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Continuing Education, Courses, WebJunction, WebJunction Minnesota
New WebJunction Course Page Login
April 5th, 2012 | Permalink | Comment?
WebJunction courses are available to members of the Minnesota library community. With the move to a new platform, WebJunction Minnesota (WJMN) users will have one login for WebJunction in general and a separate login for the WebJunction Course page .

Here are the instructions for login to the new WebJunction Courses page!

• Returning WJMN Course Users:
1. If you had enrolled in and accessed courses after 10/1/2010 and you were a Minnesota affiliate, your account should have migrated to the new course site and you should have received an email from WebJunction with a temporary password on Friday, March 23, 2012.
2. To access the new course site, click “Go to Courses” in the box on the right.
3. Log in with your previous WebJunction username and the temporary password.
4. Upon login, you’ll be asked to choose a new password. WebJunction strongly suggests that you choose the password you used on the old site. If you do that, you will then have the same login and password as before.
• New WJMN Course Users:
1. If you’d like to preview the courses available through WebJunction, follow the “Preview Course Catalog” link on the right.
2. If you decide you’d like to request access to those courses, follow the “Request Course Access” link to the right and complete the online form.
3. Please provide an email address and the name of your library-related employer or organization, so that we may easily verify and approve you as a Minnesota affiliate.
4. You will receive an email notifying you that your account has been approved (or denied), along with instructions to create your account on the new course site.
5. Once you’ve created your course account, you can easily log in to the course site from this page via the “Go To Courses” link. This link can be found on the home page for WebJunction or WebJunction Minnesota.
Questions? Let us know. Send a message to mnwebjunction at gmail.com or directly to support@webjunction.com.
Continuing Education, LE@D Courses, WebJunction, WebJunction Minnesota
Enroll in LE@D Courses by the End of February
February 7th, 2012 | Permalink | Comment?
Access to LE@D courses has been extended for a limited time! You may continue to enroll in LE@D courses through the end of February, and you will have access to LE@D courses for a year from date of enrollment. So, even if you cannot actually go through the course right away, sign up by end of February and you can get access to that course for one year.

5 Most popular LE@D courses at WebJunction:
- § Managing Difficult Patrons with Confidence! (LE@D)
- § Cataloging Basics 101 (LE@D)
- § Online Research Strategies for Librarians (LE@D)
- § Genealogy: An Introduction for Library Staff (LE@D)
- § Social Media 101: Business & Career Tools (LE@D)
To view all the courses and to enroll, go to the catalog – http://mn.webjunction.org/catalog and click on the LE@D link at the top of the Provider list.

Once you enroll, you will then have one year from that date to complete the course.

IMPORTANT, if you enroll: Immediately after enrolling, launch the course from your My Courses page and follow the instructions to request a special University of North Texas login unique to your enrollment. When you receive the email with your login, please use it at least once before February 29 to ensure your access is verified.

See also, Update, 2/6/12: WebJunction Course Enrollment Deadlines.

Questions? Contact mailto://support@webjunction.org or WebJunction Minnesota team lead, maryann.vancura at state.mn.us.

Background: Access to LE@D courses is now time-limited due to the closure of the LE@D program at the University of North Texas (UNT). WebJunction, state library agencies, and others are currently pursuing conversations with UNT about possibilities for keeping these well-regarded, library-related courses available. Since there is no guarantee that access will continue, this message gives you the opportunity to enroll while the courses are still available.

WJMN Team
Mary Ann Van Cura, State Library Services
Cecelia Boone, Minitex

Explore: http://mn.webjunction.org! Follow Us: http://twitter.com/webjunctionmn! Contact Us: mnwebjunction@gmail.com!

Affiliation with WebJunction Minnesota is free and available to members of the Minnesota library community. Tell your colleagues!

The Institute of Museum and Library Services, a Federal Agency that fosters innovation, leadership and a lifetime of learning, in conjunction with State Library services, a division of the Minnesota Department of Education, which administers federal Library Services and Technology Act (LSTA) grants, supports the WebJunction Minnesota project.
Continuing Education, LE@D Courses, WebJunction, WebJunction Minnesota
Update, 2/6/12: WebJunction Course Enrollment Deadlines
February 6th, 2012 | Permalink | 2 Comments

Good news! The deadline for enrolling in University of North Texas LE@D courses has been extended by a month, through February 29, 2012!

Here’s the most current summary of WebJunction course enrollment deadlines – so that you can proceed and advise others accordingly. Please read the full message. Several points have changed.

1. LE@D courses – Enroll in February, Complete within 12 months of enrollment

Update, 2/6/12: WebJunction reported today that members will have the opportunity to enroll in LE@D courses through February 29, 2012, and complete the courses within 12 months of enrollment. This extends the LE@D course enrollment period by a month, and the course completion period by a year. Due to the closure of the LE@D program at the University of North Texas, the LE@D courses are available for enrollment at WebJunction through February 29, 2012. Upon enrolling, please immediately launch your course and follow the instructions to request your special UNT login code – the deadline to do this is also February 29, 2012.

If a solution emerges that will allow continued offering the LE@D courses into the future, we will let you know. For background see, “Important Notice: Uncertain Status of LE@D courses”.

2. Course Completion Prior to WebJunction Migration – Enroll Anytime, Complete by February or Re-Enroll in March

Due to a planned system upgrade,enrollees in WebJunction courses have until February 29, 2012 to complete all current course enrollments. Any courses not completed by that date will disappear from your My Courses list, and will need to be re-added after the upgrade. All previous progress in these courses will be lost. Your record of completed courses will be retained, and you will still be able to print certificates for past completions.

Exception: For LE@D courses, you must enroll in February. As noted above, you will have a year from enrollment to complete your courses. You will not need to re-add the LE@D courses after the upgrade. You will not be able to view your LE@D course progress in WebJunction. You will be able to print a certificate via LE@D.

For background, see “Reminder for WebJunction Course Takers”, 1/6/2012.

3. Comment: Although the two matters discussed above have related deadlines, they are separate issues at the moment! The University of North Texas (UNT) ended its LE@D program after WebJunction began planning for migration to a new platform. Conversations continue, but we cannot guarantee that LE@D courses will be available after the deadlines above.

Important: This update replaces and supercedes the previous Update: WebJunction Course Deadlines from 1/24/12.
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Update: WebJunction Course Deadlines
January 24th, 2012 | Permalink | 1 Comment

[This page is no longer current. Visit Update, 2/6/2012.]

Here is an update on WebJunction courses. You may receive another version of this message soon if you have a WebJunction account or are currently enrolled in a course. Here’s a summary so that you can proceed and advise others accordingly.

1. LE@D courses – Enroll in January, Complete by February

Update, 1/24/12: WebJunction reported today that members will have the opportunity to enroll in LE@D courses through January 31, as previously reported. However, there will be more time to complete the courses. Members enrolled in courses will now have LE@D course access through February 29. That is, those who enroll in a LE@D course by January 31 will have the month of February to complete the course.

If a solution emerges to continue offering the LE@D courses into the future, we will let you know.

For background see, “Important Notice: Uncertain Status of LE@D courses”.

2.       Course Completion Prior to WebJunction Migration – Enroll Anytime, Complete by February or Re-Enroll in March

In a separate notice, related to the WebJunction course migration to a new platform, WebJunction reported today that the deadline for course completion for all courses in the WebJunction catalog has been pushed back from January 31 to February 29. Advice to WJMN Members: To avoid losing any current course progress, please complete all enrolled courses by February 29, January 30, 2012. Any course still in your active My Courses list after that date will need to be re-added and restarted after the upgrade.

For background, see “Reminder for WebJunction Course Takers”, 1/6/2012.

3.       Comment: Although the two matters above have the same deadline for course completion, they are separate issues at the moment! The University of North Texas (UNT) ended its LE@D program after WebJunction began planning for migration to a new platform. Conversations continue, but we cannot guarantee that LE@D courses will be available after the deadlines above.
Continuing Education, WebJunction, WebJunction Minnesota
Important Notice – Uncertain Status of LE@D courses
January 24th, 2012 | Permalink | 2 Comments

This message was sent to all WebJunction Minnesota members via email last week [January]. This is not related to the coming WebJunction platform change.

[Update, 2/6/12: WebJunction reported today that members will have the opportunity to enroll in LE@D courses through February 29, 2012, and complete the courses within 12 months of enrollment. This extends the LE@D course enrollment period by a month, and the course completion period by a year. Due to the closure of the LE@D program at the University of North Texas, the LE@D courses are available for enrollment at WebJunction through February 29, 2012.]

[Update, 1/24/12, 1:15pm: WebJunction reported today that members will have the opportunity to enroll in LE@D courses through January 31, as previously reported. However, members enrolled in courses will now have LE@D course access through February 29. That is, those who enroll in a LE@D course by January 31 will have the month of February to complete the course.]

Original Message:

If you had your heart set on taking a particular LE@D course, consider doing so this month, January.

It has come to our attention that the University of North Texas (UNT) has discontinued its LE@D program. They are not accepting course enrollments after the end of January. While WebJunction hopes to continue access to LE@D courses beyond January, the status of the LE@D courses is uncertain due to changes at UNT.

Since we cannot guarantee how long LE@D course enrollment will be available, we want to inform you of this situation, so that you have the opportunity to enroll and complete LE@D courses by January 31st.

We know that LE@D courses are definitely available through January 31. You will be able to enroll, complete courses, and print course completion certificates through January 31 via the WebJunction Minnesota (WJMN) Course Catalog, http://mn.webjunction.org/catalog. To view just the LE@D courses in the WJMN catalog, click here, http://bit.ly/zBAIHN.

We also want you to know that there is high interest in the LE@D courses across the country. WebJunction, state library agencies, and others are currently pursuing conversations with UNT about possibilities for keeping these well-regarded, library-related courses available. Hopefully, a solution will be found to keep these staff development courses available past January 2012. LE@D courses have been an important resource for the Minnesota library community.

We will keep you posted as more information becomes available. If you have any questions, contact WJMN Team Lead, maryann.vancura at state.mn.us.

WJMN Team
Mary Ann Van Cura, State Library Services
Cecelia Boone, Minitex
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Reminder for WebJunction Course Takers
January 6th, 2012 | Permalink | 11 Comments

Message from the staff of WebJunction:

Are you currently enrolled in one or more courses at WebJunction that you have not yet completed?

Our winter migration project is moving forward on schedule. The systems upgrade to WebJunction’s course catalog will impact any courses you do not complete by the end of January 2012. The upgrade will result in the loss of record of any incomplete courses. Records of all your completed courses will be retained, and you will still be able to print certificates for those.

To avoid losing any current course progress, please complete all enrolled courses by January 30, 2012. Any course still in your active My Courses list after that date will need to be re-added and restarted after the upgrade.

If you have any questions, please contact us at support@webjunction.org.

Update, 1/24/2012: New deadline = February 29, 2012

To avoid losing any current course progress, please complete all enrolled courses by February 29, January 30, 2012. Any course still in your active My Courses list after that date will need to be re-added and restarted after the upgrade.
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Coming Soon — A Fresh New WebJunction
January 6th, 2012 | Permalink | Comment?

Yes, it’s true! WebJunction, and WebJunction Minnesota, are being updated and moving to a new platform in 2012. In case you missed it, the December 2011 issue of WebJunction’s Crossroads newsletter, carried this announcement of things to come.

This winter we will unveil a newly updated version of WebJunction.org! To address the rapid changes in web technology and your suggestions for improvements, we are moving WebJunction’s content to a new platform and streamlining the design. We will take advantage of this migration to weed outdated content, remove features and tools that are no longer useful, and refocus on topics that are most relevant to the 21^st century library professional. We will add a news feature that will bring you timely articles and links to current events in the library world; and we will create a space for you to share your stories of how your library is helping to transform your community.

As part of this update, all of our state library partner sites will join the central website. For members affiliated with a state partner, this means that when you visit www.webjunction.org you will find—in addition to nationally (and internationally) relevant resources—a special section for content and programs offered by your state library. With this change, access to self-paced courses will take place in dedicated space designed especially for partner-affiliated members to build and manage a learning plan.

Stay tuned for more!

By the way, WebJunction Minnesota is a collaborative effort of Minnesota State Library Services, a division of the Minnesota Department of Education; Minitex; and WebJunction. The federal Institute of Museum and Library Services, in conjunction with Minnesota State Library Services, which administers federal Library Services and Technology Act (LSTA) grants, supports the WebJunction Minnesota project.
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WebJunction Update, 8/21/2011
August 24th, 2011 | Permalink | Comment?
Phase 1 of the change to WebJunction services, which included the introduction of unlimited courses, webinar preregistration, and certificates of completion for affiliated members, is complete. (Minnesota and sixteen other states participate in the WebJunction Community Partner Program and receive these new benefits.)

The following features/functionality and bug fixes were made available in WebJunction on August 21, 2011:
- The course confirmation email has been changed to provide clearer instructions about getting access to LE@D courses.
- A signed in WebJunction member can now post to discussions in any portal, whether she is affiliated with that portal or not.
- Courses that have been removed from the catalog are no longer showing up in search results.
- Reminder notices to users who have not launched a course after 30 days have been disabled.
Phase 2 of the change to WebJunction services, which will include a freshly designed website with improved usability, findability, and visual appeal for all WebJunction users, has begun. More information will be available periodically this fall. The new design may launch in January 2012. Stay tuned!
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Reminder: Changes to WJMN
June 30th, 2011 | Permalink | Comment?
The WebJunction Minnesota Team wants to remind you of enhancements to WebJunction (WJ) and WebJunction Minnesota (WJMN) that will go into effect tomorrow, July 1.

1. Courses: WJMN members will be able to enroll in unlimited courses without charge.
- 300+ courses available anytime, selected for relevance to libraries
- Simplified course enrollment process – all course prices set to $0
- If you are already enrolled in a course, you will continue to have access to the course for 12 months from the date you enrolled.
- Courses will continue to be available in our state because Minnesota State Library Services (our state library agency) is a WebJunction partner. Courses will no longer be sold to those who are not affiliated with a WJ partner state library agency. If you are affiliated with WJMN, you’re covered!
- You need to log in as a WJMN member to see the course listing (http://mn.webjunction.org/catalog).
- The general catalog, formerly available at http://www.webjunction.org/catalog, was scheduled to be removed by July 1.
2. Webinars: WJMN members will receive advance registration notices for WJ webinars and attendance certificates that may qualify for continuing education credit. All members of the WJ community will continue to enjoy the free online webinar programming that WJ offers each month.

WebJunction is adjusting its business model to provide enhanced benefits to states that participate in the WebJunction Community Partner program. Because Minnesota State Library Services and Minitex collaborate to provide WebJunction Minnesota, our library community will benefit from these changes.

WJ and WJMN still work to “be the place where the library profession gathers to build the knowledge, skills, and support we need to power relevant, vibrant libraries.” Watch for more details to come!

WJMN Team
Mary Ann Van Cura, State Library Services
Cecelia Boone, Minitex

Affiliation with WebJunction Minnesota is free and available to members of the Minnesota library community. Tell your colleagues!

Visit http://mn.webjunction.org! Contact Us: mnwebjunction@gmail.com!
Follow Us: twitter.com/webjunctionmn!

The Institute of Museum and Library Services, a Federal Agency that fosters innovation, leadership and a lifetime of learning, in conjunction with State Library services, a division of the Minnesota Department of Education, which administers federal Library Services and Technology Act (LSTA) grants, supports the WebJunction Minnesota project.
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New WJMN Notification Features for “Groups”
September 30th, 2010 | Permalink | Comment?
WebJunction has introduced a new feature that will update you through email about what’s happening in the WebJunction groups you have created or joined. You can now opt to receive email alerts when members join the group, documents are posted, or discussion threads are started. You can also choose how often you want to receive these notifications.

To start getting your group updates:
1. Sign into WebJunction Minnesota
2. Go to the Groups list on your My WebJunction page. (Via the tab at the top of the site)
3. Click on the Actions button by a group for which you want to receive alerts.
4. Click on Manage Notifications and complete the form.
5. Repeat steps 3-4 for each group to start alerts.
Note: If you do not set up alerts for a group, you will not receive them. You can change these settings at any time through the Manage Notifications menu on your My WebJunction page.
This new feature is in addition to the RSS feeds and discussion thread subscriptions that you may have already set up.

For more information about these and other Groups features, read the Groups User Guide. If you encounter any issues, please report them to support@webjunction.org.

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Continuing Education, Courses, WebJunction, WebJunction Minnesota

New WebJunction Course Page Login

Continuing Education, LE@D Courses, WebJunction, WebJunction Minnesota

Enroll in LE@D Courses by the End of February

Continuing Education, LE@D Courses, WebJunction, WebJunction Minnesota

Update, 2/6/12: WebJunction Course Enrollment Deadlines

Continuing Education, WebJunction, WebJunction Minnesota

Update: WebJunction Course Deadlines

Continuing Education, WebJunction, WebJunction Minnesota

Important Notice – Uncertain Status of LE@D courses

WebJunction, WebJunction Minnesota

Reminder for WebJunction Course Takers

WebJunction, WebJunction Minnesota

Coming Soon — A Fresh New WebJunction

WebJunction, WebJunction Minnesota

WebJunction Update, 8/21/2011

WebJunction, WebJunction Minnesota

Reminder: Changes to WJMN

WebJunction Minnesota

New WJMN Notification Features for “Groups”