Infopeople Fact Sheet

What we are: A statewide LSTA project that functions as the training arm of the California State Library. Some other state libraries provide training via in-house staff. California has opted to essentially outsource training in order to leverage the maximum return on investment of training dollars. The Infopeople model provides a breadth of training topics and a depth of training expertise greater than any single library or library agency, no matter how large, could provide.

Training events per year: Between 220 - 250

Number of trainers: Over 100

Number of training topics: Over 150

Number of students: Over 4,000 per year

Training locations: 50 throughout California from Eureka to Calexico

Training formats:

• On-ground
  • 1- day
  • ½ - day
  • multi-day intensives
• Online
  • asynchronous, instructor-led
  • 4 - 8 weeks
  • also self-paced modules
• Webinars
• • 1 hour
  • free
  • archived

Bottom line:

• On-ground training -- $75 (some exceptions)
• Online training -- $75 in-state, $150 out-of-state to participate
• Webinars & podcasts -- free
• Contract workshops -- $2,000 per event
• Infopeople operations are 60% LSTA, 40% training revenue

Contact: Holly Hinman, hinmanh@infopeople.org, (626) 796-0913