السلام
عليكم ورحمة الله وبركاته،
السادة
زوار المدونة الكرام، أقدم لكم اليوم مجموعة جديدة من الندوات المهنية المتخصصة في
مجال المكتبات والمعلومات والتى يتم عقدها وبثها عبر شبكة الإنترنت مجاناً، وفيما
يلي عرضاً مفصلاً لها.
قاعة
اليسير للتعليم عن بُعد
"الاتجاهات الحديثة في المكتبات الاكاديمية"
التاريخ
والوقت: السبت 3 يناير 2015. 8 مساء بتوقيت القاهرة، 9 مساء
بتوقيت مكة المكرمة، 10 مساء بتوقيت سلطنة عمان والإمارات.
المحاضر: أ.د / سيف الجابرى، دكتوراة في العلوم الاقتصادية - إدارة المعلومات
والتوثيق. ومدير مركز المعلومات بكلية الاقتصاد والعلوم السياسية بجامعة السلطان
قابوس - سلطنة عمان.
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WebJunction
Webinars
“Staying
Afloat in a Sea of Change”
Date
& Time: 15
January 2015. 2:00 PM – 3:00 PM Eastern Standard Time, North
America [UTC -5].
Presenter:
Debra Westwood, Library Cluster
Manager, Bellevue, Lake Hills & Crossroads Libraries, King County Library
System (WA)
Description:
Our
libraries and communities are experiencing the constant motion of changes in
technology, demographics and services. The sensation of being afloat in an
unpredictable environment can be thrilling as we contemplate the many new
possibilities but also a bit scary because of the many unknowns. Join seasoned
change manager Debra Westwood for a walk through the process of change to help
us recognize our physiological and emotional responses to change and determine
how our current skills and experience can fit into new ways of working. All of
us, as library staff members, can get beyond just surviving change and learn to
embrace and thrive in new environments.
“Health
Happens in Libraries: Pathways to Guide Health Education at Your Library”
Date
& Time: 26
January 2015. 2:00 PM – 3:00 PM Eastern Standard Time, North
America [UTC -5].
Presenter:
Francisca Goldsmith, Library Services
Trainer.
Description: Access to reliable
consumer health information is an essential component of individual and
community well-being. Because of their unique role and reputation for being
open and available to all, public libraries bring valuable assets to supporting
local community health efforts. In this WebJunction webinar, participants will
explore essential pathways for libraries to address meaningful health
information and services. Participants will be introduced to foundational
considerations for ensuring ethics and privacy in patron interactions,
maintaining health collections at the public library, addressing community
health literacy, and supporting healthy communities through partnerships.
Participants will also be introduced to resources to advance these topics in
their community, and leave the session prepared to join the strong network of
public libraries advancing health education nationwide.
Infopeople
Webinars
“Power
Searching: advanced search operators”
Date
& Time: January
14th, 2015. Start Time: Pacific - 12 Noon, Mountain - 1 PM, Central - 2 PM,
Eastern - 3 PM.
Description: Power Searching Webinar
Series: 1 of 3
* Have you learned any
new searching tricks in the last year?
* Do your searches still
result in too many irrelevant hits?
* Want to be more
effective in searching for information online?
The
Web continues to grow at an alarming, exhilarating pace, with an estimated 1
billion pages added every single day. Even the most experienced searchers can
find themselves frustrated, flummoxed or forlorn. Upgrading your searching
skills is an excellent way to help yourself and your customers.
In this webinar, the first of a three-part series,
Rita Gavelis will explore the common features built into search engines such as
Google and Bing to help us retrieve accurate search results. She will also
discuss advanced tricks such as phrasing, relational terms, limiters, and
format to make your searches more effective.
At the end of this one-hour webinar, participants
will:
* Understand delimiters
and wildcards
* Create more effective
search phrases and strings using relational terms
* Recognize elements in a
URL to aid in their searches
This
webinar will be of interest to library staff at any level that want to be more
effective and efficient in searching the Internet.
Mark your calendars:
Series Information:
Part 1: PowerSearching: advanced search
operators Wednesday, January 14, 2015
Part 2: Power Searching: alternative
search engines, social media, and subject indices. Wednesday, March 11, 2015 at
12 Noon Pacific.
Part 3: Part 3: Power Searching: databases
and the hidden web. Wednesday, May 13, 2015 at 12 Noon Pacific.
Webinars
are free of charge; you can pre-register by clicking on the Register
Now button (at the top and bottom of this page). If registering
with less than 30 MINUTES from the start of the webinar you can join directly
from the thank you page by clicking the Join Now button. If
you pre-registered you will receive an email with login link and a reminder
email the day before the event.
* Webinar archive of this event will be available within
24 hours or sooner
“STEM
and STEAM Programming for Teens in Libraries”
Date
& Time: January
21st, 2015. Start Time: Pacific - 12 Noon, Mountain - 1 PM, Central - 2
PM, Eastern - 3 PM.
Description:
* Want to know more about the benefits
of STEM programming?
* Curious to know how STEAM
programming is different from STEM programming?
* Want to hear about some basic STEM
and STEAM programs that you can do with teens in your library?
Join
us for STEM and STEAM Programming for Teens in Libraries where will discuss the
basic concepts behind both STEM and STEAM programming. We’ll also discuss the
benefits for both libraries and the teens they serve. We’ll also provide you
with some basic program starting points for STEAM programs that involve art,
music and/or books.
At
the end of this one-hour webinar, participants will:
* Identify the elements and benefits
of STEM programming for both teens and libraries
* Identify the benefits of adding art
to STEM programming to create what is referred to as STEAM programming for both
teens and libraries
* Learn some basic starting points for
STEM/STEAM programming that includes art, music and nontraditional book
discussion techniques
This
webinar will be of interest to library staff working with tweens and teens that
want to provide quality STEM/STEAM programming and understand the changing
demands of 21st century educational goals.
Webinars
are free of charge; you can pre-register by clicking on the Register
Now button (at the top and bottom of this page). If registering
with less than 30 MINUTES from the start of the webinar you can join directly
from the thank you page by clicking the Join Now button. If
you pre-registered you will receive an email with login link and a reminder
email the day before the event.
* Webinar archive of this event will be available within
24 hours or sooner
“Creating
Baby Spaces in Public Libraries: designing for success”
Date
& Time: Date
& Time: January 27th, 2015. Start Time: Pacific - 12 Noon, Mountain - 1 PM, Central - 2 PM,
Eastern - 3 PM.
Description:
Full
Description Coming Soon
Webinars
are free of charge; you can pre-register by clicking on the Register
Now button (at the top and bottom of this page). If registering
with less than 30 MINUTES from the start of the webinar you can join directly
from the thank you page by clicking the Join Now button. If
you pre-registered you will receive an email with login link and a reminder
email the day before the event.
* Webinar archive of this event will be available within
24 hours or sooner
OCLC
Webinars
“Expanding
discovery and visibility of all your library’s collections: A demo of WorldCat
Discovery Services and WMS”
Date
& Time: 8 January 2015. 2:00 PM – 3:00 PM Eastern Standard Time, North America [UTC -5].
Description:
* See how you can provide your end users with
single-search access to your library’s full array of resources–electronic,
print and digital
* Learn how your library can gain more visibility on the
Web through OCLC's partnerships with leading search engines and popular sites
* Learn how staff and users can choose from integrated
delivery options, including linking to full text through built-in link resolutions
and an A to Z list, linking to your OPAC and requesting items via consortial
borrowing systems or interlibrary loan
* Hear how simple these OCLC services are to configure
and maintain, and how they build on OCLC services your library already may use.
“Beyond
FirstSearch: WorldCat Discovery and what it means for your library”
Date
& Time: 22 January 2015. 2:00 PM – 3:00 PM Eastern Standard Time, North America [UTC -5].
Description:
WorldCat Discovery Services will
replace OCLC FirstSearch in December 2015. WorldCat Discovery goes beyond
FirstSearch to provide access to 1.8 billion items in WorldCat and a central
index of more than 2,000 e-resource collections plus mobile views, web
visibility and much more. Come see what WorldCat Discovery Services are,
how they work and how you can plan your library’s transition to WorldCat Discovery.
“Where
there's a Web, there's a way”
Date & Time: 28 January 2015. 2:00 PM – 3:00 PM
Eastern Standard Time, North America [UTC -5].
Description: Join us for a one-hour webinar to learn
how you can simplify daily activities for your librarians. Hear how OCLC’s
cloud-based library management system (WorldShare®Management Services) will
allow you to:
* Reform
workflows by utilizing cooperatively shared data, built and maintained by
librarians
* Manage
electronic and print collections through a single, Web-based interface
* Make
discovery, access and delivery more convenient for your users.
Texas
State Library and Archives Commission Webinars
“You’ve
Gone Mobile, Now What?”
Date & Time: Wed, Jan 7, 2015. 6:00 PM - 7:00 PM SAST
Presenter:
Christine Peterson is currently the program manager for Amigos’ E-book
Platform Project. She also provides training, support and consulting services
for Amigos member libraries in the areas of Internet and technology. She holds
Bachelor of Science degree in music and a Master of Library Science degree from
Indiana University, Bloomington.
Description:
You have spent time and money in
providing your community members with mobile Internet services. You have
updated policies, staff member’s skills, and most likely, hardware and software
to get this done. Now that it is up and running, you can relax. Or maybe not.
As with every other service you provide, you cannot implement and then leave it
alone. You must continue to work with it, promoting it, evaluating it, and
showing its relevance to your community. This webinar will give you a start in
each of these areas:
• How you might promote your mobile service
• How you might evaluate this
service
• How you might show the worth of
this service
“FY2016
TSLAC Competitive Grant Opportunities”
Date & Time: Tue, Jan 13, 2015. 10:00 PM - 11:30 PM SAST
Description:
Erica McCormick, TSLAC's Grants
Administrator, will provide an overview of the FY 2016 competitive grant
opportunities from TSLAC. She will review the funding priorities for the
Impact, Texas Reads, TexTreasures, Library Cooperation, and Special Projects grant
programs. [This Webinar will be recorded and a link to the recording will be
sent to all registrants via email within a few business days of the event.]
“Changes
to the Accreditation Criteria for 2014”
Date & Time: Thu, Jan 15, 2015. 6:00 PM - 7:00 PM SAST
Description:
The Minimum Accreditation Criteria
for Public Libraries have changed! The changes to the minimum criteria will be
in place for public libraries’ local fiscal year 2014. TSLAC Program
Coordinator Stacey Malek will provide participants an overview of the final
changes to the minimum criteria, which were the result of almost two years work
by a joint task force put together by TSLAC and TLA.
“What's
New in the 2014 Texas Public Library Annual Report?”
Date & Time: Thu, Jan 22, 2015. 10:00 PM - 11:00 PM SAST
Description: TSLAC Program Coordinator Stacey
Malek will provide participants with an overview of the changes in the Texas
Public Library Annual Report for Local Fiscal Year 2014. This will include new
questions and changes to questions as they relate to the changes in the
accreditation criteria. She will also do a quick overview of the report and
take questions that participants may have regarding the report.
“Celebrate
reading with Día!”
Date & Time: Wed, Jan 28, 2015. 10:00 PM - 11:00 PM SAST
Description:
Children's Day/Book Day (El día de
los niños/El día de los libros), commonly known as Día, is a celebration every
day of children, families, and reading that culminates yearly on April 30. The
celebration emphasizes the importance of literacy for children of all
linguistic and cultural backgrounds. Join Día founder Pat Mora, and Mark Smith,
Director and Librarian of the Texas State Library, for a lively discussion
about the celebration, and learn how libraries can celebrate children and
connect them to the world of learning through books and stories.
“Applying
for FY2016 TSLAC Grants: What You Need to Know”
Date & Time: Thu, Jan 29, 2015. 10:00 PM - 11:30 PM SAST
Description:
Erica McCormick, TSLAC's Grants
Administrator, explains what you need to know to successfully apply for TSLAC's
FY2016 competitive grants. She will discuss writing and submitting the
application, the review and award processes, and the timeline. [This Webinar
will be recorded and a link to the recording will be sent to all registrants
via email within a few business days of the event.]
خالص
تحياتي وتقديري،
غدير
مجدي عبد الوهاب