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SOLS NewsSOLS Contribution to Libraries 2007-2008(.pdf)TRAINING: Succession Staffing: Getting the Right People in the Right Place at the Right Time Presented by renowned library consultant, Rebecca Jones. The workshop will provide Trustees, CEOs and managers with practical approaches to the work of assessing, planning and meeting future staffing needs. Workshops scheduled on May 15 and May 22 TRAINING:Accessibility Standards for Customer Service Specific standards for customer services, Ontario Regulation 429/07 of the Accessibility for Ontarians with Disabilities Act, 2005 (AODA), came into effect on January 1, 2008. This half-day workshop will cover the new Customer Service Standards of the AODA and methods to meet your libraries' obligations under it. Workshops scheduled between May 22 and June 12 SIGNAL for April 2008 Delivery route schedules for the week of May, 26, 2008 - SOLS Staff Retreat Being spread across southern Ontario it is important for our staff to meet periodically as a group. Our next full staff get-together is coming up on May 26th - 28th. All staff will be involved and the office will be closed for most of this time. For the drivers to attend the staff meeting, SOLS delivery routes will be modified the week of Monday May 26 to Friday May 30, 2008. Most libraries will receive only one day of delivery on either Thursday or Friday See Notes Inter-branch delivery service will also be reduced this week. TRAINING: Trends in Mystery-Writing Half day workshop with Mary Jane Maffini - Spaces still available May 8, 14 and 15 TRAINING: Helping Genealogists Climb Family Trees: How to get them to your library and keep them there! In four locations to choose from between April 25-June 13 |
Library NewsExemplary Literacy Materials online (ELMO)A free, interactive, online database of adult and family literacy resources and reviews (Link added to Clearinghouse/Literacy Resources) Boolify Boolify makes it easier to for students to understand their web search by illustrating the logic of their search, and by showing them how each change to their search instantly changes their results Tiny Tech/High Tech: How small libraries can use technology sensibly Presentation by Jessamyn West Fantastic photos and quotes. Can be used by any library. No need to customize.Courtesy of the State Library of Iowa (Link added to Clearinghouse/Marketing Resources) The One Big Library Unconference (York University) "It seems like there are lot of different kinds of libraries: public libraries, school libraries, university libraries, college libraries, law libraries, medical libraries, corporate libraries, special libraries, private libraries. But really there's just One Big Library, with branches all over the world." - Wendy Newman. A one-day gathering June 27, 2008. Bien placée pour le Savoir Colloque conjoint ASTED/CBPQ 2008 Book Autopsies Amazing book carvings (via LISNews.org) The State of America's Libraries 2008 by ALA A summary of the highlights (via Stephen's Lighthouse) 25 Tools: Professional Development Resources This is a free, open access resource intended for those who want to broaden their horizons in terms of the wide range of technologies and tools available free on the Internet. (via AlphaPLus Blog)(Link added to Clearinghouse/Training Resources for Library Staff) Canadian Library Purchasing Power for Books and Materials Library Services Centre, Revised August 2007 A Guide to Maintaining and Supporting Public Computers How do you maintain your public computers? Librarians want to know! TechSoup's MaintainIT Project is an effort funded by the Bill and Melinda Gates Foundation to gather and distribute stories around maintaining and supporting public computers. The site includes practical guides such as "The Joy of Computing: A Cookbook for Small and Rural Libraries". |