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Spotlight On WebJunction Ohio Courses…”Le@d: University of North Texas”

 

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Whether you are interested in basic budgeting, writing grants or the intricacies of reaching reluctant readers, the Le@d courses from WebJunction Ohio may be just the ticket.
 
Available at WebJunction Ohio (oh.webjunction.org), these online continuing education courses from the University of North Texas provide first class professional development for anyone holding a WebJunction Ohio user account.
 
Access is simple.  Visit the WJOH website (oh.webjunction.org), log in using your WJOH account, select the “Course Catalog” tab and follow the instructions to register and begin the selected course.
As part of the WebJunction Ohio service, these courses are available at no charge, for any Ohio library staff member. Le@d courses include: 
Budgets & Finance:
  • Basic Budgeting
  • Financial Management
  • Gifts for Libraries: Be Careful What You Wish For
  • Grant Writing Basics
  • Understanding Budgets
 
Library Administration and Management
  • Becoming an Effective Trustee
  • Change Management and Leadership
  • Ethical Standards for Library Leadership
  • Ethics in the Real World: Library Case Studies
  • Retailing Methods and Techniques in Libraries
  • Volunteers: Recruitment, Development, and Supervision
 
Staff Development
  • Leadership for Libraries: Becoming an Everyday Leader
  • Improving Co-Worker Relations
  • Improving Your Communication Skills: Presentation Skills for Librarians
  • Influence: Even When You Don't Have Power or Authority
  • Managing Difficult Patrons with Confidence!
  • Providing Excellent Customer Service in a Multi-Cultural Environment
  • Using Databases
 
Technology
  • Harnessing the Internet
  • Info-Age Etiquette
  • RFID Technology
 
Library Services
  • Copyright Basics for Libraries
  • Library Privacy & Confidentiality: Law & Policy
  • Multicultural Literature for Children and Young Adults
  • Trends in Children's Literature
  • Reaching Reluctant Readers
  • Reaching Teenagers
  • Weeding: It's Not an Option
 
School Library Services
  • Copyright Issues in the Classroom and School Library
  • Creating Collaborative Lessons for the Elementary School
  • Creating Collaborative Lessons for the Secondary School
  • Creating Compelling Programming in Your School Library
  • Creating and Maintaining an Engaging School Library Website

 

 
Plenty of seats available…so sign up for a course now.
 
Questions? Contact Jay Burton at jburton@sloma.state.oh.us.