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AIRS and $1M cut

Published by Jim on April 30, 2009 in Academic Libraries, General, Public Libraries, School Libraries, Special Libraries and databases. 0 Comments Tags: , , .

With the probable loss of $1 million from State funding gained and used in 2008 to help with the costs of making online database products available to schools and libraries, the AIRS (Acquisition of Information Resources Statewide) Committee has been working to determine how this loss will impact the upcoming AIRS statewide database renewal.  The Committee is negotiating with OCLC and EBSCO to create a new, smaller package at a reasonable price.  Please be assured we are doing our best to provide as much quality content as possible for the variety of libraries we serve while being mindful about limited budgets.  The Committee is also pursuing other ways to reduce costs in addition to reducing content.

We understand that libraries need to know what to expect in terms of content and pricing as soon as possible.  We plan to send out renewal information by mid-May.  If you have questions, please feel free to email me at mjeske@denverlibrary.org.  If your library currently participates in the AIRS statewide database package, thank you for contributing to a service that benefits Colorado residents statewide.

Michelle Jeske
Chair, AIRS Committee

EBSCO Training

Published by Michelle on February 27, 2009 in Continuing Education, General, IT, Instruction, databases and programs. 0 Comments Tags: , , , , , , .

Learn about the state AIRS database products through this archive of hands-on EBSCO training sessions and live webinars. Additional online resources to help you or patrons learn and use the databases more effectively are available FREE for download and viewing.

http://www.aclin.org/committees/airs/training.html

Colleague Connection 2009

Published by judy on February 6, 2009 in Academic Libraries, General, Southwest, conferences and databases. 0 Comments Tags: , , , , , .

Join us for the 2009 Colleague Connection! This year’s event is set for Thursday, March 12, 2009 at the University of Denver Driscoll Ballroom.

*Networking, Vendor Exhibits, and Reception begin at 5:30 p.m. The complimentary reception will include beer, wine, sodas, and water with light food.

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AIRS wants to TRAIN your TRAINERS

Published by lisa on January 7, 2009 in Academic Libraries, Public Libraries, School Libraries and databases. 0 Comments

Does your library have a resident trainer to assist staff, patrons, or students in learning more about the AIRS databases?  AIRS is offering a full day of training with an experienced trainers who will teach you how to train others.  You will achieve hands-on experience and walk away with materials to share.  Registration and information can be found on LEO, http://leo.clicweb.org.  Classes are small and space is limited.  Sign up early!  The cost is $15, and includes continental breakfast and lunch.

 

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For Public and School Libraries:

 

January 29th – 9:00 am to 3:00 pm  (registration and breakfast begin at 8:30)

Mesa County Public Library District – Main Branch

Register at: http://tinyurl.com/TrainTheTrainerJunction

 

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February 12 – 9:00 am to 3:00 pm  (registration and breakfast begin at 8:30)

Pueblo City/County Library District – Rawlings Branch

Register at: http://tinyurl.com/TrainTheTrainerPueblo

 

This session prepares public librarians for training your staff and library patrons. There will be a review of training resources and techniques for available EBSCO Resources.  An overview of the following key topics will also be covered:

• Advanced Searching Options

• Options to Limit and Expand Search Results

• My EBSCOhost Folder

• Creating Alerts

 

Some of the EBSCO Resources to be covered include: EBSCOhost, Consumer Health Complete, Novelist, Points of View, Literary Reference Center and a summary of key databases available for public libraries.

 

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For Academic Libraries:

 

March 17 – 9:00 am to 3:00 pm  (registration and breakfast begin at 8:30)

Greeley – University of Northern Colorado (Michener Library)

Register at: http://tinyurl.com/TrainTheTrainerGreeley

 

This is a hands-on Train-the-Trainer session with a focus on products for Academic Libraries to help prepare for training your staff and students. It includes a review of training resources and techniques for available EBSCO Resources, an overview of the following key topics will also be covered:

• Advanced Searching Options

• Options to Limit and Expand Search Results

• Searching Multiple Databases

• Using Cited References

• My EBSCOhost Folder

• Creating Alerts

 

Some of the EBSCO Resources to be covered include: EBSCOhost, Literary Reference Center, Points of View and a summary of available databases for academic libraries.

 

 

AIRS Databases Fall Training Schedule

Published by lisa on August 29, 2008 in Academic Libraries, Continuing Education, Instruction, Public Libraries, School Libraries and databases. 0 Comments Tags: , , , .

Whether your library subscribes to the AIRS EBSCO database package or not, we’d like to invite you to attend one or more of the upcoming webinars in September and October.  There will be general sessions to help you learn more about the AIRS package and the new EBSCO interface.  Sessions are geared toward different types of libraries.  There will be several database specific webinars to provide indepth information on databases such as Academic Search Premier, Consumer Health Complete, and Science Reference Center.  All webinars are taught by knowledgeable EBSCO training staff.  Don’t worry if you can’t make a particiular webinar, CLiC and EBSCO will work to archive the sessions on the CLiC website so you may view them at your convenience.  A schedule of the webinars can be found in LEO, http://leo.clicweb.org.  Just Browse by Organization “AIRS”.  No preregistration is required and directions to access the webinar are included in each LEO event entry.

EBSCO trainers will also come to your library to conduct training.  This may be scheduled with your CLiC consultant.

Each of these training opportunities is FREE and we hope you will take advantage of as many as you can.  Your questions may be directed to Lisa Priebe at CLiC, lpriebe@clicweb.org, 303.422.1150.

 

Got Library Lit?

Published by shannon on August 27, 2008 in Continuing Education, General and databases. 0 Comments Tags: .

Today is the last day for you Colorado libraries to subscribe to Wilson’s Library Literature.

H.W. Wilson

You certainly don’t want your library staff to be out of touch when it comes to–

Automation • Care & Restoration of Books • Cataloging • Censorship • Circulation Procedures • Classification • Copyright • Education for Librarianship • Electronic Searching • Government Aid • Indexing • Information Brokers • Internet Software • Library Associations & Conferences • Library Equipment & Supplies • Literature for Children & Young Adults • Personnel Administration • Preservation of Materials • Public Relations • Publishing • Rare Books • Reference Services • Web Sites

Just go to the CLiC website and and click on the “Sign up/Renewal link” under News.