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Gadgets in the Library workshop w/ Jason Griffey

March 29, 2011 at 2:14 pm · Filed under Uncategorized ·Tagged , , , , ,

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Gadgets in the Library: A Practical Guide to Personal Electronics for Librarians With Jason Griffey

Two 90-minute sessions
Wednesdays 4/13/11 and 4/20/11
2:30 – 4:00 PM EDT | 1:30 – 3:00 PM CDT
12:30 – 2:00 PM MDT | 11:30 AM – 1:00 PM PDT

From the iPad to eReaders, gadgets are everywhere. Learn how you can use them in your library, whether through services or by circulating to patrons.

This ALA TechSource workshop will cover

  • Operating Systems vs Devices
  • Circulation and policy
  • iOS, Android, Amazon, Nook, Sony
  • Cataloging and representation in systems
  • Summary and conclusions

Jason Griffey is an associate professor and head of library information technology at the University of Tennessee at Chattanooga.

Only $85 for 180 minutes of interactive learning!

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Making Mobile Services Work for Your Library

January 24, 2011 at 3:22 pm · Filed under Uncategorized ·Tagged , , ,

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Making Mobile Services Work for Your Library
With Cody Hanson

Wednesday, March 9, 2011
2:30 – 4:00 PM EST | 1:30 – 3:00 PM CST
12:30 – 2:00 PM MST | 11:30 AM – 1:00 PM PST

This workshop will provide a foundation for librarians interested in providing mobile services for patrons. The increasing popularity of smartphones is no secret, and modern libraries need to make sure that patrons can access their resources through these devices.

This ALA TechSource workshop will cover

  • The landscape of mobile device usage and smartphone adoption
  • The mobile OS marketplace
  • Strategies for assessing your library’s mobile-friendliness
  • Strategies for beginning to offer mobile services
  • Issues of concern for libraries in mobile information access

Only $50 for 90 minutes of interactive learning!

Cody Hanson is Web Architect and User Experience Analyst at the University of Minnesota Libraries, where he works to make the online research process more intuitive and fruitful for students, staff and faculty.

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Succeeding with Library Web Analytics

January 10, 2011 at 8:09 pm · Filed under Uncategorized ·Tagged , ,

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Library Analytics: Inspiring Positive Action through Web User Data
With Char Booth and Paul Signorelli

Two 90-minute sessions:
Thursdays, 1/20/11 and 1/27/11
1:30 – 3:00 p.m. CST

In this two-part ALA TechSource online workshop, Char Booth and Paul Signorelli will work with participants to define, demystify, and explore web analytics in ways that lead to positive results for libraries and those they serve.

This ALA TechSource double-bill workshop will cover

  • The definition of web analytics
  • Google Analytics and other tools
  • Visualizing Data: Wordle, Gapminder, and others
  • Examples of how public and academic libraries are currently using web analytics
  • How your library can benefit from the use of web analytic

Only $85 for 180 minutes (2 sessions) of interactive learning!

http://www.alastore.ala.org/detail.aspx?ID=3219

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No Shelf Required with Sue Polanka – New ALA TechSource Workshop

December 8, 2010 at 6:24 pm · Filed under Uncategorized ·Tagged , , , ,

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Integrating E-Books and E-Readers into Your Library
 With Sue Polanka

Two 90-minute sessions:
Tuesdays, Jan 25, 2011 & Feb 1, 2011
4:00 – 5:30 p.m. ET
3:00 – 4:30 p.m. CT
2:00 – 3:30 p.m. MT
1:00 – 2:30 p.m. PT

In this two-session ALA TechSource Workshop, Sue Polanka will provide practical guidance on how to begin purchasing e-books for your library to lend electronically and how to purchase e-reading devices for patron use. You will learn the ins and outs of

  • Evaluating vendor offerings and interfaces
  • The most cost-effective business models and how to implement them
  • Common legal issues and effective policies and procedures
  • Selecting and purchasing content
  • And much more!

Only $85 for 180 minutes (2 sessions) of interactive learning!

Sue Polanka is the moderator of No Shelf Required, a blog about the issues surrounding e-books for librarians and publishers, which won the 2010 Salem Press Library Blog Award for Best Academic Blog.

 

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Succeeding with Library Web Analytics – New ALA TechSource Workshop

December 1, 2010 at 6:25 pm · Filed under Uncategorized ·Tagged , ,

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Library Analytics: Inspiring Positive Action through Web User Data
With Char Booth and Paul Signorelli

Two 90-minute sessions:
Thursdays, 1/20/11 and 1/27/11
1:30 – 3:00 p.m. CST

In this two-part ALA TechSource online workshop, Char Booth and Paul Signorelli will work with participants to define, demystify, and explore web analytics in ways that lead to positive results for libraries and those they serve.

This ALA TechSource double-bill workshop will cover

  • The definition of web analytics
  • Google Analytics and other tools
  • Visualizing Data: Wordle, Gapminder, and others
  • Examples of how public and academic libraries are currently using web analytics
  • How your library can benefit from the use of web analytics

Only $85 for 180 minutes (2 sessions) of interactive learning!

Char Booth is E-Learning Librarian at UC Berkeley, and explores the integration of education, research, technology, and design in library services.

Paul Signorelli is a writer, trainer, presenter, and consultant who helps others become familiar with technology to facilitate positive change within organizations.

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Facebook, Twitter and More: Using Social Software in the Library

November 3, 2010 at 5:29 pm · Filed under Uncategorized ·Tagged , , ,

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With David Lee King and Robin Hastings

Two 90-minute sessions:
Wednesdays, 12/1/10 and 12/8/10
2:30 – 4:00 p.m. EST

In this exclusive two-part event, librarians and social software experts David Lee King and Robin Hastings will discuss best practices and share ideas for using social networking sites as an essential part of library outreach and patron services.

This ALA TechSource double-bill workshop will cover

  • Collaboration with libraries and patrons using YouTube, Flickr and Dropbox
  • Marketing your library with Facebook
    and Twitter
  • 4 things your library MUST do when signing up for ANY social media tool
  • Time-savers and tools for maximizing your library’s social media reach
  • And much more!

David Lee King is the Digital Branch and Services Manager at the
Topeka and Shawnee County Public Library.
Robin Hastings is the Information Technology Manager for the
Missouri River Regional Library.

Only $85 for 180 minutes (2 sessions) of interactive learning!

http://www.alastore.ala.org/detail.aspx?ID=3165

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Learn the best ways to evaluate your library’s online resources

October 28, 2010 at 6:10 pm · Filed under Uncategorized ·Tagged , , , ,

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Evaluating and Selecting Online Resources
With Jill Grogg and Rachel Fleming-May

Tuesday, November 9th
2:30 – 4:00 p.m. EST

Now more than ever, librarians are looking for ways to effectively plan, execute, and evaluate their significant investment in electronic resources.

In this ALA TechSource workshop, you’ll learn

  • Standards for collecting and reporting usage data
  • How to understand the use and value of eResources beyond the information provided by log-on and download reports
  • How to create a localized, cost-effective guide for selecting eResources
  • The basics of negotiation for librarians, including a BATNA (Best Alternative to a Negotiated Agreement)
  • And much more!

 

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Learn the best ways to evaluate your library’s online resources

October 5, 2010 at 3:26 pm · Filed under Uncategorized ·Tagged , , ,

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Evaluating and Selecting Online Resources
with Jill Grogg and Rachel Fleming-May

Now more than ever, librarians are looking for ways to effectively plan, execute, and evaluate their significant investment in electronic resources. In addition to implementing and administering these resources, librarians are also responsible for analyzing and demonstrating their cost-effectiveness. In this ALA TechSource workshop, you’ll learn strategies that will both help you streamline your analysis and save your library money.

You’ll learn about:

  • Standards for collecting and reporting usage data
  • How to understand the use and value of eResources beyond the information provided by log-on and download reports
  • How to create a localized, cost-effective guide for selecting eResources
  • The basics of negotiation for librarians, including a BATNA (Best Alternative to a Negotiated Agreement)
  • And much more!

About the Instructors

Jill E. Grogg is the e-resources librarian at the University of Alabama Libraries. She has published widely on topics such as reference linking, e-resource management, and digital libraries. She was named a 2007 Mover & Shaker by Library Journal.

Rachel A. Fleming-May is an assistant professor at the School of Information Sciences at the University of Tennessee. She received her PhD from the University of Alabama in 2008, and has published and presented about use and usage, including in Portal: Libraries and the Academy.

About ALA TechSource Workshops

ALA TechSource Workshops are focused, small-group online discussions that give you the opportunity to learn from experts who offer authoritative answers to your questions, as well as to interact with colleagues who have similar concerns. Workshops are recorded and, along with other materials, are made available to attendees for future reference.

WORKSHOP REGISTRATION

Tuesday, November 9th
at 2:30pm Eastern

Only $50 for 90 minutes of interactive learning!

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Using RDA: Moving into the Metadata Future – new workshop series

September 23, 2010 at 6:49 pm · Filed under Uncategorized ·Tagged ,

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Using RDA: Moving into the Metadata Future
with Karen Coyle, Chris Oliver, and Diane Hillmann

RDA is here. Your catalog is loaded with MARC records, built on AACR2. You use a mix of metadata standards for non-book content. You must integrate RDA data with your legacy records. You wonder what consititutes an RDA record and are looking for answers.

Karen Coyle, Chris Oliver, and Diane Hillmann have closely followed the development of RDA with questions like these in mind. In this three-part workshop, they will lead a discussion of RDA, from its roots in AACR2 to its potential for sharing library data on the Web. Get the information you need—register today for this three-session workshop!

Session 1: New Models of Metadata
Led by Karen Coyle
October 27, 2010. 2:30 p.m. EDT

Session 2: RDA: Designed for Current and Future Environments
Led by Chris Oliver
November 10, 2010. 2:30 p.m. EST

Session 3: RDA Vocabularies in the Semantic Web
Led by Diane Hillmann
November 17, 2010 2:30 p.m. EST

    Sign up today and engage in discussion and interactive learning that you can’t get anywhere else!

About the Instructors

  • Karen Coyle is a librarian and a consultant in the area of digital libraries. She worked for over 20 years at the University of California in the California Digital Library and has served on library and information standards committees.
  • Chris Oliver is a cataloguing librarian and cataloguing manager at the McGill University Library. She is the Chair of the Canadian Committee on Cataloguing and has been a member of the Committee since 1997. She has presented on RDA in Canada, the United States and internationally.
  • Diane Hillmann is currently Director of Metadata Initiatives at the Information Institute of Syracuse and partner in the consulting firm Metadata Management Associates.

About ALA TechSource Workshops
ALA TechSource Workshops are focused, small-group online discussions that give you the opportunity to learn from experts who offer authoritative answers to your questions, as well as to interact with colleagues who have similar concerns. Workshops are recorded and, along with other materials, are made available to attendees for future reference.

PURCHASING OPTIONS

Three sessions— over four hours of instruction— for only $135!

PURCHASERS OUTSIDE THE U.S.:
If you have a U.S. billing address, you may place  your order online at  www.alastore.ala.org.
Other attendees should call 1-770-280-4185 (U.S. number, toll call), Monday–Friday, 8:00am–6 p.m EDT to register.

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Using Technology in Library Training with Paul Signorelli

September 2, 2010 at 2:02 pm · Filed under Uncategorized ·Tagged , , , ,

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http://link.ixs1.net/s/ve?eli=s904734&si=t141506920&cfc=3html

In these two ALA TechSource online workshops, Paul Signorelli provides hands-on, interactive instruction in using current web technology to enhance in-person training sessions or conduct remote training sessions for employees in multiple locations.

Session 1: Using Technology to Enhance In-Person Training

  • Incorporating YouTube, Google Docs, and SlideShare into onsite learning
  • Making PowerPoint effective and interesting
  • Using technology as a tool while focusing on learners

Session 2: Using Technology for Remote Training Sessions

  • Using Skype, Google Talk/Yahoo! Messenger, LinkedIn discussion groups, and other tools for learning
  • Adapting your onsite skills to provide effective online learning
  • Building online communities of learning

And much more!

    Sign up today and engage in
    90 minutes of discussion and
    interactive learning that
    you can’t get anywhere else!

About the Instructor
Paul Signorelli is a writer, trainer, and consultant who explores, uses, writes about, and helps others become familiar with Web 2.0 and smartphone technology to creatively facilitate positive change within organizations. He has participated in the ALA Learning Round Table, and written for ALA Learning blog, American Libraries magazine, and ALA Editions.

About ALA TechSource Workshops
ALA TechSource Workshops are focused, small-group online discussions that give you the opportunity to learn from experts who offer authoritative answers to your questions, as well as to interact with colleagues who have similar concerns. Workshops are recorded and, along with other materials, are made available to attendees for future reference.

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