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Webinar for School Librarians Serving Students With Disabilities


Developing the Capacity of School Librarians to Effectively Serve Students with Disabilities

Burton Blatt Institute

Since 2011, Project ENABLE has been training teams of librarians and teachers in the best practices for serving children with disabilities in their schools. The Center for Digital Literacy and the Burton Blatt Institute at Syracuse University are pleased to offer a free, interdisciplinary professional development training program for school librarians on Friday, May 3rd from 3-4PM (CST).

This one hour webinar will (1) introduce school librarians to Project ENABLE’s goals, curriculum, and ubiquitous free online resources; (2) increase school librarians’ understanding of their important role in providing meaningful educational opportunities for students with disabilities; (3) improve their awareness of facilitators and barriers to providing inclusive library programs and services; and (4) introduce them to how two 2011 Project ENABLE workshop participants have been using Project ENABLE practices in their school.

Webinar Presenters

  1. William N. Myhill – Co-Instructor of the 2011 Project ENABLE Workshops and Co-Designer of the Project ENABLE Online Learning Modules
  2. Sara Lissa Paulson – Library Media Specialist and Participant of the 2011 Project ENABLE Workshops
  3. Michelle Mayhood, Kindergarten Teacher and Participant of the 2011 Project ENABLE Workshops

Want to join the webinar?

Send your name, email address, job title and school to cdl@syr.edu on or before April 25, 2013, and enter “Register for Project ENABLE Webinar” in the subject line. You will receive instructions via email for logging into the webinar by April 30, 2013.

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Thinking About Moving to A Bookstore Model in Your Library?

C_Robbinsdale_schoolsRobbinsdale School of Engineering and Arts (SEA): A K-5 Science, Technology, Engineering, Arts and Mathematics magnet school, has adopted a “bookstore” model for arranging their collection.

SEA is hosting a free library media center tour on Wednesday, May 15th. Open house begins at 4:30, with a short presentation about how and why SEA made the transition beginning at 5:00 pm. Representatives from Mackin will also be available to answer questions about processing.

Please RSVP: http://bit.ly/Yu0fUk

Map: http://mapq.st/yjF7jh

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Free Trials for Electronic Resources!

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Are you interested in obtaining new, electronic resources for your library but are unsure about what to purchase when looking for the best fit for your organization?
Do you prefer to test a product before you buy it?
Or would you like to window shop and gather ideas to add to your wish list?

Minitex is offering free trials now through April 30th.
Here is the link to find out more about the specific resources offered and the passwords you will need to enter the sites as a guest user.

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Free Weeding Webinar!

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Are you responsible for assisting with the annual or semi-annual weeding of books in your library’s collection?

Booklist is a free website (and a database) sponsored by American Libraries Association (ALA). This month, Booklist Online is offering a free weeding Webinar aptly titled, “Weeding the Basics and Beyond.”

This webinar will be held on Tuesday, April 16th at 1 pm (Central Time).

Click here to register!

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Webinar: New Strategies to Access eBooks!

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Electronic Books (eBooks) are growing in popularity among avid readers. As a result, libraries have begun to integrate digital materials in their collections for patrons. However, commercially available publications often include some kind of digital rights management (DRM) that limit or prohibit sharing. As the eBook trend continues to grow, libraries themselves can become vital participants in the emerging models for eBook sharing, content creation and delivery.

On Tuesday, April 30th, Webjunction will be hosting a free webinar at noon (Central Time). Click here for additional information.