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.
Carterette Series
Webinar
(Georgia Library
Association and the Georgia Public Library Service)
“Little Old Ladies and Rock Star Librarians: Genderizing the Librarian Stereotype”
Date
& Time: Wednesday,
June 17, 2015 2:00 pm Eastern Daylight Time (New York, GMT-04:00)
Presenter: Ayanna
Gaines is Associate Librarian at Ventura College in Ventura, CA. She earned her
Bachelor’s Degree in English from Brown University in Providence, RI, and her
Master’s Degree in Library and Information Science from Dominican University in
River Forest, IL. As much as she wants to tweak the librarian stereotype, she
has two cats and several cardigans.
Description: This
webinar is based off of the author’s chapter “That’s Women’s Work: Pink-Collar
Professions, Gender, and the Librarian Stereotype,” published in the ACRL
publication The Librarian Stereotype: Deconstructing Perceptions &
Presentations of Information Work. She will discuss how the stereotyping of
librarianship not only harms the profession with regards to status and pay
equity, but is also detrimental to both genders
WebJunction Webinars
“Health
Happens in Libraries: Launching Community Conversations with Local Health Data”
Date
& Time: Thursday, June 11, 2015 2:00 pm Eastern Daylight Time
(New York, GMT-04:00)
Presenters:
* Kate
Konkle, Community Coach, County Health Rankings & Roadmaps.
* Renee
Masters, Information Services/Outreach Librarian, Buffalo & Erie County
Public Library.
Moderator: Liz
Morris, WebJunction
Description: Community health data
is a powerful tool. It allows public library leaders and local partners to
launch conversations and prioritize activities to support community members
with reliable health information and services. The County Health Rankings & Roadmaps program provides a
comprehensive platform for community based organizations of all kinds to
examine and take action on community health data. Attendees at this webinar
will learn about ways in which cross-sector collaboration can positively
influence social and environmental factors that impact community health.
Attendees will also gain familiarity with key features of the County Health Rankings & Roadmaps tool for further
exploration of these topics. Attendees will also learn how Buffalo
& Erie County Public Library has built awareness,
partnerships and services in support of community health, using local data and
networks.
“Beyond
Book Sales: Practical Ideas for Raising Funds for Your Library”
Date
& Time: Tuesday, June 23, 2015 2:00 pm Eastern Daylight Time
(New York, GMT-04:00)
Presenter: Sue
Hall, Director of Library Strategies, a consulting group of The Friends of the
Saint Paul Public Library, contributing columnist to Public Libraries and one
of the authors of Beyond Book Sales: The Complete Guide to Raising Real
Money for Your Library.
Description: It's
time to take a fresh look at ideas for raising funds for your library. Although
book sales have been a standard library fundraiser, they take a lot of time and
effort, with dwindling returns on investment in recent years. Whether
considering new types of events or tried-and-true activities, you’ll learn the
"12 Must-Know Facts About Fundraising." Find out how to assess your
library’s capacity for fundraising, enlist the right volunteers, engage the
community, and create a sustainable plan to boost your library’s bottom line
and raise visibility. With this strong foundation, libraries of any size can
move into new directions to grow support for their libraries.
Infopeople Webinar
“Engaging
the Volunteer of the Future”
Date
& Time: June 17th, 2015. Start Time: Pacific - 12
Noon, Mountain - 1 PM, Central - 2 PM, Eastern - 3 PM
Presenter: Jennifer
Bennett
Description: The
age of one-size fits all volunteer engagement is coming to an end. This webinar
will start with a review of some of the things that we know about what
volunteers are looking for in an opportunity. It will then help you use this
information to start designing volunteer opportunities and determining who is
the “right” volunteer for your program.
What you’ll
learn:
* The
trends that are influencing volunteer engagement and what that means for your
program.
* How to
create volunteer opportunities that match what volunteers are looking for now.
* How to
take advantage of "word of mouth" recruitment by understanding what
types of volunteers are right for your program.
* The
role that social media can play in engaging the volunteer of the future.
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.
* Infopeople
webinars can be viewed on iOS devices. Adobe®
Connect™ Mobile for iOS(link is external)
* Webinar
archive of this event will be available within 24 hours or sooner
Texas State Library
and Archives Commission Webinar
“Strengthening
Your Library’s Profile in the Community”
Date
& Time: Wed, Jun 3, 2015 5:00 PM - 6:00 PM SAST
Presenter: Beth
Nawalinski, Director of Marketing & Communications for United for
Libraries.
Description: Learn
strategies and tips for ongoing promotion of the library in your community. It
is no longer the case that a onetime awareness campaign, however successful,
will be enough to keep your library running smoothly and effectively into the
future. Learn how tweaking your current library communications and public
relations efforts can position your library as a vital resource in your
community.
OCLC Webinars
“Managing
your print collection life cycle: A WorldShare Management Services overview
demonstration”
Date
& Time: Wednesday, June 3, 2015 2:00 pm Eastern Daylight Time
(New York, GMT-04:00)
Description: During
this one-hour overview demonstration of WorldShare Management Services, you
will:
* See how
the services help you to simplify your library management workflows
* Learn
how the services improve discovery and access of your library’s physical
collections, including print monographs, serials and multivolume works
* Understand
how WorldShare Management Services free your library from the restrictions of
local hardware and software to provide more time to focus on serving users and
your community.
“Increasing
visibility and improving user experience A
WMS success story: The Field Museum”
Date
& Time: Thursday, June 4, 2015 2:00 pm Eastern Daylight Time (New
York, GMT-04:00)
Description: Join
this 30-minute webinar with guest presenter Christine Giannoni, Museum
Librarian at The Field Museum in Chicago, Illinois. Christine will
share her library’s experience with WorldShare Management Services (WMS).
During this session, you will:
* Hear why
The Field Museum chose to implement WMS
* Learn
the ways WMS is streamlining work to save staff time
* Explore
how WMS is increasing visibility of the library's collections and improving the
library user experience.
Christine
will have plenty of time to answer audience questions. Register to join the
live event and bring your questions for Christine.
The Field
Museum Library serves staff of the renowned Chicago institution, visiting
scholars and the general public with a small staff of seven. The library’s
collections are an indispensable resource for the Museum’s research, exhibit
development and educational programs. The library has been using WMS since May
2014.
“EZproxy
Release Update – May 2015 Release”
Date
& Time: Thursday, June 4, 2015 3:00 pm Eastern Daylight Time
(New York, GMT-04:00)
Description: During
this webinar, Don Hamparian, Senior Product Manager, will walk through the
changes made in the EZproxy V6.0.8 release and provide details about
enhancements planned for the next release.
“Worldshare
ILL Release Update - June 2015 Release”
Date
& Time: Tuesday, June 9, 2015 3:30 pm Eastern Daylight Time (New
York, GMT-04:00)
Description: This
program will include an overview of new features now available in WorldShare
Interlibrary Loan as well as information about plans for future enhancements to
the service.
You will also have an opportunity to chat with members of the WorldShare Interlibrary Loan team about effective ways to use the new service, best practices they have observed from users, and any other topics of interest to you.
“Ready,
Set, GO: Making the move from FirstSearch to WorldCat Discovery”
Date
& Time: Wednesday, June 10, 2015 2:00 pm Eastern Daylight Time
(New York, GMT-04:00)
Description: Access
to OCLC FirstSearch will end in December 2015. A current FirstSearch
subscription now supports searching WorldCat and other databases on the new
WorldCat Discovery Services. 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 begin your library’s transition to WorldCat Discovery.
“Simplifying
circulation and course reserves: A detailed demonstration in WorldShare
Circulation”
Date
& Time: Thursday, June 18, 2015 2:00 pm Eastern Daylight Time
(New York, GMT-04:00)
Description: During
this one-hour detailed demonstration of WorldShare Management Services, you
will learn how you can streamline all of your circulation tasks through a
single, Web-based interface. You’ll also learn how your library operations can
be performed on any tablet, laptop, smartphone or device with a Web browser.
The portability of these devices means you can more easily complete tasks, such
as inventory, because you carry out the tasks in your library’s stacks.
خالص
تحياتي وتقديري،
د.
غدير مجدي عبد الوهاب