Reference

(An Infopeople Online Learning Course)
June 17, 2008 - July 14, 2008

(An Infopeople Online Learning Course)
May 27, 2008-June 23, 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?

(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.

(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.

A reference interview creates a partnership between you, as a reference provider, and library patrons seeking information. You work together towards a clear understanding of what they want to know, in order to efficiently and effectively link them to the resources needed.

Your skills in doing a reference interview can lead to this successful partnership. Building a toolkit of these skills is important if:

What do all of the following scenarios have in common?

(An Infopeople Online Learning Course)
November 6, 2007 - December 18, 2007
(break Nov. 20-26 for Thanksgiving)

With the 2.0 revolution, almost everything on the web seems to have become social, shared, collaborative, and focused on fun. For many of us in libraries, this shift to user-built content and trusting the wisdom of crowds seems chaotic, out-of-control, and threatening to our values for quality information and manageable services.

The workshops are free and open to public library staff. Lunch and snacks will be provided for all participants.

(An Infopeople Online Learning Course)
March 6, 2007 - April 2, 2007

With the 2.0 revolution, almost everything on the web seems to have become social, shared, collaborative, and focused on fun. For many of us in libraries, this shift to user-built content and trusting the wisdom of crowds seems chaotic, out-of-control, and threatening to our values for quality information and manageable services.