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Friday, September 6th, 2013The Pettaquamscutt Historical Society in Kingston and the Newport Art Museum and Art Association have been awarded Museums for American and National Leadership Grants for Museums from the federal Institute of Museum and Library Services. IMLS Announces Grants of $25 Million for U.S. Museums Washington, DC—The Institute of Museum and Library Services (IMLS) announced grants […]
Forum on the Role of Public Libraries in Local Open Government
Wednesday, August 28th, 2013IMLS Announces Grant for National Forum on the Role of Public Libraries in Local Open Government August 28, 2013 Washington, DC—The Institute of Museum and Library Services (IMLS) announced today a $99,713 grant to the Center for Technology in Government at the University at Albany for a national forum that will lead to a better […]
New Look for Classroom in Tutor.com
Monday, August 26th, 2013Next week, Tutor.com is releasing a new HTML5 classroom interface. Although the classroom may look different, it will still have all of the same functionality as before. The new classroom will no longer require any plug-ins or downloading of external software, ensuring mobile capability across devices for streamlined and intuitive learning. User links and sessions […]
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 […]
Mango adds more new languages
Thursday, August 8th, 2013Mango has added a number of languages to its offerings, including Armenian, Azerbaijani, Bengali, Hungarian, Kazakh, Malay, Malyalam, Punjabi, Scottish Gaelic, Serbian, Telugu, and Yiddish. Two new English courses have been added, English for Armenian speakers and English for Arabic (MSA) Speakers. Mango now offers 60 foreign languages and 17 ESL courses. Start learning a […]
Tutor back-to-school Webinar
Thursday, August 8th, 2013Tutor.com, which powers HomeworkHelpRI on AskRI, is offering its annual Back to School Promotional Webinar. Learn new, creative and unique strategies that will help build awareness of the Tutor.com Learning Suite. In addition, you can learn about the new Tutor.com promotional tools provided on their Client Resource Center. For access to the CRC, contact Shane at […]
CE for Implementation of Affordable Care Act
Tuesday, July 30th, 2013Affordable Care Act and RI Libraries Do you receive questions from your library patrons about health reform? Looking for more information about new health insurance options in 2014? OLIS has organized a program to help libraries begin to prepare for the October 1 opening of the Healthsource RI, the RI healthcare marketplace. When: Tuesday, August […]
Live Stream Access for Libraries & Health Insurance Webinar
Thursday, July 25th, 2013Live Stream Access for Libraries & Health Insurance Webinar As you may be aware, WebJunction.org will host a webinar this Friday, July 26 at 9 am Pacific / 12 pm Eastern, regarding plans to provide library staff with resources to respond to increased patron information needs related to the Affordable Care Act. Speakers include: Susan […]
ALA, IMLS Detail E-Health Resources for Library Staff
Thursday, July 18th, 2013ALA, IMLS Detail E-Health Resources for Library Staff July 18, 2013 With the enrollment for the Affordable Care Act beginning on October 1, the Institute of Museum and Library Services (IMLS) and ALA announce new resources available to libraries. An IMLS cooperative agreement with OCLC’s WebJunction will result in online educational webinars, tip sheets, and […]
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 […]
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