eLearning

Management of Technology course starting soon

CHICAGO — The ALA Office for Human Resource Development and Recruitment (HRDR) is offering a six-week Management of Technology course.  The online asynchronous sessions will be available on sequential Mondays from Oct. 19 – Nov. 23, 2015.  The cost of the course is $300.  REGISTER now, as the class will be starting soon.

Free webinar: Using door-to-door marketing for library card sign-ups

CHICAGO – Join the American Library Association (ALA) for a free webinar to learn about a new and innovative way to increase library card sign-ups all year long, not just during Library Card Sign-up Month in September. The webinar, "Increase Your Reach: Using Door-to-Door Marketing for Library Card Sign-Ups," will take place at 11 a.m. Central time on Wed., Oct. 21, 2015.

Workshop will teach how to improve your library using the five phases of project management

CHICAGO — ALA Publishing eLearning announces a new workshop, Improve Your Library Using the 5 Phases of Project Management with Robin M. Hastings. This workshop will last 90 minutes and is hosted live at 2:30 p.m. Eastern on Thursday, Nov. 19, 2015.

New workshop with Loida Garcia-Febo: Serving Spanish Speakers in the Library

CHICAGO — ALA Publishing eLearning announces a new workshop, Serving Spanish Speakers in the Library, with Loida Garcia-Febo. This workshop will last 90 minutes and is hosted live at 2:30 p.m. Eastern on Thursday, Nov. 12, 2015.

Learn how to prevent and treat bed bugs in upcoming PLA webinar

CHICAGO – Join the Public Library Association (PLA) to learn everything you need to know, from identifying bed bugs, to ways they are introduced into the library, to treatment and mitigation options that will help you protect your library's facilities and collections on a daily basis. “Don't Let the Bed Bugs Bite: Prevention and Treatment in Public Libraries” will take place at 1 p.m. Central on Oct. 28.

Popular workshop offers introduction to cloud computing

CHICAGO — ALA Publishing announces a new iteration of its popular workshop, Cloud Computing for Librarians: An Introduction, with Krista Godfrey. This workshop will last 90 minutes and is hosted live at 2:30 p.m. Eastern on Wednesday, Nov. 18, 2015.

New eCourse: Rethinking social media to organize information and communities

CHICAGO — ALA Publishing announces an exciting new eCourse, Rethinking Social Media to Organize Information and Communities. Paul Signorelli will serve as the instructor for this four-week facilitated eCourse starting on Nov. 2, 2015.

New workshop gets you started with Course Management Systems

CHICAGO — ALA Publishing eLearning announces a new workshop, Gettin

How to deliver meaningful library instruction in 50 minutes

CHICAGO — ALA Publishing eLearning announces a new iteration of its popular eCourse Dynamic One-Shot Library Instruction. Heidi Buchanan and Beth McDonough will serve as the instructors for a four-week facilitated eCourse starting on Oct. 26, 2015.