CLiC is offering ten (10) individuals (at each location) a chance to earn $100 to help defray expenses by assisting us at our spring workshops. Selection will be based on a random drawing about 3-4 weeks before each workshop event. At the workshop location of your choice, you will act as the “liaison” for four (4)workshop sessions, hopefully most of your choosing! Your job is to be there in case of problems so you can help or find CLiC staff to assist, introduce the presenter, and write up a evaluative summary paragraph of the session, you attend. Once you are notified of selection, we will allow you to sign up, first come first serve, for the sessions of your choice to attend as liaison while at the CLiC spring workshop.
To apply for this complete the following two tasks: (1) Fill out this application form online. (2) Then, post a comment by clicking on the word comments under this blog entry.
Deadlines:
Greeley: Apply by 5pm on FRIDAY March 2 – Notification on Monday 3/5
Grand Junction: Apply by 5pm on FRIDAY March 2 – Notification on Monday 3/5
Pueblo: Apply by 5pm on WEDNESDAY March 21 – Notification on Monday 3/26
While visiting libraries around southwestern Colorado recently, I have heard some exciting ways libraries are using new technologies like Podcasting.
Some podcasting examples include student book reviews, nature walks with science class, and library tutorials.
What else is happening with Podcasting or other fun technologies in your libraries? Please COMMENT below this message and share your ideas with other libraries around the state!
Workshops include: 2-day Spring Workshops with 5+ concurrent sessions to be held in Greeley, Grand Junction and Pueblo. Basic Skills Supervisory 2-day training will be held in Grand Junction (note: the Colorado Springs Supervisory Training is full!) CLiC’s Hiring! Firing! workshops in Castle Rock and Grand Junction with Pat Wagner, Jamie LaRue, Valerie Horton and Donna Miller are still open to registrations. More workshops to come so stay tuned…
For more information on all events check out our CLiC workshops page on our website.
Also, check out LEO database (Library Education Opportunities) for more opportunities for continuing education events!
Hope to see many of you in 2007. Happy New Year!
Congratulations Bernice, James, Kristen and Emily who are current library science school students in Colorado, who each received scholarships from CLiC to attend the CAL Conference this past month in Denver. They will be posting comments here on the impact attending the conference had on them and how they will use what they learned.
Thanks CAL for another year of a wonderful state conference!
Well we are all back from the CAL Conference in Denver and what a fun and busy time that was! CLiC promoted LEO (Library Education Opportunities) database and calendar: http://leo.clicweb.org. We raffled off our 3 stuffed LEOs … congrats to our winners: 1st place – Kari Baumann from Weld County Library District, 2nd place – Mary Walsh of Adams State College, 3rd place – Abby Koehler of Colorado BOCES. Enjoy your LEOs!
If you missed the conference and want to know more about what happened check out the conference wiki: http://cal2006.pbwiki.com/
Here are a few pictures of LEO and his friends, http://flickr.com/photos/clicpix/
The Internet Librarian Conference 2006 was an amazing conference packed with too many good sessions to choose! I attended sessions from all tracks: social computing, training, digital repositories, and mobile devices. There were some great session aimed at public libraries. One was called Public Library 2.0: Emerging Technologies and Changing Roles by Michael Stephens and Helene Blowers. They discussed tech tools for libraries and a Learning 2.0 project for library staff development. Sarah Houghton-Jan presented Reaching Patrons: Online Outreach for Public Libraries with an easy to follow 20 item check list of creative ways for libraries to create their online presence. For academic libraries, Innovative Uses of Web 2.0 technologies by Karen Coombs and Jason Clark, discussed architecture needed to incorporate 2.0 technologies into a library and campus websites and services. Roy Tenant from Berkeley discussed Institutional Repositories – the why, how, problems, software, key decisions on making you university library a digital depository for the campus, There were many social software sessions I enjoyed, including one of MySpace and Facebook by Aaron Schmidt and Cliff Landis. They discussed how libraries can embrace these online sites and reach younger users in a different way. There was as panel of 5 librarians discussing Podcasting, including video podcasting, including basic how-to, implementing, and applications for all types of libraries. Lori Bell, Michael Sauers and Tom Peters introduced Second Life Library – a virtual reality world where they set up a virtual library called Info Island! Being a trainer myself, I enjoyed the simple ideas from Tech Training in 2.0 World session with Brenda Hough, Dale Musselman and Michael Porter. They gave tips on training, ideas on topics to teach in libraries, and how to use 2.0 technologies as a tool in your training with specific software examples. Lastly, the Gadgets sessions and Mobile Search Tools discussed new technologies that are out there now, or coming soon. For anyone who wants to get excited about technology and how to use these tools within their library, this is the conference to attend. I learned a ton and made some good contacts while enjoying Monterey!
Our last quarterly meeting was hosted by the Ruby M. Sisson Memorial Library at the Community Center, 451 Hot Springs Blvd, Pagosa Springs — THANKS Sisson library for hosting this meeting!!
MINUTES from 10/12/06 meeting
Next Mtg: Jan 4, 2007 11-3pm at Reed Library, Fort Lewis College
See ya there!
Save the date to join your colleagues for the CLiC Spring Workshops 2007!
LOCATIONS & DATES:
- Aims Event Center, GREELEY: March 15 & 16
- Two Rivers Convention Center, GRAND JUNCTION: March 22 & 23
- Pueblo Convention Center, PUEBLO: April 19 & 20
Two days of networking with multiple concurrent sessions, great presentations, evening performances, and much more! Stay tuned.
CLiC is offering FREE registration scholarships to attend CAL’s 2nd Annual Colorado Southwest Workshop Days in Durango Sept 21- 22, 2006 at Fort Lewis College.
The workshop days sessions are: Storytelling, Plinkit (open source Web site creation), CAL Legislative Committee, Grant Writing for Workshops, MS Word, Using Primary Sources with Students, Basic Book Repair, Cataloging: The Basics, Government Documents: Information Goldmine, Native American Stereotypes in Children’s Literature, Gaming in Libraries: Dungeons and Dragons, Medical Reference, Inquiring Minds Want to Know! Unmasking 21st Century Learning 21st Century Learning, 21st Century Learning: Practical Applications Panel of Durango school librairans.
There will be a talk by Sherrie Gallaway, Educator in Residence at Library of Congress about her experiences over lunc and a reception Thursday evening on campus at the Center for Southwest Studies. CASL will be hosting a Calling All School Librarians! CASL Reception friday immediately following the last session.
The scholarship form is available on CLiC’s website at: http://www.clicweb.org/continuing_education/scholarship_form.php
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