SirsiDynix Institute

SirsiDynix Institute offers free hour-long audio presentations from library leaders exploring new ideas. These presentations are archived. Topics cover new trends in technology, management, and services.

BCR and LYRASIS Classes

BCR online training and the parent company, LYRASIS, offers:

•  BCR offers online and in-person courses.
• BCR's Free Friday Forum covers a range of topics. They are archived.
• LYRASIS (pdf) catalog offers more than 100 2 to 4 hour courses on computers, Web sites, reference, reader's advisory, management, collection development.

Trendy Topics 2010

Trendy Topics 2010 is a series of one-hour online presentations by experts of their topics. These presentations are available through a variety of pricing models: individual presentations, collections of several presentations, individual and collections of archived presentations, free after some time.

• Social networking for libraries (February 9) by Meredith Farkas
• Marketing: the medium and the message (March 9) by Alison Circle.
• A great fit: Teens, technology and libraries!  (April 13) by Kelly Czarnecki
• Portable eReading: prospects and possibilities (May 11) by Tom Peters
• FutureReady: The future of libraries (June 8) by Stephen Abram
• Improving library services by recognizing that you're a designer (May 13) by Aaron Schmidt
• Digital reference (September 14) by Alison Miller
• Virtual worlds and libraries (October 12) by Jeremy W. Kemp
• Building an electronic branch for your library (November 16) by David Lee King

Webjunction Kansas

Webjunction Kansas offers a variety of online courses. Signing up for an account is free to Kansas librarians.

• Courses: Click "courses" in the bar across the top of the page:
• Featured Course Providers: LE@D - University of North Texas courses, Library U - Illinios State Library, WebJunction
• Application software: Crystal reports, databases, Microsoft Office, Powerpoint, Web browsers, Word
• Customer service & interpersonal skills: communication, customer service, ethics & values, interpersonal, learning (personal)
• Library management: advocacy & outreach, budget & finance, facilities management, marketing, policies & procedures
• Library services: children, readers advisory, reference & information resources, technical services
• Network & security: servers, wireless
• Operating & automation systems: Windows
• Organizational management: Leading organizations, legal responsibilities, project management, strategic planning
• Personnel management: hiring, staff training & development, supervision, workplace safety & compliance
• Technology (general): basic computer support, emerging technology, hardware, public access computing, technology planning, video
• Web design & development: Web design