Tag Archives: General LEU

Wix Wizardry: Free Websites in a Flash – 1 LEU


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Attendees will learn what Wix.com has to offer as a free, drag-and-drop website building tool.  They will become familiar with the basics of using the Wix Editor to customize templates and add elements like images, text, pages, menus, and apps.

Date Recorded: 10/25/17

Format: Archived YouTube Video

Presenter: Alexander Hampton / Central Library, Indianapolis Public Library


Have You Heard? There’s a Social Worker at the Library? – 1 LEU


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A partnership between the San Francisco Public Library and the local Department of Public Health resulted in the placement of a social worker at the Main Library to link users to housing and social services. Eventually a job-training component was added, providing opportunities to develop marketable skills for people who had been homeless. Meet and hear the story of a library outreach worker who shares his/her own story to inspire others who are still struggling with homelessness.

Date Recorded: 10/5/17

Format: Archived YouTube Video

Presenter: Leah Esguerra, Jennifer Key  & Joe Bank / San Francisco Public Library


Let’s Talk: A Conversation About Information Literacy – 1 LEU


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Join us to talk about information literacy and lifelong learning in public, academic, and school libraries. We will share the perspective on the intersection of the ACRL Framework for Information Literacy in Higher Education as well as lifelong learning after college. Please come and share your professional experiences and challenges. Information Literacy happens in all libraries. This webinar is worth 1 LEU.

Date Recorded: 11/3/17

Format: Archived YouTube Video

Presenters:  Lisa Jarrell and Brenda Yates Habich / Ball State University


Professionalism in the Workplace – 1 LEU


Professionalism doesn’t always mean what position you hold at a library. It can also mean how you show honesty and responsibility in any position you hold. This presentation will discuss topics such as dress codes, appropriate workplace language and conversations, diversity, and electronic communication issues. Small group exercises are also included.

Date Recorded: 12/19/17

Format: Archived YouTube Video

Presenter: Kimberly Brown-Harden / Indiana State Library


Writing Policy for Small to Medium Sized Public Libraries – 1 LEU


image illustrating policy writingLibrary board, director and staff need to be attentive to the library policies that support the library and the staff and are fair to everyone. This is an introduction for small and medium sized libraries on assessing the needs of a policy, drafting, reviewing and revising. It is important that policies conform to current law and are reasonable. Library policies are informed by the library profession’s ethics and confidentiality practices.

Date Recorded: 12/6/17

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Format: Archived YouTube Video

Presenters: Karen Ainslie / Indiana State Library


School & Public Library Partnerships: Getting Public Library Access to Students – 1 LEU


image showing text the smartest card get it use it at your libraryGetting public library cards into the hands of all students can be a challenge.  Find out how two libraries worked with their local schools to do just that during this webinar.  First the Jasper County Public Library will share how they began providing Digital Access Cards to their middle and high schools, then Hamilton East Public Library will detail how they began allowing students to use their student ID as their library card number.  Both libraries have significantly increased students’ access to their collections by working directly with school librarians and administrators.

Date Recorded: 12/5/17

Format: Archived YouTube Video

Presenters: Patty Stringfellow, Rebecca Amalong/ Jasper County Public Library  and Julie Walstra / Kankakee Valley High School and Lori Holewinski, Molly Mrozowski, Anna Sayres / Hamilton East Public Library and Terri Zabonick / Fall Creek Intermediate School


School and Library Partnerships: Easy Ideas and Best Practices – 1 LEU


Hancock County Public Library Children’s Librarian Bambi Pea acts as a liaison between HCPL and the district’s schools.  In this webinar, she’ll share successful ideas for school collaborations and visits, offer advice on how to initiate and maintain relationships with teachers and administrators, and provide insight into making it work from a public library’s perspective.

Date Recorded: 10/24/17

Format: Archived YouTube Video

Presenter: Bambi  Pea / Hancock County Public Library Children’s Librarian


From Cradle to Coffin: Vital Records Research in Indiana – 1 LEU


Birth and death information forms the core of genealogical research. But finding that information can be difficult, particularly if your ancestor lived in the time period before mandatory government-issued vital records. In “From Cradle to Coffin,” we will explore the many different record types that include birth and death information and provide research tips on how to find these records.

Date Recorded: 8/2/17

Format: Archived YouTube Video

Presenter: Jamie Dunn / Indiana State Library

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How to Create a Successful Staff Day – 1 LEU


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Staff Day can be an incredible time of training, development, and unity for your entire organization.  It can also be incredibly stressful for the team putting the day together.  Learn tips, tricks, and ideas that will make your next Staff Day a huge success.  From timelines to team building these ideas are sure to help Staff Day go smoothly.

Date Recorded: 10/20/17

Format: Archived YouTube Video

Presenter: Michelle Merritt / Trainer, Allen County Public Library


Learning Analytics and the Academic Library – 1 LEU


Analytics word colored pencils and handLearning Analytics and the Academic Library: What are the Intellectual Freedom and Informational Privacy Issues?  Higher education institutions are increasingly looking to mine student data in order to gain new, actionable insights into student behaviors using learning analytics technologies. Purportedly, these insights can help institutions improve student learning outcomes, increase student engagement, decrease time-to-degree measures, and ameliorate graduation rates. While on the face of it these aims are worthy of the resource expenditures necessary to build capacity for and implement learning analytics practices, there are serious serious threats to long-held values. Student privacy, academic and intellectual freedom, and the trustworthy relationships necessary for successful teaching and learning experiences are all affected by data mining practices that dig into and expose intellectual and social behaviors represented in a wide variety of data. This webinar will discuss the on-the-ground practices of learning analytics, how learning analytics specifically threatens these values, and why institutional actors–such as faculty, librarians, and advisors–should take notice. Special emphasis will be placed on particular concerns that arise when libraries participate in learning analytics with relationship to ALA’s Code of Ethics.

Date Recorded: 10/11/17

Format: Archived YouTube Video

Presenter: Kyle M.L. Jones / Assistant Professor at IUPUI Department of Library and Information Sciences