Links to the calendar, training materials, and national resources.
- Calendar
- Training Presentations
- Continuing Education
- Guidelines for completing Online Courses
Before registering for an online course, please commit to these guidelines. - How to create your Librarian account in escWorks
RACE: Random Acts of Continuing Education
Coordinated by the South Dakota State Library, Random Acts of Continuing Education (RACE) are ˝ - 1 hour webinars that focus on current topics of interest to librarians.
Upcoming: Helping Distance Students @ Your Public Library, December 2009- Library Training Institute 2010
Coordinated by the South Dakota State Library, the Library Training Institute is a four-year program of continuing education for library practitioners, support staff and trustees of small public libraries. - Library 2.0 Challenge: Electronic Resources Edition
Electronic Resources Edition was developed by the South Dakota State Library staff to introduce you to the statewide subscription electronic resources. The Electronic Resources Challenge encourages library staff to learn more about the resources that provide expanded access to information and research tools to all schools, libraries and citizens of South Dakota. The challenge will run from February 22, 2010 through May 7, 2010 - Pushing Out the Walls: Expanding Resources For Your Community:
An Introduction to the SD State Library Statewide Electronic Resources
This will be a hands-on introduction to the Statewide Electronic Resources provided for your patrons by the South Dakota State Library. You will have an opportunity to learn about each resource, hear examples of how you can use it to help your patrons and learn how these resources expand your public library’s collections. A workshop is scheduled for September 24 (Rapid City), October 21 (Watertown), October 27 (Yankton), October 29 (Mitchell), and December 9 (Rapid City). If your library would like to host a workshop, please contact either Jane Healy or Julie Erickson at 800-423-6665. - Dewey Decimal Training Courses
OCLC is developing an online set of DDC training materials focused on the needs of experienced librarians who need Dewey application training. The materials will include a basic course on the structure and use of the DDC, plus a series of short modules based on special topics (including a general overview).
The course materials will be available on the Dewey web site at no charge. The presentations and exercises assume the availability of the latest version of the DDC database (i.e., WebDewey), and a professor, trainer, and/or experienced Dewey user for offering explanations and fielding questions. If you have questions as you go through the training please contact Daria Bossman, South Dakota State Library, daria.bossman@state.sd.us or 1-800-423-6665. You can access the training materials at OCLC's website. - Idaho Commission for Libraries: Programs
- Alternative Basic Library Education (ABLE) Program
Designed to help library staff members who have no formal education in library science to acquire the basic knowledge and skills needed to operate or work in a library. - Supplemental Alternative Basic Library Education (SABLE) Program
Designed to provide additional resources to help library staff members who have no formal education in library science to acquire the basic knowledge and skills needed to operate or work in a library. This program is a supplement to the ABLE courses.
- Alternative Basic Library Education (ABLE) Program
- Guidelines for completing Online Courses
- Directories and Associations
- Discussion Groups/ ListServs
- Comparison Guide to Distance Ed Programs
for Getting the MLS from becomealibrary.org
- InterLibrary Loan UserGroup
Compiled by SDLN (South Dakota Library Network). - Library Support Staff website
Finding and Accessing: those links that will benefit, educate and illuminate you, for the betterment of YOU, Your Job, and Your workplace. - Professional Reading