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The Certification Oversight Committee has approved courses for Independent Study. Submit the learning activities and assignments to your Regional Contact Person.

25 Technologies in 50 Minutes

This program has been approved for Philosophy Competency #5 and Public Services Administration and Planning Competency #A8 for 1 contact hour. The program covers the following technologies: 2 minutes per technology. 1. RSS. 2. Wiki. 3.Blogs. 4. Photos. 5. Photo Blogs. 6. Tags. 7. You Tube. 8. MP3. 9. Streaming Media. 10. Google Office. 11. Instant Messaging. 12. Meebo, Trilliam, Gaim. 13. Visualization. 14. Secondlife.com. 15. Avatars. 16. Retrievr. 17. Podcasts. 18. MySpace. 19. Facebook. 20. Skype. 21. Library Thing. 22. Endeca. 23. Virtual Reference. 24. Folksonomies and Tag clouds. 25. Blinkx and Singingfish. The program explans briefly each technology and gave an example of a library that is the using the technology. View the streamingvideo and complete the following: The streaming video is archived at: http://www.sirsidynixinstitute.com/archive.php
  1. Fill out a Transfer of Learning form.
  2. Create a library or a personal blog. Print out your blog and include it with your portfolio.

  3. OR, If you have already created a blog, choose any of the 25 technologies discussed and spend 15 minutes exploring it. Describe how it might be used in your library.

Approved by the Certification Oversight Committee on December 1, 2006.
Link checked on February 23, 2007.

Collection Development Sequence and Introduction to Technical Services and Catalog Records

This program has been approved for Technical Services Competencies A. Collection Development and Management #2: Recommend policies and procedures for selection, acquisition, circulation, maintenance and weeding of library materials for 7.5 contact hours. This course is on the web at http://www.libraries.idaho.gov/able. There are 4 courses under collection development sequence. There is 1 course under technical services sequence (Introduction to Technical Services and Catalog Records).
  1. Take the course online and answer the questions at the end of each section and the final exam. Print out the questions and answers to the quizes and the final exam to include with your portfolio.
  2. Take the Introduction to Technical Services and Catalog Records and answer the quiz questions. Print out the questions and the answers to include with your portfolio.
  3. Read "Circulation Services" by Nancy R. Nelson in "Technical Services Today and Tomorrow" by Michael Gorman, pp. 157-162, and answer the following question: Discuss circulation policies and procedures with circulation staff at your library. Are there additional policies that need to be included? If so, what other policies need to be addressed. Include a copy of the circulation policies and procedures with your portfolio.

Approved by the Certification Oversight Committee on August 3, 2004.
Link checked on February 23, 2007.

Diversity in the Library: A Way of Life

This program has been approved for Philosophy Competency #7 and Public Services Direct Patron Services Competency #B1 for 1 contact hour. The video covers dealing with diversity in patrons and in staff. The video covers a scenario with black teens making noise at a computer. Another scenario covers a hearing impaired patron. Another scenario assumes a Mexican patron does not speak English. A dyslexic staff member is discussed and a staff member who dresses differently is shown in a scenario. View the video and complete the following.
  1. Fill out a Transfer of Learning form.
  2. Describe a patron population that comes to your library (this can be teens, people from another country, the elderly) and list assumptions you have made about this group that may have created a barrier to your providing good service.

Approved by the Certification Oversight Committee on June 7, 2002.

Google Book Search: its Impact on Scholarship and Libraries

This program has been approved for Philosophy Competency #5: Monitor and respond to trends and developments within the field, including the use of appropriate technology in all library functions and for Public Services A #5: Explain library copyright requirements. This program is 2 contact hours. The program describes the books Google is putting online and the reactions of publishers and librarians. Copyright issues are addressed. The handouts for this program are available over the Internet from the College of DuPage at http://www.dupagepress.com/COD/index.php?id=1032. This is a Library Challenges and Opportunities Teleconference. The VHS/DVD may be available via ILL.

Homework Questions:
  1. How has copyright law affected what books Google can digitize and put on the Web?
  2. How will the availability of Google Book change the way you provide library service?

    3. Approved by the Certification Oversight Committee on May 9, 2006. Link checked on February 23,2007.

Hispanic/Latino Youth Librarianship on WebJunction

This program has been approved for Philosophy Competency #7 and Public Services Direct Patron Services Competency #B1 and #B7 and Technical Services Acquisitions #1 for 2 contact hours. This course looks at the ways to better serve library users interested in Hispanic/Latino matterials. The course is filled with recommended books, articles, and Web sites, and learners are able to create a personalized list of these references. The course is available on WebJunction http://mn.webjunction.org This course in in the WebJunction Course Catalog under Sustainability, Advocacy, and Outreach. By the end of the course, you will be able to complete the following homework activities:
  1. Name five aspects of the Hispanic/Latino culture that are relevant to selection and use of library materials.
  2. Identify three online sources of bilingual, Spanish language, or Hispanic/Latino culture materials for youth.
  3. Identify three publishers of bilingual, Spanish language, or Hispanic/Latino books for youth.
  4. Describe the steps to take in evaluating bilingual, Spanish language, or Hispanic/Latino cultural material for youth.
  5. Name three national awards given to Hispanic/Latino literature for youth.
  6. Prepare a bibliography of 10 recommended bilingual, Spanish language, or Hispanic/Latino culture books for youth.
  7. Name five dos and don'ts in using Hispanic/Latino culture books for youth.

    Approved by the Certification Oversight Committee on October 20, 2006.

Is the Customer Always Right?

This program has been approved for Old Public Services Competencies B1 and B2; and for New Competencies in Public Services B1, B2, and B3 for 0.5 contact hours. The program gives examples of what not to do and to do in handling difficult staff situations. This is a video available from the Arrowhead Library System. View this 23 minute video produced by the ALA Video Network in 1994 and answer the following questions:
  1. What makes up quality service?
  2. What are twelve strategies for handling problem situations?
  3. Comment on the mini-case studies. Have you experienced situations like this? How do you handle them?
  4. What would you do differently now that you have viewed the video?

    5. Approved by the Certification Oversight Committee on May 8, 2001.

Marketing the Library: Web Training for Public Libraries

This program has been approved for Public Services Competencies A#2 for 2 contact hours. The competency is Public Services Abilities-- Administrative and Planning Services: Market library services.

This course is on the web at http://www.olc.org/marketing/index.html. This program covers: What is Library Marketing? and Why do libraries need it? It covers planning,product, promotion, and the Internet. There are examples of Products and Promotion by Ohio Public Libraries The ideas could be adapted by libraries in any State.
  1. There are exercise questions at the end of each module.
  2. Answer the questions and turn them into your Regional Certification Contact Person.

    Approved by the Certification Oversight Committee on January 26, 2004.
    Link checked on February 23, 2007.

Power Point on WebJunction

This program has been approved for Public Services Competencies A#2 and A#9 for 4 contact hours. The competency is Public Services Abilities-- Administrative and Planning Services: Market library services. A9 competency is Demonstrate skills in the use of audiovisual equipment (Technology Competency).

This course is on the web at http://www.webjunction.org. It is in the WebJunction Course Catalog under Basic Computing and Applications Series.This program covers: How to use Power Point software. The items covered are: Normal and Outline Views; Slide Views and Notes; Using and Coppying Slides; Creating and Deleting Slides; Wizards and Templates Masters, Headers, Footers; Modifying a Presentation. To receive competencies and contact hours for Certification, do the following homework:
  1. Design a slide show using Power Poin to explain a service or services your library offers for a specific audience.
  2. Set up and use a computer and projector to show this presentation to your supervisor, your director, or your target audience. Include a print out of your slide show with your portfolio.
  3. Do a short audience evaluation of your Power Point. Ask them if the slides were useful in helping them undersstand the topic: Ask them How you could improve the slide portion of your presentation.

Answer the questions and turn them into your Regional Contact Person.

Approved by the Certification Oversight Committee on December 19, 2006.

Preservation Basics: An Introduction to Preservation Issues

This program has been approved for new Technical Services Competency D2 for 5.5 contact hours. "This course covers the causes and effects of deterioration of various fomats of library and archival material. Also discussed will be mold and pest prevention; card and handling; and storage issues. See the web site at http://www.amigos.org/learning/catalog/shopping/product_details.php?id=59. The program has been renamed Introduction to Preservation Issues and Practices. There is a registration fee posted on the website. A Transfer of Learning Worksheet is required.
Approved by the Certification Oversight Committee on October 31, 2001.
Link checked on February 23, 2007.

Serving Immigrant Populations: A Library Prototype for Diversity

This program has been approved for Philosophy Competencies #2. Demonstrate a basic understanding of a library serving its community and #7. Demonstrate awareness of and willingness to serve culturally diverse individuals. Public Services Direct User Services #1. Communicate with individuals from diverse backgrounds for 2 contact hours. This Soaring to Excellence Program gives examples of libraries serving immigrant populations and how to find immigration statistics. The handouts for this program are available over the Internet from the College of DuPage at http://www.dupagepress.com/COD/index.php?id=985. The streaming video is available at: http://www.dupagepress.comCOD/index.php?id=1166 for 60 days from April 7, 2006. This is a teleconference. The VHS/DVD may be available via ILL.
Homework Questions:
  1. Take a close look at your library and identity five barriwes to service for immigrants. Once your've identified them, offer suggestions as to how each could be changed.
  2. Following the model of Marc Thomas, identify the immigrant population of your community. Include as much information as you can to provide a basis upon which to begin serving that population
  3. Idantify at least three possible partnerships in your community that could assist in the library's service to immigrants. Who are they, what do they provide, how can they help you, and how can you help them..
  4. How would you define the term "cultural negotiation"? Identify three possible ways to begin "cultural negotiation" in your library.

Approved by the Certification Oversight Committee on May 9, 2006.
Link checked February 23, 2007



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