This week's new Indiana library jobs
Library Director
Batesville Memorial Public Library
Youth Service Specialist II
Muncie Public Library
Branch Manager
Tippecanoe County Public Library-Klondike Branch
Library to study making Lincoln Collection a more visible asset
Allen County Public Library
Speaker focuses on giving back: Bank executive earns award at annual meeting
Bartholomew County Public Library
Greenwood resident helping raise money for library through competition
Greenwood Public Library
Langston Bates has been named secretary of the Indiana Black Librarians Network
Indiana Black Librarians Network
Indiana high schools invited to participate in Poetry Out Loud
Indiana State Library
Ten totally kid-friendly fall experiences
Indianapolis Public Library
Get amnesty at Linden Library in Sept.
Linden Carnegie Public Library
Library gets online facelift
New Castle-Henry County Public Library
Washington Library looks to become county wide
Washington Carnegie Public Library
Professor compiling steelworker stories for a book
Whiting Public Library
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On Aug. 22, 2017, Gale unveiled a newly-designed home page for its popular Testing and Education
Reference Center (TERC) resource, one of the many Gale products available on INSPIRE. The resource center still retains all of the same exemplary content which supports high school, undergraduate and
graduate students as well as individuals choosing career paths or working on
citizenship studies, but with an updated look.
The new interface is easy to navigate and offers multiple access
points to content. The website is now optimized
for any screen size and on any device. The newly mobile-friendly site will now work on
smart phones and tablets.
One
small change is the grouping of High School Equivalency Exams
under the high school tab. There one can find the HiSET practice tests, prep for the GED and the Test Assessing Secondary
Completion (TASC) practice tests.
Additionally, students and patrons will welcome the new and
updated content, such as the new ACT eBook, HiSET Practice TestMaster, Military Flight Aptitude Test, Master Catholic 2018 and TestMaster DSST Vol. 1 Test.
TERC, and many other resources, are available to all Indiana residents, free-of-charge, on the Indiana State Library's INSPIRE website.
The Professional Development Office (PDO) at the Indiana State Library schedules, executes, records and transcribes webinars year round for all library employees in the state. These webinars help professional assistants, librarians, branch and department heads and directors stay current with their ongoing professional development requirements by offering LEUs and TLEUs.
Originally created by PDO in August of 2017 for the Continuing Education Forum in Columbus, Ohio, this parody of the song "My Shot" from the hit Broadway Musical "Hamilton" describes the process of creating and delivering webinar content. Click here to view the video.
For more information on the Indiana State Library's policies on LEUs, click here.
 The Indiana Online Users Group (IOLUG) is now accepting proposals for their 35th anniversary program taking place in Indianapolis on Oct. 13, 2017.
IOLUG would like to hear about technology projects past, present and future. "We encourage presentations that are practical, hands-on, and include take-awayable tools, techniques and/or strategies that librarians can implement to improve their resources and services for students, patrons, faculty, etc." Proposals may be submitted here.
Click here to visit IOLUG's website and check back for updates on the upcoming conference.
The
27th Annual Kennesaw State University (KSU) Conference on Literature for
Children and Young Adults will be held on March 19-20, 2018 at the KSU
Center in Kennesaw, Georgia. This year's theme is "Reimagining the Role of Children's and Young Adult Literature." Presentation proposals are now being accepted. According to the KSU website:
"Proposals for breakout sessions must relate to the conference theme and address aspects of literacy as they relate to using young adult and children's literature in the classroom. All proposals will undergo a blind, peer review process. All proposals will be reviewed, but accepted proposals will not be considered for inclusion in the conference program without an accompanying registration."
For more information, including proposal requirements, visit KSU's online proposal submission page. For information about the conference, including a list of keynote speakers, click here.
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TeachingBooks: Train the Trainer for School Librarians and Educators
When: Sept. 7, 2017, 3 p.m. - 4 p.m.
Where: Webinar
Robot Petting Zoo
When: Sept. 8, 2017, 10 a.m. - 12 p.m.
Where: Peru Public Library
TED at Libraries: Ideas Worth Sharing at Places Designed for Sharing
When: Sept. 12, 2017, 10 a.m. - 11 a.m.
Where: Webinar
TeachingBooks: Train the Trainer for Public Librarians
When: Sept. 12, 2017, 2 p.m. - 3 p.m.
Where: Virtual Conference
Every Child Ready to Read 2.0
When: Sept. 15, 2017, 9:30 a.m. CST - 12:30 p.m. CST
Where: Jasper County Public Library
Jim Gill: A Joyous Way to Learn! Workshop for Librarians
When: Sept. 18, 2017, 9:30 a.m. - 12:30 p.m. CDT
Where: Starke County Public Library
Jim Gill: A Joyous Way to Learn! Workshop for Librarians
When: Sept. 19, 2017, 9:30 a.m. - 12:30 p.m.
Where: Allen County Public Library
Bring Frankenstein to Life!
When: Sept. 19, 2017, 10 a.m. - 11 a.m.
Where: Virtual Conference
Jim Gill: A Joyous Way to Learn! Workshop for Librarians
When: Sept. 20, 2017, 9:30 a.m. - 12:30 p.m.
Where: Lebanon Public Library
Jim Gill: A Joyous Way to Learn! Workshop for Librarians
When: Sept. 21, 2017, 9:30 a.m. - 12:30 p.m.
Where: Jennings County Public Library
INSPIRE Town Hall
When: Sept. 21, 2017, 10 a.m. - 11 a.m.
Where: Webinar
Jim Gill: A Joyous Way to Learn! Workshop for Librarians
When: Sept. 22, 2017, 9:30 a.m. - 12:30 p.m.
Where: Jasper-Dubois County Contractual Public Library
Services to Children with Special Needs: About Special Kids
When: Sept. 26, 2017, 1:30 p.m. - 2:30 p.m.
Where: Webinar
Evergreen Indiana Basic Circulation
When: Sept. 27, 2017, 9 a.m. - 12 p.m.
Where: Indiana State Library
Evergreen Indiana Holds Training
When: Sept. 27, 2017, 1 p.m. - 3 p.m.
Where: Indiana State Library
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to the Government Information Minute. Every week government information
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“September 11, 2001 was a day of unprecedented shock and
suffering in the history of the United States. The nation was unprepared.” - Preface
of the “Complete 9/11 Commission Report”
For a look at the history of the Sept. 11, 2001 attacks and the
impact it had on people in the United States and in the rest of the world,
there are numerous websites to research. Three of these are the Library of
Congress September 11th Web Archives, National Commission on
Terrorist Attacks on the United States Report and the September 11th,
2001 Chronology. Each of the U.S. Government websites show different aspects of
that day and its aftermath.
The
Library
of Congress September 11th Web Archive has screen captures of
thousands of websites that surround the history of that day. These websites are
from the United States and from other countries showing people’s reactions. The
sites range from newspapers to personal memorials to the stories of survivors
and the sites cover from that day to years afterward. The National Commission on Terrorist
Attacks on the United States Report contains the complete “9/11 Commission
Report,” a useful tool in learning what the U.S. Government investigators learned
about the attack. Finally, the Department of Homeland Security website September 11th,
2001 Chronology shows events leading up to 9/11/2001 and includes the 2011
Progress Report on Implementing the Commission Recommendations. All of these
websites would be useful starting places for anyone wanting to research this
day in recent American history.
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