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Learn about what data literacy is and why it’s important for librarians of all types.
Learn about what data literacy is and why it’s important for librarians of all types.
Learn how to create inclusive library instruction in an online environment.
This session covers the basics of finding and evaluating health information online, including government and NGO websites intended for use by patients and families.
In this session, attendees review the fundamentals of copyright and explore questions about how the law supports your instruction.
Learn practical strategies for helping patrons access your library’s ebook collections from a distance.
Learn practical strategies for helping patrons access your library’s ebook collections from a distance.
This session provides a comprehensive overview of current accessibility standards and introduces attendees to strategies and tools they can use to enhance the accessibility of their library’s web presence.
This webinar addresses the importance of ethical cataloging in challenging multiple forms of bias in descriptor assignment and collection building.
This one-hour, interactive webinar serves as a follow up to the December 2020 webinar “Decolonizing Subject Headings and Collections.”
Learn about the Black Lives Matter public programming initiative launched by Charlotte Mecklenburg Library in September 2020.
In this workshop, David Gwynn and Stacey Krim discuss how to quickly implement a digital collection to capture history as it unfolds.
Two staff members from the North Carolina Library for the Blind and Physically Handicapped will discuss how to ensure that library services, collections, technology, outreach and programming meet and exceed current accessibility standards.
Tired of spending lots of time developing social media graphics and marketing materials for your library? Get an overview of how the free version of Canva can help you create easy and attractive graphics. Look at examples, learn to use the various elements, and design a graphic together!
Tired of spending lots of time developing social media graphics and marketing materials for your library? Get an overview of how the free version of Canva can help you create easy and attractive graphics. Look at examples, learn to use the various elements, and design a graphic together!
Marketing Plans have become a core part of advocacy and outreach strategies for libraries. Additionally, marketing and communication must be developed alongside successful strategic plans, mission statements, and program development.
This session was led by Dr Alexia Riggs, former Dean of the Library at Campbell University.
Marketing your library has been turned on its head. Priorities have shifted as communication with your customers and communities has taken on new meaning and a sense of urgency. Additionally, conversations about the library’s role in disseminating information have become more charged. Join Libbie Hough, Communications Manager at the Orange County Public Library as she shares how their library is navigating these challenging times, and moderates an open discussion so we can all leave the webinar with new insights and ideas as well as renewed energy to market our respective library.
In this session, participants explore how librarians use podcasts to promote services and programming. Learn strategies and tools for recording and sharing podcasts.
This session shares insights on how to manage imposter syndrome - a commonplace phenomenon of doubting your abilities and feeling like a fraud, especially when tasked with a new responsibility or role. Amanda Glenn-Bradley, User Experience Librarian from UNC-Asheville, provides strategies for managing imposter syndrome and practicing compassion for one's self - a helpful tac for any new manager.
This session shares insights on how to manage imposter syndrome - a commonplace phenomenon of doubting your abilities and feeling like a fraud, especially when tasked with a new responsibility or role. Amanda Glenn-Bradley, User Experience Librarian from UNC-Asheville, provides strategies for managing imposter syndrome and practicing compassion for one's self - a helpful tac for any new manager.
First time managers handle a distinct set of circumstances. They carry forward the goals of library directors as well as the goals and needs of staff members they directly supervise. This session identifies which skills are helpful to hone as a first time manager, potential pitfalls to avoid, and strategies for building cooperation in challenging situations.
Michelle Hildreth, Branch Manager for Wake County Public Libraries, takes attendees through her experiences as a manager and shares lessons about leveraging the strengths of individuals within a group.
Growth mindset, the belief that we can improve, seems simple but is nuanced, powerful, and relevant to any person. In this session, Eduardo Briceño, who co-founded Mindset Works with Carol Dweck and has two TEDx talks watched by millions, deepens the understanding of growth mindset theory and practice. He shares key research, common misconceptions, and ways that we can all cultivate a growth mindset in ourselves and in others.
The Business Librarians of North Carolina (BLINC) section of the North Carolina Library Association, share resources that can assist small businesses and entrepreneurs with market analysis, competition, business research, and more. This webinar is for library professionals from all library environments who would like more background exploring business databases and business information.
The Business Librarians of North Carolina (BLINC) section of the North Carolina Library Association, share resources that can assist small businesses and entrepreneurs with market analysis, competition, business research, and more. This webinar is for library professionals from all library environments who would like more background exploring business databases and business information.
The Just for Kids Streaming Collection for public libraries gives children—and their parents—a thoroughly kid-safe, advertisement-free media platform they can freely explore and enjoy. Plus, the collection is ideal for librarians hosting a video storytelling hour, activities for preschoolers and early learners, an after-school or ESL/ELL program, homework help for students, or resources for homeschoolers that they can access anywhere, anytime.
LearningExpress and PrepSTEP include basic skill building and adult learning, college admissions test preparation, professional licensing and certification test preparation, high school equivalency test prep, and much more. Both LearningExpress and TestPREP have interactive tutorials, engaging practice tests and downloadable eBooks that we will explore.
Transparent Language Online provides an effective and engaging experience for language learners looking to build their vocabulary, practice their listening, speaking, reading, and writing skills, and maintain what they learn. Attendees will navigate the 110+ languages available on the platform, customize their individual learning paths, and find ways to track their progress on the platform.
African American family research can present unique issues but NC LIVE resources can bridge gaps in the process. This session explores records available in HeritageQuest, newspapers in the North Carolina Historic Newspaper Collection, and more local history materials to support the needs of patrons.
Find out what NC LIVE offers for readers’ advisory and reading online! This webinar covers the reading recommendations available in Novelist Plus as well as Ebook Central, the Homegrown Collection, and options for reading ebooks offline.
This workshop provides a hands-on introduction to Tableau, a free tool for creating data visualizations. Its drag-and-drop interface provides tools to build a variety of visualizations with no coding required, and visualizations can be embedded in websites by copying and pasting embed code. In this workshop, participants create an interactive dashboard together along with static charts. No prior experience is required but it is highly recommended that attendees download and install Tableau prior to the workshop: https://unc-libraries-data.github.io/Tableau/download.html
This workshop provides a hands-on introduction to Tableau, a free tool for creating data visualizations. Its drag-and-drop interface provides tools to build a variety of visualizations with no coding required, and visualizations can be embedded in websites by copying and pasting embed code. In this workshop, participants create an interactive dashboard together along with static charts. No prior experience is required but it is highly recommended that attendees download and install Tableau prior to the workshop: https://unc-libraries-data.github.io/Tableau/download.html
Are you curious about the role of digital humanities in your library community? New technologies are transforming the way our patrons and we do research and communicate ideas. This workshop provides an introduction to the field of digital humanities and digital tools for text and visual analysis. Attendees look at a selection of free tools for creating visualizations, timelines, mapping and image recognition.
Python is a general-purpose programming language widely used in data science, web applications, and scripting to automate common tasks. In this hands-on Introduction to Python workshop, attendees learn Python through a brief analysis and visualization of tabular data.