I found this call for participation that I thought would be of interest to many of you. Please share your excellent training stories so that others can learn from what you’ve done. We are looking for higher education libraries, particularly in the US, UK and in Scandinavia, which are delivering exceptionally good and/or innovative support [...]
This year at SLA I’ll be teaching librarians how to use WordPress (an open source content management system). If you’re in the Philadelphia area and/or attending SLA this year, consider joining me for “Designing Library Websites with WordPress.” Date: Saturday, 11 June 2011 Time: 1:00 p.m. – 5:00 p.m. Level: Introductory Instructor: Nicole Engard Description: [...]
In March I’m doing a day long camp for NyLink on open source software in libraries. If you’re in the area make sure you sign up because space is limited. The library community is abuzz about open source software. Open source usually refers to an application whose source code is made available for use or [...]
The program is out and I’ll be giving two pre-conference sessions at Computers in Libraries 2011 in Washington, D.C. Make sure you register early!! W7 – Library Mashups: Exploring New Ways to Deliver Library Data Sunday, March 20, 2011 :: 9:00 AM – 12:00 PM Nicole C. Engard, Director of Open Source Education, ByWater Solutions [...]
Next month I’m teaching Finding The Right Technology For Your Library for METRO as a webinar. If you’re interested please register online. Details are as follows: December 06, 2010 (10:00 AM) Register for this event Location: Online Registration fees: $20 members; $20 myMETRO; $40 non-members
There are still spots in my upcoming workshop on Mashups for Libraries at WNYLC in Buffalo, NY. If you’re interested in joining us don’t miss your chance to register. Information can be found on the official WNYLC site, but here are some specifics: Date: Tuesday, November 16, 2010 Starts: 9:00:00 AM Ends: 12:00:00 PM Location: [...]
Next week I’ll be teaching two webinars for METRO. They will focus on an intro to open source software (including ways to combat the FUD) and a toolbox of 30+ applications you can use in your library today to provide better services to your patrons without any hidden fees. If you plan to be at [...]
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Found this on one of the mailing lists and thought it would be of interest to most of you: If you are wondering if social media can be useful for your library, join us for this free technology webinar. Register online to join us Tuesday, September 21, 11 a.m. Pacific time (Noon Mountain / 1pm [...]
Awesome!! I just discovered that there is a site devoted to those who teach open source. TeachingOpenSource.org was set up in March 2009 to serve as a neutral collaboration point for everyone involved in Teaching Open Source, where we can: Work out Open Source educational models, support and funding schemes, community relationships, and other issues. [...]
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