Andrew Pace Keynote Address to Offline Conference, Bozeman, February 2012 - One Big Library: Library Systems & Services in an Age of Ubiquitous Networks; Andrew Pace of OCLC shares his view of the dynamic world of digital librarianship. This presentation took place at Offline 2012 at the Bozeman Public Library in February, 2012.

April 9, 2012

Budgeting for Libraries – Harold Blattie, Executive Director Montana Assoc. of Counties - 120 minutes - This March 14th, 2012 Webinar is a comprehensive review of the budget process for libraries who receive funding by local governments. Mr. Blattie reviews pertinent law found in the Montana Code Annotated, provides an historical overview for how we arrived at the current funding structure and presents explicit instructions on the requirements, citing the specific pertinent code(s). This session is a “must see” training for directors of publicly-funded libraries in Montana. Highly recommended for board member as well.

CE Credit: (2 units) Library Administration

April 4, 2012

Never cataloged an item in the Montana Shared Catalog? - Cataloged a lot of items, but still not entirely sure you're doing it right? This webinar walks through of the basic process of adding your item to the MSC. It will include: the differences between "Add Call Number" and "Add Item"; an explanation of each field on an item record; and best practices for searching the MSC for item records. Presented by MSC trainer, Amy Marchwick.

Feb. 23, 2012

Library Lovers - Marketing tips with Sara Groves - February is Library Lovers Month! View this archived Webinar and learn all about the new marketing tools and outreach ideas from your Montana State Library and how to use them.

Feb. 14, 2012

Montana Shared Catalog - Cataloging Guidelines Update with Amy Marchwick - The MSC Cataloging Guidelines were revised November 2011, with new information on cataloging E-readers, E-books, and single-issue periodicals along with new standards for call number analytics. This webinar will give a brief overview of what the Cataloging Guidelines are, why you should be using them, and where to find them. This session is informational and does not count as training for CE credit.

Jan. 20, 2012

Update on Montana Statewide Library Resources Search Tool with Sarah McHugh - Webinar from January 18, 2012 with information about the integrated search tool which the Montana State Library has licensed for use by all libraries in the state: how to access the tool, how it works and how to place a search box on a Website. 50 minutes.

Jan. 18, 2012

The Montana Talking Book Library: an Introduction with Christie Briggs - Talking Book Librarian Christie Briggs explains the activities of the Talking Book Library which are available at no cost to Montana citizens with visual impairments, physical disabilities and/or reading disabilities. Christie explains how the referral process works and covers the role local librarians can play in assisting patrons to take advantage of this important resource.

Dec. 13, 2011

Montana Shared Catalog: Great Reports with Amy Marchwick - Examples of reports for different library departments, including Circulation, Collection Management, and Administration. Topics that will be covered include item lists, user lists, inventory, statistics, and reports the MSC Admins can set up for you.

Nov. 15, 2011

Montana Shared Catalog: Reports How To with Amy Marchwick - An introduction to the Workflows reports module and how to use it as well as some general examples. Topics that will be covered include setting properties, getting the output you need, and how to use those widgets and gadgets.

Nov. 8, 2011

Update on EBSCO and HomeworkMT with Sarah McHugh - Sarah McHugh of the Montana State Library presents an update on the implementation of the New Statewide Databases from EBSCO, on HomeworkMT – the new resources from Tutor.com, and on the new unified search tool which will be called MT Statewide Library Resources.

Sept. 28, 2011