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Webinar: Defend Yourself – Safer Libraries, Two-Part Series
Online Via Zoom NY, United StatesWebinar Description: Libraries and their employees face challenges in handling difficult or threatening situations while providing good service to their communities. Defend Yourself helps libraries address these challenges with a comprehensive training that covers de-escalation, active bystander skills, boundary setting, and empowerment self-defense. This training is experiential, trauma-informed, and will help: Promote a safe and […]
LILRC Webinar: Vertical Files Demystified
Online Via Zoom NY, United StatesWhat is a vertical file? Simply put, it is a filing cabinet with folders dedicated to people, places, events, and other topics relating to a community. It is the first stop for a librarian or archivist to send a researcher with questions about a popular subject. The Society of American Archivists defines it as, “an […]
MLA Webinar: Tell Your Research Story – Visualization, Design, and Messaging
Online via MLA NY, United StatesLibrarians are not only delving into teaching data visualization to their patrons, but also utilizing visualizations to communicate their own research. This webinar serves the dual purpose of role-modeling how to teach data visualization and teaching you how to apply design principles and targeted messaging into your professional activities. You will be introduced to universal […]
New York State Library Webinar: Intellectual Property 101
NY, United StatesUnfamiliar with patents, trademarks, copyrights, and trade secrets? Learn about intellectual property (IP) basics and potential ways to protect your innovations as you transition from idea to product. The session will cover: • What is the USPTO? • An overview of intellectual property types: patents, trademarks, copyrights, and trade secrets • Why innovators and entrepreneurs […]
ESLN Webinar: Changing Environment of Resource Sharing in Academic Libraries
Online Via Zoom NY, United StatesAcademic resource sharing has been impacted over the last 18 months due to an unprecedented pandemic causing temporary physical library closures and reduction or elimination of sharing resources. Additionally, the impact of understanding the virus lifespan on physical materials also shaped how libraries are providing resources and fulfilling ILL requests in a timely manner. This […]
RRLC Webinar: Work/Life Balance – Setting Healthy Boundaries
Online Via Zoom NY, United StatesIn today’s new environment, boundaries are more important than ever. Boundaries can help you to feel more effective and less stressed. This webinar will include a discussion of effective ways that can help you set boundaries in your life. This webinar will help you learn the steps you need to take to set these healthy […]
CDLC Webinar: News Media Literacy – Seeking and Finding the Truth in a Fake News World
NY, United StatesSeeing is believing, right? NOT NECESSARILY. Increasingly technology is being used to spread misinformation and outright lies. What is the difference between photo enhancement and manipulation? Attend this presentation to find out some of the ways you can investigate if the visual information your accessing, particularly online, is real or manipulated. About the Presenter: Mary Miller […]
Second Tuesday at Ten!
Online Via Zoom NY, United StatesTo encourage staying connected with each other during this time, we invite you to join us online second Tuesdays at Ten! **Our June meeting will be taking place on the THIRD Tuesday of the month due to scheduling conflicts.** Staying connected is important during this unprecedented time. CLRC is looking to stay engaged with our […]
New York State Library Webinar: A Hard Battle – Peter and Clarinda Dumont’s Civil War Letters
NY, United StatesPeter L. Dumont was a Union soldier who was born in Schoharie County and had moved to Utica as a teenager. Over an eighteen-month period following his enlistment, he sent eighty detailed letters home to his wife Clarinda, writing with candor about military life and sketching pictures. He chronicled his harrowing experiences fighting for the […]
SENYLRC Webinar: An Introduction to iMovie – Basic Editing and Beyond!
Online Via Zoom NY, United StatesThe ability to create simple and attractive videos with clear sound is a skill that can benefit any library. Whether it’s for public relations, programming, or internal staff training, a polished product can get your message across. iMovie comes pre-installed on all Apple computers and has easy to use auto features, along with some intermediate […]