ACRL Webcast

Practical Strategies for Building a Library 2.0 Game Plan

Live Webcast
July 17, 2007
11 a.m Pacific | 1:00 p.m. Central | 2:00 p.m. Eastern

1.5 hours

Web 2.0 has quickly gave rise to Library 2.0: a comprehensive focus on new, interactive uses of information resources, the Web and physical space. But where to begin? Past ACRL Webcaster Terry Huwe provides some effective starting point strategies. He describes long term strategic plans for “enlivening” the Institute for Research on Labor and Employment (IRLE) Library, even as Library 2.0 began to gain momentum. During 2005-2006, IRLE deepened its Blogging activity, launched wikis, created a new Virtual Private Network, and more. At the same time IRLE funded the creation of a new, state-of-the-art Library Commons as well as major digitization initiatives. Throughout these processes, the Library organized to “take” services to the populations it wanted to reach. Now the IRLE Library manages “digital conversations,” overall Web content management and preservation, Blogs, Wikis and more. Huwe will outline the practical steps that led to this robust set of Library 2.0 strategies, focusing on both technological and interpersonal skills.

Registration
ACRL member: $50
ALA member: $75
CACUL member: Can$90 (charges will be made in U.S. dollars)
Nonmember: $90
Student: $40

Group*: $295

http://www.ala.org/ala/acrl/acrlproftools/lib20.htm

Basic VDX Workflow training Webinar

This Webinar provides new or current interlibrary loan staff with the basic information they need to send and receive interlibrary loan requests on the VDX system. The training will cover how to handle items in the work queue along with suggestions for how often each category should be checked to keep on top of the workflow. This session is presented by Nick Banitt, MnLINK Gateway Specialist, and Raquel Franklin, Document Delivery Supervisor.

Wednesday, June 27, 2007

http://www.minitex.umn.edu/train-conf/webinars/upcoming.asp#158

eBooks & NetLibrary Webinar at MINITEX

NetLibrary is an eBook collection available to all libraries ­and by extension, all citizens ­in Minnesota and North and South Dakota. The MINITEX NetLibrary eBook collection contains over 13,500 titles covering hundreds of academic, popular and professional subject and topic areas.
Content includes hundred of titles from Cliff Notes and the “Complete Idiot’s Guides To” series, travel guides, computer programming manuals, and several thousand public domain literary classics.

If you would like to learn more about the MINITEX NetLibrary eBook Collection, register for one of the sessions. This one hour webinar will cover what is in the NetLibrary collection, the latest interface updates, various access points and collections available from those access points, searching the collection, creating and managing your personal NetLibrary account, and using NetLibrary’s “Librarians Tool Kit” to find out information about your library’s NetLibrary eBook usage and ideas for collection development.

Tuesday, June 19, 2007
Wednesday, June 20, 2007

http://www.minitex.umn.edu/train-conf/webinars/upcoming.asp#1

Fundamentals of Acquisitions Web Course

ALA – ALCTS Fundamentals of Acquisitions Web Course
(A four week Web-based course)

July 23 – August 17 or October 8 – November 2

The Fundamentals of Acquisitions focuses on what you need to know about the basics of acquiring monographs and serials: goals and methods; financial management of materials budgets; and relationships among acquisitions librarians, library booksellers, subscription agents, and publishers.

Participants will receive a broad overview of the operations involved in acquiring materials after the selection decision is made.

Course Components
Goals of Acquisitions Services
Methods and Basic Functions of Acquisitions
Ethics
Budget/Finance and Accounting

http://www.ala.org/ala/alcts/alctsconted/alctsceevents/webcourses/alctsfundamentals.htm