Wikipedia! Most likely you have used the free user-created online encyclopedia, but have you explored the resource beyond the basics? If you’re interested in learning more and in participating in a thoughtful discussion about Wikipedia, consider attending this class at Johnson County Library on Monday, Feb. 4 at 7 p.m. at the Central Resource Library in the Carmack Community Room. The class will last until 8:45 p.m. I attended a similar class at Johnson County last fall and thought it was really worthwhile! It’s FREE, but registration is requested.
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Attention NEKLS Members! I am excited to invite you to participate in an upcoming workshop: “In the Driver’s Seat: A Technology Planning Workshop”.
Participants will leave this hands-on workshop with a technology plan in hand and a vision of where they would like to go with the library’s technology.
In this workshop, you will:
- Assess your current technology services and resources
- Assess the technology needs of your library and community
- Develop goals and objectives to guide you in extending and enhancing your services and resources
- Use WebJunction’s free online technology planning tool “TechAtlas”. We will have the special opportunity to ask questions and receive training from a member of the TechAtlas team.
If your library does not have a technology plan or if you feel the technology plan you have could be better (more useful and meaningful), then this workshop is for you!
What:
In the Driver’s Seat: A Technology Planning workshop
Who:
Brenda Hough (NEKLS), Kendra Morgan (WebJunction’s TechAtlas), Jeff Hixon (State Library of Kansas)
When:
Tuesday, September 11, 10:00 AM - 3:00 PM
Where:
@ NEKLS Headquarters in Lawrence
How Much:
$5 for NEKLS members (lunch included)
TO REGISTER: Please contact me (Brenda) if you are interested in attending this workshop. I will be emailing registered participants information prior to the class. Please let me know if you have any questions.
Phone: (785) 838-4090
Email: bhough@nekls.org
Registration is now open for NEKLS Tech Day 2007!
Thursday, August 2nd, from 9:00 - 4:00 (registration begins at 8:30 AM)
@ The Topeka and Shawnee County Public Library
This event is designed to appeal to all skill levels — from those who are new to library technology to those who have been working with it for years.
2005’s keynote speaker was Jenny Levine, “The Shifted Librarian”. 2006’s keynote speaker was Michael Stephens, “Tame the Web”. This year’s keynote speaker is Mary Madden, Pew Internet and American Life Project.
Other session topics will include library automation, Web 2.0, WebJunction, new gadgets, Second Life, and patron-centered website design. Tech Day speakers will include Gina Millsap, David King, and Diana Sowers from the Topeka and Shawnee County Public Library; Erica Reynolds, Josh Neff, and Michelle Beattie from Johnson County Public Library; Patti Butcher, Cindi Hickey, and Bill Sowers from the State Library of Kansas; NEKLS staff members, and others!
Who should attend? Public librarians, school librarians, academic librarians, library trustees, library friends, and library lovers are all encouraged to attend. Cost is $20 for NEKLS members and $40 for non-members. You may register online at: http://www.nekls.org/apps/signup/index.cgi
Wiki means quick and here’s a class that I’m planning to sign up for very quickly! Leslie N from Johnson County Library just sent me a heads-up that they are offering a class in August, which may be of interest to people working in libraries. As many of you know, this is a topic that is on my mind a lot, so I’m looking forward to this!
Wikipedia: Can We Trust It?
Johnson County Central Resource Library, (9875 W 87th St., Overland Park, KS)
Monday, August 13, 7pm
What information does Wikipedia offer me? Can I trust the information?
This class will take a look at how social networking is changing the way
information is created and shared. We will also look at the pros and
cons to Wikipedia and what the collaborative online encyclopedia teaches
us about information.
Anyone who is interested needs to register on Johnson County Library’s webpage: www.jocolibrary.org - the calendar is a graphic on the right-hand side. Or you can send an email to librarian Scott Vieira vieiras@jocolibrary.org (the instructor for the class).
As Liz said, we’re in Monterey at the Internet Librarian Conference. It’s great to be here and to see and talk to the people who write the blogs and articles that inspire me regularly. I attended a great session this afternoon on podcasting and videocasting. Topeka and Shawnee County Library’s digital branch manager David King was one of the panel speakers.
I am thinking about podcasting as a training tool. What if we had monthly or even weekly podcasts on a technology topic? More and more library staff members have MP3 players now and could use them to listen to these podcasts.
I’m not sure that I’m ready for videocasting, but I do like to think about the use of videos for training, too. I like the idea of creating short video tutorials on technology topics. These tutorials could be used and viewed independently or as a follow-up to face-to-face training. The tutorials could be created to meet the needs of NEKLS libraries. Hmm… maybe I’ll soon be sending out a casting call notice for some technology video actors??!!
Director of a library? Having trouble selling your staff on technology projects? Here’s ten steps to insure they’ll be hyped about the new tech project.
Tame the Web: Libraries and Technology: Ten Steps to Insure Staff Buy-In for the Technology Projects