[Libs-Or] ACRL National Upcoming E-learning Opportunities

[Robin A. Paynter]

FYI- Robin Paynter -- more continuing education info on the ACRL-Oregon 
webpage <http://www.olaweb.org/mc/page.do?sitePageId=68063> and blog 
<http://acrloregon.org/>!

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*Superpower your Browser: Open Source Research Tools - *March 23, 2010
This webcast will examine the two powerful browser tools LibX and 
Zotero, as well as others. By using free, open source tools, libraries 
can offer assistance and resources with little cost and foster skills 
that patrons can use throughout life, regardless of location.

Presenter: Jason Puckett, Librarian for Communication and Instruction 
Librarian for User Education Technologies, Georgia State University Library

*Visualizing Data - *March 30, 2010
Data visualization is fast becoming a premier tool for understanding 
data across information industries. The field of library and information 
science is no exception. Why visualize? Data visualizations make complex 
data easier to understand and bring forward concepts that otherwise 
might not emerge.

Presenters: Lisa Kurt, Head, E-Resources and Serials, University of 
Nevada Reno; Will Kurt, Applications Development Librarian, University 
of Nevada Reno

*Creating iGoogle Gadgets for your Library Users - *April 6, 2010
Learn how to populate basic, pre-programmed, ready-to-use gadgets with 
your library's content and take a look at an iGoogle page that contains 
a wide range of gadgetry including tabbed gateway searching of catalogs 
and databases, flash-animated library subject maps, a YouTube channel of 
library videos, Flickr slideshows of rare photographs from special 
collections, a search box for local electronic theses and dissertations, 
a gadget of highlights and links to blogs, and a gadget for 
communicating with reference librarians--all on one webpage.

Presenters: Jason Clark and Tim Donahue, Montana State University

*Getting Started with the Mobile Web - *April 15, 2010
More and more studies are showing that the trend towards usage of mobile 
devices has moved beyond early adopters into the mainstream. Are you 
interested in launching a mobile-optimized website for your library, but 
not quite sure where to begin? Constrained budgets don't have to limit 
an institution's ability to remain flexible and dynamic in the face of 
the constantly moving target of emerging technologies. Participants will 
benefit from this timely snapshot of what is rapidly becoming an 
essential venue for library access.

Presenters: Courtney Greene, Instruction & Online Learning Librarian, 
DePaul University; Missy Roser, Reference & Instruction Librarian, 
DePaul University; Beth Ruane, Outreach & Reference Services Librarian, 
DePaul University

*Influencing without Authority - *April 28, 2010
Regardless of what position you hold, much of your success in the 
library profession will depend on your ability to enlist the support of 
others. How can you influence people even when you don't have (or don't 
want to rely on) formal authority?

Presenter: Melanie Hawks, Learning and Development Coordinator, J. 
Willard Marriott Library, University of Utah


All webcasts will be held at 11 a.m. Pacific, 12:00 p.m. Mountain, 1:00 
p.m. Central, 2:00 p.m. Eastern, and are 90 minutes in length.  Complete 
details and registration materials are online at 
http://www.acrl.org/ala/mgrps/divs/acrl/events/elearning/index.cfm.  
Questions should be directed to Margot Conahan at mconahan at ala.org 
<mailto:mconahan at ala.org>, or call 312-280-2522.

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The Association of College and Research Libraries (ACRL) is a division 
of the American Library Association (ALA), representing more than 12,500 
academic and research librarians and interested individuals. ACRL is the 
only individual membership organization in North America that develops 
programs, products and services to meet the unique needs of academic and 
research librarians. Its initiatives enable the higher education 
community to understand the role that academic libraries play in the 
teaching, learning and research environments. ACRL is on the Web at 
http://www.acrl.org/.

 





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Portland State University logo

*Robin Paynter*
Social Sciences Librarian
220D Library
Portland State University

503.725.4501
503.725.4524
paynter at pdx.edu
http://www.pdx.edu/library/paynter.html

"The fragmentation of rational knowledge in the postmodern world has 
produced a focus on information that is unaware of its history." -- 
Marcus Breen (1997)

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