On October 8th at 1 pm, Booklist is offering a free webinar called, Creating A Makerspace Culture. During this webinar you will have the opportunity to hear from other libraries about how they were able to cultivate successful makerspace environments. Click here for additional information and the registration link.
Tip: If you are unfamiliar with the concept behind “makerspaces”, click here to learn more.
Second Webinar:
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CMLE intended on posting a link to another free webinar titled, What Not to Weed presented on Thursday, October 3rd.However,this webinar has reached its maximum capacity for participants. That being said, if you would still like to view the session, Booklist is offering a free, archived videoon October 16th. If you would like a link to the video sent to your email, click here to sign-up.
We’ve Learned… is designed to keep our readers informed about news concerning personnel in CMLE libraries/media centers. Please keep us informed of any “happenings” regarding staff members in your area so that we can include them in the next write-up! Happenings can include: changes in staffing, awards, honors… you get the idea!
CMLE announces the following staffing changes in the region;
Annie Allen, Media Specialist, Elk River Area School District
Eric Hall, Library Technician-Circulation, St. Cloud State University, Learning Resources Services
Kelly K. Kraemer, Business Information & Outreach Librarian, College of St. Benedict’s
Laurie Conzemius, Media & Technology Integration, Park Rapids Area Schools
Laurie Muellenbach, Media Assistant, Pine Meadows Elementary, Sartell
Mary Ramacher, Library Technician-ILL, St. Cloud State University, Learning Resources Services
Rachel Dale, Media/Library Supervisor, Maple Lake High School
Roxanne Backowski, Library Technician-Circulation, St. Cloud State University, Learning Resources Services
Job announcements:
District Technician, Princeton Public Schools (ISD #477) Link
Technology Coordinator, Mora Public Schools (ISD# 332) Link
This post was written by the State Library Services (9/20/13, 11:15 am)
Preparing for the Affordable Care Act
In a new partnership with the Minnesota Department of Commerce, State Library Services is pleased to announce Affordable Care Act training sessions for library staff. The Department of Commerce recognizes the central role that libraries play in helping to connect Minnesotans to essential information, and wants to make sure that all Minnesotans understand their rights and options under the Affordable Care Act. State Library Services’ goal is to ensure that library staff are prepared to help library patrons navigate the new healthcare insurance landscape.
Designed as train-the-trainer sessions, the training will be offered via conference calls and include ample time for questions and answers. The training will help prepare library staff to work with patrons who are shopping for health insurance through MNsure or the private market. Alyssa Von Ruden who is a Health Policy Advisor at the Minnesota Department of Commerce will lead the sessions. Alyssa is an expert in the Affordable Care Act as it relates to insurance change in Minnesota.
Sessions will be held on Thursday, September 26 (10:30 a.m. – 11:30 a.m.) and Monday, September 30 (3p.m. – 4p.m.).To participate, call 1-888-742-5095; when prompted, enter the Conference Code: 787 494 7876. To support library staff over the longer term, State Library Services will be scheduling monthly conference calls with the Department of Commerce that will give library staff a chance to get up-to-date information to address emerging issues.
Upcoming sessions will be announced through State Library Services’ listserv. If you have questions about this training opportunity or would like to to sign up for State Library Services’ listserv please contact Jennifer Nelson at 651-582-8791 or Jennifer.r.nelson@state.mn.us.
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The following post was submitted by CMLE scholarship recipient David Wuolu, Collection Development Librarian, Clemens Library & Alcuin Library, College of St. Benedict’s/St. John’s University.
David Wuolu, Collection Development Librarian
Thanks to the CMLE scholarship, I was able to recently attend the 2013 American Library Association annual conference in Chicago, IL. In fulfillment of my obligations for this funding, I am submitting this essay.
What were your favorite takeaways or new things learned?
I was hoping to learn more about best practices with ebooks for academic libraries. There were several poster sessions which dealt with ebooks, and demand-driven acquisition experiences, and I was able to visit with the librarians who had implemented these programs. I also attended the Collection Development of Academic Libraries meeting which included two vendors (JSTOR and EBL) and a librarian who shared their thoughts on the next significant ebook development, which included issues important to ebook suppliers such as preservation policy, discoverability, harnessing big data, evolution of lending models, as well as the ongoing issues important to librarians such as ILL, multi-user access, and DRM-free ebooks. Interestingly, JSTOR indicated a little wiggle room on fair use, which is a change from their earlier stance on this topic.
Another session I attended was the Digital Preservation Interest Group. Aside from learning how complicated digital preservation is, and how some institutions working with preservation of digital content, I did take away a model that has been developed by the Library of Congress, NDSA program, which is called the NDSA levels of preservation, a simple 1-page guide used to describe digital preservation (http://www.digitalpreservation.gov/ndsa/activities/levels.html).
As a result of attending this event, can you identify and explain a few things you can use/apply to your work or practice?
I learned more about ebooks, and more about digital preservation, both of which can be applied to my work. The future is becoming increasingly digital, and increasingly clearer to me as a result of attending this meeting. Still, there were a few interesting comments in the collection development meeting about an increase in print usage coinciding with ebooks, so I don’t think we’re done with print quite yet.
With over 36,000 locations nationwide, this company is becoming a leader in DVD, Blu-ray Disc® and video game rentals. Partnering with OCLC and Projects for Public Spaces, they are sponsoring an initiative, Outside the Box. This programs aims to reinforce libraries as community centers and gathering spaces.
If you would like to learn more about this initiative, WebJunction is offering a free, 1-hour webinar on October 23rd at 1 pm (central time.) Click here to learn more.
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