August Events Digest
We’re excited to share our line-up of professional development events this summer and fall! Join us to enhance your skills, share knowledge, and network with colleagues across Ohio’s diverse library community. Need help getting registered for an event or accessing your OhioNet website user account? Drop us a line! Email [email protected] for assistance.
A Deep Dive into ProQuest’s Academic Video Online
Product Demo
Aug 21, 2024, 2:00 pm – 3:00 pm | Free!
Academic Video Online, or AVON, is a comprehensive, multidisciplinary video subscription that supports the entire range of curriculum, from anthropology to zoology. It includes a variety of video material available with curricular relevance: documentaries, interviews, feature films, performances, news programs and newsreels, and demonstrations.
Webinar
Aug 22, 2024, 2:00 pm – 3:30 pm | $15.00 (Member) / $45.00 (Non-Member)
This introductory session invites attendees to learn about MARC (Machine-Readable Cataloging)–what it is, what it looks like, and how it works. This coding language exists in nearly every library record for nearly every library resource in the world. A better understanding of MARC can shed light on the mysteries of how our discovery tools work the way they do.
Unleash Your Quiet Power: A Workshop for Introverted Library Leaders
In-Person Workshop
Sep 11, 2024, 10:00 am – 4:00 pm | $200.00 (Member) / $250.00 (Non-Member)
Feeling unheard, unseen, and undervalued? You’re not alone. Many introverted librarians struggle to navigate loud leadership models and power structures within libraries. But what if your introversion is your secret weapon? This immersive, hands-on workshop will help you embrace your introverted nature and discover the leadership superpowers hiding within your quiet strength.
Webinar
Sep 19, 2024, 2:00 pm – 3:30 pm | $15.00 (Member) / $45.00 (Non-Member)
This introductory session invites attendees to learn about the basics of cataloging “things” – from tea sets to museum passes, historical regalia and artifacts, toys, games, and all kinds of “non-book” materials. In this session, attendees will have the opportunity to: Review key fields and MARC coding found in visual materials and mixed material records. Explore options for making changes to maximize a record’s usefulness for their communities. Examine sample records from a variety of types of libraries (and end-user communities).
Assessing Call Numbers in Dewey Decimal Classification
Webinar
Oct 10, 2024, 2:00 pm – 3:30 pm | $15.00 (Member) / $45.00 (Non-Member)
To keep their collections organized on the shelves, many libraries use the Dewey Decimal Classification (DDC) system. If your library is one of them and you manage the catalog records for your institution, consider attending this session to learn about the rules and tools you’ll need to find, assess, and modify DDC classification information in MARC records.
Basics of Creating Original Catalog Records
Webinar
Nov 14, 2024, 2:00 pm – 3:30 pm | $15.00 (Member) / $45.00 (Non-Member)
Explore the basic steps you need to know to create an original catalog record. You’ll learn how to efficiently find and assess MARC records to copy so you never have to start with a blank work form. This webinar will dive into the vocabulary and structure of original cataloging processes, along with the basic reference sites that can support your cataloging needs.
