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Tech Savvy Booktalker- ALSC online course
ALSC online course titled, "The Tech Savvy Booktalker".
Sharing Poetry with Children- ALSC online course
ALSC online courese titled, "Sharing Poetry with Children".
Frequent Learner Program
Newbery Medal: Past, Present and Future- ALSC online course
Information about the ALSC online course titled, "The Newbery Medal: Past, Present and Future."
ALSC online courses
Information about the Association for Library Service to Children's (ALSC) online courses.
Academic Librarianship by Design: Enhancing the Library's Integration into Course / Learning Management Systems
This ACRL Webcast will explore the various methods that libraries can employ to further integrate their services and information literacy programs into Course/Learning Management Systems (e.g. Blackboard, ANGEL, eCollege).
ACRL Events & Conferences
Information on the Association of College and Research Libraries' National Conference, its events at the Midwinter Meeting and Annual Conference, and other institutes and workshops.
Creating iGoogle Gadgets for your Library Users
This ACRL Webcast will show how to use Google gadget API technology to allow students to create their own search dashboards filled with library modules. Learn how to populate basic, pre-programmed, ready-to-use gadgets with your library's content and take a look at an iGoogle page that contains a wide range of gadgetry including tabbed gateway searching of catalogs and databases, flash-animated library subject maps, a YouTube channel of library videos, and more.
Cyber Zed Shed Webcast Series 1: Facebook, Twitter, and Sprout
In the first of ACRL's online series of the Cyber Zed Shed Webcasts, we will be presenting three topics: Facebook, Twitter, and Sprout. Learn how other libraries and librarians are using these technologies in their own libraries and how to apply these technologies in your library!
ALA/LLAMA -- Designing Outcomes for your Organization -- featuring Dr. Julie Todaro
A webinar from the Library Leadership & Management Association (LLAMA)

Today’s managers - while still required to design organizational statements that articulate the organization’s
directions – are now required to write fewer goals and objectives and more performance
outcomes . . . .
Designing Specialized Online Information Literacy Courses for Higher Education
This three-week ACRL online course will provide you with the information needed to design and teach an online, subject-specific information literacy course for your institution.
Designing Usable and Accessible Web Pages: Needs Analysis, Design Planning, XHTML and CSS Standards, Accessibility Validation, and Usability Testing (beginners)
This hands-on ACRL online course focuses on the basics of Web site planning, design and content development. The course will also examine Web standards, usability, and accessibility. XHTML and CSS (external) will be introduced.
e-Learning from ACRL
Information on the Association of College & Research Libraries' online seminars and Webcasts of conference programs.
Electronic Collection Development for the Academic e-Library
In this ACRL e-Learning course, learn to create an academic e-library collection development plan for free and fee-based Web-accessible resources for a patron community of your choice.
Implementing Online Teaching and Learning: Using Moodle and Other Web 2.0 Features
In this ACRL e-learning course, learn about state-of-the-art of online teaching and learning technology and its applications. Review the use of teaching materials created with multi-media plug-ins and classroom communications tools and specifically the Moodle LMS.
Information Commons 101: Principles and Good Practices
This ACRL Webcast will provide an overview of some of the key planning components you should take into consideration as you develop a program for an information or learning commons facility.
Instructional Design for Online Teaching and Learning
In this ACRL e-learning course, the focus will be on using good instructional design and Web page design principles. Participants will also be introduced to Web-based Teaching techniques and materials using standard Web pages and the Moodle LMS.
Introduction to Taxonomy Development
This ACRL Webcast will be a basic introduction to the techniques and standards needed to produce and maintain your own taxonomy. We will go over brainstorming, collection analysis, user testing, and tools for making an in house taxonomy.
Introduction to Website Usability
This ACRL e-learning course is designed for the librarian or library IT staff person who is interested in setting up a usability program but doesn’t know where to begin. For very little investment in staff hours and training you can reap tremendous benefits by connecting with the users of your library website and web based applications through usability testing.
Leadership vs. Management -- featuring Dr. Julie Todaro
Although many see leadership and management as the
same responsibilities, the reality is that these two critical areas are very different but need
to be studied together to articulate context and differences when identifying competencies
and employee skills sets, designing job functions, hiring staff, training managers to be
leaders and leaders to be managers and even more even more so when selecting/building
teams.
Next Generation Information Commons: Retooling and Refining the Vision
Through the use of principles and practical examples, participants in this ACRL Webcast will learn about trends in information and learning commons. A wide variety of photos will be used to illustrate the presentation.
Podcasting for Libraries
Any library can produce a podcast using free software and inexpensive hardware. If you can post to a blog and talk into a microphone, you can create a podcast. In this ACRL Webcast, learn how your library can use podcasting as a tool for teaching, promotion, outreach and programming.
ALA/LLAMA -- Strategic Planning for Middle Managers featuring Dr. Julie Todaro
A webinar from the Library Leadership & Management Association (LLAMA)

All levels of managers are responsible for planning
including organizational or annual planning, short term planning and long term planning.
Superpower your Browser: Open Source Research Tools
This ACRL Webcast will examine powerful browser tools LibX and Zotero, as well as others. By using free, open source tools, libraries can offer assistance and resources with little cost and foster skills that patrons can use throughout life, regardless of location.
Text Messaging Reference: Enhancing Reference Services with SMS
This ACRL Webcast introduces and covers the emerging field of SMS (text messaging) reference, shares practical tips and best practices, and the management, technology, and assessment considerations for this cutting edge service. Attendees will learn how to choose the best technology for SMS reference at their institution, what the advanced managerial considerations are, and what is on the horizon for mobile reference services utilizing SMS.
The Role of the Librarian in Combating Student Plagiarism
This ACRL Webcast explores the role of the academic librarian in combating student plagiarism.
Visualizing Data
This ACRL Webcast will discuss current data visualization projects, principles of successful data visualizations and analytical design, and an overview of tools and techniques to assist you in getting started.
Wave Upon Wave: Navigating the New Communication
Participants in this ACRL Webcast will come away with an understanding of the basic functionality of Google Wave. They should also be able to envision multiple communicative uses for Wave within their library, including both internal and external communications.