Announcements
Click Here to take the NCLD Strategic Plan Survey
New Continuing
Education (CE) Guidelines for Public Library Staff as approved
by the Governor’s Advisory Council on Library Development March 11,
2008
Rural and Small Libraries Fee Webinars
The Association for Rural and Small Libraries
and WebJunction offer free, monthly webinars on topics of interest
for Rural and Small Libraries. View information on a upcoming
May webinar and archives of all previous webinars
on the
Rural In Focus Webinar page. Recent topics include The Chelsea
District Library and what it takes to be the Best Small Library in
America,
Board Challenges and Successes;
Collaboration for Results.
Free Upcoming Webinar at the SirsiDynix Institute
May 21, 2008, 11 a.m. to 12 p.m.
Frank Cervone —Professor of Education and Director of the
Library, Information, and Media Studies program, Chicago State
University - will discuss with participants.
Trends in e-learning: What does it mean for libraries?
While in some sectors e-learning may seem "old hat",
the world of e-learning continues to change at a rapid pace. While
many libraries have fully developed e-learning environments, many
are just getting beginning to explore the possibilities.
Registration for Access PA Fall 2008 Training
The Access PA Fall '08 live training sessions will consist of 3 all-day Beginner sessions and 21 all-day Refresher sessions, with continental breakfast and lunch provided, free of charge. Sign-in begins at 8:15am, with all sessions beginning promptly at 9am and ending at 3pm. It is recommended that librarians and support staff that have never received formal training attend a Beginner session which will cover Access Pennsylvania Database systems, and a complete overview of the new WebFeat Statewide Federated Search Engine.
The Refresher sessions are for experienced users and will include an update of Access Pennsylvania Database systems in the morning and a complete overview of the new WebFeat Statewide Federated Search Engine, along with POWER Library database updates, in the afternoon. You must attend both the morning and afternoon parts of the Refresher training session.
For a complete list
of training sessions, click on the link labeled Access PA Fall 2008
Training located on the home page of the Access PA web site at:
http://www.accesspa.state.pa.us
Minutes from the District Advisory Council Meetings
(note minutes posted when received)
2008
March 12
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2007
March 27 |
August 9 | November
Meeting Canceled
2006
March 28 |
August 22
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2005
March
24 |
August 11
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November 10
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