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What's the Latest Trend in Your Library?
Tell Us about It at the 2012 Amigos Member Conference
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Amigos is currently accepting proposals for its future-themed 2012 Amigos Member Conference online, May 9-10.
Insight and vision are key skills needed to take libraries into a future that librarians influence and create for their campuses and communities. Creating the future recognizes technological, political, economic, and societal influences. We are looking for libraries that have implemented future-focused services and strategies to share their stories with conference participants.
Possible topics include:
- Innovative services
- Capitalizing on trends to create new services
- Tools and techniques for trend scanning
- Scenario planning
- Change management
- Succession planning
- Any topic about the future
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Make Your Case with Library Data: an Online Class
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Today, librarians rely on data more than ever to make the case for needed services, space, staffing, and funds. While collecting usage and other library data is nothing new, today's economic atmosphere requires that librarians utilize data more fully to ensure that administrators and decision-makers are receptive to and supportive of their needs.
This online class will cover library data, examining it from an administrator's point of view. Examples of the sources of data covered include statistics and surveys. A full description of this class and online registration is available on the Amigos website.
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E-readers are becoming increasingly popular among today's library patrons, and libraries are responding by offering an expanding menu of e-content. With numerous options for e-content and e-reader devices, it can easily become a daunting task to provide the support patrons need and want. In response to the rise in use of e-readers and e-content in libraries, and the need for library staff to provide knowledgeable assistance, Amigos has developed three new online classes.
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Are you ready for RDA? Whether you are or need to learn more, you'll benefit from Amigos' newest online class, Cataloging with RDA. With the test results in, three national libraries (LC, NLM and NLA) have announced plans to implement the new standard no sooner than January 2013.
Join us in April for an overview of the new standard and learn about FRBR, RDA Core elements for description, changes from AACR2, RDA Toolkit functionality, workflows and mappings to catalog materials with RDA, and much more. Click on the class name below for a complete description and online registration.
Cataloging with RDA
April 3 - 6
10:30 a.m. - 12:30 p.m. CDT
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Amigos is offering two informative Know & Go sessions this month: Finding Free E-books and NEH Preservation Assistance Grants (PAGs) - Writing the Narrative.
Finding Free E-books is scheduled for March 12 from 1:30 - 2:30 p.m. CDT. Join Christine Peterson, Amigos' Continuing Education Librarian, for this informative hour about free e-book sources. Christine will cover popular free e-book sources as well as lesser-known sources. Attendees are encouraged to bring their favorite free e-book sources to contribute. Register on the Amigos website.
NEH Preservation Assistance Grants (PAGs) - Writing the Narrative is scheduled for March 26 from 1:30 - 2:30 p.m. CDT. Gina Minks, Amigos' Imaging & Preservation Service Manager, will highlight the sections required by NEH guidelines for a properly completed Preservation Assistance Grant. Attendees will be directed through the sections needed to complete the narrative portion of the grant application, with special attention given to the amount of information required. Additional tips for successful PAG applications will also be offered. Register on the Amigos website.
Amigos has expanded no-charge benefits for members to include the popular Know & Go online educational series. Know & Go sessions are offered twice monthly on Monday afternoons.
Look for other timely topics in the coming months.
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Upcoming Training Classes from Amigos
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