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The MIT Press Launches New Virtual Book Talk Series | The MIT Press

2020-03-25T09:53:19-04:00

The MIT Press Launches New Virtual Book Talk Series | The MIT Press

Today at 12:30pm ET: Our next Databite Speaker, Sasha Costanza-Chock

Free UKSG webinar - Better together: building services for public good on top of content from the global network of open repositories | UKSG

2019-10-03T10:00:52-04:00

Free UKSG webinar - Better together: building services for public good on top of content from the global network of open repositories | UKSG

"CORE hosts the world’s largest collection of open access full texts, offering seamless, unrestricted access to research for citizens, researchers, libraries, software developers, funders and others. CORE’s aggregated content comes from thousands of institutional and subject repositories as well as journals and covers all research disciplines. In January 2019, CORE has hit the mark of 10 million monthly active users (10.41 million users). In September 2019, core.ac.uk has made it to the top 5k websites globally by user engagement as measured by the independent Alexa Rank, making it clearly one of the world’s most widely used Open Access services.

In this talk, Petr and Nancy will explain the role of CORE in the open science ecosystem. They will introduce the solutions CORE offers for improving the delivery of research literature, including tools for discovering freely available copies of papers that might be behind publishers’ paywalls as well as a recommender system for open access literature. The use of CORE data to monitor compliance with open access policies has also recently received attention. The presenters will then reflect on the challenges in the sector and share their experience of building value-added services for the society on top of open content offered by libraries and their affiliated institutional repositories and open access journals...."

UKSG - Working with Open Access

2019-09-26T10:51:54-04:00

Virtual Conference on Open Access

2019-09-14T10:53:26-04:00

Virtual Conference on Open Access

"Open access is a broad international academic drive that pursues free and open online access to academic information, such as publications and data within the legal agreements.

In this virtual conference a panel of experts will discuss and highlights the need and significance of open access movement in today's fastest growing scholarly world."

Peer Review Week Webinar with Coko community

2019-09-10T10:22:21-04:00

Peer Review Week Webinar with Coko community

This year’s theme for the Peer Review Week is “Quality in the Process of Peer Review” and we couldn’t be more excited! Our community puts quality at the center of all that we do, and peer review workflow is no exception. Within our community we have four organizations willing to share about what quality in Peer Review means to them, and how it is manifested in their technological infrastructure: Hindawi, Europe PMC, and Digital Science. Join us for a celebratory webinar that includes commentary and perhaps show and tell from each of these organizations facilitated by Coko, with plenty of room for lively interactive discussion.

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ACRL ULSPDC: "Raise Your Voice: Increasing Diversity and Inclusion by Participating in Scholarly Peer Review"

2019-08-14T12:02:35-04:00

ACRL ULSPDC: "Raise Your Voice: Increasing Diversity and Inclusion by Participating in Scholarly Peer Review"

Scholarly publishing needs input from diverse voices to ensure both quality and equity. Let an experienced peer reviewer for more than 10 LIS journals show you how scholarly peer review can benefit you, your peers, and the profession as a whole. You will leave this session with a better understanding of the peer review process, how participation in peer review can increase diversity and inclusion in our discipline's scholarship, the characteristics of a constructive peer review, steps to begin participating as a reviewer, and some hands-on practice in thoughtful, respectful, and constructive peer criticism.

Webinar: Digital Humanities | EIFL

2019-07-25T10:14:48-04:00

Webinar: Digital Humanities | EIFL

We are inviting librarians and researchers to take part in a webinar about digital humanities - a new way of doing scholarship that involves collaborative, transdisciplinary, and computationally engaged research, teaching, and publishing. The webinar is jointly organized by EIFL, Global Outlook::Digital Humanities and Programming Historian.

Where Do Libraries Fit in the Evolving Scholarly Communication Landscape? Reflections on Penn's Scholarly Communication Report

2019-07-11T11:05:37-04:00

Where Do Libraries Fit in the Evolving Scholarly Communication Landscape? Reflections on Penn's Scholarly Communication Report

Free July Webinars for Library Staff

2019-07-01T17:17:45-04:00

ACRL Presents: Open and Equitable Scholarly Communications

2019-06-27T11:21:34-04:00

ACRL Presents: Open and Equitable Scholarly Communications

Licensing and Copyright for Open Educational Resources

2019-06-26T12:14:22-04:00

Licensing and Copyright for Open Educational Resources

Date: Wednesday, July 10^th, 1 p.m. Central (2 p.m. Eastern, noon Pacific)

Invited speaker: Dr. Carla Myers, Coordinator of Scholarly Communications at Miami University Libraries

Topic: As the use of Open Educational Resources (OER) continues to rise, librarians should be aware of the copyright issues that impact their creation and use. In this session, we’ll explore licensing considerations for those creating OER and tips and best practices those using OER can follow to help ensure they are abiding by license requirements.

Take PRIDE in Comics: The Challenges Facing LGBTQ+ Content

2019-06-11T09:46:31-04:00

Take PRIDE in Comics: The Challenges Facing LGBTQ+ Content

Why are comics and other literature centered on LGBTQ+ characters targeted so frequently by censors? What can we do to ensure these important books stay on shelves? Join CBLDF and a panel of creators, educators, librarians, and retailers to discuss the challenges facing LGBTQ comics on [DATE and TIME]. Cartoonist Paige Braddock, the Eisner-nominated creator of Jane’s World; historian, educator, and creator Justin Hall, the editor of award-winning anthology No Straight Lines: Four Decades of Queer Comics; librarian and activist Valerie Acklin, a member of the American Library Association’s Gay, Lesbian, Bisexual, and Transgender Round Table (GLBTRT); and retailer Katie Proctor, the owner of Portland, Oregon’s inclusive comic book store, Books With Pictures, will talk about the history of censorship of LGBTQ+ comics, why LGBTQ+ comics are an important part of any library or classroom collection, and what we can do to defend LGBTQ+ content from censors. Take PRIDE in Comics is the latest in CBLDF’s new educational webinar program. Participants will take away practical information about the censorship of LGBTQ+ comics and techniques to defend them in their communities. They will also receive exclusive digital resources to support the inclusion of LGBTQ+ comics in classrooms and libraries.

Latina/o Engagement: Case Studies to Connect Your Community

2019-06-05T10:33:32-04:00

Latina/o Engagement: Case Studies to Connect Your Community

Trust and relationship building are at the core of community engagement. Trust in libraries blooms when we bring services outside of the library, build relationships with residents and organizations, and foster change agents by leveraging resident assets. Using a school district partnership, formation of a Latina/o community group, and development of library programming as case studies, the speaker will present strategies to connect your Latina/o communities. Presentation includes challenges, barriers, and successes. This webinar is a follow-up to one presented in October 2018, "(Re)Building Latina/o Outreach: Steps to Engaging Your Community." If you did not attend the first webinar, you can view the archive here: http://www.ala.org/aboutala/offices/diversity/odlos-webinar-archives ODLOS is offering this webinar free of charge. Due to platform capacity, only the first 100 attendees to log in will be able to attend the live webinar. After the webinar, however, all registrants will receive a link to the webinar archive.

Not an Open Book: The Outsourcing of Oregon’s Community College Bookstores – openoregon.org

2019-05-10T14:20:27-04:00

Not an Open Book: The Outsourcing of Oregon’s Community College Bookstores – openoregon.org

Clackamas Community College recently signed a contract to outsource their campus store to Barnes & Noble Education, and Lane Community College’s Board of Education approved the outsourcing of its bookstore despite community objections. Meggie Wright, OER Librarian, Lane Community College, and Colleen Sanders, Reference Librarian, Clackamas Community College, will share their experience with outsourcing negotiations at their colleges. This webinar will offer firsthand insight into some of the problems uncovered by outsourcing, including the incompatibility of the missions of community colleges and for-profit companies; the unsustainability of operating a core student service on a self-support revenue model; and the potential for “openwashing” products that may present academic freedom, accessibility, and student data privacy issues.

Archive-It Blog – Upcoming webinar: Advancing Art Libraries and Curated Web Archives

2019-04-26T09:31:16-04:00

Data Sharing in the Earth, Space, and Environmental Sciences

2019-04-24T17:20:33-04:00

Data Sharing in the Earth, Space, and Environmental Sciences

Wellness Strategies for Those Experiencing Microaggressions Plus Workplace Stress

2019-04-24T15:21:40-04:00

Open Pedagogy Webinar Series

2019-04-24T15:19:48-04:00

Open Pedagogy Webinar Series

LibreTexts and Edfinity Announce Two New Webinars for OER Librarians and Math and Physics Educators – LibreTexts Blog

2019-04-22T16:23:43-04:00

NCompass Live: Nonprofit Basics for Libraries - Details

2019-03-29T13:05:41-04:00

Standards At Your Fingertips: Using the AASL Standards Mobile App in Your Building-Level Practice

2019-03-24T11:26:21-04:00

Standards At Your Fingertips: Using the AASL Standards Mobile App in Your Building-Level Practice

The AASL Standards Mobile App is a powerful tool allowing you to have the National School Library Standards at your fingertips. The app allows you to search the standards framework and to take and share notes. During this session, four school librarians will share how they use the AASL Standards Mobile App in their building-level practice for creating or aligning lessons, collaborating with teachers and other librarians, putting together professional development, and more! The webinar and access to the archive is complimentary and open to all. The archive is typically available within 1–3 business days of the live event. As a webinar registrant, you will receive follow-up correspondence from AASL specifically related to this webinar (including, but not limited to, instructions for accessing both the live webinar and its archived recording) as well as information about other upcoming AASL eLearning. Time Mar 26, 2019 6:00 PM in Central Time (US and Canada)

Webinar Registration - Zoom

2019-03-24T11:24:54-04:00

Webinar Registration - Zoom

There are an estimated 1.1 billion open resources. But what exactly are OERs and do they live up to the hype? What does this mean for librarians who want to help users find content and curate it? Do librarians know how to search for and identify useful open resources? What is open knowledge? This introductory webinar will explain the concepts of OER. Participants will be guided through a search strategy for open content, which they can adopt and use to train students and faculty members. Participants will also learn to decipher Creative Commons rights and permissions.

Webinar - Open Science: Inspiring Cultural Change In Your Library | EIFL

2019-03-22T09:24:52-04:00

Webinar - Open Science: Inspiring Cultural Change In Your Library | EIFL

The webinar is organized by LIBER (the Association of European Research Libraries). Speakers from Stockholm University Library - Wilhelm Widmark (library director) and Sofie Wennström (analyst) - will share practical advice on inspiring and measuring cultural change with library directors and staff. Iryna Kuchma will introduce the training resources that the FOSTER project offers to advance open science.

Texas Data Repository Webinars | Texas Digital Library

2019-03-19T10:19:11-04:00

Texas Data Repository Webinars | Texas Digital Library

The series, starting Fall 2018, will feature the following webinars with live Q&A following each presentation:

November 13, 2018, 3pm CST Amber Leahey, University of Toronto Libraries, discusses recent grant funding and new features in Dataverse in the coming year. View slides | recording

January 22, 2019, 1pm CST Sherry Lake, Scholarly Repository Librarian at University of Virginia Libraries, discusses Open Science Framework (OSF) integration with Dataverse. View slides | recording

February 12, 2019, 1pm CST Eric Kaltman, CLIR Fellow for Data Curation in the Sciences at Carnegie Mellon University Libraries, shares liaison workflows. View slides | recording

March 19, 2019, 2pm CST Amy Nurnberger, Program Head, Data Management Services at MIT Libraries, discusses how to leverage campus connections for RDM.

April 23, 2019, 1pm Jonathan Crabtree, Assistant Director for Cyberinfrastructure at The Odum Institute of UNC Chapel Hill, discusses remote storage for Dataverse

SIGN UP for the series and receive timely updates and recordings of each webinar. You can also find updates on Twitter using #RDMSeries from @TXDigLibrary.

KidCitizen: See, Think, and Wonder with Primary Sources | National Council for the Social Studies

2019-03-18T19:46:24-04:00

KidCitizen: See, Think, and Wonder with Primary Sources | National Council for the Social Studies

This presentation highlights a freely available digital game designed to foster young children's engaging inquiry with primary sources. KidCitizen is part of the Congress, Civic Participation, and Primary Sources Project. It is funded by a grant from the Library of Congress. The presenters will introduce KidCitizen and discuss how the models of learning showcased in the KidCitizen templates may be leveraged by teachers to support disciplined inquiry in primary grade instruction. Participants will discuss strategies for engaging their students in the games, and take part in a mini-lesson based on the accompanying Teacher's Guides to experience implementation that supports and scaffolds historical inquiry and disciplinary specific process skills for their students while using the digital interactive. The focus of the digital game is to facilitate a developmentally appropriate process of careful looking, historical thinking, and evidence-informed analysis that are at the center of disciplinary literacy.

E4GDH Webinar: Librarian First Responders

2019-03-18T19:45:18-04:00

E4GDH Webinar: Librarian First Responders

During a disaster, people need access to accurate information and clear, specific instructions to help them act appropriately. Libraries (especially public libraries), in addition to health, fire, and police departments, are community outreach centers and sources of credible information at difficult times. In times of crisis, they can aid in disaster preparedness, response, and recovery.

During this session (11.30 am – 12.30 am ET), Feili Tu-Keefner will be discussing her research into the role public librarians have played during times of crisis, and sharing lessons learnt.

Introducing LibKey Link for PubMed - YouTube

2019-03-18T19:43:59-04:00

Introducing LibKey Link for PubMed - YouTube

Live Recorded Webinar with John Seguin, President of Third Iron, introducing the new LibKey Link service from Third Iron. SHOW MORE

Social-Emotional Learning in the Library - edWeb edWebinar

2019-03-18T19:26:58-04:00

Social-Emotional Learning in the Library - edWeb edWebinar

Integrating social-emotional learning into the learner experience is becoming a priority among school districts but competing initiatives vie for professional development and instructional time. The library program can serve as a vehicle to incorporate emotional wellness into each student’s day.

Digital Collection Development - edWeb edWebinar

2019-03-18T19:19:25-04:00

Digital Collection Development - edWeb edWebinar

Purchasing digital educational content is tricky business. The big trade publishers can change licensing agreements in ways that impact schools because K-12 is not their priority market. Textbook publishing, which seemed simple and profitable in the print format is far more complex for eTexts. The term “eBook” calls to mind an alphabet soup of delivery formats (EPUB, MOBI, AZW, IBA, PDF, and more). Purchasing as we have traditionally known it is replaced by a wide array of “leasing” models where a dropped contract can result in collection depletion. Managing a digital collection requires attention to detail. The screen reading vs. print reading debate rages on.

Fake News, Real Talk: Engaging Your Patrons on Fake News and News Literacy

2019-03-18T18:50:59-04:00

Fake News, Real Talk: Engaging Your Patrons on Fake News and News Literacy

From politics to natural disasters, fake news is rampant and on patrons’ minds. Librarians can capitalize on this phenomenon and use their expertise to make a difference by engaging their patrons around issues of fake news and news literacy. At this webinar attendees will learn about ways they can lead educational outreach on this topic at their library, including pairing up with community partners, empowering patrons with strategies to spot fake news, and facilitating reflection on news consumption habits. I will share examples of ways my colleagues and I have worked to address the issue of fake news at my own institution and discuss tips for finding fake news story examples to use in programming.

New Librarianship: Professional Evolution within a Team Environment

2019-03-18T18:50:40-04:00

New Librarianship: Professional Evolution within a Team Environment

How do libraries stay relevant? This is a frequently asked question. We are confronted with this question in our day-to-day, throughout library school, and again as we navigate the professional space of librarianship. This webinar will share how a team of community college librarians re-imagined “what a librarian works like.” It will discuss an affirming process of re-envisioning ourselves as professionals, re-visiting methods of collaboration, and re-thinking outreach to better support our users in the evolving world of libraries and information services.

Creating a Community of Readers: Academic Librarians Promoting Reading on Campus

2019-03-18T18:50:31-04:00

Creating a Community of Readers: Academic Librarians Promoting Reading on Campus

How can academic librarians help the campus community build awareness of our leisure reading collections and connect to other readers on campus? Two academic librarians will share our successful programming strategies on a difficulty spectrum from easy to ambitious. Our past programs include silent reading parties, pop-up libraries, online book talks from campus community members, a Nerd Nite focused on books and reading, partnerships with public libraries and campus organizations, a community-wide reading program, and more! Attendees from all types of libraries will be able to adapt our approaches for their own contexts.

Leveraging e-Content for Libraries and Patrons

2019-03-18T18:50:20-04:00

Leveraging e-Content for Libraries and Patrons

Libraries have long recognized the potential of e-content to be so much more than just an alternative to print. Multiple people can use one file and it doesn’t have to live in just one place on a shelf. Links are just a faster cross-reference mechanism. No one can see what you’re reading and you don’t have to get out of your jammies to get it. And, while copyright’s end and fair use’s beginning is still hotly debated, the developing options for delivering, finding, and accessing e-content are both promising and growing. Join iSchool alumni Andi Coffin and Sara Gold from WiLS for a discussion on the ways we are seeing e-content mature, including through community engagement initiatives provided by the Wisconsin Public Library Consortium and the challenges and successes trending in the world of e-content publishing.

What Is Net Neutrality And Why Is It Important To Libraries?

2019-03-18T18:49:52-04:00

What Is Net Neutrality And Why Is It Important To Libraries?

Net Neutrality has been in the news the past several years primarily because of various decisions made by the Federal Communications Commission (FCC), which has statutory oversight of the Internet. Supporters and opponents of Net Neutrality have also initiated numerous legal actions in the federal courts. What exactly is “Net Neutrality” and why is it such a contentious issue? And more specifically, why should the library community be concerned about this issue? This presentation will address these questions and explain why libraries play a critical role in ensuring an open “neutral” Internet.

LIBER Webinar: Open Science - Inspiring Cultural Change In Your Library - LIBER

2019-03-18T18:44:55-04:00

LIBER Webinar: Open Science - Inspiring Cultural Change In Your Library - LIBER

Embracing Open Science is critical if we are to make science more collaborative, reproducible, transparent and impactful. Open Science undoubtedly has the power to positively influence society, but its implementation is not yet universal.

A revolution is required: one which opens up research processes and changes mindsets in favour of a world where policies, tools and infrastructures universally support the growth and sharing of knowledge. Research libraries are well placed to make that revolution happen but first they must convince their own leaders and wider community of the value of Open Science.

In this webinar, on 26 March at 1400 CET, speakers from Stockholm University Library — Wilhelm Widmark (library director) and Sofie Wennström (analyst) — will describe how they advocated for new ways of thinking and doing, and how they mobilised their community, in order to build a new future reality.

In addition, Iryna Kuchma of the FOSTER project will present the practical training resources which FOSTER offers to support the process of cultural change.

Registration

2019-03-18T18:41:13-04:00

Registration

Have you ever wondered how exactly the Walden Library works? Wonder no more! In this webinar series, we'll reveal all of the ins and outs of successfully using the Walden Library. This session will be on Organization & Storage. Learn about different tools and techniques to keep track of your library research for anything from term papers and final projects to capstone and dissertation research.

NCLA GRS Accidental Government Information Librarian Webinar #85

2019-03-18T18:39:14-04:00

New for K12! Gale's Opposing Viewpoints In Context - Training - KYVL

2019-03-18T18:36:45-04:00

New for K12! Gale's Opposing Viewpoints In Context - Training - KYVL

About the session: Explore your NEW resource - Gale’s Opposing Viewpoints In Context, now available via Kentucky Virtual Library! Opposing Viewpoints In Context provides a variety of digital content in the form of informational texts, primary sources, journals, and multimedia that supports Kentucky Curriculum Standards in a variety of subject areas. In this 30 minute webinar, we’ll cover search strategies to help students discover content for project topics within your new pro/con, hot social issues resource. We’ll also explore tools that teachers and librarians can use to encourage students to use their laptops and devices to access the authoritative content in your new resource. Join this session to learn how your KYVL Gale resource supports research for students.

Take Your Academic Library’s Marketing & Communications to the Next Level

2019-03-18T18:35:05-04:00

Take Your Academic Library’s Marketing & Communications to the Next Level

Academic libraries face many hurdles when communicating with their constituents: barriers to email usage, challenges when collaborating with University communications, aligning with the University brand, working with other departments to reach audiences, and conveying a vast array of resources with limited time and resources. In addition, they have a responsibility to reach out to community audiences beyond campus. This session will provide clear strategies for how to map out all of your audiences, overcome the hurdles, and get your message out to the right people at the right time for maximum results.

Choice360 | What Do Students and Faculty Need in a Research Database? The Librarian’s Perspective

2019-03-18T18:32:24-04:00

Choice360 | What Do Students and Faculty Need in a Research Database? The Librarian’s Perspective

Join Brie Betz, Director of Product Management at ProQuest, to hear new research and insights on how librarians perceive research databases in the wake of changing student and faculty content needs. New research by Library Journal and ProQuest – based on a survey of more than 600 academic librarians and faculty – sheds some light on:

Choice360 | Mission-Driven Digital—Why University Presses Are Creating Their Own eBook Collections

2019-03-18T18:31:59-04:00

Choice360 | Mission-Driven Digital—Why University Presses Are Creating Their Own eBook Collections

In 2019, the MIT Press and the University of Michigan Press are taking the bold step of launching their own eBook products. This webinar explores why they are choosing to do so, the problems they are trying to solve, and the processes they have gone through to work out the licensing and business terms. Join us to discover new trends in the digital sphere, give feedback on some emerging mission-driven products, and explore the continued evolution of the scholarly communication landscape.

Choice360 | Across Curricula—Primary Sources and Humanities are Gaining STEAM

2019-03-18T18:31:29-04:00

Choice360 | Across Curricula—Primary Sources and Humanities are Gaining STEAM

The pendulum is swinging in higher education as STEM gives way to STEAM and the importance of humanities training to students across the curriculum is being recognized. A growing chorus of voices is heralding humanities coursework, with its focus on primary sources, as the path to developing the critical thinking skills demanded in a world where technology presents dilemmas that defy easy answers. Attend this fascinating webinar as we share real stories of how exposure to humanities and primary sources impact learning and research outcomes. Gain new inspiration for your collection-building strategy.

Lunch&Learn APBP Webinar NAVIGATING W/O CURBS:ACCESSIBILITY ON SHARED STREETS Tickets, Wed, Mar 20, 2019 at 12:00 PM | Eventbrite

2019-03-18T18:26:35-04:00

Lunch&Learn APBP Webinar NAVIGATING W/O CURBS:ACCESSIBILITY ON SHARED STREETS Tickets, Wed, Mar 20, 2019 at 12:00 PM | Eventbrite

Shared streets are becoming a common Placemaking tool for our communities. Creating streets where the curbs are removed in favor of low-speed and vibrant shared spaces creates challenges for users who have vision impairment, both in terms of identifying conflicts with other users and navigating a corridor with minimally defined edges. This webinar will explore the latest guidance in addressing the needs of persons with no or low vision in shared streets and plazas.

Open Science in Perspective Symposium: Early Career Researcher Edition - LibCal - University of Rochester

2019-03-18T14:26:23-04:00

Open Science in Action Symposium: Early Career Researcher Edition - LibCal - University of Rochester

2019-03-18T14:26:03-04:00

FY2019 ILL Lending Reimbursement Program Overview for Texas #Libraries

2019-03-15T22:08:59-04:00

FY2019 ILL Lending Reimbursement Program Overview for Texas #Libraries

Texas State Library staff provide information about participation in the FY2019 ILL Lending Reimbursement Program: Opting in, completing and submitting required forms, and the Grant Management System (GMS). Please contact Sara Hayes at shayes@tsl.texas.gov for more information.

Get in the Game: Esports and Libraries #libraries #esports #webinars

2019-03-15T22:08:19-04:00

Get in the Game: Esports and Libraries #libraries #esports #webinars

Have you heard of esports but want to learn more? Ever wonder if esports could be featured in libraries? Interested in reaching and engaging more patrons through gaming and esports? Are you intrigued by a program offering which attracts a broad cross section of patrons of different ages, races, genders, and socioeconomic standing? Let’s take an in-depth look at esports and its community and … More

Lions, Tigers, Bears, and Texas School Standards Supplemental Resources, OH MY! #libraries #webinars

2019-03-15T22:07:21-04:00

Lions, Tigers, Bears, and Texas School Standards Supplemental Resources, OH MY! #libraries #webinars

How can the new supplemental resources help you connect to the campus curriculum and solidify the library as a “learning space” not just a “book station”? Join us to explore the wonderful crosswalks our fellow librarians have created to help us connect our standards to the AASL standards, the ELAR TEKS, the ACRL competencies, the NETS/ISTE Standards, and lots more! We will explore the new … More

Using Reddit and NextDoor to Engage with Your Library’s Local Community #library #webinars

2019-03-15T22:06:34-04:00

Using Reddit and NextDoor to Engage with Your Library’s Local Community #library #webinars

While many libraries have wholeheartedly embraced social media platforms to promote their programs and communicate with patrons, most of those platforms consist of the traditional giants like Facebook, Twitter, and Instagram. Reddit, also known as “the front page of the internet,” is an incredibly popular web forum–with thousands of sub-forums (“subreddits”) for any topic you can think of–and … More

Read Across Texas - Know Your Neighbor: Cultivating Communities of Compassion | #TSLAC #webinars #libraries

2019-03-15T22:00:20-04:00

Read Across Texas - Know Your Neighbor: Cultivating Communities of Compassion | #TSLAC #webinars #libraries

Read Across Texas - encourages communities to engage in challenging, insightful and transformative conversations. We invite libraries and organizations across Texas to participate in this effort by using books to open dialogue and explore what “knowing your neighbor” could mean within their communities.

Use the links to register a program at your local library, download discussion resources, find participating libraries in your area or apply for books through a special grant from the Friends of Libraries & Archives of Texas.

Digital Media Makerspaces in Libraries: Panel Discussion and Open Forum | Round Tables

2019-03-15T21:26:08-04:00

Digital Media Makerspaces in Libraries: Panel Discussion and Open Forum | Round Tables

With the advent of the digital age, libraries have lost their monopoly as the primary information provider. Yet, a core mission of libraries and librarianship has become critically important: equitable access to information, including the guardianship, preservation, and openness of the commons, coupled with education and information literacy as forms of empowerment. The makerspace movement movement as a resource for content creation is a powerful response by libraries and librarians who face tremendous competition in a sea of digital content providers.

Data Can Help You Tell Your Storytime Success

2019-03-15T12:26:49-04:00

Data Can Help You Tell Your Storytime Success

Assessment can be time consuming, intimidating, stress inducing, and just overwhelming. Where do you even begin? What do you do with the data? In the recent webinar, Supercharge Your Storytime Assessment: Using Data to Tell Your Story, presenters and participants acknowledged the challenges around assessment while offering ideas on how data gathering can be useful. It can help us prove our value, use resources more efficiently, deliver quality programs, communicate with funders, and show growth. Moving from head counts at storytimes to outcome measurement empowers us to measure the good we do and our value to patrons.

TagTeam :: Library Webinar Tracking Project

2019-03-15T12:23:51-04:00