Live Webinars for December & January

Merry Christmas/Happy New Year/Go learn stuff!

Holiday Special...How to Make Holiday Photo Gifts on December 4. (O'Reilly)

Dec 4.  Tech-Savvy Staff: Better Service for Library Users (TechSoup)

Dec 10.  Online Learning with Students, Staff and Faculty with Disabilities:  Knowing the Legal Landscape of Web Accessibility (Educause)

Jan 9.  Behave Like a Startup: Adapting Your Organization to Rapid Change (NISO)  $

Jan 10.  Transforming Communities through Apps: Part 2 (TechSoup)

ALA (American Library Association)  All = $
10 events in Dec and Jan.  Click the link if interested.

Infopeople
Dec 12.  Basic Graphic Design for Library Staff
Jan 8. Keeping Your Library Safe: Black Belt Librarians
Jan 13.   QR Codes: Bridging the Print-to-Digital Divide

School Library Journal
Dec 4.  Comic Books, Graphic Novels & Literacy
Dec 6.  Lerner Publishing: Spring 2013 Preview

WebJunction
Dec 6.  Outreach Programs in Rural Communities
Dec 12.  Disney Institute: Quality Customer Service for Libraries
Jan 15.  The Impact of an Ice Cream Sundae
Jan 23.  Creating a Culture of Innovation

Beyond SpringShare & LibGuides

Friday, December 7, 2012, 10:00am EST.

Sponsored by the Florida Library Association. 

LibGuides have become a hot word in the LIS field with more and more libraries exploring the versatility of this fairly inexpensive product. At Daytona State College, we’re working on creating aesthetically pleasing, informative, and interactive guides by using the tools provided by SpringShare, as well as additional free/cheap web based technologies. 

Examples of some of these tools include: BeeTagg, Gimp, Google Apps, Jing, Poll Everywhere, Pinterest, Popplet, Prezi, SlideShare, Survey Monkey, QR codes, and YouTube. Cheryl Kohen, Emerging Technology Librarian at Daytona State College will briefly demo all of these tools and discuss how they can be effectively utilized in LibGuides.

For More Information

Live Webinars for November 2012

November webinars. Go learn stuff!

Nov 1.  ALMA:  Harnessing the Power of Unified Resource Management (Library Journal)

Nov 1.  Getting Started with Windows 8 (O'Reilly)

Nov 2.  Harnessing the Power of Multimedia for More Effective Teaching (eSchoolNews)

Nov 6.  Cool New Productivity Tech Tools (InSync Training)

Nov 13.  ADA Case Law Update (ADA Online)

Nov 14.  RDA:  Are We There Yet?  (Georgia Library Association)

Nov 14.  Beyond Publish or Perish:  Alternative Metrics for Scholarship (NISO)  $

Nov 19.  Introducing the Learning Space Toolkit (Educause)

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

Booklist 
Nov 6. New Nonfiction for Students
Nov 8. New Common Core Connections
Nov 13. Author Interview:  Patrick Ness

Infopeople
Nov 14.Communicating through Infographics

Nov 15. Text a Librarian:  Ideas for Best Practices

Nebraska Library Commission
Nov 7. The History and Importance of Youth Series Books
Nov 14.  Video Book Talks:  From Script to Screen

School Library Journal
Nov 7. Author Interview:  Lois Lowry
Nov 20.  Common Core - Part 2:  Librarians, The Secret Weapon

WebJunction
Nov 6.  The Power of Image:  Presenting with the Brain in Mind
Nov 14.  Raise Awareness and Build Support for Library Services

Wild Apricot
Nov 7.  Social Media Staffing, Culture and Policies
Nov 15.  Measuring Success:  Assess Your Volunteer Program
Nov 27.  Google Analytics for the Enthusiastic Beginner
Nov 28.  Create your 2013 Fundraising Plan

The Value of Usability Testing

Wednesday, October 24, 2:00pm EST. ($) 

Sponsor: The Florida & Caribbean Chapter of the Special Libraries Association

Learn the basic principles of usability testing and how they can be incorporated into a user-centered design process that improves the quality of your site or product. This overview will cover developing, conducting, and reporting findings from a small usability test; and will illustrate why a small test can make a big difference to your users. Our speaker is Brian Arsenault, currently Senior Web Application Engineer at the Florida State University Center for Information Management & Educational Services and coordinates on-site and remote usability testing for CIMES. Mr. Arsenault earned his MS in Library and Information Studies from FSU in 2000. 

Registration fees (pay with PayPal) 
Florida & Caribbean Chapter members: $10 
Other SLA members: $15 
Non-members: $20

Register

Makerspaces and Public Libraries

Monday, October 15.  2:00pm EST.  (ALA TechSource)

Makerspaces are taking hold in the library world and they are spreading quickly, popping up in libraries of all types and sizes. Makerspaces give people a place to pursue their own interests in building things, using tools (physical or virtual) and connecting with one another. Libraries have expanded on traditional library services to provide DIY/craft/make services, setting up spaces within their buildings and within their communities that allow people to do anything from building model airplanes to 3-D printing to self-publishing novels.

Learn what makerspaces are and how they work from librarians who are on the cutting edge of this movement by attending our upcoming series of free webinars. Each webinar will feature a panel of staff, administration, and patrons from one of the libraries that have implemented a makerspace. They’ll talk about how their makerspace concept began, how it was designed and how it was implemented. You’ll learn about the maker movement in general, the role libraries are playing specifically, and get ideas about how you can get involved and start a makerspace in your library!

Register

Mental Health First Aid USA for Library Staff

October 09, 2012, 3:00pm EST.  (Sponsored by ALA)

The in-person Mental Health First Aid course has been taught to library staff around the country, teaching how to recognize the signs and symptoms of mental illness, provide support, deescalate crisis, and if appropriate, refer individuals to services. This highly interactive program employs scenarios and activities to show how to respond in a variety of situations. In this webinar we will briefly outline the history, mission, and pedagogy of the course, then focus on the specific areas of anxiety disorders and psychosis. Library staff who participate in this webinar will learn some practical skills they can take back to their site or organization.

Register

Live Webinars for October 2012

October webinars. Go learn stuff!

Oct 9.  Graphic Novels (Library Journal)

Oct 31.  8+ Features You Will Love in Windows 8 (O'Reilly)

Send me links to future webinars if you'd like to see more here.

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

Booklist 
Oct 2.  What's New in Series Nonfiction: Fall 2012
Oct 9.  New Cookbooks
Oct 11.  Getting Kids Hooked on Books
Oct 16.  Common Core and More: Surprising Reasons to go Graphic 

Infopeople

Oct 3.  What's New for Storytimes
Oct 4.  Legal Research Resources: Public Library
Oct 9.  Personal Gadgets and the Library
Oct 10.  Telling Your Story: Five Secrets for Successful Career Growth

Nebraska Library Commission
Oct 10.  Health Information for your Community
Oct 24.  Your Government Online: Independent Federal Government Agencies
Oct 31.  Tech Talk with Michael Sauers

School Library Journal
Oct 4. Getting Boys to Read
Oct 16. Fall Books for Kids
Oct 18.  Part 1 on Common Core: Getting Real

WebJunction
Oct 16.  Incubate Leadership @ Your Library 
Oct 25.  Community Technology Adoption

Wild Apricot
Oct 3.  How to Overcome your Board's Fear of Fundraising
Oct 4.  e-Strategy for your Nonprofit
Oct 10.  Growing your Nonprofit List
Oct 11.  Raise Money Without Asking