Course Information
| Session |
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| Credits | 1.5 CEUs or 15 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. |
Microsoft Access for Libraries
$250.00
Dates: September 2 - September 29Credits: 1.5 CEUs or 15 PDHs
This course will introduce the basic functions of databases for libraries. Microsoft Access is part of many MS Office accounts and has powerful features for libraries – from handling Excel data to transforming SharePoint data, Access can help you leverage your data and save you from repetitive tasks. You will learn how to create a simple database by creating tables, designing forms, building reports, and packaging it all together. Exercises will draw from library examples such as building a Reference Desk tracking system, merging disparate ILS reports, creating a year-end spending report, and preparing a report on a vendor title package against LC/DCC classification schemes.
- Create tables and joins
- Import Excel data
- Create a data entry form
- Query the data
- Build a report to share your results
- Share your database with other team members.
Course Description
This course will introduce the basic functions of databases for libraries. Microsoft Access is part of many MS Office accounts and has powerful features for libraries – from handling Excel data to transforming SharePoint data, Access can help you leverage your data and save you from repetitive tasks. You will learn how to create a simple database by creating tables, designing forms, building reports, and packaging it all together. Exercises will draw from library examples such as building a Reference Desk tracking system, merging disparate ILS reports, creating a year-end spending report, and preparing a report on a vendor title package against LC/DCC classification schemes.
- Create tables and joins
- Import Excel data
- Create a data entry form
- Query the data
- Build a report to share your results
- Share your database with other team members.
Trevor Smith
Trevor Smith is the Monograph Collections and Metadata Librarian at Douglas College and an adjunct faculty member at UBC SLIS where he teaches Project Management for Information Professionals. He has mainly worked in Academic libraries but has also worked in Start-ups. Prior to becoming a librarian, he worked in the tourism sector where he developed a railway reporting network using SharePoint and MS Access. He often presents workshops and talks on databases and Project Management.
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