Workshops September+ 2013 Please check the times listed as you may be in a different time zone.Workshop time may be found on the registration site.

Most of these are free but a few do charge fees. Want to attend a workshop that requires a fee? Don't forget to look into Continuing Education Assistance from the Office of Commonwealth Libraries. You may be eligible for up to $600.

To register for the webinars/workshops below, either click the heading or the provided link. Also check the WebJunction Pennsylvania Calendar for additional offerings. Miss a webinar? Many providers archive the recording.Check out WebJunction’s archived webinars.

 

September 1

Moodle for teachers: An introduction is a 4 week introductory course with a recommended total of 8-12 hours participation time. Registration opens on 19th August 2013 and the course starts on 1st September 2013. There are no fees for taking the course and successful participants will be awarded a Mozilla Open Badges course completion badge that they can add to their Open Badges backpack.

September 3-4

National Archives Virtual Genealogy Fair

For the first time ever, the National Archives will host a virtual Genealogy Fair via webcast using the Internet.

This two-day program will showcase tips and techniques for using Federal records at the National Archives for genealogy research. Lectures are designed for experienced genealogy professionals and novices alike.

Lecture topics include Native American and African American history, immigration, Civil War pensions, U.S. Colored Troops, and Navy Deck logs.

“Help! I’m Stuck” Call-In Consultation: National Archives staff will be available to answer research questions during the Fair.

WHEN:  Tuesday and Wednesday, September 3–4, 10 a.m.–4 p.m. EST

WHO:  Speakers include genealogy experts from the National Archives and U.S. Citizen and Immigration Services.

HOW:  The National Archives will make this event available via webcast. The webcast will include options for the hearing-impaired. Recorded sessions will be available online after the event.

Background:  The National Archives holds the permanently valuable records of the Federal government. These include records of interest to genealogists, such as pension files, ship passenger lists, census and Freedmen’s Bureau materials. For information on National Archives holdings see www.archives.gov.

For more information about the fair, e-mail KYR@nara.gov. Join the Genealogy Fair conversation on Twitter using #genfair2013.The National Archives and Records Administration (NARA) offers the public a comprehensive program of genealogical workshops http://www.archives.gov/research/genealogy/events/ and courses in its facilities nationwide. Topics include an introduction to genealogy and research into records such as census schedules, military service and pension records, and passenger lists. Separate genealogy programs are held in Washington, DC, and in the regional facilities. For details on any given program, please contact that facility directly:

Anchorage, AK Atlanta, GA Boston, MA Chicago, IL Denver, CO Fort Worth, TX Kansas City, MO

New York City Philadelphia, PA Riverside, CA San Francisco, CA Seattle, WA Washington, D.C.

September 4

Affordable Care Act Resources for Libraries (Nebraska Library Commission)Health Care Insurance Open Enrollment, the next phase of the Affordable Care Act, is fast approaching: October 1st! This webinar provides updates to new ACA information websites, organizations, and materials to help you, your library, and your patrons continue to prepare for this event.

Introduction to the American Community Survey (U.S. Census)Discover the detailed social, economic and housing statistics that the American Community Survey (ACS) provides for every community every year. You will learn about basics of the yearly estimates and datasets produced from the ACS, resources available on our Web site (census.gov/acs), and how to access our statistical products via American FactFinder.

September 5

Impact Survey: Understand Your Community’s Technology NeedsEarly Registration The newly updated and recently launched Impact Survey is a full-service online survey tool designed for public library staff to understand community use of library technology services and how to improve those services. The Impact Survey evolved from the 2009 Opportunity for All study and makes the complex job of surveying patrons easy and fast at no cost to library staff.

Collecting patron-level data on library technology use is tremendously beneficial to public libraries. Understanding your community’s unique technology needs is essential to providing patrons with useful technology services. Join us to learn how library staff can implement the Impact Survey and use the survey results to:

a. Inform smart internal planning, strategy, and resource allocationb. Use local facts and figures to support advocacy and fundraising

efforts when communicating with local decision makers and other stakeholders

c. Improve their ranking with the Edge and other evaluation metricsd. Better serve their communities

Presented by: Samantha Becker, Research Manager for the U.S. Impact Study at the University of Washington Information School

September 9

Going Digital (LYRASIS)Join us for a one hour free webinar that briefly introduces the critical components of digital content creation and collection development.

Grantseeking Basics (GrantSpace)Learn how to become a better grantseeker! In this class we will cover: what you need to have in place before you seek a grant; the world of grantmakers; the grantseeking process; and available tools and resources.

Adults Just Wanna Have Fun: Adults Programming Beyond Lectures (Libraries Thriving)Many public libraries promote themselves as centers of lifelong learning, but fail to engage adults 20-55. Both notoriously underserved "emerging adults" in their 20s and 30s and middle-aged adults who find that there are more learning opportunities for their children than for themselves need creative, social hands-on programs to attract them back to the library. Learn how to remind your adult

patrons--and yourself!--that lifelong learning really is fun and fulfilling during this online session.

September 10

Before Happiness (Training Magazine Network)In this enlightening session leaders and managers will learn how to adapt their organization and modify their leadership practices to create an environment where more people achieve happiness quicker - and the organization capitalizes on increased employee engagement and the power of positive results.

A Passion for Romance (Booklist)Find out about newly available classics and the most alluring of soon-to-come titles in this free, hour-long webinar that highlights the rich and pleasurable happily-ever-after variety this ever-popular genre generates.

Building a Digital Dodge City

Early Registration

"What does digital inclusion mean for people in a community? All people, businesses, and institutions will have access to digital content and technologies that enable them to create and support health, prosperous, and cohesive 21st century communities." (Building Digital Communities: Getting Started)

Building a digitally inclusive community requires buy-in and engagement from all sectors, with libraries playing a lead role alongside government, schools, businesses, and individuals. Using the principles and steps in Building Digital Communities: A Framework for Action, Dodge City, Kansas is engaging stakeholders, aligning interests, setting community-wide goals and developing demonstration projects. Join us for a conversation with the Dodge City leadership team discussing why they have prioritized a community-wide initiative, the challenges of working with multiple sectors (with diverging goals!), what they expect from the project and what they recommend to others considering a similar path.Presented by:

Cathy Reeves, director, Dodge City Public Library Jane Longmeyer, Public Relations manager, City of Dodge City Greta Clark, professor, director of Multicultural Education, Dodge City

Community College

September 11

How to Manage Millennials and Keep Them Engaged (American Management Association)In this webcast you’ll hear about the differences between Millennial, Gen X and Boomer employees; ways to effectively reach and work with them; and  practical methods from case studies of companies that are managing them successfully.

Introduction to Finding Funders (GrantSpace)This session provides an introduction to the Foundation Center's comprehensive online database, Foundation Directory Online Professional. Learn how to create customized searches to develop targeted lists of foundations that will match your nonprofit organization's funding needs.

Capitalizing on Organizational Change: How to manage the benefits, dynamics and transitions (Nonprofit Webinars)Change can be frustrating, but it also provides organizations with an opportunity for growing people, structures, and systems. When organizations guide their people through the process of change with understanding, clear communication and a willingness to handle the unexpected, the results can be extremely positive.

Improving Donor Retention: How Creative Thank You’s and Cultivating an Attitude of Gratitude Can Boost Fundraising (Nonprofit Webinars)While donors want to change the world with their gifts, most want something else too. The important social acknowledgement and identity reinforcement that comes from a heartfelt, thoughtful thank you cannot be underestimated. This webinar will show how to effectively use donor thank you’s to build long-lasting relationships.

Common Core State Standards and Public Libraries (Infopeople)With the implementation of the Common Core State Standards now occurring in 45 states, the time is perfect for public libraries to be seen in their communities as an integral piece of the CCSS. Participants will learn what the CCSS are, how they will affect students, as well as simple and effective ways to incorporate them into existing library programs and services.

September 12

Libraries on the BallotEveryLibrary is offering a series on how to plan a successful referenda campaign. The series starts September 12. Learn more.

Just Listen: Tips from a Former FBI Negotiation Trainer on How to Get Through To Anyone (Training Magazine Network)The first make-or-break step in persuading anyone to do anything is getting them to hear you out. Join Dr. Mark Goulston, a clinical psychiatrist who honed his skills as an FBI hostage negotiation trainer, as he explores how to increase your ability to get through to anyone. Learn persuasive techniques, how to get through to others in difficult situations, how to get people to buy into your ideas and more.

Up Next: We Talk Databases with Marshall Breeding and an Expert Panel (American Libraries Live)Marshall Breeding will lead our expert panel in a discussion of how databases are changing and shaping the present and future of libraries. This interactive discussion will incorporate live audience questions and comments.

Google Analytics for Nonprofits (GiftWorks)Join us for this overview of Google Analytics, a FREE web analytics tool that shows you how visitors are using your site. We will start with how it is possible to capture data on visitors and then hit the highlights of using Google Analytics to improve your website. This overview is for anyone that wants to know the value of using web analytics!

September 13

Afterschool Programs

Keep Kids Safe

Inspire Learning

Help Working Families

The Pennsylvania Statewide Afterschool/Youth Development Network (PSAYDN) Annual Retreat is scheduled for Friday, September 13, 2013 from 9:30 a.m. to 4:00 p.m. in the Harrisburg area.  This event will include a dynamic networking session sharing PSAYDN's current work and accomplishments as well as a national panel of Out-of-School Time and Youth Development experts presenting a federal outlook of PSAYDN's core areas of Policy, Quality and Sustainability.

Participants will attend workshops to learn more about specific projects that are

underway at the state level, provide feedback on PSAYDN initiatives, and learn about potentially being engaged on PSAYDN committees.

The event will be held at the Clarion Hotel Conference Center, 148 Sheraton Drive (I-83 exit 40A and PA Turnpike exit 242), New Cumberland, PA 17070.  Registration will begin at 9:30 a.m. and the retreat will begin at 10:00 a.m.  Continental breakfast and lunch will be provided. There is no conference fee for this event.

Please click here to register.

Participants are responsible for their own travel and lodging arrangements.  A block of rooms has been reserved at the Clarion Hotel Conference Center, 148 Sheraton Drive, New Cumberland, PA 17070.  Anyone wishing to make overnight accommodations at their own expense should contact the hotel directly at (717) 774-2721 by Friday, August 23, 2013.  Be sure to mention the PSAYDN Annual Retreat to receive the discounted rate of $99.00 plus tax and fees.

The Center for Schools and Communities, as a division of the Central Susquehanna Intermediate Unit, is offering a maximum of four (4) Act 48 professional development credits for those with Pennsylvania teaching or administrative certificates.  Participants must attend the workshop from beginning to end, and provide their Professional ID numbers, to receive credit.  PQAS credits are pending.

If you have questions, please contact Caroline Allen at (717) 763-1661, extension 205 or via email at callen@csc.csiu.org.

September 13

Three Steps to Thriving in Chaos (Effectiveness Institute)The turbulence of current events increases stress, drains energy and reduces productivity. In this webinar you’ll learn three essential steps for not only surviving but thriving in the chaos. You will learn to identify the three phases of change and how to manage them effectively; discover how behavior style impacts the change process; and apply three tools to increase your ability to thrive.

There's an APP for that! 4.0 (The TLT Group)In this session will be showing some of the best apps for education across multiple types of devices. It doesn't matter if you use an iPad, Android device, or even Google Chrome, more often than not, there is in fact an "app for that". Get some new ideas for your classroom and share some of your ideas of how apps can be used in education.

September 16

Proposal Writing Basics (GrantSpace)Learn the key components of a proposal to a foundation. This class will cover how the proposal fits into the overall grantseeking process, what to include in a standard proposal to a foundation, tips for making each section of your proposal stronger, and more.

September 17

Representing Reference - Measuring Success: How one institution is determining the impact of bibliographic instruction and what they are doing with the results: (LYRASIS)Staff at the William C. Jason Library at Delaware State University. They've developed a tool called Knowledge Check Survey - a survey administered (through LibGuides) to first-year university seminar students to assess the impact of information literacy (IL) sessions. They will discuss how the results are used to improve IL classes for future students.

Geek the Library Q&A with Mary Stein (OCLC)The Geek the Library community awareness campaign at East Baton Rouge Parish Library (EBRPL) activated both internal and external library advocates, and got the community talking about the library. Learn more about the EBRPL story and get your questions answered live!

What's New in Youth Nonfiction: Fall 2013 (Booklist)Don’t miss the latest titles from three top youth nonfiction publishers in this free, hour-long webinar! Join representatives from Boyds Mills Press, DK, and Simon & Schuster to learn about new nonfiction titles, plus ways to incorporate these titles in the library and classroom.

Kevin Henkes Live! (School Library Journal)Join us for an exclusive webcast with beloved children's book author Kevin Henkes, creator of nearly 50 picture books and novels for children. He will talk about his work, his inspirations, and The Year of Billy Miller--an acclaimed and irresistible story about friendship, siblings, and the perils of elementary school. Take this chance to ask him your questions live!

Developing a Strategic Plan for Volunteer Engagement (VolunteerMatch)Are you engaging volunteers with an eye to the future? Do you know what your volunteer program should look like in 3 or 5 years? Join us as we talk about the fundamentals for creating a strategic plan for volunteer engagement for your organization.

Public Libraries and the Homeless: Legal Issues (InfoPeople)Because courts give greater latitude to library rules that are behavior focused, and a tighter scrutiny to rules based on status or speech, it’s important to know the how to frame your policies, especially when dealing with specific populations such as the homeless. This one-hour webinar will look at the movement for Homeless Persons’ Bill of Rights and Fairness, and the current legal rights and professional ethics as they apply to public libraries.

September 18

Nonprofit Boards and Effective GovernanceThe nonprofit governing board has been described as an ineffective group of effective people. Trustees are recruited for their stature, skills or connections, and then are not fully engaged. Why do nonprofits so broadly fail to use their boards wisely? And how might they do better? We will look at four interrelated areas: membership (including recruitment, development, self-assessment), process (including structure, meetings), capacity, and fiduciary issues. Presented by Sam Frank.

Takeaways:

How to assemble an effective board. How to structure and operate a board effectively. How to engage trustees and increase mutual satisfaction. Specific tools and resources that will increase board effectiveness.

Learn more and register

September 18, 25

Serving Deaf Patronsin the Library2-part workshop with Kathy MacMillan

2:30pm Eastern|1:30 Central12:30 Mountain|11:30am Pacific

Make your library a welcoming place for deaf users with guidance from MacMillan, librarian and certified American Sign Language interpreter. In this workshop, you will gain an understanding of Deaf culture, learn several useful library-related signs, and be ready to work confidently with interpreters for your programs.

This workshop includes the following topics:

An overview of the different ways deaf people communicate Meeting your library's legal obligation to serve deaf library users Strategies for communicating with a deaf or hard-of-hearing person in the

library

Kathy MacMillan is a writer, American Sign Language interpreter, librarian, and storyteller. She is the author of Try Your Hand at This! Easy Ways to Incorporate Sign Language into Your Programs (Scarecrow Press, 2006), A Box Full of Tales (ALA, 2008), and Storytime Magic (with Christine Kirker, ALA, 2009). She holds an MLS from the University of Maryland, and her library career includes work at the Maryland School for the Deaf and Carroll County (Maryland) Public Library.

September 18

Tech Talk with Michael Sauers (Nebraska Library Commission)In this monthly feature of NCompass Live, the NLC’s Technology Innovation Librarian, Michael Sauers, will discuss the tech news of the month and share new and exciting tech for your library. Includes Q&A.

Nonprofit Boards & Effective Governance (Nonprofit Webinars)We will look at four interrelated areas: membership (including recruitment, development, self-assessment), process (including structure, meetings), capacity, and fiduciary issues to enhance board effectiveness.

Cover Letter and Resume Tips to Get an Interview (Library Leadership and Management Association)This webinar is geared towards library students, recent graduates, or job changers. Participants will learn to: match their cover letter and resume to job descriptions; show their skills, not tell; and make a good impression in the application process.

What Every Director Needs to Know about Credit Cards and Patron Privacy (Library Journal)Credit cards are a way of life, even at public libraries.  However, many library

decision-makers are unsure of how to meet their obligations when it comes to protecting patron information. This Webcast will provide clear-cut, definitive answers about how to accept credit cards, protect patron privacy, and comply with the PCI Standard.

September 19

Everyday Technology for Learning Differences: Use the Tools You Already Have (Accessible Technology Coalition)Participants will learn how everyday tech –word processors, Web browsers, consumer electronics, and more – can assist students who struggle with reading, writing, note-taking, math, organization, time management, and attention.

September 20

Register now for Mobile Devices: Gateway to Your Library at:  http://tinyurl.com/seflinVCC2013

10:00 am - 4:00

Conference sessions and presenters include:

The Mobile DifferenceLee Rainie (Pew Research)

Giving your Mobile Users Everything They Need When They Need It Linda Braun (Librarians & Educators Online)

Apps & More Resources for LibrariesSEFLIN Virtual Conference Committee

Implications of the Mobile Revolution for Reference Services and the Library as a Place in GeneralTom Peters (Missouri State University Libraries)

Developing Library Staff Skills for Mobile Technology Chad Mairn (Novare Library Services)

What is New and Just Around the Corner in Mobile Technology Joe Murphy (Library Futures)

Hear about solutions and strategies for training staff and providing services to mobile device users.

The registration fee is $40 for individuals and $125 for groups. There is no registration charge for library staff working in the State of Florida. Seats are limited, so register ASAP. Recordings of the conference sessions will be available after the conference to all registered attendees.Find out more and register at:  http://tinyurl.com/seflinVCC2013

Produced by:

Southeast Florida Library Information Network 777 Glades RoadOffice 452, Wimberly LibraryBoca Raton, FL 33431  ph:  561-208-0984   fax:  561-208-0995   web:  www.seflin.org

September 23

Conversation Sparks: Community Partnerships (Southern Maryland Regional Library)Do you want to know what others in the country are doing in their libraries? Are you curious about the library world beyond your own stacks?  Join Conversation Sparks!  Our September session focuses on Community Partnerships with examples from libraries across the country. Examples from our guest speakers include school-library partnerships, museum-library partnerships, community sharing programs, and One Book programs. If you have an example of a community partnership, share it with us during our Open Sharing portion of the session.

Proposal Budgeting Basics (GrantSpace)Learn to prepare and present a budget in a grant proposal. Session geared to the novice grantseeker. Prior attendance at Proposal Writing Basics is strongly recommended.

September 24

Leaving Fort Ref: Frontiers of Embedded Librarianship

Early Registration

At the innovative Douglas County (Colo.) Libraries, librarians don’t just wait for the questions to come to them. They leave the building and embed the public library in the community. Through a series of projects and experiments, the Douglas County librarians have explored a new dimension of modern reference service, one that places their expertise at points of need to respond to the questions the public didn’t take to the library. By helping to define and answer questions in context, the embedded librarians add value to their community.

Presented by: Jamie LaRue, director, Coble Galston, business librarian and Amy Long, Parker library manager, Douglas County Libraries (CO)

Database of the Month: eLibrary Curriculum Edition (Wyoming State Library)eLibrary Curriculum is a great place to explore, whether you are in a school or public library.  Look here for world events, literature, history, sciences, and more.  You will find full-text magazine and newspaper articles, radio and tv transcripts, maps, government publications, photos and video.  From eLibrary Curriculum Edition you can access History Study Center and ProQuest Learning: Literature.

Book It: Fall Titles for Youth (Booklist)Get the inside scoop on new youth titles for fall and beyond. Representatives from Annick Press, Houghton Mifflin Harcourt, Running Press, and Teacher Created Library Materials will spotlight their favorite upcoming fiction and nonfiction titles.

Hacking, Making, & Creating - at the Library! Technology Innovations & Customer Created Content (Texas State Library & Archives Commission)Traditionally, when our library customers wanted to make something, we’d send them to the craft section or to the “how to write a poem” section of the library. Today’s makers want to make gadgets, 3D-printed prototypes, and a video series. And guess what? They want the library’s help! In this webinar, renowned librarian/author/blogger David Lee King provides an overview of technology innovations that focus on “making” – including hackerspaces, digital media labs, co-working spaces, and self-publishing tools, and provides ideas on how to incorporate these innovations into your library.

September 24-October 21

Children's Services FundamentalsDo you want to be more comfortable and confident in providing library services to children and their families? In this course, expert children's librarian and author Penny Peck will help you gain the skills to:

. Conduct an effective reference interview with children

. Determine children's reading interests and find books to meet those interests. Plan entertaining programs to attract families to your library. Promote books and reading to children of all ages

Fee: $75 for those in the California library community and Infopeople Partners, $150 for all others.

For a complete course description and to register go to http://infopeople.org/training/childrens-services-fundamentals.

Note: This course is approved as covering the Youth Services competencies for the LSSC program <http://ala-apa.org/lssc/> in combination with Teen Services Fundamentals.September 25

Going First: The Edge Pilot Project and Rural Libraries (TechSoup)The Edge Initiative is a voluntary assessment program that provides libraries with benchmarks, best practices, tools and resources that support continuous improvement and reinvestment in public technology services. A group of pilot libraries has been testing the benchmarks. Join us as we talk with participants from pilot libraries located in rural communities.

CLEAN UP YOUR GRANTS OFFICE AND RAISE MORE MONEY Networking, Webinar and Discussion 5:30-7:30 pm Rock Bottom at the Waterfront in HomesteadFacilitator: Laurie Anderson, MA (Director of Grants Administration, Pittsburgh Parks Conservancy)

5:30-6:00 pm - Registration and Networking 6:00-7:00 pm - Webinar Presentation and Discussion7:00-7:30 pm - GPA-WPA Chapter Business Meeting

Get re-inspired to clean up your grants office for the new fiscal year! Listen, learn and discuss a GPA webinar with colleagues over dinner. Laurie will lead the discussion and answer questions drawing from her years of experience managing a grants office. Starting from scratch? This information will help grant writers and grant managers to create a system for easier work flow. The seminar presents

advice about how to: create a physical space; manage incoming requests; organize information; stay on top of deadlines; and schedule your time for productive grant seeking.

Grant Writer's Cafe features networking and professional development presentations for grant writers and fundraisers, nonprofit managers, independent grant writers and consultants, and individuals who are interested in grant writing as a career. GPA members and non-members are welcome. Participants order their own dinner. GPA-WPA Chapter members attend free as a benefit of membership. Non-member fee is $5/person (by cash or check at the door).

Pre-registration is required to ensure seating. Call the Grants Hotline at (412) 414-2251. Leave a voice or text message including:• Event • First and last name • Agency or business affiliation • Contact info: Phone number with area code and email address

TACKLING YOUR GRANT DILEMMAS: Ask the Expert Panel Any Grant Question! Wednesday, September 25, 2013, 5:30-7:30 pmRock Bottom at the Waterfront in Homestead

Bio: Laurie Anderson, M.A. is the Director of Grants Administration at the Pittsburgh Parks Conservancy where she prepares applications for foundations, corporations, and government agencies and ensures compliance for all grant awards. She is a founding member of the GPA-Western PA Chapter and serves as Vice President. Laurie was the founding manager of the Carnegie Library of Pittsburgh-Foundation Center and she has more than 12 years of grant writing experience. Laurie began her professional career as a college writing instructor, and her writing skills have aided her in every subsequent position, including serving as executive director at two small nonprofit organizations.

September 26

The Affordable Care Act – Assisting Your Library Patrons (Texas State Library & Archives Commission)Repeat of September 6 session. In this webinar, Cheryl Rowan (Consumer Health Coordinator for the National Network of Libraries of Medicine, South Central Region), will help librarians prepare for the questions they may receive from patrons regarding the Affordable Care Act. What are the best resources to use for

questions from library patrons? How much assistance can and should you provide as a librarian? Join us for this “can’t miss” event -- offered twice for your scheduling convenience.

Brandraising: How Nonprofits Raise Visibility and Money Through Smart Communications (Guidestar)As you expand the tools you use to communication online and off and staff's roles change, how do you ensure you're all speaking with one voice? Based on Sarah Durham's book Brandraising: How Nonprofits Raise Visibility and Money Through Smart Communications, this webinar will help you improve your program's communications.

Fall Teen Book Buzz (School Library Journal)Summer vacations and summer reading programs are just distant memories now. School is back in session, and now it’s time to restock the library shelves! Join us for our fall Teen Book Buzz webcast to be sure you have the latest releases ready for your teen readers.

September 30

Maximizing the Value of WorldCat.org (OCLC)This course provides a brief introduction to the Worldcat.org platform and illustrates how libraries can help patrons derive maximum advantage from the service.

Your Board and Fundraising (GrantSpace)This class will cover the role of your board, why board members may be reluctant to fundraise, how to overcome these concerns, and ways the board can participate in fundraising activities.

October 7

Using Drupal to Build Library Websites6-week eCourse

In this introductory eCourse Varnum will guide participants in building a functional library website using Drupal. Test websites will be hosted on a server for six months after the eCourse, facilitating additional learning. This eCourse will focus on Drupal 7, while highlighting what is still applicable to Drupal 6.

Ken Varnum has been the Web Systems Manager at the University of Michigan Library since 2007, a position that involves all aspects of the libraries' websites.Learn more.

October 7-11

National Library Communications Week

Kathleen McCallick and the association management staff of ALCOP is working on a week-long celebration to honor and bring attention to the work of library communications professionals throughout North America. We are calling it National Library Communications Week and it will take place October 7-11. A grand media campaign is being planned which will include feature stories in the major library publications, video presentations, and podcasts, all showcasing the work of library communications folks. We are inviting your participation in this week-long event. For more information on how you can participate, please contact us at alcopinfo@yahoo.com.

If you’re interested in becoming an ALCOP member, visit http://www.librarycommunications.com/join_alcop.html.  They are a relatively new professional organization (formed about two years ago, I think) and are based in suburban Philly/New Jersey.  I presented PA Forward at their first annual conference in October 2012.

October 18-19

Library 2.013The  Library 2.013 Worldwide Virtual Conference will be held October 18 - 19 (Friday and Saturday). The conference is online, in multiple time zones over the course of two days, and free to attend! The School of Library and Information Science (SLIS) at San José State University is the founding conference sponsor. Register as a member of this Library 2.0 network to be kept informed!  See the conference information and welcome HERE and the menu links at the top and right side of this network.

November 1

National Conference for WomenThis conference will be held at the Philadelphia Convention Center in Philadelphia: http://www.paconferenceforwomen.org/ 

November 6

Giving Voice: Interpreting & Preserving Oral Histories

Presented by the Conservation Center for Art & Historic Artifacts, Philadelphia, PA Hosted and co-sponsored by: The Athenaeum of Philadelphia 

With countless advances made in audiovisual technology during the 20th century, libraries, archives, museums, and historical societies, as well as families and individuals, set out to capture the stories of the past through recordings.  This oral history material was preserved using magnetic recording tapes, film, and digital formats-many now obsolete.  While of great value and worthy of preservation, any oral history material in a collection should be considered at-risk until an institution conscientiously develops strategies to preserve it. This national conference, intended for archivists, librarians, collections managers, and any other collections staff working with oral histories, brings together noted historians and preservation experts to discuss best practices and methods for capturing and sharing oral histories. 

Topics include:  *Best practices for collecting stories*Basic principles for managing oral histories within your repository*Strategies for preserving audiovisual materials*Access*Outreach and exhibition*Reaching and documenting underrepresented groups

Speakers: George Blood   President, George Blood Audio and Video Charles Hardy III   Professor of History, West Chester University Bertram Lyons  Folklife Specialist/Digital Assets Manager, Library of Congress American Folklife Center Joyce Hill Stoner   Edward F. and Elizabeth Goodman Rosenberg Professor of Material Culture, University of Delaware (UD)Paintings Conservator, Winterthur/UD Program in Art ConservationDirector, UD Preservation Studies Doctoral Program Sady Sullivan   Director of Oral History, Brooklyn Historical Society  Program Fees:  $95 CCAHA members $110 Non-members More information about this program and online registration is available at http://www.cvent.com/d/scqhjy. For information on additional educational opportunities, visit  www.ccaha.org

December

PubMed for Librarians

The NLM Training Center is offering online classes beginning in December 2013.  Check out upcoming classes to see the individual course listings and to register.NOTE:  recordings of the most recent classes are available: http://nnlm.gov/ntc/tutorials-recordings/