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Please note: All online courses and workshops have an additional distance learning fee of $10 per credit hour. All on-campus workshops meet from 9:00am - 4:30pm each day.

To register for a workshop, visit the Credit Registration Information page.

A confirmation letter will be sent via your kent.edu email approximately three weeks prior to the workshop.  If you have not received a confirmation letter via your email address, please call our office at 330-672-3100.

Access to Government Documents Online

Government documents contain a wealth of information that is seldom tapped by researchers and librarians. This workshop gives participants a basic working knowledge of these documents, methods for accessing them and an explanation of how the materials are arranged.

COLUMBUS
State Library Room TBD
Fri-Sat Oct 18-19, 2013
1 graduate credit hour $468
Free Parking
LIS 50693 CRN#22611
Instructor: Miriam Kahn

Audiovisual Archiving

This workshop targets students and professionals who would like an introduction to the issues and challenges of preserving moving image and sound material. Through a combination of lecture, demonstrations and discussion, participants will be introduced to the core concerns of moving image and sound archiving, including basics of film and magnetic media care and handling, methods of preservation and restoration (for both analog and digital media), approaches to restoration, systems of description and retrieval for archival audiovisual material, and ways to provide access to audiovisual media.

KENT
Library Room 315
Fri-Sat Oct 25-26, 2013
1 graduate credit hour $468
Parking $4
LIS 50693 CRN#22612
Instructor: Karen Gracy

Mouse Icon Crisp Communications

This workshop will give participants experience with reading, writing and producing library marketing and operational documents typically generated by libraries and library-related agencies. After completing this workshop, students should be able to:  Write a press release for a library, design an annual report for a library, design and create documents outlining procedures and programs for library service, design and create a library newsletter, and work comfortably with desktop publishing and Web 2.0 tools.

ONLINE
Oct 1-28, 2013
1 graduate credit hour $468
LIS 50693 CRN#22613
Instructor: Ed Rossman

Mouse Icon  Database-Driven Websites

Database-driven websites are commonly used to manage and publish data for sophisticated and complex websites. This workshop will be helpful to library and information science students, librarians, information specialists and anyone interested in understanding database-driven websites. Students will study applications that can produce database-driven websites, including both commercial and open source tools, and will learn possible ways to create such websites. In addition, students will get hands-on experience in creating dynamic database-driven websites using various approaches. Knowledge and skills in relational databases and HTML. *Participants should have some familiarity with Microsoft Windows and Access.

ONLINE
Nov 11-22,2013
1 undergraduate credit hour $440
LIS 40693 CRN#22615
1 graduate credit hour $468
LIS 50693 CRN#22616
Instructor: Yin Zhang

Mouse Icon  Delivering Digital Reference

Participants will learn about the conceptual and practical aspects of electronic reference services, including OhioLINK, OPLIN (Ohio Public Library Information Network) and IPL (Internet Public Library). They will become familiar with recent developments, current practices, challenges and opportunities associated with these services, such as learning to adjust traditional reference techniques to the electronic environment and designing, implementing and evaluating an electronic reference service.

ONLINE
Sept 16-Oct 14, 2013
1 graduate credit hour $468
LIS 50693 CRN#23026
Instructor: Don Wicks

Mouse Icon Designing Successful Grant Projects

Particiants will discuss various grant projects utilized by librarians to serve library patrons and the community, reviewing projects in the areas of literacy, older readers, services to people with disabilities, among others. Students will be introduced to the major components of grant writing and will learn how project ideas result in a successfully funded proposal. As a result of this workshop, students will have increased knowledge, skill and experience in developing grant projects that will bring in new funds for their library.

ONLINE
Sept 9-27, 2013
1 graduate credit hour $468
LIS 50693 CRN#22617
Instructor: Tom Szudy

Donor Relations Essentials for Archivists

This workshop will focus on the policies, practices, promises and pitfalls in the functional area of collection management. Upon completion of the workshop, students will understand  the relationship between accepted professional policies / practices and the institutional applications of these policies / practices in the donor relations arena. Students will gain a better sense of their professional and social responsibilities as well as the ethical and legal dimensions of archival work. * Workshop participants should be familiar with the critical archival function of acquisitions and accessioning (the process whereby archivists, manuscript curators, and special collections librarians interact with donors who seek to place manuscript materials or records at a repository).

KENT
Library Room 322
Fri-Sat Oct 11-12, 2013
1 graduate credit hour $468
Parking $4
LIS 50693 CRN#23027
Instructor: Roland Baumann

Mouse Icon   Learning Library Instruction

Thisworkshop seeks to introduce participants to the theoretical and practical aspects of educating users in library research skills. It will familiarize students with the why, when, and how of user education. It will bring together for the participant considerations in designing,implementing, and evaluating instructional programs.  Upon completion of the workshop, participants will be equipped to apply learning theory for adult learners in an information literacy program and design an instructional session, using appropriate methods.

ONLINE
Nov 4-Dec 2, 2013
1 graduate credit hour $468
LIS 50693 CRN#23029
Instructor: Don Wicks

Mouse Icon  Open Source Software for Libraries and Museums

More and more libraries and museums are beginning to embrace open source, utilizing open source software for a range of needs, from general (such as operating systems) to more specific tasks (ranging from very small utility software to major applications). This workshop covers topics related to open source for libraries and museums that attendees may apply in order to identify, evaluate and implement open source in libraries and museums.

ONLINE
Oct 28 - Nov 8, 2013
1 graduate credit hour $468
LIS 50693 CRN#22614
Instructor: Yin Zhang

Practical Public Relations and Communication Tools for Public Librarians

The goal of this workshop is to give students and library practitioners experience in the production of public relations and communication tools that will assist them in promoting library programs and services. Participants will learn how to create press releases, public service announcements, simple library newsletters, blog posts and wikis. They will also gain experience using Twitter, Facebook and other social media tools for library promotion.

COLUMBUS
State Library Room TBD
Fri-Sat Nov 1-2, 2013
1 graduate credit hour $468
Free Parking
LIS 50693 CRN#22618
Instructor: Janet Griffing

Repair Decisions and Methods for Circulating Materials
The goal of this workshop is to teach repair methods that are less damaging to books, leading to preservation-oriented, archival-quality collection maintenance. Participants will learn to determine the appropriate methods for preserving books, repairing torn pages, tipping in loose pages, tightening hinges, reattaching broken hinges, repairing simple spine damage, re-casing books, binding pamphlets and making simple phase boxes.

COLUMBUS
State Library Room 108
Fri-Sat Nov 8-9, 2013
1 graduate credit hour $468
Free Parking
LIS 50693 CRN#23028
Instructor: Miriam Kahn

Mouse Icon   Rich Media Experiences for User Experience Design Part I

Flash allows web authors to produce dynamic animated content for websites, kiosks, cd-roms and a variety of media. This online workshop focuses on developing a basic understanding of Flash's drawing and animation tools. Specific concepts include: drawing, frames and keyframes, Flash's interface, motion and shape tweening, basic actionscript, layers, library and symbols.

ONLINE
Aug 26 - Sept 23, 2013
1 graduate credit hour $468
IAKM 60693 CRN#23413
Instructor: Ben Woods

Mouse Icon Tips and Tricks for Searching Online Databases

This workshop provides tips and tricks for different kinds of searches to enhance searching effectiveness. By the end of the workshop, students will acquire greater understanding of database structures and indexing, enhanced searching skills, and will become acquainted with the various types of tools available to aid online searching. In addition, they will consider the various merits of natural and controlled vocabulary searching and develop critical skills in evaluating databases and search output.

ONLINE
Oct 14 - Dec 7, 2013
1 graduate credit hour $468
LIS 50693 CRN#22619
Instructor: Tom Froehlich

Writing and Developing an Exhibit Script