The Library Skills Winter Institute 2008
What?
Winter Institute provides an opportunity for library staff who do not have an advanced degree in library/information science to learn the basics of librarianship or update their library skills. The Institute offers both Basic Library Skills courses and Advanced Library Skills courses. Basic Library Skills is a series of sessions covering a range of library skills focused on public libraries in Missouri. The courses in the Advanced Library Skills series offered during this Institute are Library Administration and Management and Library Services for Young Adults.
Who?
Participants must work at least 20 hours a week at a public or state institution library. Registration guidelines are mailed with the registration form and are also available on the State Library web page at http://www.sos.mo.gov/library/development/Winterinstitute2008. Class size is limited. In general, applications are handled on a first-come first-served basis, however, there are three instances in which applicants may be wait listed, even if the courses they request are not full at the time their applications are received. Applicants may be wait listed if: there are more than six applicants from a library system; the applicant is from a library that is not a public or state institution library; and/or the applicant has an advanced degree in library/information science. Public libraries must be tax-supported and eligible for State Aid. If openings remain after the registration deadline, these applicants will be accepted in turn and notified within a few days. Participants from nontax-supported libraries must provide their own lodging.
As class size is limited, we are unable to allow participants to retake courses they have previously completed.
When?
WWinter Institute begins with a group lunch at 12:00 p.m. (noon) on Tuesday, February 26, and concludes on Friday, February 29, with a group lunch and attendance certificate presentations. Sessions will begin after lunch on Tuesday, February 26. Classes meet Tuesday afternoon, all day Wednesday and Thursday, and Friday morning. Since material presented is sequential, participants should plan to attend all sessions. Those participants who do not attend all sessions will not be eligible for a Certificate of Completion.
Registration deadline is February 8, 2008.
Where?
Winter Institute will be held at the Best Western Inn in Columbia, Missouri. A map and directions will be provided with your confirmation materials. The Best Western Inn features wireless internet access throughout the hotel and cable television with HBO.
Cost?
Winter Institute is underwritten with federal Library Services and Technology Act funds for registration, lodging, and designated meals. Transportation and other expenses are the responsibility of the library or individual. LSTA funds are awarded annually to the Missouri State Library through the Institute of Museum and Library Services, a federal agency that fosters innovation, leadership and a lifetime of learning.