New ACRL Online Seminar

http://www.acrl.org/ala/acrl/acrlproftools/ecolldev.cfm

Electronic Collection Development for the Academic E-Library
An ACRL Online Seminar
March 10-28, 2008

Course Description:
In this hands-on course you will learn to create an academic e-library collection development plan for free and fee-based Web-accessible resources for a patron community of your choice. Students will focus on developing a collection plan for one library patron group of their choice. Patron groups may include: faculty, students, researchers, general public, subject specialists, etc. This collection plan will be developed in five parts. Each part includes lecture, discussion and hands-on activities that will step participants through creating or assessing a collection plan for developing a e-library collection.

Learning Outcomes:
By the end of this seminar you will:

have developed selection criteria, plan for collection, evaluation, organization, and maintenance of an e-library collection for the patron group of your choice at your library.
have begun identifying, evaluating, selecting, and collecting appropriate free and fee-based Web-accessible resources for your e-library.
Participants will end the session with a completed collection development plan for the e-library collection they wish to develop including:

collection plan abstract or introduction
collection strategy
collection organization plan
collection maintenance plan

Audience:
Librarians and other information specialists who need to develop or expand academic e-library collections of high quality Web-accessible information resources. Some experience with information searching on the Web is assumed.

Experience working with the academic library patrons in the subject area chosen is assumed. Level of instruction is intermediate.

Participants should know how to use e-mail and a current standard Web Browser Mozilla/Firebird, Netscape 7.0 or IE 5.5 or higher is preferred. Some HTML or HTML editor experience will be useful.

Instructor:
Diane Kovacs, Kovacs Consulting

Course Requirements:
Your participation will require approximately three to five hours per week to:

Read the online seminar material
Post to online discussion boards
Complete online exercises, which will result in a collection development plan for your e-library
Complete a seminar evaluation form
Registration:
ACRL member: $135
ALA member: $175
CACUL member: Can$195 (charges will be made in U.S. dollars)
Nonmember: $195
Student: $60

Want to know more about Dance & Theater Studies?

Minitex is having a Reference Services Hands-On Training session for the Librarian who must do reference, collection development, etc in this subject. The event is on Friday, February 29, 2008.

For more information see their website at http://www.minitex.umn.edu/events/training/

Want to know more about WorldCat?

WorldCat Basics Webinar Session from MINITEX

Classes offered:

Monday, January 07, 2008
Wednesday, January 09, 2008
Wednesday, January 23, 2008

WorldCat is available at no cost to all libraries in Minnesota via ELM. It is the world’s largest bibliographic database. This webinar gives an overview of WorldCat and covers basic searching, limiters, and working with results. This session will NOT cover using WorldCat as a cataloging or ILL tool.

Who should attend?: Librarians and media specialists who have little or no experience with WorldCat and for those who don’t use it on a regular basis.

For more info:
http://www.minitex.umn.edu/events/training/webinars.asp#170

Cataloging class at MCTC

Minneapolis Community and Technical College is offering INFS 2200 Introduction to Cataloging, a 3-credit course, Spring 2007. Classes meet on Wednesday evenings, from 5-7:45 p.m., beginning January 16 through May 7.

This course is a good course for:
* Librarians and paraprofessionals new to cataloging
* Librarians and paraprofessionals who would like a refresher
* Librarians and paraprofessionals who have been cataloging for some time, but would like more formal training.

This course provides a basic overview of descriptive and subject cataloging, using appropriate tools. While we’re using AACR2 as our primary model for description, we’ll be introducing concepts brought forward in RDA as well. Students will work with OCLC’s Connexion browser, building familiarity with that tool.

This course can be taken by non-degree seeking students, and can be audited or taken for a grade.

For more information, visit the Library Information Technology website at:
http://www.minneapolis.edu/academics/areaofstudy.cfm?aos_id=88

Or contact:
Virginia Heinrich
Instructor/Librarian
Minneapolis Community and Technical College
612.659.6296
AIM: MCTC Heinrich
virginia.heinrich@minneapolis.edu

New classes with MINITEX

Integrating Resources Cataloging
Session Type: MINITEX/OCLC Training
Date: Friday, October 05, 2007
Time: 9:00 AM – 4:00 PM (Central Time)
Location: Wegner Health Sciences Information Center, Sioux Falls, SD
Fee: $100.00

Connexion Client Macros for the Absolute Beginner
Session Type: Webinar
Date: Wednesday, October 10, 2007
Time: 10:00 AM – 11:00 AM (Central Time)
Fee: $20

Basic Searching Using Connexion Client
Session Type: Webinar
Date: Tuesday, October 16, 2007
Time: 10:00 AM – 11:30 AM (Central Time)
Fee: $25.00

ACRL online class- Teaching Portfolios

ACRL is offering a new online seminar, “Teaching Portfolios for Librarians,” April 9-28, 2007.

This course will introduce the concept and structure of teaching portfolios, which are dynamic works of selected documentation and commentary that demonstrate teaching performance. The instructors will lead participants in activities designed to help them compose a teaching philosophy, write a portfolio narrative, and outline a plan for supporting documentation.

Upon completion of this course participants will be able to:

* explain the uses of a teaching portfolio for librarians
* articulate a teaching philosophy
* describe the portfolio creation process and the structural components of a teaching portfolio
* complete online writing and discussion activities to compose a teaching portfolio narrative
* identify supporting materials to include in their portfolio
* identify specific strategies and goals for how to use portfolios to support their professional development

ALA and ACRL members receive a registration discount.

ACRL member: $135
ALA member: $175
CACUL member: Can $195 (charges will be made in U.S. dollars)
Nonmember: $195
Student: $60

Register today. Registration for this seminar is now open. For additional information and a link to the online registration form, visit: http://www.ala.org/ala/acrl/acrlproftools/portfolios.htm

Politics and Networking Course

The Graduate School of Library and Information Science at the University
of Illinois at Urbana-Champaign is pleased to offer a new continuing
education course. This course is ALA-APA approved for Certified Public
Library Administrator (CPLA) candidates.

Course title: Politics and Networking
Dates: March 15 – April 26, 2007 (No class on April 19)
Times: Online synchronous sessions Thursdays 2:00 – 4:00 p.m. Central time
Cost: $300
Instructor: John A. Moorman, Ph.D. Director, Williamsburg Regional Library

Intended audience: Librarians and information professionals needing
training in politics and networking; CPLA candidates

Purpose of the course: To provide the student with an understanding of
the political process as it relates to public libraries. Topics included
are governance and legal structures of Boards and Commissions, how to
assess your community, how to assess local political issues,
understanding and influencing the local political process, the
development and nurturing of library support groups, and how to work
effectively with individuals and groups to increase library visibility
and support. Upon completion of the course the individual is expected to
know how to identify the social, political, and economic issues that
affect the library they serve, develop effective relationships with
governing boards, library support groups, and influence makers, develop
coalitions with groups in the community, and understand the legislative
process.

For additional information and to register, please visit
http://www.lis.uiuc.edu/programs/cpd/CPLA/fund.html or contact Marianne
Steadley, steadley@uiuc.edu or 217-244-2751

Electronic Collection Development for the Academic e-Library

“Very useful. Excellent materials…very well organized”

“Diane is an excellent online instructor! You learn much from her courses and seminars.”

“This course was outstanding.”

- past participants in “Electronic Collection Development for the Academic e-Library”

Electronic Collection Development for the Academic e-Library: March 12-31

Instructor: Diane Kovacs, Kovacs Consulting

Registration is open.

In this three-week course, participants will learn to create an academic e-library collection development plan for free and fee-based Web-accessible resources for a patron community of their choice.

Walk away with a collection development plan for your e-Library. The collection development plan will include:

*collection plan abstract or introduction
*collection strategy
*collection organization plan
*collection maintenance plan

This seminar is delivered through WebCT. The seminar is asynchronous and participants can work through each week’s materials and participate in discussion boards according to their schedule.

ALA and ACRL members receive a registration discount.

ACRL member: $135
ALA member: $175
CACUL member: Can $195 (charges will be made in U.S. dollars)
Nonmember: $195
Student: $60

Register today. Registration for this seminar is now open. For additional information and a link to the online registration form, visit: www.ala.org/ala/acrl/acrlproftools/ecollectiondevelopment

Designing Web Sites for Academic Libraries, Part 1

Designing Web Sites for Academic Libraries, Part 1
An ACRL Online Seminar
March 5-31, 2007

Registration opens February 5.

Course Description:
This four-week course focuses on the basics of Web site planning and design and content development, with a concentration on academic libraries. The course will also examine Web standards, usability, and accessibility. XHTML and CSS (external) will be introduced. Students will be expected to be able to create a basic HTML Web page before beginning the course. However, XHTML/HTML basics tutorials will be provided for those who need more practice. Students will plan and design a representative site during the course.

“Designing Web Sites for Academic Libraries, Part 1″ is a primarily asynchronous seminar, allowing participants to work through course material at times convenient to them throughout the week. Participants may also choose to schedule online chat time with the instructor, as they feel necessary. Specific material and activities are expected to be covered during each week of the course. Threaded discussion forums will be available for use in activities and other course-related conversations.

Weekly Schedule

Week 1: User Centered Design: Needs Assessment and Design Planning
Week 2: Review of HTML/XHTML and CSS Standards
Week 3: Creating Draft Organizer Page
Week 4: Final Project: Validating XHTML, CSS (External), and Accessibility Standards
This seminar will be delivered through WebCT.

Learning Outcomes:
By the end of this course, participants will be able to:

Plan and design a Web site for usability and accessibility for selected users/groups.
Understand and apply Web standards
Develop basic Web site contents for selected users/groups.
Use DreamWeaver (MX2004 or higher preferred) or a text editor to create usable, accessible, and interesting Web pages. Participants may use FrontPage if they are already trained in and using the software.
Participants will end the session with a completed Web site plan and design, and a main Web page that illustrates how the design will be implemented and will allow for minimal usability and accessibility testing. These pages will also be validated XHTML with external .css.

Course Materials:
All of the required readings and activities for the course will be available online, but it will be useful to have available the references in the recommended materials listed below.

(Strongly recommended) Jennifer Niederst (2006). Web Design in a Nutshell, 3rd Ed. O’Reilly. ISBN: 0-596-00987-9
Elizabeth and Eric Freeman (Forthcoming Dec. 2005). Head First HTML with CSS & XHTML. O’Reilly. ISBN: 0-596-10197-X (recommended for those students who come to class with no HTML experience)
Carrie Bickner. (2005) Web Design on a Shoestring. New Riders Publishing: Boston ISBN 0-7357-1328-6
Donald Norman (1988). The Design of Everyday Things. Basic Books ISBN: 0-385-26774-6
Audience:
Librarians and other information specialists who want to learn to design usable, accessible, standard Web pages that will attract the intended users and encourage and invite them to persist and return to the site.

Experience working with the academic library patrons in any subject area chosen is assumed. Level of instruction is intermediate in regard to academic library experience, beginner in regard to XHTML/CSS and Web design experience.

Participants should know how to use e-mail and a current standard Web Browser. Mozilla/Firebird , Netscape 7.0, Safari or IE 5.5 or higher is preferred. Some HTML or HTML editor experience will be useful.

Instructor:
Diane Kovacs, Kovacs Consulting

The instructor has been teaching Web Design and related topics for more than 13 years including LIS590LWL Designing Web Sites for Organizations for the Univeristy of Illinois at Urbana-Champaign GSLIS LEEP program.

More information on Diane Kovacs

Course Requirements:
Your participation will require approximately three to five hours per week to:

Read the online seminar material
Post to online discussion boards
Complete activities, which will result in a basic draft academic library oriented Web site
Complete a seminar evaluation form
Registration
ACRL member: $150
ALA member: $195
CACUL member: Can$205 (charges will be made in U.S. dollars)
Nonmember: $205
Student: $65

http://www.ala.org/ala/acrl/acrlproftools/webdesign1.htm

Knowledge Management Technology Panel

The Minnesota Chapter of the Special Libraries Association invites you to attend:

Knowledge Management Technology Panel:
Showcasing projects of local information professionals with
Molly Dinneen, General Mills
Elizabeth Meylor, Hammel Green & Abrahamson
Julie Weston, Hammel, Green & Abrahamson

WHEN
February 5, 2007
5:00 – 5:30 Registration & Networking
5:30 – 6:30 Presentation
6:30 – 7:00 Questions & Wrap Up
*Light refreshments and beverages will be served

WHERE
General Mills World Headquarters
Number One General Mills Blvd.
Minneapolis MN 55426
*See below for link to a map and directions

COST
$25 for guests
$20 for library association members (SLA, ASIS&T, SCIP, MALL, etc.)
$15 for students, unemployed, or retired

Due to security at General Mills, we need to have our final list of attendees by midnight on February 1st (tomorrow). So don’t miss out. Register Now!

REGISTRATION
Registration is a two-part process; register and send payment by February 1st!

STEP ONE:

If you are planning to attend, e-mail the following information to minnesota.sla@gmail.com:

Name(s)
Company
Member of which library association, if any
Phone number
Is this your first meeting?
Do you need a receipt (other than PayPal if applicable)?
Will you be paying by check or PayPal?

STEP TWO:

Make payment through PayPal:

https://www.paypal.com/cgi-bin/webscr

OR

Send a check payable to MN Chapter SLA, to:

Kathy Degenhardt
Target Corporation
PD Library
50 South 10th Street, Suite 400
TP3-1025
Minneapolis, MN 55403

(Please include a copy of your registration e-mail if possible)

CONTACT WITH QUESTIONS
Kristine Spanier – kdspanier@yahoo.com – 612.823.4242
Jill Strand – jstrand@faegre.com – 612.766.8843
Karen Stauber – Karen.stauber@target.com – 612.761.7194

PROGRAM DESCRIPTION
KM / Knowledge Management continues to serve area information professionals as they discover and develop tools to help people in their organizations find the resources they need. Molly Dinneen will discuss how Microsoft’s Windows SharePoint Services has helped General Mills to improve employees’ understanding of the value of sharing well-organized, frequently updated information and increased productivity by alerting employees via e-mail to new information on sites. Elizabeth Meylor and Julie Weston from HGA will demonstrate how they use Stellent software to manage HGA intranet pages (HIP) to pull together company resources that HGA clients can search from their desktops.

HOW TO GET THERE
Enter this address in MapQuest:
Number One General Mills Blvd. Minneapolis 55426.
Make sure to go to the World Headquarters, NOT the Technical Center!

There are entrances to the parking lot on both General Mills Blvd and Better Crocker Drive. Follow the signs to visitor parking. The visitor parking and entrance are on the south side of the building facing 394. Escorts will be available.