CE OPPORTUNITY: Free Webinars on Using Digital Images for Exhibits and Education

Save the dates for WebWise Reprise, two free online events based on the IMLS WebWise 2013 conference. The Institute of Museum and Library Services (IMLS), in cooperation with Heritage Preservation, will present the Webinars, which describe how cultural institutions are using digital images to increase and improve access to their collections.

• Using Collections Images in Online Exhibits with Shalimar White of Dumbarton Oaks Research Library and Collection, Washington, DC, on Monday, June 3, 2:00-3:30 p.m. EDT.

• Using Collections Images in Educational Materials with Suzi Hunn Gran, Minnesota Historical Society, St. Paul, MN, on Wednesday, June 5, 2:00-3:30 p.m. EDT.

 To participate, simply go to the Connecting to Collections Online Community’s Meeting Room at the time of the Webinar, enter your name and location, and join the conversation. Be sure to run a tech check before the webinar. If you have questions, please contact Heritage Preservation at info@heritagepreservation.org or 202-233-0800.

MEMBER VISIT: Old Friends Meet

I recently had the pleasure of visiting our friends at the William C. Jason Library at Delaware State University, and with me along for the ride was Beth Scheinfeld.  Beth is known to a lot of people in the Mid-Atlantic region going back to the PALINET days and so many have never met her in person, but have received any amount of help and hand-holding from Beth...in fact, I'm often asked while on the road, "Is Beth still there?".  Well she is, and last Wednesday, I got the chance to prove it to Beverly Charlot and Dr. Rebecca Batson.  It was great to see Beverly and Beth meet in person for the first time, and I especially enjoyed that Beverly didn't know Beth would be coming with me. 

 

left to right: Dr. Rebecca Batson, Dean of University Libraries; Beverly Charlot, Reference and Public Services Librarian; Beth Scheinfeld, Group Services Specialist at LYRASIS

The library at DSU is up to some interesting things regarding information literacy training and has incorporated it into their Library Research subject guide (powered by LibGuides).  Keep your eyes peeled for a possible upcoming webinar discussion they may treat us to about how and why they put this guide together and how they measure and use the resulting metrics. 

CE OPPORTUNITY: New Dates Added for LYRASIS Free Digitization Webinars

New Dates have been added for the following LYRASIS Digitization Webinars.

LYRASIS Digitization Collaborative Information Session

LYRASIS - Going Digital

CE OPPORTUNITY: 2nd Friday - Your Hidden Treasures: looking to your records, artifacts, and collections to uncover those rare gems in your institution

Are there stories and history of your community hidden in your collections? Are there details to be found in photographs, letters and scrapbooks in your agencies records?  In this session we will talk about strategies for searching out these hidden items.  

Host:  Russell Palmer
Guest Presenter:  Alix Bentrud

Date:  Friday June 14th, 2013
Time:  12:30-2:00 ET

Seats currently available. 

For more information and to Register, click here.

CE OPPORTUNITY: The Digital Collection Road Trip - The Digital Public Library of America

Emily Gore, DPLA Director for Content, will discuss her work with Digital Public Library of America project.  Through the formation of a national digital library, the Digital Public Library of America (DPLA: http://dp.la/)) seeks to make U.S. cultural and scientific heritage materials available, free of charge, to all. Gore's talk will include discussion of the recent initial launch of the DPLA portal and platform, the Digital Hubs Pilot project and goals for DPLA's future.  Gore will also discuss the importance of open data, global interoperability and broad access to cultural heritage content. 

Host:  Regan Harper
Guest Presenter:  Emily Gore, DPLA

Date:  May 23, 2013  1:00-2:00 ET

For more information and to register, click here.

CE OPPORTUNITY: LYRASIS Digital Repository Service Demo

Learn how your content paired with the LYRASIS Digital Repository service can help your patrons and the world discover your unique items. Join us for this one hour previewing the LYRASIS Digital Repository prior to the service launch later this summer.

Date: 
          April 30, 2013        3:00-2:00  ET
          May 02, 2013      10:00-11:00  ET
          May 06, 2013      12:00-1:00  ET

For more information and to register, click here.

CE OPPORTUNITY: 2nd Friday Series.

Services for the Disabled in our Libraries and Cultural Institutions: Today and Tomorrow

 

Shellie Zeigler, Director of the Blind and Physically Handicapped Library Services of the Mississippi Library Commission,  will share her experiences and offer an overview of services available to library users. She will review current technology and services, like the National Library Service for the Blind and Physically Handicapped , and share how library staff in public, academic and special libraries can help an impaired person find the resources they need. Shellie will also explore and review other resources that may be offered and implemented for the physically and visually impaired. The session will close with a review and reflection upon how our information rich community of cultural institutions can increase access for disabled users in the future, and what the future scope of services for the disabled might be.

After this session, participants will:

• Understand what the Blind and Physically Handicapped Library Services is and what we provide.

• Know more about the National Library Service for the Blind, and how its services can greatly improve a visually or physically impaired person's life Implement ideas for helping the blind and physically disabled in a library (be it public, academic or special) to find what they need Identify other resources and services to offer and implement for the physically and visually impaired Reflect upon how we as an information community will increase the number of disabled users we reach, and what future services might be offered

Host:  Russell Palmer

Presenter:  Shellie Zeigler, Director of the Blind and Physically Handicapped Library Services of the Mississippi Library Commission

Date:  June 14, 2013
Time:  12:30-2:00 ET

 
For more information and to register, click here.