ALA TechSource

Reinventing the library for online education

CHICAGO — ALA TechSource announces an exciting new workshop, Reinventing the Library for Online Education with Frederick Stielow. This workshop will last 90 minutes and take place at 2:30 p.m. Eastern on Thursday, Jan. 8, 2015.

Drawing from previous classroom and research information services models, Frederick Stielow will discuss the vital skills and implementation approaches that will help persuade your faculty and administrators to get on board with bringing your library into the online classroom. 

How to teach online: A beginner’s guide

CHICAGO — ALA TechSource announces an exciting new iteration of the popular workshop, How to Teach Online: A Beginner’s Guide with Paul Signorelli and Dan Freeman. This workshop will last 90 minutes and take place at 2:30 pm Eastern on Wednesday, Dec. 10, 2014.

Applying copyright in online learning environments

CHICAGO — ALA TechSource announces an exciting new workshop, Applying Copyright in Online Learning Environments with Gretchen McCord. This workshop will last 90 minutes and take place at 2:30 p.m. Eastern on Wednesday, Dec. 3, 2014.

Teaching with tablets

CHICAGO — ALA TechSource announces an exciting new workshop Teaching with Tablets with Carolyn Meier, Rebecca Miller and Heather Moorefield-Lang. This workshop will last 90 minutes and take place at 2:30 p.m. EDT/1:30 p.m. CDT on Thursday, Nov. 20, 2014. 

Using Twitter for marketing and outreach

CHICAGO — ALA TechSource announces a new session of the popular workshop, Using Twitter for Marketing and Outreach with Andy Burkhardt. This workshop will last 90 minutes and take place at 2:30 p.m. EDT/1:30 p.m. CDT on Wednesday, Oct. 29, 2014.

Building the digital branch: Designing effective library websites

CHICAGO — ALA TechSource announces a new iteration of our popular workshop, Building the Digital Branch: Designing Effective Library Websites with David Lee King. This workshop will last 90 minutes and take place at 2:30 p.m. EDT/1:30 p.m. CDT on Wednesday, Oct. 15, 2014.

Cloud computing for librarians: An introduction

CHICAGO — ALA TechSource announces a new iteration of the popular workshop Cloud Computing For Librarians: An Introduction with Krista Godfrey. This workshop will last 90 minutes and take place at 2:30 p.m. EDT/1:30 p.m. CDT on Thursday, Oct. 23, 2014.

Engaging your community through cultural heritage digital libraries

CHICAGO — ALA TechSource announces an exciting new workshop, Engaging Your Community Through Cultural Heritage Digital Libraries, with Karen Calhoun and Aaron Brenner. This workshop will last 90 minutes and take place at 2:30 p.m. EDT/1:30 p.m. CDT on Wednesday, Oct. 8, 2014.

A LITA guide to using massive digital libraries

CHICAGO — Some have viewed the ascendance of the digital library as some kind of existential apocalypse, nothing less than the beginning of the end for the traditional library. But Andrew Weiss, recognizing the concept of the library as a "big idea" that has been implemented in many ways over thousands of years, is not so gloomy.