[CALIBK12] Continuing Education Programs for April 8 - 15

[Jane Fisher]

Continuing Education Courses

The SJSU School of Library and Information Science is partnering with  
the Neal-Schuman Professional Education Network to offer alumni,  
students, and the greater SLIS community access to library-related  
audio and web-based seminars and workshops.

See list below for some of the upcoming course offerings. For the  
complete schedule for months ahead, program descriptions, faculty  
credentials, and how to register, see the calendar at

http://tinyurl.com/yntksc

Register Early and Save! If registering 3 weeks or more before the  
program date, make sure to indicate the special "early-bird" discount  
code SJEBIRD on the registration form to bring up a 5% discount. If  
registering less than 3 weeks before the start of the program, please  
enter the SJSULIS tracking code in the Discount Code box on the  
registration form.

Please excuse any cross-postings you may see, and do feel free to  
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Programs for April 8 - 15, 2008

REGISTER TODAY

  CLICK ON THE LINKS BELOW FOR MORE INFORMATION ON EACH SESSION

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  Tuesday, April 8, 2:00 pm ET, 11:00 am PT
Getting Ready for RDA: Resource Description and Access
http://tinyurl.com/2pbryt

One-hour web conference with Christine Oliver - $109.95

RDA will be the new content standard for metadata when it is released  
and implemented in 2009. With its focus on users and their information  
needs, RDA aims to facilitate resource discovery.  It emerged from a  
major restructuring of current cataloging rules, although it is not a  
revision of these rules. The very process of restructuring is creating  
a new tool. RDA supersedes AACR2: it builds on the strengths of AACR2,  
but takes a radically new approach to resource description.


Wednesday, April 9, 4:00 pm ET, 1:00 pm PT
The 21st Century School Librarian
http://tinyurl.com/2qw5ak

One-hour web conference with Robin T. Williams - $109.95

“If you build it, they will come” is no longer the case with digital  
school libraries. Rather than live in fear of what students might do  
on the Internet, let’s help them take control and teach them to manage  
it and themselves within it. In this session, participants will learn  
how to help students create dynamic information spaces using a wide  
variety of free tools. Instead of hoping that students will visit our  
Web pages, we are going to insert our information into their worlds.


Thursday, April 10, 3:00 pm ET, 12:00 pm PT
Search Engines 101: How Search Engines Work
http://tinyurl.com/24g3nf

One-hour audio conference with Rita Vine - $85.00

If you use the Web, you've certainly used Google and maybe other  
search engines too. But do you really know what a search engine is?  
For serious searchers, it's important to understand what's "under the  
hood" of search engines. How do they create their databases? What is  
included? Omitted? Why do search engines rank order results so  
differently? How does ranking work? And what about all those ADS that  
appear – can they affect search results?  In this web conference, Rita  
Vine will cover all the basics of search engines.


Friday, April 11, 12:00 pm ET, 9:00 am PT
LibQual+™ & Library Assessment: What Is All the Hype?
http://tinyurl.com/yuqtw9

One-hour audio conference with Louise McGillis - $85.00

LibQUAL+™ is a suite of services that libraries use to solicit, track,  
understand, and act upon users' opinions of service quality.  
Originally conceived by the Association of Research Libraries (ARL),  
more than 500 libraries have participated in LibQUL+™, including  
colleges and universities, community colleges, health sciences  
libraries, law libraries, and public libraries -- some through various  
consortia, others as independent participants. This session will look  
at the LibQUAL+™ Survey — what it is, how it is run, and what the  
results mean. In addition, LibQUAL+™ will be looked at in the broader  
context of general library assessment.


Monday, April 14, 2:00 pm ET, 11:00 am PT
Library 2.0 Without All the MySpace Hype: How to Use Social Tools to  
Solve Problems
http://tinyurl.com/2bnanq

One-hour web conference with Jessamyn West - $109.95

Social tools can be problem-solvers for libraries with tight budgets  
and small staff. This session will review the idea of social software  
in libraries and discuss the Library 2.0 delivery model in simple  
language using lots of examples of 2.0 problem solving using library  
case studies. While the focus will be on patron interaction, tools for  
inter-library communication and solutions will be discussed as well.


Tuesday, April 15, 1:00 pm ET, 10:00 am PT
Using Technology Competencies to Build a Staff Tech Training Program
http://tinyurl.com/27jfaa

One-hour audio conference with Sarah Houghton-Jan - $85.00

Every library on the planet struggles with technology training for  
staff. In this session, learn how to create a set of useful technology  
competencies catered to your individual library and its technologies.  
Also learn how to use these competencies - and staff assessments - to  
build a self-sustaining staff technology training program. You will  
hear about the purpose and benefits of competencies and technology  
training, get a review of the process for creating competencies lists,  
and learn about the implementation and assessment methodologies.

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