<div dir="ltr"><div style="text-align:center"><b><font color="#cc0000" face="arial narrow,sans-serif" size="4"><br></font></b><img alt="Inline image 1" src="cid:ii_13fd3de709152bdb"><br><br><b id="yui_3_7_2_1_1373649162606_2096"><font id="yui_3_7_2_1_1373649162606_2095" color="#cc0000" face="arial narrow,sans-serif" size="4">Northwest Central invites you to check out some of the upcoming continuing education webinars and events happening this July!</font></b><br>
<div style="text-align:left"><span class=""><br><span style="color:rgb(255,0,0)"><b><br>FREE!</b></span> 07/16/13</span>
<a href="http://nwcentral.org/book-group-buzz-0">Book Group Buzz</a><br><br>Leading a book group can be a lot of work, from finding new titles to
searching for discussion questions. In this free, hour-long webinar,
Rebecca Vnuk, Reference and Collection Management Editor for <em>Booklist</em>,
will be joined by representatives from HarperCollins, Random House
Library Marketing, and Sourcebooks for a discussion of upcoming and
backlist titles that are a perfect fit for adult book groups, as well as
a whirlwind tour of must-know websites for book discussion leaders.<br><br><span class="">07/16/13</span>
<a href="http://nwcentral.org/basic-cataloging-and-classification-july-16-august-12-2013">Basic Cataloging and Classification (July 16 - August 12, 2013)</a><br><br>This four-week online course will provide an overview of library
cataloging and classification and prepare you to do copy cataloging. You
will gain knowledge of basic cataloging rules and tools, commonly used
controlled vocabularies, the Dewey Decimal Classification system, and
MARC21 format. Applying this knowledge, you will be able to decode MARC
bibliographic records and perform basic copy cataloging. <br><br><span class=""><span style="color:rgb(255,0,0)"><b>FREE</b><b>!</b></span> 07/17/13</span>
<a href="http://nwcentral.org/library-social-media-use">Library Social Media Use</a><br><br>Over half of the world’s 2 billion internet users interact with social
media tools to create, share, and exchange information and ideas while
online. Libraries are using these tools to market programs and services,
and to connect and engage with their communities beyond the library
walls. Join us as we explore Facebook, Twitter, and Pinterest as
examples of tools that are being used successfully by libraries. The
webinar will cover how to create, administer, moderate, and leverage
your library’s online presence. Some basic security settings for each
social media tool will be discussed as well.<br></div><br><div style="text-align:left"><span class=""><span style="color:rgb(255,0,0)"><b>FREE EVENT!</b></span> 07/23/13</span>
<a href="http://nwcentral.org/outcomes-based-evaluation-training-libraries">Outcomes Based Evaluation Training for Libraries</a><br><div style="text-align:left"><br>Libraries face increasing demands for accountability from their
funders. Governments at all levels are requiring their agencies to
establish specific performance goals for each of its services or
programs, preferably with performance measures (or indicators) stated in
objective,<br><p>
quantifiable, and measurable terms. The current trend in the field of
evaluation is a move from the more typical output oriented evaluation to
the type of evaluation that measures impact – outcome based evaluation
or OBE.</p>
<p>OBE focuses on two key questions:<br>
1. How has your program/project made a difference in your community?<br>
2. How are the lives of your program/project participants better as a result? <br></p><p>As of 2013, LSTA competitive grants are required to incorporate
outcome based evaluation. The Ready to Read state grant program is
moving in that direction as well. This free training is to help
libraries start down the road to implement OBE for grants, and normal
services.<br></p><span class=""><b><br>When and Where:</b> Tue, 07/23/2013 - <span class="">9:30am</span><span class=""> - </span><span class="">11:30am</span></span><br> Oregon State Library<br>
</div></div><div style="text-align:left"> 250 Winter St. NE<br></div><div style="text-align:left"> Salem, Oregon 97301<br></div><div style="text-align:left"><span class=""><span class=""></span></span><p style="padding-top:0px;padding-bottom:0.5em;text-align:center">
<a href="http://maps.google.com/maps?f=q&hl=en&geocode=&q=250%20Winter%20St.%20NE+Salem+OR+97301"></a><br></p><div style="text-align:center"><font id="yui_3_7_2_1_1373649162606_2239" size="6"><strong id="yui_3_7_2_1_1373649162606_2238"><font id="yui_3_7_2_1_1373649162606_2237" color="#cc0000">Check out these events and more at <a href="http://nwcentral.org">nwcentral.org</a></font></strong></font></div>
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