Mark Your Calendars!: Spring Workshop Announced

NSLA presents …

Searching Effectively in an Electronic Environment
with Debbie Kaleva (NSCC Pictou Campus Librarian) & Suzanne van den Hoogen (St. FX Emerging Services Librarian)

Our information universe is exploding. On average, more than 1 billion new pages are added to the WWW every day. Join Debbie Kaleva & Suzanne van den Hoogen as they share strategies for navigating this world of information overload! Through hands-on and group activities, you’ll learn some tricks for searching electronic databases, as well as the “Beast” – Google. We will talk about copyright, and look at some alternatives for sharing information ethically through the Creative Commons, permalinks, and open education sources.

Anticipated Outcomes:

  • Acquire new strategies for searching electronically
  • Acquire criteria for effective evaluation of electronic resources and content
  • Understand copyright and some alternatives for sharing information ethically
  • Improved customer service

Pick from one of two sessions:

SESSION 1
Monday, June 11 at NSCC Pictou Campus (Stellarton) (Room TBA) — 10:30 am–2:30 pm

SESSION 2:
Monday, June 18 at NSCC Kingstec Campus (Kentville) (Room A210) — 10:30 am–2:30 pm

Cost (includes workshop + lunch):

  • NSLA members: $10
  • Non-members: $35

To register, or for more information, contact:

Debbie Kaleva, MLIS
NSLA Continuing Education Convener
NSCC – Pictou Campus
39 Acadia Ave.
Stellarton, NS B0K 1S0
Tel: (902) 752-7959
Fax: (902) 755-7909
Email: Debbie.Kaleva AT nscc.ca

Please remit workshop fee by Friday, June 1, 2012.

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