Fresno County Public Library Tuesday, October 9
There is a lot of buzz in the library press about Web 2.0 and its
impact on libraries. The California State Library believes that Web
2.0 has tremendous transformational potential, perhaps second only to
the introduction of the Internet itself. In recognition of the
importance of Web 2.0, the State Library has made a special grant
award to Infopeople for a series of free training events titled
"Moving Libraries Forward to Web 2.0". The following workshop is part
of the Web 2.0 series.
Workshop Description: Web 2.0 makes some people nervous; privacy,
safety, attribution, authority and standards are major issues. In
this all day, hands-on session, we'll cover fielding challenging
questions specific to Web 2.0, and focus on best practices for
designing workshops that address the specific needs of adult
learners. Group discussion and hands-on exercises will help you
develop the skills and handouts to better help your users understand
the ins and outs of Web 2.0 concepts and applications.
To register for this workshop: Use the online registration form at http://infopeople.org/workshop/348
Saturday, June 9, 2007
Tuesday, June 5, 2007
Customer Service Skills for Culturally Diverse Communities
Instructor: Jean Crossman-Miranda
Fri 07/13/07, 9:00 am - 4:30 pm
Fresno - Woodward Park Library
$75.00
Workshop Description: This all-day training will provide the skills you need to offer excellent customer service to library users from many other cultures. Through discussion, individual and group exercises, video examples, and simulations, participants will explore the notion of culture and practice simple verbal and nonverbal interactions to welcome and effectively communicate with multicultural library customers. The instructor will provide cheat sheets, charts, checklist, a bibliography and webliography, as well as practical, useful tips that can be applied immediately.
More information and registration: http://www.infopeople.org/workshop/322
Fri 07/13/07, 9:00 am - 4:30 pm
Fresno - Woodward Park Library
$75.00
Workshop Description: This all-day training will provide the skills you need to offer excellent customer service to library users from many other cultures. Through discussion, individual and group exercises, video examples, and simulations, participants will explore the notion of culture and practice simple verbal and nonverbal interactions to welcome and effectively communicate with multicultural library customers. The instructor will provide cheat sheets, charts, checklist, a bibliography and webliography, as well as practical, useful tips that can be applied immediately.
More information and registration: http://www.infopeople.org/workshop/322
YA Space Techniques: Simple Explorations of the 'Final Frontier'
Instructor: Anthony Bernier
Tue 08/07/07, 9:00 am - 4:30 pm
Fresno - Woodward Park Library
$75.00
Workshop Description: Through individual exercises and group activities, this one-day hands-on course supplies detailed lists, techniques, and strategies certain to attract young adult attention to the collection. Students scrutinize real teen bedrooms, receive appropriate merchandising tips, examine interesting slides of successful YA spaces, and learn how to fully utilize youth participation to maximize the impact of their young adult space. The course further supports students with recent background articles, technique checklists, and sample teen space user survey and focus group agenda forms, among other useful handouts.
More information and registration: http://www.infopeople.org/workshop/336
Tue 08/07/07, 9:00 am - 4:30 pm
Fresno - Woodward Park Library
$75.00
Workshop Description: Through individual exercises and group activities, this one-day hands-on course supplies detailed lists, techniques, and strategies certain to attract young adult attention to the collection. Students scrutinize real teen bedrooms, receive appropriate merchandising tips, examine interesting slides of successful YA spaces, and learn how to fully utilize youth participation to maximize the impact of their young adult space. The course further supports students with recent background articles, technique checklists, and sample teen space user survey and focus group agenda forms, among other useful handouts.
More information and registration: http://www.infopeople.org/workshop/336
Marketing to Latinos: An Action Plan
Instructor: Susana Baumann
Wed 09/05/07, 9:00 am - 4:30 pm
Fresno - Woodward Park Library
$75.0
Workshop Description: This all-day hands-on workshop is an introduction to creating an Action Plan to market library services to a culturally diverse Latino population. Through individual and group exercises, and interactive activities, you will reexamine your library's goals, devise strategies to achieve new goals, and learn how to monitor the advancement of these strategies so that you will develop long-term credibility in the community you serve. Case scenarios and specific strategies will be discussed and evaluated.
More information and registration: http://www.infopeople.org/workshop/343
Wed 09/05/07, 9:00 am - 4:30 pm
Fresno - Woodward Park Library
$75.0
Workshop Description: This all-day hands-on workshop is an introduction to creating an Action Plan to market library services to a culturally diverse Latino population. Through individual and group exercises, and interactive activities, you will reexamine your library's goals, devise strategies to achieve new goals, and learn how to monitor the advancement of these strategies so that you will develop long-term credibility in the community you serve. Case scenarios and specific strategies will be discussed and evaluated.
More information and registration: http://www.infopeople.org/workshop/343
Stress Management in the Library Workplace
Instructor: Edmond Otis
Fri 11/02/07, 9:00 am - 4:30 pm
Fresno - Woodward Park Library
$75.0
Workshop Description: This all-day workshop is specifically designed for library personnel and the type of stressors they most commonly face. It will help participants understand how stress works, and how it affects us. It will provide proven tools for building the personal strengths and emotional reserves we all need to deal successfully with the most challenging demands of the work day and modern life. Special attention will be focused on providing participants numerous actual, practical, stress management techniques and skills they will be able to use immediately.
More information and registration: http://www.infopeople.org/workshop/330
Fri 11/02/07, 9:00 am - 4:30 pm
Fresno - Woodward Park Library
$75.0
Workshop Description: This all-day workshop is specifically designed for library personnel and the type of stressors they most commonly face. It will help participants understand how stress works, and how it affects us. It will provide proven tools for building the personal strengths and emotional reserves we all need to deal successfully with the most challenging demands of the work day and modern life. Special attention will be focused on providing participants numerous actual, practical, stress management techniques and skills they will be able to use immediately.
More information and registration: http://www.infopeople.org/workshop/330
Storytime Fundamentals
Fri 06/08/07, 9:00 am - 4:30 pm
Instructor: Penny Peck
Fresno - Woodward Park Library
$75
Workshop Description: This all-day, hands-on workshop will provide practical experience on planning and implementing library storytimes for preschoolers, babies, and toddlers. Through individual and group exercises you will learn how to select books, read to a group, add songs and fingerplays, use movement activities, make crafts and learn other interactive methods that promote kindergarten readiness while making storytime fun. You will complete an outline for storytime, brainstorm strategies on dealing with disruptions, take away a list of helpful websites on storytime, and learn why storytime is important to library programming and early literacy. The instructor will provide sample storytime plans, related bibliographies, a webliography, as well as practical, useful tips that can be applied immediately.
More information and registration: http://www.infopeople.org/workshop/317
Instructor: Penny Peck
Fresno - Woodward Park Library
$75
Workshop Description: This all-day, hands-on workshop will provide practical experience on planning and implementing library storytimes for preschoolers, babies, and toddlers. Through individual and group exercises you will learn how to select books, read to a group, add songs and fingerplays, use movement activities, make crafts and learn other interactive methods that promote kindergarten readiness while making storytime fun. You will complete an outline for storytime, brainstorm strategies on dealing with disruptions, take away a list of helpful websites on storytime, and learn why storytime is important to library programming and early literacy. The instructor will provide sample storytime plans, related bibliographies, a webliography, as well as practical, useful tips that can be applied immediately.
More information and registration: http://www.infopeople.org/workshop/317
Search Engines 101: How Search Engines Work
Thursday, June 21st, 3–4pm ET (12–1pm PT)
with Rita Vine - 1 hour AUDIO CONFERENCE
If you use the Web, you've probably used a search engine. But do you really know what a search engine is? For serious searchers, it's vitally important to understand what's "under the hood" of search engines. How do they create their databases? What is included? Omitted? Why do search engines rank order results so differently? How does ranking work? And what about all those ADS that appear? Can they affect search results?
In this hour-long teleconference, Rita Vine will cover all the basics of search engines, including important facts that are often overlooked. You might be surprised. Get past the hype: learn what's really behind the box when you conduct a search engine search.
For more information or to REGISTER: Go to http://slisweb.sjsu.edu/, see CONTINUING EDUCATION OPPORTUNITIES, and click "ALL COURSES AVAILABLE", or go to www.thepartnership.ca and scroll down to the 'Education Institute'.
with Rita Vine - 1 hour AUDIO CONFERENCE
If you use the Web, you've probably used a search engine. But do you really know what a search engine is? For serious searchers, it's vitally important to understand what's "under the hood" of search engines. How do they create their databases? What is included? Omitted? Why do search engines rank order results so differently? How does ranking work? And what about all those ADS that appear? Can they affect search results?
In this hour-long teleconference, Rita Vine will cover all the basics of search engines, including important facts that are often overlooked. You might be surprised. Get past the hype: learn what's really behind the box when you conduct a search engine search.
For more information or to REGISTER: Go to http://slisweb.sjsu.edu/, see CONTINUING EDUCATION OPPORTUNITIES, and click "ALL COURSES AVAILABLE", or go to www.thepartnership.ca and scroll down to the 'Education Institute'.
Is My PC Infected? Practical Ways to Stomp Out and Prevent Malware and Spyware
Tuesday, June 12th, 1–2 pm ET (10–11 am PT)
with Alex Merrill – 1 hour WEB CONFERENCE
Learn from an experienced librarian about approaches he has taken to combat malware and spyware. Take away approaches that can help you find out if your computer is infected, how to eliminate it, and reduce the chance of getting infected in the future.
This session will explore some conventional and non-standard ways to eliminate and limit vulnerability to malware and spyware on any computer. This session will cover not only how to help prevent being compromised but also the first several steps in how to remove malware (there can be many). This session will cover read only operating systems (both Windows based and Linux based), Windows firewalls, 3rd party firewalls, new security enhancements with Vista, group policies for limiting the effects of malware/spyware on centrally administered computers, virus and spyware scanners (both client and Web based), and Hijack This logs and forums.
For more information or to REGISTER: Go to http://slisweb.sjsu.edu/, see CONTINUING EDUCATION OPPORTUNITIES, and click "ALL COURSES AVAILABLE", or go to www.thepartnership.ca and scroll down to the 'Education Institute'.
with Alex Merrill – 1 hour WEB CONFERENCE
Learn from an experienced librarian about approaches he has taken to combat malware and spyware. Take away approaches that can help you find out if your computer is infected, how to eliminate it, and reduce the chance of getting infected in the future.
This session will explore some conventional and non-standard ways to eliminate and limit vulnerability to malware and spyware on any computer. This session will cover not only how to help prevent being compromised but also the first several steps in how to remove malware (there can be many). This session will cover read only operating systems (both Windows based and Linux based), Windows firewalls, 3rd party firewalls, new security enhancements with Vista, group policies for limiting the effects of malware/spyware on centrally administered computers, virus and spyware scanners (both client and Web based), and Hijack This logs and forums.
For more information or to REGISTER: Go to http://slisweb.sjsu.edu/, see CONTINUING EDUCATION OPPORTUNITIES, and click "ALL COURSES AVAILABLE", or go to www.thepartnership.ca and scroll down to the 'Education Institute'.
Library Rated “T” for Teens
Thursday, June 7th, 3–4pm ET (12–1pm PT)
with Ella Jones - 1 hour AUDIO CONFERENCE
It may be true that people 18 years of age and younger make up only 25% of our population today, but we know for certain that they are 100% of our future! Librarians have a responsibility, as contributors to their future, to reach out teens and help them gain knowledge through books and other resources.
But in order to teach one, you must first reach one and you do that through programming. Library Rated "T" for Teens will give you tried and tested ideas on how to implement programs to reach young adults that will bring them eagerly through the doors of your library!
Ella will share highlights from her new book, Start-to-Finish YA Programs, published by Neal-Schuman, 2007.
For more information or to REGISTER: Go to http://slisweb.sjsu.edu/, see CONTINUING EDUCATION OPPORTUNITIES, and click "ALL COURSES AVAILABLE", or go to www.thepartnership.ca and scroll down to the 'Education Institute'.
with Ella Jones - 1 hour AUDIO CONFERENCE
It may be true that people 18 years of age and younger make up only 25% of our population today, but we know for certain that they are 100% of our future! Librarians have a responsibility, as contributors to their future, to reach out teens and help them gain knowledge through books and other resources.
But in order to teach one, you must first reach one and you do that through programming. Library Rated "T" for Teens will give you tried and tested ideas on how to implement programs to reach young adults that will bring them eagerly through the doors of your library!
Ella will share highlights from her new book, Start-to-Finish YA Programs, published by Neal-Schuman, 2007.
For more information or to REGISTER: Go to http://slisweb.sjsu.edu/, see CONTINUING EDUCATION OPPORTUNITIES, and click "ALL COURSES AVAILABLE", or go to www.thepartnership.ca and scroll down to the 'Education Institute'.
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