If you’re headed to New Orleans, we hope to see you at one of these ALA events that WebJunction staff will be attending to talk about Project Compass, the initiative funded by a grant from The Institute of Museum and Library Services focused on libraries guiding workforce recovery efforts.
BTOP and Libraries: Spotlight on Workforce
Saturday, June 25
10:30am – 12:00pm, Convention Center Rm 284
WebJunction’s Kendra Morgan will be joining members of this panel to discuss Project Compass. Libraries are playing an important role in the economic recovery by providing job readiness training, job-hunting and resume-writing support, and workshops for entrepreneurs.
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Putting Virtual Reference to Work: tips on providing career advice to online users
Saturday, June 25
4:00 – 5:30 pm, Hilton Riverside, Bridge Room
Job seekers and anyone needing career advice often find a visit to their local library pays off – especially when times are tough. Virtual reference services expand the reach of library reference services, allowing librarians to assist users wherever they are – from home, work, and even outside library open hours. This panel discussion will provide examples of how libraries use virtual reference to assist jobseekers and will share tips, resources and best practices in using virtual reference tools to help get people back to work. Panelists include:
- Beth Cackowski, coordinator, QandANJ
- Diane Kresh, Director, Arlington Public Library
- Jennifer Peterson, WebJunction, Project Compass
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The 8th Annual Training Showcase: Best Practices in Training, Staff Development and Library Continuing Education
Sunday, June 26
1:30pm – 3:30pm, Convention Center, Rm 346-347
The training showcase is a poster session program celebrating innovative continuing education, staff development and training initiatives in all types of libraries and library organizations. Participants present best practices from their organization or institution. The Showcase planners are still taking applications for participants and sponsors so come join what’s always a highlight of the conference!
Jennifer will be set up to talk about and share resources from Project Compass. The initiative has been successfully implemented in a number of different ways, including the development of an adaptable workshop curriculum, online tools and webinar programming, all designed to help library staff provide programs and services that help their communities recover from the impact of tough economic times and to move from surviving to thriving. The growing set of related resources and the full curriculum are available on WebJunction in Workforce Resources.
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Workforce Recovery: The Project Compass Approach
Sunday, June 26
3:00-4:30, Convention Center, Booth 2556
And as a part of another poster session program Jennifer will join Project Compass trainers, Bill Erbes from the Bensenville Community Public Library District in Illinois, and Lindsey Wesson, Continuing Education Coordinator at the Tennessee State Library and Archives for a poster session highlighting the Project Compass training efforts nationwide. Part of “Infrastructure: Posters on Buildings and Equipment, Management, and Technology.”
[...] you to all who stopped by one of the Project Compass events at ALA! It was a busy weekend for all in New Orleans, so especially pleased to have shared so many of the [...]