Webinar Category: Public Services

Construction and Use of Relationships in Cataloging Part 1 of 2
RDA provides methods to explicitly document types of relationships between the manifestation being described and the access points of agents […]

Patron Resources: The Right Service at the Right Time
The Right Service at the Right Time (www.rightservicefl.org) is Florida’s statewide web portal designed to connect the working poor, jobless, […]

The Metaverse: What Is It and Should Libraries Care?
There’s been a lot of recent hype around the concept of “the metaverse,” but is it really new, and is […]
Canva Infographics and More
Canva offers a large variety of tools to help you present data and reports in a visually appealing way. During […]
Animation and Video in Canva
Canva offers much more than flyer creation. During the second session, we will explore animating digital ads and creating videos […]

How to Successfully Manage a Project from Beginning to End
It’s not necessary to have “manager,” “director,” or “dean” in your title in order to be asked to handle a […]

Basic Cataloging with RDA
This session covers all of the core, standard, and common attributes for the IFLA-LRM entities of Work, Expression, and Manifestation […]

Creating Program Flyers in Canva
We will design a program flyer or social media image during the first webinar in Canva. We will start with […]

Essentials of Records Management
This one-hour webinar introduces some of the key elements of Florida public records management. It is designed for employees of any […]

Web3: Not Your Grandmother’s World Wide Web
It might seem like only yesterday that Web 2.0 was new and shiny, but there’s a new kid on the […]

Book Repair for Circulating and General Collections
Binding quality on books are inconsistent and, with day-to-day handling and repeated circulation, books can sustain significant damage. Don’t replace […]

How to Train Staff Effectively
You’ve finally done it! You’ve found the perfect fit for a vacant position. Or maybe you’ve realized that your staff […]

Copyright Basics for All Library Staff
What is fair use? How about Creative Commons? Can you use that image you found online? Can you make copies […]

Helping Patrons Find Affordable Prescription Drugs
Per capita prescription drug spending in the United States exceeds that in all other countries, largely driven by brand-name drug […]

Dewey Decimal Classification
In this session, we’ll start with the basics of Dewey Classification (call numbers) from a high level overview through to […]

Executive Function and Metacognition: Effective Workplace Strategies
This workshop will provide a brief overview of executive function processes and metacognition and how they impact the lives of […]

Library of Congress Classification
In this session, we’ll start with the basics of Library of Congress Classification. What are the parts of a LC […]

Introducing Smart Cities
Smart Cities are using emerging technologies to improve the quality of living standards for its citizens. Smart City initiatives are […]

Trendcasting Strategies to Help Planning
Technologies advance at blazing speeds, and it can be difficult to select the most beneficial one[s] for your library. Going […]

Best Practices for Description & Names in Digital Archives
In this session, we’ll focus on working with digitized materials. We’ll talk about description of resources and best practices including […]

Getting Started with Digitizing Your Special Collections
In this session, we’ll talk about organizing and prioritizing projects, strategies, workflows, and best practices, for digitization of photographs, textual […]

Introducing Blockchain, NFTs, DAOs, Etc.
The first generation of the digital revolution brought us the Internet and sprouted a world of information. The second generation […]

Copy Cataloging Basics
This introductory workshop will introduce the basic principles of copy cataloging through the lens of practical tips and guidance! We’ll […]

Alphabet Soup: Decoding Catalog Speak
Cataloging and metadata have so many acronyms — how is that even possible? BIBFRAME? FRBR, FRAD, FRSAD, LRM? MARC? RDA? […]

What Is the Metaverse and Why Should Librarians Care?
Web 1.0 gave us the Internet. Web 2.0 gave us mobile and social connectivity. The next phase (Web 3.0?) is […]

Tips for Facilitating an Online Meeting
Face-to-face meetings can present certain challenges, but facilitating an online meeting can seem like chasing shadows – except the shadows […]

Sharpening Your Organizational Skills
If you scroll through online self-help headlines or scan the titles of articles in major magazines, you’ve probably read something […]

First, Prioritize – Tips to Prioritize Your Priorities!
It’s no surprise that most of us seem to have more to do than we’ll ever have the time to […]

A Peek at Personalities
Are you an employee? A manager? Do you have a spouse? Children? Friends? Acquaintances? Do you volunteer in an organization? […]

Communication is Critical
We have all heard (or have we??) so much about communication, you would think it would be happening by osmosis. […]

How to Create Accessible PDFs
Even if a library has been focusing on making its website more accessible, the PDFs that patrons might be able […]