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Tuesday, October 5 (9:45- 11:00 am) Give Them What They Want? Patron Driven Acquisitions for eBooks (LYRASIS) Patron driven acquisitions for eBooks is not a new concept but interest in it is growing thanks to broader adoption of eBooks in libraries and patron expectations, driven in part by consumer experience. Just what are the rewards [...] Presented by the following organizations: Booklist, Infopeople, Library Journal, The Nebraska Library Commission, School Library Journal, Texas State Library & Archives Commission, and WebJunction will be webcasting the following FREE programs during September. These programs and others are listed on the Virginia Libraries Planning Calendar: http://host5.evanced.info/lva/evanced/eventcalendar.asp Thursday, September 9 (3 – 4 pm) Finding Health [...] September Copyright and the Library Part 1: The Basics Including Fair Use (Online Seminar: September 13 – October 1, 2010) – Build an understanding of current copyright law, creating a “copyright palette” for your library, and assessing a library’s legal risk with regard to current U.S. copyright law. Gain an understanding of [...] Hello, Dr. Carol Doll, Dr. Gail Dickinson, and Dr. KaaVonia Hinton-Johnson recently received an ILMLS grant to establish a multicultural continuing education center at Old Dominion University (Librarianship Upgrades for Children and Youth Services (LUCY). One of our first tasks is to identify the specific needs of public librarians in the area of multicultural materials, [...] Check In with Location Based Mobile Services: Foursquare and Libraries (Live Webcast: July 30, 2010) For more information go to www.ala.org/ala/mgrps/divs/acrl/events/elearning Many thanks to Dr. Carol Doll/Lisa Castellano for informing us about these opportunities: Culturally “In”sensitive Materials Date: Thursday, August 5, 2010 Time: 9:00am – 3:00pm Location: Old Dominion University Education Building Room 244 This one day workshop will focus on identifying materials for children that use inappropriate stereotypes. Specific examples from historical books will be [...] If you are a member of the Special Library Association, please see the link below for some great free webinars on a variety of topics such as Marketing, Business Research, Management and Team Leadship etc. http://www.sla.org/content/learn/members/webinars/index.cfm Wednesday, July 14 (11am -12 pm) Conducting Surveys III: Analyzing Data and Reporting Methods (Nebraska Library Commission) Tackling the job of conducting a survey for your library can be daunting. A systematic and quality-driven approach will yield results which can provide valuable information to decision-makers and stakeholders. This three-part series of workshops on conducting surveys [...] Date: Tuesday, July 13 Time: 2:30 PM Eastern / 1:30 PM Central / 11:30 PM Pacific A look back at ALA Annual Conference from a library technology perspective. Our panel of experts will analyze and discuss what they learned and what trends stood out at the conference. Panelists: * Jason Griffey, Head of Library Information [...] It can’t hurt to brush up on your writing skills! Whether you are currently writing professionally or are looking to break into the field, formal writing courses can help you to hone your skills. If you don’t have the money or the time for campus-based courses, there are plenty of universities offering free writing courses [...] |
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