http://www.merlincommunity.org/calcium/Calcium.pl?CalendarName=Statewide All shared statewide training events (public libraries) http://www.merlincommunity.org/calcium/Calcium.pl?CalendarName=Statewide&EventID=486&Date=2010%2F9%2F7 Start Time: 10:00 AM End Time: 11:00 AM Description: Learn How to Learn Online is a synchronous online class delivered on the Horizon Wimba Live Classroom platform. Participants will learn the features of Wimba as well as strategies to create successful learning environments. Library: Baltimore County Public Library Registration Ends: 8/31/2010 at 12:00 AM Other Information: This platform uses VOIP. A headset and high speed internet is required. Contact Hours = 1 Contact: Jim DeArmey Contact Number: 410-887-6124 Presenter: Jim DeArmey http://host2.evanced.info/maryland/evanced/eventsignup.asp?ID=579&rts=&disptype=&ret=eventcalendar.asp&pointer=inhouse&returnToSearch=&SignupType=inhouse&num=0&ad=&dt=mo&mo=9/1/2010&df=calendar&EventType=ALL&Lib=ALL&AgeGroup=&LangType=0&WindowMode=&noheade 2010-9-7 http://www.merlincommunity.org/calcium/Calcium.pl?CalendarName=Statewide&EventID=220&Date=2010%2F9%2F7 September 7, 2010 @ 10:00-11:30AM Wimba - FREE Prerequisites: Learn How to Learn Online Western Maryland libraries register here: http://tinyurl.com/SOM1-10AM All other library staff register by emailing Julie Zamostny: jzamostny@washcolibrary.org This course plus homework is worth 2 contact hours toward certification. Description: This is a two part, blended-learning style course that utilizes both synchronous online learning as well as self-directed work that you'll complete on your own time. This online course will cover the W5: the Who, What, When, Where, Why (and How) of screencasting with the freely available software, Screencast-O-Matic. Not only will screencasting save you time and money when it comes to creating client-centered tutorials it will also provide you with an alternate form of communication among your colleagues and clients alike. Think of how time consuming it can be to create Word based tutorials to the library’s databases and other online services. Think of how difficult it can be to describe in words how to navigate parts of the library’s web site to achieve a specific purpose. Screencasting makes these tasks and many others much simpler, quicker, and more easily customizable to suite your clients’ needs. At the conclusion of this part one of this course you will be able to: 1. Compare and contrast screencasting to traditional methods instruction in order to explain when screencasting may or may not be an appropriate educational tool. 2. Identify the strengths and weaknesses of SOM in order to describe when it would and would not be an appropriate choice of software 3. Compare and contrast 2 sample screencasts in order to identify qualities of a good online asynchronous presentation. 4. List the 6 steps of creating a Screencast-O-Matic screencast in order from start to finish. 2010-9-7 http://www.merlincommunity.org/calcium/Calcium.pl?CalendarName=Statewide&EventID=221&Date=2010%2F9%2F7 September 7, 2010 @ 2:00-3:30PM Wimba - FREE Prerequisites: Learn How to Learn Online Western Maryland libraries register here: http://tinyurl.com/SOM1-2PM All other library staff register by emailing Julie Zamostny: jzamostny@washcolibrary.org This course plus homework is worth 2 contact hours toward certification. Description: This is a two part, blended-learning style course that utilizes both synchronous online learning as well as self-directed work that you'll complete on your own time. This online course will cover the W5: the Who, What, When, Where, Why (and How) of screencasting with the freely available software, Screencast-O-Matic. Not only will screencasting save you time and money when it comes to creating client-centered tutorials it will also provide you with an alternate form of communication among your colleagues and clients alike. Think of how time consuming it can be to create Word based tutorials to the library’s databases and other online services. Think of how difficult it can be to describe in words how to navigate parts of the library’s web site to achieve a specific purpose. Screencasting makes these tasks and many others much simpler, quicker, and more easily customizable to suite your clients’ needs. At the conclusion of this part one of this course you will be able to: 1. Compare and contrast screencasting to traditional methods instruction in order to explain when screencasting may or may not be an appropriate educational tool. 2. Identify the strengths and weaknesses of SOM in order to describe when it would and would not be an appropriate choice of software 3. Compare and contrast 2 sample screencasts in order to identify qualities of a good online asynchronous presentation. 4. List the 6 steps of creating a Screencast-O-Matic screencast in order from start to finish. 2010-9-7 http://www.merlincommunity.org/calcium/Calcium.pl?CalendarName=Statewide&EventID=475&Date=2010%2F9%2F8 10am to 11am live online. Learn How to Learn Online is a synchronous online class delivered on the Horizon Wimba Live Classroom platform. Participants will learn the features of Wimba as well as strategies to create successful learning environments. Register here - http://host2.evanced.info/maryland/evanced/eventsignup.asp?ID=561&rts=&disptype=&ret=eventcalendar.asp&pointer=inhouse&returnToSearch=&SignupType=inhouse&num=0&ad=&dt=mo&mo=9/1/2010&df=calendar&EventType=ALL&Lib=ALL&AgeGroup=&LangType=0&WindowMode=&noheader=&lad= Please contact Annette Gaskins, Harford County Public Library, gaskins@hcplonline.info if you have any questions. 2010-9-8 http://www.merlincommunity.org/calcium/Calcium.pl?CalendarName=Statewide&EventID=524&Date=2010%2F9%2F8 Free from Booklist: Sept. 8, 2010 @ 2:00PM EST Register online: http://tinyurl.com/RomFic Worth 1 contact hour towards certification. Romance fiction is all about love and magic, from a bewitching first kiss to the paranormal realm of vampires, werewolves, and lovers from other worlds. Discover the full spectrum of paranormal romance books and audiobooks, from classics to upcoming titles, from chills to laughs, in lively, cutting-edge presentations aimed at collection development and readers’ advisory. We have a powerhouse panel: library media coordinator Diana Tixier Herald, Booklist reviewer and author of several readers’ advisory guides; Deb Werksman, Acquiring Editor and Editorial Manager, Sourcebooks, Inc.; Michele Lee Cobb, Director of Marketing, AudioGO (formerly BBC Audiobooks America); and award-winning and best-selling paranormal romance author Katie MacAlister, whose books include Crouching Vampire, Hidden Fang, and Steamed, one of Booklist’s Top 10 romance titles. 2010-9-8 http://www.merlincommunity.org/calcium/Calcium.pl?CalendarName=Statewide&EventID=382&Date=2010%2F9%2F9 9:30am - Noon. AACPL-Linthicum branch. Contact Tina Pickens at vpickens@bcpl.net or 410 887-6124 2010-9-9 http://www.merlincommunity.org/calcium/Calcium.pl?CalendarName=Statewide&EventID=211&Date=2010%2F9%2F9 Finding Health and Wellness @ Your Library: A Consumer Health Toolkit for Library Staff Date and time: Thursday, September 9, 2010, 3-4PM EST There is no charge for this webinar. Pre-registration is not required. For more information and to participate in the September 9 webinar, go to http://infopeople.org/training/webcasts/webcast_data/414/index.html To assist public library staff in building their capacity to provide reliable, quality health information, the California State Library, in partnership with the National Network of Libraries of Medicine, Pacific Southwest Region, has developed a new, online professional development toolkit - Finding Health and Wellness @ Your Library: A Consumer Health Toolkit for Library Staff - with a primary focus on prevention and supporting healthy lifestyles. This webinar will introduce users to the Toolkit and provide an orientation to the many multi-dimensional resources it contains, including core competencies, training resources, collection guidelines, programming ideas and promotional materials. The Toolkit is envisioned as a "living" resource that will evolve over time based on what we learn from its practical applications in the field. Come learn about how this Toolkit can assist you in your own work and join us in helping to refine it. The webinar is free and will be useful for public and hospital librarians, library staff and anyone who provides health information to members of the public. Speaker: Kelli Ham. Kelli Ham is the Consumer Health Coordinator for the National Libraries of Medicine, Pacific Southwest Region (NN/LM PSR). Kelli helps libraries and community organizations provide quality health information services to the public. Kelli develops presentations and training materials with a focus on health literacy, new technologies for delivery of health information, and services to special populations. Kelli created the Health e-Shows series of webinars in 2008 for Infopeople, covering a variety of consumer health topics for public librarians. If you are unable to attend the live event, you can access the archived version the day following the webinar. Check our archive listing at: http://www.infopeople.org/training/webcasts/list/archived 2010-9-9 http://www.merlincommunity.org/calcium/Calcium.pl?CalendarName=Statewide&EventID=441&Date=2010%2F9%2F14 11:00 a.m. Eastern Time, 10:00 Central, 9:00 Mountain, 8:00 Pacific, and 3:00 p.m. GMT: Over the course of the day a group of presenters (including keynote speaker Alison Miller) will explore and discuss with participants how libraries can understand and meet user needs and expectations for digital reference services. Please Note: Participants are required to register for this one-day conference and pay a small registration fee. This is the seventh of nine monthly one-day Trendy Topics conferences that will be held throughout 2010. Conference Website (includes registration info): Trendy Topics Conference Website Co-Organizers: Alliance Library System and TAP Information Services Registration: http://www.eventbee.com/view/trendytopics/event?eid=65537 2010-9-14 http://www.merlincommunity.org/calcium/Calcium.pl?CalendarName=Statewide&EventID=510&Date=2010%2F9%2F14 2:00 PM Description: How do library trustees get trained? How are director and trustee roles defined to ensure a healthy library organization? How are trustee relationships cultivated both in and outside the library circle? Join us on September 14, 2 pm Eastern, for a webinar exploring these and other questions related to library trustees that will provide you with practical ideas and tactical strategies to support and advocate for your library organization as a trustee, or library director in a small or rural community. This webinar is brought to you by ARSL (Association for Rural and Small Libraries) and featuring presenters: Sally Gardner Reed, Executive Director ALTAFF (Association of Library Trustees, Advocates, Friends and Foundations); Kim Armentrout, Library of Virginia; and Jim Minges, Director of the Northeast Kansas Library System. Library: WebJunction Location: WebEx Other Information: *This event is free. *Times listed are in U.S. Eastern Time. Use timezoneconverter.com to convert webinar start time to your local time zone. *Registration is required for this event. http://evanced.info/webjunction/evanced/eventsignup.asp?ID=1662&rts=&disptype=&ret=eventcalendar.asp&pointer=&returnToSearch=&SignupType=&num=0&ad=&dt=mo&mo=9/1/2010&df=calendar&EventType=ALL&Lib=&AgeGroup=&LangType=0&WindowMode=&noheader=&lad=&pub=1&nopub=&page=&pgdisp= *You will be sent additional information prior to the event including the link to join. Contact: info@webjunction.org Link: Event Archives on WebJunction Status: Openings 2010-9-14 http://www.merlincommunity.org/calcium/Calcium.pl?CalendarName=Statewide&EventID=511&Date=2010%2F9%2F14 9:30am-4:00pm. FCPL-Thurmont Branch. Registration filled. Contact MLA office for waiting list. 2010-9-14 http://www.merlincommunity.org/calcium/Calcium.pl?CalendarName=Statewide&EventID=212&Date=2010%2F9%2F14 Designing Customized Library Services: Book-a-Librarian and BookMatch Date and time: Tuesday, September 14, 2010, 3-4PM EST There is no charge for this webinar. Pre-registration is not required. For more information and to participate in the September 14 webinar, go to http://infopeople.org/training/webcasts/webcast_data/398/index.html Libraries are famous for their service, but it can be difficult to balance in-depth answers when time is always at a premium. This webinar provides two models for creating detailed patron service. Book-a-Librarian demonstrates a model for 1-on-1 detailed reference service, while BookMatch offers a method for crowdsourced readers' advisory. We will examine how these services were set up at Skokie Public Library, and discuss procedures and policies for implementing similar resources at your own organization. Those attending the webinar will: • Understand the value of customized library services • Learn about the function of 1-on-1 and crowdsourced models • Be able to develop policies and procedures for launching custom services successfully • Discuss how to use these services as a model for further staff development Pre-webinar assignment: Before attending the webinar, make a list of topics your library would feel comfortable with providing on a 1-on-1 basis, ones you could stand to learn more about, and any you think should be off limits. We’ll discuss them in the chat sessions. This one-hour webinar will be of interest to Public Library staff, Reference staff, and Readers' Advisory staff. Speaker: Toby Greenwalt Toby Greenwalt is the Virtual Services Coordinator for the Skokie Public Library just north of Chicago, where he works to craft a more human online experience for a busy suburban environment. He blogs occasionally on community technology at www.theanalogdivide.com, and tweets all to frequently as @theanalogdivide If you are unable to attend the live event, you can access the archived version the day following the webinar. Check our archive listing at: http://www.infopeople.org/training/webcasts/list/archived 2010-9-14 http://www.merlincommunity.org/calcium/Calcium.pl?CalendarName=Statewide&EventID=494&Date=2010%2F9%2F15 Time, Location, Audience: Open only to LATI learners in the Fall 2010 Cohort Please contact the LATI Coordinator, laticoordinator@carr.org for more information 2010-9-15 http://www.merlincommunity.org/calcium/Calcium.pl?CalendarName=Statewide&EventID=459&Date=2010%2F9%2F15 10am-Noon, MLA Office. Contact Glennor Shirley at gshirley@dllr.state.md.us or (410)767-9761. 2010-9-15 http://www.merlincommunity.org/calcium/Calcium.pl?CalendarName=Statewide&EventID=473&Date=2010%2F9%2F15 2pm-4pm. MLA office. Contact Monica McAbee at monica.mcabee@pgcmls.info or (301)336-4388. 2010-9-15 http://www.merlincommunity.org/calcium/Calcium.pl?CalendarName=Statewide&EventID=512&Date=2010%2F9%2F15 9:30am-4:00pm. Caroline County-Denton Branch. Registration filled. Contact MLA office for waiting list. 2010-9-15 http://www.merlincommunity.org/calcium/Calcium.pl?CalendarName=Statewide&EventID=213&Date=2010%2F9%2F15 This is part of a free online training series provided by the Georgia Public Library System. Wednesday, September 15, 2010 10:00am EST Use this URL to register: http://bit.ly/8XgZhO Location: Use this URL to log into the webinar on the day of the event: http://bit.ly/a7XiED Financial literacy is one of the 21st century library competencies outlined in the 2010 IMLS 21st Century Museum and Libraries Report. The Athens-Clarke County (Georgia) Library has addressed this competency with the launch of a grant-funded program "Money Matters: Because Your Future Matters" aimed at helping GED students and others learn basic financial skills. Join Trudi Green and Teri Hanna to learn more about this innovative and timely program. Come away with a clear idea of the benefit of such programming as well as ideas for incorporating parts of this unique program into your library's programming efforts using your own local resources. You'll even learn something about the newest credit rules! Money Matters is funded by Smart Investing @ Your LibraryTM, a partnership between the American Library Association and FINRA. 2010-9-15 http://www.merlincommunity.org/calcium/Calcium.pl?CalendarName=Statewide&EventID=40&Date=2010%2F9%2F15 2010-9-15 http://www.merlincommunity.org/calcium/Calcium.pl?CalendarName=Statewide&EventID=41&Date=2010%2F9%2F15 2010-9-15 http://www.merlincommunity.org/calcium/Calcium.pl?CalendarName=Statewide&EventID=42&Date=2010%2F9%2F16 2010-9-16 http://www.merlincommunity.org/calcium/Calcium.pl?CalendarName=Statewide&EventID=289&Date=2010%2F9%2F16 1:00 - 2:30; SMRLA Training Lab; Ideas to enhance the books you choose to use. With an emphasis on preschool and early elementary age programs, combine storytelling, fingerplays, music, props, flannel board, crafts and science experiments to freshen up your presentations. Register by September 8, 2010. Calvert, Charles, and St. Mary's Counties should contact SMRLA to register. Other MD libraries can get on the list at http://host2.evanced.info/maryland/evanced/eventsignup.asp?ID=597&rts=&disptype=&ret=eventcalendar.asp&pointer=&returnToSearch=&SignupType=&num=0&ad=&dt=mo&mo=9/1/2010&df=list&EventType=ALL&Lib=3&AgeGroup=&LangType=0&WindowMode=&noheader=&lad= Contact Jennifer Falkowski if you have any questions. 2010-9-16 http://www.merlincommunity.org/calcium/Calcium.pl?CalendarName=Statewide&EventID=43&Date=2010%2F9%2F16 2010-9-16 http://www.merlincommunity.org/calcium/Calcium.pl?CalendarName=Statewide&EventID=290&Date=2010%2F9%2F16 2:45 - 4:15; SMRLA Training Lab Focuses on traditional storytelling techniques as well as techniques using flannel boards, cut and tell, draw and tell, and props. This workshop is for non-tellers. Register by September 8, 2010. Calvert, Charles, and St. Mary's counties should contact SMRLA to register. Other MD libraries can get on the list at http://host2.evanced.info/maryland/evanced/eventsignup.asp?ID=598&rts=&disptype=&ret=eventcalendar.asp&pointer=&returnToSearch=&SignupType=&num=0&ad=&dt=mo&mo=9/1/2010&df=list&EventType=ALL&Lib=3&AgeGroup=&LangType=0&WindowMode=&noheader=&lad= For more information, contact Jennifer Falkowski. 2010-9-16 http://www.merlincommunity.org/calcium/Calcium.pl?CalendarName=Statewide&EventID=285&Date=2010%2F9%2F20 9:00 - 3:30; SMRLA Training Lab SMRLA will be hosting the full day workshop, SirsiDynix Director’s Station Training, twice in September. SirsiDynix Director’s Station Training teaches participants how to generate customized reports in Director’s Station, calculate new values and measures in those reports, create charts and alerts based on reports, and build new queries to better analyze library information. Also covered are the different ways of disseminating this information through printing, emailing, and exporting of the data. Participants will learn to: • Customize and navigate the Director’s Station interface. • Create reports to analyze data. • Use lookup and sorting features within reports. • Create title lists within reports. • Use the calculator to create new dimensions within reports. • Create charts based on report data. • Add, edit, and delete items within the My Folder application of Director’s Station. Additional time will be spent on the templates in the custom folder and with hands-on practice. The sessions are scheduled for: September 20, 2010 9:00 – 3:30 September 21, 2010 9:00 – 3:30 Participants are on their own for lunch. Register by September 10, 2010. Calvert, Charles, and St. Mary's counties register via phone or email training@somd.lib.md.us. Other counties can join the wait list for the September 20 session at http://host2.evanced.info/maryland/evanced/eventsignup.asp?ID=593&rts=&disptype=&ret=eventcalendar.asp&pointer=&returnToSearch=&SignupType=&num=0&ad=&dt=mo&mo=9/1/2010&df=list&EventType=ALL&Lib=3&AgeGroup=&LangType=0&WindowMode=&noheader=&lad= Question? Contact Jennifer Falkowski at SMRLA. 2010-9-20 http://www.merlincommunity.org/calcium/Calcium.pl?CalendarName=Statewide&EventID=461&Date=2010%2F9%2F21 Follow-up workshop for those who attended Leading From Any Position 1 in May 2010. Registration will be sent directly to those participants. Please contact Nini Beegan, nbeegan@carr.org if you have any questions. 2010-9-21 http://www.merlincommunity.org/calcium/Calcium.pl?CalendarName=Statewide&EventID=516&Date=2010%2F9%2F21 Start Time: 2:00 PM End Time: 3:00 PM Description: Feel overwhelmed with new technology? Not sure how your small or rural library can take advantage of new and not-so-new technology? Don’t feel you have time to keep up with keeping up? Then this webinar is for you. Presenters Robin Hastings, Information Technology Coordinator for the Missouri River Regional Library, and Maurice Coleman, Technical Trainer at Harford County Public Library, will discuss best practices for using technology to keep your library connected and up to date. They will also share some of the latest and greatest sites and technology best suited for a small or rural library. You’ll also receive some expert guidance to better evaluate and assess these tools for your library system and your customers, with a focus on small and rural library environments. Library: WebJunction Location: WebEx Other Information: *This event is free. *Times listed are in U.S. Eastern Time. Use timezoneconverter.com to convert webinar start time to your local time zone. *Registration is required for this event. *You will be sent additional information prior to the event including the link to join. Contact: info@webjunction.org Link: Event Archives on WebJunction http://evanced.info/webjunction/evanced/eventsignup.asp?ID=1669&rts=&disptype=&ret=eventcalendar.asp&pointer=&returnToSearch=&SignupType=&num=0&ad=&dt=mo&mo=9/1/2010&df=calendar&EventType=ALL&Lib=&AgeGroup=&LangType=0&WindowMode=&noheader=&lad=&pub=1&nopub=&page=&pgdisp= 2010-9-21 http://www.merlincommunity.org/calcium/Calcium.pl?CalendarName=Statewide&EventID=523&Date=2010%2F9%2F21 Free from Booklist: Sept. 21, 2010 @ 2:00PM EST Register online: http://tinyurl.com/SeriesNF Worth 1 contact hour towards certification Series nonfiction publishers are offering more titles than ever this fall, and as they continue to expand into digital formats and approach the curriculum in new ways, it’s more challenging than ever to keep up. In this hour-long webinar moderated by Booklist Books for Youth associate editor Dan Kraus, we’ll hear from five of the top publishers in this booming field. Besides presenting their biggest fall titles and initiatives, they’ll also give attendees up-to-date information on the latest trends. Panelists include: * E. Russell Primm, Editorial Director, Heinemann-Raintree * Chris Nasso, Publisher, Greenhaven Press, Lucent Books, and KidHaven Press, imprints within Gale/Cengage Learning * Heather C. Hudak, Managing Editor, Weigl Publishers, Inc. * Jonathan Strickland, Associate Publisher, Black Rabbit Books * Terri Lynn Reden, Vice President, Marketing & Digital Products, Lerner Publishing Group This webinar will be archived and e-mailed to all registrants. If you cannot attend the live presentation, you should still register for the webinar in order to be notified when the archive is available for viewing. 2010-9-21 http://www.merlincommunity.org/calcium/Calcium.pl?CalendarName=Statewide&EventID=222&Date=2010%2F9%2F21 September 21, 2010 @ 10AM - 11:00AM Wimba - FREE Prerequisites: Learn How to Learn Online, Screencasting with Screencast-O-Matic Pt. 1 Western Maryland libraries register here: http://tinyurl.com/SOM2-10AM All other Maryland libraries register by emailing Julie Zamostny, jzamostny@washcolibrary.org Description: This is the second part in a two part, blended-learning style course that utilizes both synchronous online learning as well as self-directed work that you'll complete on your own time. You must have completed Screencasting with Screencast-O-Matic Part 1 in order to participate in part 2. We will will be reviewing the homework assignment and we will be sharing and receiving peer-to-peer feedback on the screencasts each of us made. This part of the course will be heavily participant driven. Part two of this course is worth 2 contact hours toward certification. 2010-9-21 http://www.merlincommunity.org/calcium/Calcium.pl?CalendarName=Statewide&EventID=223&Date=2010%2F9%2F21 September 21, 2010 @ 2PM - 3PM Wimba - FREE Prerequisites: Learn How to Learn Online, Screencasting with Screencast-O-Matic Pt. 1 Western Maryland libraries register here: http://tinyurl.com/SOM2-2PM All other Maryland libraries register by emailing Julie Zamostny, jzamostny@washcolibrary.org Description: This is the second part in a two part, blended-learning style course that utilizes both synchronous online learning as well as self-directed work that you'll complete on your own time. You must have completed Screencasting with Screencast-O-Matic Part 1 in order to participate in part 2. We will will be reviewing the homework assignment and we will be sharing and receiving peer-to-peer feedback on the screencasts each of us made. This part of the course will be heavily participant driven. Part two of this course is worth 2 contact hours toward certification. 2010-9-21 http://www.merlincommunity.org/calcium/Calcium.pl?CalendarName=Statewide&EventID=286&Date=2010%2F9%2F21 9:00 - 3:30; SMRLA Training Lab SMRLA will be hosting the full day workshop, SirsiDynix Director’s Station Training, twice in September. SirsiDynix Director’s Station Training teaches participants how to generate customized reports in Director’s Station, calculate new values and measures in those reports, create charts and alerts based on reports, and build new queries to better analyze library information. Also covered are the different ways of disseminating this information through printing, emailing, and exporting of the data. Participants will learn to: • Customize and navigate the Director’s Station interface. • Create reports to analyze data. • Use lookup and sorting features within reports. • Create title lists within reports. • Use the calculator to create new dimensions within reports. • Create charts based on report data. • Add, edit, and delete items within the My Folder application of Director’s Station. Additional time will be spent on the templates in the custom folder and with hands-on practice. The sessions are scheduled for: September 20, 2010 9:00 – 3:30 September 21, 2010 9:00 – 3:30 Participants are on their own for lunch. Register by September 10, 2010. Calvert, Charles, and St. Mary's counties register via phone or email training@somd.lib.md.us. Other counties can join the wait list for the September 21 session at http://host2.evanced.info/maryland/evanced/eventsignup.asp?ID=594&rts=&disptype=&ret=eventcalendar.asp&pointer=&returnToSearch=&SignupType=&num=0&ad=&dt=mo&mo=9/1/2010&df=list&EventType=ALL&Lib=3&AgeGroup=&LangType=0&WindowMode=&noheader=&lad= Question? Contact Jennifer Falkowski at SMRLA. 2010-9-21 http://www.merlincommunity.org/calcium/Calcium.pl?CalendarName=Statewide&EventID=462&Date=2010%2F9%2F22 Registration will be sent to MAPLA and staff development coordinators in each library system. Please contact Nini Beegan, nbeegan@carr.org, if you have any questions. 2010-9-22 http://www.merlincommunity.org/calcium/Calcium.pl?CalendarName=Statewide&EventID=287&Date=2010%2F9%2F22 9:00 - 12:00; SMRLA Training Lab Acquisitions and Collection Development Reports in Director's Station covers the Acquisitions and Catalog Cubes of the web reporting tool, "Director's Station" in depth. Participants will learn to manipulate dimensions from these cubes to create grids and drill down reports that will assist them in collection development decisions. Participants should have a basic knowledge of using Director's Station prior to taking this course. Register by September 10. Calvert, Charles, and St. Mary's counties register via phone or email training@somd.lib.md.us. Other MD libraries can get on the list at http://host2.evanced.info/maryland/evanced/eventsignup.asp?ID=595&rts=&disptype=&ret=eventcalendar.asp&pointer=&returnToSearch=&SignupType=&num=0&ad=&dt=mo&mo=9/1/2010&df=list&EventType=ALL&Lib=3&AgeGroup=&LangType=0&WindowMode=&noheader=&lad= 2010-9-22 http://www.merlincommunity.org/calcium/Calcium.pl?CalendarName=Statewide&EventID=288&Date=2010%2F9%2F22 1:00 - 4:00; SMRLA Training Lab Acquisitions and Collection Development Reports in Director's Station covers the Acquisitions and Catalog Cubes of the web reporting tool, "Director's Station" in depth. Participants will learn to manipulate dimensions from these cubes to create grids and drill down reports that will assist them in collection development decisions. Participants should have a basic knowledge of using Director's Station prior to taking this course. Register by September 10. Calvert, Charles, and St. Mary's counties register via phone or email training@somd.lib.md.us. Other MD libraries can get on the list at http://host2.evanced.info/maryland/evanced/eventsignup.asp?ID=596&rts=&disptype=&ret=eventcalendar.asp&pointer=&returnToSearch=&SignupType=&num=0&ad=&dt=mo&mo=9/1/2010&df=list&EventType=ALL&Lib=3&AgeGroup=&LangType=0&WindowMode=&noheader=&lad= 2010-9-22 http://www.merlincommunity.org/calcium/Calcium.pl?CalendarName=Statewide&EventID=462&Date=2010%2F9%2F23 Registration will be sent to MAPLA and staff development coordinators in each library system. Please contact Nini Beegan, nbeegan@carr.org, if you have any questions. 2010-9-23 http://www.merlincommunity.org/calcium/Calcium.pl?CalendarName=Statewide&EventID=489&Date=2010%2F9%2F23 See http://www.maplaonline.org for more information 2010-9-23 http://www.merlincommunity.org/calcium/Calcium.pl?CalendarName=Statewide&EventID=489&Date=2010%2F9%2F24 See http://www.maplaonline.org for more information 2010-9-24 http://www.merlincommunity.org/calcium/Calcium.pl?CalendarName=Statewide&EventID=291&Date=2010%2F9%2F24 12:00 - 1:30; SMRLA Training Lab; pizza will be provided. SMRLA is pleased to be a viewing site for the College of Dupage Library Futures teleconference, Libraries and Mobile Technologies Landscape. Joe Murphy will provide an overview of the emerging landscape of information engagement through mobile technology. He will introduce the major mobile technologies and outline their usage as well as the cultural shifts that accompany their introduction into information society. Joe will lead us through an exploration of the opportunities for libraries to implement mobile technologies to enhance or supplement traditional services and collections, and will explain how libraries can most strategically engage these tools as well as the mobile culture. We will discuss the real world changes this means for libraries and the new skills we may have to learn in this evolution. At the conclusion of this session we will all be familiar with how to best meet this shift towards mobile technologies in our libraries. Register by September 16. Calvert, Charles, and St. Mary's Counties should contact SMRLA directly to register staff. Other MD libraries can get on the list at http://host2.evanced.info/maryland/evanced/eventsignup.asp?ID=603&rts=&disptype=&ret=eventcalendar.asp&pointer=&returnToSearch=&SignupType=&num=0&ad=&dt=mo&mo=9/1/2010&df=list&EventType=ALL&Lib=0%2C+3&AgeGroup=&LangType=0&WindowMode=&noheader=&lad= For question, contact Jennifer Falkowski at 301-884-0436 or email jfalkowski@somd.lib.md.us. 2010-9-24 http://www.merlincommunity.org/calcium/Calcium.pl?CalendarName=Statewide&EventID=195&Date=2010%2F9%2F27 September 27, 2010 @ 1:00-4:00PM Allegany County Library System, Frostburg branch 65 East Main Street, Frostburg, MD 21532 Western Maryland library staff should register by August 30, 2010: http://bit.ly/b4lF4K All other interested Maryland libraries should email Julie Zamostny (jzamostny@washcolibrary.org) to be wait-listed. Dan Ream, Associate Professor at VCU presents his three-hour workshop on Social Networking in Libraries. Here is the description from his web site: Facebook, Twitter, and other social networking web resources have become extremely popular with teenage and older Internet users and librarians need to better understand what goes on in these tools in order to better understand their clientele. Some libraries are actually creating pages and offering services via these sites. We will have an overview of how these tools work, how teens and college students use them, and see how libraries are attempting to reach their users via these tools. This course is ideal for school, public, and academic librarians who work with teens and college students and parents wanting an introduction to how social networking sites work. This course may help you decide if your library or organization should create a presence in these social networking sites. Topics covered include: Introduction to Myspace, Facebook, and other most popular social networking sites and search capabilities of each. How college and public libraries are using these tools to reach their users. 2010-9-27 http://www.merlincommunity.org/calcium/Calcium.pl?CalendarName=Statewide&EventID=525&Date=2010%2F9%2F28 Free from Booklist: Sept. 28, 2010 @ 2:00PM EST Register online [seating is limited]: http://tinyurl.com/BannedBksWk Worth 1 contact hour towards certification Librarians and teachers face more challenges than ever when it comes to defending children’s right to read. In celebration of Banned Books Week, this webinar features a stellar panel of experts, including renowned author and longtime advocate of intellectual freedom Judy Blume, discussing book rating systems, the impact of the Internet on challenges, the effect of censorship on children’s publishing, and how to best prepare for book challenges. Additional speakers include Beverly Horowitz, Vice President and Publisher of Delacorte Press Books for Young Readers; Pat Scales, former school librarian and a member of the National Coalition against Censorship Council of Advisors; Kristin Pekoll, a young-adult librarian at the West Bend (WI) Community Memorial Library; and Nanette Perez, program officer at ALA’s Office for Intellectual Freedom. Seating for this exciting webinar sponsored by Random House Children’s Books is limited; however, all registrants will receive an archived video of the webinar. 2010-9-28 http://www.merlincommunity.org/calcium/Calcium.pl?CalendarName=Statewide&EventID=196&Date=2010%2F9%2F28 September 28, 2010 @ 9:30AM-12:30PM Allegany County Library System, Frostburg branch 65 East Main Street, Frostburg, MD 21532 Western Maryland library staff should register by August 31, 2010: http://bit.ly/91wHPt All other interested Maryland libraries should email Julie Zamostny (jzamostny@washcolibrary.org) to be wait-listed. Dan Ream, Associate Professor at VCU presents his three-hour workshop on Web Resources for Reference. Below is the description from his web site: This popular workshop covers the best of FREE reference tools on the web. The scope of sources covered will range over a wide variety of topics likely to be researched at a busy library reference desk, whether public, academic, school, or corporate library, including comprehensive web reference sites from major libraries, as well as the arts, politics and government, travel and maps, history, languages, news, statistics, and health resources. None of the sources included require any fees or memberships to access their content. 2010-9-28 http://www.merlincommunity.org/calcium/Calcium.pl?CalendarName=Statewide&EventID=517&Date=2010%2F9%2F29 Start Time: 2:00 PM End Time: 3:30 PM Description: As part of the ongoing collaboration between IMLS and the Employment & Training Administration of the U.S. Department of Labor (DOL/ETA), WebJunction is hosting this ETA presentation on the new job-seeking tool, mySkills, myFuture. Coming in September, this free online tool will enable job seekers to increase their career mobility and economic prospects. Specifically, the self-paced tool will help previously employed to (1) use their previous experience to identify occupations that they might be qualified for; (2) identify the skills s/he needs to acquire to qualify for a specific job; (3) identify education or training institutions where these skills can be obtained; and (4) provide links to relevant job opportunities in national and state job banks. Libraries will want to add mySkills, myFuture to their resources to help job-seeking patrons in their community. Library: WebJunction Location: WebEx Other Information: *This event is free. *Times listed are in U.S. Eastern Time. Use timezoneconverter.com to convert webinar start time to your local time zone. *Registration is required for this event. *You will be sent additional information prior to the event including the link to join. Contact: info@webjunction.org Link: Event Archives on WebJunction http://evanced.info/webjunction/evanced/eventsignup.asp?ID=1670&rts=&disptype=&ret=eventcalendar.asp&pointer=&returnToSearch=&SignupType=&num=0&ad=&dt=mo&mo=9/1/2010&df=calendar&EventType=ALL&Lib=&AgeGroup=&LangType=0&WindowMode=&noheader=&lad=&pub=1&nopub=&page=&pgdisp= 2010-9-29 http://www.merlincommunity.org/calcium/Calcium.pl?CalendarName=Statewide&EventID=520&Date=2010%2F9%2F29 Sponsored by Overdrive, Baker & Taylor, Capstone Digital, Gale Cengage Learning, Springer. Starts: 10am - 6pm EDT ebooks: Libraries at the Tipping Point will bring together public libraries, academic libraries, and school libraries (K-12) in a day-long virtual conference environment. The day will be presented online and will include keynote presentations and panel discussions on the evolving concept of the book in a digital world and will keep participants future-focused and actively engaged in visioning and assuring an exciting role for libraries. Attendees will have access to webcasts and live chat rooms as well as the ability to interact with speakers and exhibitors. •Librarians and library administrators will learn about current best practices for library ebook collections and explore new and evolving models for ebook content discovery and delivery. •Publishers and content creators will learn how to effectively identify and develop the 'right' content offerings for each segment of the relatively untapped library ebook market. •Ebook platform vendors and device manufacturers will learn just what libraries need and want in this rapidly changing environment. TOPICS INCLUDE: Presentation: Original Research on the Growing Importance of eBooks in Library Collections Conference-wide Panel: Are Libraries Really That Dangerous? Ebook Publishing Models vs. Libraries Presentation: The "New Librarianship" in the Age of the Ebook K-12/Youth: Track I Panel: Reality Check: Putting Ebook Reading Devices into Kids' Hands Panel: The School Library Without Walls: New Content, New Collections Public Library Track II Panel: What Do Libraries Want? Creating the Perfect Public Library Model Panel: Ebooks and the Library User Experience Academic Library Track III Panel: The Google Books Project: Watershed Benefit or Dangerous Precedent? Panel: Ebooks and Academic Libraries: Toward a New Best Practice Hot Topics Track IV Panel: Ebook "What Ifs": Issues that Impact Scenario Planning Panel: Should Your Next Read Be an eRead? The New Readers Advisory in the Ebook Age SPEAKERS INCLUDE: Marc Aronson, Author, Editor, Publisher, Speaker, and Historian Todd Brekus, President, Digital Solutions, Capstone Publishers Warren Buckleitner, Founding Editor, Children's Technology Review Michael Ciccone, Manager of Collection Development, Hamilton Public Library, Ontario Jean Costello, Technical Project Manager, The New England Journal of Medicine Karen Coyle, Retired librarian with over thirty years of experience with library technology Katie Dunneback, Co-author, Integrated Advisory Service: Breaking Through the Book Boundary to Better Serve Library Users Barbara Fister, Librarian, Gustavus Adolphus College, St. Peter, MN Barbara Genco, Collection Management Editor, Library Journal Jason Griffey, Head of Library Information Technology, University of Tennessee at Chattanooga Christopher Harris, Coordinator, School Library System, Genesee Valley (NY) Educational Partnership Kathy Ishizuka, Technology Editor, SLJ Kevin Kelly, Founder, Wired magazine Ray Kurzweil, National best-selling author R. David Lankes, Director of the Information Institute, Syracuse Heather McCormack, Book Review Editor, Library Journal Eli Neiburger, Associate Director for IT and Production, Ann Arbor District Library, MI Bobbi Newman, Writer, Librarianbyday.net Sue Polanka, Moderator, No Shelf Required Calvin Reid, Senior News Editor, Publishers Weekly Aaron Schmidt, Digital Initiatives Librarian, District of Columbia Public Library Ron Shank, VP, Publisher, Library Journal, School Library Journal, and Horn Book Joyce Valenza, Library Information Specialist, Springfield Township High School Neal Wyatt, Author, The Readers' Advisory Guide to Nonfiction Please visit www.ebook-summit.com for complete event information. https://event.on24.com/eventRegistration/EventLobbyServlet?target=registration.jsp&eventid=214840&sessionid=1&key=69612AE274F345E589A7C991C5566781&sourcepage=register (For those that register, a full archive will be available October 1-December 31, 2010) 2010-9-29 http://www.merlincommunity.org/calcium/Calcium.pl?CalendarName=Statewide&EventID=512&Date=2010%2F9%2F30 September 30, 2010 10:00-11:00am CE credit - 1 hour Join Lesa Zuke (Librarian, Thurmont Regional Library, FCPL) and Tara Lebherz (Library Associate, C. Burr Artz Library, FCPL) for an online tour of the latest greatest search engines, and see how using the right search tool will save you time and energy! This first segment of our four-part series will focus on general search engines, how they work, what special tools they offer, comparing the top search engines, and mobile search. Registration for FCPL staff opens 8/4. Registration for other library systems opens 9/1. Register here: http://host2.evanced.info/maryland/evanced/eventsignup.asp?ID=590&norefresh=Y&windowmode=1&noheader=1&noattendance=1&pointer=inhouse&SignupType=inhouse The class will be presented online in Horizon Wimba. This platform uses VOIP. A headset and high speed internet is required. Instructions for setup and room link will be emailed one week prior to the session. **Completion of “Learn How to Learn Online” is a prerequisite for this class.** If you have not yet taken LHTLO, you can register for a session through the Shared Statewide Training & Events Calendar on Merlin - http://www.merlincommunity.org/. 2010-9-30 http://www.merlincommunity.org/calcium/Calcium.pl?CalendarName=Statewide&EventID=488&Date=2010%2F9%2F30 10:00am-4:00pm. PGCMLS-Bowie Branch. Contact Yvette May at ymay@bcpl.net or 410 887-5353. Register online at: http://www.mdlib.org or through The Happenings. 2010-9-30 http://www.merlincommunity.org/calcium/Calcium.pl?CalendarName=Statewide&EventID=493&Date=2010%2F10%2F1 10am-Noon. AACPL Headquarters. Contact Mary Baykan at baykanm@washcolibrary.org or 301 739-3250 x 165. 2010-10-1 http://www.merlincommunity.org/calcium/Calcium.pl?CalendarName=Statewide&EventID=505&Date=2010%2F10%2F1 Location: The Narrows Restaurant, Grasonville, MD. Contact Mary Somers at msomers@harford.edu or 410 836-4232. 2010-10-1 http://www.merlincommunity.org/calcium/Calcium.pl?CalendarName=Statewide&EventID=477&Date=2010%2F10%2F5 All over the state in Maryland Public Libraries, statistics will be gathered and pictures taken to show a day in the life of Maryland Libraries. For more information, please contact Paula Isett: pisett@msde.state.md.us or 410-767-0436 2010-10-5 http://www.merlincommunity.org/calcium/Calcium.pl?CalendarName=Statewide&EventID=534&Date=2010%2F10%2F5 Help tell the MD Library story by collecting statistics, taking photos and reporting them to the MLA website at http://www.mdlib.org/snapshot/default.asp 2010-10-5 http://www.merlincommunity.org/calcium/Calcium.pl?CalendarName=Statewide&EventID=495&Date=2010%2F10%2F6 Ethics, Copyright, Intellectual Property, Digital Rights, Intellectual Freedom, Privacy/Confidentiality, Challenges to Materials, Learning Libraries, Leading From Any Position Open only to LATI learners in the Fall 2010 Cohort. Please contact LATI Coordinator, laticoordinator@carr.org for more information. 2010-10-6