BlogJunction Connecticut
A weblog for the WebJunction Connecticut community
Orienting new staff quickly to your organization is very important. A virtual orientation could be the key to a timely, comprehensive, standardized introduction to your library system. Discover advantages to implementing a virtual orientation for your workplace. Join us for this webinar, presented in collaboration with the ALA Learning Roundtable, [...]
WebJunction is hosting a two-hour symposium that will feature four presentations on current trends and practical approaches to library digitization and preservation projects. Our guest panelists will address:
Designing a digital preservation system using a framework that includes all stakeholders, from library administrators to archivists to IT workers to vendors.
The difference [...]
Capital campaigns are not rocket science but conducting a successful campaign involves many activities and a lot of hard work. Done well, conducting a successful campaign can go way beyond building a new library building – it can position your library for great fund raising into the future. Library Strategies consultant, [...]
I’m afraid the prize is just a grateful “THANK YOU” for public libraries who submit their annual report early. The deadline is not till November 15, but most libraries already have the statistics they need to complete the survey. For more information and a 15-minute online tutorial, go to the Annual Report and Application for [...]
The following July 2010 webinars have been archived and are now available for viewing:
WebJunction: Using Web Conferencing Tools to Connect & Collaborate
TSL: Successful Social media Programs at Your Library
TechSoup: 10 Social Media Tips & Secrets
OPAL: Let’s Get Social: Social Bookmarking
TechSoup: Tips and Tools for Technology
TechSoup: Business Planning for Nonprofits and Libraries
Microsoft Office 2010: What’s [...]
Want to give your programming a spark and bring together patrons of all ages? Integrate pop culture into your library’s events! By using elements of the mainstream media in your programs, you can draw in new interests and invigorate your library. In this webinar, you’ll get step-by-step suggestions for creating pop [...]
The Institute of Museum and Library Services (IMLS) is accepting grant applications for the agency’s 2011 Conservation Project Support program. Application guidelines.
Deadline: October 1, 2010.
Through the Conservation Project Support program, IMLS awards matching grants of up to $150,000 to help museums identify their conservation needs and priorities, and to aide them in the safekeeping of [...]
The Employment and Training Administration (ETA) invests in resources and services to support national and local workforce development needs. ETA staff will join us for a 90-minute webinar to provide an overview of the public workforce system and present the electronic tools most helpful to library staff who assist unemployed workers. [...]
Interlibrary Loan activity in Connecticut libraries continued to increase in FY2010. Filled ILL requests increased 15% over the previous year. CT libraries filled 731,243 ILL requests in FY2010, which is more than double the number of ILLs filled just five years ago. These numbers are based on the recently released report, Connecticut Interlibrary Loan Activity, [...]
Communities across the country are pursuing a strategy known as economic gardening, which works to stimulate the development of small business with the goal of growing a healthy, community-scale economy. Libraries can be key players in supporting and facilitating their success. This free 30-minute webinars series on Aug. 17th, 24th and 31st [...]