eBooks 101: Digital Content Strategy

Thursday, March 31, 2:00pm EDT.

eBooks 101: The Digital Content Strategy for Reaching Customers Anywhere, Anytime, on Any Device. A Case Study Webcast with ASTD.

When it comes to publishing eBooks, there's no prescribed format for success. Most traditional publishers aren't good role models because they still employ print production processes that were never intended to tackle today’s electronic challenges. If you’re considering a foray into eBook or app production, join digital publishing maven Ann Rockley, the principal author of eBooks 101: The Digital Content Strategy for Reaching Customers Anywhere, Anytime, on Any Device for this free one-hour webinar. She'll be joined by Digital Content Production Specialist, Anthony Allen of the American Society for Training & Development (ASTD), who will present a real-world case study detailing how ASTD embraced the methodology outlined in Rockley’s new book and now employs a production process that frees their content to be easily transformed and delivered into whatever new formats and devices their members desire.


Sponsor:  Aptara Corporation

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Privacy Week Webinar

Thursday, March 31, 2:30pm EST.

A panel of experts speaks on "hot topics" in privacy today, and offers practical guidance and resources for libraries to develop programming that engages the community on these issues.

Privacy topics to be considered will include:

• The USA Patriot Act and reader privacy: its history, how it affects libraries, its current status and thoughts on its future – presented by Deborah Caldwell-Stone, OIF Deputy Director
• Airport screening and surveillance: evolving practices of the TSA and how they impact personal privacy – presented by Ginger McCall, Electronic Privacy Information Center (EPIC) Staff Counsel and Assistant Director, EPIC Open Government Program
• Youth, privacy, and social networking: current research on privacy attitudes of young people – presented by Michael Zimmer, University of Wisconsin-Milwaukee, Assistant Professor in the School of Information Studies and co-director of Center for Information Policy Research 

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When Training is not the Answer

Wednesday, March 23, 2:00pm EST.

Is a training program the answer to your workplace problems? Although I make my living as a trainer and educator, there are many situations where I tell potential customers that I don't think a workshop, seminar, or class is appropriate. Let me share 15 reasons not to hire me and what is going to work better to resolve personnel and productivity issues. Although most of the examples come from my work with libraries, universities, schools, local government, and nonprofit organizations, these ideas apply to pretty much any workshop.

Pat Wagner has been a trainer, educator and consultant for public, nonprofit, and private sectors workplaces for almost 40 years. She is known for her practical and good-humored programs.

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How to Implement "Library Snaphot Day"

Thursday, March 17, 3:00pm EST.

Library Snapshot Day is an event that provides library staff a simple means to show the value of the library by capturing what happens in a single day in all types of libraries, across a state, community, or even in a single library. Learn how to implement this event, as well as how to maximize photos, statistics and stories to make the case to decision-makers.

Founder of the initiative, Peggy Cadigan, Associate State Librarian for Innovation & Communication, New Jersey State Library and Robert E. Banks, Deputy Director, Topeka & Shawnee County (KS) Library will present the session. The webinar is co-sponsored by the ALA Chapter Relations Office and the Association of Specialized and Cooperative Library Agencies (ASCLA).

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Live Webinars for March 2011

I will try and get back to the usual format in the coming months, with expanded descriptions.  For now, here is the list for March.  Go learn stuff!

March 2.  African-American Genealogy at LC (Library of Congress)

March 3.  Improving the Reference Interview: An Instructional Designer Introduces Video Game Design For Staff Development (Blended Librarian)

March 7.  Sweet Search: Search Engine for Students (TL Virtual Cafe)

March 8.  Quick Checks for PDF Accessibility.  (ADA Online)

March 9.  SharePoint for NonProfits and Public Libraries.  (TechSoup)

March 10.  Essential Troubleshooting Tips for Windows 7.  (O'Reilly)

March 14.  Copyright Clarity.  (TL Virtual Cafe)

March 17.  Ten Tips for Web Searching. (LE@D)



ALA (American Library Association)  All ALA = $

March 2.		ALCTS: RDA and Serials Catalogers: Will Our Work Really Change
March 15.		New Models for Credit-Bearing Information Literacy Courses
March 16.		ALCTS: Linked Library Data
March 17.		YALSA: The YA Librarian of Many Hats
March 23.		ALCTS: Culling Your Collection: The Fine Art of Weeding
Booklist March 1. Why Authority, Comprehensibility, and Utility in Reference Sources Still Matter. March 22.  Series Nonfiction: What's New in 2011.

Infopeople
March 2.  Project Management and Measuring Success for Digital Projects

March 8.  George and Joan on Conflict Resolution Techniques

March 17.  Social Media, Libraries and the Law

Library Journal

March 3.  Mystery Announcements Spring 2011.

March 22.  Market Segmentation Tools for Faculty and Students.

March 29.  LJ 2011 Spring Announcements.

Nebraska Library Commission
March 9.  Talking Book Readers Go Digital.
March 23.  Tech Talk.

School Library  Journal

March 8.  YA Spring Announcements.
March 15.  Connecting to Youth in Your Community.
March 24.  Creating Advocacy for Your Library.

Texas State Library

March 4.  More About Google Sites.
March 11.  More About LinkedIn.

Webex

March 3.  Leadership Development in the 2020 Workplace.
March 8.  Building Employee Retention vs. Loyalty
March 17.   Virtual Learning Environments.
March 23.  Why Teams Fail.
March 30.  Make Mobile and Social Learning Work in Schools.

WebJunction

March 15.  E-Rate: Form 471 and Beyond.
March 23.  Online Patron Training.
March 29.  Developing Online Patron Tutorials.

Trendy Topics Online Conference (All Day)
March 16.  QR Codes and Augmented Reality. ($)

Florida Library Staff Only
March 11.  Free Content for Library Collections. (College of DuPage)

Ten Tips for Web Searching

Thursday, March 17, 2:00pm EST.

Internet searching is easy to do; actually finding the right information for you and your library user is harder. One problem is that even experienced library reference staff can treat online searching as a superficial tactic. Learn some practical tips that can improve the quantity, quality, and focus of your internet search results.

Kit Keller is the director of Library Services and Student Achievement at Chancellor University in Cleveland and the author of "Online Research Strategies for Librarians", a new self-paced continuing education course for anyone interested in improving their reference skills from the University of North Texas Lifelong Education @ Desktop (LE@D) project.

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George and Joan on Conflict Resolution Techniques

Tuesday, March 8, 3:00pm EST.

There are many approaches to resolving conflicts. Some of these approaches are positive, resulting in an outcome that moves an idea or a project forward while protecting everyone's self-respect. Others are destructive, leaving people emotionally battered and looking for a chance to get even. And then there's that old tried and true approach: ignoring the conflict and hoping it will go away.

In this one-hour webinar, consultants Joan Frye Williams and George Needham will discuss:

• Solving disagreements before they escalate into conflict
• Recognizing when you have a conflict
• Identifying your personal conflict resolution style, and understanding the styles of others
• Picking your fights
• Understanding and ameliorating passive-aggressive behavior

 With their characteristic humor and energy, Joan and George will present real world examples of ways to approach conflict honestly, to find common ground, and to come to a mutually agreeable outcome.

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