[Libs-Or] FW: [CONTED] Free Continuing Education Events for July

Wed Jun 29 13:28:12 PDT 2011

>From our colleague in Wyoming.

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The American Management Association, Booklist, Common Knowledge,
GrantSpace, Infopeople, insynctraining, LE at D, Library Journal,
National Network of Libraries of Medicine, Nebraska Library
Commission, Texas State Library & Archives Commission, WebJunction,
and the Wyoming State Library will be webcasting the following FREE
programs during July.  These programs and others are listed on the
Wyoming Libraries Planning Calendar:
http://will.state.wy.us/ldo/planningcalendar.html

TITLES OF JULY PROGRAMS:
Social Networking with Seniors
Five Secrets for Delivering Engaging Online Presentations
The Future of Library Technology: How Trends in Scholarly
Communication and Technology are Impacting Academic Libraries
The Ideal Accessible Community Computer Lab
Speaking with Sizzle, Substance and Style
Ten Tips for Basic Cataloging with Melissa Powell
Your Board and Fundraising
What's Happening with Genre Headings?
Connecting with your Community via Facebook - They already Like you!
Discover resources for Wyoming Information and History
Breezing Along with the RML
How to Identify and Manage Critical Project Risks
Information Cartographer: Social Media Librarians of the Future
Outreach to Seniors
Killer Collections: Libraries Beyond Books
Brain Bandwidth: Reducing Cognitive Load
Book Group Buzzing
I Didn't Know the Census Bureau Did That! Finding and Using Data from
Lesser Known Censuses and Surveys
Voice of the Customer: Designing Library Services to Meet User Expectations
Finding a Legal Comfort Zone on the Web
Howdy Partners! Don't Be a Lone Ranger: Building Community
Partnerships to Augment Adult Services
Spotlight! on National Library of Medicine Resources

PROGRAM ABSTRACTS & LOGIN INFORMATION:
July 7 (9-10:30 am)
Social Networking with Seniors (Texas State Library & Archives)

Join Allan M. Kleiman for part one of a four webinar series regarding
senior patrons and libraries.

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

July 7 (10-11 am)
Five Secrets for Delivering Engaging Online Presentations (American
Management Association)

In a short-attention-span culture, engaging an online audience gives
presenters a new challenge. The good news is that delivering a live,
online presentation that gets and keeps attention doesn't have to be a
mystery.  Join Roger Courville, Webinar expert and author of The
Virtual Presenter's Handbook to jumpstart your success when planning,
designing, and delivering online presentations. Gain specific tips and
tactics for building robust, relevant interaction to keep your
audience focused and engaged. After attending, you'll be able to
develop online presentations that are as effective as if they were
delivered face-to-face.

For more information and to register for this program, visit:
http://www.amanet.org/news/events-calendar.aspx

July 7 (10-11 am)
The Future of Library Technology: How Trends in Scholarly
Communication and Technology are Impacting Academic Libraries (Library
Journal)

Few libraries today develop the 5-10 year strategic plans they once
did due to the dynamic environments within academic and research
libraries. In this webinar, Jack Ammerman, Associate University
Librarian for Digital Initiatives and Open Access at Boston University
Libraries, will discuss ways in which shifting user needs and
expectations as well as trends in the scholarly and technology worlds
have effected planning for library technology at BU. Oren Beit-Arie,
Chief Strategy Officer at Ex Libris, will review the ways in which Ex
Libris has and is responding to these trends with specific examples
from the next generation library services Primo and Alma.

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

July 12 (9-10 am)
The Ideal Accessible Community Computer Lab (Texas State Library & Archives)

This series of four webinars is an overview of disability issues
designed to give computer center personnel in public libraries and
other community venues the information they need to plan for and
create accessible computer labs and develop effective outreach to
people with disabilities, i.e. people who are blind, visually
impaired, deaf and hearing impaired, have mobility impairments,
cognitive, learning and other types of disabling conditions. The
webinars will address overall disability awareness, etiquette, web
accessibility and assistive technology. The series will cover the
history and legal background of accessibility and give examples of
common communication barriers and specific techniques for providing
services to people with disabilities and many older users. Each
webinar will include links to free reference materials and
informational resources for further developing accessibility policy
and accommodations.

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

July 12 (12-1 pm)
Speaking with Sizzle, Substance and Style (insynctraining)

Having to speak in public strikes fear in the hearts of many. This
program will cover strategies for overcoming stage fright, staying
calm and composed, creating an interesting, useful presentation,
understanding how and when to use visuals and activities, and even
things to consider when choosing your wardrobe the day of a
presentation.

For more information and to register for this program, visit:
http://www.insynctraining.com/complimentary-programs.htm

July 12 (12-1 pm)
Ten Tips for Basic Cataloging with Melissa Powell (LE at D)

Making information accessible is the key to a relevant library. You
are handed materials and asked to make it easy for people miles away
to find them. The power a simple, accurate, and concise record has to
draw a straight line from the question to the answer is amazing!  It
doesn't need to be complicated, and the logic in it is beautiful.
Learn some tips that might help improve a new cataloger's competence
and confidence, whether you are that new cataloger, or someone who
supervises or trains new catalogers. Did you know you can break the
rules? That the age of the reader counts?  That there are times when
you should not catalog? And sometimes, simple is better?

For more information and to register for this program, visit:
https://www1.gotomeeting.com/register/493959176

July 12 (12-1 pm)
Your Board and Fundraising (GrantSpace)

This class helps you think through the process of getting your board
involved with fundraising. What we will cover: The role of your board,
why board members may be reluctant to fundraise and how to overcome
these concerns, ways the board can participate in fundraising
activities, and tips for strengthening your fundraising board.

For more information and to register for this program, visit:
http://grantspace.org/Classroom/Training-Calendar/Live-Webinars/%28month%29/7/%28year%29/2011

July 13 (9-10 am)
What's Happening with Genre Headings? (Nebraska Library Commission)

Genre headings can be very useful in library catalogs in order to let
patrons search for particular types of items. In May of this year, the
Library of Congress changed how its genre headings are handled,
separating them from subject headings and establishing a separate
thesaurus, the Library of Congress Genre/Form Terms for Library and
Archival Materials (LCGFT). In this session, Emily Nimsakont, the
NLC's Cataloging Librarian, will give an overview of how genre
headings are used and discuss the effects of this decision by the
Library of Congress.

To register for this event, go to:
http://www.nlc.state.ne.us/scripts/calendar/eventlist.asp?Mode=ALL

July 13 (1-2 pm)
Connecting with your Community via Facebook - They already Like you!
(Texas State Library & Archives)

Want to know the secrets behind The Seattle Public Library's 10,000+
fans on Facebook? Three staff members from their social media team
will describe how they developed a robust Facebook presence and
provide practical tips for libraries of all sizes. Get ideas for how
you can engage with your community and thrive on Facebook.

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

July 14 (11:15-12 pm)
Discover resources for Wyoming Information and History (Wyoming State Library)

Join Chris Van Burgh in July and August as we explore a variety of
homegrown and subscription resources for Wyoming information and
history. A list of the covered resources will be announced prior to
the webinars.

For more information and to register for this program, visit:
https://www3.gotomeeting.com/register/226442902

July 20 (10-11 am)
Breezing Along with the RML (National Network of Libraries of Medicine)

Please join Coordinators Dana Abbey and Siobhan Champ-Blackwell from
the National Network of Libraries of Medicine (NN/LM) MidContinental
Region as they lead a panel discussion-Health Information Literacy: On
the Front Lines at this monthly webinar. Speakers include Ann Ryan
Haddad, Associate Professor Pharmacy Practice, Creighton University;
Lisa Cohen, HHS Region VIII, HIV/AIDS Regional Resource Coordinator;
and Jeanette Courtad DDS, Colorado School of Mines and author of
"Toothful Tales: How We Survived the Sweet Attack." For more
information and to access archived sessions go to:
http://nnlm.gov/mcr/services/updates/updates.html Send Questions to
Jim Honour at the University of Wyoming (jhonour at uwyo.edu).

To join the webinar: Go to http://webmeeting.nih.gov/mcr . Enter as a
guest. Sign in with your first and last names. Follow the instructions
in the meeting room to have the Adobe Acrobat Connect system call you
on your telephone.

July 20 (10-11 am)
How to Identify and Manage Critical Project Risks (American Management
Association)

In this Webcast you'll discover ways to understand when it's a good
idea to manage a risk and when it may not be. It's obvious that doing
something about a risk that actually occurs makes sense. Doing nothing
for a risk that does not happen is also sensible (or perhaps just
lucky).  However, some risk management we undertake will ultimately
prove to be unnecessary and some risks we choose to accept may lead to
disaster.  Project managers must use qualitative and quantitative
assessment techniques to rank order risks, and then work out responses
to deal with the ones that warrant the effort. To improve the
effectiveness of your efforts, you must carefully consider each
identified project risk in terms of history and impact and
particularly in consideration with your tolerance for consequences.

For more information and to register for this program, visit:
http://www.amanet.org/news/events-calendar.aspx

July 20 (12-1 pm)
Information Cartographer: Social Media Librarians of the Future (WebJunction)

Ever wonder if it's too late or too early to bring social media
services to your library? Whether you are in a one-person library or
one with one hundred staff, social media applications are impacting
library services just like the Internet has. But how do you fit social
media into your already busy schedule, and what has to change to make
that possible? Will enough of your patrons use your new services to
make it worth the effort? Come hear from a library that has
successfully "operationalized" its social media services and actually
has fun in the process. Join Stephanie Bents, digital services
librarian, and Greta Chapman, director of the Rapid City Public
Libraries, recognized by USA Today as one of the top libraries in the
U.S.

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

July 21 (9-10:30 am)
Outreach to Seniors (Texas State Library & Archives)

Join Allan M. Kleiman for part one of a four webinar series regarding
senior patrons and libraries.

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

July 21 (12-1 pm)
Killer Collections: Libraries Beyond Books (Infopeople)

Are you interesting in engaging a new segment of your community? By
introducing Killer Collections, featuring non-traditional items like
seeds, guitars, programming kits, and eReaders, your library can
better meet the ever-changing needs of your users. After this one-hour
webinar, attendees know ways to: identify needs in community for
non-traditional collections, implement lending policy and loan rules
for non-traditional collections, and identify potential community
partners who can help make your non-traditional collection a reality.

For more information and to register for this program, visit:
http://infopeople.org/training/view/webinar

July 25 (12-1 pm)
Brain Bandwidth: Reducing Cognitive Load (insynctraining)

Trainers and instructional designers know that much instruction simply
places too many demands on learners in terms of volume, clarity, and
memory. This session provides an overview of cognitive load
considerations in instructional design. Particular emphasis is placed
on how information can be presented in such a way as to avoid
overloading the recipient's ability to receive, process, and
understand the information (i.e., their "brain bandwidth").

For more information and to register for this program, visit:
http://www.insynctraining.com/complimentary-programs.htm

July 26 (12-1 pm)
Book Group Buzzing (Booklist)

As the popularity of book clubs grows, so does the need to make
informed decisions about which books to select. Join Rebecca
Vnuk-readers' advisory expert, co-creator of Shelfrenewal.com, and
blogger for Booklist's Book Group Buzz blog-for an hour-long
presentation about trends in book group selections as well as a look
at upcoming and backlist titles that might be a perfect fit for your
group. Representatives from Macmillan, Random House, and HarperCollins
will join the discussion.

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

July 26 (1-2 pm)
I Didn't Know the Census Bureau Did That! Finding and Using Data from
Lesser Known Censuses and Surveys (Infopeople)

We will review the three main demographic programs - the 2010 Census,
the American Community Survey, and the Population Estimates Programs -
and then explore other Census programs like Local Employment Dynamics
(LED), Small Area Income and Poverty Estimates (SAIPE), County
Business Patterns (CBP), Survey of Business Owners (SBO), Economic
Census, and the Census of Governments.

For more information and to register for this program, visit:
http://infopeople.org/training/view/webinar

July 27 (9-10 am)
Voice of the Customer: Designing Library Services to Meet User
Expectations (Nebraska Library Commission)

Information seekers have unprecedented avenues to acquire information,
many of which do not involve the library. Unless users can see an
immediate benefit in time, effort, and quality, they will continue to
use the avenues from their "real" lives instead of venturing into the
library space. Voice of the Customer is a Bellevue University
initiative which identifies the expectations of the student and calls
for a change to the institutional environment. This is a top-down call
to action. Come learn how the library is meeting the call to become
more user focused. Speakers: Robin Bernstein, Casey Kralik, and Becky
Wymer, Bellevue University.

To register for this event, go to:
http://www.nlc.state.ne.us/scripts/calendar/eventlist.asp?Mode=ALL

July 27 (12-1 pm)
Finding a Legal Comfort Zone on the Web (WebJunction)

Allowing the public to contribute to, comment on and otherwise engage
with your library's website content can be a scary thought, fraught
with bogeymen real and imagined, lined with both success and horror
stories, and seemingly paved with difficult policy decisions. But it
really doesn't have to be that way. Eli Neiburger will present on how
to move squeamish colleagues, administrators, or trustees to a point
where web initiatives can be understood as less risky than the daily
act of unlocking the front doors. He will demonstrate how to structure
engagement on the web so that it doesn't require another written
policy.  Joining Eli will be Barbara Jones from the ALA Office for
Intellectual Freedom, who will focus on how the overarching principles
of intellectual freedom apply to user engagement, access, and
information literacy programming on social media. She will show how
these new and sometimes intimidating technologies do fit the
intellectual freedom and privacy principles that American Library
Association has embedded in the Library Bill of Rights and Its
Interpretations. Barbara will provide examples of how these very
idealistic statements can be reflected in practical policy statements
and inform best practices at the local level.

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

July 27 (1-2 pm)
Howdy Partners! Don't Be a Lone Ranger: Building Community
Partnerships to Augment Adult Services (Infopeople)

Would you like to do more with less? Have less staff, money, or time
than you would like at your library? Considered partnering with other
organizations to expand your resources? Being the Lone Ranger might
look fun on TV, but in the library it may lead to staff burnout and
limited programming. Forming strong community partnerships will help
you achieve more with less. Library users will experience richer
services, and library staff will gain support from the community. At
the end of this one-hour webinar, attendees will: Know how to build
community partnerships to augment Adult Services, Understand
differences between cooperative, collaborative and strategic
partnerships, and Be able to identify potential partnerships in
diverse communities including rural, large urban, affluent, and those
with few or limited resources.

For more information and to register for this program, visit:
http://infopeople.org/training/view/webinar

July 27 (1-2 pm)
Spotlight! on National Library of Medicine Resources (National Network
of Libraries of Medicine)

Barbara Jones, Missouri Coordinator for the National Network of
Libraries of Medicine(NN/LM)will present resources on neurological
disorders. For more information and to access archived sessions go to:
http://nnlm.gov/mcr/services/updates/spotlightresources.html . Send
Questions to Jim Honour at the University of Wyoming
(jhonour at uwyo.edu).

To join the webinar: Register at www.tinyurl.com/mcrclasses .  On the
day of the webinar, go to http://webmeeting.nih.gov/mcr and enter as a
guest. Sign in with your first and last names. Follow the instructions
in the meeting room to have the Adobe Acrobat Connect system call you
on your telephone.

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
jamie.markus at wyo.gov

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