audience. Learn the key trends and technologies that are fast emerging to meet the challenges and changes of today and tomorrow. Come hear this conversation as we explore advanced concepts like mobile performance support, compliance, games and simulations, location awareness, transcoding, mobile social networking and collaboration. Learn firsthand how world leaders from industry, academia, military and organizations like Google, Microsoft, Tyco International, Tufts University and others are delivering value through Mobile Learning content.
[2] Mind Over Technology – The Value Of Content Design In Mobile Education / Presented by Supra Manohar / EVP Emantras
The discussion of mobility in education has primarily focused on technology and devices. It is critical to understand that the maturation of the market is driving the need for understanding content design and why it is probably one of the most critical aspects of any mobile learning initiative. Understanding how we learn in specific environments is critical to learning design. Using online content without pedagogical modifications within mobile environments probably does not work. The primary thrust of mobile education must be the design of the content and utilization of technology to deliver this content. This presentation will explore learning design for mobile environments and critical factors that need to be considered for a successful initiative (relative to content).
Links To Source / Registration / Etc Available At
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LOEX 2010 Annual Conference
Dearborn, MI
April 29 – May 1, 2010
Registration will open for our 38th annual library instruction conference next Friday, February 5th.
At 1pm Eastern / 10am Pacific, we will post the registration form at http://www.loexconference.org/registration.html
More detailed information about registration (including fees, membership priority, and payment types) can be found at this page.
Registering online is the only registration method. If you get to the page early and the form is not available, please re-fresh your browser.
The program for the conference is at http://www.loexconference.org/program.html
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Join NISO for a one-day forum on Discovery to Delivery: Creating a First-Class User Experience on Tuesday, March 23, 2010 at the Georgia Tech Global Learning Center, Atlanta, GA. NISO educational forums are routinely praised for their excellent selection of speakers representing a diversity of viewpoints across the scholarly information community and the small size which provides opportunities to network with speakers and other attendees.
ABOUT THE FORUM
There is information everywhere today and access to it relies on a seamless discovery process that offers all appropriate options to the unassisted information seeker. The journey between discovery and delivery is accomplished with a variety of differing technologies and processes, many of which depend on a reliable and accurate knowledge base of coverage information. As demands on these technologies change and expand, NISO supports a variety of efforts to strengthen and improve them. This forum will explore new and innovative ways to meet user’s needs and expectations for discovery and delivery of content in the networked world.
SPEAKERS AND TOPICS
. Keynote Address — Joan Lippincott, Associate Executive Director, Coalition for Networked Information
. Maintaining the OpenURL Registry — Phil Norman, Director Reference and Resource Sharing Development, OCLC
. Seamless Access to Resources — Adam Chandler, Database Management and E-Resources Librarian, Cornell University Library
. Usability in Georgia — Speaker TBA
. bXT Recommender Service — Nettie Lagace, Product Director, Ex Libris, Inc.
. Improving Single Sign On (SSO): Perfecting a Seamless, Item-Level Linking through SSO Authentication — Harry Kaplanian, Director, Product Management, Serials Solutions
. The BookServer Project — Peter Brantley, Director BookServer Project, Internet Archive
REGISTRATION
NISO members receive a substantial discount. Early bird discounts for all registrants are available through March 12, 2010. A student discount is also available. For more information and to register, visit the event webpage:
www.niso.org/news/events/2010/d2d/
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The Texas Heritage Digitization Initiative announces the fourth course in its series of Train to Share project workshops, “Principles of Controlled Vocabulary & Thesaurus Design,” available through Amigos Library Services at www.amigos.org.
The Principles of Controlled Vocabulary and Thesaurus Design prepares digital project staff to use existing controlled vocabularies or to develop their own lists of specialized terms for specific applications in digital projects.
Learning objectives include:
· Compare and contrast different types of controlled vocabularies, including lists, synonym rings, hierarchies and thesauri.
· Create controlled vocabulary (CV) terms for supplied digital objects
· Apply the Guidelines for the Construction, Format, and Management of Monolingual Controlled Vocabularies for refining CV terms
· Develop hierarchies of CV terms for thesauri
· Build associative relationships among the CV terms
· Discuss methods of displaying controlled vocabularies to metadata creators and users
· Examine methods of justifying, building and integrating CVs
Intended Audience
This course is designed for archivists, librarians or museum staff faced with the challenges of applying existing controlled vocabularies or building new vocabularies to provide access to their digital collections
Course Hours
The workshop meets on two consecutive days for 5.5 hours each day.
Locations include:
Abilene March 29-30
Houston April 5-6
Lubbock April 22-23
San Antonio May 18-19
El Paso May 24-25
Dallas May 27-28
The course is designed as a two-day workshop, consisting of 11 hours of instruction.
Amigos Member Fee: $ 250.00
Amigos Non-member Fee: $ 250.00
To register, see http://www.amigos.org/learning/calendar/index.php?format=1
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Four sessions of our third workshop, ”Metadata Standards and Crosswalks” are still available.
The course will explore the following points:
Content standards: AACR2, DACS and CCO, with some information on RDA
Common metadata schemas: IPTC, Dublin Core, and MARC-XML
Metadata crosswalks and transformations
Application profiles for Dublin Core and other metadata standards
Other types of metadata, including technical, preservation and rights metadata
Remaining locations include:
Lubbock Feb 9-10
San Antonio Feb 18-19
Houston Feb 22-23
Dallas Feb 25-26
This course is designed as a two-day workshop, consisting of 11 hours of instruction.
Amigos Member Fee: $ 250.00
Amigos Non-member Fee: $ 250.00
To register, see: http://www.amigos.org/learning/calendar/index.php?format=1
For questions contact:
Karen L. Frizzell, MA, MLS
Training & Outreach Coordinator
Texas Heritage Digitization Initiative
Texas State Library & Archives Commission
512.936.0270 (phone) / 512.936.2306 (fax)
karen.frizzell@tsl.state.tx.us
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February 3 2010 1:00 p.m. ET (12:00 p.m. CT, 11:00 a.m. MT, 10:00 a.m. PT)
Beth Schaefer / Associate Director / Client Services / University of Wisconsin–Milwaukee
Summary
Your host, Steve Worona, will be joined by Beth Schaefer, and the topic will be “What Happened to the Computer Lab?”
Over 80 percent of respondents to the annual ECAR study of undergraduate students report owning laptops, yet usage of expensive public computer labs remains high. Although computer labs might still be necessary, one can’t
help but feel that traditional labs are anachronistic in a world of wireless connectivity, iPods, and smart phones. Labs are expensive to equip, staff, and maintain, and often the layout maximizes the amount of equipment that
can be put into a given space rather than the creation of a comfortable or stimulating learning environment.
Rather than predicting an entirely new model, this presentation will focus on low-cost changes that can be made to the design, layout, and operation of existing computer labs to meet both the changing needs of students and the necessities of the economic recession.
Registration
There is no registration fee for this event.
Links To Source and Registration Pges(s) Available At
[ http://tinyurl.com/y9tamj7 ]
And/Or
[
http://mobile-libraries.blogspot.com/2010/01/free-educause-live-what-happened-to.html]
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The following classes will be brought to you soon by LYRASIS, online and around the region. For more information or to register, please visit www.lyrasis.org. Keyword: Classes and Events. Please keep an eye out for our weekly discount codes as part of our educational stimulus program and save when you register for certain classes.
Search our class schedule and find more classes here: http://www.lyrasis.org/Classes-and-Events/Search.aspx
LYRASIS Preservation classes are funded in part by the National Endowment for the Humanities (NEH) Division of Preservation and Access.
20 Questions: Art Resources (Live Online)
02/02/2010 10:00am-12:00pm EST
Open Access Scholarly Publications: An Overview (Live Online)
02/02/2010 2:00pm-4:00pm EST
Basic MARC Tagging for Serials (Live Online)
02/03/2010 – 02/04/2010, 2:00pm-4:00pm EST
OCLC WorldCat Collection Analysis (Live Online)
02/03/2010, 2:00pm-4:00pm EST
Evergreen Circulation Module (Live Online)
02/04/2010 10:00am-12:00pm EST
Digital Collections: Where to Begin? (Live Online)
02/04/2010 10:00am-12:00pm EST
20 Questions: History Resources (Live Online)
02/04/2010, 2:00pm-4:00pm EST
Changes Ahead with AACR2, RDA, and FRBR (Live Online)
02/04/2010, 2:00pm-4:00pm EST
Intermediate Book Repair
02/09/2010 – 02/10/2010
Hosted at the University of New Orleans
9:00am-4:00pm CMT
Introduction to Preservation (Live Online)
02/09/2010 – 02/11/2010, 10:00am-12:00pm EST
Introduction to PREMIS (Live Online)
02/09/2010, 10:00am-12:00pm EST
Local Holdings Maintenance Basics (Live Online)
02/09/2010 – 02/10/2010
SAVE $25 when you register. Enter discount code LHMB0209.
Mass Digitization Collaborative Information Session (Live Online)
02/09/2010
Romance and Women’s Fiction Reader’s Advisory: More than Love Stories & Chick-Lit (Live Online)
02/09/2010
20 Questions: Music Resources (Live Online)
02/09/2010, 10:00am-12:00pm EST
20 Questions: Business Resources (Live Online)
02/09/2010, 2:00pm-4:00pm EST
Pop Culture Literacy: Keeping Up With Your Patrons (Live Online)
02/09/2010 – 02/10/2010, 2:00pm-4:00pm EST
Web Tools for Reference Librarians: Widgets and Toolbars (Live Online)
02/09/2010 – 02/10/2010, 2:00pm-4:00pm EST
Introduction to Drupal for Libraries (Live Online)
02/10/2010, 10:00am-12:00pm EST
Open Source For Your Library’s Web Site (Live Online)
02/10/2010 – 02/11/2010, 2:00pm-4:00pm EST
Digital Library Program Development (Live Online)
02/10/2010 – 02/12/2010, 2:00pm-4:00pm EST
Advocacy: Community (Live Online)
02/11/2010, 10:00am-12:00pm EST
SAVE $25 when you register. Enter discount code AC100211.
OCLC Connexion: Authority Control Features (Live Online)
02/11/2010, 10:00am-12:00pm EST
Status Discarded: The Who,What, When, Where and How of Weeding (Live Online)
02/11/2010, 10:00am-12:00pm EST
SAVE $25 when you register. Enter discount code SD100211.
MARC Format for Holdings Data (MFHD) (Live Online)
02/11/2010, 1:00pm-3:00pm EST
Planning for a Service Disruption (Live Online)
02/11/2010, 2:00pm -4:00pm EST
Online Learning Toolbox (Live Online)
02/16/2010 – 02/17/2010, 10:00am-12:00pm EST
Gaming in Libraries (Live Online)
02/16/2010, 10:00am-12:00pm EST
Managing Student Assistants in Academic Libraries (Live Online)
02/16/2010 – 02/18/2010, 10:00am-12:00pm EST
Caring for Scrapbooks (Live Online)
02/16/2010, 10:00am-12:00pm EST
OCLC Connexion Browser Copy Cataloging Skills (Live Online)
02/16/2010 – 02/17/2010, 10:00am-12:00pm EST
YA Lit 2.0 (Live Online)
02/16/2010, 2:00pm-4:00pm EST
Basic Surveys for Librarians (Live Online)
02/16/2010, 2:00pm-4:00pm EST
Management 101: Budgeting and Policy Making (Live Online)
02/16/2010, 2:00pm-4:00pm EST
The Green(er) Library (Live Online)
02/16/2010 – 02/17/2010, 2:00pm-4:00pm EST
Developing a Disaster Plan (Live Online)
02/17/2010, 2/24/2010 and 03/03/2010, three parts over three sessions 2:00pm-4:00pm EST
Emerging Technologies for Library Managers (Live Online)
02/17/2010 – 02/18/2010, 10:00am-12:00pm EST
Before You Begin: Becoming a Public Library Director (Live Online)
02/17/2010 – 02/18/2010, 2:00pm-4:00pm EST
E-Resource Wrangling: An Introduction to ERMS (Live Online)
02/18/2010, 10:00am-12:00pm EST
Understanding Digital Photographs (Live Online)
02/18/2010, 10:00am-12:00pm EST
Oh, the Places You’ll Go: Creating Streams of Information for Research Pathfinders 2.0 (Live Online)
02/18/2010, 10:00am-12:00pm EST
E-Resource Licensing: Overview and How-to for the Non-Lawyer (Live Online)
02/18/2010, 10:00am-12:00pm EST
20 Questions: Consumer Health Resources (Live Online)
02/18/2010, 2:00pm-4:00pm EST
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