New Jersey State Library, Library Development Bureau
Monthly Continuing Education Schedule
June 2019
In-Person Workshops
Disaster Preparedness Workshop
June 5 - 9:00am to 1:00pm
Historic Courthouse - 71 Main Street Flemington, NJ 08822
Leap into Science Wind Training Workshop
June 6 – 10:00 AM – 2:00 PM
Sussex County Library – 125 Morris Tpke, Newton, NJ 07860
Workshop limited to 15 participants, preferably two or more people from the same library
Anyone interested can contact Sharon Rawlins at srawlins@PROTECTED
Opioid Overdose Prevention Training
June 11 - 1:00pm to 3:30pm
Plainfield Public Library - 800 Park Avenue Plainfield, NJ 07060
Cross Cultural Communicators in Libraries: Developing Culturally and Linguistically Competent Library Professionals
Spanish/English speaking bilingual librarians and library staff members in public libraries are encouraged to apply!
SAVE THE DATE: Experienced Directors Training
Thursday, September 5, 2019, Monmouth County Library - Headquarters in Manalapan, NJ
SAVE THE DATE: Youth Services Forum
Monday, October 7, 2019, Monroe Township Public Library (Middlesex County), 8:45 am – 3:00 pm
For more information contact Sandi Cronce, scronce@PROTECTED or Sharon Rawlins, srawlins@PROTECTED
Online Training is always available on the NJSL website under the Continuing Education Tab
EBSCO
EBSCO is offering free webinar training.
NoveList and NoveList K-8
NoveList is a comprehensive reader’s advisory service, including expert reading recommendations, reviews, articles, lists, and more. This session will review key features and functions, including searching and browsing by title, genre, award winners, “read-alikes”. We will also review other NoveList resources, including discussion guides, promotional materials, and common core support.
Wednesday, June 5 from 10:00 – 11:00 am
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Job and Career Accelerator
Job and Career Accelerator gives job seekers a comprehensive collection of job and career resources, including resume and cover letter builders, skill and interest assessments, job search tools, interview prep, and more. In this session, we will review these resources, the new interface, and learn how to set up a personalized dashboard for tracking job search progress
Tuesday, June 11 from 3:00 – 4:00 pm
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Advanced Searching in EBSCOhost
The EBSCOhost interface provides simple tools that enable a relatively unsophisticated searcher to easily retrieve highly relevant search results. In this session, we will explore options available to the more advanced searcher, including use of the Advanced Search Screen, field codes, and Boolean operators to construct more precise searches. Additional advanced search functions such as proximity an
d wildcard operators will be discussed, along with the Thesaurus features in EBSCOhost. We will also learn the benefit of the search history and how it can be used to combine search statements to create complex searches.
Thursday, June 13 from 10:00 – 11:00 am
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EBSCO School Library Resources
The EBSCO student databases and interfaces are powerful resources for use by students in the classroom, the library and from home. In this session will provide an overview of student databases Primary Search, Middle Search Plus and MAS Ultra, and a review of the Explora student interfaces, Points of View Reference Center and Literary Reference Center. The session also includes an overview of resources on the EBSCO Support Site such as scavenger hunts, best practices, and tutorials.
Tuesday, June 4 from 3:00 – 4:00 pm
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Free webinars and courses are available from Webjunction.
Library staff in New Jersey receive a discount on LYRASIS classes.
LYRASIS Learning
LYRASIS Learning gives you access to the entire catalog of LYRASIS training, including recordings of all our on-demand classes, as well as unlimited live classes for an entire year. By simply paying one easy annual price that can be rolled into your LYRASIS membership fee, you will have access to a wide array of learning
opportunities for your whole staff all year long!
Subscribe before 6/30/19 for savings, or purchase a 3 year prepaid plan for more savings. Offer good through 6/30/19.
For more continuing education resources, please visit the New Jersey State Library’s Continuing Education page.
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