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It's not too late...
The Learning Passport, a pre-payment plan for training, benefits your library with savings on registration fees for training and online conferences.
Buy your Learning Passport today and the savings will last all year.
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November 15 Online Conference to Focus on Interlibrary Loan
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What's Around the Next Bend: Future Currents in Resource Sharing is the theme of the November 15 TexShare online interlibrary loan conference, co-sponsored by Amigos Library Services and the Texas State Library. Cyril Oberlander, winner of the 2012 Virginia Boucher-OCLC Distinguished Interlibrary Loan (ILL) Librarian Award, will present the keynote address, "The Future of Interlibrary Loan - Valued Role in Transforming Libraries."
Additional topics include the latest research on the cost of ILL by Lars Leon and Nancy Kressman, a look at OCLC's new WorldShare ILL, the basics of borrowing and lending, and many others.
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Learn How to Develop for Mobile Devices in New Online Class
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Is your library looking to reach out to library patrons on their mobile devices? Want to learn how to develop a mobile web app? Join Jason Clark, Montana State University Libraries, and Chad Mairn, St. Petersburg College, FL, in this hands-on webinar to learn about mobile web development and get you started.
Using the jQuery Mobile Framework
By the end of 2012, it is expected that more than 80% of the world's population will have access to a smartphone. Your library users will assume that your library can be accessible from anywhere, any time, on any device. Now is the time to be ready!
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Linked Data for Libraries Explained in YouTube Video
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WorldCat.org now offers the largest set of linked bibliographic data on the web. With the addition of Schema.org mark-up to all book, journal, and other bibliographic resources in WorldCat.org, the entire publicly available version of WorldCat is now available for use by intelligent web crawlers like Google and Bing that can make use of this metadata in search indexes and other applications.
Watch Linked Data for Libraries on OCLC's YouTube Channel to learn more about how linked data works and how it affects users' online search results. This short, 15- minute presentation provides an introduction to the concepts and technology behind linked data, and describes some of the benefits it brings to libraries and their users.
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Offered in October - Basic Book Repair Techniques
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If your circulating collection needs TLC, our Basic Book Repair workshop will provide the hands-on training you need.
Rebecca Elder, our Adjunct Field Preservation Services Officer, will teach a two-day Basic Book Repair workshop in Boerne, TX (near San Antonio) October 17-18. This course is designed to provide information and hands-on experience in basic book and paper repair for general (non-rare) library collections.
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OCLC Offers WorldShare Metadata Collection Management Overview Webinar in September
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Join OCLC staff for a free overview of the WorldShare Metadata collection management functionality that streamlines metadata management for e-resources. Choose from Tuesday, September 18, or Thursday, September 20 webinar sessions.
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Upcoming Know & Go Sessions
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Amigos is offering two informative Know & Go sessions in the coming weeks: IrfanView & GIMP: 2 Free Image Editors, and The Current State of the EAD Revision.
IrfanView & GIMP: 2 Free Image Editors is scheduled for September 24, from 1:30 - 2:30 p.m. CDT. Join Christine Peterson, Amigos' Continuing Education Librarian, for this online session discussing IrfanView and GIMP, two free image editing applications. Each application will be covered and the functionality of each will be compared. Register on the Amigos website.
The Current State of the EAD Revision is scheduled for October 8, from 1:30 - 2:30 p.m. CDT. Join Bill Walker, Imaging Field Services Officer, for this look at the latest revision to the new version of the Encoded Archival Description (EAD), scheduled for release in August 2013. This session will cover details of the current revision and show an EAD instance based on the new schema. 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. Visit the Amigos website for other timely Know & Go topics in the coming months.
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Upcoming Training Classes from Amigos
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October 1 & 8
10:30 a.m. - 12:30 p.m.
October 9 & 11
10:30 a.m. - 12:30 p.m.
October 16 - 19
10:30 a.m. - 12:30 p.m.
October 23, 24, 25, 30, 31, November 1
10:30 a.m. - 12:30 p.m.
October 23 & 25
1:00 - 3:00 p.m.
November 28 - 29 10:30 a.m. - 12:30 p.m.
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