Test yourself! Use the provided checklists to determine your technology proficiency. Be your own trainer and discover opportunities where you can increase your skills. Form a plan to personalize Technology Competencies Checklists for your own library and make the move to receive buy-in from staff.
Date Recorded: 12/6/18
Format: Archived YouTube Video
Presenters: Heather Rayl / Vigo County Public Library and Katherine Huddle / Carmel Clay Public Library
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ISL staff will cover Indiana gun laws and how they impact libraries. We will provide appropriate language for library policies regarding patron behavior and clarify what libraries can and can’t regulate. Library Director Mary K. Emmrich will discuss the process Newton County Public Library went through last year to develop an active shooter policy and share the outcome.
Date Recorded: 6/29/18
Format: Archived YouTube Video
Presenters: Mary K. Emmerich/ Newton County Public Library; Cheri Harris/Indiana State Library
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Guns in Library Webinar Resources
Learn new technologies that can assist you in your family history research.
Date Recorded: 6/18/18
Format: Archived YouTube Video
Presenter: Crystal Ward / Indiana State Library
This webinar will show you the state and Federal resources used by the Northwest Indiana Center for Data & Analysis to provide accurate and timely data for our CAN projects. Resources to be previewed will include but are not limited to: American Community Survey, American Factfinder, STATS Indiana, Hoosiers by the Numbers, and Stats America.
Date Recorded: 3/28/18
Format: Archived YouTube Video
Presenter: Scott Sandberg / Indiana University Northwest
Learn how to connect with some of your most marginalized patrons. Patrons experiencing homelessness may be some of the most overlooked library users. Misconceptions and fear on the part of both patrons and staff may interfere in connecting with these patrons. Monroe County has faced a number of issues concerning homelessness and the opioid epidemic. Discover how Monroe County Public Library connected with this population using the Harwood Method.
Date Recorded: 5/16/17
Format: Archived YouTube Video
Presenter: Elizabeth Grey / Monroe County Public Library
Learn about Immigration and Naturalization resources at the Indiana State Library and other venues.
Date Recorded: 12/15/17
Format: Archived YouTube Video
Presenter: Sarah Pfundstein / Indiana State Library
Are you tired of reading the same books for your book clubs? Are you hoping to reach new audiences? Join Tiffani Carter, the manager of the West Indianapolis Branch Library for some tips and best practices to consider when choosing your book club selections and recruiting new participants.
Date Recorded: 9/11/18
Format: Archived YouTube Video
Presenter: Tiffani Carter / West Indianapolis Branch Library
Focused on school librarians, this webinar is an introduction to the Indiana State Library’s digital collections. It provides a basic overview of the collection and how to use them as primary source materials.
Date Recorded: 9/25/18
Format: Archived YouTube Video
Presenter: Chris Marshall, Digital Collections Coordinator, Indiana Division, Indiana State Library
This webinar will show participants how to use the freely available information on the Indiana General Assembly’s website. Topics covered will include bill tracking and finding Indiana statutes and regulations.
Date Recorded: 9/20/18
Format: Archived YouTube Video
Presenter: Kim Mattioli, Student Services Librarian, Jerome Hall Law Library, Indiana University Maurer School of Law
This webinar will explore opportunities for libraries related to the world of TED – including, but not limited to, staging a TEDx event and hosting an ongoing TED Ed Club. The presenters will discuss their ongoing partnership, full of successes and failures, while inspiring librarians to bring these two worlds together at their own libraries.
Date Recorded: 9/12/17
Format: Archived YouTube Video
Presenter: Kevin MacDowell / Monroe County Public Library and Jennifer Borland / TEDxBloomington