Course Information
| Session |
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| Credits | 2.25 CEUs or 22.5 PDHs |
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| Registration dates | We accept registrations through the first week of classes, unless enrollment is full, and unless the class was canceled before it started due to low enrollment. |
LSSC Required Competencies: Technology
$375.00
Credits: 2.25 CEUs or 22.5 PDHs
A six week online course about library technology, designed to meet the requirements of the Library Support Staff Certification. This course covers general trends, roles and responsibilities, confidentiality, data integrity, appropriate use, patron training and assistance, discovery tools, troubleshooting, and assistive technologies.
Course Description
A six week online course about library technology, designed to meet the requirements of the Library Support Staff Certification. This course covers general trends, roles and responsibilities, confidentiality, data integrity, appropriate use, patron training and assistance, discovery tools, troubleshooting, and assistive technologies. Course methods will include assigned readings, videos, class discussion, research, and other activities, on a weekly basis.
Robin Hastings
Robin Hastings is the Director of Technology Services for the North East Kansas Library System. She manages the system's technology department and consults about all kinds of technology topics with member libraries. She has presented on Mashups, Cloud Computing, RSS, Drupal, Library Learning 2.0, Project Management and many other topics. She is the author of Microblogging and Lifestreaming in Libraries, part of the original Tech Set, as well as Making the Most of the Cloud and Outsourcing Technology for Libraries, both published by Scarecrow Press.
How to Register
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Deidre Mennad –
I found this course informative and engaging, and I really enjoyed being a participant. It was a super experience having Robin as our instructor. She was knowledgeable and always well prepared. Her feedback remained consistently positive and encouraging, and this was a great motivator for me in this course. The course covered a variety of topics such as social media, emerging technologies in libraries, technology troubleshooting, online safety/threats and training. We discussed library ethics, users and searching and our own training experiences with technology. We also looked at the impact that technology has on library resources and services and we looked at assistive/accessibility technology in libraries. After completion of this course, I looked at technology and user services with new eyes. Thank you, Robin.