Free Library-related eLearning sites

[Marianne Lenox]

I'm working on some class material and thought I'd share this list of free online courses I'm putting together...

• ALA's Advocacy Training Communication 101: How to Communicate Effectively with Congress
• Arizona State Library Overview of Collection Development Provides practical training in how to perform collection development activities in public libraries
• Bibliographical Center for Research: Free Friday Forums pertaining to OCLC, Internet, Web design, cataloging and ILL topics
• Idaho State Library - Alternative Basic Library Education (ABLE): Online tutorials on basic library skills
• Idaho State Library - Supplemental Alternative Basic Library Educat...: Online tutorials on topics that are supplemental to basic library skills
• Grand Valley State University's Library Skills Tutorial Excellently organized, thoroughly comprehensive presentation of important library concepts, beginning at the most elementary level. The repeated message to "ask a reference librarian" is especially valuable, as is the detailed coverage of periodical resources and database searching.
• Lake Sumter Community College (FL) Internet Essentials Tutorial. A basic self-paced, text-based tutorial on internet skills
• Library of Congress Professional Development Self-serve Workshops: Online modules on a variety of topics including search skills, primary sources, basic technology
• Library of Congress Webcasts: Webcasts on topics of interest to librarians and archivists
• LibraryU: Courses for library staff and patrons created by the Illinois Library Systems and the Illinois State Library. Highly recommended.
• LISRadio: free interactive Webcasts from the School of Information Science and Learning Technologies at the University of Missouri-Columbia
• National Library of Medicine Distance Education Program Resources: Short tutorials on various medical library resources such as PubMed and MedlinePLUS
• Ohio Library Council's "Marketing the Library" Web-based staff training for public library marketing. Six self-paced modules, with examples, exercises, quizzes, and links to web marketing resources.
• Ohio Library Council's ORE Program" Web-based staff training for public library reference services. Six self-paced modules, with examples, exercises, quizzes, and links to web marketing resources.
• Ohio Library Council: Self-paced online modules cover topics such as new staff orientation for public libraries, basic reference and library marketing
• OPAL: an international collaborative effort by libraries of all types to provide web-based programs and training for library users and library staff members; administered by the Alliance Library System, the mid-Illinois Talking Book Center and the Illinois State Library Talking Book and Braille Service
• SirsiDynix Institute: Live online seminars by library industry leaders on timely topics; also features free archive of past seminars
• State Library of Ohio - eLearning Center: although these free online modules are geared toward Ohio library staff, they may prove useful to non-Ohioans
• Texas State's Small Library Management Program Courses in Proffessionalism and Librarianship.
• The Center for Intellectual Property at the University of Maryland .... The Primer is a interactive online tool to assist educating faculty, staff and students about copyright principles and compliance.
• USC Beaufort Library's Bare Bones to the Internet. One of the first, free web-based courses produced by and for library staff. Highly recommended.
• University of South Florida's Librarians Serving Genealogists. This free tutorial is maintained by a USF LIS instructor.
• WebJunction's Online Learning Opportunities: free (and fee-based) courses from the WebJunction community and other library organizations, includes link to the newly created E-learning Clearinghouse
• Utah State Library's Cataloging Basics Comprehensive tutorials or links to tutorials covering cataloging.

Drawn from Stephanie Gerding's Accidental Technology Trainer List with a few new links for good measure. Please feel free to add to this list via comments!

[Tim Dries]

The webcasts from the Library of Congress site are particulary interesting. There is a webcast called "Publishing in the 21st Century" by Rob Rosenwald and Barbara Peters which is really interesting. Good list that you've put together though Marianne.

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[Marianne Lenox]

I've been there often, even participated in thier offerings. Can't believe I forgot to mention it!

Thanks to both of you for the comments. :)

[Sarah Houghton-Jan]

You should also check out Infopeople, a California-funded project dedicated to training library staff. They have free webcasts from time to time, as well as four-week online self-paced classes. Check them out at: http://infopeople.org/training/index.html