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Opportunities For Librarians

• ACRL e-Learning; ACRL OnPoint
• ARL: Complete Course Listing
• Blended Librarian
• College of DuPage Library Learning Network
• Kovacs Consulting
• LibraryU (Free!)
• LOC: Webcasts (Free!)
• Neal-Schuman Professional Education Network: Course Calendar
• The TLT Group; Archives
• TSL: For Librarians
  • College of DuPage Satellite Teleconferences via Webcast (Free!)
  • Distance Learning Opportunities for Library Staff
• UNT: Graduate Academic Certificate in Advanced Management in Libraries and Information Agencies
  

Opportunities for Reference Staff

• EBSCO: Training (Some Free!)
• Gale: Calendar (Free!) The following are applicable to our library:
  • Health & Wellness Resource Center
  • Literature Resource Center
  • Testing & Education Reference Center
• NetLibrary Webinars (Free!)
• ProQuest: Online Courses (Free!). The following are applicable to our library:
  • eLibrary? Curriculum Edition
  • History Study Center
  • ProQuest Learning: Literature
  • HeritageQuest Online
  • HeritageQuest Online Update
  • Sanborn Maps, Digital
• RUSA: Professional Development Online
• WebJunction Online Course Catalog (Some Free!, some non-librarian)

Opportunities For Library Staff*

Librarians can also provide PD classes for library staff. * The opportunities below may or may not qualify for the professional development required at COM, depending on your actual job.

• AMIGOS: Learning at AMIGOS.org; Training Schedule
• Baker & Taylor: Online Workshops (Free!)
• ExLibris (Free!) After logging in, go to the menu on the left, select Series, and then select Training/Consulting. Look under Voyager Webcast Series and Voyager Workshops for PD opportunities.
• LE@D (Library Education @ Desktop from UNT--mostly for librarians, but some for non-librarians)
• WebJunction Online Course Catalog (Some Free!, some non-librarian)

Non-Library Opportunities

• Adobe: All Online Events; eSeminar ;On Demand
• COM: Online Instruction Center, Microsoft e-Learning Library
• GCF LearnFree.org Online classes or self-paced tutorials. Blogs, computers, math & money, everyday life. (Free!)
• IWA-HWG: Web Design Training Program (International Webmaster's Association and The HTML Writers Guild)
• Learning Times: TLT Friday Live
• Microsoft Office Online Self-paced training courses | Office Help & How to (Free!)
• Yahoo! Distance Learning

Conferences

• ALA: Upcoming Conferences & Meetings (June-July)
• ACRL (March-April, odd years)
• Internet Librarian (October)
• LCP -- Douglas Hasty's LIBRARY CONFERENCE PLANNER
• Librarian's Datebook, 2004-2013
• TCAL (September)
• TLA: Events (April)

Library-Related eBooks

• The Academic Library: Its Context, Its Purpose, and Its Operation
• Books, Bytes, and Bridges: Libraries and Computer Centers in Academic Institutions
• Case Studies in Library Security
• Content and Workflow Management for Library Web Sites: Case Studies
  
• Dealing With Difficult People in the Library
• Disaster Response and Planning for Libraries
• Encyclopedia of Information Science and Technology, Volumes 1-5
• From Outreach to Equity: Innovative Models of Library Policy and Practice
  
• Fundamentals of Collection Development & Management
• High Tech, High Touch : Library Customer Service Through Technology
• Libraries, Mission & Marketing : Writing Mission Statements That Work
• Library 2.0: A Guide to Participatory Library Service
• The Library Compensation Handbook: A Guide for Administrators, Librarians, and Staff
• Library Web Sites : Creating Online Collections and Services
• Managing Library Volunteers: A Practical Toolkit
• Managing the Reference Collection
• Net Effects: How Librarians Can Manage the Unintended Consequences of the Internet
• Open Source Software
• Patron Behavior in Libraries : A Handbook of Positive Approaches to Negative Situations
• Powerful Public Relations: A How-to Guide for Libraries
• Preservation: Issues and Planning
  
• Protecting Your Library's Digital Sources: The Essential Guide to Planning and Preservation
• Putting Service Into Library Staff Training: A Patron-centered Guide
• Putting XML to Work in the Library : Tools for Improving Access and Management
• Student Assistants in the School Library Media Center
• Thriving Library: Successful Strategies for Challenging Times
• The Ultimate Digital Library: Where the New Information Players Meet
• Understanding the Business of Library Acquisitions
• Usability Testing for Library Websites : A Hands-on Guide
• Virtual Reference Training : The Complete Guide to Providing Anytime, Anywhere Answers
• Web Site Design With the Patron in Mind : A Step-by-step Guide for Libraries

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