Free Web Learning in November

Here’s a list of some great programs going on this month. Participation would be eligible to earn C.E. credit. Branding Libraries and Their Services 11/7 1P.M. – 2P.M. CST WebJunction What is a brand? How are they created? What benefits do brands offer? What are the challenges facing a branding project? Can libraries effectively brand themselves and their services? If so, how? Join Michael Leach as he answers these and other questions, while providing a solid framework and background on what brands are and how they work. For more information and to register for this program, visit: http://evanced.info/webjunction/evanced/eventcalendar.asp Go Team! Quick Tips to Help You Build a Technology Team in Your Library 11/11 1:00 – 1:30 P.M. CST MaintainIT Join MaintainIT’s Brenda Hough as she interviews Michelle Foster for “Go Team! Quick Tips to help you build a technology team in your library”. Michelle is IT Manager for the Boone County Public Library in Kentucky. This fast-paced and interactive session will introduce the idea of technology teams and libraries. Hear what Michelle has done, share your experiences, and think about what you might want to do in the future. For more information and to register for this program, visit: http://evanced.info/webjunction/evanced/eventcalendar.asp 24/7 Librarianship: Reaching Patrons With Digital Tutorials 11/12 1 P.M. – 2 P.M. CST WebJunction Join guest speaker Marcia Dority Baker of Schmid Law Library, University of Nebraska College of Law as she explains how libraries can use digital tutorials to reach customers around the clock. She will discuss how digital tutorials can support learning and instruction as well as provide access to information and educational resources to customers when the doors of the library are closed. For more information and to register for this program, visit: http://evanced.info/webjunction/evanced/eventcalendar.asp Rural Webinar: Your Library’s Role in Your Community 11/13 1P.M. – 2P.M. CST WebJunction – Rural Library Sustainability WebJunction and The Association for Rural and Small Libraries presents a free hour-long webinar focused on a topic important to the work of sustaining Rural and Small libraries. This session completes our 2008 focus on trustees and boards. Jim Connor and Pat Fisher will focus on assessing your library’s role in your community-and how to move from the fringe to the bulls-eye. For more information and to register for this program, visit: http://evanced.info/webjunction/evanced/eventcalendar.asp Why Public Libraries Close 11/13 2 P.M. – 3 P.M. CST WebJunction Join Dr. Christie Koontz, of Florida State University, for an one-hour webinar where she will discuss Why Public Libraries Close, a report she co-authored based on the first systematic nationwide study on the impact of public library closures and facility location. Using staff interviews and demographics analysis using geographic information systems (GIS), the study analyzed impact on library users and potential markets. Koontz will discuss national trends identified during the period of the study as well as guidelines developed that provide recommendations for libraries to prevent closure, measure impact on patrons, and where new library facilities should be opened. For more information and to register for this program, visit: http://evanced.info/webjunction/evanced/eventcalendar.asp Tinkering in the Techie Toybox: Staying on Top of Consumer Technology 11/14 10:00 – 11:00 A.M. CST SirsiDynix Institute Do you have patrons asking if their MP3 players will work with your digital book collection? Trying to plug their digital cameras into your public computers to upload photos to Facebook? If so, you just might need a Techie Toybox. David explains what a techie toybox is, shares what’s in Topeka & Shawnee County Public Library’s toybox, and explains how these “toys” can be used for staff education, keeping up-to-date with technology, and even reaching out into your library’s community. For more information and to register for this program, visit: http://www.sirsidynixinstitute.com/seminar_page.php?sid=108 Latinos and Public Library Perceptions 11/18 Noon – 1 P.M. CST WebJunction WebJunction, in partnership with the Tomás Rivera Policy Institute, recently published a research report detailing the results of a six-state telephone survey of over 2,860 adult Latinos completed in early 2008. Learn about the findings and implications of the study from WebJunction’s Laura Staley and researchers from TRPI. For more information and to register for this program, visit: http://evanced.info/webjunction/evanced/eventcalendar.asp “Challenging the Assumptions of Legacy Librarianship” with Joan Frye Williams and George Needham 11/19 10:00 – 11:15 A.M. CST OPAL In this updated version of their PLA presentation, library consultant Joan Frye Williams and OCLC Vice-President George Needham will take a humorous, no-holds-barred look at recent data that challenge traditional library thinking, and will offer some surprising suggestions for re-imagining the library. Participants will learn about: The most recent OCLC-commissioned research findings about social networking and library advocacy, Suggestions about which library services align well with emerging customer requirements, and which services might need to be discontinued or changed, Successful new service models, with practical implementation tips. http://www.opal-online.org/ To attend this program, go to OPAL Auditorium http://www.conference321.com/masteradmin/room.asp?id=rs1641902f62b4 on the day of the program. Thanks to Jamie Marcus of the Wyoming State Library for generously sharing this list.