4 Webinars from WebJunction

All times posted are Eastern Standard. Registration is available at http://evanced.info/webjunction/evanced/eventcalendar.asp. Just click on the link to the webinar you’re interested in and you’ll be directed to a registration page.

Reaching Spanish-speaking Agricultural Communities
Date: 11/10/2009
Start Time: 2:00 PM
End Time: 3:00 PM
Spanish-speakers working in agriculture communities are looking to their libraries and other community technology centers for public access to computers. But like the recent Latinos and Library Perceptions Report confirms, there's more to be done to reach out to these communities. Join special guests, Patricia Rempel, PhD, Reference and Collections Librarian at Coutts Education Library, University of Alberta and José Garcia, Teen and Reference Services Librarian, King County Library System and NW REFORMA Past President, for this free webinar as they share insights from research on perceived usages of community public access computers by Spanish-speakers in rural Washington gathered through interviews with information professionals. The presentation will include real life examples of library usage in these communities as well as the direct results of the outreach efforts of the libraries studied.

Using Social Media to Make the Case for Supporting Library Services
Date: 11/19/2009
Start Time: 1:00 PM
End Time: 2:30 PM
Join us and learn how non-profits such as libraries can use social websites to put access to information and libraries on the agenda of community leaders, elected officials, and local and national agencies. The content of this WebJunction and REFORMA co-sponsored webinar includes a background on social websites, how to use social websites for advocacy, national and international advocacy efforts by representatives from American Library Association (ALA) and the International Federation of Libraries and Institutions (IFLA), and suggestions on how to advocate for services for Latinos and Spanish speakers presented by a panel of guest speakers including Meredith Farkas, Head of Instructional Initiatives at Norwich University; Fiona Bradley, IFLA Programme Coordinator ALP; Marci Merola, Director, ALA Office for Library Advocacy; Max Macias, Serials Technician at Portland Community College; and Loida Garcia-Febo, Assistant Coordinator New Americans Program and Special Services at Queens Library.

Library Computer Networking Q&A
Date: 12/2/2009
Start Time: 3:00 PM
End Time: 4:00 PM
WebJunction's November focus is on Networking, and during the month we’ll be collecting your burning networking questions via this short poll. Then, on December 2, WebJunction and TechSoup for Libraries are teaming up to bring you a panel of library technology experts to field your questions in a "Car Talk" fashion that’s sure to be informative and fun! The expert panel includes:

Robert Williams, Technology Consultant at the South Texas Library System
Chris Jowaisas Library Systems Grants Administrator of the Texas State Library and Archives Commission
Monica M. Schultz, IT Director at the Peninsula Library System
And moderated by TechSoup’s Stephanie Gerding

Integrated Library Systems: Open Source and Customization

Date: 12/10/2009
Start Time: 1:00 PM
End Time: 2:30 PM
Please join us on December 10th for a discussion of Integrated Library Systems (ILSs) and the trend toward customizability through Application Programming Interfaces (APIs) with library systems expert Marshall Breeding and representatives from leading vendors in the field. We'll discuss new features and capabilities available in the most modern library software, and what it really means for these tools to be "customizable." This event will coincide with the publication of Marshall Breeding's December 2009 issue of Library Technology Reports and is presented in collaboration with ALA TechSource.