On July 15th @ 1 pm, STLS will host a Webinar on website accessibility with guest speaker John Zick from AIM Independent Living Center. Topics will include: Why should websites be accessible? Online barriers for people with disabilities Common problems and solutions Considerations for website development A look at the library system’s webpage using an online evaluation tool Please register here: https://learn.stls.org/website-accessibility-registration-form/
ILEAD Keynoters June 23-June 25, 2015
Date: Tuesday, June 23, 2015 Time: 11:30 am – 12:30 pm Eastern Keynoter: James LaRue, CEO of LaRue & Associates, Castle Rock, Colorado. See http://www.jlarue.com/ The Fourth Turning: Leadership and Social Change Streaming at http://www.uis.edu/technology/live/ileadu.html At long last, there is a significant generational turnover. The Boomers are leaving. Gen-Xers and Millennials are moving up. Some historians suggest that this heralds…
Promoting eResources at Public Libraries
Friday, June 5, 2015 @ 10:00 AM 60 mins This one hour webinar will discuss strategies for promoting electronic resources in public libraries through developing a cohesive marketing plan. Learn how to create and design a marketing plan, assess the current state of affairs, and use the tools that Gale has created for you. How to incorporate Gale resources into programming…
Journal of Library Innovation (Latest Issue)
Journal of Library Innovation Vol 6, No 1 (2015) Table of Contents: http://www.libraryinnovation.org/issue/view/33
Design for Learning Program
Deadline for applying to participate in the first group: July 15, 2015. http://goo.gl/forms/uLU4akwrqF Program Description: Design for Learning: 21st Century Online Teaching and Learning Skills for Library Workers is a three-year continuing education project. It is developed as a partnership among the South Central Regional Library Council (http://www.scrlc.org), Syracuse University’s School of Information Studies (http://ischool.syr.edu), and the NY 3Rs Association,…