[Libs-Or] Upcoming Events on Northwest Central

[Gina Bacon]

*Northwest Central invites you to check out some of the upcoming continuing
education webinars and events happening this June!*

  *FREE! 06/12/13 * *Support Patron Learning in Small Spaces with Small
Budgets*<http://nwcentral.org/support-patron-learning-small-spaces-small-budgets>
* **In small communities, libraries can often be the only provider of free
public access to technology and the internet. And as more people turn to
their library to learn technology skills, even the tiniest of libraries are
faced with the challenge of providing training to patrons with limited
staff, resources, and space. Learn from small and rural libraries who are
making training a reality for their patrons, using volunteers, leveraging
partnerships and integrating learning into everyday interactions. Whether
the technology training you do (or want to do) is one-to-one, on-the-fly or
a more formal program, this session will include tips and suggestions for
improving the effectiveness of the training you provide.*

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*FREE!* *06/12/13*



*Data-Driven Libraries Part 2: Understanding Customers Through Segmentation
Analytics*<http://nwcentral.org/data-driven-libraries-part-2-understanding-customers-through-segmentation-analytics>
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*Customer segmentation studies and data analytics combines demographic data
with lifestyle information to help public libraries better understand who
their customers are and what services best meet the community’s need,
whether school-aged children or empty-nester couples. This type of
GIS-based market segmentation can also help inform strategies around such
initiatives as a levy ballot and also eliminate inefficient marketing
efforts.*
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*06/13/13 *

*Introducing RDA* <http://nwcentral.org/introducing-rda>* *
*This workshop will provide background for catalogers before they begin RDA
training, and will also serve as a refresher for those wanting to increase
their understanding of RDA—especially important given the recent
implementation of RDA by the Library of Congress and the British Library.*

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*FREE! 06/25/13 *

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*Data-Driven Libraries Part 3: Decoding Data to Plan for the
Future*<http://nwcentral.org/data-driven-libraries-part-3-decoding-data-plan-future>
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*Data-driven decision making is creating large pools of data around which
public libraries are trying to define everything from overarching
strategies to granular collection development strategies. Although the
analysis of this data is often left to third-parties, some libraries are
taking the step of hiring their own data analysts to help administrators
decide what the data means, why it matters, and how best to present it to
other stakeholders.*
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  *FREE!* *06/25/13** * *Revealing Our Past: A History of Nineteenth
Century Vancouver Barracks Through 25
Objects*<http://nwcentral.org/revealing-our-past-history-nineteenth-century-vancouver-barracks-through-25-objects>
*Join historian and Chief Ranger Greg Shine and members of the 2013 Fort
Vancouver Public History Field School as they examine 25 material culture
items found on the grounds of the Vancouver Barracks and now
held by the park’s Archives & Reference Collection (ARC).*
*For more information on these events and more, visit
nwcentral.org*
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