Continuing Education

Updated: Thursday, 19-Jun-2008 12:50:53 MDT

• Continuing Education (Section VI:1 - AkLA Handbook)
• Continuing Education Plan (Section VIII:2 - AkLA Handbook)
• Current Opportunities
• Other Continuing Education Resources

Have a hot tip on a continuing education opportunity? E-mail Freya Anderson: freya.anderson "at" alaska "dot" gov

Current Opportunities

BCR Online Workshops for July – September, 2008

Note:  All class times are listed in Mountain Daylight Time.

Below is the link to register for any of these classes:

http://www.bcr.org/training/workshops/register.html

July 8th-10th, 2008  WorldCat Resource Sharing Basics
Online class; 2-4PM each day; $135; 6 hrs. of CE credit available

Description:
This three-day online workshop is designed for users who borrow or lend through the OCLC Interlibrary Loan service.

July 18th, 2008, Free Friday Forum:  FRBR in Brief

Free online class; 10-11AM OR 2-3PM; 1 hr. of CE credit available

Description:
The Final Report on the Functional Requirements for Bibliographic Records (FRBR) has been the subject of much discussion in the library world since it was released in 1998. As a proposed model for bibliographic data it has been utilized by the Joint Steering Committee for Development of RDA (JSC) in preparing Resource Description and Access (RDA), the cataloging rules planned to replace AACR2 (Anglo-American Cataloging Rules, 2nd ed.). Local system vendors and organizations such as the Library of Congress and OCLC are investigating how FRBR might influence the structures of library catalogs. This one-hour online session will look at the basics of FRBR and explore some of its impact on library catalogs.

July 21st and 22nd in Boise, ID.   This two-day BCR conference entitled “Next Generation ILS: Mashed-Up, Fried or Half-Baked?” costs $125 to register and includes breakfast and lunch for both days.

Description:
There's a lot of chatter about the technology infrastructure that supports the business of libraries. Whether pointing out shortfalls in their system, thinking about open source options, looking to mix and match technologies from different vendors to accomplish different tasks, or simply throwing their hands in the air and saying "What do I do?", everyone is talking about their ILS.

Move beyond your dissatisfaction, join the discussion and help design the future of the ILS. The Next Generation ILS symposium is a forum for open discourse to help focus the current debate. Here's an opportunity to take those mashed-up, fried and half-baked thoughts and frustrations and turn them into a next generation solution that may or may not be an ILS as we know it today.

July 25th, 2008, Free Friday Forum:  Fuel Your Productivity (ILL Management Systems)

Free online class; 10-11AM OR 2-3PM; 1 hr. of CE credit available

Description:
Interlibrary loan is not as simple as it used to be, and a variety of products are now available to improve ILL workflow efficiency. This one-hour online session presents an overview of ILL products currently available for request management (e.g. Clio, OCLC ILLiad, Relais) and document delivery (Arial, Odyssey, Prospero) and looks at what types of environments would benefit from each product. We will also touch on consortia sharing solutions (e.g. AutoGraphics, URSA, VDX) which provide services to groups and consortia.

July 29th, 2008, Searching WorldCat in FirstSearch

Online class; 2-4PM; $60; 2 hrs. of CE credit available

Description:
Increase your comfort level and optimize the powerful tools available in the FirstSearch reference and Resource Sharing interface. This workshop will address how to access FirstSearch, search WorldCat, navigate and manipulate lists of records, developing search proficiency.

July 30th, 2008, FirstSearch Administrative Module

Online class; 2-4PM; $60; 2 hrs. of CE credit available

Description:

The functions of the FirstSearch Administrative Module can leverage your investment in your FirstSearch subscription and your visibility on the open web. This workshop will cover the various customization options for the patron interface. Participants will also learn to create links between authorizations, local catalogs, and Open URL services as well as enable deep linking to local catalog records to WorldCat.org. Statistical reports for reference and WorldCat.org will also be covered.

3) August 6th and 7th in Boston, MA.  This two-day conference sponsored by BCR and IFLA entitled “Rethinking Access to Information:  Evolving Perspectives on Information Content and Delivery” costs $295 to register.  Description:

In her presentation about the Rethinking Resource Sharing Initiative given last year in Pretoria, South Africa, Kim Baker, Chair of the IFLA Document Delivery & Resource Sharing Standing Committee stated that:

"Libraries need to stop looking at designing processes and systems to suit librarians - they need to adapt and modify their processes and systems to suit the user. This new paradigm thus STARTS with the user, and not the other way around."

This statement encompasses precisely the focal point of the IFLA Satellite Meeting "Rethinking Access to Information: Evolving Perspectives on Information Content and Delivery" which is jointly organized by the following IFLA Sections:

    * Document Delivery and Resource Sharing
    * Acquisition and Collection Development
    * Reference and Information Services

August 12th-14th, 2008, Local Holdings Maintenance with the OCLC Connexion Browser

Online class; 2-4PM each day; $135; 6 hrs. of CE credit available

Description:
This three-day online workshop provides participants with the skills required to maintain local holdings data for serial items in WorldCat by using the Connexion Browser interface. Local Holdings Record Maintenance replaces the Union Listing service. Adding Local Holdings Records (LHRs) will increase the efficiencies in Resource Sharing activities by providing specific information about your journal and magazine ownership.

August 27th-28th, 2008, WorldCat Collection Analysis

Online class; 2-4PM each day; $110; 3 hrs. of CE credit available

Description:
This two-day online workshop gives participants a general overview of the WorldCat Collection Analysis service. This service allows institutions to use their WorldCat holdings data to analyze the current status of their collection as well as compare it to collections at other institutions.

September 9th-11th, 2008, Cataloging Using the OCLC Connexion Client Interface

Online class; 10AM-12PM each day; $135; 6 hrs. of CE credit available

Description:
This three-day online course will introduce library staff to OCLC's client interface to the Connexion service and demonstrate how to use it efficiently. Focus will be on using the software for new and copy cataloging.

September 16th- 17th, 2008, Customizing the OCLC Connexion Client Software

Online class; 10AM–12PM each day; $110; 3 hrs. of CE credit available

Description:
This two-day online course will instruct library staff on how to customize the Connexion client software to streamline their workflow and improve their cataloging experience.

September 30th and October 2nd, 2008, Understanding the OCLC Authority Record

Online class; 1-3PM both days; $110; 4 hrs. of CE credit available

Description:
This two-day workshop concentrates on authority records in OCLC - those for personal names, corporate names, geographic names, subjects and titles. We'll discuss the structure of the MARC authority record as it displays in OCLC cataloging interfaces, including many of the fixed field elements.

For more information about our classes/conferences and to register:

http://www.bcr.org/training/schedule/

Online Master's in Library Science for Alaska Library Association members - at special rates!

As a valued Alaska Library Association member, you can earn an online Master's degree in Library and Information Science or a Master's degree in information Systems through Drexel University and receive a 20% tuition discount off the regular Drexel rate. Through a collaboration between the Alaska Library Association and Drexel University, you can now further your education online without compromising quality for convenience.

For details, visit http://www.drexel.com/partners/librarians/akla.

Other Continuing Education Resources

American Association of School Librarians Education and Careers
http://www.ala.org/aasltemplate.cfm?section=aasleducation

American Library Association Continuing Education
http://www.ala.org/ala/education/ce/continuingeducation.htm

BCR (Bibliographical Center for Research) Training
http://bcr.org/training/ Training opportunities include workshops, online training and teleconferences.

Public Library Association Conferences, Events and Online Learning
http://www.pla.org/PLATemplate.cfm?Section=plaevents

Resources for School Librarians
http://www.sldirectory.com/ Web site of continuing education opportunities and other information maintained by retired school librarian.

Special Libraries Association Professional Development
http://www.sla.org/content/learn/index.cfm SLA’s Professional Development efforts are designed to provide opportunities to allow demonstrated achievement of the Competencies for Information Professionals of the 21st Century, listed at http://www.sla.org/content/learn/comp2003/index.cfm.

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