Responding to Library Materials Challenges

Defend the Freedom to Read: Reporting Challenges 

Tuesday, April 23, 2013, 2:00pm

Join ALA’s Office for Intellectual Freedom for this interactive webinar discussing challenges: formal requests that materials in libraries and schools be removed due to their content or appropriateness. We’ll discuss the current state of challenges – what’s causing controversy right now – and talk about ALA’s efforts to document as many challenges as possible in order to raise awareness about this fundamental intellectual freedom issue. Attendees will learn about the resources and support ALA can offer when libraries are preparing for or responding to challenges. Whether you’re a veteran intellectual freedom fighter or a newbie, this webinar will provide you with information and ideas to help advocate for the freedom to read in your community.

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Live Webinars for April 2013

April webinars. Go learn stuff!

April's Featured Event: ALCTS Preservation Series
Apr 23. The Preservation of Family Photographs
Apr 24.  Personal Digital Archiving
Apr 25.  Dealing with Suppliers of Archival Products 

Apr 2.  Federal Government Information: Energy (WSL)

Apr 2.  Take this Job and Shelve It! (WSL)

Apr 3.  Changing Libraries: New Ways of Working (TSL)

Apr 9.  Common Core and the Public Librarian (SLJ)

Apr 10.  Creating E-Books Anyone Can Read (NISO) $

Apr 10.  The Tween Scene at Your Library (CSL)

Apr 11. Winning the Network Traffic Battle (eSchoolNews) 

Apr 12.  Introduction to RDA for Serials (Lyrasis) $

Apr 16.  Aligning Info Lit Outcomes with Institutional Goals (LT)

Apr 18.  The Present and Future of Ebooks (AL Live)

Apr 25.  Make the Library Central to your K-12 School (SLJ)

ALA (American Library Association)  All = $
15 events in April.  Click the link if interested.
 
Booklist
Apr 2.  Addressing Bullying Through Books
Apr 4.  What's New in Youth Nonfiction
Apr 9.  Series Nonfiction: Spring 2013
Apr 16.  Weeding: The Basics and Beyond
 
Infopeople
Apr 11.  What's New in Children's Literature
Apr 16.  What's New in Teen Literature
Apr 18.  Small Claims Court Legal Resources
Apr 24.  People are Talking: Online Reputation Management

Library Journal
Apr 4.  Perspectives on Academic Patrons 
Apr 11.  Some Fine Romance: Spring Titles 2013 
Apr 23.  eBooks: Exploring the Rapidly Evolving Options 

Nebraska Library Commission
Apr 3.  Dig Into Reading: Nebraska's Summer Reading Program 
Apr 17. Teaching Information Literacy for College Readiness
May 1.  What does a Successful Internship Look Like?
 
WebJunction
Apr 3.  So Many Devices, So Little Time
Apr 10.  Creating a Digitally Inclusive Community
Apr 30.  Extending Access to e-books: New Strategies
 
Wild Apricot
Apr 3.  The Funding Houseparty: Party with a Purpose
Apr 4.  Measuring Social Media Results
Apr 8.  The New Serial Storytelling Model   
Apr 24.  Five Steps to Mastering Collaboration

The Horizon Report in Action

The Horizon Report in Action: Emerging Technologies Today and Tomorrow

March 27, 2013, 1:00pm ET.  (Educause)

Wondering what’s new in mobiles, electronic books, learning analytics, and other emerging technology areas? Join Malcolm Brown and Veronica Diaz of the EDUCAUSE Learning Initiative as they review the Horizon Report and examine how the report’s findings can be put to work at your institution. During this live hour and a half webinar, they’ll review various emerging technologies likely to have a significant impact on teaching and learning and creative expression over the next five years. They’ll also highlight how institutions across the world are implementing these technologies. The Horizon Report is an annual publication of the Horizon Project, a joint undertaking of the ELI and the New Media Consortium.

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Library Safety and Security

Library Safety and Security (American Libraries Live)

I was waiting on the blurb for more info about this webinar, but I'm going to go put it out so you can get it on your calendar. Important topic, and the series so far has been good too. 

Thursday, March 14, 2pm EST. 

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Live Webinars for March 2013

March webinars. Go learn stuff!

Mar 5.  Free Online Technologies for Teaching and Learning (Libraries Thriving)

Mar 5.  Library as Instructional Leader (WSL) 

Mar 6 & 13.  Evolving Trends in Collection Development (NISO)  $

Mar 12.  Nonfiction Books for Common Core (SLJ)

Mar 13.  Working on a Team (CSL)

Mar 14.  Print Management at "Mega-Scale" (OCLC)

Mar 14.  Responsive Web Design (O'Reilly)

Mar 19.  Trends in Disability and Technology Policy (ADA Online)

Mar 19.  Privacy Protected Self-Service Holds Systems (ALA OIF)

ALA (American Library Association)  All = $
7 events in March.  Click the link if interested.

Booklist
Mar 5. Promoting Literacy with 21st Century Tools
Mar 12. New Graphic Novels
Mar 15. Youth Announcements for Spring 2013

Infopeople
Mar 12.  Ebooks and Libraries: Legal Issues
Mar 14.  Mobile Website Design for Libraries
Mar 20. How to Fail at Social Media (and How to Get it Right)
Mar 21. Landlord/Tenant Legal Resources for Libraries

Nebraska Library Commission
Mar 6.  Digital Preservation:  Part 3
Mar 27. Celebrate El dia de los ninos/libros

WebJunction
Mar 13.  Library Snapshot Day
Mar 19.  Signature Events for Small Libraries

Wild Apricot
Mar 5.  How to Write Faster
Mar 5.  Instagram
Mar 13.  Everything about Focus Groups
Mar 27.  Data Gets Grants

Mobile Services

“Mobile Services: The Library in Your Pocket” on Thursday, Feb 14, 2:00pm Eastern is the next episode of AL Live, the recently introduced free streaming video broadcast from American Libraries that has already attracted thousands of viewers and enthusiastic responses.

Jason Griffey is back by popular demand as the episode’s host, with panelists Maurice Coleman and Robin Hastings. Maurice Coleman is the technical trainer at Harford County (MD) Public Library, hosts the library training podcast T is for Training, is on the board of the American Library Association Learning Round Table and writes for the blog, ALA Learning at http://alalearning.org/ . Robin Hastings is the Information Technology Coordinator for the Missouri River Regional Library, managing the library’s network, social media and staff training initiatives.

Future broadcasts include:
• March 14: Library Safety and Security
• April 11: The Present and Future of Ebooks
• May 9: Library Learning Goes Online
• June 6: New Technologies in Library Equipment
• July 30: Discovery Services: The Future of Library Systems
• Sept. 12: Digging into New Databases

Please take advantage of and enjoy this new free way to stay updated on the issues, and share the information about AL Live with your colleagues.
http://www.americanlibrarieslive.org
 

Library Journal's February Webinars

Library Journal

Feb 6. The Impact of Born Digital Content on the Scholarly Community
Feb 14.  Are Books Your Brand?  How Libraries Can Stay Relevant to Readers
Feb 19. Spring Mystery Announcements
Feb 26. Balancing Collection Supply and Demand in Public Libraries