MAP for Nonprofits now offers free Talking Tech workshops and gatherings. The schedule for the last half of 2009 is reprinted below.

All workshops are face-to-face, in St. Paul.

For those who cannot attend, handouts from previous sessions are available here.

2009 Talking Tech Workshops
Thanks to support from The ADC Foundation and The Greater Twin Cities United Way, and in light of the challenging economy, MAP is offering the remaining 2009 Talking Tech Workshops: Nonprofit Focused Solutions -- at no cost. These technology workshops are geared toward technology staff members, accidental techies, volunteers and others at small to medium sized nonprofit organizations.

Click on the links below to learn more about each of the 2009 Talking Tech: Nonprofit Focused Solutions workshops. You can also upload a copy the brochure with information on all sessions, below. (Disregard the $15 fee; please do pre-register.)

Talking Tech: Workshops/Gatherings 2009 [flyer and registration form]

Talking Tech: Nonprofit Focused Solutions - Fundraising Databases
Nonprofits looking for a new donor database in the inexpensive to moderate price range are invited to attend this facilitated discussion Thursday, August 27.

Talking Tech: Nonprofit Focused Solutions - Working with Consultants and Vendors
In this session a technology consultant and a nonprofit technology manager will discuss how to make the relationship with consultants and vendors work well for all involved. Bring your own stories and insights to share with the group Thursday, September 24.

Talking Tech: Nonprofit Focused Solutions - Remote Access Methods
Explore safe remote access options for your employees, allowing work from home or from the road Thursday, November 12.
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Talking Tech: Nonprofit Focused Solutions - Building a Nonprofit Technology Community
Please join us Friday, October 23 for a casual evening get together to socialize, network and talk about technology.

Talking Tech: Nonprofit Focused Solutions - Supercharge Your Work With MAPS
Come learn about various geographic information systems, tools and techniques that a nonprofit organization can use to make better decisions at this presentation Thursday, December 10.

Link: http://www.mapfornonprofits.org/inde...sign=PrintView

Mary Ann Van Cura
Library Development & Continuing Education Coordinator
State Library Services
1500 Highway 36 West
Roseville, MN 55113
651-582-8632 voice 651-582-8752 fax
maryann.vancura@state.mn.us
education.state.mn.us/MDE/Learning_Support/Library_Services

MINITEX/OCLC Online Training Session

10:00 AM - 12:00 Noon (CST)

This online module provides instruction on performing basic bibliographic searches using OCLC’s Connexion Client cataloging software. After completing this web-based training, learners will be able to conduct basic searches for bibliographic records in WorldCat, and evaluate whether a given record matches the item to be cataloged.

This is the second part of a series designed to enable basic copy cataloging work in Connexion Client.

Who should attend?: This course is designed for learners who have little or no previous experience with Connexion Client, and who may be new to library work. This class will be of particular benefit to new copy catalogers. It will also be beneficial to original catalogers who need to determine, before they create an original record, that no matching record exists.

Prerequisites: Ability to log on to Connexion Client; knowledge of MARC records sufficient to recognize components such as field and subfield and to identify data such as title, edition, publisher, physical description.


FOR MORE INFORMATION:
http://www.minitex.umn.edu/events/tr...binars.asp#249