Category Archives: Continuing Education

NEWS: Innovation at your library: ASCLA workshops, programming and events at the ALA Annual Conference

May 23, 2013 – 9:34 pm

The Association of Specialized and Cooperative Library Agencies (ASCLA), a small and mighty division of ALA, will offer innovative and insightful preconferences, programs and events at the 2013 ALA Annual Conference; this year’s topics include disaster response, leadership development, effective decision-making, accessibility, services to older adults, arts programs for incarcerated youth and service evaluation. Participants in ASCLA’s [...]

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NEWS: New ASCLA webinar provides practical tools for increasing usability and accessibility of websites

May 21, 2013 – 5:34 pm

CHICAGO — “Accessibility is Usability,” a new webinar hosted by the Association of Specialized and Cooperative Library Agencies (ASCLA), will tackle Web accessibility and its strong connection to usability and will also discuss adaptive technologies, how to write accessible website code and how to check a website for accessibility. “Accessibility is Usability” will cover key concepts of accessible [...]

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ASCLA hosts prison library tour at 2013 ALA Annual Conference

May 17, 2013 – 11:44 am

Going to ALA Annual 2013 in Chicago? Want to find out more about the world of juvenile corrections & juvenile correctional librarianship in general? Are you already working in the field, and interested in seeing how another juvenile correctional facility library operates?  ASCLA and Library Services for Youth in Custody (LSYC) are co-sponsoring and hosting a [...]

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Contribute to the discussion: Consortium Management Interest Group meeting at ALA Annual Conference

April 30, 2013 – 4:08 pm

If you are interested in sharing an update on your library consortium at the 2013 ALA Annual Conference–whether it is a new direction, a new service or a new approach to providing services, or even to demonstrate the challenges you are facing–please contact Sheryl Knab, chair of the ASCLA Consortium Management Interest Group and executive [...]

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“Ports in a Storm” Preconference: A new, community-focused approach to library disaster planning

April 23, 2013 – 1:37 pm

When disaster strikes, where can the members of your community go for assistance? What does your community need in the wake of a hurricane, an earthquake or terrorist attack? How can you prepare your library to provide the answers to both of these highly relevant questions? On Friday, June 28, the Association of Specialized and Cooperative [...]

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Call for Proposals: ASCLA programs, preconferences and institutes for 2014

April 22, 2013 – 5:14 pm

ASCLA is now accepting proposals for: Institutes for the 2014 ALA Midwinter Meeting in Philadelphia Preconferences for the 2014 Annual Conference in Las Vegas Programs for the 2014 Annual Conference in Las Vegas Institutes and preconferences are ticketed events held on the Friday of the conference. Programs are held throughout the Annual Conference and are [...]

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Online Course: Sign up today for “Improving Library Services for People with Disabilities”

April 15, 2013 – 11:52 am

The next session of the Association of Specialized and Cooperative Library Agencies’ (ASCLA) valuable online course “Improving Library Services for People with Disabilities” will take place April 22 – May 19 This course includes two live online chat sessions, scheduled for Thursday, May 2, 3-4 pm Central Time and Thursday, May 16, 3-4 pm Central Time. Registration will end [...]

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BREAKING NEWS: Strategies for Storytelling: Get Storied’s Michael Margolis empowers libraries at ASCLA President’s Program

March 29, 2013 – 11:38 am

CHICAGO — Michael Margolis, CEO of Get Storied, will offer strategies for crafting powerful stories about the value of libraries at “Storytelling Mojo: Creating the 21st Century Library Narrative” – the 2013 President’s Program hosted by the Association of Specialized and Cooperative Library Agencies (ASCLA), a division of ALA. The ASCLA President’s Program will focus on how we can think strategically about how [...]

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ASCLA Online Learning: Topics for upcoming offerings include services to Latinos, people with disabilities, youth in detention

March 15, 2013 – 4:34 pm

Our calendar is overflowing with online learning events–keep reading to find one or more that fits your needs. Whether it’s grabbing some quick tips or best practices from a webinar, or gaining a new perspective or relevant skills from an online course, there’s something here to improve your resume and directly impact service delivery at [...]

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Seeking Beta Testers: Webinar for ASCLA Accessibility Academy

February 25, 2013 – 8:43 am

ASCLA is developing an online interactive module on help improve library staff communication and interactions with people with disabilities. “Positive Interactions: Making the Library a Welcoming and Empowering Place for People with Disabilities” is the first presentation in our Accessibility Academy series. We’re seeking a small group of “beta testers” who would be interested in [...]

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