Subject area: Community-centred and culturally informed approach to building digital collections Format: Online course with downloadable workbook Length: 2 hours Audience: GLAMR professionals, librarians Organisers: OCLC, WebJunction Reflection: The primary objective of this course is to be able to devise a plan for a community-centred approach for digital collections through uncovering stories and voices […]
Category: CPD activities
National Library’s Oral History Collection
Subject area: National Library of Australia’s oral history collection Format: Learning webinar and exploring oral histories Length: 1 hour Audience: Library professionals, archivists Organisers: National Library of Australia Presenters: Mark Piva and Dr Shirleene Robinson Reflection: My main objective of engaging in this webinar was to learn about the National Library of Australia’s oral […]
Poetry in Public Libraries
Subject area: Episode 1 – An Ode to Poetry Format: Good Librations Podcast available on Spotify Length: 1 hour Audience: Public library professionals, general audience interested in poetry as a genre Presenter: Podcast hosts from Kiama Library Reflection: I wanted to explore the subject of poetry from the viewpoint of a librarian. This was the […]
Libraries and the Epidemic of Isolation and Loneliness
Subject area: How libraries can respond to loneliness and isolation Format: Webinar Length: 1 hour Audience: library professionals Organisers: WebJunction Presenters: Brooke Doyle (Senior Project Coordinator, OCLC) and Jennifer Peterson (WebJunction Community Manager, OCLC) Reflection: The objectives of this webinar were to better understand the global epidemic of loneliness and social isolation and the […]
The Reference Interview
Subject area: Public library reference services Format: Online reference education training – Module 1 & 2 Length: 2 hours Audience: public library professionals Organiser: Ohio Library Council Reflection: The main objective of undertaking reference education training was to deep dive into improving my skillset in an area that is core component of meeting information […]
Are Public Libraries Relevant?
Subject area: The Importance of Public Libraries Fromat: Educational videos Are Libraries Still Relevant? Libraries’ Role in Making a Better World Public Libraries: The Next Level Reimagining the Public Library to Reconnect the Community Length: 1 hour Audience: General Organiser: TEDx Talks Presenters: Liz Bartlett, Nathalice Bezerra Cardoso (Brazilian librarian), Rebecca Raven (CEO of Brampton […]
Public Libraries for People Living with Dementia
Subject area: Programs and customer service for people living with dementia Format: Webinar Length: 1 hour Audience: library professionals Organiser: WebJunction Presenter: Timothy J. Dickey (Adult Services Librarian) Reflection: The objective of this webinar is to gain a comprehensive overview of dementia and learn practical strategies for meeting the needs of people living with […]
Library Communities of Practice for BIPOC
Subject area: Librarians of colour discuss communities of practice and mentorship Format: Podcast episode 6 available on Spotify Length: 1 hour Audience: information professionals of colour Organiser: LibVoices Podcast Presenters: LibVoices host interview Nataly Blas (Latinx librarian) and Jennifer Masunaga (Mexican American-Japanese librarian) Reflection: This podcast discusses all things relating to the world of […]
Identifying Community Needs: Environmental Scans and Surveys
Subject area: Environmental scan and surveys in identifying public library community needs Format: Video lessons 2 & 4 Length: 1 hour Audience: Public library professionals at all levels Organiser: edX (the University of Michigan) Presenter: Kristin Fontichiaro Reflection: The objective of undertaking a section of this course was to gain practical tools and strategies […]
Supercharged Storytimes
Subject area: storytimes and early literacy knowledge Format: online course with reflective exercises Length: 2 hours 30 minutes (Module 1 and 2) Audience: public library professionals Organiser: WebJunction Presenter: Saroj Ghoting Reflection: My primary objective of undertaking the first two modules of this course was to be able to better understand apply academic research, […]