Two Updated Courses Coming in November, December

Core Reference Skills
November 4, 6
1:30 - 3:30 p.m. CST

Information seekers interact daily with library staff to meet their information needs. Do you have what it takes to be an effective reference provider? This course helps reference staff identify necessary skill sets needed for any reference interaction whether it is face to face, virtual or on the telephone. Additionally recognize common barriers to productive reference interactions, develop techniques to overcome them and discover how to locate basic reference sources. Register here.

Tech Topics: Social Networks and Privacy
December 2
10:30 a.m. - 12:30 p.m. CST

Facebook? Twitter? LinkedIn? SnapChat? Are you on one of these? Two? Three? Social networks are becoming more common and, in libraries, expected. However, there has been a lot of discussion concerning how much each of these networks knows about you, how much they share with others, and with whom they are sharing.

Take a trip to the "dark side." Find out what you agreed to when you accepted their terms of service!

This series, Tech Topics, is primarily lecture-based and introduces library staff to technologies that may impact libraries and library services. Early bird registration for this course ends November 10. Register here.