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Announcing Nov. 10 Blended Librarians Webcast: Digital Literacy, Digital Storytelling
Webcast Alert! Moving Foward: Engaging the 21st Century Learner
DATE: Tuesday, November 17, 2009 | TIME: 12:30–1:30 PM EDT | REGISTER TODAY
Are schools engaging today’s digital learner and empowering them with the skills and knowledge demanded by universities and employers in a global economy? As a library professional and educator, your interaction with the 21st century learner may hold the key to each student’s success in an increasingly competitive world.
Join moderator Michelle Begora, Program Director at Follett Software Company and a panel of library experts to find out:
* What new skill sets are important to move the librarian role forward.
* How new library technology is re-engaging digital learners.
* Why librarians are ‘information managers’ who help students become competitive and competent in today’s world.
* How librarians can improve student achievement by increasing the library-classroom connection.
* How to integrate social networking to bring students back to the library.
Who Will Benefit: Librarians, library media specialists, administrators, technology professionals and other district stakeholders and school-based administrators who help set the foundation for achievement.
During the web seminar, attendees may submit questions to the speakers via chat mode for discussion during the Q&A period following the presentations.
Following the live webcast, registrants can access a rich media recording of the webcast. Space is limited. Please register today – you’ll receive a confirmation and link to test your computer for compatibility.
REGISTER FOR THIS FREE WEBCAST TODAY AT WWW.SLJ.COM/21STCENTURYLEARNER
PANELISTS
Connie Dopierala, Media Services & Special Projects, Charleston County School District (SC)
Buffy Hamilton, School Library Media Specialist, Creekview High School (GA)
Connie Williams, Librarian, Petaluma City School District (CA)
Jeanne Ziemba, Media Specialist, St Lucie Schools (FL)
MODERATOR: Michelle Begora, Program Director, Follett Software Company
Can’t make it on November 17? No problem!
SLJ 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.
Webcast Alert! Teen Read Week Book Buzz 2009
via email
DATE: Thursday, October 22, 2009 | TIME: 2:00–3:00 PM EDT | REGISTER TODAY
What better way to celebrate Teen Read Week than getting the inside scoop from YA publishers on their hottest new and forthcoming titles! The 2009 Teen Read Week theme is Read Beyond Reality @ your library, which encourages teens to “read something out of this world, just for the fun of it.” Now in its eleventh year, Teen Read Week is an initiative of the Young Adult Library Services Association (YALSA), whose mission is to advocate, promote and strengthen service to young adults as part of the continuum of total library service, and to support those who provide service to this population – that’s you!
Take this opportunity to engage your teens by inviting them to attend the webcast, either live or on-demand, and solicit their response. With over 60 titles slated for presentation, teens and youth services librarians will find dozens of books to put on their wish lists!
PANELISTS
Houghton Mifflin Harcourt Children’s Book Group
Lisa Disarro, Associate Marketing Director
Jennifer Groves, Publicist
School and Library Marketing Group from Macmillan Children’s Publishing Group
Tim Jones, Jeanne McDermott, and Katie Halata
MODERATOR
Dodie Ownes, Editor, SLJ Teen
REGISTER FOR THIS FREE WEBCAST TODAY AT WWW.SLJ.COM/TEENREADWEEK09
Can’t make it on October 22? No problem!
SLJ 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.
The New “Free Agent” Learner – Blended Librarians webcast
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Steven Bell and John Shank, co-founders of the Blended Librarians Online Learning Community and their guest, Julie Evans, invite you to join the next webcast, “Coming Soon to Campus: The New “Free Agent” Learner – Are You Ready?” on Thursday, October 22, 2009 at 3 pm. Eastern.
Event Description:
The dynamic profusion of emerging technologies, both in school and out of school, is propelling today’s K-12 students to make new demands on education institutions for technology-rich learning experiences and environments. Enabled, empowered and engaged, this next wave of students is bringing to college their own set of objectives for 21st century learning. Get a first hand glimpse into the activities, values and aspirations of tomorrow’s students through this webinar presentation by Project Tomorrow CEO, Julie Evans.
Julie Evans is the CEO of Project Tomorrow (http://www.tomorrow.org), a national education nonprofit organization (formerly known as NetDay). Project Tomorrow is dedicated to empowering K-12 students to have a larger voice in improving education and learning. Ms. Evans has been CEO of this organization since 1999. She is a Frances Hesselbein Community Innovation Fellow and a frequent speaker, writer and commentator on children, education, science and technology issues. In April 2008, Ms. Evans was named as one of the Top Ten Most Influential People in Education Technology over the past 10 years by eSchool News, a leading national education publication. This past year, Ms. Evans served on the Project Advisory Boards for both the 2009 Horizon Report for Higher Education and the 2009 K-12 Horizon Report.
Although this event is free, advance registration is required to reserve a virtual seat. If you are already a member of the Blended Librarians Online Learning Community here is a link into the Learning Times Network that will get you to our Community and the registration page:
http://home.learningtimes.net/library?go=2256149
If you need to join the Blended Librarians Online Community in order to register (no fee to join):
1. Go to the Blended Librarian website at http://blendedlibrarian.org
2. Click on the “Join” button on the home page of Blendedlibrarian.org and follow the instructions.
3. After you receive confirmation of your Learning Times account you can return to this email message and use the link above for registered members of Learning Times. Click on the link, and then register on the next page (you may need to scroll down to see the register button).
4. We recommend that those participating in the webcast obtain a microphone or headset in order to make use of the VoIP technology that allows conversation between the speakers and participants. A microphone or headset is not required to participate.
5. Please plan on allowing yourself sufficient time to log in to the webcast on Oct. 22, 2009. If it is the first time attending a Learning Times event it may take a few extra minutes to log on to their Elluminate webcasting software. Once you have registered for the event you may wish to try the “test room” to make sure your computer is set up and ready to go the day of the webcast.
H1N1 And The Library Response
via ACRL update
The next edition of the free ACRL OnPoint chat series, “H1N1 and the Library Response,” will take place at 12:00 p.m. Central on Tuesday, October 20. The discussion will focus on how libraries are responding to the threat of the H1N1 virus and other similar viruses. This month’s chat is convened by: Marcia Thomas, Director of Collections and Technical Services, Illinois Wesleyan University and Meg Miner, University Archivist and Special Collections Librarian, Illinois Wesleyan University. Complete details and login instructions are available on the OnPoint Website.
Webcast Alert!: Aquiring Scholarly Content: Putting Rankings and Reviews to Work for You
DATE: Thursday, October 29, 2009 | TIME: 12:00–1:00 PM EDT | REGISTER TODAY
You know that selecting highly ranked scholarly content ensures high quality, current information for your institution. But what do you need to know about some of the most widely used rating and ranking systems to put them to work for you?
Join Ovid, the leading aggregator of current, trusted scientific and medical content for an informative webinar that takes a closer look at two leading systems used to evaluate scholarly books and journals. Plus, get insider tips on the how, why and when of leveraging these systems as part of effective collection management.
Dan Doody from Doody’s Review Services® will explain the methodology his company uses in reviewing medical book content, shedding light on how to use those reviews as a tool to assist with acquisition decisions. On the journals side, Jevin West from Eigenfactor.org will offer insight into the Eigenfactor™ score and the Article Influence™ score and how these are used when considering titles in journal collection management.
REGISTER FOR THIS FREE WEBCAST TODAY AT
www.libraryjournal.com/ovidworksforyou
PANELISTS:
Dan Doody, Doody’s Core Titles in the Health Sciences, Doody’s Book Reviews and Doody’s Star Ratings®
Jevin West, Eigenfactor.org and ARCS Fellow at the University of Washington
MODERATOR:
Jennifer Robinson, Wolters Kluwer Health Medical Research Systems
Can’t make it on October 29? 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.
Robert Walton to speak on future of academic libraries
via email
Just a reminder, seats are still available in the October sessions of the new “Strategic Initiatives” webinar series. These free 45-minute webinars are extensions of articles in the Texas Library Journal – the articles are also available on the TLA CE page (where, conveniently, you can also register to attend the webinars: www.txla.org/ce).
Oct. 27, 2:00pm – Robert Walton, CEO of the Claremont University Consortium, will discuss the future of academic libraries and the role of communication in facing the challenges to come along with a panel of Texas library directors: Fred Heath of the University of Texas at Austin, Gilliam McCombs of Southern Methodist University, and Tracey Mendoza of Northeast Lakeview College in San Antonio.
For more info, please visit www.txla.org/ce
Webcast Alert!: Doing More with Less: Training Up in Tough Economic Times
via email
DATE: Tuesday, October 20, 2009 | TIME: 2:00–3:00 PM EDT | REGISTER TODAY
Gate counts keep going up, but staff levels are not. Patrons’ technological needs are increasing as many have lost their jobs and access to computers at the same time. Older patrons with little computer experience are finding that many insurance and financial forms need to be completed online. Is your staff ready to serve?
Library employee training budgets aren’t exactly getting fatter either, often forcing staff to just learn on the job or stagnate. And what about new hires? Are they expected to have already learned about your library’s technology as part of their education?
A group of training experts will discuss how ‘training up’ library staff can help stretch and boost the level of technological customer service your library can offer to patrons, and to the library itself. The webcast will also cover Web 2.0 tools and applications that make training sessions, documents and support readily accessible and available on-demand, 24/7. From academe, we’ll hear how one library school program is preparing its students for high touch high tech careers in our public, school, special and academic libraries.
REGISTER FOR THIS FREE WEBCAST TODAY AT
www.libraryjournal.com/polaristrainingup
PANELISTS:
Bud Hunt, Instructional Technologist, St. Vrain Valley School District, CO
Kerry McGeath, City Librarian/Deputy Director, Community Services, Southlake Public Library, TX
Claire McInerney, Department Chair, Associate Professor, Library and Information,Science, Rutgers School of Communication and Information, NJ
MODERATOR: Brad Rogers, Director of Implementations, Polaris Library Systems
Can’t make it on October 20? 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.
Webcast Alert!: Doing More with Less: Training Up in Tough Economic Times
DATE: Tuesday, October 20, 2009 | TIME: 2:00–3:00 PM EDT | REGISTER TODAY
Gate counts keep going up, but staff levels are not. Patrons’ technological needs are increasing as many have lost their jobs and access to computers at the same time. Older patrons with little computer experience are finding that many insurance and financial forms need to be completed online. Is your staff ready to serve?
Library employee training budgets aren’t exactly getting fatter either, often forcing staff to just learn on the job or stagnate. And what about new hires? Are they expected to have already learned about your library’s technology as part of their education?
A group of training experts will discuss how ‘training up’ library staff can help stretch and boost the level of technological customer service your library can offer to patrons, and to the library itself. The webcast will also cover Web 2.0 tools and applications that make training sessions, documents and support readily accessible and available on-demand, 24/7. From academe, we’ll hear how one library school program is preparing its students for high touch high tech careers in our public, school, special and academic libraries.
REGISTER FOR THIS FREE WEBCAST TODAY AT
www.libraryjournal.com/
polaristrainingup PANELISTS:
Bud Hunt, Instructional Technologist, St. Vrain Valley School District, CO
Kerry McGeath, City Librarian/Deputy Director, Community Services, Southlake Public Library, TX
Claire McInerney, Department Chair, Associate Professor, Library and Information,Science, Rutgers School of Communication and Information, NJ
MODERATOR: Brad Rogers, Director of Implementations, Polaris Library Systems
Can’t make it on October 20? 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.
