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Tag Archives: Continuing Education
Continuing Education: Weekly Resources (12/16 – 12/20)
Below is a list of free training opportunities coming up this week and some recently recorded webinars! There is also a monthly list of free training resources which is compiled each month by the Maine State Library and WebJunction.
Many webinars are recorded and can be watched later.
For more information, please visit NLC: Free Webinars or WebJunction: Free Training
- NCompass Live:
- Nebraska Meetings
- Assessment & Planning
- Careers
- Communication
- Development & Managing Change
- In Case You Missed It – Recorded Webinars
- Climate Change Communication: How and Why to Do It in Libraries (WebJunction)
- Building Community in a Changing Climate (WebJunction)
- How do we rebuild trust in authoritative information sources? (WebJunction)
- Why Library School Matters – Part 1 (Library Journal)
- Why Library School Matters – Part 2 (Library Journal)
- Reflect, Realign & Ready for Impact: Strategic Data-Driven Planning for Library Leaders (Library Journal)
To submit CE hours for the NLC certification programs:
Questions about CE hours or the certification programs, please contact: Holli Duggan
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Tagged Continuing Education, education, free resources, Webinars, WebJunction
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Continuing Education: Weekly Resources (12/9 – 12/13)
Below is a list of free training opportunities coming up this week and some recently recorded webinars! There is also a monthly list of free training resources which is compiled each month by the Maine State Library and WebJunction.
(Many webinars are recorded and can be watched later.)
For more information, please visit NLC: Free Webinars or WebJunction: Free Training
- NCompass Live:
- Events & Meetings
- Online Conferences
- Assessment & Planning
- Boards
- Collection Development
- Communication
- Development & Managing Change
- Diversity, Equity, & Inclusion
- Fundraising
- Outreach & Partners
- Readers’ Advisory
- Reference
- School Libraries
- Technology
- Dec 11: Leveraging Technology for Insight and Impact in K-12 Schools (Follett)
- Dec 11: Media Literacy Education for Adult Audiences: Exploring ChatGPT and Conversational AI (Programming Librarian)
- Dec 11: How to Build a Chatbot Using Gen AI: Accelerating Learning Through Conversation (Training Magazine Network)
- United for Libraries
- In Case You Missed It – Recorded Webinars
To submit CE hours for the NLC certification programs:
Questions about CE hours or the certification programs, please contact: Holli Duggan
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Tagged Continuing Education, education, Niche Academy, WebJunction
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Basic Skills 2025 Courses & Registration Dates
The course schedule for Basic Skills 2025 is now posted!
Registration for the February Customer Service class will be open from December 22nd until January 24th. If you would like to register after that date, please contact me.
The Communication course (usually open in January) is now available to access at any time! Just register for a (free) account on our Niche Academy page and click the course link:
You can find the rest of the 2025 schedule and registration dates below:
If you have any questions at all, please contact: Holli Duggan.
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Continuing Education: Weekly Resources (12/2 – 12/6)
Below is a list of free training opportunities coming up this week and some recently recorded webinars! There is also a monthly list of free training resources which is compiled each month by the Maine State Library and WebJunction.
(Many webinars are recorded and can be watched later.)
For more information, please visit NLC: Free Webinars or WebJunction: Free Training
- NCompass Live
- Nebraska Events & Meetings
- Assessment / Planning
- Careers
- Digital Resources
- Diversity, Equity, Inclusion
- Legal
- Management
- Outreach & Partners
- Programming
- Readers’ Advisory
- Reference
- School Libraries
- Dec 2: Setting AI Expectations: Creating Clarity in Classrooms (edWeb)
- Dec 3: Empowering Learning: Leading Whole-School Initiatives from the Library (Follett)
- Dec 4: Literacy in Context: Honoring the Strengths of Black and Brown Readers (edWeb)
- Dec 5: Teaching Resilience and Responsibility in the Classroom: Up to the Challenge (edWeb)
- In Case You Missed It – Recorded Webinars
To submit CE hours for the NLC certification programs:
Questions about CE hours or the certification programs, please contact: Holli Duggan
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Tagged certification, Continuing Education, free resources, NCompass Live, Webinars, WebJunction
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Continuing Education: Weekly Resources
Below is a list of free training opportunities coming up this week and some recently recorded webinars! There is also a monthly list of free training resources which is compiled each month by the Maine State Library and WebJunction.
(Many webinars are recorded and can be watched later.)
For more information, please visit NLC: Free Webinars or WebJunction: Free Training
- NCompass Live
- NLC: Library Training & Events
- Upcoming Webinars
- In Case You Missed It – Recorded Webinars
- Banned Books 101: What Library Boards and Trustees Need to Know (United for Libraries)
- Canva Reimagined: A Deep Dive into the New UI and Animation Capabilities (Training Magazine Network)
- Crafting and Maintaining Effective Patron Policies for Community Success (WebJunction)
- ¡Leamos! Spanish Language & Bilingual Titles for Young Readers (Booklist)
- LibraryCon Live! 2024 (Library Journal & School Library Journal)
- Media Literacy Education for Adult Audiences: Navigating Data Security and Privacy (Programming Librarian)
- NCompass Live Archives (NLC)
- Public Libraries Supporting African American Writers (PLA)
- Reimagining Library Spaces: Design Strategies for Modernization, Sustainability, and Community Engagement (Library Journal)
- Supercharging Summer Reading: Connecting with Your Community and Beyond (All4Ed)
- Sustaining Ecosystems for Climate Learning and Action (WebJunction)
- Unlocking Your Board’s Leadership Skills for Better Governance (TechSoup)
- United for Libraries Virtual Conference: Trustees, Friends, Foundations
- Yoga and Mindfulness Techniques for Calm Kids (and Librarians!) (PLA)
To submit CE hours for the NLC certification programs:
Questions about CE hours or the certification programs, please contact: Holli Duggan
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Tagged certification, Continuing Education, free resources, Webinars, WebJunction
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Continuing Education: Weekly Resources
Below is a list of free training opportunities coming up this week! There is also a monthly list of free training resources which is compiled each month by the Maine State Library and WebJunction.
(Many webinars are recorded and can be watched later.)
For more information, please visit NLC: Free Webinars or WebJunction: Free Training
- NCompass Live
- Nebraska Events & Meetings
- Online Conferences (Recorded Sessions)
- Advocacy
- Boards
- Careers
- Collection Development
- Data & Research
- Diversity, Equity, Inclusion
- Fundraising
- Outreach and Partners
- Readers’ Advisory
- Reference
- School Libraries
- Technology
- Nov 19: The Geopolitics of the Internet and Its Implications for the Governance of AI (Proquest)
- Nov 19: Impactful Visual Storytelling in PowerPoint to Banish Bullet Points (Training Magazine Network)
- Nov 20: 4th Annual App Smash (All4Ed)
- Nov 20: Media Literacy Education for Adult Audiences: Navigating the Attention Economy (Programming Librarian)
To submit CE hours for the NLC certification programs:
Questions about CE hours or the certification programs, please contact: Holli Duggan
Continuing Education: Weekly Resources
Below is a list of free training opportunities coming up this week! There is also a monthly list of free training resources which is compiled each month by the Maine State Library and WebJunction. (Many webinars are recorded and can be watched later.)
For more information, please visit NLC: Free Webinars or WebJunction: Free Training
- NCompass Live
- Nebraska Events & Meetings
- NLC Basic Skills
- Nov 4: Leadership 2024
- Advocacy
- Assessment and Planning
- Nov 7: Preparing Your Nonprofit’s Finances for 2025: A Roadmap to Success (CharityVillage)
- Nov 7: Six Steps for Impact Report Success: Enhancing Retention and Stewardships (Blackbaud)
- Nov 7: Strategy, Planning, and Outcomes: Bridging Your Strategy Work with Ground Level Impacts (PropelNonprofits)
- Nov 7: Visual Storytelling and AI Insights using Data Commons (TechSoup)
- Children and Teens
- Collection Development
- Communication
- Fundraising
- Programming
- Readers’ Advisory
- Reference
- School Libraries
- Technology
To submit CE hours for the NLC certification programs:
Questions about CE hours or the certification programs, please contact: Holli Duggan
NCompass Live: NLC Grants for 2025
Learn more about the NLC Grants for 2025 on this week’s NCompass Live webinar on Wednesday, September 25 at 10am CT.
Nebraska Accredited Public Libraries and State-run Institutions! Do you have an idea for a program or project you would like to see funded? Apply for an NLC Grant!
The Nebraska Library Commission has made funding available for four grants for 2025: Continuing Education & Training, Internship, Library Improvement, and Youth Grants for Excellence. Don’t let your library miss out on these opportunities!
Grant applications for all 2025 NLC grants opened on September 20 and will be due November 15, 2024.
Join Christa Porter, Sally Snyder, and Holli Duggan, from the Nebraska Library Commission’s Library Development Team, as they provide an overview of the grants, including eligibility requirements and grant guidelines, the application process and grant review, timelines and deadlines. They will also share some tips on writing effective grants.
Upcoming NCompass Live shows:
- Oct. 2 – Pretty Sweet Tech: Digital Navigators & Digital Equity in Nebraska
- Oct. 9 – NO NCOMPASS LIVE – ENJOY NLA!
- Oct. 16 – Dragons at the Library: An Exciting New Reading Program
- Oct. 23 – Letters About Literature 2024
- Oct. 30 – Pretty Sweet Tech
- Nov. 6 – Summer Reading Program 2025: Color Our World
- Nov. 13 – Nebraska Open Meetings Act: 2024 Overview and Update
To register for an NCompass Live show, or to listen to recordings of past shows, go to the NCompass Live webpage.
NCompass Live is broadcast live every Wednesday from 10am – 11am Central Time. Convert to your time zone on the Official U.S. Time website.
The show is presented online using the GoTo Webinar online meeting service. Before you attend a session, please see the NLC Online Sessions webpage for detailed information about GoTo Webinar, including system requirements, firewall permissions, and equipment requirements for computer speakers and microphones.
Posted in Books & Reading, Education & Training, General, Grants, Information Resources, Library Management, Now hiring @ your library, Preservation, Programming, Public Library Boards of Trustees, Public Relations, Technology, Youth Services
Tagged Continuing Education, Internship Grants, library improvement gratns, NCompLive, Youth Grants for Excellence
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2025 NLC Grants are Open for Applications!
Nebraska Accredited Public Libraries and State-run Institutions! Do you have an idea for a program or project you would like to see funded? Apply for an NLC Grant!
The Nebraska Library Commission has made funding available for four grants for 2025: Continuing Education & Training, Internship, Library Improvement, and Youth Grants for Excellence.
Applications are being accepted for all NLC grants right now! Don’t let your library miss out on these opportunities!
Grant applications for all 2025 NLC grants are due November 15, 2024.
For more information about these grants, register for the September 25 NCompass Live webinar, NLC Grants for 2025.
Continuing Education & Training grants help assist Nebraska libraries to improve the library services provided to their communities through continuing education and training for their library personnel and supporters. Successful applications will show how the continuing education and/or training proposed will support the library’s mission. There will be two rounds of CE Grants. The first fall grants will open in September and applications will be accepted for events/projects/classes that must be completed before June 2025 . The second spring round will open in March and applications will be accepted for events/projects/classes that begin after June 2025.
Internship grants work to introduce high school and college students to the varied and exciting work of Nebraska libraries. The internships are intended to function as a recruitment tool, helping the student to view the library as a viable career opportunity while providing the public library with the finances to provide stipends to the student interns.
Library Improvement grants facilitate growth and development of library programs and services in Nebraska public and institutional libraries, by supplementing local funding with federal funds designated for these purposes.
Youth Grants for Excellence are available specifically for innovative projects for children and young adults in your community. The program encourages creative thinking, risk-taking, and new approaches to enable youth librarians to begin needed programs and try projects which they have been unable to undertake, and to offer an opportunity to expand youth service capabilities in new and different directions.
United for Libraries Virtual 2024: Statewide Registration
2024 United for Libraries Virtual: Trustees, Friends, Foundations
Tuesday July 30 – Thursday, August 1
There’s still time to register for the 2024 United for Libraries Virtual Conference! All Nebraska library directors/staff, Trustees/board members, and Friends of the Library and Foundation representatives receive FREE live registration – a value of $149 per person.
Registration includes live attendance and on-demand access to three full days of programming, keynote featuring author Eric Klinenberg, and the virtual Gala Author Tea. Individuals may attend any/all sessions live and/or watch on-demand.
This interactive three-day virtual event will feature expert speakers on current topics facing library Trustees, Friends, Foundations, and staff who work with them.
- Participate in live Q&A sessions with presenters
- Enjoy exclusive access to keynote speakers and authors
- Receive a certificate of attendance (for live participation or on-demand viewing)
Programming runs from 10:00 am CST to approximately 3:00 pm CST daily with scheduled breaks. Registrants may participate in some or all program sessions live, and/or watch recordings on-demand. (Sessions are also eligible for certification CE hours!)
Sessions include:
Tuesday, July 30th – Trustee Day
- “Rising to the Challenge: The Trustee’s Role in the ‘Culture Wars’”
- “Securing Tomorrow: Effective Succession Strategies for Library Boards”
- “Valuing Your Library: Beyond Cost-Benefit Analysis”
Wednesday, July 31st – Foundations & Fundraising Day
- “Donor Engagement: Acquiring and Inspiring Committed and Faithful Supporters”
- “Enhancing the Story – Developing a Smaller-Scale Capital Projects Fundraising Campaign”
- “Fundraising Tips and Tricks: Some Novel Ideas”
- “Marketing is the Future: How to Build a More Sustainable Library Foundation Model by Integrating Marketing in the Organizational Culture, Strategy, and Practice”
Thursday, August 1st – Friends Day
- “An Extravaganza of Literary Events for Your Library”
- “Championing Library Freedom: How Friends Groups Can Fight Back When Our Library is Under Attack”
- “Libraries are Better with Friends: How to Foster a Strong Group of Advocates”
- “Smooth Sailing with Library Trustees and Staff”
Registration Options
Choose *one* of the following options below to register for the virtual conference:
- Statewide Free Registration Form
- Submit the Statewide Free Registration Form
- Allow one business day for registration.
- Email United for Libraries
- Email united@ala.org
- Include your full name, email address, library, and primary library role
- Allow one business day for registration
- Bulk Registration
- Library Directors may email united@ala.org
- Include full names, email addresses, and primary library roles for each individual to register
- Allow two business days for registration.
If you have any questions, please contact Holli Duggan.
Free Learning Resource: Verizon Skill Forward / edX
“The Verizon Skill Forward program is a collaboration between edX and Verizon aimed at providing career-enhancing online courses focused on high-demand skills to facilitate long-term career growth. The Skill Forward effort is part of Citizen Verizon, Verizon’s responsible business plan to prepare 500,000 individuals for in-demand jobs by 2030.”
This program offers a one-year free account to anyone in the United States (must be over 18). Accounts are free to register for and do not require any banking or credit card information.
These online self-paced courses and programs include high-demand topics such as Artificial Intelligence, Coding, Cybersecurity, Project Management, and Leadership. Spanish-language courses are also available.
For more information about the courses or to enroll:
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Fern V. Heim Trustee Scholarship: Applications Open!
Apply for an individual $500 scholarship to attend either the NLA 2024 Conference in Kearney on October 9th-11th or to the ARSL 2024 Conference in Springfield, MA on September 11th-14th!
The Fern V. Heim Scholarship for Trustees was established by her friend, Mary Louise Dutcher, to honor Fern’s dedication to small public libraries and their trustees. Although Fern’s library career began in special libraries (Head of the UNL Chemistry Department Library, Serials and Circulation Departments of UNL Love Library, and then Director of the Research Library at Goodrich Tire and Rubber in Akron, Ohio), her work at the Nebraska Library Commission was devoted to public libraries. Recognizing that few small library budgets could provide support for librarians, let alone their volunteer trustees, to attend professional meetings, she encouraged them to go whenever possible (at their own expense) if only for a portion of the meeting. As her legacy, it is fitting to assist those trustees through this scholarship program.
The Fern V. Heim Scholarship Award was established to provide assistance to current public library trustees with preference to members of the Nebraska Library Association Public Library and Trustee Section (PLTS) for attendance at the Nebraska Library Association Conference or the Association for Rural and Small Libraries Conference.
Applications due by August 16, 2024!
For more details and application:
- Fern V. Heim Library Trustee Scholarship
- Grant Application
- NLA Conference Website
- ARSL Conference Website
Please submit all grant application forms and questions to:
Holli Duggan
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Tagged ARSL, ARSL2024, CEgrants, Continuing Education, Grant, grant opportunity, Library Boards, NLA, Trustees
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United for Libraries Virtual 2024: Statewide Registration
2024 United for Libraries Virtual: Trustees, Friends, Foundations
Tuesday July 30 – Thursday, August 1
Congratulations! The Nebraska Library Commission has purchased statewide registration! All library directors/staff, Trustees/board members, and Friends of the Library and Foundation representatives receive FREE live registration and/or on-demand viewing – a value of $149 per person.
Registration includes live attendance and on-demand access to three full days of programming, keynote featuring author Eric Klinenberg, and the virtual Gala Author Tea. Individuals may attend any/all sessions live and/or watch on-demand.
This interactive three-day virtual event will feature expert speakers on current topics facing library Trustees, Friends, Foundations, and staff who work with them.
- Participate in live Q&A sessions with presenters
- Enjoy exclusive access to keynote speakers and authors
- Receive a certificate of attendance (for live participation or on-demand viewing)
Programming runs from 10:00 am CST to approximately 3:00 pm CST daily with scheduled breaks. Registrants may participate in some or all program sessions live, and/or watch recordings on-demand.
Sessions include:
Tuesday, July 30th – Trustee Day
- “Rising to the Challenge: The Trustee’s Role in the ‘Culture Wars'”
- “Securing Tomorrow: Effective Succession Strategies for Library Boards”
- “Valuing Your Library: Beyond Cost-Benefit Analysis”
Wednesday, July 31st – Foundations & Fundraising Day
- “Donor Engagement: Acquiring and Inspiring Committed and Faithful Supporters”
- “Enhancing the Story – Developing a Smaller-Scale Capital Projects Fundraising Campaign”
- “Fundraising Tips and Tricks: Some Novel Ideas”
- “Marketing is the Future: How to Build a More Sustainable Library Foundation Model by Integrating Marketing in the Organizational Culture, Strategy, and Practice”
Thursday, August 1st – Friends Day
- “An Extravaganza of Literary Events for Your Library”
- “Championing Library Freedom: How Friends Groups Can Fight Back When Our Library is Under Attack”
- “Libraries are Better with Friends: How to Foster a Strong Group of Advocates”
- “Smooth Sailing with Library Trustees and Staff”
Registration Options
Choose *one* of the following options below to register for the virtual conference:
- ALA eLearning Website
- Nebraska Statewide Group Membership Course
- You will be prompted to login, if not already logged in.
- Statewide Free Registration Form
- Submit the Statewide Free Registration Form
- Allow one business day for registration.
- Email United for Libraries
- Email united@ala.org
- Include your full name, email address, library, and primary library role
- Allow one business day for registration
- Bulk Registration
- Library Directors may email united@ala.org
- Include full names, email addresses, and primary library roles for each individual to register
- Allow two business days for registration.
If you have any questions, please contact Holli Duggan.
Continuing Education & Training Grants: Applications Open!
Continuing Education & Training grants help assist Nebraska libraries to improve the library services provided to their communities through continuing education and training for their library personnel and supporters. Successful applications will show how the continuing education and/or training proposed will support the library’s mission.
For this second round of CE Grants, we are accepting applications in three different areas: taking an online course, attending an out-of-state professional conference, and other larger continuing education projects for library staff or library board members. These courses/events/projects must be after July 1st.
Continuing Education and Training Grants 2024
Applications and support forms are due May 10, 2024.
For more details about this and other NLC grants, the NCompass Live archived session “NLC Grants for 2024” is also available.
If you have any questions or would like more information, please contact Holli Duggan
United for Libraries: January Learning Live
All Nebraska public libraries are members of United for Libraries through the Statewide Group Membership purchased by the Nebraska Library Commission. The Commission provides this membership to ensure that public library staff members, Friends, Trustees, and Foundations can take advantage of United for Libraries’ services to enhance fundraising, advocacy, and public awareness.
United for Libraries: Learning Live – Standards of Excellence for Library Friends and Foundations
January 9, 2024 : 1 p.m. (CST)
“Is your Friends of the Library group and/or library Foundation following nonprofit best practices? Join Amy Coates Madsen, Vice President of Programs at the Maryland Nonprofits and the Director of the Standards for Excellence Institute, who will present on legal, ethical, and other standards for nonprofits. Learn about best practices, how to have a clear mission, board development, public engagement, and more.”
Statewide Group Members receive FREE registration for the live webinars and on-demand access for the duration of the active statewide group membership. These “Learning Live” sessions are recorded and can be accessed through the United for Libraries eLearning course.
For more information, please visit: Previous “Learning Live” Sessions
2024 NLC Grants are Open for Applications!
Nebraska Public Libraries and State-run Institutions! Do you have an idea for a program or project you would like to see funded?
The Nebraska Library Commission has made funding available for four grants for 2024: Continuing Education & Training, Internship, Library Improvement, and Youth Grants for Excellence.
Applications are being accepted for all NLC grants right now! Don’t let your library miss out on these opportunities!
Grant applications for all 2024 NLC grants are due November 17, 2023.
For more information about these grants, register for the September 20 NCompass Live webinar, NLC Grants for 2024.
Continuing Education & Training grants help assist Nebraska libraries to improve the library services provided to their communities through continuing education and training for their library personnel and supporters. Successful applications will show how the continuing education and/or training proposed will support the library’s mission. There will be two rounds of CE Grants. The first fall grants will open in September and applications will be accepted for events/projects/classes that must be completed before July 1, 2024. The second spring round will open in March and applications will be accepted for events/projects/classes that begin after July 1, 2024.
Internship grants work to introduce high school and college students to the varied and exciting work of Nebraska libraries. The internships are intended to function as a recruitment tool, helping the student to view the library as a viable career opportunity while providing the public library with the finances to provide stipends to the student interns.
Library Improvement grants facilitate growth and development of library programs and services in Nebraska public and institutional libraries, by supplementing local funding with federal funds designated for these purposes.
Youth Grants for Excellence are available specifically for innovative projects for children and young adults in your community. The program encourages creative thinking, risk-taking, and new approaches to enable youth librarians to begin needed programs and try projects which they have been unable to undertake, and to offer an opportunity to expand youth service capabilities in new and different directions.
Basic Skills: Communication – New Course Available!
A new version of the Basic Skills: Communication course is now available!
This course is available as a self-paced online course. You may register and take the course at any time. In this class, we will cover general communication skills, as well as some specialized forms of communications such as advocacy and marketing.
This new Communication course is located in the NLC Niche Academy. In order to register and access the course:
- NLC Niche Academy: my.nicheacademy.com/nlc
- In the upper-right corner, click the “account” icon (next to where it says “Home”)
- Enter your email and password to sign in or to create a new account
- Click “Create a free account” and fill out the short form
- Click “Create my account”
- Screenshots:
- Once you’ve created your account and are logged in, click the “Basic Skills: Communication” course.
- Read through the introduction, then click the blue “Begin” button to start the course.
Basic Skills courses are open only to Nebraska residents or those who are employed by a Nebraska library. The Basic Skills courses are sponsored by the Nebraska Library Commission and Nebraska’s Regional Library Systems.
Class participants who are enrolled in the Nebraska Public Librarian Certification program, and who successfully complete the course will earn 2 CE credit hours.
More tutorials and courses will be added to the NLC Niche Academy, so keep checking back!
If you have any questions, please contact Holli Duggan.
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Serials cataloging class registration is now open!
Courses are open only to Nebraska residents or those who are employed by a Nebraska library.
This class provides the basic principles of serials cataloging for original and copy cataloging. Topics will include title changes and when to create a new record, what to edit when working with copy, and how to determine the preferred source for title transcription.
Classes will be held online from August 28th to September 29th. In order to receive credit for the class all assignments must be completed by October 1st AND you must receive a 75%, or above, for the course.
Class participants will access the course website in order to read materials and complete projects and assignments. The class is held asynchronously, which means that participants are not required to be online at any particular time during the five weeks; however, there is a class schedule that participants are expected to follow. The instructor will interact with the participants during the course to offer feedback and provide explanations of the material.
A few days before the class starts, class participants will be sent information about accessing the class.
This class is approved for the NLC Cataloging Certificate Program.
Prerequisite: Library staff with regular usage and knowledge of AACR2/RDA, MARC records, and cataloging. Preferred that the attendee has completed the Understanding Marc/Marc Tutorial course.
To register: Go to Introduction to Serials Cataloging in the Nebraska Library Commission Training Portal. Registration closes on August 20, 2023
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ARSL 2023 Conference: Last Chance for CE Grants!
Apply now for a $500 grant to attend the ARSL 2023 Annual Conference in Wichita, Kansas on September 20-23!
Application Deadline: Friday – July 7
The purpose of these grants is to assist Nebraska libraries in improving the library services provided to their communities through continuing education and training for their library personnel and supporters. Successful applications will show how attending this conference will support the library’s mission.
Eligible costs include:
- Registration (for in-person or virtual conference)
- Travel
- Meals
- Lodging
- Preconference fees (but does not include networking or social events)
Registration costs are available on the conference website.
The applicant must be either 1) employed in an accredited Nebraska public library or a state-run institutional library at the time of application and for the duration of the course, or 2) a current board member of an accredited Nebraska public library at the time of application and for the duration of the course.
For more information on this and other CE Grants, please see:
If you have any questions or would like more information, please contact Holli Duggan.
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Continuing Education Grants: Applications Extended!
Apply now for a $500 grant to attend the ARSL 2023 Annual Conference in Wichita, Kansas on September 20-23!
The deadline for the Continuing Education and Training Grant has been extended to June 2, 2023!
The purpose of these grants is to assist Nebraska libraries in improving the library services provided to their communities through continuing education and training for their library personnel and supporters. Successful applications will show how attending this conference will support the library’s mission.
Eligible costs include:
- Registration
- Travel
- Meals
- Lodging
- Preconference fees (but does not include networking or social events)
Registration for the conference will open on June 13th. Registration costs are available on the conference website.
The applicant must be either 1) employed in an accredited Nebraska public library or a state-run institutional library at the time of application and for the duration of the course, or 2) a current board member of an accredited Nebraska public library at the time of application and for the duration of the course.
For more information on this and other CE Grants, please see:
If you have any questions or would like more information, please contact Holli Duggan.
