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'Getting Started with Open Access'

CHICAGO - 91´«Ã½ TechSource announces an exciting new workshop, Getting Started with Open Access, with Emily Puckett Rodgers and Meredith Kahn. This workshop will last 90 minutes and take place at 2:30 p.m. EST/1:30 p.m. CST/12:30 p.m. MST/11:30 a.m. PST on...

'Integrating iPads and Tablet Computers into Library Services'

CHICAGO - 91´«Ã½ TechSource announces an exciting new workshop, Integrating iPads and Tablet Computers into Library Services, with Carolyn Meier and Heather Moorefield-Lang. This workshop will consist of two 90-minute sessions that will take place at 2:30 p...

'Introducing RDA'

CHICAGO - 91´«Ã½ Editions announces an exciting new workshop, Introducing RDA, with Chris Oliver. This workshop will last 90 minutes and take place at 2:30 p.m. Eastern on Wednesday, Jan. 29, 2014. RDA: Resource Description and Access is the new cataloging...

'#TumblarianProblems: Creating and Curating Your Tumblr Blog'

CHICAGO - 91´«Ã½ TechSource announces an exciting new workshop, #TumblarianProblems: Creating and Curating Your Tumblr Blog, with Kate Tkacik. This workshop will last 90 minutes and take place Thursday, Feb. 6, 2014 at 2:30 p.m. Eastern. A growing number of...

'How to Teach Online: A Beginner's Guide'

CHICAGO - 91´«Ã½ TechSource announces an exciting new workshop, How to Teach Online: A Beginner’s Guide, with Paul Signorelli and Dan Freeman. This workshop will last 90 minutes and take place at 2:30 p.m. Eastern on Thursday, Jan. 16, 2014. From webinars to...

'What You Need to Know About Starting a Digitization Project'

CHICAGO - 91´«Ã½ TechSource announces an exciting new workshop, What You Need to Know About Starting a Digitization Project, with Susanne Caro. This workshop will last 90 minutes and take place at 2:30 p.m. Eastern on Wednesday, Feb. 19, 2014. Whether you’re...

American Libraries Live

Visions of the future library discussed in new American Libraries Live episode

CHICAGO — What challenges and changes lie ahead for our libraries? In “ The Future of Libraries: What’s Your Vision?” a panel will look into the crystal ball and discuss the possibilities, led by moderator David Lee King, digital branch and services...

AASL eCOLLAB

New AASL webinar builds powerful partnerships to implement the Common Core

CHICAGO – Participants in “Powerful Partnerships: Libraries, Technology, and the Common Core,” a new webinar from the American Association of School Librarians (AASL), will learn how to propel the school library program into the center of teaching and...

ALSC Online Education

Registration open for Winter 2014 ALSC Online Courses

CHICAGO - The Association for Library Service to Children (ALSC) encourages participants to sign up for the Winter 2013 ALSC online courses. Registration is open for all courses. Classes begin Monday, Jan. 6, 2014. Three of the courses being offered this...

AASL 16th National Conference & Exhibition

AASL national conference is on-demand on eCOLLAB

CHICAGO – The American Association of School Librarians (AASL) 16th National Conference & Exhibition wrapped up in Hartford, Conn., on Nov. 17, but the learning and conversation continues on AASL’s professional development repository, eCOLLAB. A selection...

Free webinar to kick off 91´«Ã½ President Barbara Stripling’s 'Community Building and Makerspaces' series

CHICAGO – 91´«Ã½ President Barbara Stripling’s Winter Webinar series “Building Community Through Making,” featuring nationally recognized speakers and innovative library leaders, begins at 1 p.m. - 2:30 p.m. Central time on Monday, Dec. 16, 2013. The...

LITA Web course available: Building Web Applications with HTML5, CSS3, and Javascript

CHICAGO — The Library Information Technology Association (LITA) is announcing the availability of Building Web Applications with HTML5, CSS3, and Javascript: An Introduction to HTML5, presented by Jason Clark of Montana State University Library, from 11 a...

American Libraries Live

Web scale discovery services examined in new American Libraries Live episode

CHICAGO — Web scale discovery services are a tool with major potential to transform the nature of library systems. These services are capable of searching quickly and seamlessly across a vast range of local and remote content and providing relevancy...

LLAMA Webinar addresses managing intergeneration teams

CHICAGO — Is managing your baby-boomer staff the same as managing millennials? Not always! The Library Leadership and Management Association (LLAMA) will present “Talking about the Generations: communicating with and managing intergenerational teams,”...