The State Library is pleased to announce some new continuing education opportunities for the winter and spring of 2016! Please visit the Train Station calendar for complete details and registration links.
Cataloging and RDA
Cataloging Serials and RDA
This half-day (morning) workshop explains the differences and similarities between AACR2 and RDA for serials cataloging. This session will include hands-on practice in cataloging serials.
February 10th – Kinston
March 16th – Chapel Hill
April 28th – Hickory
Tackling A/V in RDA
This half-day (afternoon) workshop delves into the unique challenges of cataloging A/V materials using RDA. Participants will engage in hands-on practice using templates and sample A/V materials in multiple formats.
February 10th – Kinston
March 16th – Chapel Hill
April 28th – Hickory
NC LIVE
Wading into e-books and e-audios at NCLIVE
Get to know the many e-book and e-audio options available through NCLIVE! This half-day workshop focuses on each vendor including how to access, search, read, and download, as well as strategies and sources for information about how to download to the latest devices. A comparison chart with each vendor’s features will be provided. Vendors covered include: ProQuest ebrary, ebooks from EBSCOhost, myilibrary, and the Home Grown ebook collection, as well as One Click and Learning Express.
April 4 – Burgaw
May 4 – High Point
May 25 – Asheville
Other State Library CE events to be announced later this spring . . . a workshop on Designing and Implementing Effective Surveys (co-sponsored with the Perkins Library at Duke University), plus several half-day workshops on collecting and using data from the annual Public Library Survey.
Feel free to contact CEstaff@ncdcr.gov for more information.
Azalea Coast Library Association (ACLA) 