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InfoPeople: Building Digital Communities through Blogs & Social Networking
December 4th, 2011 | Permalink | Comment?

To remain relevant in today’s world, libraries need to build an online presence. With the proliferation of technology advances, it’s not always easy to keep up with the latest trends or understand how to master the technology to use it effectively and efficiently.

This webinar will focus on how you can build a digital community through the use of blogs and social networks. Attendees will:

*Discover the difference between blogging and social networking
*Get an overview of the basics.
*Understanding the benefits of blogging
*A look at the power behind your words
*Refine how you utilize social networks
*Moving from fun to professional by creating a social media guide
*Receive tips and tools to improve your online brand
*Defining your brand and effectively expressing it though a media dashboard
*How to Get Things Moving
*Receive online resources that can assist you with next steps

By the end of this webinar attendees will have the basic knowledge to effectively engage your community online through the use of blogging and social networks.

Wednesday, December 7, 2011
3:00 p.m. – 4:00 p.m.
Online

This webinar will be of interest to library staff ready to embrace online technologies to engage their patrons.

For additional details and registration information visit: InfoPeople: Building Digital Communities through Blogs & Social Networking
Continuing Education, Libraries and Technology
WJ:Free Windows 7 Curriculum: Basic Computer Training @ Your Library
November 14th, 2011 | Permalink | Comment?

Looking to provide basic computer training for an adult audience? Learn more about the My PC Series, a completely free and fun, hands-on, jargon-free curriculum of computer classes developed by Microsoft for adult learners that aims to make this challenge a bit easier.

This new curriculum centers on Windows® 7 and Windows Live™ Essentials and is based on extensive audience and instructional research about how less tech-savvy adults want to learn new computer skills.

The webinar includes an overview of the research behind the program, workshops used to teach basic computer and photo-editing skills, resources offered, and feedback from libraries already offering the My PC Series workshops. The webinar will strive to help you understand how the My PC curriculum could be applied at your library or organization.

Tuesday, December 6, 2011
2:00 p.m. – 3:00 p.m.
Online

For additional details and registration information visit: OCLC: Free Windows 7 Curriculum: Basic Computer Training @ Your Library
Continuing Education, Libraries and Technology
Digitizing Hidden Collections: Success Stories from Small and Medium-sized Digitization Projects
October 21st, 2011 | Permalink | Comment?
Although large-scale initiatives receive the lion’s share of the attention when we talk about digitization projects, countless small and medium-sized digitization projects provide invaluable access to hidden collections from North American libraries, archives, and museums. Spurred by the OITP Perspectives paper, “Digitizing Hidden Collections in Public Libraries, ” this 90-minute webinar is aimed at sharing success stories, best practices, and the lessons learned to encourage other successful projects.

Panelists include:
- Gwen Glazer from Cornell University Library, 2010 Google Fellow with ALA, and author of “Digitizing Hidden Collections in Public Libraries ”
- Jason Kucsma from the Metropolitan New York Library Council and co-editor of Digitization in the Real World
- Natalie Milbrodt, Project Manager for Queens Memory Project, will discuss her recent work on a collaborative digitization project
- Beth Goble and Devra Dragos, Nebraska Library Commission, will discuss The Nebraska Memories Project that provides access to important collections held by libraries and historical societies in Nebraska
- Erin Kinney, Wyoming State Library, will discuss the Wyoming Newspaper Project
- Larry Carey, Tompkins County Public Library, will discuss the library’s local-history digitization initiative
Panelists will address the following topics:
- Real-life, practical strategies for initiating and managing projects and how those strategies could be applied more broadly
- Where to find best practices for a variety of digital project needs (conversion, metadata standards, storage, access etc.)
- How to create a successful collaborative project between multiple institutions
- Short survey of initiatives aimed at providing increased access to collections (via portals, directories, etc…)
Wednesday, November 2, 2011
1:00 p.m. – 2:30 p.m.
Online

For additional details and registration information visit: Digitizing Hidden Collections: Success Stories from Small and Medium-sized Digitization Projects
Continuing Education, Libraries and Technology
InfoPeople: Technology and Health 2.0
October 11th, 2011 | Permalink | Comment?

In the past several years, two major phenomena have dramatically changed the way people find and share information: mobile devices and social media. It is no secret that patrons are using smart phones and mobile devices for much more than making phone calls. For health information, these devices have become pocket medical encyclopedias, fitness coaches, nutrition calculators, medication reminders, and much more.

Studies report that people are increasingly sharing personal health information on the Internet. Librarians are hard-wired to look for authoritative resources; but can user-contributed health information be trusted? With thousands of health-related apps and sites available, how is it possible to sort the good from the bad?

This webinar will focus on:
*the use of mobile devices and social networking for finding and sharing health information
*the implication of using these devices for library staff
*the benefits and issues around health-related social networking sites
*examples of well-designed, safe sites
*quality health apps and mobile sites, evaluation tips, and resources to point

At the end of this one-hour webinar, participants will:
*Be aware of the landscape of mobile devices and understand the differences between apps and mobile sites
*Be able to evaluate and guide patrons to quality health-related content for mobile devices
*Be familiar with the benefits and caveats of social networking for health information
*Be able to incorporate knowledge of technology and electronic resources into services for patrons

This webinar will be of interest to public library staff, including reference librarians or reference desk staff, adult and teen services librarians, and staff from organizations who provide health information to consumers and members of the public.

Thursday, October 20. 2011
3:00 p.m. – 4:00 p.m.
Online

For additional details and registration information visit: InfoPeople: Technology and Health 2.0
Continuing Education, Libraries and Technology
InfoPeople: Using SmartPhones As a Marketing and Programming Tool
October 4th, 2011 | Permalink | Comment?
- What is a smartphone and what makes it smart?
- How can I use it for making my library marketing and programming smarter?
- How are libraries using smartphones?
- What do I do to get started?
Smartphones are quickly becoming the number one resource for American’s to access the information they need. With the proliferation of technology advances, it’s not always easy to keep up with the latest trends or understand how to master the technology to use it effectively and efficiently. This webinar will focus on the use of smartphones and its application to the library’s marketing and programming needs.

This one-hour webinar will:
- Present an overview of smartphone basics
- Review specific marketing opportunities that you can incorporate in your work
- Identify how to make your programming smart through media and technology
- Demonstrate how one library blended marketing and programming through their teen center
- Receive online resources that can assist you with next steps
By the end of this webinar you’ll have the basic knowledge needed to move forward in utilizing smartphones in your marketing efforts and programming that will engage your community.

This webinar will be of interest to library staff involved with marketing, programming and teen projects who are looking for new ways to connect with their community.

Wednesday, October 12, 2011
3:00 p.m. – 4:00 p.m.
Online

For additional details and registration information visit: InfoPeople: Using SmartPhones As a Marketing and Programming Tool
Continuing Education, Libraries and Technology
SEFLIN: Library Resource Sharing: Emerging Trends & Technologies
September 12th, 2011 | Permalink | Comment?

New trends and new technology for resource sharing among libraries will be highlighted in this virtual conference. Leaders in the field and subject-experts will provide live presentations and interact with attendees. This virtual conference is free of charge and accessible from any Web-connected computer or mobile device.

Agenda:
10:00 a.m.
The Future Trends: Will Libraries be at the Table? – Stephen Abram (Gale/Cengage)

11:00 a.m.
Interlibrary Loan: the Future is Now – Russell Palmer(LYRASIS)

12:00 p.m.
Library eBooks: Past, Present & Future – Lindsey Levinsohn (OverDrive, Inc.)

2:00 p.m.
Statewide Patron Initiated ILL: Florida & OCLC’s Excellent Adventure – Mark Flynn (The State Library & Archives of Florida) & Al Carlson (Tampa Bay Library Consortium)

3:00 p.m.
The Future of Digital Libraries – Sarah Houghton-Jan (San Rafael Public Library)

Friday, September 23, 2011
10:00 a.m. – 4:00 p.m.
Online

For additional details and registration information visit: SEFLIN: Library Resource Sharing: Emerging Trends & Technologies
Continuing Education, Libraries and Technology
Common Knowledge: Getting Social Using Drupal
June 21st, 2011 | Permalink | Comment?

Thousands of nonprofits are discovering the value of using open source software for their websites and social communities, thereby tapping into the inherent flexibility and affordability of, for example, Drupal, one of the leading open source platforms.

This session, designed specifically for nonprofit business staff and management from the communications, marketing, fund raising, and programs teams will make sense out of open source software and why it is so useful for nonprofits.

You’ll see how ASPCA, National 4-H, San Francisco Environment and other charities are using Drupal for their websites, social communities, search and ecommerce (yes, Drupal offers tools for ecommerce too). You’ll also hear from the experts at Common Knowledge a simple, clear and non-technical explanation of why Drupal is valuable for nonprofits, and how it integrates with other products you may be using such as Convio, Blackbaud, or Salsa.

You will receive practical tips, examples and best practices for how open source software like Drupal is changing how large (and small) nonprofits are doing business on the Internet.

Wednesday, June 22, 2011
2:30 p.m. – 3:30 p.m.
Online

For additional details and registration information visit: Common Knowledge: Getting Social Using Drupal
Continuing Education, Libraries and Technology
EPA & TechSoup: The Biggest Green IT Opportunities for Nonprofits & Libraries
June 20th, 2011 | Permalink | Comment?
TechSoup Global and the US EPA Energy Star Program are teaming up to bring you a free webinar “The Biggest Green IT Opportunities for Nonprofits and Libraries” on Tuesday June 28th at 1 PM Eastern.

This one-hour webinar features Mike Walker and Jim Lynch to demonstrate numerous green IT opportunities that can save on your electric bills, on new equipment purchases, and how to get free technical support and software from Energy Star’s new Low Carbon IT Campaign which offers:
- Free power management technical assistancefor network administrators
- A comprehensive list of networked computer power management software
- Apower management savings calculator
- Free online training webinars that you can view
- A list of electricity utility companies that provide rebates and other incentives for power managing networked computers
- Listings of Energy Star rated equipment
- The opportunity to join the Energy Star Low Carbon IT Campaign and be listed on their website
Tuesday, June 28, 2011
1:00 p.m. – 2:00 p.m.
Online

For additional details and registration information visit: The Biggest Green IT Opportunities for Nonprofits and Libraries
Continuing Education, Libraries and Technology
InfoPeople: Census 2010: Your Table Is Waiting! Accessing and Using the Data
April 14th, 2011 | Permalink | Comment?
- How much has your community grown in the last 10 years?
- Is the median age of your county trending downward or upward?
- Are your users looking for grant money to provide services to a particular group?
- Do your users need to know the demographics for the area surrounding a specific address, but they don’t know where to begin looking?
Learn how YOU can answer these questions and more with data from the 2010 Census in this interactive webinar that will feature a demonstration of the new Internet data access tool, American FactFinder 2. Participants will “learn by doing” as we all explore the online search and navigation functions and create 2010 data tables and colorful thematic maps from those tables. Help your users help themselves to the new data by participating in the 2010 Census webinar. Your table is waiting!

After this webinar, participants will:
- Know the history and development of the Decennial Census and how it is updated
- Be knowledgeable about the questions asked on the 2010 Census and the major changes since Census 2000
- Be able to cite the difference between race and ethnicity as defined by the U.S. government and why race and ethnicity questions are asked
- Be knowledgeable about census geography and the hierarchy that is important to know before searching for data online
- Be able to create tables and maps from the 2010 Census using the new online data access tool, American FactFinder 2
This one-hour webinar will be of interest to public libraries, medical libraries, law libraries, school and university libraries, reference desk staff, and all others engaged in providing customer service to people needing Census data.

Tuesday, April 19, 2011
3:00 p.m. – 4:00 p.m.
Online

For additional details and registration information visit: InfoPeople: Census 2010: Your Table Is Waiting! Accessing and Using the Data
Continuing Education, Libraries and Technology, Web technology
WebJunction: Creating a Web Presence for Every Library
April 5th, 2011 | Permalink | Comment?

Join us for a webinar on a new project to help small and rural libraries get on the Web quickly. The OCLC Innovation Lab has devised a simple, low-cost way for any library to launch a template-based website that would include the ability to edit content, provide maps, news and events, and a simple item inventory system. Mike Teets and Willie Neumann, OCLC project leads, will discuss the early stages of this experimental service. They will also extend an invitation especially to those of you working in small or rural libraries to provide your feedback and direction on its development.

Thursday, April 14, 2011
2:00 p.m. – 3:00 p.m.
Online

For additional details and registration information visit: WJ: Creating a Web Presence for Every Library

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Libraries and Technology

Continuing Education, Libraries and Technology

InfoPeople: Building Digital Communities through Blogs & Social Networking

Continuing Education, Libraries and Technology

WJ:Free Windows 7 Curriculum: Basic Computer Training @ Your Library

Continuing Education, Libraries and Technology

Digitizing Hidden Collections: Success Stories from Small and Medium-sized Digitization Projects

Continuing Education, Libraries and Technology

InfoPeople: Technology and Health 2.0

Continuing Education, Libraries and Technology

InfoPeople: Using SmartPhones As a Marketing and Programming Tool

Continuing Education, Libraries and Technology

SEFLIN: Library Resource Sharing: Emerging Trends & Technologies

Continuing Education, Libraries and Technology

Common Knowledge: Getting Social Using Drupal

Continuing Education, Libraries and Technology

EPA & TechSoup: The Biggest Green IT Opportunities for Nonprofits & Libraries

Continuing Education, Libraries and Technology

InfoPeople: Census 2010: Your Table Is Waiting! Accessing and Using the Data

Continuing Education, Libraries and Technology, Web technology

WebJunction: Creating a Web Presence for Every Library