[CALIBK12] Continuing Education Programs for April 1- 8

[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 1-8, 2008

REGISTER TODAY

CLICK ON THE LINKS BELOW FOR MORE INFORMATION ON EACH SESSION

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Tuesday, April 1, 1:00 pm ET, 10:00 am PT

Trends in Mobile Tools and Applications for Libraries
http://tinyurl.com/28mtyy

One-hour web conference with Megan Fox - $109.95

Join this fast-paced overview of the current hardware available and  
learn how new technologies are making hand-held computers not just  
palatable but preferable for on-the-go users. Megan Fox highlights the  
latest developments in applications for mobile and hand-held tools and  
how these can and are being utilized by libraries and information  
seekers of all kinds. Come hear what’s happening with traditional  
information vendors and mobile interfaces, the mobile optimized Web,  
point-of-need answers, reference texting, and multimedia (such as  
podcasting and location-free TV) for mobile devices.


Thursday, April 3, 2:00 pm ET, 11:00 am PT

Your Blog and Pony Show
http://tinyurl.com/33gyqe

One-hour web conference with Louise Alcorn - $109.95

Libraries spend a lot of time trying to get information out to our  
patrons—using bookmarks, signs, interactions with staff, press  
releases and, increasingly, by posting news on our Web sites—with  
varying degrees of success. Have you considered creating a library  
blog?  Louise Alcorn will discuss uses for a library blog and show you  
examples of libraries that are already blogging. She will demonstrate  
how to create a basic library blog, including - briefly - adding non- 
print content to a blog such as images, audio, and video. Libraries  
just starting their first Web sites, as well as those looking to  
“freshen up” existing sites, will find this session useful.


Friday, April 4, 1:00 pm ET, 10:00 am PT

Virtual Reference Competencies: Maintain and Build Reference Skills  
and Knowledge
http://tinyurl.com/25egus

One-hour audio conference with Diane Kovacs - $85.00

Final session in a series: All reference work involves searching,  
critical thinking, and information organization skills, as well as  
knowledge of specific reference sources and information-finding tools.  
This session will discuss these competencies in the context of virtual  
reference work.



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.


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