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Introduction to Spatial Literacy: Next session begins Nov. 5
Register by this Thursday, Nov. 1!
You may use tools like Google Maps in your personal life all the time for locating restaurants and local businesses, driving directions or planning trips via public transportation, but have you considered how this same technology could be used at your library to improve library services?
RUSA's online course “Introduction to Spatial Literacy and Online Mapping″ is the perfect opportunity for librarians and library staff from public and academic libraries to gain a basic understanding of Geographic Information Systems (GIS) technology and learn about specific technologies they may be exposed to at the library. Registration for this course, which runs Nov. 5-25, ends on Thursday, Nov. 1. Register online now.
If you've already taken this introductory course or have a good working knowledge of GIS and want to go further, consider enrolling in "Spatial Literacy II: Incorporation of Maps and GIS", which shows you how to harness these technologies for reference work, library projects, library administration, collection delivery, instruction, outreach and library promotion. The next session of this course begins Dec. 3. |
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Upcoming RUSA Courses
Health Information 101 Nov. 12 - Dec. 23, 2012
REGISTER NOW. CEUs offered! Those who complete the required coursework will receive one continuing education unit. Registration rates for this course are $20 higher than other courses so that we can offer these CEUs for you.
Topics covered include medical terminology, evidence-based biomedical literature searching, health literacy and health outcomes, how to evaluate health and medical websites, consumer health resources, and the business of healthcare.
Who should attend: public librarians; primary, secondary and academic librarians.
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Readers' Advisory Jan. 27 - Mar. 7, 2013
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Through practice sessions, participants will learn from instructor and RA expert Joyce Saricks how to use RA tools, craft annotations, read in genres, articulate appeal and experiment with methods to offer RA services. The topics covered are introductory in nature. This course has scheduled weekly meeting times on Thursdays at 3 p.m., Chicago/Central time, lasting 1-2 hours.
Who should attend: support staff, library technicians, newly hired reference librarians and those librarians who want to brush up on their skills from all types of libraries.
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Reference Interview April 8 - May 19, 2013
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A comprehensive course focusing on the methods of evaluating reference service, behavioral aspects of reference service, and the different types of questions that can be used to help patrons identify what they need. Other topics include approachability, questioning and listening techniques and the reference interview environment. Chat sessions will model interviewing techniques using sample dialogues.
Who should attend: support staff, library technicians, newly hired reference librarians, and those librarians who want to brush up on their interview skills; topics are of interest to all types of libraries.
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