[Libs-Or] Free Online CE Opportunities for June!
Darci Hanning
darci.hanning at state.or.us
Fri May 30 09:25:50 PDT 2014
Happy Friday, everyone!
Here are some juicy, interesting and FREE webinars that are coming to a computer screen near you! Thanks to our friends at the Wyoming State Library for compiling this list.
You can peruse additional offerings may be listed on other state library calendars as well as at Northwest Central<http://www.nwcentral.org/>, the continuing education network for library staff in the Pacific Northwest:
* Gale (Databases) Training Events Calendar<http://www.calendarwiz.com/calendars/calendar.php?crd=cengagegale&&jsenabled=1&winH=822>
* Training Calendar<http://nlc.nebraska.gov/calendar/> from the Nebraska Library Commission
* Training Calendar<https://www.tsl.state.tx.us/ld/librarydevelopments/?page_id=34> from the Texas State Library and Archives Commission
* Training Calendar<http://www.sos.wa.gov/library/libraries/training/trainingCalendar.aspx> from the Washington State Library
* Training Calendar<http://will.state.wy.us/ldo/planningcalendar.html> from the Wyoming State Library
Table of Contents by Topic (scroll down for registration information)
ASSESSMENT & PLANNING
* June 18: EDGE: Connecting Technology and Community
CAREERS
* June 4: Take the Guesswork Out of Hiring with Activity-Based Assessments
CHILDREN & TEENS
* June 11: What's New in Young Adult Literature 2014
* June 12: ALSC's Monthly Twitter Chat
COLLECTION DEVELOPMENT & MANAGEMENT
* June 3: Weeding made easy
* June 3: Dazzling Debuts III: Discover Them First
* June 10: Celebrating Civil Rights in Books for Youth
* June 11: What's New in Young Adult Literature 2014
* June 12: An Evolving Model for Consortial Print and E-books Collections
COMMUNICATION
* June 2: Digital Image Factory
DATABASES & eRESOURCES
* June 2: E-Verify: Employment Eligibility Verification Resources for Employers, Workers and Job Seekers
* June 11: The Museum Universe Data File
* June 12: An Orientation to Congress.gov
* June 12: Going Beyond Google
DEVELOPMENT & MANAGING CHANGE
* June 4: Creating a Culture of Excellence in Your Organization
* June 13: Why Checking Your Privilege is Good For *You*
FUNDRAISING
* June 3: How to Create the Ultimate Donation Page
* June 4: Raise More Money With Smarter Email Marketing
LIBRARY SPACES
* June 12: Creative Spaces and Family Engagement in Libraries
MANAGEMENT
* June 3: Creating Highly Effective Virtual Teams - A Case Study
* June 5: Best Small Libraries in America: Vital, Innovative and Thriving
* June 6: 6 Essentials for Teams that Work
OUTREACH & PARTNERSHIPS
* June 9: Community Engagement and the Declaration
SCHOOL LIBRARIES
* June 3: Project-Based Learning: Packing Objectives, Exceeding Expectations
TECHNOLOGY
* June 2: The Evolution of Linked Data
* June 5: Mobile Impact 201: Digital Content Strategies for Mobile
* June 10: Website Performance Testing: Meaningful Best Practices
* June 11: Broadband + Libraries = Community Growth
* June 12: What Makes Mobile Websites Tick? How Do We Make Them Faster?
TRAINING & INSTRUCTION
* June 3: Rethinking Mobile Tutorials: Which Patterns Really Work?
* June 10: Upskilling: The 21st Century Trainer
VOLUNTEERS
* June 5: Engaging the Volunteer of the Future
* June 10: Telling the Story of Volunteer Impact
PROGRAM ABSTRACTS & LOGIN INFORMATION:
June 2 (10-11 am) / The Evolution of Linked Data (OCLC)
Join OCLC's Ted Fons, Corey Harper of New York University, and Phil Schreur of Stanford University as they trace the evolution of linked data technology over the years, and demonstrate practical applications of the latest linked data technologies being utilized in libraries today.
For more information and to register for this program, visit: https://www.oclc.org/events.en.html
June 2 (11 am-12 pm) / E-Verify: Employment Eligibility Verification Resources for Employers, Workers and Job Seekers (Institute of Museum and Library Services)
The Institute of Museum and Library Services (IMLS) and U.S. Citizenship and Immigration Services (USCIS) will offer the third in a series of free webinars for public librarians about immigration and U.S. citizenship topics. The webinar, E-Verify: Employment Eligibility Verification Resources for Employers, Workers and Job Seekers, will explore E-Verify, the federal government's no-cost web-based service that enables employers to verify new hires' employment eligibility. The presentation will also include an overview of Form I-9, the Employee Rights Toolkit, Self-Check, and other USCIS resources. Familiarity with these resources can be vital for public librarians to assist library customers with employment eligibility verification information.
For more information and to register for this program, visit: http://www.imls.gov/e-verify_employment_eligibility_verification_webinar_for_public_librarians.aspx?CategoryId=1&F_All=y
June 2 (6-7 pm) / Digital Image Factory (Teacher Librarian Virtual Cafe)
Learn where to go to get great images for presentations, wikis, blogs, websites, or social media from a variety of sources. Practice cropping, re-sizing, and tweaking those pics with PicMonkey and making sure you give proper attribution. Create an ongoing folder or Libary of awesome digital images.
For more information and to register for this program, visit: http://tlvirtualcafe.wikispaces.com/
June 3 (9-10 am) / Weeding Made Easy (Washington State Library)
Collection Manager is a free Excel spreadsheet that analyzes three reports from your automation system, i.e., number of items in each library collection, last year's circulation for each collection, number of titles added to each collection during the past year, to recommend which collections to weed, which collections to expand by buying more titles this year than last year, which collections to buy fewer titles, and even how many titles to purchase in each collection. Chris Rippel will demonstrate how to use Collection Manager and how to interpret the results.
For more information and to register for this program, visit: http://www.sos.wa.gov/library/libraries/firsttuesdays/default.aspx
June 3 (10-11 am) / Creating Highly Effective Virtual Teams - A Case Study (Training Magazine Network)
After discussing the arguments for and against establishing a virtual team, this workshop will use real-life examples to address six key enablers for success: How to form the virtual team: Identifying the profile of an effective virtual team and its players, and how to engage existing team members in selecting new team members. How to enable the virtual team: Ensuring the right technologies and processes are in place to ensure success. How to maintain the virtual team: Creating inter-reliability, trust, and teamwork. How to protect the virtual team: Identifying and managing issues before they become destructive. How to lead the virtual team: Establishing credibility while maintaining the right balance of oversight and empowerment. How to reward the virtual team: Creating team building opportunities across the distance.
For more information and to register for this program, visit: http://www.trainingmagnetwork.com/welcome/Webinar%20Calendar
June 3 (10-11 am) / How to Create the Ultimate Donation Page (Network for Good)
Who said summer school can't be cool? Digital giving expert Caryn Stein will lead a lively workshop filled with online fundraising best practices and must-do tasks that will help you optimize your donation page. Join this free webinar to learn how to raise more money this year!
For more information and to register for this program, visit: http://www1.networkforgood.org/for-nonprofits/webinars/
June 3 (10-11 am) / Rethinking Mobile Tutorials: Which Patterns Really Work? (O'Reilly)
Pattern libraries are a great source of inspiration and education for designers. But common practice doesn't always equal best practice. In this webcast, we'll look at why many common tutorial patterns are ineffective and how you can leverage game design principles to increase user engagement.
For more information and to register for this program, visit: http://www.oreilly.com/webcasts/
June 3 (11 am-12 pm) / Dazzling Debuts III: Discover Them First (Booklist)
Join Booklist and Random House Library Marketing for a free, hour-long webinar where you'll meet hot new names in adult fiction sure to be popular at your library this summer, fall, and beyond! Hear from Marie-Helene Bertino (2 A.M. AT THE CAT'S PAJAMAS), Allen Eskens (THE LIFE WE BURY), Jennifer Murphy (I LOVE YOU MORE), and Chrysler Szarlan (THE HAWLEY BOOK OF THE DEAD) about their novels, the writing process, and the inspiration behind their works. Moderated by Booklist's Collection Management editor Rebecca Vnuk.
For more information and to register for this program, visit: http://www.booklistonline.com/webinars
June 3 (11 am-12 pm) / Project-Based Learning: Packing Objectives, Exceeding Expectations (EasyBib)
There is much discussion about how project-based learning can positively impact students. Implementing project-based learning (PBL) into your curriculum can be a challenge, and some educators worry that they will appear to not be engaged teaching to state or Common Core standards. The presentation will cover how educators can develop project-based learning assignments and rubrics to address and measure multiple learning objectives.
For more information and to register for this program, visit: http://info.easybib.com/free-professional-development-series
June 4 (9-10 am) / Creating a Culture of Excellence in Your Organization (American Management Association)
Most companies talk about excellence, but what does that really mean? This webcast gives you a concise starting point to understand the specific attitudes and practices needed to develop and maintain a culture of excellence. Drawing on years of study and decades of experience, this program examines the five core qualities of excellence and offers advice on achieving it within your organization. In this entertaining and enlightening program, Harry Paul will explain how to give and be your best in each of these five critical dimensions and foster excellence in your organization and in your life.
For more information and to register for this program, visit: http://www.amanet.org/news/events-calendar.aspx
June 4 (10-11 am) / Take the Guesswork Out of Hiring with Activity-Based Assessments (4Good)
Hiring the wrong person for a job is frustrating and costly. How do you make sure that what you see in the interview process is what you get when the person actually comes to work? How do you make sure that a candidate can actually deliver on their promises? An activity-based assessment takes the guesswork out of the hiring process and demonstrates a candidate's ability to do the job.
For more information and to register for this program, visit: https://4good.org/4good/upcoming-nonprofit-webinars
June 4 (12-1 pm) / Raise More Money With Smarter Email Marketing (4Good)
Email continues to be the most effective way to engage donors and volunteers online. But many small and medium-sized nonprofits don't know how to use email effectively.
For more information and to register for this program, visit: https://4good.org/4good/upcoming-nonprofit-webinars
June 5 (11 am-12 pm) / Best Small Libraries in America: Vital, Innovative and Thriving (WebJunction)
In collaboration with the Association for Rural and Small Libraries and Library Journal, we are pleased to host this webinar featuring the two most recent award winners, 2013 Best Small Library in America: Southern Area Public Library and 2014 Best Small Library in America: Pine River Library. Join us to learn how these two libraries have developed creative programming, extensive partnerships, and innovative and responsive services so they can identify, meet, and even anticipate the ever-evolving needs of their communities.
For more information and to register for this program, visit: http://www.webjunction.org/events/webjunction.html
June 5 (11 am-12 pm) / Engaging the Volunteer of the Future (VolunteerMatch)
At VolunteerMatch we have a unique view into what volunteers are looking for in an opportunity. The age of one-size fits all volunteer engagement is coming to an end. This webinar will start with a review of some of the things that we know about what volunteers are looking for in an opportunity. It will then help you use this information to start designing volunteer opportunities and determining who is the "right" volunteer for your program. You'll also learn how "word of mouth" plays such a large role in attracting volunteers to your organization and how social media makes this even more important.
For more information and to register for this program, visit: http://learn.volunteermatch.org/training-topics
June 5 (11 am-12 pm) / Mobile Impact 201: Digital Content Strategies for Mobile (TechSoup)
Now that your nonprofit has decided to establish a mobile presence, what can you say to engage donors, volunteers, and other constituents? Join us for this free webinar and learn how to harness the huge potential of mobile- how to turn it into a tool for change, instead of just another medium.
For more information and to register for this program, visit: http://www.techsoup.org/community/events-webinars/default
June 6 (11 am-12 pm) / 6 Essentials for Teams that Work (Effectiveness Institute)
Learn what it takes to build your high performance team. The strongest and most effective teams tap into and activate the strengths of every team member and build an environment rich with trust and respect. This allows for open communication and cohesiveness, which enables a team to rise to its full potential and overcome any obstacle to achieve desired results. Learn how you can build a breakthrough team by participating in our one-hour webinar.
For more information and to register for this program, visit: http://www.effectivenessinstitute.com/index.php?option=com_dtregister&Itemid=54
June 9 (11 am-12 pm) / Community Engagement and the Declaration (American Library Association)
The Declaration for the Right to Libraries initiative has flourished as a successful public awareness, advocacy and community engagement tool since its launch last year. This final, free webinar in ALA President Barbara Stripling's Libraries Change Lives series will feature case studies of how this initiative is being used to create positive change in libraries.
For more information and to register for this program, visit: http://www.ala.org/news/press-releases/2014/05/ala-president-barbara-stripling-host-final-episode-libraries-change-lives
June 10 (10-11 am) / Website Performance Testing: Meaningful Best Practices (O'Reilly)
In this webcast, we'll review best practices for conducting performance trials while showing real-world metrics for meaningful performance testing. In addition, we'll demonstrate techniques for accelerating dynamic content. We'll show how to compare unoptimized and optimized pages by using timing, waterfall, and command-line tools.
For more information and to register for this program, visit: http://www.oreilly.com/webcasts/
June 10 (11 am-12 pm) / Telling the Story of Volunteer Impact (VolunteerMatch)
You want to share the impact volunteers have in your organization and in the community, but often the information you track doesn't help you tell that story. This webinar will help you move past number of volunteers and number of hours and start telling the real story. You'll learn about information gathering and the key components to good storytelling, how to evaluate your current measurements and how to build support for a more thorough measurement and evaluation program, and how to engage other staff - paid and volunteer - in this work. You'll also receive a worksheet to help you begin to tell the story of volunteer impact in your organization.
What You'll Learn: What type of information is compelling to prospective volunteers, existing volunteers, organizational leaders, and supporters, donors and clients; how to use this information to create a powerful story about the impact of volunteers in your organization; how to create a plan for gathering and compiling information about your volunteer engagement program and using that to tell a compelling story about volunteer impact.
For more information and to register for this program, visit: http://learn.volunteermatch.org/webinars/telling-story-volunteer-impact
June 10 (11 am-12 pm) / Celebrating Civil Rights in Books for Youth (Booklist)
2014 marks 50 years since both Freedom Summer and the signing of the Civil Rights Act, which outlaws discrimination on the basis of race, color, religion, sex, or national origin. Tune in to this free, hour-long webinar that honors this watershed anniversary by highlighting stand-out titles for kids and teens. Gillian Engberg, Books for Youth Editorial Director, will moderate presentations by representatives from Boyds Mills Press, Holiday House, Listening Library/Random House, and Scholastic.
For more information and to register for this program, visit: http://www.booklistonline.com/webinars
June 10 (11 am-12 pm) / Upskilling: The 21st Century Trainer (InSync Training)
New tools for and ideas about learning are bringing in a new age for training and development practitioners. We now have real means of extending our reach, learners who can identify and satisfy their own learning needs, and opportunities to support workplace learning and performance like we've never had before. This session provides an overview of some 21st century skills we'll need to develop to stay current and viable in a rapidly changing, but more learning-focused, time.
For more information and to register for this program, visit: http://us.insynctraining.com/bozarth-programs/
June 11 (8-9 am) / Broadband + Libraries = Community Growth (Nebraska Library Commission)
Broadband is a foundation for economic opportunity, job creation, global competitiveness, attraction and retention of residents plus a better way of life for individuals, small businesses. As a result, small businesses, workers, and communities must have the broadband infrastructure, training tools to participate and compete in a changing economy. Libraries are and can play in key role in helping communities move forward. The presentation will highlight relevant points from recent household and business surveys focused on broadband as well as resources available through the Nebraska Broadband Initiative. The Nebraska Broadband Initiative is funded through a grant to the Nebraska Public Service Commission. The Nebraska Information Technology Commission Community Council (NITC), University of Nebraska - Lincoln (UNL), Nebraska Department of Economic Development (DED) and the AIM Institute are cooperatively leading the effort to address the broadband planning needs of Nebraska's communities.
For more information and to register for this program, visit: http://nlc.nebraska.gov/scripts/calendar/eventlist.asp?Mode=ALL
June 11 (12-1 pm) / What's New in Young Adult Literature 2014 (Infopeople)
Do you know the latest trends in Young Adult literature are? Looking for emerging authors? Need a list of the latest "hot" YA books? Want recommendations for the best adult books for YAs? The world of young adult literature is a dramatically dynamic one that, in the last decade, has become among the most vibrantly active in all of publishing. Each publishing season brings a plethora of new titles, new forms, and new formats, many of which require new methods of evaluation. Keeping up with all these changes and the over 5,000 new titles flooding the market each year can be a full-time job. This webinar will help you identify new trends and know the best new titles for your collection development.
For more information and to register for this program, visit: https://infopeople.org/training/view/webinar
June 11 (1-2 pm) / The Museum Universe Data File (Institute of Museum and Library Services)
IMLS will present a webinar about the Museum Universe Data File for interested stakeholders including museum staff, membership organizations, researchers, policymakers, and members of the media and public. IMLS Statistician Justin Grimes will discuss how the file was created and answer questions about it.
For more information and to register for this program, visit: http://www.imls.gov/imls_museum_universe_data_file_webinar_june_11.aspx
June 12 (10-11 am) / What Makes Mobile Websites Tick? How Do We Make Them Faster? (O'Reilly)
The HTTP Archive allows us to research trends in mobile website development. In this webcast, we'll look to discover the fastest designs for mobile performance in use on the web today and answer: How are websites changing over time? How do these changes affect performance? What sites are keeping with the latest designs AND keeping ahead of the performance curve?
For more information and to register for this program, visit: http://www.oreilly.com/webcasts/
June 12 (11 am-12 pm) / An Orientation to Congress.gov (Lib2Gov)
Presented by members of the development team of Congress.gov, this webinar presents information on the new Congressional legislative portal. Congress.gov is the official source for federal legislative information. It replaces the nearly 20-year-old THOMAS.gov site with a system that includes platform mobility, comprehensive information retrieval and user-friendly presentation. It currently includes all data sets available on THOMAS.gov except nominations, treaties and communications. These data sets will be added throughout 2014. THOMAS.gov will be permanently retired by the end of 2014.
For more information and to register for this program, visit: http://lib2gov.org/webinars/webinar-calendar/webinar-schedule-for-winterspring-2014
June 12 (11 am-12 pm) / An Evolving Model for Consortial Print and E-books Collections (Library Journal)
The Triangle Research Libraries Network (TRLN) and Oxford University Press (OUP) are in the third year of a pilot to create a financially sustainable model for consortial acquisition of e-books coupled with needed shared print copies, in cooperation with YBP Library Services (YBP). The project expands acquisition of e-books in tandem with reductions in print, so as to move both the consortium and the university presses to a decidedly electronic environment for books that will enhance support for instruction and research across the disciplinary spectrum within an environment that is acceptable to users.
This presentation will report on: The challenges and lessons learned during the first two years of the program; librarian and patron reactions to this format shift; and the resulting philosophical and practical evolutions in TRLN's approaches to monographic acquisitions generally and understandings of what constitutes cooperative success specifically.
Four TRLN librarians, along with representatives from OUP and YBP, will also discuss how this knowledge has changed understandings about vending and acquiring e-books, the relationship of e-books to print, and how adjustments made in Year 3 of the program reflect lessons learned during the first two years. Finally, they will discuss how the pilot could become a permanent venture.
For more information and to register for this program, visit: https://event.on24.com/eventRegistration/EventLobbyServlet?target=registration.jsp&eventid=795014&sessionid=1&key=070F97CA043A37A9D254D9976FAC6FC7&partnerref=LJEmailLJ1LJOUP140612&sourcepage=register
June 12 (11 am-12 pm) / Going Beyond Google (American Libraries Live)
It's a question librarians are asked constantly: Why do people need us when they have Google and other public search tools? In "Going Beyond Google" on Thursday, June 12, 2:00 p.m. (Eastern), we'll talk about our value as experts, what it means and how we can effectively convey it to the public. American Libraries Live, a free, streaming video broadcast allows viewers to watch broadcasts about library issues and trends in real time and interact with hosts via a live chat. Each episode focuses on a specific issue affecting libraries and librarians, and features a panel of vendors and library industry experts engaged in a real-time discussion which is broadcast through a live video format. Viewers can ask questions during the program via chat.
For more information and to register for this program, visit: http://americanlibrarieslive.org/
June 12 (12-1 pm) / Creative Spaces and Family Engagement in Libraries (Infopeople)
Struggling to infuse creativity into a cramped, quiet or quirky space? Tired of following powerful literature with cookie cutter crafts? Confounded by events attended by children 2 to 18 years old? Think you have to be an artist to engage children in the arts? Library staff and parents often feel inadequate as artists and pass along their hang ups by safety proofing crafts or spending loads of money for professional artists to lead the workshop. In this webinar, we will rethink what it means to engage children and their families in creativity as we explore play based and process art. You will leave with very concrete ideas about designing a space and an approach that nurtures the artist in each child. As the sole access point to the arts for many families, libraries are a key force in ensuring every child can engage with the world as a creator.
For more information and to register for this program, visit: https://infopeople.org/training/view/webinar
June 12 (6:00-7:00p) / Monthly Twitter Chat (ALSC)
Join ALA's Association for Library Services to Children (ALSC) members and anyone interested in participating in a monthly Twitter chat. Timely professional topics will be discussed for one hour on the second Thursday of every month at 9pm EST. You can follow the chat by using the hashtag #alscchat. The event will be moderated by the ALSC Children & Technology Committee. This event is free and open to anyone using Twitter. You can find ALSC tweeting at @alscblog<http://www.twitter.com/alscblog>.
June 13 (10-11 am) / Why Checking Your Privilege is Good For *You* (O'Reilly)
We've seen lengthy discussions about the position of women in technology for the past several months, to the point where Wired is covering debates about civility on the LKML. While it's been useful to raise awareness of issues within the open source and technical communities, I haven't seen anyone discussing why evaluating and checking one's privilege is actually good for the individual. In this talk, I will discuss why it's worth your while to understand your own innate privilege - or, as I like to think of it, 'stuff' you get that other people don't - and how doing so will make you more successful in your career and as a human being.
For more information and to register for this program, visit: http://www.oreilly.com/webcasts/
Cheers!
Darci
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Darci Hanning * Technology Development Consultant * Library Development Services
Oregon State Library, 250 Winter St. NE, Salem, OR 97301
503-378-2527 darci.hanning at state.or.us<mailto:darci.hanning at state.or.us>
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