ALA Publishing

Chicago—ALA Editions announces a new iteration of our popular eCourse, Innovative Approaches to Library Instruction: Online to Face-to-Face. Paul Signorelli will serve as the instructor for a 4-week facilitated eCourse starting on September 12, 2016.

Learning outcomes

After participating in this course, you will gain the:

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