CFLC Workshops

Library Toolbox Series Courses The Accidental Manager 1/2 Adopting Technology Successfully Boomers & Gamers: Serving Different Generations Boomers & Gamers in the Workplace Cataloging Tools To Change Your Library, Change Your Mind (formerly Change Management in Libraries) Children/Young Adult Internet Resources Diversity in the Library Educational Resources on the Internet Florida Electronic Library ILL Administration & Migration Interlibrary Loan Basics Interlibrary Loan Tools Invisible Web Library Blogs & Newsfeeds Library Job Analysis & Delegation Podcasts Ready Reference Using the Internet The Reference Interview Safety, Security and Preparedness for Libraries Train the Trainer Working Together

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Learn how to efficiently use your browser software. Learn about cache, bookmark management, plug-ins, shortcut keys and lots of fun secrets.

 

Prerequisite:  Prior use of either Netscape Navigator, Mozilla Firefox or Internet Explorer required.

Learn how to create and design tables, enter data into a table; navigate tables; and import Excel data.  Additionally, learn about table relationships, design views and design tools; and create select queries, simple forms and reports.

Go beyond the basics to learn advanced queries, relationships, forms/subforms and advanced reports.

 

Prerequisite:  Attendance at the Access Level 1 class is required.

Bring your database to this class and we'll troubleshoot it together!

The Accidental Manager Series:

Level 1: This class covers the fundamentals of being a manager and examines managerial roles; organizational structure; teams; planning; leadership, management and supervision. Attendees will come away with a better understanding of how to make decisions more effectively and efficiently.

Level 2: Human Resources Management (diversity; legal considerations; job descriptions; evaluations; recruitment and selection) with a library slant.

Learn to use the Internet to help you daily!  Workshops in CFLC's Library Toolbox Series are designed to show how technology and the Internet can help library staff do their everyday library jobs in a more efficient and effective manner.  Acquisitions staff are invited to bring favorite URLs and come prepared to learn and share Internet tools that facilitate that job.

Learn to use this well-known document creation program.  Acrobat Pro 6.0 allows you to create .PDF files from other document types, such as Word and Publisher.  It also allows you to create indexes with keywords to search through long documents and it even lets you create interactive forms.  Bring a file to class with you that you want to convert to .PDF!

Frustrated or intimidated by the increasing volume of technology you and your colleagues need to understand?  Feel as if you're the only one not embracing "new and improved" gadgetry?  Help is here!  Come learn about technostress, its pervasiveness and consequences, and then explore how individuals can cope with it and organizations can manage it.

Is your library effectively serving both of its largest populations, the Boomers (those born between 1946 and 1964) and the Gamers (those born post-1970 and raised playing video games)? Libraries must meet the challenge of planning content, access, collections, services, and programs to meet the very divergent demands of both generations, plus the ones in between. Come learn the characteristics and motivations of current generations and explore ways libraries can address all their audiences well.

From Boomers with years of experience to Gamers relatively new to their professions, we’re all working with colleagues who have different generational mindsets, needs, and motivations. Following up to the original Boomers & Gamers session, this one explores how to facilitate intergenerational workplace communication and understanding to address all those varying needs.

This in-depth workshop explores the multitude of excellent Internet sites offering comprehensive business/corporate, financial and investment information. In this intensive half-day workshop you will learn how to recognize and evaluate quality Internet resources while discovering many highly-rated tried and true Internet sites to help streamline your business and financial research (i.e., company information, commodity prices, interest rates, stock quotes, news & market updates and more). Workshop includes considerable hands-on practice using an extensive list of recommended web sites.

Learn to separate design elements from structural logic in your HTML code.  You will learn how to create CSS documents that give you total control over your fonts, colors, margins and much more. Learn how to create and enhance the accessibility of your website using CSS techniques.

Prerequisite: Prior attendance at the HTML Level 1 class is required.

Learn how to use the Internet to help you daily!  Workshops in CFLC's Library Toolbox Series are designed to show how technology and the Internet can help library staff do their everyday library jobs in a more efficient and effective manner.  Cataloging staff are invited to bring favorite URLs and come prepared to learn about, share and practice with Internet tools specifically designed to facilitate that job.

(formerly titled Change Management in Libraries)

Adaptability is one of life's crucial survival skills. This interactive program will not tell you what to change, but it will certainly provide a number of options on both how to implement and cope with changes. This session begins with a review of strategies for those with some degree of power. Part two emphasizes communication, emotional intelligence, and rational thinking skills that are helpful when you don't control the process. Then, working from the perspective that "change is learning," the program concludes by showing how principles of learning can be effectively applied to managing change.

The Internet is a wealth of great information! But how can you ensure that the children and teens with whom you interact are finding appropriate and useful pages on the World Wide Web? This half-day workshop will cover both general issues and some specific sites to consider when using the Internet with kids and teens. You will have hands-on practice with some of the great sites that are available for children and young adults as well as some of the resources that parents, teachers, and librarians can use to learn more!

When something goes wrong, don’t ask “How can I fix things and get them back to the way they were before?” The better question to ask is “How can I fix things and make them better than they were before?” This allows for creative problem solving and opens the possibility for novel and out-of-the-box answers. Experience the six steps to this proven technique used by Fortune 500 companies to discover innovative and useful solutions to many types of problems in a session that combines the skills of a facilitator with the creative brainstorming of a small group.

Learn to use your digital camera to take great photos, then download them into your PC and use them in e-mails, web sites, holiday cards and more!  Bring yours along and get tips and tricks!

This session defines diversity inclusively and examines a number of workplace issues surrounding diversity in libraries, including: workforce trends & statistics; stereotypes & legalities; managing diversity; effective communication; and formulating action plans. Throughout the participatory session, attendees will be provided numerous opportunities to examine their own attitudes about diversity.

Learn to use the web site authoring tool from Adobe/Macromedia. In class, you will create a professional looking web site that includes graphics, text, hyperlinks, tables and much more!

Take Dreamweaver to the next level!  Learn to create navigation bars, forms, rollovers, Flash buttons, templates, cascading style sheets, layout tools and more.

 

Prerequisite:  Prior attendance at the Dreamweaver Level 1 session is required.

Put it all together in this class.  Come use many new features in Dreamweaver for total product integration.  You will learn about forms, database connections, templates, extensions and much more.

 

Prerequisite:  Prior attendance at the Dreamweaver Level 1 & 2 sessions is required.

eBay is the world's largest online auction website.  Learn how to set up an eBay account and the basics of researching items, buying and selling. A complete introduction to the world of eBay!

eBay 2 will teach you auction bidding and winning tips and lots of good information about listing your items with more style - covering photographic tips and other great ideas.

Prerequisite: Prior attendance at the eBay 1 workshop is required.

Teachers and media specialists, are you confident that you are using the Internet in your daily school life to its fullest advantage?  This hands-on interactive class will help you get the most out of the Web -- from implementing information literacy lessons to complying with the Sunshine State Standards; from finding excellent professional development tools to employing sophisticated sites aimed specifically at students.  Come try out new sites and expand your list of favorite resources!

Your chances of finding “the” page you need on the Internet are approaching a trillion to one. Come improve your odds with tips and suggestions on subject sites and search engines beyond the "normal" Yahoo! and Google. You’ll have hands-on practice in finding information on the Web using subject sites, search engines, metasearch sites, invisible Web engines, answer engines, swickis, and more!

Do you find yourself saying, “I think I am losing my mind?” Or are you frequently asking yourself, “Where did I put that important piece of paper?” Well, it may be that you merely need to make a few simple lifestyle changes to improve your memory and increase your mental performance. In this seminar you will look at physical, mental, emotional, attitudinal, and lifestyle changes, exercises, and practices you can begin to apply immediately. Adopting these simple adjustments to different areas of your life may keep your brain flexible, your mind active, and your memory sharp.

Learn how create spreadsheets, budgets, schedules, and basic formulas.

Learn about advanced formulas, pivot tables and databases.

Prerequisite: Prior attendance at the Microsoft Excel Level 1 session is required.

Bring your Excel file to this class and we'll troubleshoot it together!

Prerequisite: Prior attendance at the Microsoft Excel Level 1 and 2 workshops is required.

Learn how to use visual tools to persuasively present your data. 

Prerequisite:  Prior attendance at the Excel Level 1 workshop is required.

Learn basics of organizing, sorting, and tracking data..

Prerequisite:  Prior attendance at the Excel Level 1 workshop is required.  

Come learn to use this little known but very powerful feature of the Excel database functions.  You will create a consolidated, 3-D data report that makes your plain data list shine!

Prerequisite:  Prior attendance at the Excel Level 1 workshop is required.  

This workshop reviews and provides practice on the new features in Excel 2007. We will cover the new "ribbon" toolbar replacement and new locations of some common tools. We will also discuss brand new features such as Live Preview, the Quick Access toolbar, and more. This session assumes you have an understanding of previous versions of Excel.

Prerequisite: Basic understanding of Microsoft Office products and Microsoft Excel.

Have you ever found yourself (or are you afraid you might find yourself) in the position of spokesperson for the library? Are you visualizing that “deer in headlights” look on your face? This session is for you or for anyone who is interested in learning to face questions and “realign” them to answer from a different approach. Learn tools and techniques not only for facing the media, but also for library marketing, library communications policies, and public relations.

Want to learn how to create those fancy animations you see on the Internet?  Take this introduction to Flash and find out how it's done!  Create animations and movies that can be embedded in a web page.

Prerequisite:  Complete understanding of web design, graphics and the Internet required.

The Florida Electronic Library contains databases, online portals, electronic archives, Spanish gateways, sources for children and teachers, and more. Come participate in some hands-on exploration of this rich resource available to all Floridians!

A companion to the Florida Electronic Library Overview, this hands-on session examines the Gale and FirstSearch databases in more depth, including what they cover and how to search them effectively.

The Microsoft FrontPage software makes creating a professional looking web site easier than ever.  Learn how to use this WYSIWYG (what you see is what you get) editor to create a web document with hyperlinks, bookmarks, graphics, text, lists, tables and more!

Learn about shared borders, navigation bars, components including DHTML, frames, page enhancements, administrative features and more!

Prerequisite:  Prior attendance at the Microsoft FrontPage Level 1 workshop is required.

In this FrontPage class you will learn about complete product integration.  You will create a form and will not only send a confirmation page and email but update an Access database too!  You will also learn how to integrate Word and Excel into your Web pages as well.  You will receive all the information you need to update your Web to support these features.

Prerequisite:  Prior attendance at the Microsoft FrontPage Level 1 and Level 2 workshops is required.

Of course you can *find* Web pages by searching Google, but do you know how to use the Google search box as a calculator, dictionary, phone book, stock ticker, and street map? Do you use it effectively for finding images, discussion groups, scholarly sites, books, and news? Have you ever used its "cache" element or its language tools; have you searched its special features for who links to what page, mail-order catalogs, government sites, university pages, and more? Come to this updated, interactive, hands-on workshop and learn to Google Like a Goo-Ru!

This one-day workshop will introduce you to HTML, the Hypertext Markup Language that is used to create colorful and exciting Web pages. You'll learn the concepts of HTML and have plenty of hands-on time to build a Web page. Attendees should be conversant with the use of a PC, familiar with the Internet, and have had experience using the Firefox or Microsoft Internet Explorer Web browsers. By the end of the workshop, you will have built a sample Web page of your own.

Picks up where HTML 1 left off to include forms, drop-down boxes, tables, frames, meta-tags and MORE!

Prerequisite: Prior attendance at the HTML Level 1 workshop is required.

After you complete the HTML Level 1 and 2 workshops, learn how to spice up your Web page using JavaScript. In this workshop, you will learn how to work with JavaScript programs and tags to create alerts, mouseovers, menus and lots more.  A wealth of Web sites are available to assist you as well.

Prerequisite: Prior attendance at the HTML Level 1 and Level 2 workshops is required.

With the holiday season fast approaching, discover how to use the Internet as your one-stop holiday information resource.  We will explore sites offering everything from travel to clip art, song lyrics and trivia to holiday recipes and gifts.   Discover sites to help answer those stumpers about holiday customs and traditions around the world.  Designed with something for everyone (media specialists, librarians and the public), this session will prepare you to field any holiday question quickly and with ease!   Attendees will receive a list of popular Holiday Sites, along with a handy bookmark disk.

This session is intended to help those who manage Interlibrary Loan services understand the administrative ramifications of the recent migration to the WorldCat Resource Sharing platform. Issues covered include new user categories and pricing; new features offered (or planned); how to deal with some of the old features in the new system, e.g., constant data, custom holdings, ILL Fee Management, ILL Policies Directory, and ILL Direct Request; and how to keep up with OCLC news and changes. To make the most of this workshop, attendees are requested to bring their own institutional authorizations and passwords.

Are you ready to learn how you can obtain for your patrons over 58 million items from all over the world? Come learn how to use OCLC's newly migrated ILL platform to borrow the items your patrons need. Topics covered in this hands-on workshop include:

• An overview of the WorldCat Resource Sharing Staff View (in FirstSearch)
• Searching OCLC's bibliographic database
• The basics of OCLC ILL Lending and Borrowing.

The workshop is designed for CFLC members with little or no OCLC ILL experience.

Learn how to use the Internet to help you daily!  Workshops in CFLC's Library Toolbox Series are designed to show how technology and the Internet can help library staff do their everyday library jobs in a more efficient and effective manner.  Interlibrary Loan staff are invited to bring favorite URLs and come prepared to learn about, share and practice with Internet tools specifically designed to facilitate that job.

Worried about keeping your computer safe and secure from prying eyes, viruses, worms, spyware and more?  Come to this class and learn about computer security threats and what to do to protect your computer.

Much as even the deepest nets cannot reach fish from any but the top surfaces of the ocean, so even the most sophisticated search engines miss most of what's available on the Web.  Learn some of the techniques to tap into the potential of this "invisible" Web.

Learn to use the Internet as a valuable tool for legal research. From federal to state and local resources, find directories, search engines, statues, case law, court sites, and more.

What is a blog? What's RSS? What could your library be doing with either or both? Come find out in this hands-on look at what they are, how to set them up, and how libraries are employing them.

Examining library work processes

• Components of a process
• Documenting a process from macro flow charts to procedure manuals
• Process improvement.

Training and Delegation

• Using process analysis to break down the tasks
• Giving clear instructions
• Verifying understanding
• Matching delegation style to employee needs
• Considering a variety of learning styles

Sponsored by the State Library of Florida, this workshop will provide information and requirements for completing the Library Services and Technology Act (LSTA) Application. It will also emphasize the use of an outcome-based approach to planning and evaluating LSTA projects. Library directors or staff responsible for the development of applications and project implementation are the intended audience.

Join us as we explore Internet sites offering a variety of medical and health-related Internet information. Learn the best place to start your research; how to search for drug information; where to locate current information (technical and consumer-oriented) on specific diseases, injuries and disabilities, toxic substances and healthcare issues. Access free web editions of medical journals and newsletters, and discover good medical research "starting points." Regardless of your medical information needs, this hands-on workshop will help you become more efficient in searching the Internet for these resources.

Are you maximizing the Web to enhance and augment your collection development, reference, and research efforts? Are you able to point patrons to a large number of free articles and indexes on the Web? Are you using the Florida Electronic Library, Google Scholar, FindArticles, MagPortal, and more? Do you know how to find grey literature that "falls between the cracks" of traditional commercial publishing? Attending this workshop will help you know where to find the equivalent of several new indexes - free - as well as hundreds of free full-text magazines and periodicals for your library's patrons and collections.

This workshop reviews and provides practice on the new features in the Microsoft Office 2007 suite of software. We will cover the new "ribbon" toolbar replacement and new locations of some common tools. We will also discuss some brand new features such as Live Preview, which greatly assists in formatting all types of Office documents.

Prerequisite: Basic understanding of Microsoft Office products.

This workshop reviews and provides practice on the features in the Microsoft Office suite of software. Some tips and tricks are time-saving methods that will increase productivity.

The Outlook program is packed with features including e-mail, calendar, task list, address book and much more!  Come learn how to use this well-known program and its use in keeping you organized and connected.

Curious about what podcasts are and how libraries might use them? This hands-on session will define them, examine exemplary library podcasts, explain how to find podcasts on many subjects, look at subscription options, and touch briefly on where to find information on tools that can be used to create them.

PowerPoint software is designed to help people create and deliver exciting and dynamic presentations. It is a high tech variation on the old slide-show presentations. Materials created in other Microsoft applications, such as Word documents and Excel spreadsheets, can be placed in PowerPoint presentations. The program allows animation of clip art, pictures, and other images into ‘slide shows’ for real impact!  You'll also add animation, slide transitions and multimedia effects to your presentations; create graphs, and work with slide and handout masters.

For those who have taken the PowerPoint (PPT) Level 1 workshop, this session will start with the presentation created there (provided for you) and “kick it up a notch.” Learn how to create your own templates; how to automatically create a summary slide; how to import and add sounds; how to import and play “objects,” e.g., media files, Web pages, other PPT slideshows, or other programs; how to animate charts; how to extensively change, combine, and edit clip art; how to move PPT presentations to Microsoft Word for more printing options; how to hyperlink within a presentation and create action buttons; and how to use PPT for other creative applications.

Prerequisite: Prior attendance at the PowerPoint Level 1 workshop is required.

This interactive three-hour workshop will equip you with an excellent framework for delivering successful and persuasive presentations to any group, in any setting. Learn techniques for successfully communicating your message plus tricks of the trade. The next time you are called upon to make a presentation, you will have the skills and confidence to magically dazzle your audience!

PUSH, PULL, PLUG-IN – What does it all mean? Do you feel lost in a Sea of Computer Technology buzz words? Let us simplify terms and concepts for you. Push, Plug-in, Cookies, W3C, DHTML . . . we hear the terms used every day, but what do they mean and why do you need to know this anyway?. We will discuss what is happening today in the ever-changing world of the Internet and computer technology, and take a look at some future trends. You will also get some hands-on practice to visit sites and use plug-ins.

Microsoft Publisher is a desktop publishing program that allows people to easily and quickly create publications. The trainee can apply the knowledge already gained in using other Microsoft products (Word, Excel) to create newsletters, flyers, brochures and much more. Also, materials created in other Microsoft applications, such as Word documents and Excel spreadsheets, can be placed in Publisher publications. The program allows quick and easy import of clip art, pictures, and other images into publications for real impact!

Learn advanced techniques in this graphic-oriented desktop publishing program. Concentrations include newsletter layout and design, working with text through multi-page documents, ideal placements of graphics to enhance your pages and design concepts. Course will result in completion of self-created multi-page document.
 

Prerequisite: Prior attendance at the Publisher Level 1 workshop is required.

Are you new to financial management software?  Award-winning QuickBooks financial management software gives you fast and easy tools to help you manage your business more effectively.   QuickBooks is much more efficient than spreadsheets, word-processing, or paper ledgers. You'll spend less time on bookkeeping and paperwork — and have more time to work on other important areas of your business.

 

Quickly and easily manage basic tasks like printing checks, paying bills, generating reports, invoicing customers and tracking expenses.  Organize information about your company, customers and vendors in one place so it's easy to find when you need it.  Look more professional with customized invoices, sales receipts and other business forms.

Want to “automate” your Web surfing? Want to make your library site “fresher” and more interesting or to “push” your services to users? Come see what others are doing and learn how to use Really Simple Syndication (RSS) to help you achieve all of this and more!

Fasten your seatbelts! We're about to give you a Grand Tour of all the Internet has to offer in the form of Ready Reference. Need a Klingon dictionary? Need to find literary criticism or track packages you've shipped? Need to find statistics just announced on the evening news? We'll show you how to access these sources and many more. Hands-on practice will guide you through the reference riches collected on the Web and help you prepare to use this information once you get back to your library or office.

Think the day of the traditional Reference Interview is history? Think again!!  Mastering the skills and techniques used by reference librarians in all types of library settings is just as important today - maybe even more so with the vast amounts of information and new formats. With the advent of the Internet and World Wide Web, it is a real challenge to determine the needs of your users quickly and accurately and then direct them to useful, pertinent resources.

This interactive workshop is highly recommended for all library staff who provide reference services, whether to the public, students and faculty, business professionals, corporate executives, or other special populations. We will cover the basics of an effective Reference Interview, discuss the types of reference questions, and review some excellent Web resources for answering "ready reference" questions. The course includes a series of exercises and role-playing, with ample opportunity for group discussion.

Due to their unique characteristics, libraries are wide open to certain predictable and unpredictable risks. This workshop, designed for library personnel, security officers, and facilities staff, will cover planning and implementation of safety practices, security considerations, and emergency preparedness procedures for all types of libraries. Protection of staff, patrons, facilities, data, equipment, and materials will be addressed. Also covered will be special topics related to hurricanes, tornadoes, intellectual freedom, USA PATRIOT Act, pandemics, and more. This workshop will present recommendations and guidelines that take participants from the risk assessment phase through the development of policies and procedures and on to the maintenance involving training and routine updating. Take advantage of this opportunity to learn how to safeguard library people, buildings, and resources.

Learn to use the amazing SmartBoard and its many tools.  You will see how to draw on the board and save your drawing as text or graphics, how to conduct a meeting and save all your notes, even use clip art!  See how the SmartBoard also allows you to record and playback everything you do.

Why all the buzz about MySpace and Facebook? Do you Twitter? Are you LinkedIn and do you MeetUp? Come to this guided tour of social networking sites and see why you should care about them and how libraries are using them to take their services to different audiences.

This hands-on workshop (in English) is aimed at library staff, whether Spanish-speaking or not. It will cover practical tips such as how to configure Web browsers for other languages, where to find freely available Spanish-language materials developed by other libraries, how to use the Web to translate words, phrases, and whole Web pages, and what high-quality Web sites in Spanish will help library staff assist their Spanish-speaking patrons with their information seeking. ¡Bienvenidos! (Welcome!)

(Was: Folksonomies) Do you know what a “tag cloud” is? Are you familiar with del.icio.us, furl and Flickr? Chances are, many of your patrons not only are, but are already using them. What are these “social bookmarking” sites and how can libraries employ them to reach an untapped audience?

Your chances of finding the page you need on the Internet are about 2.5 billion to 1. Come improve your odds with tips and suggestions on subject sites and search engines beyond the "normal" Yahoo! and Google. You’ll have hands-on practice in finding information on the Web using subject sites such as Open Directory and the Librarian's Index to the Internet; search engines such as Fast and Vivísimo; and metasearch sites such as Ixquick, Dogpile and Mamma.

Can you define the “World ‘Live’ Web”? What do you know about Blogs, Wikis, Podcasts, RSS feeds, XML, FRBR, Open Source, VoIP, and Folksonomies? Are you missing out on some wonderful ways to promote your library effectively just because you’re not familiar with the latest technological trends? Come learn both about these technologies and about how and where to keep up with the constant changes!

TMQ Series

Further information can be obtained at http://www.marcofquality.com/

Here are a few of the classes offered by The Marc of Quality (TMQ):

Just for Copy Cats (2-days)

 

What is copy cataloging? It is not the same as original cataloging; it has its own special procedures and guidelines to be followed. This workshop provides an introduction to finding cataloging records that you can copy, explaining some of the more obvious challenges and some neglected database issues, with a brief look at essential editing. This workshop will get you started in the basic principles of copy cataloging.

MARC21 in Your Library (6 hours)

For a beginning cataloger, this workshop is just the first step in your long journey to excellence in cataloging. For an experienced cataloger, this workshop may reinforce your understanding of why correct MARC coding is important. For a non-cataloger who is adventurous enough to attend this workshop, you will leave with a better understanding of how cataloging rules and MARC records work together to allow patrons to find the materials that we collect in our libraries.

LCSH for Beginners (2 days)

Assigning good subject headings is a skill above and beyond basic cataloging know-how. This workshop will introduce you to the essential principles of subject cataloging using the Library of Congress Subject Headings (LCSH). Two days of explanations, examples and practice will cover general methods of subject analysis, assigning LC subject headings and how to add subdivisions.

Further information can be obtained at http://www.marcofquality.com/

This interactive workshop will address both theoretical and practical aspects of developing and presenting library training in an electronic environment, from setting instructional goals to devising effective exercises for various learning styles.  It will also include tips for improving teaching techniques and strategies.

Join us as we explore Internet sites offering a variety of travel and travel-related Internet information. Learn how to search major travel websites, as well as specific airline, hotel, and destination sites. Locate current information on specific travel issues, locations, advisories, and requirements.  Regardless of your needs, this hands-on Workshop will help you become more efficient in searching the Internet for these resources.

(Formerly Collaborative Web)

What constitutes the new “Web 2.0” and how can libraries fit into it? What is “Library 2.0” and what should we be doing to get there? Come to this hands-on guided tour and find out!

Why all the buzz about MySpace and Facebook? Do you Twitter? Are you LinkedIn and do you MeetUp? Come to this guided tour of social networking sites and see why you should care about them and how libraries are using them to take their services to different audiences.

If your knowledge of wikis stops at Wikipedia, the most well known and notorious application of wikis, this survey of other wikis on the Web is for you.

Wikis have a number of practical applications for libraries in terms of collaborative endeavors, group communications, and mini knowledge bases or FAQs for shared information that can be centrally updated. Learn about these and other practical applications of wikis that can help librarians, their libraries and their patrons to help manage information overload!

Join us as we explore Internet sites offering a variety of travel and travel-related Internet information. Learn how to search major travel websites, as well as specific airline, hotel, and destination sites. Locate current information on specific travel issues, locations, advisories, and requirements.  Regardless of your needs, this hands-on Workshop will help you become more efficient in searching the Internet for these resources.

Word is a basic word processing program. Students are led through a series of exercises to familiarize them with creating documents such as letters, memos, outlines and tables.

Learn more about mail merge, forms and macros.

Mail Merge is one of the most powerful functions in Microsoft Word.  You will learn to create form letters, labels and envelopes, create or access a data source, and merge the two together.  You can also sort or filter the merged items if desired.

Prerequisite:  Prior attendance at the Word Level 1 workshop is required.

Meeting Management!  Take your PAL to every meeting (Purpose, Agenda, Limits)

• Agree to ground rules
• Use questions and activities to increase participation
• Use facilitation tools
• Follow-up and minutes

Communication!

• Sending, receiving, feedback, content
• Mind reading, honesty, negotiation, perception checking
• "I" versus "you" statements
• Ten tips for tough situations

Do you look forward to coming to work every day? Are you able to be productive and accomplish your goals? Do you feel good about what you do? If you answered yes to all these questions, can you tell us how you do it? Cynthia Kisby, Personnel Librarian at UCF, will present this helpful program.

If the topic intrigues you, for yourself or others, whether you love your work or not, this highly interactive session is for you. This program emphasizes practical applications of research on the "Flow" experience of peak performance, emotional intelligence, personal purpose and values, and good old-fashioned office politics. We will provide structured exploration and exercises to help you find meaning and satisfaction in the library.

XML: Extensible Markup Language. XML looks a lot like HTML, but is not. Come find out Where, What, and Why XML is gaining so much popularity; What the benefits of XML are; as well as Who is using it. You will learn the basics in this introductory hands-on class of the XML Markup Language and Data Type Definitions (DTD), Cascade Style Sheets (CSS) and the Extensible Style sheet Language (XSL). Includes lots of really helpful web sites.

Prerequisite: You must have a working knowledge of HTML.

Why do you see the acronym XML everywhere these days? Come find out Where, What, and Why XML is gaining so much popularity; What the benefits of XML are; as well as Who is using it. You may not have a need to write XML applications but will certainly benefit from understanding why so many others are.