Infopeople Training Materials from Past Workshops
Any use of the material in the Past Workshops section of the website should credit the author and the funding source (as found in the footer of most of the documents).
Please note: As materials are not updated once a workshop sequence is over, they may not contain the most current information or URLs.
Most files listed are in one of three formats: PPT (Microsoft PowerPoint), DOC (Microsoft Word), and PDF (Adobe Acrobat). Free viewers are available for all three file types.
2008
- Building Leadership Skills: Leading Teams - November 2008
- Cascading Style Sheets (CSS) : Pixel-Level Control with HTML Ease - August-October 2008
- Communicating Up! - April-June 2008
- Dealing with Difficult People: Making Libraries Safe & Sane - October 2007-April 2008
- Experienceology: 8 Steps to Better Library Experiences - July-October 2008
- Exploring Library Leadership 2008 - August-September 2008
- Library Branch Management - March-June 2008
- Making Difficult Conversations Easier - February-April 2008
- Measuring Library Costs and Benefits - January-April 2008
- Moving into Management - December 2007-February 2008
- Photoshop Elements for Libraries: Preparing Your Photos to Go Online - October 2007-February 2008
- Planning, Doing, & Sustaining a Successful Bilingual Storytime Program - August 2007-February 2008
- Practical Podcasting and Videocasting - November-December 2008
- Reference Interview Skills for Academic Library Staff - December 2007-March 2008
- Reference Interview Skills for Public Library Staff - February-June 2008
- Show It Off: Techniques for Increasing Circulation through Merchandising Your Collection and Services - May-July 2008
- Simply Irresistible: Storytimes for Newborns to Two Years - January-May 2008
- Stress Management in the Library Workplace - July 2007-January 2008
- Teaching Spanish-Speaking Patrons How to Use the Internet - September 2007-March 2008
- Techniques for Helping the Public Serve Themselves - January-July 2008
- Traveling Technology Petting Zoo - March-June 2008
- Tutorials 2.0: Teaching the Public and Training Staff with Online Screencasts - March-May 2008
- Using Web 2.0 Tools for Staff Training - December 2007-January 2008
- Web 2.0: Using Social Software with Teens - September 2007-January 2008
2007
- Beyond the Bookshelf: Teen Programming - October 2006-March 2007
- Building Leadership Skills: Community Engagement - May 2007
- Building Leadership Skills: Developing and Leading Projects - December 2006-January 2007
- Building Leadership Skills: Leading Change - February 2007
- Building Leadership Skills: Leading Teams - November 2006-January 2007
- Building Leadership Skills: Planning for the Future - March 2007
- Building Leadership Skills: Problem-Solving and Decision-Making - January 2007
- Building Leadership Skills: Stimulating Creativity - July 2007
- Building Leadership Skills: Strategic Financial Thinking - June 2007
- Coaching: Building a Performance Culture at Your Library, One Employee at a Time - June-September 2007
- Customer Service in a Self-Check World - June-October 2007
- Customer Service Skills for Culturally Diverse Communities - April-November 2007
- Desktop Configuration - November 2006-March 2007
- E-books, E-audio, and Other E-formats: Helping E-content Find Its Place in the Library - November 2006-March 2007
- Eureka! Leadership Program Phase 2 Wrap-Up Session - August-September 2007
- Gaming @ the Library - January-March 2007
- Getting Started in Library Grant Writing - November-December 2007
- How to Give a Booktalk - December 2006-April 2007
- Intermediate Hands-on Book Repair for Libraries - September 2006-January 2007
- Library Services for Older Adults - April-July 2007
- Marketing to Latinos: An Action Plan - July-September 2007
- Needs Assessment: Asking Significant Questions - July-August 2007
- Retailing and Wayfinding - February-May 2007
- Storytime Fundamentals - March-July 2007
- Survival Spanish II - May 2007-January 2008
- Web 2.0: A Hands-On Introduction for Library Staff - May 2007-February 2008
- Web 2.0: Applications for Children's Services - August-October 2007
- Web 2.0: How to Teach the Public about Social Software - July-October 2007
- Web 2.0: Searching Innovations - April-August 2007
- Weeding for Your Library's Health - November 2006-April 2007
- YA Space Techniques: Simple Explorations of the "Final Frontier" - June-August 2007
2006
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Spanish Language Outreach: Empowering Library Staff to Reach Out to Spanish Speakers and Increase Their Access to Technology
These materials from the Spanish Language Outreach workshop are being made available while the workshops are still underway in response to requests from workshop participants.
- Beyond Copy Cataloging - December 2005-March 2006
- Beyond Ramps: Library Accessibility in the Real World - July-October 2006
- Building Leadership Skills: Convincing and Influencing Others - October 2006
- Cataloging and Processing New Media - May-July 2006
- Checking Out the Generations - November 2005-April 2006
- Exploring Library Leadership - July-October 2006
- Extreme Makeover or Gentle Remodel? - January-April 2006
- Getting the Most from the Post-Google Web - November 2005-April 2006
- Getting Your Library Message Across - April-August 2006
- Helping the Public Use Public Access Computers - October 2005-February 2006
- How to Help Anyone Use Licensed Databases - August-November 2006
- Increasing Your PowerPoint Skills (Intermediate Level) - April-September 2006
- Library Collection Management 101 - March-June 2006
- Library Fundraising Basics - March-June 2006
- Managing Public Access Computers - Best Practices - May-July 2006
- PHP (and a little MySQL) for the Default Library Techie - July-August 2006
- Prescription for Success: Online Consumer Health Resources - December 2005-June 2006
- Public Libraries and Schools: A Natural Partnership for Student Success - August 2005-March 2006
- Reshaping Reference to Fit the Internet Culture - June-October 2006
- Rethinking Library Collaboration and Partnerships - December 2005 - February 2006
- Stress-Free Adult Programming - February-July 2006
- Teens in the Library - September 2005-March 2006
- Tips and Tricks for Effective Library Supervision - December 2005-February 2006
- Using Theme-Based Training to Teach Computer Skills to the Public - November-December 2006
- Word-of-Mouth Marketing for Libraries - August-December 2006
- You've Got What It Takes: Peer Training and Mentoring for Staff Development - January-May 2006
2005
- Communication Skills for Front Line Library Staff - September 2004-January 2005
- Copyright Issues for Digitization Projects - August 2005
- Customer-Friendly Is More Than an Attitude - December 2004-April 2005
- Cutting Edge Customer Service Techniques for Libraries: Learning from Fish and Pickle! - March-May 2005
- Desktop Self-Defense - September-December 2005
- Digital Image Scanning - August 2005
- Digitization Project Management - August 2005
- Effective Change Management for Libraries - October 2004-February 2005
- ESL Collection Building - December 2004-February 2005
- Extreme Googling - July-August 2005
- Free, Fast, and Factual: Online Ready Reference Sources for 2005 and Beyond - May-November 2005
- Getting Started in Library Grant Writing - March-April 2005
- Increase Your Computer Competency - Practical Tips and Tricks - April-June 2005
- Keeping Your Collections Alive When Your Budget Is Cut - March-May 2005
- Library Services for New Americans - February-April 2005
- Living with Change: Coping and Stress Reduction in the Library Workplace - March-June 2005
- Management Math for Libraries - October 2004-January 2005
- Market Research Techniques for Libraries - March 2005
- Practical Project Planning and Management for Libraries - April-October 2005
- Oil on the Waters: Practical Techniques for Calming Difficult Library Users - April-June 2005
- Photoshop Elements for Libraries: Preparing Your Photos To Go Online - January-March 2005
- Spinning Straw into Gold: Becoming a Storyteller at the Library - March-July 2005
2004
- Basic Hands-On Book Repair For Libraries - May-July 2004
- Children's Services Fundamentals - February-May 2004
- Conflict Resolution in the Library Workplace - October 2003-May 2004
- Consumer Health Online 2004 - February-April 2004
- Digital Photography 101 for Library Applications - January-April 2004
- Free, Fast, and Factual: Top Online Reference Sources for 2004 and Beyond - June 2004
- Getting, Training, and Keeping Volunteers - 2004 - March-June 2004
- Grassroots Strategies for Connecting with Your Community - June-July 2004
- Helping a Library User Look For Work - December 2003 - March 2004
- Helping Library Users with Microsoft Word - March-September 2004
- Hook Them for Life: Promoting Reading to Youth - December 2003-January 2004
- K-12 Information Literacy in the Digital Age - August 2003-February 2004
- Law on the Net: A Workshop for Non-Law Librarians - May 2003 - April 2004
- On the Spot Training - March-May 2004
- Providing Homework Help at the Library - November 2003-June 2004
- Putting Excel to Work in the Library - September-December 2004
- Readers' Advisory on the Web - April 2004
- Ready to Read: Fostering Emergent Literacy in Libraries - May-October 2004
- Reference Interview Skills - January-March 2004
- Scanning for Preservation and Access 2004 - December 2003-January 2004
- Supervising for Excellence - July-October 2004
- Tell Your Library's Story with Bibliostat Connect - November 2003-March 2004
- Train the Trainer Library Workshops (P. Clothier) - March-December 2004
- Train the Trainer Library Workshops (C. Gould) - March-December 2004
- Young Adult Services Fundamentals - July 2004
This page includes materials from Infopeople workshops given in the last few years. Older workshop materials have been moved to a seperate page because of concerns that the information might not be accurate or up-to-date. If you have a need to access materials from workshops given prior to two years ago, you will find the page at infopeople.org/training/past/archive.html.