Computer skills - software

Format: Online

Fee: $75 for those in the California library community and Infopeople Partners, $150 for all others.

Format: Online

Fee: $75 for those in the California library community and Infopeople Partners, $150 for all others.

(An Infopeople Online Learning Course)
February 3, 2009 - March 2, 2009

Many stories in the media show videogames to be violent, addictive, and controversial. But just like books, videogames can also be literary, educational, socially relevant, identity forming, and challenging. Videogames, the medium of choice for the millennial generation, may be the next format for libraries to consider.

(An Infopeople Online Learning Course)
October 28, 2008 - November 24, 2008

Do you use the web for reference or research of any kind? Do you know what's new and hot in web search engines? Do you know that all the search engines offer useful, largely secret advanced search commands? Do you know how and when to search for answers within blogs, wikis, video, and photo sites? Do you have a search strategy that encompasses all the formats and types of websites that exist today?

Podcasting is one of today's fastest growing social computing applications. Both amateur broadcasters and major media corporations have embraced audio and video podcasts as a means of distributing information and entertainment.

• Do you find yourself repeating the same steps over and over again with your users (placing holds, renewing items, checking records)?
• Do you need to teach your staff a new skill (ILS/ALS change, new policy, Office '07)?
• How many times have you explained in person or on the phone how to search your catalog and online databases?

While explaining/showing people personally is important you can also create an instructional screencast that they can access any time that they're on a computer (especially at their point of ne

(An Infopeople Online Learning Course)
February 26, 2008 - March 24, 2008

"Google it" is the way a lot of people find information. Often, we (and our users) "ask Google" and are amazed how often it works. But sometimes we get too much. Or, even when we know the answer is on the web, we cannot construct a search that pulls out just what we need. We get millions of search results and wonder "What next?" We lack a search strategy for navigating the billions of web pages and other stuff that's out there.

Wikis . . .blogs . . .RSS feeds . . .MySpace. . .tagging. . .social software. These are hot Web 2.0 topics in the news and in conversations about library service and the web. Increasingly, library staff are expected to be conversant in these areas. Things have been evolving so quickly that it can be hard to get a foothold. If you haven’t had a chance to keep up or don’t know where to start, this course is for you. You will leave with an understanding of how these things work as well as some ideas about how they can be useful in your library.

(An Infopeople Online Learning Course)
March 11, 2008 - April 7, 2008

Licensed databases don't come cheap! To help our users get the most out of this investment, all library staff who perform reference tasks need to have a reasonable mastery of the latest resources and interfaces.

While other Web pages have taken on a new look, your site looks outdated and doesn’t manage its space effectively. You want to give it a little dazzle while keeping it user-friendly. With Cascading Style Sheets (CSS), you can have pixel-level control without learning complicated programming. CSS can help you to create a template for all your pages to follow. You can easily try on different styles and colors, then change them back in a moment. Your content can stay the same, but look much better with an improved layout.