21st Century Skills in Libraries
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Friday, January 31st, 20148th Annual Digital Commonwealth Conference April 8, 2014 Hogan Center at Holy Cross in Worcester This one-day conference features keynote addresses from two nationally known speakers: Melissa Levine and Liz Bishoff. Melissa Levine is the Lead Copyright Officer from the University of Michigan Library. She will speak about current copyright issues. Liz Bishoff, of the […]
Health Happens in Libraries: Health Information Resources for Library Staff
Monday, December 23rd, 2013WebJunction announces a webinar, Health Happens in Libraries: Health Information Resources for Library Staff Date: Wednesday, January 22, 2014 Time: 2 pm Eastern / 11 am Pacific ♦ 60 min Registration: http://bit.ly/1fUHn87 Public libraries provide a variety of health reference services and public programs to support community health literacy. Health literacy has been described by […]
Webinar: Health Happens in Libraries
Friday, November 8th, 2013Health Happens in Libraries: Supporting Patron Information Needs FREE Date: Tuesday, November 26, 2013 Time: 11 AM PT/2 PM ET (1 hour) The Health Insurance Marketplace associated with the Affordable Care Act (ACA) opened on October 1. Many libraries are implementing community-based strategies to address this new information need, while continuing to grow their own […]
Information Literacy Month Planned for RI
Friday, August 16th, 2013August 15 – The Rhode Island Library Association (RILA) is closely collaborating with School Librarians of Rhode Island (SLRI) to have October declared Information Literacy Month in Rhode Island for the second year in a row. A proclamation proposal has been sent to Governor Lincoln Chafee in the hope that Rhode Island will join over […]
Publishing Opportunities for Librarians
Tuesday, July 9th, 2013Scarecrow Press issued two calls for submissions to two library science anthologies: Making Libraries Integral in the Lives of Baby Boomers and Creative Management of Small Public Libraries in the 21st Century. Making Libraries Integral in the Lives of Baby Boomers Editor: Carol Smallwood, Bringing Arts into the Library, ed., (ALA Editions, 2013); Library Services […]
E-Books on your mind?
Thursday, May 9th, 2013ALA provides a great resource in its “E-Book Media and Communications Toolkit. It’s all online at http://www.ala.org/transforminglibraries/ebooktoolkit
Digital Preservation Management Workshop
Wednesday, April 10th, 2013Call for Applications for the Digital Preservation Management Workshop The Digital Preservation Management Workshop is happy to announce a five-day Digital Preservation Management Workshop directed by Nancy McGovern. When: 6/9/2013 6:00 PM EDT – 6/14/2013 12:00 PM EDT Host: Massachusetts Institute of Technology in Cambridge, Massachusetts. The on-line Application will open this Thursday, April 11th […]
Querying the Library: Digitization and Its Impact Conference
Monday, April 1st, 2013Querying the Library: Digitization & Its Impact Conference The James P. Adams Library at Rhode Island College is hosting a conference on Querying the Library: Digitization and its Impact. When: Friday, May 31, 2013, 8:30 AM – 4:15 PM Where: James P. Adams Library, Rhode Island College, 600 Mount Pleasant Avenue, Providence, RI 02908 Registration: […]
PLA Survey on Digital Learning Centers
Monday, November 26th, 2012Public Library Association Survey on Digital Learning Centers for Libraries Public libraries and community organizations are becoming the go-to place for digital literacy education. Users come searching for help to understand and use computer programs, printers and other hardware, the Internet (web browsing, e-mail, social media), digital media (cameras, e-readers, music players) and more. PLA […]
Help Teens Learn News Literacy Skills
Thursday, November 8th, 2012Public libraries and library consortia are invited to apply for more than $50,000 in training and support, in the News Know-how initiative that helps students, grades 10-12, learn skills that will help them distinguish fact from opinion , check news and information sources and distinguish between propaganda and news. Students work with librarians, journalists and […]
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