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NEW! All Courses Advocacy Now! Make It Happen > GLBTQ Literature for Young Adults > Graphic Novels: What are they + how to incorporate them into your programming > Genealogy: In search of your family > Podcasting > Metadata for Digital Collections > Learn CAMTASIA and take your teaching to the next level > Archiving Audio Visual Materials > Take Control of Your Why Talk About Books >
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| Program # :M08B5110155144 | Instructor:Dick and Bonnie Withers |
| Dates:10/04/07 | Time: 9:00am - 12:30pm |
| Location: Bolton Hall 521 | Fee:$39.00 |
Description: Make it happen! Richard Withers is an attorney presently working with the City of Milwaukee Common Council as Legislative Research and Fiscal Analyst. In this capacity, Richard conducts research on a wide range of municipal and legislative topics and policies, drafts ordinances and resolutions, and analyses budgets and appropriations During his career, Richard has had extensive experience in communications, advocacy, lobbying, community organizing, and in training others to do the same. His experience includes representing health and civil liberties concerns before state and federal courts as well as advocacy with local, state and national legislative bodies and at the United Nations. Bonnie Withers holds an MA and MLIS degree and is currently School Library Media Program coordinator for SOIS. She has extensive instructional and group leading experience at all levels, K4 – adult, including work as a library media specialist in Milwaukee Public Schools, and has learned a lot about advocacy through over twenty-five years of hanging out with Richard. Online registration:
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| Program # :M08B5110155138 | Instructor:Mary Wepking |
| Dates:10/08/07 - 11/10/07 | Time: |
| Location: online | Fee:$199.00 |
Description: GLBTQ Literature for Young Adults offers an examination of YA literature which addresses the issues of gay, lesbian, bisexual, transgender, and questioning teens and families. Eight to ten current titles will be read and discussed, and students will also learn techniques for reading guidance, publicity and collection development. Online registration: https://www4.uwm.edu/sce/registration/add.cfm?id=21942
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Graphic Novels: What are they + how to incorporate them into your programming |
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| Program # :M08B5110155145 |
Instructor:Betsy Schoeller, Ph.D. |
| Dates:5 wks beginning 10/08/07 | Time: |
| Location: online | Fee:$199.00 |
Description: What are graphic novels? How do I choose ‘good’ graphic novels? What are the differences between Manga, Anime, and graphic novels? Do we really need them in my collection? How are they different from picture books, and do we want to tolerate or encourage them? Useful for School Library Media Specialists and Librarians interested in incorporating graphic novels into their programming, from adult to children’s story hour. We will also cover the use of graphic novels in the curriculum. Online registration:https://www4.uwm.edu/sce/registration/add.cfm?id=22466
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| Program # :M08B5110155140 | Instructor:Kim Baugrud |
| Dates:10/18/07 - 11/10/07 | Time: |
| Location: online | Fee:$199.00 |
Description: This introductory Genealogy course covers original research, primary and secondary sources as well as how to get started, where to look and how to record what you find. Online registration: https://www4.uwm.edu/sce/registration/add.cfm?id=22322
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| Program # :M08B5110155146 | Instructor:Jacques du Plessis |
| Dates:10/26/07 | Time: 9:00am - 12:00pm |
| Location: Bolton Hall 531 | Fee:$60.00 Student: $40.00 |
Description: Much of instruction and communication is conducted via the Web today. Podcasting enables you to create an audio (or video) stream and to upload it, and the rest happens automatically. Subscribers are notified and the downloads to their media players (like i-pods) are activated. TODAY'S STUDENTS INCREASINGLY EXPECT YOU TO PROVIDE PODCASTS OF ONLINE LECTURES. Do you find yourself needing or wanting to be able to create podcasts? This workshop is designed to teach you the tricks of creating polished podcasts. All materials will be provided. Dr. Du Plessis has a PhD in instructional technology. He is excited about the new potential of increased bandwidth and the elevated role of sound and video on the Web. Online registration: https://www4.uwm.edu/sce/registration/add.cfm?id=22842
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Metadata for Digital Collections - SORRY THIS COURSE IS FULL |
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| Program # :M08B5110155137 | Instructor:Steve Miller |
| Dates:10/29/07 - 11/30/07 | Time: |
| Location:online | Fee:$295.00 |
Description: This four-week online workshop provides an in-depth introduction to creating and managing metadata for digital collections in libraries, archives, and museums. The workshop has a strong practical focus with hands-on exercises in metadata creation. Participants will create metadata for digital images and texts in Dublin Core, MODS, and VRA. They will be introduced to the most commonly-used controlled vocabularies for digital collections, as well as to XML, OAI, metadata harvesting, mapping, and interoperability. The workshop will also cover metadata standards selection, project template creation, and metadata documentation in the form of best practice guides and application profiles. No prior experience with metadata is required. Participants will receive a password to a workshop web site, which includes content documents, discussion forums, and an area for submitting exercises. The workshop includes interaction with the instructor and other participants and feedback on exercises. The workshop should take participants approximately 4-6 hours per week. There will be a set of weekly or bi-weekly deadlines for submitting exercises. Within that framework, participants may work through the content at whatever pace, location, and time of day they wish. Upon completion of the workshop, each person will receive a certificate in PDF format for printing. Steven Miller is a Senior Lecturer at the UWM School of Information Studies. He teaches a gradate course in Metadata, has given numerous conference presentations and continuing education workshops on metadata, and has served as the Chair of the ALA ALCTS Metadata Interest Group. Online registration: https://www4.uwm.edu/sce/registration/add.cfm?id=21822
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| Program # :M08B5110155147 | Instructor:Jacques du Plessis |
| Dates:11/02/07 | Time: 9:00am - 12:00pm |
| Location: Bolton Hall 531 | Fee:$60.00 Student: $40.00 |
Description: This workshop will anchor your skills in capturing activity on your screen and adding your voice either simultaneously or after the fact. After this workshop you will be able to create your presentations and deliver them via the Web, CD, DVD or iPod. Dr. Du Plessis has a PhD in instructional technology. He is excited about the new potential of increased bandwidth and the elevated role of sound and video on the Web. Online registration: https://www4.uwm.edu/sce/registration/add.cfm?id=22843
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| Program # :M08B5110155148 | Instructor:Jacques du Plessis |
| Dates:11/16/07 | Time: 9:00am - 12:00pm |
| Location: Bolton Hall 531 | Fee:$60.00 Student: $40.00 |
Description: Feeling overwhelmed by the amount of email you're receiving? Do you have 300 messages in your inbox? Have you forgotten to get back to someone in a timely manner because their email fell below your first email screen? Learn how to take control of your email life. This workshop will teach you how to organize your email so that you'll never have to say you're sorry for not 'seeing' an email. Online registration: https://www4.uwm.edu/sce/registration/add.cfm?id=22844
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| Program # :M08B5110155143 |
Instructor:Paul Eisloeffel, Curator of Audiovisual Collections, Nebraska State Historical Society |
| Dates:5 weeks starting 11/12/07 | Time: |
| Location: Online | Fee:$325.00 Student:$260.00 |
Description: Vintage sound recordings and moving images – in all their myriad forms – are frequent inhabitants of archival repositories, libraries and museums. Yet the presence of these machine-dependent documents often confounds the information professional who is more at home with paper-based materials. This class will introduce you to the world of audiovisual materials, their history and nature, and the archival issues associated with them. Online registration:
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| Program # :M08B5110155142 | Instructor:Gary Warren Niebuhr, Director Greendale Library |
| Dates:11/20/07 | Time: 9:00 am - 12:00 pm |
| Location: Bolton Hall 521 | Fee:$39.00 |
Description: A program for anyone interested in learning book discussion leadership skills and how to select great books to discuss. Online registration:
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