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PLA launches new interest groups in online community platform
CHICAGO -- The Public Library Association (PLA), a division of the 91´«Ã½ (91´«Ã½), has unveiled eight new interest groups in the online community platform, 91´«Ã½ Connect. 91´«Ã½ Connect is a site where members of 91´«Ã½ meet and mingle...
eForum: Assessing Electronic Reference Services
CHICAGO - Have you been wondering if your users are aware of your chat service? Or maybe how your students are using your research guides or your online FAQ? Do you need a little inspiration or advice on how to find out? If so, this Assessing Electronic...
DigitalLearn.org Year in Review
CHICAGO – Twenty-seventeen was a busy year for DigitalLearn.org, the Public Library Association’s (PLA) website designed to help consumers increase their digital literacy skills. DigitalLearn.org offers a collection of tutorials on a wide range of...
The complete guide to personal digital archiving
CHICAGO — Scholars and scrapbookers alike need your help with saving their most important digital content. But how do you translate your professional knowledge as a librarian or archivist into practical skills that novices can apply to their own projects...
Courses in budgeting, using mobile devices added to PLA’s DigitalLearn.org website
CHICAGO — DigitalLearn.org, the Public Library Association’s (PLA) website designed to help community members increase their digital literacy skills, has added two new beginner-level courses to its collection of tutorials, which now totals 21. The...
PLA, Gail Borden Public Library team up to expand DigitalLearn.org training resources
CHICAGO — DigitalLearn.org, the Public Library Association’s (PLA) website designed to help consumers increase their digital literacy skills, now includes a robust suite of resources and tools for library staff and other educators to use when conducting...
A sourcebook of 63 ready-to-use maker projects
CHICAGO — A new compilation from editor and maker Ellyssa Kroski, “ 63 Ready-to-Use Maker Projects,” published by 91´«Ã½ Editions, spotlights a multitude of creative projects that you can tailor for your own library. Librarians and makers from across the...
Public libraries highlight cyber security awareness in October
CHICAGO – Earlier this month the credit reporting agency Equifax disclosed that they had suffered a cyber-attack that endangered the personal information of 143 million U.S. users. Even before the Equifax hack, 64 percent of Americans had been personally...
September webinar focuses on measuring effect of digital literacy services
CHICAGO – Nearly all public libraries offer some sort of digital literacy services, ranging from group computer classes to individual tutoring assistance, but how do library staff know their efforts are achieving the desired effect? How can libraries...
New Tools, Support Advance Digital Skills Training in PLA Pilot Project
CHICAGO -- A new digital literacy pilot project made possible by the Public Library Association (PLA) and Cox Communications (Cox) is hitting a critical milestone this summer as participating libraries kick off training events in their communities. The...
Becoming an expert internet searcher
CHICAGO — In an environment where increasing amounts of information (and fake news) flood the internet on websites and social media, the information professional’s job is getting harder. It is important that they are skilled at finding and using the...
A manual for creating and sharing online library instruction
CHICAGO — Designed to be reused and shared, learning objects are digital content and assessments centered on student learning outcomes. The promise of sharing online instruction across libraries, campuses, or a consortium holds time-saving appeal. An easy...
