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NCompass Live: Fun, Easy, and Inexpensive Teen Nights (aka After Hours)

Posted on July 5, 2019 by Christa Porter

Find out how to run ‘Fun, Easy, and Inexpensive Teen Nights (aka After Hours)’ on next week’s FREE NCompass Live webinar on Wednesday, July 10, 10:00am-11:00am CT.

Are you having trouble peaking the interest of your teens and tweens? Does it seem like an impossible task to get them involved and excited about the programs? You have come to the right place! Janene Hill, from Jensen Memorial Library in Minden, NE, is going to share her expertise to teach us ideas for a variety of Teen Night Events, including examples of successful events, interaction stations with example activities, and group brainstorming.

Upcoming NCompass Live events:

July 17 – ACRL Outcome Measurement Made Easy: Project Outcome for Academic Libraries
July 24 – The Golden Sower Award: Nebraska’s Children’s Choice Literary Award
July 31 – How Does Your Library Garden Grow?
Aug. 7 – Life in Fort Schuyler: The Challenges Faced at the SUNY Maritime College Library
Aug. 14 – Pretty Sweet Tech
Aug. 21 – Research – the Key to Library Design
Aug. 28 – Eliminating Late Fines is a Win-Win for Your Library and Community

For more information, to register for NCompass Live, or to listen to recordings of past events, 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 GoToWebinar online meeting service. Before you attend a session, please see the NLC Online Sessions webpage for detailed information about GoToWebinar, including system requirements, firewall permissions, and equipment requirements for computer speakers and microphones.

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NCompass Live: Pretty Sweet Tech – Enhance Your Online Security with Password Management Tools

Posted on June 28, 2019 by Christa Porter

Learn how to ‘Enhance Your Online Security with Password Management Tools’ on the next FREE NCompass Live webinar, on Wednesday, July 3, 10:00am-11:00am CT.

New special monthly episodes of NCompass Live! Join the NLC’s Technology Innovation Librarian, Amanda Sweet, as she guides us through the world of library-related Pretty Sweet Tech.

Password Management Tools can help you keep your passwords straight, develop strong passwords, and make it infinitely more difficult for hackers to get ahold of your sensitive information. This session will cover the following topics:

What are the main threats to my online security?
How can I prevent this from happening?
Examples of good online password security
A demonstration/ overview of LastPass Password Manager

You’ll also have access to a handout with lots of handy information to keep patrons informed about their online security options.

Upcoming NCompass Live events:

July 10 – Fun, Easy, and Inexpensive Teen Nights (aka After Hours)
July 17 – ACRL Outcome Measurement Made Easy: Project Outcome for Academic Libraries
July 24 – The Golden Sower Award: Nebraska’s Children’s Choice Literary Award
July 31 – How Does Your Library Garden Grow?
Aug. 7 – Life in Fort Schuyler: The Challenges Faced at the SUNY Maritime College Library
Aug. 14 – Pretty Sweet Tech
Aug. 21 – Research – the Key to Library Design
Aug. 28 – Eliminating Late Fines is a Win-Win for Your Library and Community

For more information, to register for NCompass Live, or to listen to recordings of past events, go to the NCompass Live webpage.

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NCompass Live: The 2019 Public Library Accreditation Process

Posted on June 21, 2019 by Christa Porter

Get a head start on ‘The 2019 Public Library Accreditation Process’ on next week’s FREE NCompass Live webinar, on Wednesday, June 26, 10:00am-11:00am CT.

The 2019 Nebraska Public Library Accreditation process opens on July 1. Join us to get a head start on your library’s 2019 re-accreditation. If your library is not currently Accredited, you’ll want to attend this session to learn more about the process and explore the possibility of becoming an Accredited Public Library. You will learn why Accreditation is important and what it can do for your library. We’ll also show you how the Application Form works, and how it relates to the required Community Needs Response Plan. This presentation will be of special interest to public library directors and library board members.

Presenter: Christa Porter, Library Development Director, Nebraska Library Commission.

Upcoming NCompass Live events:

July 3 – Pretty Sweet Tech: Enhance Your Online Security with Password Management Tools
July 10 – Fun, Easy, and Inexpensive Teen Nights (aka After Hours)
July 24 – The Golden Sower Award: Nebraska’s Children’s Choice Literary Award
July 31 – How Does Your Library Garden Grow?
Aug. 7 – Life in Fort Schuyler: The Challenges Faced at the SUNY Maritime College Library
Aug. 14 – Pretty Sweet Tech
Aug. 21 – Research – the Key to Library Design
Aug. 28 – Eliminating Late Fines is a Win-Win for Your Library and Community

For more information, to register for NCompass Live, or to listen to recordings of past events, go to the NCompass Live webpage.

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NCompass Live: Pretty Sweet Tech – Use Website Building to Launch into Virtual & Augmented Reality!

Posted on June 7, 2019 by Christa Porter

Learn how to ‘Use Website Building to Launch into Virtual & Augmented Reality!’ on the next FREE NCompass Live webinar, on Wednesday, June 12, 10:00am-11:00am CT.

New special monthly episodes of NCompass Live! Join the NLC’s Technology Innovation Librarian, Amanda Sweet, as she guides us through the world of library-related Pretty Sweet Tech.

Did you know that building a website can be a great launching pad into virtual and augmented reality? Many libraries are doing Hour of Code and website building activities as an introduction to the wonderful world of coding. But what comes next? What are our goals for learning technology in the future? This webinar will provide you with the following:

A brief overview of what augmented and virtual reality are, and how they are used
Some possible roadmaps to start with website development skills (HTML, CSS, Javascript, design, etc.)
Ways to build off of these web skills to launch into VR and AR
Some examples of what can come next

This webinar is geared towards the curious and beginner/intermediate coders. It’s time to build a strong foundation for future tech skills. Discover what’s out there.

Upcoming NCompass Live events:

June 19 – Growing Partnerships Where Least Expected
July 3 – Pretty Sweet Tech
July 24 – The Golden Sower Award: Nebraska’s Children’s Choice Literary Award
July 31 – How Does Your Library Garden Grow?
Aug. 7 – Life in Fort Schuyler: The Challenges Faced at the SUNY Maritime College Library
Aug. 14 – Pretty Sweet Tech
Aug. 21 – Research – the Key to Library Design
Aug. 28 – Eliminating Late Fines is a Win-Win for Your Library and Community

For more information, to register for NCompass Live, or to listen to recordings of past events, go to the NCompass Live webpage.

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NCompass Live: Providing Passports at Your Library

Posted on May 31, 2019 by Christa Porter

Learn all about ‘Providing Passports at Your Library’ on the next FREE NCompass Live webinar, on Wednesday, June 5, 10:00am-11:00am CT.

Learn how your library could begin offering passport services, generating income with each application. Joseph Leier, Customer Service Manager from the Colorado Passport Agency, Aimee Owen, Mary Sauers, and Lisa Kelly will talk about their experiences providing passports at the Nebraska Library Commission.

Upcoming NCompass Live events:

June 12 – Pretty Sweet Tech – Use Website Building to Launch into Virtual & Augmented Reality!
June 19 – Growing Partnerships Where Least Expected
July 24 – The Golden Sower Award: Nebraska’s Children’s Choice Literary Award
July 31 – How Does Your Library Garden Grow?
Aug. 7 – Life in Fort Schuyler: The Challenges Faced at the SUNY Maritime College Library
Aug. 21 – Research – the Key to Library Design
Aug. 28 – Eliminating Late Fines is a Win-Win for Your Library and Community

For more information, to register for NCompass Live, or to listen to recordings of past events, go to the NCompass Live webpage.

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NCompass Live: ‘Picture Book City: Reorganizing Our Storybooks by Subject’

Posted on May 17, 2019 by Christa Porter

Learn how to make your picture books more browsable on the next FREE NCompass Live webinar, ‘Picture Book City: Reorganizing Our Storybooks by Subject’, on Wednesday, May 22, 10:00am-11:00am CT.

What do you do to make picture books more browsable? Sort them by subject! Learn how we did it and tips we picked up along the way.

Presenter: Laura England-Biggs, Librarian, Keene Memorial Library, Fremont, NE.

Upcoming NCompass Live events:

May 29 – Let’s Get Real About Virtual Reality
June 5 – Providing Passports at Your Library
July 24 – The Golden Sower Award: Nebraska’s Children’s Choice Literary Award
Aug. 28 – Eliminating Late Fines is a Win-Win for Your Library and Community

For more information, to register for NCompass Live, or to listen to recordings of past events, go to the NCompass Live webpage.

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NCompass Live: A Conversation with Nebraska’s New State Poet, Matt Mason

Posted on May 13, 2019 by Christa Porter

You’re invited to join us on this Wednesday’s FREE NCompass Live webinar as we chat with Nebraska’s New State Poet, Matt Mason. Matt will discuss how the Nebraska State Poet can work with libraries and schools to promote and encourage appreciation of poetry and literary life in Nebraska.

Along with Nebraska Library Commission Director Rod Wagner and Communication Coordinator Tessa Terry, we will also be joined by Erika Hamilton, Director of Literary Programs at Humanities Nebraska; selection committee member, Chuck Peek; and Brad Modlin, Reynolds Chair of Poetry at the University of Nebraska Kearney.

Upcoming NCompass Live events:

May 22 – Picture Book City: Reorganizing Our Storybooks by Subject
May 29 – Let’s Get Real About Virtual Reality
June 5 – Providing Passports at Your Library
July 24 – The Golden Sower Award: Nebraska’s Children’s Choice Literary Award
Aug. 28 – Eliminating Late Fines is a Win-Win for Your Library and Community

For more information, to register for NCompass Live, or to listen to recordings of past events, go to the NCompass Live webpage.

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NCompass Live: Small Libraries Can Run Code Clubs for Kids

Posted on May 3, 2019 by Christa Porter

Find out how ‘Small Libraries Can Run Code Clubs for Kids’, with tips from O’Neill Public Library, on the next FREE NCompass Live webinar on Wednesday, May 8, 10:00am – 11:00am CT.

Running a code club at your library can be really intimidating – especially if you don’t know how to code! Prenda has helped hundreds of small libraries start and run thriving code clubs where kids are learning how to make websites, video games, apps, and animations using the resources you probably already have! And as a special treat, we’ll hear from Jeannie Mejstrik who is has been running an incredible club since 2017 at O’Neill (NE) Public Library, where their population is under 5,000.

Presenter: Luke Miller, Director of Customer Success, Prenda.

Upcoming NCompass Live events:

May 15 – A Conversation with Nebraska’s New State Poet, Matt Mason
May 22 – Picture Book City: Reorganizing Our Storybooks by Subject
May 29 – Let’s Get Real About Virtual Reality
June 5 – Providing Passports at Your Library
July 24 – The Golden Sower Award: Nebraska’s Children’s Choice Literary Award
Aug. 28 – Eliminating Late Fines is a Win-Win for Your Library and Community

For more information, to register for NCompass Live, or to listen to recordings of past events, go to the NCompass Live webpage.

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NCompass Live: Golden Sower Award: Nebraska’s Children’s Choice Literary Award

Posted on April 26, 2019 by Christa Porter

NOTE: This show has been rescheduled for July 24.

Who will win the 2019 ‘Golden Sower Award: Nebraska’s Children’s Choice Literary Award’? Find out on the next FREE NCompass Live webinar on Wednesday, July 24 ~~May 1~~, 10:00am – 11:00am CT.

The 2019 Golden Sower Award winners will be announced on May 1! Want to know more about how the Golden Sower Award was started and how titles end up on the list each year? Golden Sower Award Committee Chair, Kathy Schultz; and NLC Coordinator of Children and Young Adult Library Services, Sally Snyder, will present the history and the process of the Golden Sower Award, including a look at the web site.

Upcoming NCompass Live events:

May 8 – Small Libraries Can Run Code Clubs for Kids
May 15 – A Conversation with Nebraska’s New State Poet, Matt Mason
May 22 – Picture Book City: Reorganizing Our Storybooks by Subject
May 29 – Let’s Get Real About Virtual Reality

For more information, to register for NCompass Live, or to listen to recordings of past events, go to the NCompass Live webpage.

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NCompass Live: Connect to Meetings, and more…Experts, Virtual Field Trips with Zoom

Posted on April 19, 2019 by Christa Porter

We’re going on a field trip on the next FREE NCompass Live webinar, ‘Connect to Meetings, and more…Experts, Virtual Field Trips with Zoom’, on Wednesday, April 24, 10:00am – 11:00am CT.

Zoom is a video conferencing app that can be easily used by any device to connect with others for meetings or to bring in an expert as well as learn about specific topics from a museum or non-profit organizations. Classrooms across Nebraska are connecting with Zoom to providers such as the Henry Doorly Zoo or Morrill Hall to experience virtually what can be experienced at their locations. Beth will provide information about Zoom as well as how to connect with these providers.

Presenter: Beth Kabes, Director of Blended and Distance Learning, Educational Service Unit Coordinating Council.

Upcoming NCompass Live events:

May 1 – The Golden Sower Award: Nebraska’s Children’s Choice Literary Award
May 8 – Small Libraries Can Run Code Clubs for Kids
May 15 – A Conversation with Nebraska’s New State Poet, Matt Mason
May 22 – Picture Book City: Reorganizing Our Storybooks by Subject
May 29 – Let’s Get Real About Virtual Reality

For more information, to register for NCompass Live, or to listen to recordings of past events, go to the NCompass Live webpage.

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NCompass Live: An Inside Look at the National Rural Transit Assistance Program Resource Library

Posted on April 12, 2019 by Christa Porter

Take a tour with us on the next FREE NCompass Live webinar, ‘An Inside Look at the National Rural Transit Assistance Program Resource Library’, on Wednesday, April 17, 10:00am – 11:00am CT.

Learn about the National Rural Transit Assistance Program’s (National RTAP) wide array of rural and tribal transit resources and join us for a behind-the-scenes look at our Resource Library and ways to connect with us for training and technical assistance. Our free training resources include print and DVD training modules, eLearning courses, topic guides, webinars, technical briefs and more.

Presenter: Cara Marcus, Resource Center Manager, National Rural Transit Assistance Program.

Upcoming NCompass Live events:

April 24 – Connect to Meetings, and more…Experts, Virtual Field Trips with Zoom
May 1 – The Golden Sower Award: Nebraska’s Children’s Choice Literary Award
May 8 – Small Libraries Can Run Code Clubs for Kids
May 15 – A Conversation with Nebraska’s New State Poet, Matt Mason
May 22 – Picture Book City: Reorganizing Our Storybooks by Subject
May 29 – Let’s Get Real About Virtual Reality

For more information, to register for NCompass Live, or to listen to recordings of past events, go to the NCompass Live webpage.

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NCompass Live: What is OER? Outstanding, Extraordinary Raw materials?

Posted on April 5, 2019 by Christa Porter

Join us for the next FREE NCompass Live webinar, ‘What is OER? Outstanding, Extraordinary Raw materials?’, on Wednesday, April 10, 10:00am – 11:00am CT.

The #GoOpen movement has impacted many conversations relating to digital resources for schools and public libraries. What is this OER phenomenon? How can a teacher/student/patron access these items and how can they be added to coursework or a collection ? This webinar will focus on the premise of OER (Open Educational Resources) and provide an opportunity to discuss with other participants how an OER can benefit and enhance a course or collection. Users will be provided with a “starting” point of OER references that can be used for education.

Presenter: Beth Kabes, Director of Blended and Distance Learning, Educational Service Unit Coordinating Council.

Upcoming NCompass Live events:

April 17 – An Inside Look at the National Rural Transit Assistance Program Resource Library
April 24 – Connect to Meetings, and more…Experts, Virtual Field Trips with Zoom
May 8 – Small Libraries Can Run Code Clubs for Kids
May 15 – A Conversation with Nebraska’s New State Poet, Matt Mason
May 22 – Picture Book City: Reorganizing Our Storybooks by Subject
May 29 – Let’s Get Real About Virtual Reality

For more information, to register for NCompass Live, or to listen to recordings of past events, go to the NCompass Live webpage.

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NCompass Live: Health Education Resources with the National Network of Libraries of Medicine

Posted on March 22, 2019 by Christa Porter

Join us for the next FREE NCompass Live webinar, ‘Health Education Resources with the National Network of Libraries of Medicine’, on Wednesday, March 27, 10:00am – 11:00am CT.

The National Network of Libraries of Medicine‘s mission is to advance the progress of medicine and improve public health through access to health information. NNLM Outreach and Technology Coordinator, Alicia Lillich, will present resources on general health, drug information, and environmental health to increase awareness and support outreach in your library.

Presenter: Alicia Lillich, Kansas Outreach and Technology Coordinator, National Network of Libraries of Medicine (NNLM), MidContinental Region (MCR), A.R. Dykes Library, University of Kansas Medical Center.

Upcoming NCompass Live events:

April 3 – Nonprofit Basics for Libraries
April 10 – What is OER? Outstanding, Extraordinary Raw materials?
April 17 – An Inside Look at the National Rural Transit Assistance Program Resource Library
April 24 – Connect to Meetings, and more…Experts, Virtual Field Trips with Zoom
May 8 – Small Libraries Can Run Code Clubs for Kids
May 15 – A Conversation with Nebraska’s New State Poet, Matt Mason
May 22 – Picture Book City: Reorganizing Our Storybooks by Subject
May 29 – Let’s Get Real About Virtual Reality

For more information, to register for NCompass Live, or to listen to recordings of past events, go to the NCompass Live webpage.

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NCompass Live: Ethics Behind Emerging Technology

Posted on March 11, 2019 by Christa Porter

What are the ‘Ethics Behind Emerging Technology’? Find out from our Technology Innovation Librarian, Amanda Sweet, on this Wednesday’s FREE NCompass Live webinar.

In the presentation on February 13, I covered what emerging technology is and how it relates to libraries. Now it’s time to dive into what that means on a larger scale. What makes technology good or bad? Who is really qualified to make that determination? Anyone who tracks emerging technology will start to think about how this technology will affect the future of our communities and the world. What will make a piece of technology influential and powerful in the world? Tune in if you want to learn more about the following topics:

Which ethics matter most in technology?
What makes technology good or bad?
What potential dangers should we be aware of with new technology?
What factors might affect society in the long-run?

There are no easy answers to any of these questions. The concept of ‘ethics’ tends to be a gray area for many, and understandably so. This presentation won’t give you a finite right or wrong stance on all technology. But it will provide you with the tools to make the decision for yourself.

Presenter: Amanda Sweet, Technology Innovation Librarian, Nebraska Library Commission.

Upcoming NCompass Live events:

March 20 – Reading Diversely
March 27 – Health Education Resources with the National Network of Libraries of Medicine
April 10 – What is OER? Outstanding, Extraordinary Raw materials?
April 24 – Connect to Meetings, and more…Experts, Virtual Field Trips with Zoom

For more information, to register for NCompass Live, or to listen to recordings of past events, go to the NCompass Live webpage.

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NCompass Live: Improving Internet Access In US Libraries: the ‘Toward Gigabit Libraries’ Project

Posted on March 1, 2019 by Christa Porter

Learn how to Improve Internet Access in US Libraries with the ‘Toward Gigabit Libraries’ Project on next Wednesday’s FREE NCompass Live webinar!

While much worthy attention has been paid to improving “last mile” connectivity for rural and tribal libraries, it’s the last 100 meters (the network inside the building) that is often overlooked and in need of improvement. The IMLS-funded Toward Gigabit Libraries project aims to address that problem through a self-service toolkit suitable for even the most novice of library workers. In straightforward, easy-to-understand language, the toolkit is designed to take lay people through technical concepts and tasks to create a Broadband Improvement Plan for each library. The plan is designed to help the library where it’s needed most – including improvements to hardware, software and configuration, suggestions for training and education, resources to advocate for better connectivity, and more. Fresh from the overwhelmingly successful pilot implementation of the toolkit in Kansas, Nebraska, Oklahoma, Texas, Washington, Alaska, Pennsylvania, and Connecticut, the presenters will share the results of the pilot, lessons learned, and how this free toolkit applies to libraries of all types and sizes.

Presenters: Carson Block, Library Technology Consultant; Holly Woldt, NLC Library Technology Support Specialist; Tom Rolfes, Education IT Manager, Nebraska Information Technology Commission.

Upcoming NCompass Live events:

March 13 – Ethics Behind Emerging Technology
March 20 – Reading Diversely
March 27 – Health Education Resources with the National Network of Libraries of Medicine
April 10 – What is OER? Outstanding, Extraordinary Raw materials?
April 24 – Connect to Meetings, and more…Experts, Virtual Field Trips with Zoom

For more information, to register for NCompass Live, or to listen to recordings of past events, go to the NCompass Live webpage.

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Tag Archives: libraries

NCompass Live: Fun, Easy, and Inexpensive Teen Nights (aka After Hours)

NCompass Live: Pretty Sweet Tech – Enhance Your Online Security with Password Management Tools

NCompass Live: The 2019 Public Library Accreditation Process

NCompass Live: Pretty Sweet Tech – Use Website Building to Launch into Virtual & Augmented Reality!

NCompass Live: Providing Passports at Your Library

NCompass Live: ‘Picture Book City: Reorganizing Our Storybooks by Subject’

NCompass Live: A Conversation with Nebraska’s New State Poet, Matt Mason

NCompass Live: Small Libraries Can Run Code Clubs for Kids

NCompass Live: Golden Sower Award: Nebraska’s Children’s Choice Literary Award

NCompass Live: Connect to Meetings, and more…Experts, Virtual Field Trips with Zoom

NCompass Live: An Inside Look at the National Rural Transit Assistance Program Resource Library

NCompass Live: What is OER? Outstanding, Extraordinary Raw materials?

NCompass Live: Health Education Resources with the National Network of Libraries of Medicine

NCompass Live: Ethics Behind Emerging Technology

NCompass Live: Improving Internet Access In US Libraries: the ‘Toward Gigabit Libraries’ Project

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