Category: Education

In a new LITA web course learn how to use the powerful and popular project management and collaboration tools, Git and GitHub. Perfect for anyone who works with code and on projects such as web sites, apps, classes, scripts, and presentations. Beginning Git and GitHub Instructors: Kate Bronstad, Web Developer, Tufts University Libraries; and Heather Klish, Systems Librarian, Tufts University Libraries. May 4 – June 1, 2017 Register here, courses are listed by date and you need to log in Work smarter, collaborate faster and share code or other files with the library community using the popular version control system Git. Featuring a mix of git fundamentals and hands-on exercises, participants learn the basics of Git, learn how to use key commands, and how to use GitHub to their advantage, including sharing their own work and building upon the projects of others. View details and Register here. This is a blended format…

Don’t miss your chance to participate in the repeat of this popular web course. Register now for this  LITA web course: Universal Design for Libraries and Librarians Instructors: Holly Mabry, Digital Services Librarian, Gardner-Webb University; and Jessica Olin, Director of the Library, Robert H. Parker Library, Wesley College Offered May 15 to June 19, 2017. A Moodle based web course with asynchronous weekly content lessons, tutorials, assignments, and group discussions. Register Online, page arranged by session date (login required) Universal Design is the idea of designing products, places, and experiences to make them accessible to as broad a spectrum of people as possible, without requiring special modifications or adaptations. This course will present an overview of universal design as a historical movement, as a philosophy, and as an applicable set of tools. Students will learn about the diversity of experiences and capabilities that people have, including disabilities (e.g. physical, learning, cognitive,…

We’re excited to announce two new LITA web courses for this spring. You can choose between: Beginning Git and GitHub and Project Management for Success Register here, courses are listed by date and you need to log in. Here are the details. Beginning Git and GitHub Instructors: Kate Bronstad, Web Developer, Tufts University Libraries; and Heather Klish, Systems Librarian, Tufts University Libraries. May 4 – June 1, 2017 Work smarter, collaborate faster and share code or other files with the library community using the popular version control system Git. Featuring a mix of git fundamentals and hands-on exercises, participants learn the basics of Git, learn how to use key commands, and how to use GitHub to their advantage, including sharing their own work and building upon the projects of others. Details here and Registration here. Project Management for Success Instructor: Gina Minks, Principal, Gina Minks Consulting, LLC May 16 – June 6, 2017…

What library technology topic are you passionate about? Have something to teach? The Library Information Technology Association (LITA) Education Committee invites you to share your expertise with a national audience! For years, LITA has offered online learning programs on technology-related topics of interest to LITA Members and wider American Library Association audience. Submit a proposal by April 21st, 2017 to teach a webinar, webinar series, or online course for Summer/Fall 2017. We seek and encourage submissions from underrepresented groups, such as women, people of color, the LGBTQ+ community, and people with disabilities. All topics related to the intersection of technology and libraries are welcomed. Possible topics include: Privacy Analytics Data librarianship Technology Spaces Visualization Augmented and Virtual Reality Ethics and access Project management Data-driven decision-making Instructors receive a $500 honorarium for an online course or $150 for webinars, split among instructors. For more information, access the online submission form. Check…

What’s so super about supercomputing? A very basic introduction to high performance computing Presenters: Jamene Brooks-Kieffer and Mark J. Laufersweiler Tuesday February 28, 2017 2:00 pm – 3:30 pm Central Time Register Online, page arranged by session date (login required) This 90 minute webinar provides a bare-bones introduction to high-performance computing (HPC) or supercomputing. This program is a unique attempt to connect the academic library to introductory information about HPC. Librarians who are learning about researchers’ data-intensive work will want to familiarize themselves with the computing environment often used to conduct that work. Bibliometric analysis, quantitative statistical analysis, and geographic data visualizations are just a few examples of computationally-intensive work underway in humanities, social science, and science fields. Covered topics will include: Why librarians should care about HPC HPC terminology and working environment Examples of problems appropriate for HPC HPC resources at institutions and nation-wide Low-cost entry-level programs for learning…

What’s so super about supercomputing? A very basic introduction to high performance computing Presenters: Jamene Brooks-Kieffer and Mark J. Laufersweiler Tuesday February 28, 2017 2:00 pm – 3:30 pm Central Time Register Online, page arranged by session date (login required) This 90 minute webinar provides a bare-bones introduction to high-performance computing, also known as HPC, supercomputing, and under many other monikers. This program is a unique attempt to connect the academic library to introductory information about HPC. Librarians who are learning about researchers’ data-intensive work should consider familiarizing themselves with the computing environment often used to conduct that work. Academic librarians, particularly, face a landscape in which many of their users conduct part or all of their research using computation. Bibliometric analysis, quantitative statistical analysis, and geographic data visualizations are just a few examples of computationally-intensive work underway in humanities, social science, and science fields. Covered topics will include: Why…