Internet Librarian - October 2011 - Monterey, CA
Monday October, 17 - 10:15 AM – 11:00 AM
Kate Sheehan, Open Source Implementation Coordinator, Bibliomation ALA TechSource Blogger
Bobbi L. Newman, Consultant, writer, Librarian by Day
Polly-Alida Farrington, Consultant & Trainer, PA Farrington Associates
Emily Clasper, System Operations and Training Manager, Suffolk Cooperative Library System
Library culture is training-focused. We talk about teaching our patrons to fish rather than handing them a fillet, but when it comes to our own learning, we want the seafood platter set in front of us. Library “trainers” Newman, Farrington, and Sheehan discuss the need for cultural change in libraries while sharing their own successes and not-so successes. Clasper describes the training program designed to keep the county libraries’ staff current with the technology they use every day. The program incorporated workshops, webinars, multimedia, games, and a web-based online learning center, where staff engaged their colleagues in a professional development community.
Polly's Slides
Resources:
- Houghton-Jan, Sarah. 2010. Technology training in libraries. New York: Neal-Schuman Publishers.
- ALA Learning - blog of the ALA Learning RoundTable
- Gerding, Stephanie K. 2007. The accidental technology trainer: a guide for libraries. Medford, N.J.: Information Today.
- T is for Training - Biweekly call-in podcast about all things training and more.
- Infopeople - Training resources, archived webinars and more.
- Trends in Library Training and Learning 2011 - 2 day webinar conference sponsored by WebJunction. Presentations are archived. Lots of great speakers, tips and tricks.
- Staff Training & Development - WebJunction's training resource center. Tons of resources.
http://tisfortraining.wordpress.com/
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