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The hot and new content on WebJunction

SharonS — Tue, 03 Mar 2009 00:14:27 +0000

February was a lively month for the WebJunction Course Catalog, what with the arrival of 14 new library skills courses from LibraryU and the rollout of the Library Management Competency index.

Well, I’ve updated the WebJunction Hot Topics page today to reflect those additions, plus I listed some of the new articles, discussions, and groups that were added to the site in February. You can also see which content and courses were the most popular.

Keep an eye on that Hot Topics page–we update it every month with the latest and greatest.

See What’s Hot on WebJunction

Jen — Tue, 20 Jan 2009 20:26:26 +0000

We’ve updated the http://www.webjunction.org/hot page on the site and wanted to share with you here as well. Subscribe to the Hot Topics Category to stay informed of the monthly update which includes both new and popular courses, documents, discussions, groups, and webinar archives. Contribute today and be spotlighted next month!

Courses

New	Most Popular
Learn How to Learn Online (live session: March 25, 2009 2:00-3:00PM EST)	Basic Features of Excel 2003
Getting Started with PowerPoint 2007	Customers, Confrontation and Conflict
Techniques for Improved Time Management	Getting Started with Excel 2007
Under Web Design & Development>>Web Design, 7 new SkillSoft courses on Dreamweaver CS3	Getting Started with Word 2007
Visit the new Library Management Competencies in the Course Catalog	Excel 2007 Formulas and Functions

If you are affiliated with a WebJunction Partner state, be sure to access these courses via your affiliation’s course catalog to take full advantage of many free and reduced-priced courses. For more information on affiliations, see the User Guide.

Documents

New	Most Popular
Shelf Read Your Personal Information – Handout	New MaintainIT Cookbook: Planning for Success Cookbook Overview and Toolkit
MLS Service: Adult and Youth Reference Core Lists for Public and School Lib	WebJunction’s Focus on Space Planning for Libraries
Final Evaluation Report on the Spanish Language Outreach Program	Focus on Libraries in Tough Economic Times
Basic Computer Literacy Guide	Inventory Computers in TechAtlas for Libraries
New MaintainIT Library Spotlights	Comprehensive Guide to Using TechAtlas for the Opportunity Online Grant

Discussions

New or Renewed	Most Popular
School Library Annual Report National Effort	Group: Tough Times
How big a problem is computer literacy in 2009?	VHS to DVD conversion
Intimidation	Open Source Software
TechSoup Stock	High Definition DVD
Functional literacy and older adults	Continued Value or “2.0″ as a brand?

Groups

Here are some new and popular groups created by members on WJ. See the User Guide if you need help creating or joining a group and to browse other groups, view the Groups tab in search, using “group” for the search term.

Group: Tough Times

Personal Information Management

Community First: connecting people & service through the decades

Group: Digital History Projects

Group: StoryTubes

Instruction in Academic Libraries

Group: Book Discussions

Group: Nebraska 2008 WiFi Connectivity Grant

Group: WordPress for Libraries(wp4lib)

Group: WorldCat.org Librarians’ Corner

Webinar Archives

December Virtual Town Halls: Focus on Tough Economic Times

Libraries and the Bilingual Child

30-Minute Webinar: Laptop Labs – Creating, Maintaining, and Using Them

Effective Application Training in the Virtual Classroom Webinar

Implementing an Online Helpdesk Using Event Tracker

Internet in Prison: Pros and Cons Webinar

Shelf Read Your Personal Information Webinar

Attend Upcoming Webinars or view additional Webinar Archives

Hot Topics December Update

Jen — Thu, 11 Dec 2008 19:52:35 +0000

We’ve updated the http://www.webjunction.org/hot page on the site for December and wanted to share with you here as well. Subscribe to the Hot Topics Category to stay informed of the monthly update which includes both new and popular courses, documents, discussions, groups, and webinar archives. Contribute today and be spotlighted next month!

Courses

New	Most Popular
5 new courses on Digital Video	Volunteers: Recruitment, Development, and Supervision
Making Decisions Dynamically	Reaching Teenagers
Strategic Approaches to Labor Relations	Keeping Your Library Looking Good
Leading an Effective Business Meeting	Managing Difficult Patrons with Confidence!
Problem Solving: Generating Alternatives Only $15 (60% discount)	Assertiveness from Inside to Outside

Documents

New	Most Popular
Focus on Libraries in Tough Economic Times	Why Public Libraries Close
Challenges and Opportunities with Greying Populations in Rural Areas	Open Source Library Website Initiatives
Karen Schneider Interview	The Customer Focused Library
Internships: For the Student and For the Library	Inventory Computers in TechAtlas for Libraries
Designing the Digital Experience: What is Community?	Comprehensive Guide to Using TechAtlas for the Opportunity Online Grant

Discussions

New or Renewed	Most Popular
anyone training patrons online?	Town Hall: Libraries in Tough Economic Times
Timeline for implementing a CMS	Reaching patrons with digital tutorials
Browser sharing	Pros and cons of hosting our own website vs contracting with a vendor
Web Event Calendars	VHS to DVD conversion
Social Networking	Who’s using social media? Are you?

Groups

Group: Tough Times

Group: Flickr & Libraries

Community First: connecting people & service through the decades

Group: Digital History Projects

Group: StoryTubes including a press release about the project

Group: Drexel University Alumni and Students

Group: Book Discussions

Group: Nebraska 2008 WiFi Connectivity Grant

Group: WordPress for Libraries(wp4lib)

Group: WorldCat.org Librarians’ Corner

Webinar Archives

December Virtual Town Halls: Focus on Tough Economic Times

Bite-size Digital History Webinar

Implementing an Online Helpdesk Using Event Tracker

Your Library’s Role: Bulls-eye or Fringe?

30-Minute Webinar: Go Team! Quick Tips to Help You Build a Technology Team

Latinos and Public Library Perceptions Report – November 2008 Webinar

Why Public Libraries Close

Attend Upcoming Webinars or view additional Webinar Archives

Fresh Hot Topics on WJ

Jen — Thu, 13 Nov 2008 17:50:39 +0000

WebJunction.org/hot has been refreshed with the latest Hot Topics from across the site. Some of the top items this month include:

a new course—Influence: Even When You Don’t Have Power or Authority
a hot new resource—Open Source Library Website Initiatives
a discussion to get your input on the upcoming Town Hall: Libraries in Tough Economic Times
an Internet Librarian Presentation: Ubiquitous Computing and Libraries
and the on-demand archive of a fresh new webinar: Branding Libraries and Their Services.

Your new resources and discussions keep popping up all over WebJunction. Make a note to regularly check webjunction.org/hot so you can keep up with—and share—the freshest and hottest in the WJ community.

Finding Hot Topics on WebJunction

Jen — Fri, 10 Oct 2008 23:14:27 +0000

Now there’s an easy way to find out what’s new and popular on WebJunction. WebJunction.org/hot is a new page created in the Member Center to collect Hot Topics from across the site. We’ll update the page regularly to highlight new and popular courses, documents, presentations, discussions, groups, and webinar archives.

Some of the top items this week include:

a new course—Leadership for Libraries: Becoming an Everyday Leader
a hot new resource—Download and Use the WebJunction Toolbar
a discussion about Budgeting the Library (join in!)
ARSL 2008 conference Presentations and Handouts
and the on-demand archive of a fresh new webinar: Visual Design: Theory & Best Practices for Library Websites.

New resources and discussions keep popping up all over WebJunction. Make a note to regularly check webjunction.org/hot so you can keep up with—and share—the freshest and hottest community ideas.