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WFH? Boost your skill set with LITA CE!

Reserve your spot and learn new skills to enhance your career with LITA online continuing education offerings.

Buying Strategies 101 for Information Technology
Wednesday, May 27, 2020, 1:00-2:30 pm Central Time
Presenter: Michael Rodriguez, Collections Strategist at the University of Connecticut

In this 90-minute webinar, you’ll learn best practices, terminology, and concepts for effectively negotiating contracts for the purchase of information technology (IT) products and services.

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Using Images from the Internet in a Webpage: How to Find and Cite
Wednesday, June 3, 2020, 2:00-3:30 pm Central Time
Presenter: Lauren Bryant, Priority Associate Librarian of Ray W. Howard Library

In this 90-minute webinar, you’ll learn practical ways to quickly find and filter creative commons licensed images online, learn how to hyperlink a citation for a website, and how to use creative commons images for thumbnails in videos and how to cite the image in unconventional situations like this.

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Troublesome Technology Trends: Bridging the Learning Divide
Wednesday, June 17, 2020, 1:00-2:30 pm Central Time
Presenters: Callan Bignoli, Director of the Library at the Olin College of Engineering and T.J. Lamanna, Adult Services Librarian at Cherry Hill Public Library 

In this 90-minute webinar, you’ll learn how to make a difference through democracy, identify insidious threats surveillance capitalism poses to our patrons, the use of third-party trackers on library websites, and publishers trying to staunch subscription losses by collecting and selling user data.

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Check out the LITA latest eLearning lineup and get details on courses that boost your skill set!

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