EAST-IN SIG (East Coast Special Interest Group)

PURPOSE
To form a focus group for information specialists in the East Coast/Hawkes Bay Region.
To conduct continuing education for information professionals.

Membership

Membership is open to all Librarians in the East Coast Region of the North Island.
Membership is $10 per annum.
LIANZ Membership is not a requirement, but desirable.

Membership application can be obtained from treasurer Diane Friis dfriis at eit.ac.nz
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Committee 2009-10

The current comittee is:

Convenor: Jenny Cutting
Secretary: Jeannie Wright
Treasurer: Diane Friis
Blog: Kim Salamonson

Committee: Sheryl Reed, Sue Fargher, Kim Salamonson, Paula Murdoch, Jennifer Cutting, Diana Cram, Pat Money, Karen Tobin, Rae Jones, Maureen Roache,

Monday, September 1, 2008

Continuing Education

Online Training Resources for Librarians
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The Education InstituteThe Education Institute offers teleconferences, webcasts, one-day workshops and six-week courses on a variety of subjects of interest to information professionals. Ontario Library Association members receive a tuition discount.A sampling of courses includes:
Getting the Most Out of Blogs, RSS and other Web 2.0 Technologies (6-week course)
Making federated searching More Usable (Webcast)
Financial Management for Information Projects – 5 part program (Teleconference)
Promoting Your Library’s Services (Teleconference)
SOLINET - Southeastern Library Association SOLINET is a membership organization serving the Southeast as a partner in creating a future where all libraries are valued assets of their communities and cornerstones of the world’s information infrastructure.A sampling of courses include:
Cataloging for Non-Catalogers (Live Online)
Getting Graphic: Sequential Art (Live Online)
Introduction to the Authority File (Self-Paced)
Information Literacy Assessment (Live Online)
Risk Management: Knowing Your Responsibilities (Self-Paced)
Professional Learning Centre - Faculty of Information Studies, University of TorontoPLC offers a wide range of practical workshops for information professionals and others interested in information issues or in learning new information technologies. Ontario Library Association members receive a tuition discount.A sampling of courses includes:
Legal Research on the Web (7-week online course)
Mastering Web Searching (7-week online course)
Business Analysis & Information Management Solutions (2-day course)
Information Design: Principles and Practices (7-week course)

http://www.libsuccess.org/index.php?title=Online_Training_Resources_for_Librarians

or see the right hand side box for "Education Opportunities"

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