Continuing Education - Learning Opportunities

MARVEL Training

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• Watch MELIBS/MEINFO for upcoming trainings offered by vendors.
• EBSCO and NoveList Tutorials and Support.
• Gale's Event Calendar online. This allows libraries to see when various webinars are being held and the subject matter being covered. Click on the free product previews or training webinars.
• Proquest training information
• Britannica training sessions
• Reminder to libraries about MARVEL! logins
  • Libraries! Do NOT create generic/group logins to the MARVEL! resources
  • Due to the license agreements for the statewide subscription to the databases, usernames and passwords for accessing these databases are to be created for individual, Maine State Resident usage only.
  • Patrons need their own username and password for their own MARVEL account.
    

CE Stipends

Stipends to put towards continuing education are available from the district offices.

Unlimited Free Online Courses and Webinars from WebJunction

Requirement for Courses: Must be a sponsored WebJunction member; Request a sponsored course access account from Maine State Library for the self paced courses at WebJunction Maine. Be sure to select "Maine" as your state partners.

• Preview WebJunction Course Catalog – Unlimited number of free courses made possible by the Maine State Library. Only sponsored WebJunction Maine members may view the actual catalog web page and sign up for courses.
• Webinars - Check the Maine Library Community calendar for dates, descriptions and registration

Other Learning Opportunities

• Online Library Education The free, online Alternative Basic Library Education (ABLE) Program provides basic library knowledge and skills for staff members who have no formal education in library science.
• Simmons Graduate School of Library and Information Science Fee-based online update-your-skills courses are available in addition to the online degree program.
• GFC Global Learning – offers free, beginning computer courses and tutorials. (Office, Internet, Computer basics,etc.)

Books for Professional Development and Continuing Education

• View recent additions to MSL professional collection in the last month or all from the past few months.

Other Resources

• Google Web Search - Classroom Lessons and Resources
  "Search Education lessons were developed by Google Certified Teachers to help you do just that. The lessons are short, modular and not specific to any discipline so you can mix and match to what best fits the needs of your classroom. Additionally, all lessons come with a companion set of slides (and some with additional resources) to help you guide your in-class discussions."
• Master lesson presentations by Google