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As you think about your resolutions for the New Year, why not resolve to make your library a great educational asset within
your community? The January 16 webinar will show you how to leverage social networking tools such as del.icio.us and Librarything to enable knowledge sharing and
create collections of information around professional development. Ten key themes are presented to empower library staff as
well as to increase a library's value within the community.
Presented by guest speaker Ed Rossman (pictured here), adult services librarian at Shaker Heights Public Library and author
of Castles Against Ignorance: How to Make Libraries Great Educational Environments.
The Spanish Language Outreach Program is excited to host Camila Alire and Jacqueline Ayala for a discussion on Funding for
Programs and Services to the Latino Community, in an In Depth Webinar on December 11. Registration is optional, but if you choose to register and attend the webinar, you will be entered to win one of two copies we are giving away of their new book Serving Latino Communities: A How-To-Do-It Manual for Librarians. Participants who register AND attend the webinar will also be eligible for a 10% discount on the book from Neal-Schuman
Publishers. Select chapters of the book are now available on WebJunction.
Technology Assessments in TechAtlas One of the components of TechAtlas is a set of technology assessments to help your library figure out the next steps to take
to improve your technology and public access computing services. Each TechAtlas assessment takes just 10-15 minutes to complete
and cover topics ranging from computer security to patron technology training. When you take an assessment, TechAtlas recommends
steps you can take to tackle technology issues in the library. To learn more about TechAtlas and sign up for a free account,
go to http://webjunction.org/techatlas
Services to Indigenous Populations The State Library of Queensland (Australia) has provided WebJunction with the results of their Listen Here! project, a documentation of success stories, tips, and programming ideas for improving services to indigenous communities. WebJunction is interested
in collecting your experiences and expertise on how your library serves a tribal, Aboriginal, or First Nation community. If
you have a story or resource to submit, please contact content@webjunction.org.
This series of courses gives learners a background on basic database concepts and how they are used to manage information
and run queries in Microsoft Access. You will learn how to design, build, and use Access tables as well as how to use more
advanced features such as running queries, find, filter, and sort to unearth answers from data. For December this course is
discounted at $10—less than half price. If you're in a WebJunction community partner state, the course is free, thanks to
your state's subscription.
WJ Community of the Month: Delaware With a feature on the success of their second annual Delaware Book Festival, blog rolls on Gates Foundation Opportunity Grants,
and Flickr images of a Library Town Meeting, WebJunction Delaware is making the most of their tools to get the word out about
what’s happening in Delaware and engaging members to get involved. Visit de.webjunction.org to find out more!
It's happening on BlogJunction WebJunction staff have had blog fever lately, and the BlogJunction posts are coming at a fast clip. Consider adding BlogJunction to your RSS feed, or keep apace with the BlogJunction feed on the WebJunction homepage. Many of our community partner sites also have very
active blogs—be sure to keep them on your reading radar as well.
A free publication produced by WebJunction, Crossroads is distributed monthly in an electronic format with semiannual print
compilations. You can find current and past issues of Crossroads on WebJunction.
To subscribe, go to WebJunction.org and enter your email address in the subscription box on the left side.
To unsubscribe, click here.
Please feel free to pass Crossroads along to your friends; we do ask, however, that you keep the newsletter intact and forward
it in its entirety.
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This issue spotlights upcoming webinars, the Course of the Month, new Resource for patron services, and a look at BlogJunction.
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