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NMRLS eLearning: Learn Online for FREE! 

Below are selected websites that provide online workshops and tutorials FREE of charge.
Please contact us if you discover a website you think would be useful to your colleagues.

Note that many of eLearning sites require one of the following FREE software plug-ins or programs to be installed on your computer.
Download links are included below:
Adobe Flash - Adobe Shockwave - Apple QuickTime - Windows Media Player


To try the Lynda.com training videos sponsored by NMRLS, click HERE.

eLearning Sites

Free Library-related eLearning sites posted on Library 2.0 at ning.com
http://library20.ning.com/profiles/blog/show?id=515108%3ABlogPost%3A30994

NMRLS CE Handouts
http://www.nmrls.org/ce/handouts.shtml
Selected handouts and useful websites from various NMRLS workshops led by consultants Mary Behrle, Susan Babb & Scott Kehoe are listed below. 

OPAL: Online Programming for All Libraries
http://www.opal-online.org/
OPAL is an international collaborative effort by libraries of all types to provide web-based programs and training for library users and library staff members.

Computers & Software

Computer Maintenance FAQ for Windows PCs : website / handout (PDF)

Digital Media & the Library: Audiobooks, Music, Videos & More! Overview by NMRLS 

Internet Browsers Overview by NMRLS 

Microsoft Office & Windows - CNET Videos:
http://www.download.com/windows/teaching-tools/

OCLC WebJunction IT Cookbook
http://www.webjunction.org/maintainit-cookbooks/resources/wjarticles
Tips and techniques from public librarians from across the country, practical information covering a variety of IT topics.

Spyware Basics Overview by NMRLS

Wireless Networking Basics Overview by NMRLS

Customer Service

Customer Service 123 (Houston Area Library System)
http://www.hals.lib.tx.us/cust123/

NMRLS Handouts & links to InfoTrac articles
http://www.nmrls.org/ce/handouts.shtml#customer

Databases: Online Magazines & Newspapers

Gale InfoTrac calendar of database webinars:
http://www.attendeenet.com/gale/

Grolier On-line Encyclopedias
-Tutorial video(10 minutes)
http://go-passport.grolier.com/page?tn=/tutorial/tutorial.html
-Help pages, Features, Getting started
http://go-passport.grolier.com/page?tn=/helpabout/help.html&page=/static/help.html

NMRLS Database Handouts
http://www.nmrls.org/ce/handouts.shtml#whirlwind


Grants

Foundation Center Proposal Writing - Short Course
http://foundationcenter.org/getstarted/tutorials/shortcourse/index.html

Grant Writing for Your Library - A NMRLS Webinar Presented January 20, 2010
http://www.nmrls.org/ce/Library_Grant_Writing_2010.ppt


Readers’ Advisory

Readers'Advisory Genre Study Wiki for NMRLS
http://gslis.simmons.edu/wikis/readersadvisoryNMRLS/Main_Page#About_Me

Web 2.0 - Blogs, Wikis, Podcasts, Digital media

23 Things / Learning 2.0 Program (Public Library of Charlotte & Mecklenburg County, NC)
http://plcmcl2-things.blogspot.com/

Arizona State Library's Baker’s Dozen - Learning 2.0 (Blogs, Wikis, Videos, IM, etc.) http://bakersdozenarizona.wetpaint.com/page/The+13+Things

Blogs in plain English from Common Craft:
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=NN2I1pWXjXI&feature=channel
A video for people who wonder why blogs are such a big deal.

Digital Media & the Library: Audiobooks, Music, Videos & More! Overview by NMRLS 

Google Librarian Central
http://www.google.com/librariancenter/librarian_tools.html
Tools to help teach your students and patrons how to use Google more effectively.

Google Earth:
http://earth.google.com/tour.html

Google Reader:
http://www.google.com/intl/en/googlereader/tour.html

SirsiDynix Institute: 
http://www.sirsidynixinstitute.com/future.php 
Audio can be downloaded or you can subscribe to podcasts.

Social media in plain English from Common Craft:
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=MpIOClX1jPE&feature=channel
A simple story that illustrates the forces shaping social media.

Twitter Search in Plain English from Common Craft:
http://www.commoncraft.com/twitter-search

Wikis Explained from Common Craft:
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=-dnL00TdmLY
A short explanation of wikis and how they can be used to coordinate a group.

updated: SK, 05/27/09


 
 

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