If you are interested in honing your reference skills to adapt to the world wide web, here is a free (60 minute) webinar sponsored by Electronic Library for Minnesota (ELM). Join the discussion on Tuesday, April 2nd (2 pm-central) or Thursday, April 11th (noon-central).
For additional information or to register, click here.
Reference and User Services Association (RUSA) has released its 2013 Outstanding Audiobook Narration juried list. This list recognizes and honors the narrators who create extraordinary listening experiences meriting special attention by general adult listeners and the librarians who work with them. Here is the 2013 Listen List of titles you may want to consider recommending to your patrons.
Webjunction is offering a free (60 minute) webinar, “Engaging Stakeholders, the First Step to Creating a Digitally Inclusive Community” on Wednesday, April 10th starting at noon (CT). Using the model set by Broadband Rhode Island (BBRI) to create a process of engaging stakeholders in order to discuss technology access and use; each panelists will explain their involvement, how various sectors were engaged, the impact of NTIA funded projects upon the stakeholder engagement process, and how policy recommendations were created and prioritized. The target audience for this webinar should be local or state leaders (libraries, community-based organizations, government, business) interested in building digitally inclusive 21st century communities. Click here for additional information and registration.
Educause recently published an article on alternative classroom designs in support of shifting away from lecture-based formats to a more collaborative learning model.
The full article is available in PDF outlining “7 Things You Should Know About Collaborative Learning Spaces.”
Click here to read more=>
Join the Academic & Research Libraries Division (ARLD) on Friday, April 26th at the Minnesota Landscape Arboretum. The day is organized into three breakout sessions in addition to one lighting round to discuss “Changing Collections: Advocating for Our Future.” Click here for more information.
ARLD is a subunit of Minnesota Library Association