Continued ... | Volume 1 | Issue 1 | Winter 2020

Continued ... because learning never stops Continuing Education news from Amigos Library Services Winter Edition 2020 January - March Course Schedule

General Interest

With this issue, we introduce to you our newest Amigos Publication: "Continued ..." This will be a quarterly newsletter dedicated to all things related to continuing education within the library field. Thus you will notice a restructuring in AmigosNow, our general biweekly publication, which formerly housed detailed Continuing Education news. We would love to hear your ideas for content and we welcome all of your feedback. To subscribe/unsubscribe or provide feedback/suggestions, please send an email to learning@amigos.org.

Meet | Your Trainers!

Emily Nimsakont Cataloging and Metadata Trainer Erin Gray Library Services and Technology Trainer AskAcademic Coordinator Jodie Borgerding Continuing Education Services Manager

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Conferences

Work Smarter, Not Harder: Innovating Technical Services Workflows Save Thursday, February 13, 2020 , for our upcoming online conference, Work Smarter, Not Harder: Innovating Technical Services Workflows and register today. This conference will explore ways to make everyone's life easier when it comes to ordering, processing, cataloging, and weeding our libraries' resources.  Read More

Classes & Courses

Know & Go | 1 hr Monday sessions | Free for Members

Tips for Hiring the Right Person February 3 ORCID: Helping Your Researchers Connect to Their Work February 24 RDA 3R Update March 2 Spotlight on Virtual Storytimes March 6 Introduction to Authority Control March 16 The Art of the Reference Interview March 30

Live Online | Also available on request | Early Bird Discounts

A Librarian's Guide to Providing Library Services to Patrons with Mental Disorders and Improving Self-Care - January 8, 15, 22 & 29 2:00 p.m. - 3:00 p.m.  Cataloging & Classification Basics January 21, 22, 23, 28, 29 & 30, 10:00 a.m. - 12:00 p.m. Reference and Information Services - February 3 - 6, 2:00 p.m. - 4:00 p.m. Introduction to MarcEdit February 4, 10:00 a.m. - 12:00 p.m. Discover How Amigos Library Services can Help Your Library! – February 10, 11:00 a.m. - 12:00 p.m. Free class! SimplyE @ Amigos: An Overview and Demonstration – February 14, 11 am – 12pm Free class! Dewey Decimal Classification: The Basics February 18 & 20, 2:00 p.m. - 4:00 p.m. Early bird registration ends 1/28 Introduction to OpenRefine March 4, 2:00 p.m. - 4:00 p.m. – Early bird registration ends 2/12 The Usable and Accessible Library Space March 4 & 5, 2:00 p.m. - 4:00 p.m. – Early bird registration ends 2/12 Library Management: Managing from the Middle March 10, 2:00 p.m. - 4:00 p.m. – Early bird registration ends 2/18 Library of Congress Classification: The Basics March 17 & 19, 10:00 a.m. - 12:00 p.m. – Early bird registration ends 2/25 Augmented, Virtual, and Mixed Realities: The Possibilities and Limitations March 24, 1:00 p.m. - 3:00 p.m. – Early bird registration ends 3/3 Identifying, Evaluating and Lifting Barriers to Services in your Library March 26, 1:00 p.m. - 3:00 p.m. – Early bird registration ends 3/5 Understanding and Assisting Library Patrons on the Autism Spectrum March 31, 10:00 a.m. - 12:00 p.m. – Early bird registration ends 3/10

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