Target Audience
This workshop is targeted to cultural heritage staff or anyone else wishing leverage the features of their digital camera to take better photographs.
Prerequisites
None
Homework Expectations and Completion Requirements
To earn a certificate for this workshop students must complete the following:
- Attend live online sessions or watch recordings (if you cannot attend the live sessions)
- Submit serveral photographs to workshop portal for review by the instructor
- Critique three photographs
It is designed for individual participation; each individual must register.
Technical Requirements
Live Online System Requirements
- Student must have access to a digital camera for taking photographs
- Student must be able to transfer digital photographs from their camera to their computer and upload them to the workshop portal
Schedule
This course consists of four 2-hour sessions.
The Imaging and Preservation Service is funded in part by a grant from the Division of Preservation and Access of the National Endowment for the Humanities.
EAD2HTML: Transforming your Finding Aids with XSL
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Course Description
Extensible Stylesheet Language (XSL) is a powerful tool for transforming XML documents into other formats. This workshop focuses on applying XSL to transform Encoded Archival Description (EAD) finding aids into HTML files viewable on the web.
Learning Objectives
- Distinguish between XSL, XSLT, XPath, XLink, CSS and HTML
- Describe a variety of XSL elements and their function in transforming EAD to HTML
- Manipulate EAD tags using abbreviated and full XPath.
- Troubleshoot XSL stylesheets
- Know enough XSL to create a simple stylesheet for transforming EAD to HTML
- Construct a simple stylesheet from scratch
Target Audience
This workshop is for archivists and other cultural institution staff who work with EAD finding aids and wish to transform them into HTML to provide access to their users.
Prerequisites
Before taking this workshop, we strongly suggest that students possess a level of training or experience equivalent to completion of the following Amigos workshops: Introduction to the Encoded Archival Description, Web Publishing: the Basics, and Web Publishing: Introduction to Stylesheets.
Homework Expectations and Completion Requirements
Class attendance, class participation, and completion of homework – a stylesheet that transforms the supplied finding aid to the specifications outlined in the homework
It is designed for individual participation; each individual must register.
Technical Requirements
Live Online System Requirements
You or your IT person must install the following on your machine:
- 30-day trial license of Oxygen XML Editor (requires Java Runtime Environment) on your machine
- Exercise files on your machine
PLEASE NOTE: You may need your IT person to help you if you do not have administrative privileges on your computer.
Schedule
This course consists of four 2-hour sessions.
The Imaging and Preservation Service is funded in part by a grant from the Division of Preservation and Access of the National Endowment for the Humanities.
Emergency Preparedness, Response and Recovery
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Libraries, archives, and museums must be prepared to protect staff, users, collections, and facilities in the event of emergencies ranging from minor crises to community-wide disasters.
This live online workshop helps participants prepare for and limit various types of damage through risk assessment, disaster planning, and recovery procedures. Several disaster plans are provided as models. Homework assignments will start participants on the path to developing their own plan. Topics include risk assessment and management, disaster planning, elements and development of a written plan, area resources for emergency management and response, disaster response, activities during and after a disaster, and salvage techniques for library and archival materials
This course consists of three 2-hour sessions. It is designed for individual participation; each individual must register.
The Imaging and Preservation Services are funded in part by a grant from the Division of Preservation and Access of the National Endowment for the Humanities.
Everything You Always Wanted to Know About ILL But Were Too Busy to Ask
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Course Description
This online session explores topics that affect ILL staff every day such as making the best use of the available search interfaces in WorldCat Resource Sharing, how to solve problem citations, selecting the best lenders, dealing with common ILL snafus like duplicated loans and more. Our agenda will also include an overview of statistical reports available free from OCLC and how to export and manipulate them in Excel, ILL records management and the basics of copyright for ILL.
Learning Objectives
- Distinguish and apply Basic, Advanced and Expert Search interfaces in WorldCat Resource Sharing.
- Discuss and evaluate methods for solving problem citations.
- Export and manipulate institutional statistics provided by OCLC.
- Get an overview of typical ILL records management practices.
- Learn and apply to test cases the basics of copyright.
Target Audience
Front-line ILL staff who want to learn more about resource sharing tools beyond OCLC and solutions to everyday ILL problems.
Prerequisites
Participants should already have a basic knowledge of WorldCat Resource Sharing: how to create borrowing requests and how to respond to requests as a Lender.
Homework Expectations and Completion Requirements
To earn Continuing Ed credit, participants must complete all in-class and out-of-class assignments within the instructor's established due dates.
It is designed for individual participation; each individual must register.
Technical Requirements
Live Online System Requirements
Schedule
This course consists of four 90-minute sessions.
FRBR: What is it and how it can help you prepare for RDA
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Course Description
FRBR (Functional Requirements for Bibliographic Records) was created in 1998 and is the basis for the new RDA (Resource Description and Access). RDA is slated to replace AACR2 and be released in early 2010. Come and explore the new vocabulary and the bones of FRBR. By identifying FRBR, you are ready to recognize RDA when it is completed. Lively discussion is encouraged. This class is geared towards both lecture and discussion. Extra time has been built into the class to encourage free flowing discussion of the topics.
Learning Objectives
- Discuss the on-going development of RDA
- Define FRBR terminology
- Examine on-going projects involving FRBR including both bibliographic utilities and ILS vendors
Target Audience
All are welcome to attend.
Prerequisites
Participants should have a basic knowledge of cataloging principles and MARC format.
Homework Expectations and Completion Requirements
Short homework assignments are required after each session. Class participation includes discussion (both verbal and text available) and contribution to cooperative assignments.
It is designed for individual participation; each individual must register.
Technical Requirements
Live Online System Requirements
Schedule
This course consists of two 2-hour sessions.
Gaming in Libraries: A Book Club Discussion
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If you are interested in learning more about gaming in libraries, then you are invited to participate in a technology book club discussion, based on the "Gaming in Libraries" chapter from the latest MaintainIT Cookbook. The chapter is available as a free download here: http://maintainitproject.org/cookbook-3/innovation/gaming-in-libraries.
What are the logistics and details you need to consider when planning a gaming event? What types of gaming events have other libraries hosted? Read the "Gaming in Libraries" chapter, register for the webinar, and then join the conversation!
"Gaming in Libraries" Book Club Discussions will be offered on three different dates. Select the one that works best for you!
View Recordings:
December 4:
https://cc.readytalk.com/play?id=chtvlpe5
December 11:
https://cc.readytalk.com/play?id=ctqpggm0
Lori Reed, Employee Learning Coordinator at the Public Library of Charlotte and Mecklenburg and author of the Library Trainer blog, will facilitate this discussion, which is being provided by the MaintainIT Project in collaboration with Amigos. The MaintainIT Project gathers stories from public libraries on how they support public computers and publishes their tips and techniques in Cookbooks and articles, available for FREE on the project web site. http://www.maintainitproject.org
Implementing Odyssey Standalone
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Course Description
Odyssey is Atlas Systems free electronic document delivery software. This session will describe how to download, install and implement Odyssey for your document delivery operation so that you can send and receive documents from other Odyssey and ILLiad sites.
Learning Objectives
- How to download and install Odyssey
- Basic setup for use of Odyssey
- Integrating Odyssey into your ILL workflow
Target Audience
Libraries not currently using Odyssey or OCLC ILLiad software
Prerequisites
None
Homework Expectations and Completion Requirements
No Homework
It is designed for individual participation; each individual must register.
Technical Requirements
Live Online System Requirements
Schedule
This course consists of one 2-hour session.
Implementing Unmediated ILL in OCLC
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Course Description
Let your customers do the work of submitting their ILL requests directly into OCLC. This session will explain the steps for setting up links and controls that will allow customers to create their own requests and ILL staff to spend work-time on the more complicated requests.
Learning Objectives
- Define basic steps for setting up Direct ILL at your library.
- Create sample profiles to filter customer requests.
- Test profiles and practice processing Review requests.
Target Audience
ILL department supervisors and staff
Prerequisites
Basic knowledge of OCLC WorldCat Resource Sharing Staff View
Homework Expectations and Completion Requirements
Participants will be expected to complete class assignments either during the class sessions or as homework and submit their work for instructor evaluation.
It is designed for individual participation; each individual must register.
Technical Requirements
Live Online System Requirements
Schedule
This course consists of one 2-hour sessions.
Ins and Outs of the OCLC Request Manager
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Course Description
The Request Manager is the communications center for WorldCat Resource Sharing, providing access to messages and requests you have received from other libraries, or system-generated messages regarding the status of your requests. It also enables batch updating of requests, batch printing and special print options like bookstraps and mailing labels. Attend this class to maximize your use of all features of the Request Manager.
Learning Objectives
- Identify updating and printing options available in Request Manager
- Apply options for batch updating and batch printing
- Practice searching of active and closed requests databases in Request Manager
Target Audience
Staff who uses OCLCs WorldCat Resource Sharing on a daily basis
Prerequisites
No prerequisites
Homework Expectations and Completion Requirements
Attendees must complete a post-class assignment in order to obtain certificate.
It is designed for individual participation; each individual must register.
Technical Requirements
Live Online System Requirements
Schedule
This course consists of one 2-hour session.
Intermediate Imaging: Scanning Essentials
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This online workshop takes the next step in imaging by focusing on digitization projects.
Topics covered include:
- Basis of image quality
- Nature of originals and implications for scanning
- Pixels, bit depth and resolution
- How a scanner works
- Types of capture devices
- Benchmarking
- Basic image editing
- Scaling and compression for network distribution
- Storage
- Standards
This course consists of four 2-hour sessions. It is designed for individual participation; each individual must register.
The Imaging and Preservation Service is funded in part by a grant from the Division of Preservation and Access of the National Endowment for the Humanities.
Introduction to the Encoded Archival Description
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Course Description
The Encoded Archival Description (EAD) is an internationally recognized XML -based standard for encoding archival finding aids. This live, online workshop will provide a solid introduction to EAD from deciding whether or not to implement EAD to displaying your encoded finding aids on the web.
Topics covered include:
- History of EAD
- Factors to consider when deciding to implement EAD at your institution
- Relationships between EAD, The General International Standard Archival Description (ISAD(G)), and the principles stated in the Canadian-US Task Force on Archival Description (CUSTARD) Project
- The structure of an EAD document
Participants will markup a supplied finding aid in EAD and transform it using XSLT into an HTML document for displaying the finding aid online.
It is recommended that participants with little or no experience in XML take the self-paced tutorial on XML before taking this workshop. Completion of the Amigos workshop Introduction to XML and the Text Encoding Initiative or similar experience or training will meet this requirement.
Learning Objectives
- Assess whether EAD is appropriate for an institution
- Identify supporting archival standards for EAD
- Know structure of EAD
- Apply EAD elements to specific types of finding aid data
- Apply EAD elements and structure to a supplied finding aid
- Use supplied stylesheets to display EAD in HTML
Target Audience
This workshop is appropriate for archivists and librarians managing archival collections interested in encoding existing finding aids or developing new ones in
EAD.
Prerequisites
Previous experience with creating XML documents or completion of the optional XML Tutorial available a week before the workshop begins.
Homework Expectations and Completion Requirements
To obtain a certificate of completion and CEUs, students must complete all homework assignments and participation in live online sessions.
It is designed for individual participation; each individual must register.
Technical Requirements
Live Online System Requirements
- Oxygen XML Editor (requires Java Runtime Environment)
- Workshop files (available from the workshop portal as a zip file.
- Students may require assistance of IT staff to install software on their workstation.
- Instructions for these installations are available on the workshop portal a week before the first session.
Schedule
This course consists of four 2-hour sessions.
The Imaging and Preservation Service is funded in part by a grant from the Division of Preservation and Access of the National Endowment for the Humanities.
JavaScript Basics
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Course Description
Basic HTML leads to static, dead Web pages. With the addition of some simple JavaScript, Web pages can interact with users. This course will introduce you to the basics of JavaScript, show you how to write your own simple scripts, and demonstrate how to incorporate pre-written scripts into your Web pages.
Learning Objectives
The learner will be able to:
- Identify the three parts of the JavaScript model
- Write simple JavaScript code
- Incorporate pre-written JavaScript into a Web page
Target Audience
Those most able to benefit from the course will be staff responsible for Web pages and those who wish to use their Web sites for dynamic content and for form input/processing.
Prerequisites
Working knowledge of HTML and Cascading Style Sheets (CSS)
Homework Expectations and Completion Requirements
A medium-length reading assignment will be given which needs to be completed before each class, as well as a medium-length homework assignment after each class to be completed before the next meeting. Assignments build on previous assignments, so each one must be completed.
It is designed for individual participation; each individual must register.
The textbook JavaScript & Ajax (sixth ed.), is included in the price of the class. It will be shipped to you 1 -2 weeks prior to the class.
Technical Requirements
Live Online System Requirements
- Ability to use a browser
- Working knowledge of HTML
- Working knowledge of Cascading Style Sheets
- Ability to use a text or HTML editor
- Programming knowledge not necessary
Schedule
This course consists of four 2-hour sessions.
Please note:
Full refunds will be issued for cancellations received in writing by three weeks prior to the start of the class. Refunds minus a $25 fee will be issued for cancellations received after that time up until the day before the class. No refunds will be issued for cancellations received with less than 24 hours notice.
Just Do It: Saving Bookmarks to the Web Using Delicious
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Course Description
One of the most underutilized web-based services is social bookmarking, of which Delicious is the most popular. We will create an account in Delicious, save URLs (bookmarks/favorites) to the web, tag and search ours and other bookmarks, and create subsets for specific patrons or projects. We will also look at some of their other services, e.g., your network, subscriptions, and the API.
This series, Just Do It, is geared toward library staff that want to implement these technologies. Installation of software may be required.
Learning Objectives
- Create an account in Delicious
- Bookmark and tag at least 5 websites
- Create a subset for a specific group or project
Target Audience
Everyone
Prerequisites
None
Homework Expectations and Completion Requirements
None
It is designed for individual participation; each individual must register.
Technical Requirements
Live Online System Requirements
Schedule
This course consists of two 2-hour sessions.
Just Do It: Using Flickr for Saving Photos
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Course Description
Flickr is the most popular photo-sharing site currently on the web. They provide storage for photos, drawings, and some short videos -- both free and for a price. We willl delve into Flickr, learning how to upload your own photos (singly and in batch), how to tag and describe them, to create sets and collections, to annotate photos, to share with everyone or just friends or with a group. Lastly, we'll see how you can use your photos at Flickr on your website.
This series, Just Do It, is geared toward library staff that want to implement these technologies. Installation of software may be required.
Learning Objectives
- Create an account in Flickr
- Upload, tag, and describe at least 5 photos
- Annotate a photograph
Target Audience
Everyone
Prerequisites
None
Homework Expectations and Completion Requirements
None
It is designed for individual participation; each individual must register.
Technical Requirements
Current Adobe Flash Player - http://get.adobe.com/flashplayer/
Live Online System Requirements
Schedule
This course consists of two 2-hour sessions.
Kids Stuff on the Web
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Course Description
Today's society is concerned with children accessing inappropriate material when searching the web. The main internet access point for many children is the library, and library staff are constantly on the lookout for appropriate sites for kids to search.
Learning Objectives
In this class, we look at a variety of evaluated sites for kids and teens in grades K-12. Reviewed sites include search engines, science fair projects, and homework help sites. This three-hour online class is especially useful for public and school libraries.
Prerequisites
Previous Internet experience is needed for this site exploration course.
Homework Expectations and Completion Requirements
It is designed for individual participation; each individual must register.
Technical Requirements
Live Online System Requirements
Schedule
This course consists of two 2-hour sessions.
Listen Up!: Basics of Audiobooks in the Library
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Is listening the same as reading? For audiobook fans it is the preferred method for obtaining information and enjoying a good book. As audiobooks become more popular with a wider range of library patrons, library staff have questions! This four-hour online course covers the basics of audiobooks-including new technologies and formats. The focus will be on selection considerations, formats, marketing, and review sources. We will also look at research related to the use of audiobooks with students and explore resources to help library staff keep up to date with audiobooks.
Target Audience: Staff in public, school, and academic libraries
Instructor: Jeanette Larson has been an audiophile for more than 25 years. She is the editor of the "Listening Librarians" column for AudioFile Magazine and has been a judge for the Audio Book Publishers Awards since 1998. Ms. Larson regularly reviews audiobooks for Booklist.
This course consists of two 2-hour sessions. It is designed for individual participation; each individual must register.
Making Your Case: Using Library Data in Powerful Ways
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Course Description
Data is driving decisions for libraries today more than ever. In making the case for services, space, staffing, and spending, librarians need data that will convince administrators to support new ideas and change. Though the need for data is not new, it has taken on greater significance in the current economic environment. In this short course, students will be exposed to the administrators point of view for understanding statistics, surveys, and other data; sources of data; and reporting standards.
Learning Objectives
- Discuss the types of data that are meaningful to administrators
- Identify sources of library data useful for promoting the library
- Review tools and standards for library data reporting
Target Audience
Everyone interested in library statistics and other data
Prerequisites
Basic knowledge of spreadsheets and the Internet
Homework Expectations and Completion Requirements
Two homework assignments, one of which will be completed after the second session and must be completed to earn CEU credits.
It is designed for individual participation; each individual must register.
Technical Requirements
Live Online System Requirements
Schedule
This course consists of two 2-hour sessions.
MARC 101
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Course Description
This online class offers an introduction to MARC format. It is a beginner level course and is intended for participants who are new to MARC. Topics covered include a brief history of MARC, organization and structure of a MARC record, definition of common MARC terminology, MARC formats and use of OCLC's Bibliographic Formats and Standards for help with understanding MARC code. Discussions, examples and exercises will focus on variable fields most common to books.
Learning Objectives
- Recognize a MARC record
- Identify most popular tags and fields
- Define common MARC terminology
Target Audience
New library staff members
Prerequisites
Basic familiarity with library terminology
Homework Expectations and Completion Requirements
Students will complete a short homework assignment after each session, participate in class discussion (both voice and text available), and contribute to cooperative assignments.
It is designed for individual
participation; each individual must register.
Technical Requirements
Live Online System Requirements
Schedule
This course consists of two 2-hour sessions.
Medical Information on the Internet
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Looking for a cure for the mystifying maze of medical information that confronts your patrons on the Internet? Come join this informative addition to the Internet Reference course series.
In today's world, individuals are being asked increasingly to assume greater responsibility for their medical care. This can be a daunting task, given the myriad of decisions to be made, volume of new laws enacted, and rapid advances in medical science. Recognizing this, greater numbers of information-seekers are turning to the Internet to find what they need to know. This half-day class introduces librarians the wide range of medical information, resources, and tools available on the Internet to help patrons make informed decisions.
Previous Internet experience is required in this hands-on class.
This course consists of two 2-hour sessions. It is designed for individual participation; each individual must register.
Metadata for Digitized Resources
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Course Description
Providing metadata for digitized resources goes beyond traditional cataloging. What are the challenges to organizing and providing access to digitized materials on the web? This workshop outlines the types of metadata necessary to a well-maintained digital collection, including metadata for discovery, navigation, administration/preservation, rights management and structural metadata. Obtain basic knowledge of the extensible Markup Language (XML) and some of its derivatives -- the Text Encoding Initiative (TEI) and the Encoded Archival Description (EAD). Understand the differences between XML and HTML. Understand the emerging standards for Web access, including the Resource Description Framework (RDF) and its relation to XML. Learn how the Metadata Encoding and Transmission Standard wraps digital objects and their metadata together. Discover Dublin Core, an international standard for description and discovery on the Web.
Learning Objectives
- Define metadata
- Discuss challenges of organizing digital resources
- Apply Dublin Core metadata to various images
- Analyze presentation metadata and discuss how it affects searching
- Examine and apply rules for a well formed XML document
- Discuss importance of structural metadata and file naming in digitization projects.
- Analyze Text Encoding Initiative (TEI) and Encoded Archival Description (EAD) and discuss when you might provide access to a collection as a whole and when you might provide access to individual items
- Define the OAIS Information model
- Discuss and apply preservation metadata
- Explain Premis and MIX (NISO Z39.87-2006)
- Analyze METS
Target Audience
Cataloguers, digital librarians, webmasters, archivists, special collections librarians, or anyone who has responsibilities for the description and access to collection materials.
Prerequisites
Basic understanding of HTML
Homework Expectations and Completion Requirements
Students will participate in class discussion, and complete both individual and cooperative assignments.
Please note: This class has a pre-class reading assignment.
It is designed for individual participation; each individual must register.
Technical Requirements
Live Online System Requirements
Schedule
This course consists of four 2-hour sessions.
The Imaging and Preservation Service is funded in part by a grant from the Division of Preservation and Access of the National Endowment for the Humanities.
METS: The Basics
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Course Description
The Metadata Encoding Transmission Standard (METS) is an XML schema that binds complex digital objects and their descriptive and administrative metadata together. Objects and metadata can reside within the METS object, either as XML or Base64 encoding, or, the METS object can link to the digital objects and their metadata. This workshop introduces the METS standard; discusses the role of METS profiles in defining specific applications of METS; and outlines the sections of a METS object, presenting alternative methods for storing or linking to digital objects and their metadata. For homework, students will build a METS object using supplied image files and XML metadata records.
Learning Objectives
- Recognize the purpose of METS and its application as a means of providing access to and archiving digital resources.
- Recognize the role profiles play in defining specific applications of METS
- Name the sections of a METS object
- Identify the structures of METS sections
- Describe the possible relationships between metadata and digital resources in a METS object
- Build a simple METS object
Target Audience
This workshop is for library and archival staff involved in digitization projects where a need exists to bind digital objects to descriptive and administrative metadata for the purposes of providing access or archiving.
Prerequisites
Students should have experience and/or training in editing and validating XML documents.
Completion of any one of the following Amigos workshops, while not required, denotes sufficient experience to enroll in METS: the Basics:
- XML: the Basics
- Introduction to the Encoded Archival Description
- TEI Lite: the Basics.
Homework Expectations and Completion Requirements
Attend class sessions, participate in class discussions and complete the homework, i.e., build a valid METS object based on the provided instructions.
It is designed for individual participation; each individual must register.
Technical Requirements
Live Online System Requirements
Students must download and install the Oxygen XML Editor and the JAVA Runtime Environment.
Students must download the exercise files and place them in the correct directory
Your IT person may have to assist you in completing these requirements if you do not have administrative privileges to your workstation
Instructions for fulfilling these requirements will be posted on the workshop website.
Schedule
This course consists of two 2-hour sessions.
The Imaging and Preservation Service is funded in part by a grant from the Division of Preservation and Access of the National Endowment for the Humanities.
Mysteries of the WorldCat Resource Sharing Administrative Module Explained
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Course Description
This hands-on course focuses on the Administrative side of the WorldCat Resource Sharing service. You will learn about Constant Data, the purpose and use of Custom Holdings, the ILL Direct option and more.
Learning Objectives
At the end of the class, participants will be able to:
- Create/modify constant data records
- Create and use Saved Notes
- Design and create a custom holdings path
- Create a direct request profile and process review requests
Target Audience
Current users of WorldCat Resource Sharing service; staff who manage resource sharing staff.
Prerequisites
It is recommended that attendees either have a basic understanding of the WorldCat Resource Sharing service or have taken the "Basics of WorldCat Resource Sharing" before taking this class.
Homework Expectations and Completion Requirements
Participants will be expected to participate in in-class practice and submit homework assignments for instructor feedback.
It is designed for individual participation; each individual must register.
Technical Requirements
Live Online System Requirements
Schedule
This course consists of four 90-minute sessions.
OCLC CatExpress
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Course Description
New to OCLC CatExpress? Has it been a long time since you last used it and you wish a refresher? This class is for you! We cover OCLC CatExpress from set-up to export, exploring search techniques and how to determine a match as well as adding/deleting your holding symbol. Some practice exercises using the interface are included.
Learning Objectives
- Define OCLC CatExpress
- Search for matching records
- Edit records
- Set holdings and export records
Target Audience
Anyone needing to learn OCLC CatExpress or desiring a refresher
Prerequisites
A basic understanding of MARC structure and terminology is preferred; MARC 101 is recommended.
Homework Expectations and Completion Requirements
Short homework assignments are required after each session. Class participation includes discussion (both verbal and text available) and contribution to cooperative assignments.
It is designed for individual participation; each individual must register.
Technical Requirements
Live Online System Requirements
Schedule
This course consists of two 90-minute sessions.
OCLC Connexion Client – Using the Client interface
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Course Description
Come learn tricks and tools to increase your efficiency in cataloging by using the latest version of OCLC Connexion Client interface. The OCLC Connexion cataloging interface allows users to search the WorldCat database for bibliographic records, edit the records online, and export to their local systems. This online, hands-on class will introduce users to the OCLC Connexion client, a Windows software-based interface. The class will cover basic and special features of the client, including interface customization, searching, exporting, control headings, constant data and text strings.
Note: This class will not include information on batch processing using Connexion or specifics on utilizing the Connexion authority file. Other Amigos courses cover these topics.
Learning Objectives
- Search and utilize OCLC Connexion Client
- Identify and/or apply controlled headings, string text, and constant data
- Edit an OCLC Bibliographic record
- Create an OCLC Bibliographic record
Target Audience
New library staff members or more experienced librarians who want a review
Prerequisites
Basic knowledge of cataloging principles and familiarity with MARC format for bibliographic records is recommended. OCLC Connexion Client must be installed prior to the class (detailed instructions are sent to participants within one week prior to the class).
Homework Expectations and Completion Requirements
Short homework assignments are required after each session. Class participation includes discussion (both verbal and text available) and contribution to cooperative assignments.
It is designed for individual
participation; each individual must register.
Technical Requirements
Live Online System Requirements
Schedule
This course consists of three 2-hour sessions.
OCLC FirstSearch: Elements of Searching
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OCLC's FirstSearch service provides access to a wide variety of online databases, and this full day, hands-on workshop allows attendees the opportunity to search many of them. This Live Online course covers basic and advanced search features, user interface, additional FirstSearch functionality, and introduces the Administrative Module. In addition, tips for selecting databases and developing search strategies are discussed. Previous Internet experience is needed for this course.
This course consists of three 2-hour sessions. It is designed for individual participation; each individual must register.
OCLC Policies Directory Redesign
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Course Description
Beginning in December 2009, OCLC's Policies Directory has a new look. This session will describe the changes and how they will affect use of the directory for locating lending policy information or editing your own institution's record.
Learning Objectives
- Describe changes in Policy Record layouts.
- Practice searching and locating policy information.
- Edit practice records in new interface.
Target Audience
Interlibrary loan staff
Prerequisites
None
Homework Expectations and Completion Requirements
Participants will be expected to complete class assignments either during the class sessions or as homework and submit their work for instructor evaluation.
It is designed for individual participation; each individual must register.
Technical Requirements
Live Online System Requirements
Schedule
This course consists of one 2-hour sessions.
PHP Basics
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Course Description
This live online course will introduce the learner to the basics of the PHP scripting language including: creating dynamic Web content from dead, static HTML pages; and processing form input by formatting and sending it to appropriate e-mail addresses. After this introduction, the learner will be able to move to more advanced PHP where you can create APIs to access certain ILS databases, Amazon.com, etc. The possibilities are too numerous to list.
Learning Objectives
The learner will be able to:
- incorporate PHP into HTML files
- write basic PHP scripts
- process form input
- write and use functions
Target Audience
Those most able to benefit from the course will be staff responsible for Web pages and those who wish to use their Web sites for dynamic content and for form input/processing.
Prerequisites
HTML knowledge is required because HTML tags, e.g., forms, will be referenced; knowledge of transferring files to/from a server is needed, but could be gained prior to taking the class.
Homework Expectations and Completion Requirements
A medium-length homework assignment will be given for each class to be completed before the next meeting. Assignments build on previous assignments, so each one must be completed.
It is designed for individual
participation; each individual must register.
The textbook PHP for the World Wide Web by Larry Ullman is included in the price of the class. It will be shipped to you 1 -2 weeks prior to the class.
Technical Requirements
Live Online System Requirements
- Ability to use a browser
- Working knowledge of HTML tags, e.g., forms, will be referenced
- Ability to use a text or HTML editor
- Knowledge of how to transfer files to a server via an FTP client or HTML editor
- Programming knowledge not necessary
Schedule
This course consists of four 2-hour sessions.
Please note: Full refunds will be issued for cancellations received in writing by three weeks prior to the start of the class. Refunds minus a $25 fee will be issued for cancellations received after that time up until the day before the class. No refunds will be issued for cancellations received with less than 24 hours notice.
PHP: Interacting with the World
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Course Description
This live online course will go beyond basic PHP. In addition to increasing PHP knowledge (e.g., regular expressions, databases), the learner will be able to interact with other Web applications (e.g., Amazon.com) through APIs (Application Programming Interfaces).
Learning Objectives
The learner will be able to:
- use regular expressions in PHP
- use PHP to set/read cookies
- use PHP to interact with databases using SQL
- create PDFs using PHP
- create APIs to access selected Web applications
Target Audience
Those most able to benefit from the course will be staff responsible for Web pages and those who wish to use the Web sites for dynamic content.
Prerequisites
PHP Basics course or equivalent, e.g., forms and PHP, control statements, arrays, functions, transferring files.
Homework Expectations and Completion Requirements
A medium-length homework assignment will be given for each class to be completed before the next meeting. Assignments build on previous assignments, so each one must be completed.
It is designed for individual participation; each individual must register.
The textbook PHP for the World Wide Web by Larry Ullman is included in the price of the class. It will be shipped to you 1 -2 weeks prior to the class unless you already received this book as part of the “PHP Basics” course.
Technical Requirements
Live Online System Requirements
- Ability to use a browser
- Working knowledge of HTML tags, e.g., forms, will be referenced
- Ability to use a text or HTML editor
- Knowledge of how to transfer files to a server via an FTP client or HTML editor
Schedule
This course consists of four 2-hour sessions.
Please note: Full refunds will be issued for cancellations received in writing by three weeks prior to the start of the class. Refunds minus a $25 fee will be issued for cancellations received after that time up until the day before the class. No refunds will be issued for cancellations received with less than 24 hours notice.
Preservation of Photographic Materials
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Preserving the visual record is one of the most important roles of a cultural heritage institutions. This workshop deals with the unique challenges of preserving and caring for a photograph collection.
This workshop covers:
- Care and handling of photographic material
- Photograph composition
- History and identification of cased materials, negatives & prints
- Color of materials
- Photographic deterioration
- Special issues regarding storage
- Preservation of photo albums & scrapbooks
This course consists of two 2-hour sessions. It is designed for individual participation; each individual must register.
The Imaging and Preservation Service is funded in part by a grant from the Division of Preservation and Access of the National Endowment for the Humanities.
Preserving Digital Objects in an Uncertain Future
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As libraries increasingly rely on digital resources to provide information to patrons, as more and more institutions provide digital surrogates to documents, graphics, sound, and video recordings, how will they ensure these resources are available for the long term? Deteriorating storage media, technological obsolescence, and legal issues are all factors that could make today's rich digital resources unavailable tomorrow. This workshop explores the nature of digital resources and hazards that can render them useless, then examines how institutions are combating the problem. Topics include file formats, software, hardware, current strategies like refreshing and migration, possible future strategies, and what you can do to ensure the near-term longevity of your digital resources.
The Imaging and Preservation Service is funded in part by a grant from the Division of Preservation and Access of the National Endowment for the Humanities.
This course consists of four 2-hour sessions. It is designed for individual participation; each individual must register.
Preserving Your Historical Records
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Course Description
This class covers the basics of proper care and storage of archives and manuscript collections. Topics include an overview of the causes of deterioration; selection of folders, boxes, and other housing materials; processing of archives; providing storage for oversized materials, maps, and photographs; proper handling and exhibition practices; basic paper repair techniques; and the development of holdings maintenance policies, guidelines, and practices.
Learning Objectives
After this class, students will be able to:
- Identify major causes of deterioration of archival records
- Assess storage conditions in their own institution
- Identify appropriate storage materials
- Design storage procedures for their archival records
Target Audience
Suitable for anyone with responsibilities for caring for archival records
Prerequisites
None
Homework Expectations and Completion Requirements
There will be 2 brief writing assignments designed to apply class content to institutional needs as well as show mastery of learning objectives. Due one week after last class session.
It is designed for individual participation; each individual must register.
Technical Requirements
Live Online System Requirements
Schedule
This course consists of two 2-hour sessions.
The Imaging and Preservation Service is funded in part by a grant from the Division of Preservation and Access of the National Endowment for the Humanities.
Project Management for Digital Imaging
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Course Description
This workshop is structured to assist both current and future project managers beginning or already in the planning stages of production-based projects. Focus will be on selection of appropriate items and collections for imaging; documentation and workflow, writing and managing RFPs, involvement in cooperative projects, vendor selection, copyright and rights management issues, funding sources, and writing grant proposals. Key preservation issues involved with imaging projects are emphasized.
Learning Objectives
- Identify stakeholders in digitization projects
- Recognize the importance of planning in imaging projects
- Recognize good practices in creating digital collections
- List the basic steps in completing a digitization project
- Identify costs associated with each step in a digitization project
- Discuss the importance of evaluating a project, writing a project report and making it available to other institutions
Target Audience
This workshop is intended for Management and staff in cultural heritage institutions who are contemplating or embarking on digitization projects.
Prerequisites
Completion of any one of the following prerequisites, while not required, denotes sufficient experience to enroll in Project Management for Digital Imaging:
Homework Expectations and Completion Requirements
To earn a certificate of completion students must:
- Attend class
- Participate in online activities (quizzes, discussions, chat activities)
- Do readings
- Extra credit: do the benchmarking case study.
It is designed for individual participation; each individual must register.
Technical Requirements
Live Online System Requirements
Calculator, either a portable or use the one in your computer at Start>>Programs>>Accessories or Mac Widgets
Schedule
This course consists of four 2-hour sessions.
The Imaging and Preservation Service is funded in part by a grant from the Division of Preservation and Access of the National Endowment for the Humanities.
Public Library Preschool Storytimes
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Audience
Public library youth staff and volunteers
Description
Storytimes are an effective early literacy tool and may be one of the most visible and valued programs in any public library. Learn how to plan a program that meets the developmental needs and interests of preschool children and supports reading and school readiness skills. New librarians, para-professional staff, and volunteers will discover ways to present an exciting and enriching storytime program.
Content
- Role of storytime in library services
- Audience needs
- Elements of a good storytime
- Dealing with issues
- Resources for storytime
This course consists of two 2-hour sessions plus outside work.
Instructor
Jeanette Larson is the former youth services manager for Austin Public Library and has trained many youth librarians and volunteers to present effective storytime programs. Ms. Larson currently teaches the Programs for Youth in Public Libraries course for Texas Woman's University.
This course consists of two 2-hour session. It is designed for individual participation; each individual must register.
QuestionPoint Librarian Training
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Course Description
QuestionPoint is a virtual chat software program that allows the librarian to interact with their users synchronously via live chats and asychronously via email. This course aims at teaching librarians how to effectively use QuestionPoint in answering user inquiries, via chat and email, collecting data in the local and global knowledge base,and how to run reports and statistics. Additionally the course aims to instruct librarians how to use both the Qwidget and Co-Browsing features more efficiently in their libraries.
Learning Objectives
Upon the completion of this course the user must be able to:
- Login to QuestionPoint and navigate from the MyQuestionPoint page to New and Active questions lists
- E-mail an answer or a clarification response to a user
- Select queue(s) to monitor during Chat shift
- Customize Chat settings
- Conduct a text exchange with a Chat or Qwidget user
- Preview and push a web page
- End a Chat session by assigning appropriate resolution code and descriptive codes
- Be able to run statistical reports
- Conduct follow-up on a Chat or Qwidget transcript
- Reject a referred or assigned question or transcript
- Submit a question/answer pair to the local or global Knowledge Bases
Target Audience
Librarians who would like to find out how to use QuestionPoint, and librarians who currently use QuestionPoint and need refresher training.
Prerequisites
None
Homework Expectations and Completion Requirements
This course is designed for individual participation. Each Individual will participate in classroom and take-home assignments.
It is designed for individual participation; each individual must register.
Technical Requirements
Live Online System Requirements
Schedule
This course consists of two 2-hour sessions.
Reference Management
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Course Description
Since the introduction of the internet, libraries have been looking for ways to integrate digital library services with traditional reference services. Every manager of libraries, whether public or private, is aware that the most dominant force driving the library of today is change. As such, in order to successfully run a library every manager has to understand how to utilize change management in their institution. This course will provide you with the tools to put together an information audit for your department or institution, give a blueprint for strategic planning, and offer clear examples of management tools to evaluate achievement of goals and objectives.
Learning Objectives
Upon completion the participant will:
- Know how to conduct an information audit
- Be able to create a strategic plan
- Recognize which management tools fit their institution
Target Audience
Librarians and library managers
Prerequisites
None
Homework Expectations and Completion Requirements
There will be both in class and at home assignments to be completed.
It is designed for individual participation; each individual must register.
Technical Requirements
Live Online System Requirements
Schedule
This course consists of two 2-hour sessions.
Reference Policy
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Course Description
Reference policy is the foundation upon which reference services are built upon. This course will take you step by step in the policy development process. Come learn how to create policy whether for face to face, telephone or virtual reference services . Also learn to write guidelines that will provide you, your co-workers and library users with the understanding of how reference services fit with the overall vision and mission of your institution.
Learning Objectives
Upon completion the participant will:
- Identify key steps in the policy development process
- Define how reference policy fits with the vision and mission of the institution
- Employ hand on examples to reinforce policy development guidelines
Target Audience
Librarians and paraprofessionals who need to develop reference policy for their institutions.
Prerequisites
None
Homework Expectations and Completion Requirements
There will be both in class and at home assignments to be completed.
It is designed for individual participation; each individual must register.
Technical Requirements
Live Online System Requirements
Schedule
This course consists of two 2-hour sessions.
Reference Sources
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Course Description
Knowledge of reference sources is central to providing your users with the answers they seek. This course will familiarize both librarians and paraprofessianals in a range of print and online resources from dictionaries and encyclopedias, to handbooks, serials and databases. Come learn which sources work for you and how to best use them.
Learning Objectives
Upon Completion the participant will:
- Identify Key reference sources in each category
- Learn to Evaluate Print and Online reference sources
- Employ judgment in selecting sources in the future
- Participate in hands on information hunts to remember sources.
Target Audience
Librarians and paraprofessionals who wish to learn new reference sources.
Prerequisites
None
Homework Expectations and Completion Requirements
There will be Assignments to be completed in class and at home.
It is designed for individual participation; each individual must register.
Technical Requirements
Live Online System Requirements
Schedule
This course consists of three 2-hour sessions.
SCCTP Serial Holdings Workshop
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Course Description
Creating standards-compliant holdings records is a critical skill in controlling serials in libraries. Attendees in this Serials Cataloging Cooperative Training Program workshop will learn to use the MARC 21 Format for Holdings Data (MFHD) and ANSI/NISO Z39.71 to create standards-compliant holdings records and publication patterns data. Attendees will be able to distinguish options for entering holdings data (i.e., formatted, textual, and publication patterns). The instructions and exercises are system-neutral, and the course includes time for discussion of local system implementation.
Target Audience
The course is designed for those who are new to the MARC 21 Holdings Format, including those who have created holdings records using other mechanisms (e.g., OCLC's Local Holdings Record). It is designed primarily for those who will create holdings records but is also useful for managers and system designers wishing to know more about the format and its uses.
It is designed for individual participation; each individual must register.
Technical Requirements
Live Online System Requirements
Schedule
The live online course is designed for seven sessions: six of which are two-hour, one of which is a three hour session (15 contact hours). Class participation includes discussion and exercises. Homework is encouraged to stimulate participation between sessions and promote understanding.
SCCTP Instructors
Wen-ying Lu
Continuing Resources Cataloger/Visiting Associate Professor, University of Colorado at Boulder
Carol Seiler
Continuing Education Librarian, Amigos Library Services
Science/Math Resources on the Internet
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Your patrons have questions about imaginary numbers, Mars exploration, pi, black holes, and DNA. With the World Wide Web, scientists, mathematicians, engineers, students, and the curious patron can now find answers. During this workshop, you will explore and discover tools and sites covering biology, chemistry, physics, astronomy, mathematics, science projects and much more.
Previous experience with Internet searching and browsers is required.
This course consists of two 2-hour sessions. It is designed for individual participation; each individual must register.
Searching WorldCat for Resource Sharing
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Course Description
This class will teach you how to most effectively utilize the Basic, Advanced and Expert search interfaces in WorldCat. You will also learn shortcuts to speed up your searching and how to interpret your search results, and using the My Account feature to save search strategies and search results across logon sessions.
Learning Objectives
By the end of the class, participants will be able to:
- Perform searches in the Basic, Advanced and Expert search interfaces
- Create and store search strategies and results in a personal account in WorldCat
- Interpret search results and select desired bibliographic record for an ILL request
Target Audience
Current or new users of WorldCat Resource Sharing
Prerequisites
None
Homework Expectations and Completion Requirements
Participants will be expected to complete in class and/or homework assignments as assigned by instructor. In-class assignments will be evaluated in class; homework will be submitted to the instructor for feedback.
It is designed for individual participation; each individual must register.
Technical Requirements
Live Online System Requirements
Schedule
This course consists of two 90-minute sessions.
Selling Your Library Without Selling Out!
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Course Description
Budgets are tight everywhere, and now is the best time to make sure your community knows how truly valuable your library is! Get ready to launch a marketing program based on time-tested social marketing techniques that will shape and refine your marketing. Social marketing is about marketing things that matter, social causes, literacy, education! Developing a marketing campaign based on our social marketing techniques will allow you to create an exciting and effective marketing campaign.
As an added incentive, you will also have a unique opportunity to meet with an award-winning graphic designer.
Learning Objectives
During this class you will gain the skills and knowledge to:
- Discuss the history of social marketing and its relevance to libraries
- Identify contemporary social marketing campaigns
- Recognize the elements that make social marketing campaigns successful and how to apply social marketing best practices to libraries
- Create a social marketing plan that can be used in your own library
- Meet with a graphic designer to discuss tips for creating clear and useful designs
Target Audience
- Anyone who needs to find tangible ways to market their library
- Anyone who wants to know how to market non-profits successfully
- Anyone who want to get ready to market his or her library by Fall 2010
Prerequisites
None
Homework Expectations and Completion Requirements
Each participant will be expected to fully engage in each class session. Each week we will examine components of successful social marketing campaigns, and every week you will have time in between class to work on how to apply these techniques to your own marketing. A vital component of this class is sharing your findings with your fellow classmates so that together we will build a community of successful marketers of libraries. To make this class relevant, the activities will be structured around your marketing needs; so that you can leave the class with a real plan.
It is designed for individual participation; each individual must register.
Technical Requirements
Live Online System Requirements
Instructors
Mary Evangeliste
Mary has over 17 years of experience in the fine arts and in libraries. She has taught, lectured, and presented in the areas of art history, librarianship, and marketing for groups that include the State Department, Maryland School of Art and Design, University of Pittsburgh, LAMA, ACRL, and ALA. She is the co-founder of Fearless Future and the Director of User Services & Outreach at Musselman Library, Gettysburg College. Mary has been honored with two national library marketing awards: 3M’s 2001 Check-it-out Yourself Day and ACRL’s 2005 Best Practices in Marketing Academic and Research Libraries @your library® Award.
Yvonne Mery
Before becoming a librarian Yvonne worked in the non-profit world where she developed and managed educational programs for Hispanic youth. As a non-profit program developer, Yvonne developed marketing plans, designed materials, and conducted community outreach. She has also taught composition and Spanish and given workshops into learning styles and their application to adult teaching. Yvonne has conducted extensive research into social marketing and believes in the power of marketing social causes to change ourselves and our world for the greater good.
Schedule
This course consists of four 2-hour sessions.
Serials (& other) Local Holdings: Creation and Care with OCLC Connexion
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Course Description
Come explore the wacky world of local holdings creation and maintenance in OCLC Connexion Browser. Learn the difference between 853 and 863 fields. Find out why the 008 is so important. Creation of local holdings records allows libraries to specify what issues of a serial they actually own; keep yours up-to-date and your ILL group will love you forever. This hands-on workshop will employ features currently available in OCLC's Connexion browser interface for creating and maintaining local holdings records.
Learning Objectives
- Define terminology essential to understanding serials maintenance in OCLC Connexion
- Edit OCLC local holdings records
- Create OCLC local holdings records.
Target Audience
New library staff members or more experienced librarians who want a review
Prerequisites
Familiar with MARC21 Format. A basic understanding of OCLC Connexion browser, specifically the ability to search. The ability to perform minor MARC record edits is preferred but not required.
Homework Expectations and Completion Requirements
A short homework assignment is required after each session. Class participation includes discussion (both verbal and text available) and contribution to cooperative assignments.
It is designed for individual participation; each individual must register.
Technical Requirements
Live Online System Requirements
Schedule
This course consists of two 2-hour sessions.
Social Software in Libraries
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Course Description
Blogs, wikis, instant messaging, social bookmarking, RSS feeds . . . all of these are included in the phrase "social software." Use this opportunity to get your hands on these services, play with them, and consider their possible uses within your libraries.
Learning Objectives
- To examine and evaluate:
- Blogs
- RSS
- Wikis
- Instant messaging
- Social bookmarking
- To consider library implementations
- To demonstrate the use of each service
Target Audience
Everyone
Prerequisites
None
Homework Expectations and Completion Requirements
Homework required for first three days; none on the last day
It is designed for individual participation; each individual must register.
Technical Requirements
Live Online System Requirements
Current browser, e.g., (Internet Explorer 6.0 or higher, Firefox 1.x)
Not required, but other software we will see during the course:
- Windows Live Messenger -- http://get.live.com/messenger/overview
- Trillian Basic 3 -- http://www.ceruleanstudios.com/
- FeedReader -- http://www.feedreader.com/
Schedule
This course consists of four 2-hour sessions.
Social Software in Libraries: The Sequel
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Course Description
Similar to the original "Social Software in Libraries" workshop, this session will focus on more web-based services that libraries should be aware of -- Twitter, LibraryThing, Flickr, Facebook, and Pageflakes. We'll take time to work (or play) inside each service and discuss possible uses within your libraries.
Learning Objectives
To examine and evaluate:
- Twitter
- LibraryThing
- Flickr
- Facebook
- Pageflakes
To consider library implementations
To demonstrate the use of each service
Target Audience
Everyone
Prerequisites
None
Homework Expectations and Completion Requirements
Homework required for each day
It is designed for individual participation; each individual must register.
Technical Requirements
Live Online System Requirements
Current Browser
Schedule
This course consists of four 2-hour sessions.
Teaching Courses in a Live Online Environment
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Course Description
In this course, we will introduce you to teaching in a live online environment using the Centra interface. We will also discuss ideas to use for incorporating interactivity into the courses and meetings you provide through Centra.
Learning Objectives
- Demonstrate 3 interactive Centra functions.
- Identify 3 ways to incorporate interactivity within the Centra session.
- Teach a 10-15 minute segment using Centra.
Target Audience
Everyone
Prerequisites
Basic knowledge of PowerPoint, comfortable using the Internet and a willingness to learn.
Homework Expectations and Completion Requirements
In addition to the daily class session, there will be required homework assigned for each day. The final assignment will be to present a 10-15 presentation within Centra.
It is designed for individual participation; each individual must register.
Technical Requirements
Live Online System Requirements
Attendees should have, on their local computer, a current browser (minimum Netscape 7.2, Internet Explorer 5.5, or Firefox 1.0), Microsoft PowerPoint, and an instant messaging account.
Schedule
This course consists of four 2-hour sessions.
Tech Topics: Blogs
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Course Description
Web logs, or blogs, seem to be everywhere. But what exactly are they? More important, are they really useful, or are they a fad that will soon go away? Are there legitimate library-related uses for blogs? Find out what they are, how they work, how you could create one, and how they might be helpful for you and your library users.
This series, Tech Topics, is primarily lecture-based and introduces library staff to technologies that may impact libraries and library services.
Learning Objectives
- Define what a blog is and how it works.
- List three parts of a blog.
- Explain how to subscribe to a blog.
- Identify two policy issues dealing with blogs.
Target Audience
Everyone
Prerequisites
None
Homework Expectations and Completion Requirements
None
It is designed for individual participation; each individual must register.
Technical Requirements
Live Online System Requirements
Schedule
This course consists of one 2-hour session.
Tech Topics: Google Chrome
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Course Description
Google has a browser? You bet! Google Chrome is their entrant into the browser business. Although still in beta, it's look and functionality set it apart from the current browsers like Internet Explorer and Firefox. With a very simple design, Google has included the functionality we expect from a browser, plus a few of their own tweaks. Find out what it looks like and what makes it different from the others!
This series, Tech Topics, is primarily lecture-based and introduces library staff to technologies that may impact libraries and library services.
Learning Objectives
- Identify 3 similarities between Google Chrome and current browsers.
- Identify 3 differences between Google Chrome and current browsers.
- Determine whether Google Chrome is ready for your library.
Target Audience
Everyone
Prerequisites
None
Homework Expectations and Completion Requirements
None
It is designed for individual participation; each individual must register.
Technical Requirements
Live Online System Requirements
Schedule
This course consists of one 2-hour session.
Tech Topics: Instant Messaging
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Course Description
Instant Messaging, otherwise known as IM, is becoming more and more popular, particularly with the younger generation. Libraries are starting to provide IM contacts (buddies, screen names) for their patrons. Find out how it works and how it is working in libraries.
This series, Tech Topics, is primarily lecture-based and introduces library staff to technologies that may impact libraries and library services.
Learning Objectives
- Identify 3 major IM services
- Define 5 IM abbreviations
- Discuss 3 IM policy issues for libraries
Target Audience
Everyone
Prerequisites
None
Homework Expectations and Completion Requirements
None
It is designed for individual participation; each individual must register.
Technical Requirements
Live Online System Requirements
Schedule
This course consists of one 2-hour session.
Tech Topics: Library 2.0
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Course Description
For some, Library 2.0 is new and uncharted territory. For others, it's the same thing we've been doing for years. Find out where the term originated, what it actually means, and how it intertwines with Web 2.0. You'll see live demonstrations of Library 2.0-type implementations, discuss its ramifications for your library and the profession, and hear what others are saying about it.
This series, Tech Topics, is primarily lecture-based and introduces library staff to technologies that may impact libraries and library services.
Learning Objectives
- Discuss the history of Library 2.0
- Identify 3 characteristics of Web 2.0
- Provide 2 definitions of Library 2.0
- Identify at least 4 characteristics of Library 2.0
Target Audience
Everyone
Prerequisites
None
Homework Expectations and Completion Requirements
None
It is designed for individual participation; each individual must register.
Technical Requirements
Live Online System Requirements
Schedule
This course consists of one 2-hour session.
Tech Topics: Podcasting
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Course Description
A podcast is an audio file that is usually delivered via the Internet. Many major radio and television stations provide podcasts in addition to their normal programming. Libraries have also begun delivering content this way. We'll delve into the basics of creating a podcast, why you might want to try, and how you can find them.
This series, Tech Topics, is primarily lecture-based and introduces library staff to technologies that may impact libraries and library services.
Learning Objectives
- Define "podcast"
- Find a podcast using a specialized search tool
- List 3 requirements for podcast listening
- List steps for creating a basic podcast
Target Audience
Everyone
Prerequisites
None
Homework Expectations and Completion Requirements
None
It is designed for individual participation; each individual must register.
Technical Requirements
Live Online System Requirements
Schedule
This course consists of one 2-hour session.
Tech Topics: Quick and Easy Open Source Software
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Course Description
Open source software is getting more and more press . . . and for good reason. But, unless you're "in the know," you may not know where to start. Start Here! ;-)
We'll talk about what open source software is and isn't and, in a practical way, discuss specific software you could download, install, and use within minutes!
This series, Tech Topics, is primarily lecture-based and introduces library staff to technologies that may impact libraries and library services.
Learning Objectives
- Define open source software
- Discuss 2 reasons to use and 2 reasons not to use open source software
- Choose one software to install and use
Target Audience
Everyone
Prerequisites
None
Homework Expectations and Completion Requirements
None
It is designed for individual participation; each individual must register.
Technical Requirements
Live Online System Requirements
Schedule
This course consists of one 2-hour session.
Tech Topics: RFID
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Course Description
RFID is another of those technologies that have been slowly, but surely, moving into libraries. It is already used with regularity in large stores like WalMart; there is a good chance your local supermarket also uses RFID. At its simplest, it transmits data, e.g., barcode information, using radio waves. Libraries primarily use RFID to read the barcode labels on their materials.
We'll figure out what RFID is and how it works, look at companies and libraries that have implemented, and find out why others have not taken this step.
This series, Tech Topics, is primarily lecture-based and introduces library staff to technologies that may impact libraries and library services.
Learning Objectives
- Define RFID and explain how it works
- Consider RFID implementations
- Identify 2 advantages and 2 disadvantages for implementing RFID
Target Audience
Everyone
Prerequisites
None
Homework Expectations and Completion Requirements
None
It is designed for individual participation; each individual must register.
Technical Requirements
Live Online System Requirements
Schedule
This course consists of one 2-hour session.
Tech Topics: RSS Feeds
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Course Description
RSS, or Really Simple Syndication, allows you or your patrons to receive information as it is posted or published. It also allows you to easily publish information directly to your patrons. RSS feeds can be viewed through your browser or third-party software package. Find out what RSS is, how it is used, and how you could use it for your library.
This series, Tech Topics, is primarily lecture-based and introduces library staff to technologies that may impact libraries and library services.
Learning Objectives
- Define what RSS is and how it works.
- Identify three types of readers.
- Explain how to subscribe to a feed.
- Discuss at least three ways feeds are used in libraries.
Target Audience
Everyone
Prerequisites
None
Homework Expectations and Completion Requirements
None
It is designed for individual participation; each individual must register.
Technical Requirements
Live Online System Requirements
Schedule
This course consists of one 2-hour session.
Tech Topics: Saving to the Cloud
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Course Description
Wouldn't it be wonderful to get to your files no matter where you were? You now can! You can save files "to the cloud" and, as long as you have Internet access, you should be able to access them. Cloud storage is one of the newer technologies that could make your life a whole lot easier!
This series, Tech Topics, is primarily lecture-based and introduces library staff to technologies that may impact libraries and library services.
Learning Objectives
- Define "cloud storage" and how it works
- Identify three popular services
- Discuss advantages and disadvantages for this type of service
Target Audience
Everyone
Prerequisites
None
Homework Expectations and Completion Requirements
None
It is designed for individual participation; each individual must register.
Technical Requirements
Live Online System Requirements
Schedule
This course consists of one 2-hour session.
Tech Topics: Wikis
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Course Description
Wiki (Hawaiian for "quickly") is the basis for the Wikipedia. Although the Wikipedia is the largest example of using a wiki, it is not necessarily the only one. Wikis allow groups of people editing privileges on specific web or intranet pages. Find out how wikis work and how they could be helpful to your library.
This series, Tech Topics, is primarily lecture-based and introduces library staff to technologies that may impact libraries and library services.
Learning Objectives
- List 3 characteristics of a wiki
- Identify 2 major types of wiki software
- List 3 ways a wiki could be used in a library
Target Audience
Everyone
Prerequisites
None
Homework Expectations and Completion Requirements
None
It is designed for individual participation; each individual must register.
Technical Requirements
Live Online System Requirements
Schedule
This course consists of one 2-hour session.
TEI Lite: The Basics
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Course Description
The Text Encoding Initiative (TEI), an application of XML, is a widely recognized standard used worldwide to encode texts of interest to scholars in the humanities. Libraries and other cultural heritage institutions encode digitized texts using TEI to provide improved access to their online collections in a variety of forms to meet the needs of their users. Many libraries and archives use TEI Lite, a reduced version of the complex, modular TEI Schema, for their document encoding. TEI Lite is a single validating document (Schema or DTD) intended to "meet 90% of the needs of 90% of the TEI user community." TEI U5: Encoding for Interchange: an introduction to the TEI
Learning Objectives
- List major divisions of a TEI document
- Identify the types of text that go into each division
- Differentiate between TEI and TEI Lite
- Apply TEI Lite documentation
- Create simple and complete TEI headers
- Use TEI Lite to mark up several different types of texts
- Apply TEI Lite encoding to simple editorial interventions
- Demonstrate a basic understanding of XSLT stylesheets
Target Audience
This workshop is intended for cultural heritage institution staff involved in text digitization projects who wish to provide enhanced access through encoded texts.
Prerequisites
Previous experience with creating XML documents or completion of the optional XML Tutorial available a week before the workshop begins.
Homework Expectations and Completion Requirements
This workshop consists of four sessions and four homework assignments. Attendance of sessions and satisfactory completion of homework is required to earn certificate and CEUs.
It is designed for individual participation; each individual must register.
Technical Requirements
Live Online System Requirements
- Oxygen XML Editor (requires Java Runtime Environment)
- Workshop files (available from the workshop portal as a zip file.)
- Students may require assistance of IT staff to install software on their workstation.
- Instructions for these installations are available on the workshop portal a week before the first session.
Schedule
This course consists of four 2-hour sessions.
The Imaging and Preservation Service is funded in part by a grant from the Division of Preservation and Access of the National Endowment for the Humanities.
TEI2HTML: Transforming Your Electronic Texts with XSL
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Course Description
The Extensible Stylesheet Language (XSL) is a powerful tool for transforming XML documents into other formats. This workshop focuses on applying XSL to transform documents encoded in the Text Encoding Initiative (TEI) standard into HTML files viewable on the web.
Learning Objectives
- Distinguish between XSL, XSLT, XPath, XLink, CSS and HTML
- Describe a variety of XSL elements and their function in transforming TEI to HTML
- Select and manipulate TEI nodes using abbreviated and full XPath.
- Troubleshoot XSL stylesheets
- Know enough XSL to create simple stylesheets for transforming TEI to HTML
- Construct 3 stylesheets from scratch
Target Audience
This workshop is ideal for librarians, archivists and humanities scholars with experience in encoding texts in TEI, who wish to enhance their knowledge by learning how to transform their texts to HTML using XSL.
Prerequisites
Participants are strongly encouraged to have experience or training in encoding texts using the TEI standard.
Homework Expectations and Completion Requirements
Class attendance or listening to recording for four sessions, and participation in online sessions. Additionally, students are required to complete three stylesheets that transform supplied texts to specified HTML output.
It is designed for individual participation; each individual must register.
Technical Requirements
Live Online System Requirements
- Installation of Oxygen XML Editor (requires Java Runtime Environment)
- Download Exercise files (files contained in TEI2HTML.zip or TEI2HTML.exe)
Please note that you may need your IT person to help you if you do not have administrative privileges on your computer.
Schedule
This course consists of four 2-hour sessions.
The Imaging and Preservation Service is funded in part by a grant from the Division of Preservation and Access of the National Endowment for the Humanities.
Tools for the Reference Desk
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Course Description
Do you want to learn how to implement Web technologies in your reference desk? This course explores a variety of online tools, from blogs, wikis, to free chat software and web-based platforms from which you can engage your users at the reference desk. Come learn how to utilize several free online tools in your reference activities.
Learning Objectives
Upon completion the participant will:
- Identify free online tools
- Learn how to use wikis, blogs, online communication platforms at the reference desk
- Evaluate which tools can be implemented in his/her institution
- Employ examples via hands on exercises
Target Audience
Librarians and paraprofessionals willing to learn about online tools in reference.
Prerequisites
None
Homework Expectations and Completion Requirements
There will be assignments to be completed during class and at home.
It is designed for individual participation; each individual must register.
Technical Requirements
Live Online System Requirements
Schedule
This course consists of two 2-hour sessions.
Virtual Reference Communication
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Course Description
The reference interview marks the essence of a reference transaction regardless of where it occurs: online, face to face ,or over the telephone. This course centers in understanding the barriers inherent to virtual communication, and discovery of tips and techniques which enhance online communication in the absence of verbal and visual cues. Is online or "virtual" reference communication different from traditional reference? Come explore the differences and discover how to become a better online communicator by engaging in hands-on virtual reference communication exercises.
Learning Objectives
Upon completion the participant will:
- Identify essential skills necessary for virtual reference interviews
- Define barriers to virtual communication and how to overcome them
- Recognize how to decode user's inquiries
- Employ examples to reinforce communication techniques successfully
Target Audience
Librarians who are familiar with virtual reference service.
Prerequisites
None
Homework Expectations and Completion Requirements
There will be assignments to be completed during class and at home.
It is designed for individual participation; each individual must register.
Technical Requirements
Live Online System Requirements
Schedule
This course consists of two 2-hour sessions.
Web Publishing: Accessibility Techniques
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Course Description
Web site accessibility: allowing any user to visit, understand, and interact with your web site. If you manage a web site, then you understand how difficult this can be. Is a text-only web site really the only way to ensure accessibility? No. As a matter of fact, some text-only web sites are still inaccessible.
In this course, we'll delve into the details of HTML and Cascading Style Sheets (CSS) to figure out what we can do to make our existing web sites more accessible. Specifically, we will discuss the characteristics your users may have that make it difficult to use the web, documents that can provide guidance, and mark-up used for text, navigation, and images.
Learning Objectives
Explain 4 characteristics that make web use difficult;
Demonstrate 2 ways to:
- Make text accessible
- Make navigation accessible
- Make images accessible
Target Audience
Web developers
Prerequisites
Web Publishing: The Basics and Web Publishing: Introduction to Cascading Style Sheets 1 or good understanding of HTML and CSS
Ability to create HTML in a text editor such as Windows Notepad.
Homework Expectations and Completion Requirements
In addition to the daily class session, there will be approximately one hour of homework each day. This homework is required.
It is designed for individual participation; each individual must register.
Technical Requirements
Live Online System Requirements
Attendees should have, on their local computer:
Schedule
This course consists of four 2-hour sessions.
Web Publishing: Introduction to Style Sheets 1
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Course Description
HTML was not designed to control layout or presentation, yet with a variety of tricks it has been used as such. A more elegant solution does exist: Cascading Style Sheets (CSS), which allows control of presentation elements, from font faces, sizes and colors to margins, borders, and object placement. In this introductory class, we will discuss the advantages and disadvantages of using styles as well as various ways to incorporate them. Topics include pseudo-classes and pseudo-elements, as well as the following properties: font, color, text, and margin.
Learning Objectives
Identify:
- 3 reasons to use style sheets
- 3 reasons not to use style sheets
- Describe the differences between inline, embedded, and external style sheets
- Create an embedded style sheet
- Compare the style sheet support in Internet Explorer and Netscape/Firefox
Target Audience
Everyone
Prerequisites
Familiarity with basic HTML (Web Publishing: The Basics, or its equivalent), Web browsers and the Internet.
Comfortable creating basic HTML documents directly, i.e., without the aid of an HTML editor.
Homework Expectations and Completion Requirements
In addition to the daily class session, there will be approximately one hour of homework each day. This homework will consist of creating web pages with the elements discussed that day. This homework is required.
It is designed for individual participation; each individual must register.
Technical Requirements
Live Online System Requirements
Attendees should have, on their local computer, at least two browsers (Internet Explorer 5.5 or higher, Firefox 2.0 or higher, or Opera 5.5 or higher) and Windows Notepad or equivalent.
Schedule
This course consists of four 2-hour sessions.
Web Publishing: Introduction to Style Sheets 2
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Course Description
Continuing from the Introduction to Style Sheets class, the focus of this online workshop is on using style sheets to create the visual formatting of HTML documents. Topics include backgrounds, borders, image placement, margins, padding, line height, and list properties. Attention paid to the degree of browser support for style sheets.
Learning Objectives
- Use vertical and horizontal alignment properties.
- Create stylesheet that includes backgrounds, borders, padding, and lists.
- Define the difference(s) between "margin" and "padding."
- Idntify the parts of the box model and its properties.
Target Audience
Everyone
Prerequisites
Familiarity with basic style sheet properties (Web Publishing: Introduction to Style Sheets, or its equivalent).
Comfortable creating basic HTML documents directly, i.e., without the aid of an HTML editor.
Homework Expectations and Completion Requirements
In addition to the daily class session, there will be approximately one hour of homework each day. This homework will consist of creating web pages with the elements discussed that day. This homework is required.
It is designed for individual participation; each individual must register.
Technical Requirements
Live Online System Requirements
2 current browsers, Windows Notepad and Microsoft PowerPoint
Schedule
This course consists of four 2-hour sessions.
Web Publishing: Standards and Validation
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Course Description
One way to help your patrons use your web site is to be sure it is written according to a standard. Standards are a major step toward making your website accessible and in keeping the same look across browsers.
The current HTML standard is XHTML 1.0. If you already know HTML, switching is not hard. We'll discuss the changes you'll have to make and practice creating standards-compliant web pages. In addition, we'll work with validators, which can help you identify non-standard practice.
Learning Objectives
- Discuss 3 major HTML standards and when each would be used
- List 4 differences between HTML and XHTML
- Using a validator, create standards-compliant web page
Target Audience
Web authors/developers
Prerequisites
Web Publishing: The Basics, or ability to work with HTML directly, e.g., using a text editor like Windows Notepad
Homework Expectations and Completion Requirements
In addition to the daily class session, there will be approximately one hour of homework each day. This homework will consist of validating pages using the methods described that day. This homework is required.
It is designed for individual participation; each individual must register.
Technical Requirements
Live Online System Requirements
Attendees should have, on their local computer, at least two current browsers (e.g., Internet Explorer, Firefox, Opera, Safari) and Windows Notepad or equivalent.
Schedule
This course consists of two 2-hour sessions.
Web Publishing: The Basics
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Course Description
Ready to create your own web page? Then sign up for this four-part class. Through a series of exercises, participants will create web pages using basic HTML tags. We will discuss the structure of HTML documents, focusing specifically on utilizing headings, paragraphs, breaks, lists, presentation elements, hypertext links, and simple graphics. Good web publishing practice is emphasized throughout the session.
Learning Objectives
- Create a simple web page
- Define a basic set of HTML elements
- Insert a graphic into web page
- Link to web pages
- Identify 3 good web publishing practices
Target Audience
Everyone
Prerequisites
Attendees should have a good understanding of the World Wide Web, web browsers, and Internet.
Homework Expectations and Completion Requirements
In addition to the daily class session, there will be approximately one hour of homework each day. This homework will consist of creating web pages with the elements discussed that day. This homework is required.
It is designed for individual participation; each individual must register.
Technical Requirements
Live Online System Requirements
Attendees should have, on their local computer, at least one browser (2 browsers are preferred) and Windows Notepad or its equivalent.
Schedule
This course consists of four 2-hour sessions.
XML: An Overview
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Course Description
Have you heard read about XML, but aren't quite sure what it is or what it does? Are you expected to know? Take this course and we'll de-mystify it for you.
Created for novices, this course will give you a taste of some of the major parts of XML (Extensible Markup Language):
- Its origins and relationship to HTML
- Parts of an XML document
- What "well-formed" means and why it is important
- What "valid" means and why it is important
- DTD (Document Type Definition)
- Converting XML using stylesheets
- Existing XML Vocabularies
This workshop provides an overview of XML. Although we will work with each topic listed above, we will not go into detail. The goal of the course is to provide a basic understanding of what XML is and how it could be used for those librarians that may not have to work with it extensively.
Learning Objectives
- Relate the beginnings of XML with the history of markup languages.
- Create a well-formed XML document.
- Format an XML document.
- Decipher a simple DTD.
Target Audience
Everyone
Prerequisites
Attendees should have a good understanding of the World Wide Web, web browsers, and Internet. A basic understanding of HTML is preferred.
Homework Expectations and Completion Requirements
In addition to the daily class session, there will be approximately one hour of homework each day. This homework is required.
It is designed for individual participation; each individual must register.
Technical Requirements
Live Online System Requirements
Attendees should have on their local computer:
- Current browser
- Windows Notepad or equivalent
- Ability to save a file and send a file via email.
Schedule
This course consists of four 2-hour sessions.
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