Just-in-Time Webcasts

Two new webcast trainings have just been announced! All training advisory team members and directors were emailed information on registering for these workshops.

Are you ready for ISBN-13? (August 15 at 3 pm)
Register by August 8, 2006

Presenter: Karen Swetland, Reference Coordinator at the University of South Carolina Upstate Library.

In January 2007 the old familiar ten digit ISBN will be replaced by a new numbering scheme. Is your library prepared for this change? During this session we will explore the following: Why will agencies across the world implement a new thirteen digit numbering scheme? What will the new ISBN-13 numbers look like? Is there a conversion tool? How will the new ISBN-13 impact your patrons at the reference desk, book purchases, interlibrary loan and beyond? Libraries are entering a new era … are you ready? Join us for an introduction to ISBN-13 and its impact on libraries.

Delivering Top-Notch Technology Training for Your Patrons (Aug. 18 at 11 am)
Register by August 11, 2006

More libraries are offering technology training for staff and patrons. Learn how to use interactive techniques to address varying skill levels, adapt to multiple learning styles, and deliver technology with greater impact.

Brenda Hough, Technology Coordinator at the Northeast Kansas Library System, Michael Porter (aka Library Man), Training and Support Coordinator at OCLC Western , and Rebecca Richardson, Technology Training Specialist at the Purdue University Libraries will be the presenters.

Following the August 18 webcast, there is an opportunity to get to know other regional library staff at the PaLA Ice Cream Social. Plan to join us at the PaLA headquarters in Mechanicsburg at 2:00 PM!