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Training

The North Dakota State Library is offering free web based trainings that you can take from your computer. These trainings are live and interactive. You may ask questions and we have the ability to allow hands-on practice as well. In order to participate in the webinars, you will need a computer with internet access, a headset or speakers, and a microphone. If you don’t have a microphone, the chat feature may be used instead. For more detailed information about participating in webinars, please visit our Webinar Technical Requirements page.

Webinar Descriptions and Registration Forms

Tutor ND
TutorND offers free online tutoring and academic resources to all ND residents. Get live, one-to-one help from carefully screened tutors in major subjects like math, science, social studies, English, or get resume and job search assistance. TutorND can be accessed from any ND computer, smart phone, or mobile device with an Internet access. This webinar is an overview of TutorND. Learn how to logon and connect to a live tutor, navigate the different Learning Centers and Online Classroom, create an optional account, and access promotional materials and demos from the Client Resource Center. Calendar and registration.

Ancestry Library Edition
Are you familiar with Ancestry Library Edition yet? ProQuest has partnered with MyFamily.com to create Ancestry® Library Edition.  It has unparalleled coverage of the United States and the United Kingdom, including census, vital, church, court, and immigration records, as well as record collections from Canada and other areas.  This webinar will focus on basic and advanced search techniques that you can show your patrons, and will cover topics such as content found within Ancestry Library edition, accessing different databases within Ancestry Library Edition, installing the enhanced image viewer, and examining the different charts and forms available for printing. We’ll also explore ways to promote this resource in your library.  Calendar and registration.

Interlibrary Loans
This webinar will demonstrate not only how to submit an interlibrary loan, but also where to find citations necessary to complete the ILL forms.  We’ll examine how to submit a request for books, other materials, and articles.  We will also discuss how the interlibrary loan process takes place and answer any questions you have about interlibrary loan. Calendar and registration.

UFind Catalog
Are you familiar with ODIN’s UFind?  If not, then, this webinar will introduce you to ODIN’s new interface, UFind.  We will examine the features and operation of UFind including searching for items, placing holds on materials and interlibrary loan requests, the features available in My Account and other new features as well.  Let’s explore the ODIN’s UFind together. Calendar and registration.

LearningExpress Library
Are your patrons looking for help updating their resumes? Would your students benefit from taking a practice test for the ACT or other skill improvement tests? LearningExpress Library is a database of practice tests, skill building, electronic review books, and test preparation guides. There are online learning centers for improvement for math, reading comprehension, writing and grammar, and vocabulary and spelling that span from elementary grades to college level. There are also college preparation courses, with practice tests and tutorial lessons for the SAT, ACT, and others, including graduate school entrance exams such as the GRE, MCAT, and LSAT. It also provides users with online career classes on job interviewing skills and how to avoid resume and interviewing goofs.  Explore the LearningExpress Library by signing up for this webinar. Calendar and registration.

Elementary School Databases
Does your library serve elementary students?  This webinar will examine the new and existing Online Library Resources that are perfect for the K-6 students.  In this session, we will examine the content searching methods, and results listing of several online resources.  We’ll also examine testing materials, tips on using the resources for research, and presentation/ teaching materials.  Whether you’re a school librarian or children’s librarian in a public library, this webinar will provide you an overview of the K-6 resources. Calendar and registration.

Middle School Databases
Does your library serve middle school students?  This webinar will examine the new and existing Online Library Resources that are perfect for the 6-9 students.  In this session, we will examine the content searching methods, and results listing of several online resources.  We’ll also examine testing materials, tips on using the resources for research, and presentation/ teaching materials.  Whether you’re a school librarian or teen librarian in a public library, this webinar will provide you an overview of the 6-9 resources. Calendar and registration.

High School Databases
Does your library serve high school students?  This webinar will examine the new and existing Online Library Resources that are perfect for the 9-12 students.  In this session, we will examine the content searching methods, and results listing of several online resources.  We’ll also examine testing materials, tips on using the resources for research, and presentation/ teaching materials.  Whether you’re a school librarian or reference librarian in a public library, this webinar will provide you an overview of the 9-12 resources. Calendar and registration.

Opposing Viewpoints and Points of View
Are you familiar with the Opposing Viewpoint Resource Center and Point of View Reference Center?  This webinar will explore how these two Online Library Resources can be utilized for examining controversial issues.  These two databases are perfect for position papers, speech teams or just getting the facts concerning the top issues of the day. Calendar and registration.

Public Librarians and NDSL Services
This webinar will provide an overview of the services available to you from the North Dakota State Library. We’ll discuss topics such as all the services provided by the State Library, barcodes and passwords, circulation policies, and interlibrary loan policies.  We’ll also cover training opportunities and workshops are available to you free of charge.  If you’re a new public librarian or you just need a refresher, this webinar will answer questions about State Library Services for public librarians. Calendar and registration.

School Librarians and NDSL Services
This webinar will provide an overview of the services available to you from the North Dakota State Library. We’ll discuss topics such as all the services provided by the State Library, barcodes and passwords, circulation policies, and interlibrary loan policies.  If you’re a new school librarian or you just need a refresher, this webinar will answer questions about State Library Services for school librarians. Calendar and registration.

State Employees and NDSL Services
This webinar will provide an overview of the services available to you from the North Dakota State Library. We’ll discuss topics such as all the services provided by the State Library, reference research services, circulation periods, how to borrow materials from libraries across the country, and online resources you can access from home. We’ll give you an overview of our website and the Online Library Resources. Learn how the North Dakota State Library can serve you. Calendar and registration.

Training Available for State Agencies

State Library Tour and Training

The North Dakota State Library offers a library orientation to all individuals who work for state government. This orientation includes a tour of the State Library collection and an introductory course on using the ODIN catalog and the databases. It is open to all state employees, at no cost to the employee or agency. Training is provided by the State Library staff and notice of upcoming sessions is advertised on the state government e-mail list. For more information, contact the North Dakota State Library at 800-472-2104 or statelib@nd.gov. To check for available dates or to register, please visit the online Calendar.

Training

The State Library provides training to your agency on the Online Dakota Information Network (ODIN) catalog, as well as the databases. These training sessions can take place either at the North Dakota State Library or onsite at your agency. Sessions may also be planned in advance at an offsite location outside of Bismarck as well. There is no cost for this training.  For more information, contact the North Dakota State Library at 800-472-2104 or statelib@nd.gov.

Training and Presentations Available for Schools

Student Training

The training staff from the North Dakota State Library offers in-classroom training for students. These sessions can be presented during the normal school period or as a special session. We can set up the training in a classroom, presentation style, or a computer lab, hands on training. The training will focus not only on finding reliable information, but also on organizing the results and using citation tools. We can accommodate all grades levels and are willing to conduct multiple sessions in a single day. For more information or to schedule a training session, please contact the North Dakota State Library training department at 800-472-2104 or statelib@nd.gov.

Staff Training

The training staff from the North Dakota State Library offers an opportunity for teachers and staff to receive training in using the databases for research. In addition, we can train your staff in using the ODIN catalog and WorldCat.org catalog as well. These trainings can be presentation style or hands on.  We will provide handouts for all of your staff and bring our own equipment if needed. These sessions can be set up at your school, either as part of an in-service workshop or after school. We can combine staff training after school with a student session as well. For more information or to schedule a training session, please contact the North Dakota State Library training department at 800-472-2104 or statelib@nd.gov.

Training and Presentations Available for Public Libraries

These presentations are a wonderful opportunity for public libraries to provide a workshop to their community. These sessions are provided at no cost, we just need a high speed internet connection and a room big enough to present this training to the public. We can bring all of own equipment as well. If you have a special group that meets at your library such as local genealogy clubs, home school students and parents, after school home work center for children, adult learners group, etc, we can tailor one of our workshops to meet the groups need. A minimum of ten participants is required for a session and pre-registration is strongly suggested. If you need assistance promoting the workshop, please contact us and we can help with press releases and flyers. For more information about our trainings or to schedule a session, please contact the training staff at 800-472-2104 or statelib@nd.gov.

Ancestry Library Edition

Our Ancestry Library Edition presentation is perfect for your patrons who are just starting out with discovering their family history and those who have been involved in genealogy research, but could use some training on using the database. This training session will focus not only on the content found in Ancestry Library Edition, but will also demonstrate searching techniques. The training session lasts about an hour with time allotted for questions. Additional sessions can be scheduled if demand is high. For more information about our trainings or to schedule a session, please contact the training staff at 800-472-2104 or statelib@nd.gov.

Homework Help for Parents

Homework Help for Parents is a presentation for parents who want to help their children with reports and research papers, but struggle with finding reliable sources. By using the Online Library Resources, parents can now access the same types of research materials from home that they would find in a library. This workshop will focus on content as well as demonstrate searching techniques. The databases featured during this presentation contain full text articles from newspapers and magazines as well as transcripts from national news broadcasts, a wide variety of reference materials, maps, and a large collection of books online. For more information about our trainings or to schedule a session, please contact the training staff at 800-472-2104 or statelib@nd.gov.

LearningExpress Library

Are your patrons looking for help updating their resumes? Do you have young patrons looking for a practice test for the ACT or patrons looking to practice for the US Citizenship test? LearningExpress Library is a database that offers the practice tests, exercises, skill-building courses, and information your patrons are seeking out to achieve the results they want, whether it’s at school, at work, or in life. This workshop will explore how to use the LearningExpress Library, how to sign on to take a test, and what types of tests are included. Whether you work in a school, a public library, or a college library, the LearningExpress library has something to offer all of your patrons. For more information about our trainings or to schedule a session, please contact the training staff at 800-472-2104 or statelib@nd.gov.

2012 Spring Workshops

Nobody is Going to Miss that Title:  http://goo.gl/AjKXb
Short Attention Span App Theatre:  http://goo.gl/1pFCJ
E-Books, E-Readers & Libraries - Resources & Links:  http://library.nd.gov/Training/E-Readers.pdf
Our New E-Reality; E-Books, E-Readers & Libraries:  http://library.nd.gov/Training/E-Readers.pptx

Archived Spring Workshop Resources

These guides and tutorials are available to provide assistance in using the Library Catalog and the Online Library Resources. These resources are a combination of print guides, slideshows, and video tutorials.

UFind Tutorials

Tutor ND

LearningExpress Library

LearningExpress Library Guided Tour

Encyclopedia Britannica

EBSCO Tutorials

Gale

Proquest Tutorials

Please click on the survey for the training that you have attended.

Summer Classes (Effective Online Research)

The North Dakota State Library training staff is offering classes in two locations for one graduate credit this summer. Classes will be in Grand Forks at the Grand Forks Public Library on June 11th and 12th and in Bismarck at the Bismarck State College in the library computer lab on June 14th and 15th.  Effective Online Research will focus on the need for students to find reliable sources for research. We will explore searching methods for the Online Library Resources as well as source citations and other features on the databases that are useful for conducting research. We’ll also examine the ODIN UFind catalog and WorldCat.org.   The resources being explored will have a practical application to your classroom instruction and provide your students with reliable information to use in research papers and other school work.  A minimum of ten participants is needed for each class.

Credit for Effective Online Research is available for teachers from Minot State University, University of North Dakota, and North Dakota State University. Credit is available for Library Media Specialists from Valley City State University.  NOTE: The content of this course is the same as the course taught in 2011.

Please register for this class through the North Dakota State Library calendar. Dates and times will be listed on the calendar.  If you are taking this class for credit, register for the credit from the university using the links below.  You may also make payments online for the credit.* 

Credit for Effective Online Research is available for teachers from Minot State University, North Dakota State University, and the University of North Dakota. The cost for the credit is $50.00. 

Minot State University

Grand Forks
https://epayment.ndus.nodak.edu/C22800_ustores/web/store_main.jsp?STOREID=169&SINGLESTORE=true

Bismarck
https://epayment.ndus.nodak.edu/C22800_ustores/web/store_main.jsp?STOREID=168&SINGLESTORE=true

Instructions for applying for Minot State University Credit

North Dakota State University

Grand Forks
http://www.ndsu.edu/dce/k-12/info/5516

Bismarck
http://www.ndsu.edu/dce/k-12/info/5515

University of North Dakota

http://educators.und.edu/workshop/?id=EFFCTV.ONL.RESEARCH

Instructions for applying for UND Credit - Bismarck

Instructions for applying for UND Credit - Grand Forks

Credit for Effective Online Research is available for school library media specialists from Valley City State University. The cost for the credit is $50.00.

Recertification credit for Library Media Specialists must be taken from Valley City State University.

Valley City State University

http://www.vcsu.edu/extend/vp.htm?p=1618#crstypes

For more information, please contact Steve Axtman or Al Peterson at the North Dakota State Library at 1-800-472-2104 or 701-328-4622. Any individuals with disabilities or other special needs whom need special accommodations should share those concerns with the instructor as soon as possible.