(7 Mar 2024) The ALA IRRT Webinar Committee in association with the American Library Association (ALA) International Relations Round Table (IRRT) Mission Enhancement Project presents a series of FIVE (5) webinars to support capacity building of library employees (non-professionals).
| Date/Time | Topic/ Name of Presenter |
| Webinar 1
Thursday, 14th March 3pm Singapore / 2:00am Central Time (USA) |
Reference Services
Ebru Gönül Türk, Academic Engagement & Reference Librarian, Suna Kirac Library, KOC Universitesi, Turkey. To understand the nature of reference work, the many forms of digital/ virtual reference services, reference interview, and new skills needed to manage reference work in the AI age. |
| Webinar 2
Thursday, 28th March 3pm Singapore / 2:00am Central (USA) (5:30pm Adelaide) |
Information Resource Organization
Catherine Barnes, Course Coordinator & Lecturer, University of South Australia. To understand how to organise and describe physical and digital information resources and the use of online tools to create metadata. |
| Webinar 3 (a) & (b)
Thursday, 4 April 3pm Singapore/ 2:00am Central (USA) (5:30pm Adelaide) |
(a) Collection Development and Management (1 hour)
Lachlan Young, Manager: Collection Management and Copyright Services, University of South Australia. To understand different types of information sources, how to find and evaluate them, touching briefly on the importance of User Needs Analysis and Collection Development Policy. |
| (b) Collection Building Using Open Educational Resources (OERs)
(1 hour) Ash Barber, Academic Librarian (OERs), University of South Australia. To understand what OERs are, usefulness of OERs for libraries with limited financial resources, how to find and evaluate them and how to build a collection of OERs relevant to the teaching and learning needs of an organization. |
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| Webinar 4
Thursday, 11 April 3pm Singapore/ 2:00am Central (USA) |
Information & Digital Literacies
Jane Hammons, Assistant Professor, Teaching and Learning Engagement Librarian, The Ohio State University, Columbus, Ohio, USA. To understand the nature of information literacy and digital literacy, identify key learning bottlenecks related to information literacy, and to locate freely available resources for teaching information literacy skills. |
| Webinar 5
Thursday, 25th April 3pm Singapore/ 2:00am Central (USA) |
Basics of Research Methodology for Librarians
Prof. Diljit Singh, Retired Professor, University of Malaya, Malaysia. (Pro-bono). To understand the role of research in the management of libraries and information services, and the process of conducting research in a professionally-accepted manner. |
Duration of webinar: Two-hours (2) with Q & A
Registration: Participants will need to register for each webinar individually.
