Millennials in the Library

Source: State Library of Florida

Note: For Florida Library staff only
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Friday, November 13, 12noon - 1:30pm EST.

Millennials in the Library: College of DuPage Teleconference

The Millennial Generation, Generation Y, Echo Boomers, Digital Natives, and the Trophy Generation are all terms used to describe people born in the United States between the early 1980s and the early 1990s. They have been shaped by a heady mix of culture, politics, and technology. "Millennials" have had an unprecedented exposure to mass media, pop culture, instant communication, and cultural freedom woven together by a complex technological net. It is daunting to try to classify a group of over 70 million people easily.

This teleconference will seek to add nuance to these classifications to help us understand them more fully and answer the questions: Who are Millennials? How can our libraries better serve them as patrons, students, and staff?

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E-Government in Public Libraries: Legal Concerns

Source: State Library and Archives of Florida

Note: For Florida library staff only

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Thursday, November 12, 2pm-3pm EST.

E-Government in Public Libraries: Legal Concerns

Providing E-government services is not an option for Florida public libraries. Libraries must tailor services and programs that are appropriate for the community and available resources. This session will explore the legal implications for policy development.

Join Mary Minow, attorney, consultant, former librarian, and library trustee for this free webinar.

The High Cost of Doing Nothing

Source: Webex
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Tuesday, November 10, 12 noon EST.

The High Cost of Doing Nothing: Quantifying the Impact of Leadership on the Bottom Line

Most executives instinctively know that strong leadership is essential for overall organizational success. However, in most organizations, there is a lack of urgency to improve leadership skills driven by a belief that an organization's current leadership capacity--and subsequent performance--is good enough.

But is it?

Analysis by The Ken Blanchard Companies shows that the average organization is forfeiting over $1 million per year in untapped potential because of less-than-optimal leadership practices.

In this webinar, Kathy Cuff and David Witt of The Ken Blanchard Companies will explore the impact that leadership has on employee productivity, employee turnover, and customer satisfaction. By looking at the effect that leadership has in each of these three areas, you'll learn:

• Where performance gaps occur in most organizations


• What those gaps cost your organization in bottom line performance


• How to close those gaps with better leadership practices

Don't miss this opportunity to identify, quantify, and improve the leadership practices in your organization.

E-Resources Licensing

This archived webinar is provided by NISO.

E-Resources Licensing: The Good, The Bad, The Ugly

Part I
Part II

About the Webinar:

Not every librarian is a lawyer, but many have to have an in-depth understanding of legal issues to succeed in their jobs. Licensing, contract and copyright law all have significant impacts on our community. This seminar will provide an overview of the parts of copyright law with which librarians have historically been concerned and how the introduction of license agreements moved the library/publisher relationship more deeply into the realm of contract law.

Participants will learn about basic legal terminology common to most licenses and about some distinctions and exceptions directly tied to the licensing of content.

Romance Fiction

Source: Booklist

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Thursday, November 12, 3pm-4pm EST.

Sweet Talk: Romance Fiction in the Library

Romance is hot . . . in the library, that is. Join Donna Seaman, Booklist's romance fiction editor, and a panel of librarians, authors, and publishers to discuss the state of the genre—in public libraries and in the marketplace.

Panelists include:

• John Charles, Scottsdale (AZ) Public Library
• Shelley Mosley, Glendale (AZ) Community College
• Madeline Hunter, best-selling author
• Kayleigh George, HarperCollins Publishers
• Cheryl Herman, Books on Tape and Listening Library.

Mobile Tech for Outreach and Education

This archived webinar is provided by TechSoup.

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You keep hearing how mobile phones are a great way to reach a large audience of people, but how can your nonprofit or library use this technology, and where do you start? In this webinar Kami Griffiths will interview Adam Shyevitch, Teen Initiative Director at Boston After School & Beyond, who will share information about how their organization is using mobile technology for their outreach efforts. We will also hear from Michael Sabat, of Mobile Commons, a company that develops web-based applications to launch interactive mobile campaigns including text messaging, voice calls, and web-based components.

Learn from their experiences, ask questions, and leave with some ideas for how your nonprofit or library can utilize mobile technologies for outreach and education. This webinar is for people who are beginning to explore using mobile technology and have questions on how to get started.