Category Archives: Event

Creative Commons Crash Course- LITA Webinar

Creative Commons Crash Course, with Carli Spina
Offered: October 7, 2015, 1:30 pm Central Time
Since the first versions were released in 2002, Creative Commons licenses have become an important part of the copyright landscape, particularly for organizations that are interested in freely sharing information and materials. Participants in this 90 minute webinar will learn about the current Creative Commons licenses and how they relate to copyright law. This webinar will follow up on Carli Spina’s highly popular Ignite Session at the 2015 ALA Mid Winter conference.

Register

  • LITA Member: $45
  • Non-Member: $105
  • Group: $196

Teaching Patrons about Privacy- LITA Webinar

Teaching Patrons about Privacy in a World of Pervasive Surveillance: Lessons from the Library Freedom Project, with Alison Macrina
Offered: October 6, 2015, 2:30 pm Eastern Time
In the wake of Edward Snowden’s revelations about NSA and FBI dragnet surveillance, Alison Macrina started the Library Freedom Project as a way to teach other librarians about surveillance, privacy rights, and technology tools that protect privacy. In this 90 minute webinar, she’ll talk about the landscape of surveillance, the work of the LFP, and some strategies you can use to protect yourself and your patrons online.

Register

  • LITA Member: $45
  • Non-Member: $105
  • Group: $196

Second Annual Library Programs Symposium at UAlbany

Do you find yourself coming up short on good programming ideas?
Looking for creative program opportunities for your library, school or social group?
Want to meet some performers and presenters who can fill your programming void?

Join Us at the Second Annual Library Programs2 Symposium!
October 16, 2015 / 12:00 – 2:00 pm / University at Albany, Campus Center Ballroom

We are bringing new and innovative types of programming information to libraries, schools and other institutions across the Capital District region and beyond. This event features exhibits of programs from educational, entertainment, social, and cultural programming specialists. These informative displays will highlight presentations and demonstrations that will focus on education, entertainment, and cultural awareness, creating new programming opportunities to bring back to your institution. And it’s FREE.

This year’s Programs2 Symposium includes over 50 presenters who offer a variety of programs, workshops, classes and demonstrations. We will also have fabulous door prizes and light refreshments.

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Who is this “We”, anyway?
We are the University at Albany IST666 class for Summer 2015. We are all graduate students in the Information Science program at the University at Albany and will one day be planning our own educational programming at institutions similar to yours.

An RSVP would be nice (not necessary) either to cgermain @ albany.edu or via the RSVP link