Captioning Instructional Videos – Four-Week Course
Date: Begins August 1, 2016
Price: $130 ASCLA Member; $175 ALA Member; Nonmember $210; Student $100
Association of Specialized and Cooperative Library Agencies offers a four-week course on creating and synchronizing captions for library instructional videos for patrons who are deaf or suffer from hearing impairments. Participants will be introduced to free tools for composing useful and meaningful captions, script preparation and video creation.
Researching New York Conference at the University at Albany, November 17-19, 2016
Call for Papers, Deadline: August 1, 2016
Conference organizers invite proposals from any time period and any methodological perspective on any aspect of New York State history.
Facilitating Focus Groups: Best Practices for Gathering Data Through Group Conversation Workshop
Date: August 1, 2016 (2:00 pm – 5:00 pm)
Location: METRO Training Center (4th floor), 57 East 11th Street, New York, NY
Price: $30 METRO, myMETRO, ESLN Member; Nonmember $60
Focus groups are a great research tool for gathering feedback on new products or programs and better understanding your library’s community. By learning to facilitate or moderate a focus group discussion, you can uncover multiple perspectives or find out what people have in common within a cohort. This workshop is intended for professionals and students who are interested in learning how to build research and facilitation skills, and design for diverse audiences.
Greater Hudson Heritage Network’s Awards for Excellence
Nomination Period: 8/1 through 8/31, 2016
GHHN seeks to recognize and commend exceptional efforts among its members. Awards are made to projects that exemplify creativity and professional vision resulting in a contribution to the preservation and interpretation of the historic scene, material culture and diversity of the region. Nominations reflecting work in 20th century documentation, or re-interpretation of collections are strongly encouraged; nominations of collaborative or regionally focused projects are especially welcome.
Search & the Net @2016 Workshop
Date: August 2, 2016 (9:00 am – Noon)
Location: Rochester Regional Library Council Training Room, 390 Packett’s Landing, Fairport, NY
Price: Free RRLC & ESLN Member; Nonmember $35
Web search is a constantly shifting landscape, reflecting the dynamic nature of the most universal communication channel in human history. Join other librarians in this annual hands-on exploration of the latest tools and developments relevant to users’ needs. Key themes will include new search engines featuring privacy controls, artificial intelligence, crowd sourced discovery, the growing array of new digital collections, and more.