Just for Babies: Programs for Little Ones
Wednesday, April 8, 9:00 am - 4:00 pm at NEFLIN
Programming for babies has the capacity to be the most rewarding type of program for everyone involved: library staff, baby and caregiver. In this full-day workshop children’s library staff will learn how to prepare and deliver storytimes for infant children and caregivers. We will discuss physical setting, sample agendas, interaction with parents, interaction with infants, book selection, song selection, and more. In addition participants will have an opportunity for hands on participation. All children’s library staff interested in programming for Newborns to Two year olds should attend.
Pre-workshop Assignment: Bring 1 to 2 age appropriate books to share with the group.
Trainer: Kio Fuller, Storytime Traner
Hurricane and Disaster: Preparedness and Response
Thursday, April 16, 9:30 am - 12:30 pm @ NEFLIN
Public libraries play an essential role in helping their communities prepare for and recover from hurricanes and in assisting evacuees as they wait to return from a hurricane threat. This half-day workshop will focus attention on 6-8 public library disaster responder service roles. These are roles that public libraries may adopt to improve their communities' hurricane response. Instruction will include how to use the Institute’s Public Library Hurricane Response website. Participants will leave the workshop with specific, low cost, practical, ideas that public libraries can implement to better assist their communities during hurricane season.
Trainer: Joe Ryan, Project Manager, Hurricane/Disaster Preparedness and Response
Disaster Preparedness Interest Group
Thursday, April 16, 1:30 - 3:30 pm @ NEFLIN
It’s never too late to start working on your disaster plan. Following the morning workshop, we’ll then have the chance to informally discuss what preparations your library will implement or describe special situations that need a solution. Bring your plan if you would like someone to review and make suggestions, or just come to see what your colleagues have already done. If you haven’t written a plan, or need a place to start, come and join us.
Why reinvent the wheel when you can build on the work of others? We will provide web sites, lists of salvage companies and much more. Free for all.
Facilitator: Vicki Stanton, University of North Florida
Drupal for Librarians
Thursday, April 23, 9:00 am - 4:00 pm @ NEFLIN
Are you into Drupal? This workshop is for you! We’ll cover:
*Drupal Basics (What is Drupal? Why use Drupal over another content management system?
Drupal terminiology -core, contrib, regions, blocks, users, roles, nodes, etc...)
*Installation (Developer requirements, Server requirements, How to identify a good Drupal host and administrator)
*Adding Basic Content (Users, Nodes (including custom content types), Blocks)
*Best Practices (Useful contributed modules, User roles, Security)
*Questions and Answers
While this class is designed for those who have some experience with Drupal, the inclusion of the "Drupal Basics" section will allow anyone looking for an introduction to Drupal to participate. Optional: Bring your laptop with Drupal already installed to follow along on your laptop.
Trainers: Mike Anello and Ryan Price, Drupal Easy
Young Adult Interest Group
Friday, April 24, 9:00 am - 12:00 pm @ NEFLIN
The Young Adult Interest Group meets for informal discussions on topics of interest to library staff that serve teens and tweens. This month the discussion will include finding non-fiction books for teen readers, and working as a team to develop local book awards.
Facilitator: Diane Colson, Alachua County Library District
Think "Smart": Implementing Interactive Technology Tools in the Media Center and Library
Wednesday, April 29, 1:00 - 4:00 pm at Bradford County Public Library, Starke
Come, learn, and have hands on opportunities that can be used in the media center to enhance instruction. Participants will practice using the Smartboard and Classroom Performance System (CPS) to enhance instruction. Participants will have a firsthand look at various media lessons design to integrate these technology tools.
Trainers: Vance Edeker and Rose Kebe, Media Specialists, St. Johns County Schools
Your Personal Learning Plan
Thursday, April 30, 9:00 am - 12:00 noon @ NEFLIN
Imagine you had a place to learn online that was so cool you'd visit it every day. It's built especially to fit your learning style in all your favorite colors. Even the content is just for you - your chosen learning topic brought to you like front page news. Suddenly you are in charge of your own informal training and experiencing learning like never before. You are the star of your own Personal Learning Environment! A Personal Learning Environment (PLE) can take many, many different online forms. This hands-on workshop will analyze the various theories defining a PLE and explore different types of models used in the process. Ultimately, attendees are able to choose the best way to fit learning into their daily experience using common, free web tools. If you can ‘copy and paste’ you can easily build your own interactive PLE to help manage and revitalize your learning.Attendees should be comfortable with Internet browsing and have an email address they can access during class.
Trainer: Marianne Lenox, Huntsville Madison County Public Library
Keeping Up with Technology Without Getting Overloaded
Thursday, April 30, 1:00 - 4:00 pm @ NEFLIN
How do you find relevant, professional information quickly without become overwhelmed? It is important to seek out new and appropriate information, but it's also important to filter it through the funnel of common sense before taking action. This hands-on workshop will explore the various tools and methods for persistently accessing items that are pertinent to your job. We'll demonstrate how to how to pull these resources into your work life and stay on top of your field by ferreting out the quality information. While we discuss the pros and cons of online tools such as email, list serves, RSS and aggregated database searching, attendees will have an opportunity to learn (and play!) with these resources to find their best fit. Attendees should be comfortable with Internet browsing and have an email address they can access during class.Trainer: Marianne Lenox, Huntsville Madison County Public Library
Virtual Training:
Diversity Beyond the Obvious: College of DuPage
Friday, April 3, 12:00 noon - 1:30 pm on your DESKTOP
Karen E. Downing, Foundation & Grants Librarian & Doctorial Candidate at the Center for the Study of Higher and Postsecondary Education at the University of Michigan and other experts will discuss how diversity in all its manifestations can make the library profession stronger and more vital. Our panel will investigate and discuss the following questions: How can we create inclusive library environments in which all types of learners and types of people feel a part? How do we foster an environment within our profession to include representatives of all of our constituencies?
Virtual Trainer: Karen E. Downing, University of Michigan
Once of Prevention: Health Reference Basics: College of DuPage
Thursday, April 16, 2009 12:00 PM - 1:30 PM on your DESKTOP
Rising health care costs, economic instability, and the proactive nature of today’s society are contributing to more and more individuals seeking out health information online and in print. Are you and your library ready to meet the diverse needs of these health information seekers? Are you effectively marketing your health-related services and resources? This program will emphasize quality print and electronic resources as well as the roles and responsibilities of patients, library information professionals and health care professionals in the information seeking process. Join us in exploring various aspects of the health reference experience including the need to respect patient privacy, how to accommodate the cultural diversity of our clientele, matching the right types of resources to specific clients, and ways to successfully navigate tricky health reference situations. We’ll also look at ways to promote the health resources and services that you have to offer.
Virtual Trainer: Debra Kakuk Smith
20 Questions: Art Resources: Live Online
Wednesday, April 15, 10:00 am - 12:00 noon on your DESKTOP
Students will explore 20 of the best free online resources available for reference work in art and art history. You’ll learn about online art resources librarians use to answer questions like “Where would I find a definition of patina?’” and “Can you tell me where to find the full story of how Van Gogh cut off his own ear?” Students will then have the opportunity to explore art reference resources further in an after-class exercise.
Virtual Trainer: Russell Palmer, Solinet
Trends in Technology: Live Online
Wednesday, April 29, 2:00 - 4:00 pm on your DESKTOP
“Trends in Technology” will keep you up-to-date with the latest technology developments and how they may impact libraries. In this two-hour online session, Tyler Walters, Associate Director for Technology and Resource Services at the Georgia Tech Library and Information Center, will key in on important technology trends and new developments in areas such as networking and infrastructure; portable devices and wireless technologies; social software and communications; searching and find-ability; open access, repositories, and digital preservation. He will discuss how libraries are using these new technologies to make them leaders in the web dissemination of information. At Georgia Tech, Walters provides leadership, vision, and technical expertise for acquisitions services, information control and management (cataloging), systems, digital initiatives, and university archives and records departments, combining modern information services with emerging information technologies. He leads innovative initiatives that involve managing university-based digital intellectual output through repositories, integrating scholarly information systems with digital learning environments, coordinating the shift to licensing, acquisition, and technological management of electronic resources, and leading GT Library involvement in national and state-level technology and resource management initiatives.
Virtual Trainer: Tyler Walters, Georgia Tech Library & Information Center
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