Amigos Continuing Education Training Schedule
Contact the Amigos Office at 800-843-8482 or 972-851-8000 for information on registration and on-request policies and fees. If you have questions about the training schedule, please call the Amigos Support Desk at 800-843-8482 or e-mail amigos@amigos.org. You may also want to visit our catalog.
Early Bird Discount: For regularly scheduled Amigos courses, when
you register 22 days prior to the scheduled date, you will be eligible for a $25 discount on
your registration fee. This applies to both Amigos members and non-members.
Registration for Live Online courses will close one week prior to their start date.
Self-Paced Courses - For self-paced courses, please visit the catalog.
* NOTE About Times: All times listed are local to their site's location. Amigos' online
workshops are relative to the Amigos office in Dallas, TX (Central Time).
Compare your local time with the Amigos office.
Interested in a course not currently scheduled? Is there a topic you are interested in that is not currently covered? Send an email to learning@amigos.org and let us know. We can let you know when the next offering of a course will be and if we receive enough interest in a course we will try to schedule a session sooner. We also use your input to help guide our course development.
| Date(s) | Time* | Title | Location | Site | Early Bird Deadline | Register |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| February | ||||||
| 2/6/2012 | 1:30 PM - 2:30 PM | Know & Go: NEH Preservation Assistance Grants - What will they fund? | Online | Virtual Classroom | N/A |  |
| 2/8/2012 | 9:00 AM - 4:00 PM | Technology: Unexpected Consequences of Legislation and Policies in Libraries - An Amigos Online Conference (Web Conference) |
Online | Virtual Classroom | 1/25/2012 | |
| 2/21/2012 - 2/23/2012 | 10:30 AM - 12:30 PM | CONTENTdm 6: Website Configuration Tool* (*Meets on Tuesday and Thursday) |
Online | Virtual Classroom | 1/30/2012 | |
| 2/27/2012 | 1:30 PM - 2:30 PM | Know & Go: CONTENTdm's Website Configuration Tool | Online | Virtual Classroom | N/A | |
| 2/28/2012 - 3/2/2012 | 10:30 AM - 12:30 PM | Principles of Controlled Vocabulary & Thesaurus Design | Online | Virtual Classroom | 2/6/2012 | |
| 2/28/2012 - 3/8/2012 | 1:00 PM - 3:00 PM | XML: An Overview* (*Meets on Tuesdays and Thursdays) |
Online | Virtual Classroom | 2/6/2012 | |
| March | ||||||
| 3/5/2012 - 3/16/2012 | 10:30 AM - 12:30 PM | Cataloging & Classification Basics* (*Meets on Mondays, Wednesdays & Fridays) |
Online | Virtual Classroom | 2/13/2012 | |
| 3/29/2012 - 3/30/2012 | 10:30 AM - 12:30 PM | CONTENTdm 6: Adding Visual Materials | Online | Virtual Classroom | 3/7/2012 | |
| April | ||||||
| 4/3/2012 - 4/6/2012 | 10:30 AM - 12:30 PM | Cataloging with RDA | Online | Virtual Classroom | 3/12/2012 | |
| 4/5/2012 - 4/6/2012 | 10:30 AM - 12:30 PM | CONTENTdm 6: Adding Textual Materials | Online | Virtual Classroom | 3/14/2012 | |
| 4/9/2012 - 4/10/2012 | 10:30 AM - 12:30 PM | CONTENTdm 6: Editing Collections & Using Tab-Delimited Text Files | Online | Virtual Classroom | 3/19/2012 | |
| 4/9/2012 - 4/16/2012 | 10:30 AM - 12:30 PM | E-readers: From Policy Implementation to Marketing and Evaluation* (*Meets on Mondays) |
Online | Virtual Classroom | 3/19/2012 | |
| 4/17/2012 - 4/20/2012 | 10:30 AM - 12:30 PM | Digital Imaging for Text-based Collections | Online | Virtual Classroom | 3/26/2012 | |
| 4/23/2012 - 4/30/2012 | 10:30 AM - 12:30 PM | Configuring Hardware and E-collections for E-readers in Libraries* (*Meets on Mondays) |
Online | Virtual Classroom | 4/2/2012 | |
| 4/24/2012 - 4/27/2012 | 1:00 PM - 3:00 PM | Digital Imaging for Photographic Collections | Online | Virtual Classroom | 4/2/2012 | |
| May | ||||||
| 5/1/2012 - 5/2/2012 | 10:30 AM - 12:30 PM | Image Editing Fundamentals | Online | Virtual Classroom | 4/9/2012 | |
| 5/2/2012 - 5/3/2012 | 10:30 AM - 12:30 PM | CONTENTdm 6: Website Configuration Tool | Online | Virtual Classroom | 4/10/2012 | |
| 5/22/2012 - 5/25/2012 | 1:00 PM - 3:00 PM | Metadata for Digitized Resources | Online | Virtual Classroom | 4/30/2012 | |
| 5/22/2012 - 5/31/2012 | 10:30 AM - 12:30 PM | Web Publishing: The Basics* (*Meets on Tuesdays and Thursdays) |
Online | Virtual Classroom | 4/30/2012 | |
| June | ||||||
| 6/4/2012 - 6/25/2012 | 10:30 AM - 12:30 PM | All You Need to Know about E-reader Service in Your Library* (*Meets on Mondays) |
Online | Virtual Classroom | 5/14/2012 | |
| 6/5/2012 - 6/14/2012 | 10:30 AM - 12:30 PM | Cataloging & Classification Basics* (*Meets on various days) |
Online | Virtual Classroom | 5/14/2012 | |
Live Online System Requirements
- Supported Operating Systems
- Microsoft Windows 7 Home Premium, Professional or Ultimate (32-bit edition, or 64-bit edition with 32-bit browser)
- Microsoft Windows Vista Home Basic, Home Premium, Ultimate, Business, or Enterprise (32-bit edition, or 64-bit edition with 32-bit browser)
- Microsoft Windows XP Professional or Home Edition with Service Pack 2
- Mac OS X v10.4, 10.5, 10.6 (Intel)
- Mac OS X v10.4 (PowerPC)
- Ubuntu 10
- Red Hat Enterprise Linux (RHEL) 4.x, 5.x
- Novell SUSE 9.x or 10.x
- Solaris
- Supported Browsers
- Microsoft Internet Explorer 6, 7, 8
- Mozilla Firefox 2.x, 3.x or later
- Google Chrome
- Apple Safari 2.x, 3.x, 4.x
- Additional Requirements
- Adobe Flash Player 10.1 or later
- Network connections via dial-up (56Kbps) may work. However, be advised that you will likely experience difficulties at that rate. A minimum of 256Kbps (512Kbps recommended) is strongly urged for participants.
- Speakers or headphones attached to your computer
- Mobile
- Apple devices: iOS 3 or 4, created for Apple iPhone; compatible with Apple iPad and iPod Touch (3G or 4G connection recommended)
- Android devices: Android 2.2; Adobe AIR for Android; compatible with HTC Nexus One and Motorola Droid (3G or 4G connection recommended)
Please visit Adobe's detailed requirements page for a more in-depth list or run a system and connection test on your computer now.
A microphone or headset with microphone is recommended, but not required. Students without a microphone contribute to conversations through text chat.
For more information about the technical requirements, contact Brian Schmidt at Amigos,
schmidt@amigos.org or 800-843-8482 (972-851-8000 in
the Dallas area) ext. 2886.
