Continuing Education
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Thursday, February 2nd, 2012On February 28, the American Library Association Center for Civic Life kicks off a free four part webinar series on convening forums. Learn how to convene and moderate community discussions at your library in these monthly online sessions. Getting Started: An Introduction to Convening Forums @ your library, February 28, 2012, 4:00 – 5:00 pm […]
Improving Library Services to People with Disabilities
Tuesday, January 24th, 2012Improving Library Services to People with Disabilities A webinar offered by the ALA Association of Specialized and Cooperative Library Agencies (ASCLA) Online Course Dates: Monday, January 30 to Friday, February 24, 2012 Live Online Session using FlashChat in Moodle: Thursday, February 9, 2012 from 3pm-4pm CENTRAL/Chicago Time Register online now! Or, register by mail or […]
Demystifying E-readers
Thursday, December 29th, 2011Want to know more about eReaders? Attend this free webinar offered jointly by the State Libraries of Idaho and Washington. Thursday, January 12, 9:00-10:00 a.m. PST (12:00 – 1:00 pm EST) Join a panel to discover how E-readers are being handled in libraries in Idaho and Washington. Panelists from public and academic libraries will give […]
Training for AskRI databases
Thursday, September 29th, 2011This fall, there will be online training available for several AskRI products including EBSCO databases and ReferenceUSA. Check out all the options for learning about AskRI databases and electronic resources.
Using Blogs to keep up with the Library World
Friday, April 29th, 2011Blogs are an easy way to keep up with the library world. I follow blogs on various library-related topics to stay abreast of hot issues and emerging trends, and I have found that there is a wealth of information from our colleagues all over the nation available on the internet. Here are some of my […]
National Library Week: Storytelling
Monday, April 11th, 2011Celebrate National Library Week with stories. Now you can learn powerful storytelling techniques through the WebJunction class “There will always be storytellers”. Storytelling has always been at the heart of libraries. We all know that our libraries, like a good story, are captivating, enlightening and inspiring, but how do you tell your library’s stories in […]
Free Web Development Courses
Friday, April 1st, 2011Need to design and publish a web site but don’t know much on the topic? Get started off on the right foot with the freshly updated “Web Development Fundamentals” course via WebJunction. The course covers how to use HTML and CSS to develop web site content and even explains clearly how DHTML, XHTML, XML, and […]
Health Literacy: a 20th Century Skill
Tuesday, March 29th, 2011Are you interested in health literacy? Are you a health professional or from a community group and interested in collaborating with libraries to improve health literacy? Then, this webinar is for you. The NN/LM NER will facilitate a Healthy Literacy “Community of Interest” (COI) for our next contract (May 2011-2016). We hope you might join. […]
Serving the 21st-Century Patron
Thursday, December 16th, 2010Libraries are adapting their services, programming, and approach, both to meet changing expectations and to help patrons build the skills they need to thrive in today’s world. This month WebJunction explores the various ways that libraries are moving to 21st-century models. WebJunction offers a variety of online courses on Customer Service. In particular, check out […]
Serving the 21st Century Patron
Friday, November 5th, 2010Registration is now open for a free online conference on Serving the 21st Century Patron. The conference, organized by WebJunction and scheduled for December 1-2, will feature sessions on: 21 Ideas for 21st-Century Libraries 2-1-1 and Library Partnerships [note: RI has a dynamic 211 service that is eager to work with libraries] Changing Reference Services […]
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