Upcoming Lyrasis Classes!
Posted by Jennifer on 23 June, 2009 in Educational Services, Upcoming Classes
The following classes will be brought to you soon by Lyrasis, online and around the region. For more information or to register, please visit www.lyrasis.org. Keyword: Classes and Events or click on the titles of the classes below.
YA Lit 2.0 (Live Online)
07/21/2009, 2:00pm-4:00pm EST
SAVE $25 when you register. Enter discount code YA090721
Management 101: What is Management? [...]
Information Institute Launches Web Portal to Facilitate Public Library Hurricane Preparedness and Response
Posted by Alicia on 9 June, 2009 in Library News, Preservation, Public Libraries, disaster
The Information Use Management & Policy Institute (Information Institute) directed by Charles R. McClure, Francis Eppes Professor at the College of Information, Florida State University (FSU) has officially launched its web portal: Hurricane Preparedness and Response for Florida Public Libraries. The portal provides a wealth of information and resources for public librarians and others to [...]
Hurricane Season is Here–Are You Ready?
Posted by Alicia on 9 June, 2009 in Preservation, disaster
The National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration’s (NOAA) forecasters say a near-normal Atlantic hurricane season is most likely for 2009, with a 70 percent chance of having nine to 14 named storms, of which four to seven could become hurricanes, including one to three major hurricanes (Category 3, 4 or 5). With 35 million people living [...]
Upcoming Lyrasis Classes!
Posted by Jennifer on 1 June, 2009 in Educational Services, Upcoming Classes
The following classes will be brought to you soon by Lyrasis, online and around the region. For more information or to register, please visit www.lyrasis.org. Keyword: Classes and Events.
NEW CLASS: The Educated Consumer of Preservation Products and Services (Live Online)
06/29/2009 - 07/01/2009, 2:00pm-4:00pm three consecutive days
E-Resource Licensing: Overview and How-to for the Non-Lawyer (Live Online)
06/30/2009, 10:00am-12:00pm [...]
A New Preservation Services class from Lyrasis
Posted by Jennifer on 1 June, 2009 in Educational Services, Upcoming Classes
Lyrasis is pleased to announce a new preservation class!
The Educated Consumer: Evaluating Preservation Products and Services (Live Online)
June 29-July 1, 2009. 2-4pm EST
This new class will empower you to be an educated consumer of products and services advertised to the library and archive communities. Through lecture, case study and active audience participation, this class demystifies [...]
HBCU Photograph Preservation Project Comes to Life on YouTube
Posted by Alicia on 27 May, 2009 in HBCU, Preservation
Since 2007, Lyrasis has been involved in a project funded by the Mellon Foundation to improve the preservation of photographic collections held by Historically Black Colleges and Universities (HBCU). Now, a video on the project has been produced at Spelman College (GA) and posted to YouTube. To read more about the Mellon-funded project, click here. To view [...]
Upcoming Lyrasis Classes!
Posted by Jennifer on 26 May, 2009 in Educational Services, Upcoming Classes
The following classes will be brought to you soon by Lyrasis, online and around the region. For more information or to register, please visit www.lyrasis.org. Keyword: Classes and Events.
Protective Enclosures for Collections
06/03/2009 - 06/04/2009, 9:00am-4:00pm CMT
Hosted at University Of New Orleans
Preparing for Digitization Projects (Live Online)
06/03/2009 - 06/04/2009, 2:00pm-4:00pm EST
SAVE $25 when you register. Enter discount [...]
Upcoming Lyrasis Classes!
Posted by Jennifer on 30 April, 2009 in Educational Services, Upcoming Classes
The following classes will be brought to you soon by Lyrasis, online and around the region. For more information or to register, please visit www.lyrasis.org. Keyword: Classes and Events.
Foundations of Reference Service for Non-librarians (Live Online)
05/27/2009 - 05/28/2009, 10:00am-12:00pm EST two consecutive days
E-Resource Wrangling: An Introduction to ERMS (Live Online)
05/27/2009, 10:00am-12:00pm EST
Save $25 when you register. [...]
Save on Disaster Resources for MayDay
Posted by Alicia on 29 April, 2009 in Preservation, disaster
Heritage Preservation’s award-winning, essential disaster resources – the Emergency Response and Salvage Wheel and Field Guide to Emergency Response – are on sale in their Bookstore from April 15 through May 31 in celebration of MayDay 2009. To place an order of 10 or more or to pay with a check or purchase order, call [...]
Stayin’ Alive: Sustainability in Tough Economic Times
Posted by Jennifer on 29 April, 2009 in Conferences, Educational Services
“Sustainability” is the word on everyone’s lips these days, but what does it really mean, and how can cultural institutions make it work for them? Join us to explore real-life, practical ideas for making your institution more financially, environmentally, and socially sustainable. Working sessions will be led by Lyrasis instructors, with ample discussion and idea exchange [...]