Greetings!
In May Sarah Houghton-Jan will present two free online
sessions in OPAL (www.opal-online.org), the collaborative
web conferencing service for libraries and library users
worldwide. See below for details. There is no need to
register. Everyone is welcome. For links to these and
other upcoming OPAL online programs, please visit
http://www
.opal-online.org/progschrono.htm
Thursday, May 8, 2008 at 2:00 p.m. Eastern Time, 1:00
Central, noon Mountain, 11:00 a.m. Pacific, and 6:00 p.m.
GMT/UTC/Zulu:
"Online Marketing for Libraries" Presented by
Sarah Houghton-Jan
Host: TAP Information Services
Online Location: OPAL Online Auditorium
Join Sarah Houghton-Jan, the Librarian in Black blogger, in
exploring how libraries can market their collections and
services online. In the Web 2.0 environment, libray staff
need to think about outreach differently. Users spend more
time online in both solitary and social endeavors. This
session will cover how to find potential users online and
reach out to them with the services and resources they need.
Attendees will go away with a lengthy checklist of ideas to
take back to their libraries to successfully create an
ongoing online marketing plan. Please note: This program
will last approximately 90 minutes.
Thursday, May 15, 2008 at 4:00 p.m. Eastern Time, 3:00
Central, 2:00 Mountain, 1:00 Pacific, and 9:00 p.m.
GMT/UTC/Zulu:
"Technology Training and Competencies for
Libraries" Presented by Sarah Houghton-Jan
Host: TAP Information Services
Online Location: OPAL Online Auditorium
Join Sarah Houghton-Jan, the Librarian in Black blogger, in
exploring how libraries can provide tech training for staff.
Every library on the planet struggles with technology
training for staff. In this session, learn how to create a
set of useful technology competencies, catered to your
individual library and its technologies. Also learn how to
use these competencies, and the staff's assessments, to
build a self-sustaining staff technology training program.
You will hear about the purpose and benefits of competencies
and technology training, get a review of the process of
creating competencies lists, and the implementation process,
including assessment. Please note: This program will last
approximately 90 minutes.
Tom Peters
TAP Information Services
1000 SW 23rd Street
Blue Springs, MO 64015
phone: 816-228-6406
email: tpeters tapinformation.com
web: www.tapinformation.com
Skype: tapeters4466
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