NCompass Live Update

NCompass Live, the Nebraska Library Commission’s weekly online event, has now been online for seven weeks. Session topics thus far have included an overview of the Commission’s departments, Bibliostat, new downloadable audio books from Library of Congress Talking Books, free health resources from the National Library of Medicine, and a wrap-up for Nebraska Learns 2.0. Future topics already scheduled include the new NebraskAccess web site, tips on buying computers, and One Book, One Nebraska. We don’t schedule too far out, so if a hot topic comes up, it can be fitted in quickly. If you have a suggestion for a topic of interest to Nebraska library staff, please let us know by e-mailing Christa Burns. Sessions usually fill up quickly. So if you are interested in a topic when it is announced, sign up right away. If the class is full, do join the waiting list. When a topic is super popular, we will try to accommodate additional attendees. Attendees are encouraged to ask questions and make comments. If you have a microphone, you may chime in vocally. If you don’t have a microphone, you may use text chat. Or, if your library doesn’t have a microphone to use with your computers, you may request one from the Nebraska Library Commission, at no cost to your library, by contacting Jeannette Powell at least a week in advance of your session. NCompass Live sessions are recorded and may be played back at anytime via the Internet. Library staff who attend the live sessions or watch recordings may receive Nebraska Library Commission C.E. Credits. For more information, see http://nlc.nebraska.gov/NCompassLive/ncompasslive.asp.