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Infopeople
Webinars
"Developmentally Appropriate Programming for
Babies & Toddlers"
Date & Time: February
9th, 2017. Start Time: Pacific - 12 Noon, Mountain - 1
PM, Central - 2 PM, Eastern - 3 PM.
Description: Are
you a preschool programming rockstar who'd like to build a stronger foundation
serving ages 0-2? Do you have lingering questions about what's best for
children at this age? Then join us for this one-hour webinar as presenters
Brooke Newberry and Amy Koester discuss the developmental milestones as well as
optimal space, format, content and staffing for library programming aimed at
babies, infants and toddlers. Programming for this age is a cornerstone of
public library service, and the best such programs take into account the
developmental needs and supports that very young children require to thrive.
At the end of this one-hour webinar, participants
will:
- Be familiar with developmental milestones for
children 0-35 months
- Understand ways in which a program's space, format,
content, and staffing contribute to its developmental appropriateness.
- Be able to share developmentally appropriate
parent/caregiver messages in infant, baby, and toddler programs
- Be familiar with resources for ideas and best
practices in serving children 0-35 months.
This webinar will be of interest to: public library
staff serving youth.
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
"Emerging Tech Trends in Libraries – Part 6"
Date & Time: February 21st, 2017. Start
Time: Pacific - 12 Noon, Mountain - 1 PM, Central - 2 PM, Eastern - 3 PM
Description: With so much new technology
coming at us so fast, it can be difficult to keep up. As part of the Emerging
Tech Trends series, presenter Laura Solomon continues the exploration into
emerging technology trends, and how these trends might (or might not) re-shape
library services. Topics for this part 6 webinar include: wearable technology,
interactive content including live video stats and Snapchat Spectacles,
Artificial Intelligence including Amazon Echo and other AI devices. Remember,
we can't track everything, but we can pick out some patterns in what's
currently happening around us.
At the end of this one-hour webinar, participants will:
- Be familiar with 2 or more
emerging technology trends in 3 different categories
- Be aware of how some emerging
technologies may affect libraries
- Learn some specific areas of
emerging technology that libraries should likely focus their efforts on
This webinar will be of interest to: Staff in all types of
libraries interested in emerging technology trends and how they might affect
libraries and/or their patrons.
Emerging Tech Trends in Libraries - Series Information:
Webinar 1:
Wednesday, December 9, 2015, presented by Laura Solomon
Webinar 2: Tuesday, February 2, 2016, presented by David Lee King
Webinar 3: Tuesday, March 1, 2016 presented by David Lee King
Webinar 4: Wednesday, June 15, 2016 presented by Laura Solomon
Webinar 6: Tuesday, February 21, 2017 presented by Laura Solomon
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
WebJunction
Webinars
"Libraries Help Patrons Become Financially Empowered
Consumers"
Date & Time: 14
February 2017. 3:00 PM – 4:00 PM Eastern Standard Time, North
America [UTC -5]
Presenters:
- Ken McDonnell, Financial Education Program Analyst,
Office of Financial Education, Division of Consumer Education and Engagement,
Consumer Financial Protection Bureau
- Meg Spencer, Director, Siuslaw Public Library
District (OR)
- Thea Hart, Adult Services Librarian, Springfield
Public Library (OR)
Description: The Consumer Finance Protection Bureau (CFPB)
exists not only to protect consumers but to empower all of us to take more
control over our economic lives. The CFPB recognizes the important role that
libraries can play as the go-to source for unbiased financial education
resources in every community. The CFPB plans to build a community financial
education infrastructure with libraries and national partners to reach
consumers in their neighborhoods, expanding on programs and resources that are
already working in libraries. With this infrastructure in place, public
libraries can help fill consumers’ critical financial knowledge gaps by
providing and distributing easy-to-understand, behaviorally informed financial
education content. Learn how two libraries have implemented financial literacy
program ideas, resources and tools, and connected with local partners, and hear
how you can take your library and your community to the next level with patrons
empowered to be informed consumers.
"Visualizing (and Finding!) Funding for Libraries"
Date & Time: 28 February 2017. 3:00 PM
– 4:00 PM Eastern Standard Time, North America [UTC -5]
Presenters: Kate Tkacik, Manager of the
Funding Information Network, and Amanda Dillon, Manager of Knowledge
Services, both from the Foundation Center.
Description: This webinar will introduce
participants to a dynamic and freely available data-visualization tool,
Visualizing Funding for Libraries that enables library professionals and
supporters to search for institutional funding for libraries at national,
state, and local levels. Participants will learn pro tips on navigating the
tool and as well as next steps on how to pursue new funding opportunities. Data
visualizations such as maps, network constellations, and partnership pathways
showcase key networks of funders and recipients, as well as individual grants
that highlight the library services and programs that are winning grants. Visualizing Funding for Libraries is a Knight Foundation News Challenge winning project.
OCLC Webinars
"Connecting with your Cooperative: An OCLC Update"
Date & Time: 7 February 2017. 2:00 PM –
3:00 PM Eastern Standard Time, North America [UTC -5]
Description: Do you want to know what OCLC is
up to, but couldn’t attend a 2016 Member Forum event? Register today for this
live webinar, hosted by Rob Favini, OCLC Member Relations Liaison. Rob
will give you up-to-the-minute information about your cooperative.
Join this free, one-hour webinar to:
- learn about new research, governance and membership
activities;
- hear updates on OCLC products and services; and
- explore new opportunities to engage with your cooperative.
"Managing your e-resources and licenses: A demonstration in
WorldShare Management Services"
Date & Time: 14 February 2017. 2:00 PM
– 3:00 PM Eastern Standard Time, North America [UTC -5]
Description: During this one-hour
demonstration of WorldShare Management Services, you will learn how WorldShare
License Manager brings together the two key features of electronic resource
management: (1) knowledge about licenses that govern the subscription and use,
and (2) knowledge base and linking technology that connect users to needed
content in a single place.
License Manager: You will see how to reduce the complexity of
managing all of your licenses and how you can eliminate the need to synchronize
data across multiple interfaces to manage license agreements, rights, access
and resolution to full text.
WorldCat knowledge base: You will see how the knowledge base
provides comprehensive data about the e-resources of member libraries,
automatically updating records in WorldCat, thus giving instant access to
licensed resources for users. Also, you will see there is no additional
necessary uploading or synchronization of licensed resources with local
catalogs.
"Product Insights: Interlibrary Loan"
Date & Time: 21 February 2017. 1:00 PM
– 2:00 PM Eastern Standard Time, North America [UTC -5]
Description: Join OCLC product management
staff for a product insight gathering session on resource sharing. Product
Insights sessions are designed to gather community feedback on existing
functionality and workflows, review new feature requirements, discuss new ideas
for improving products, and maybe show-off a wireframe or two. These insight
sessions are open for all community members to attend. In February, we will
share a demo of Tipasa, our new cloud-based ILL management system.
"Expanding discovery and visibility of all your library’s
collections: A demonstration of the WMS Discovery interface"
Date & Time: 23 February 2017. 2:00 PM
– 3:00 PM Eastern Standard Time, North America [UTC -5]
Description: During this one-hour
demonstration of WorldCat Discovery Services and how they work with WorldShare
Management Services, you will:
- 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 staff and users can choose from integrated delivery
options, including linking to full text through built-in link resolution and an
A to Z list, linking to your OPAC and requesting items via consortial borrowing
systems or interlibrary loan
- Understand how your library can gain more visibility on the
Web through OCLC's partnerships with leading search engines and popular sites
- Hear how simple these OCLC services are to configure and
maintain, and how they build on OCLC services your library already may use.
"Where there's a Web, there's a way"
Date & Time: 28 February 2017. 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 strategy 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.
Carterette Series Webinar (Georgia Library Association and
the Georgia Public Library Service)
"Getting Started in Scholarship: A Scholarly Publishing
Primer for Librarians"
Date
& Time: Wednesday, February 22, 2017 2:00 pm Eastern
Standard Time (New York, GMT-05:00)
Presenter: Sarah Steiner is the head of Research & Instruction Services
at Western Carolina University in North Carolina. Previously she was a
librarian at Georgia State University in Atlanta. While in Georgia, she held
many offices with the Georgia Library Association, co-founded the Carterette
Webinars, and co-founded the Atlanta Emerging Librarians group. She serves on
the editorial board of College & Research Libraries and formerly served as
the associate editor and peer-review coordinator of Georgia Library Quarterly.
She’s published articles in peer-reviewed and trade publications and written
and co-edited three scholarly books with ACRL and ALA TechSource.
Description:
Are you new to publishing your research or ideas and
unsure where to begin? In this session, we’ll discuss various aspects of
academic publishing: getting started, selecting a topic, selecting a research
methodology, organizing a literature review, finding an appropriate place to
publish, and handling suggestions and rejection from editors.
TechSoup for Libraries Webinars
"You Can Do I.T.! How to Empower Library Staff with Basic
Tech Management Skills"
Date
& Time: 8 February 2017 - 11:00am
Description: The library field relies heavily
on technology, but few front-line staff receive training in basic I.T. concepts
that can build confidence when managing public access computer and working with
patrons. The Texas State Library faced this challenge in more than 400 small
public libraries in rural areas. They responded with You Can Do I.T., a
friendly, approachable hardware, software, and networking skills training
program. Join us for this free webinar to learn how you can demystify
technology to empower others around you, no matter your technical ability or
where you work.
"Go on a Hardware Safari with Idealware"
Date & Time: 16 February 2017 - 11:00am
Description: Do you break into a tech sweat
when you think about tech planning for your organization? Learn the first steps
in assessing your organization's technology needs so you can get started on
your overall tactical technology plan. Join Idealware's Karen Graham in this 60
minute interactive technology audit that will provide you with the foundation
for evaluating your offices to spot, identify, and document what hardware your
organization uses and provide useful tips on next steps to complete a full
assessment of your IT infrastructure.
"Should You Upgrade to Adobe Creative Cloud?"
Date & Time: 23 February 2017 - 11:00am
Description: If you're developing or
designing websites, laying out graphics and print collateral, or editing images
or videos, or you may have hit the proverbial wall in how much you can
accomplish with consumer-grade tools.
Perhaps you've used individual applications like Adobe's Acrobat
or Photoshop in the past and want access to the full platform of applications.
Maybe you're using an older installed version of Adobe's Creative Suite and
you're wondering whether it's time to upgrade.
This free, hour-long webinar with TechSoup's
novice-turned-pro-designer Wes Holing will:
- Walk through the different applications included in Adobe's
Creative Cloud and cover the best uses for each of the main apps.
- Highlight some key features that make them stand out from the
crowd of free-but-limited tools.
- Help you determine whether you can accomplish what you need
with what you're already using or if jumping into the cloud will help you
better meet your organization's mission.
- Point you to free courses to learn how to design better and
learn the basics of some Adobe CC applications.
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