The following workshops and webinars have been scheduled for October 2013. To register access the CE Calendar of Events @ http://evanced.info/cslib/evancedRefresh Your reQuest ILL Skills – Mon., Oct. 7th (WLSC)
Are you getting the most from reQuest ILL? Do you have a hunch that there are some features of reQuest ILL that you could be using, but aren't? Do you have any questions about how the ILL system works?
Attend this session to refresh your skills and expand your reQuest ILL knowledge. Steve Cauffman will review the reQuest ILL system, particularly the Participant Record and the Lending Policy. You will be able to adjust your library's reQuest ILL settings during the session.
Who should attend?
If your reQuest ILL skills need refreshing or if you are a new to reQuest ILL, you are encouraged to attend.
Introduction to WordPress Websites - Tues., Oct. 8th (Avon PL)
Looking for a simple way to have an attractive and useful web presence? One that is easy to maintain as well? Sound too good to be true? Come learn how it can be done with Wordpress. Wordpress is a content management system that lets you create and maintain a website without learning complex & expensive web development software. At the end of the workshop you'll be able to update your Wordpress website from any computer that has an internet connection.
Not sure if you have Wordpress available to you? Check with your website hosting service, they'll be able to help you. There are also services that let you set up a Wordpress site for free. During this workshop we'll provide you with a temporary Wordpress website that you can use as a model for later development.
In this session we'll cover
How Wordpress helps you organize your information
Setting up an easy to update page for news.
Changing the look of your site through the use of themes.
Options for letting people leave comments on your site.
Incorporating content from blogs, flickr and other services.
Adding media content on your pages.
Tech Tools: Evernote Basics & Productivity Tools – Wed., Oct. 9th (MLSC)
Evernote is an amazing tool for keeping track of everything you might otherwise lose track of. At it's simplest, it's a great note-taking
tool. But that's just the start. With browser and app add-ons, you can clip web content directly into Evernote, save the full text of
articles and web pages complete with sections highlighted, email notes and content from multiple devices, store documents, take video
notes, record audio and more. And that's just the free version. With the premium version you can store text searchable PDF files and more.
It really can be your external brain!
Best of all, Evernote synchronizes with all your computers and portable devices, giving you access to your notes everywhere. Content
can be organized into notebooks that are private or shared with others as need be. Notes can be tagged with with your own keywords to
help you find content later.
In this workshop we'll delve into Evernote and its family of products that includes Clearly, Skitch and Evernote Food. We'll also
look at how other productivity apps, like IFTTT, Google Reader and more, can interact with Evernote. If you have a smartphone and/or
tablet, bring them with you so you can explore tools for your devices. We'll also be working on PCs in the computer lab.
If you don't already have an Evernote account, please sign up for the free service before the workshop, so we can dive right into
working with the tools. https://www.evernote.com/
Intermediate WordPress – Thurs., Oct. 10th (Avon PL)
In the basic "WordPress as a Content Management System" workshop you learned how to create Pages to display static content, use Posts to create a news page, select themes to make your site look great and use widgets to create a sidebar of content for your library site. In this session you'll learn much more about managing your own installation of WordPress and customizing your library's WordPress based web site.
Topics will include:
Tips on keeping your site secure and well maintained.
Using the file editor to make minor edits to theme files.
Customizing CSS to make simple changes to site.
Great plugins that add great features to WordPress.
New WordPress features including the Custom Menus options.
Finding & installing themes and plugins
How to work with Child Themes
Kris Abery
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