[Libs-Or] FW: Library Continuing Education Events for January

Wed Dec 29 17:29:54 PST 2010

>From our colleague in Wyoming:

Booklist, EDUCAUSE, Infopeople, Library Journal, Nebraska Library Commission, Texas State Library & Archives Commission, University of Wyoming, WebJunction, and the Wyoming State Library will be webcasting the following FREE programs during January.  These programs and others are listed on the Wyoming Libraries Planning Calendar: http://will.state.wy.us/ldo/planningcalendar.html

TITLES OF JANUARY PROGRAMS:
Emergency Preparedness for Public Libraries
Wikipedia in the Classroom
WYLD Wednesdays: A WYLD and Harmonious Upgrade to Symphony 3.3.1
1 hour of Facebook
Genetics Home Reference
Best Small Library in America 2010
Introduction to Digital Storytelling
1 hour of Netvibes
Database of the Month: Mark Twain
Battle Bullying with Books: Celebrate No Name-Calling Week
Get Your Geek On: Improve Local Funding Outlook through Community Advocacy
Summer Reading Outcomes Meaures
Tech Talk with Michael Sauers
WYLD Wednesdays: VDX Upgrade
Libraries Are Essential: Providing Core Services for Readers
Understanding Unemployment Insurance and Its Impact on Your Library Customers

PROGRAM ABSTRACTS & LOGIN INFORMATION:
January 5 (9-10 am)
Emergency Preparedness for Public Libraries (Nebraska Library Commission)

As part of the NCompass Live series, Marty Magee, Nebraska Liaison for the National Network of Libraries of Medicine, presents information on a public library's role in a community disaster preparedness plan.

To register for this event, go to: http://www.nlc.state.ne.us/scripts/training/eventshow.asp?ProgID=10201

January 5 (11-12 pm)
Wikipedia in the Classroom (EDUCAUSE)

Few educators have used Wikipedia as a teaching tool in their classrooms, but this is beginning to change due to the Wikipedia Public Policy Initiative. In the fall 2010 semester, 13 classes from 10 universities participated by developing various assignments that incorporated Wikipedia editing as a main component. Here, professors and trained ambassadors worked together to develop assignments that achieved the learning goals of the professor while contributing to the development of new content on the free encyclopedia. In this session, staff from the Wikimedia foundation and a Campus Ambassador will discuss the program in general, some examples of how Wikipedia is being used in the classroom, where the program is going, and how professionals in higher education technology can bring some of the advantages of this program to their institutions.

For more information and to register for this event, visit: http://net.educause.edu/live111

January 12 (9-9:45 am)
WYLD Wednesdays: A WYLD and Harmonious Upgrade to Symphony 3.3.1 (Wyoming State Library)

Join us for brief tour of new features and improvements coming with the upgrade to Symphony 3.3.1.  This low-impact upgrade will be done in January or February of 2011.  It will be done with full sensitivity to the occurrence of the February 1st VDX upgrade. You can preview the Symphony 3.3.1 iBistro/iLink "look and feel" of your library now at http://taz.state.wy.us/   Lastly, we will give a brief overview of WYLD things for 2011 including a Director's Station upgrade, training in the WYLD regions, and the upgrade to Symphony 3.4  which will spell the end of the WorkFlows C Client.

To join the webinar, go to https://www.yugma.com/viewer/viewersignup.php?SessionID=413910024 The audio portion of the webinar will be presented through LeaderPhone. Dial 1-877-278-8686 and enter the PIN 315052 to join.

January 13 (9-10 am)
1 hour of Facebook (Texas State Library & Archives)

In this session of Tech Tools with Tine, technology trainer Christine Walczyk will focus on Facebook from a business perspective.  Creating groups versus pages will be discussed, as well as what functionality comes with each type of Facebook presence. The series is meant to be short on talk about library context and higher concepts about social media. It's really all about the tools themselves! Our aim is to demonstrate how to use one tool in each webinar in under 60 minutes with time for Q&A built in.

For more information and to register for this program, visit: http://www.tsl.state.tx.us/ld/workshops/webinars/

January 17 (10-11 am)
Genetics Home Reference (University of Wyoming)

Genetics Home Reference (GHR ) is a free, consumer-friendly online resource about genetic conditions plus the genes and chromosomes associated with those conditions. Jim Honour, Wyoming Liaison for the National Network of Libraries of Medicine, will provide interesting tips and hands-on exercises designed to familiarize you with its features.

For more information to register for this event, please email Jim directly at: jhonour at uwyo.edu

January 18 (12-1 pm)
Best Small Library in America 2010 (WebJunction)

Library Journal's annual Best Small Library in America Award, sponsored by the Bill & Melinda Gates Foundation, was created in 2005 to encourage and showcase the exemplary work of libraries serving populations under 25,000. As we await the naming of the 2011 winner (expected February 1, 2011), we're pleased to bring you this webinar exploring the inner workings of 2010's winner, Glen Carbon Centennial Library, in collaboration with the Association for Rural and Small Libraries and featuring GCCL library director, Anne M. Hughes and Library Journal's executive editor, Rebecca Miller.

For more information and to register for this program, visit: http://evanced.info/webjunction/evanced/eventcalendar.asp

January 18 (1-2 pm)
Introduction to Digital Storytelling: Everyone Has a Story to Tell (Infopeople)

Everyone has a story to tell and our need to tell and record these stories led to the launch of the digital storytelling movement by Dana Atchley in 1993. Libraries currently preserve the memories and histories of the communities they serve in variety of formats. By the end of this webinar you'll have the basic knowledge needed to move forward in preserving the memories and history of your community through implementation of a digital storytelling program. This webinar will be of interest to public library staff planning or currently involved with digitization and local history. This webinar highlights a California program and will focus on California libraries. Libraries in other states may find relevant content, but the focus will be on California.

For more information and to register for this program, visit: http://infopeople.org/training/webcasts/webcast_data/479/index.html

January 20 (9-10 am)
1 hour of Netvibes (Texas State Library & Archives)

In this session of Tech Tools with Tine, technology trainer Christine Walczyk will focus on Netvibes, the popular dashboard tool.  Find out more about this tool here: http://www.netvibes.com. The series is meant to be short on talk about library context and higher concepts about social media. It's really all about the tools themselves! Our aim is to demonstrate how to use one tool in each webinar in under 60 minutes with time for Q&A built in.

For more information and to register for this program, visit: http://www.tsl.state.tx.us/ld/workshops/webinars/

January 20 (11-11:45 am)
Database of the Month: Mark Twain (Wyoming State Library)

To start off the year, let's do something different.  Join Chris Van Burgh, as we use Mark Twain to explore a variety of resources:  Biography Reference Bank, 19th Century U.S. Newspapers, Novelist, U.S. History in Context, and more.

To join the webinar, go to https://www.yugma.com/viewer/viewersignup.php?SessionID=305823442 The audio portion of the webinar will be presented through LeaderPhone. Dial 1-877-278-8686 and enter the PIN 315052 to join.

January 25 (12-1 pm)
Battle Bullying with Books: Celebrate No Name-Calling Week (Booklist)

Bullying is a hot-button topic, and while kids and adults alike acknowledge the distressing problem of peer intimidation, it remains a pervasive issue. Join Booklist Publications for an hour-long webinar on how high-quality children's and young adult literature can help prevent bullying, including a presentation by James Howe, acclaimed author of The Misfits (2001). Attendees will also learn about the eighth annual National No Name-Calling Week (January 24-28, 2011), created by the Gay, Lesbian, and Straight Education Network (GLSEN) and Simon & Schuster Children's Publishing. Sponsored by Simon & Schuster Children's Publishing, Albert Whitman and Company, Rosen Publishing, and Candlewick Press.

For more information and to register for this program, visit: http://www.booklistonline.com/GeneralInfo.aspx?id=63

January 25 (12-1 pm)
Get Your Geek On: Improve Local Funding Outlook through Community Advocacy (WebJunction)

Geek the Library is a public awareness campaign that is used as a platform for educating the public about the library's important local role and the critical funding issues that libraries are facing today. Campaign materials include advertising, collateral, a Web site, social media and other online tools. In this webinar, Jennifer Pearson, Advocacy Programs Senior Manager at OCLC, will discuss the campaign and how your library can participate. With Jennifer will be Heidi Gustad and Liz Kudwa of the Capitol Area Library District of Lansing, MI, who will share with you why they implemented the campaign, how they are applying it locally, and its impact on their community.

For more information and to register for this program, visit: http://evanced.info/webjunction/evanced/eventcalendar.asp

January 26 (1-2 pm)
Summer Reading Outcomes Measures (Infopeople)

Further details and information can be found at http://www.infopeople.org/training/webcasts/list

January 26 (9-10 am)
Tech Talk with Michael Sauers (Nebraska Library Commission)

In this monthly feature of NCompass Live, the NLC's Technology Innovation Librarian, Michael Sauers, will discuss the tech news of the month and share new and exciting tech for your library. There will also be plenty of time in each episode for you to ask your tech questions. So, bring your questions with you, or send them in ahead of time and Michael will have your answers.

To register for this event, go to: http://www.nlc.state.ne.us/scripts/training/eventshow.asp?ProgID=10188

January 26 (9-9:45 am)
WYLD Wednesdays: VDX Upgrade (Wyoming State Library)

Trish Palluck provides an overview of the changes that will become effective with the VDX upgrade scheduled for Feb. 1, 2011.  We will focus on changes in software functionality resulting from the upgrade.  This is not a basic VDX training.  Targeted audience is staff already familiar with the VDX Interlibrary process.

To join the webinar, go to https://www.yugma.com/viewer/viewersignup.php?SessionID=413910024 The audio portion of the webinar will be presented through LeaderPhone. Dial 1-877-278-8686 and enter the PIN 315052 to join.

January 27 (12-1 pm)
Libraries Are Essential: Providing Core Services for Readers (Library Journal/EBSCO)

In this first of a three-part series of webcasts on the essentialness of libraries, Robin Nesbit, Sharron Smith, and Duncan Smith explore the value of readers' services and best practices for conveying that value to the community.

For more information and to register for this program, visit: http://www.libraryjournal.com/csp/cms/sites/LJ/Tools/Webcast/index.csp

January 27 (12-1 pm)
Understanding Unemployment Insurance and Its Impact on Your Library Customers (WebJunction)

In this webinar, we will be joined by an Unemployment Insurance Specialist from the Minnesota Department of Employment and Economic Development, who will explain out how the service works. In addition, Alice Neve, Public Service Manager at St. Paul Public Library, will describe how your library can support UI customers. Using her library as an example, she will describe how to collaborate with local UI offices, analyze challenges and implement solutions throughout your library system. This session is the first in a series brought to you in collaboration with the Jobs and Small Business Task Force of MELSA, serving the eight public library systems of the Twin Cities metro region of Minnesota.

For more information and to register for this program, visit: http://evanced.info/webjunction/evanced/eventcalendar.a

Happy New Year!  Please let me know if you have any questions!

Jamie

Jamie Markus
Library Development Manager
Wyoming State Library
2800 Central Avenue
Cheyenne, WY 82002
307-777-5914 / Fax: 307-777-6289
jmarku at wyo.gov

 E-Mail to and from me, in connection with the transaction of public business, is subject to the Wyoming Public Records Act and may be disclosed to third parties.

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