Links to the calendar, training materials, and national resources.
- Calendar/ Training
- Continuing Education
- Library Training Institute 2009
Coordinated by the South Dakota State Library, the Library Training Institute is a four-year program of continuing education for library practitioners, support staff and trustees of small public libraries. - Pushing Out the Walls: Expanding Resources For Your Community:
An Introduction to the SD State Library Statewide Electronic Resources
This will be a hands-on introduction to the Statewide Electronic Resources provided for your patrons by the South Dakota State Library. You will have an opportunity to learn about each resource, hear examples of how you can use it to help your patrons and learn how these resources expand your public library’s collections. Workshop scheduled for December 10 in Rapid City. If your library would like to host a workshop, please contact either Jane Healy or Julie Erickson at 800-423-6665. - South Dakota Library 2.0 Challenge
The South Dakota Library 2.0 Challenge was developed by South Dakota State Library staff to introduce you to the web 2.0 experience. The Library 2.0 Challenge encourages library staff to learn more about emerging technologies on the web that are changing the way people, society, and libraries access information and communicate with each other. It is your chance to Explore...Discover...Play!...and Learn about web 2.0 tools and how they can be useful to you both personally and in your library. This is an opportunity for you to learn at a pace that is comfortable for you, and to share your learning experience with your colleagues in the South Dakota library community. You have from September 25 – December 26 to complete the challenge. You will find the South Dakota Library 2.0 Challenge at http://sdlibrarychallenge.blogspot.com. - Dewey Decimal Training Courses
OCLC is developing an online set of DDC training materials focused on the needs of experienced librarians who need Dewey application training. The materials will include a basic course on the structure and use of the DDC, plus a series of short modules based on special topics (including a general overview).
The course materials will be available on the Dewey web site at no charge. The presentations and exercises assume the availability of the latest version of the DDC database (i.e., WebDewey), and a professor, trainer, and/or experienced Dewey user for offering explanations and fielding questions. If you have questions as you go through the training please contact Colleen Kirby, South Dakota State Library, colleen.kirby@state.sd.us or 1-800-423-6665. You can access the training materials at OCLC's website. - Idaho Commission for Libraries: Programs
- Alternative Basic Library Education (ABLE) Program
Designed to help library staff members who have no formal education in library science to acquire the basic knowledge and skills needed to operate or work in a library. - Supplemental Alternative Basic Library Education (SABLE) Program
Designed to provide additional resources to help library staff members who have no formal education in library science to acquire the basic knowledge and skills needed to operate or work in a library. This program is a supplement to the ABLE courses.
- Alternative Basic Library Education (ABLE) Program
- Library Training Institute 2009
- Directories and Associations
- Discussion Groups/ ListServs
- Distance Education Opportunities
- InterLibrary Loan UserGroup
Compiled by SDLN (South Dakota Library Network). - Library Support Staff website
Finding and Accessing: those links that will benefit, educate and illuminate you, for the betterment of YOU, Your Job, and Your workplace. - Professional Reading