[Libs-Or] Satisfy Your Continuing Education Needs

[Pierina Parise]

Has it been awhile since you checked out NW Central, the new continuing education clearinghouse for librarians and library staff in the Pacific Northwest?  Maybe you’ve gotten the announcements but simply haven’t had time to look at the site?  Now is the time to head on over to NW Central and join the conversation!  We need your help to ensure that NW Central moves from prototype to a robust website able to support the community’s continuing education needs!

This site was developed by you and for you through an LSTA grant received by the Portland Area Library System (PORTALS) in 2005.  PORTALS is now sponsoring a pilot phase under the guidance of the NW CENTRAL Advisory Group.  The Advisory Group encourages and welcomes your participation, here’s how:
 
1.       Visit http://nwcentral.org and create an account;

2.      Add information to the Events Calendar about an upcoming conference
or workshop;

3.      Add handouts, tutorials, and other interesting Content via file
upload or link;

4.      Add your name to the Speaker’s Bureau and make your expertise
available to others, or recommend to someone else;

5.      Post a comment to one of the Discussion Forums;

6.      Search, browse, sign up for something, and have a good time while
providing us feedback to make the site even better!  Feedback may be
provided directly through the web site or by contacting your regional
Advisory Group Member.

Your NW CENTRAL 2006/07 Advisory Group Members want to hear from you:

EASTERN OREGON

Marie Baldo
Hermiston Public Library
235 E. Gladys Ave
Hermiston, OR   97838
(541) 667-5050
mbaldo at hermiston.or.us 

Ken Watson
Eastern Oregon University
Pierce Library
1 University Blvd.
La Grande, OR 97850
(541) 962-3546
kwatson at eou.edu 


OREGON STATE / NORTHWEST REGION

Ann Reed and Patty Sorensen
Oregon State Library
250 Winter Street, NE
Salem, OR   97301
(503) 378-5027
ann.reed at state.or.us 
sorensen_patty at oslmac.osl.state.or.us 

Sam Sayre
OCLC Western
123 NW 12th, #1336
Portland, OR   97209
(503) 223-2884
Sam_sayres at oclc.org 


PORTLAND METRO

Joy Blongewicz
Ainsworth Elementary School
2425 SW Vista
Portland, 97201
503-916-3601
jblongew at pps.k12.or.us 

Gretchen Leslie
Lattice Semiconductor Corp
5555 NE Moore Court
Hillsboro, OR 97124
(503) 268-8330
gretchen.leslie at latticesemi.com 

Jim Morgan
Oregon Health & Science University
PO Box 573
Portland, OR 97207-0573
(503) 494-6057
morgan at ohsu.edu 

Berniece Owen
Portland Community College
12000 SW 49th Avenue
Portland, OR 97219
(503) 977-4497
bowen at pcc.edu 

Perri Parise
Emporia State University
School of Library & Information Management
1331 SW Broadway
Portland, OR    97201
(503) 223-8280
pparise at emporia.edu 


SOUTHERN OREGON

Scott Gallagher-Starr
North Bend Public Library
1800 Sherman Ave.
North Bend, OR  97459
(541) 756-0400
sgallagherstarr at cooslibraries.org 


SW WASHINGTON

Holly Blosser
Fort Vancouver Regional Library
1007 E. Mill Plain Blvd.
Vancouver, WA 98663
(360) 759-4805
hblosser at fvrl.org 

Leslie Wykoff
Washington State University Vancouver
14204 NE Salmon Creek Avenue
Vancouver, WA 98682
(360) 546-9682
wykoff at vancouver.wsu.edu 


WILLAMETTE VALLEY

Renee Allen
Seven Oak Middle School
550 Cascade Drive
Lebanon, OR  97355
(541) 451-8416, ext. 1848
Renee_Allen at lebanon.k12.or.us 

Maureen Cole
Eugene Public Library
100 West 10th Ave.
Eugene, Oregon 97401
(541) 682-5450
mjsdcole at comcast.net 

Leah Griffith
Newberg Public Library
503 E. Hancock Street,
Newberg, OR 97132
(503) 538-7323
leahg at ccrls.org 

This project is supported in whole or in part by the Institute of
Museum and Library Services through the Library Services and Technology
Act, administered by the Oregon State Library. The NW CENTRAL pilot
phase is being supported by the Portland Area Library System (PORTALS)
from July 1, 2006 to June 30, 2007.