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</o:shapelayout></xml><![endif]--></head><body lang=EN-US link=blue vlink=purple><div class=WordSection1><p class=MsoNormal><span style='font-family:"Arial","sans-serif"'>ONLINE LEARNING REMINDER from ASCLA and RUSA! </span><span style='font-size:11.5pt;font-family:"Arial","sans-serif";color:#505050;background:white'>We have a handful of online learning events scheduled for early September, and registration for several of them ends this week. All the details are below. </span><span style='font-size:11.5pt;font-family:"Arial","sans-serif";color:#505050'><br><br><span style='background:white'>Also, don’t forget about our online learning open proposal period!<span class=apple-converted-space> </span></span></span><strong><span style='font-size:11.5pt;font-family:"Arial","sans-serif";color:red;background:white'>We’re looking for online course and webinar submissions to be presented this fall and next spring.</span></strong><span class=apple-converted-space><span style='font-size:11.5pt;font-family:"Arial","sans-serif";color:#505050;background:white'> </span></span><span style='font-size:11.5pt;font-family:"Arial","sans-serif";color:#505050;background:white'>RUSA is accepting proposals through September 1, and ASCLA is accepting them through September 10.<span class=apple-converted-space> </span><strong><i><span style='font-family:"Arial","sans-serif"'>Review the topics we’re interested in and details of the submission process at the</span></i></strong><span class=apple-converted-space><b><i> </i></b></span><strong><i><span style='font-family:"Arial","sans-serif"'><a href="http://rusa.ala.org/blog/2013/07/29/call-for-proposals-rusa-webinars-online-courses-fall-2013/"><span style='color:#336699;font-weight:normal'>RUSA blog</span></a></span></i></strong><span class=apple-converted-space><b><i> </i></b></span><strong><i><span style='font-family:"Arial","sans-serif"'>and</span></i></strong><span class=apple-converted-space><b><i> </i></b></span><strong><i><span style='font-family:"Arial","sans-serif"'><a href="http://ascla.ala.org/blog/2013/07/call-for-online-learning-proposals-ascla-fall-2013-courses-webinars/"><span style='color:#336699;font-weight:normal'>ASCLA blog</span></a>, respectively.<o:p></o:p></span></i></strong></span></p><p class=MsoNormal><strong><i><span style='font-size:11.5pt;font-family:"Arial","sans-serif";color:#505050;background:white'><o:p> </o:p></span></i></strong></p><p class=MsoNormal><span style='font-size:11.5pt;font-family:"Arial","sans-serif";color:#505050;background:white'>Course and webinar<span class=apple-converted-space> </span><strong><span style='font-family:"Arial","sans-serif"'>descriptions</span></strong>,<span class=apple-converted-space> </span><strong><span style='font-family:"Arial","sans-serif"'>pricing</span></strong><span class=apple-converted-space><b> </b></span>details,<span class=apple-converted-space> </span><strong><span style='font-family:"Arial","sans-serif"'>registration</span></strong><span class=apple-converted-space><b> </b></span>instructions for groups and individuals are all posted online at<span class=apple-converted-space> </span></span><a href="http://www.ala.org/rusa/development/onlinece"><span style='font-size:11.5pt;font-family:"Arial","sans-serif";color:#336699;background:white'>RUSA’s online learning page</span></a><span class=apple-converted-space><span style='font-size:11.5pt;font-family:"Arial","sans-serif";color:#505050;background:white'> </span></span><span style='font-size:11.5pt;font-family:"Arial","sans-serif";color:#505050;background:white'>and<span class=apple-converted-space> </span></span><a href="http://www.ala.org/ascla/asclaevents/onlinelearning/onlinelearning"><span style='font-size:11.5pt;font-family:"Arial","sans-serif";color:#336699;background:white'>ASCLA’s online learning page</span></a><span style='font-size:11.5pt;font-family:"Arial","sans-serif";color:#505050;background:white'>. Questions about these offerings should be sent to RUSA Web Manager Andrea Hill at ahill@ala.org or 312-280-4397. Questions about registration? Contact registration@ala.org or (800) 545-2433, option 5.<o:p></o:p></span></p><p class=MsoNormal><span style='font-size:11.5pt;font-family:"Arial","sans-serif";color:#505050;background:white'><o:p> </o:p></span></p><p class=MsoNormal><span style='font-size:11.5pt;font-family:"Arial","sans-serif";color:#505050;background:white'>**PLEASE FORWARD THIS MESSAGE and share it with other distribution lists and colleagues as appropriate.**</span><span style='font-size:11.5pt;font-family:"Arial","sans-serif";color:#505050'><br><br></span><o:p></o:p></p><h4 style='mso-margin-top-alt:0in;margin-right:0in;margin-bottom:8.35pt;margin-left:0in;mso-line-height-alt:18.4pt;background:white'><span style='font-size:18.5pt;font-family:"Arial","sans-serif";color:#202020'>Register today for these webinars and courses:<o:p></o:p></span></h4><p class=MsoNormal><strong><span style='font-size:11.5pt;font-family:"Arial","sans-serif";color:navy;background:white'>Webinar: How to Conduct Usability Studies: A Librarian Primer</span></strong><b><span style='font-size:11.5pt;font-family:"Arial","sans-serif";color:navy;background:white'><br><strong><span style='font-family:"Arial","sans-serif"'>Wednesday, Sept. 4, 2:00 – 3:00 p.m. Central</span></strong></span></b><span style='font-size:11.5pt;font-family:"Arial","sans-serif";color:#505050'><br><strong><span style='font-family:"Arial","sans-serif";background:white'><a href="http://www.ala.org/Template.cfm?Section=olweb&Template=/Conference/ConferenceList.cfm&ConferenceTypeCode=X"><span style='color:#336699;font-weight:normal'>Register online now for this webinar!</span></a></span></strong><span class=apple-converted-space><span style='background:white'> </span></span><span style='background:white'>Register by close of business on Tuesday, September 3; registration starts at $40 for RUSA members.</span><br><span style='background:white'>Interested in conducting some usability test of your library website or resources, but not sure where to start? Reference librarians in all types of libraries who are interested in using usability tests to improve services at their libraries will benefit from this webinar.</span></span><a href="http://www.ala.org/rusa/how-conduct-usability-studies-librarian-primer"><span style='font-size:11.5pt;font-family:"Arial","sans-serif";color:#336699;background:white'>Read a full description of the webinar, including learning outcomes.</span></a><span style='font-size:11.5pt;font-family:"Arial","sans-serif";color:#505050'><br><br></span><strong><span style='font-size:11.5pt;font-family:"Arial","sans-serif";color:navy;background:white'>Online Course: Readers’ Advisory 101</span></strong><b><span style='font-size:11.5pt;font-family:"Arial","sans-serif";color:navy;background:white'><br><strong><span style='font-family:"Arial","sans-serif"'>Sept. 3 - Oct. 20. Weekly live chats Thursdays, 3 p.m., Chicago/Central Time.</span></strong></span></b><span style='font-size:11.5pt;font-family:"Arial","sans-serif";color:#505050'><br><strong><span style='font-family:"Arial","sans-serif";background:white'><a href="http://www.ala.org/Template.cfm?Section=oloc&Template=/Conference/ConferenceList.cfm&ConferenceTypeCode=L"><span style='color:#336699;font-weight:normal'>Register online now for this course!</span></a></span></strong><span class=apple-converted-space><span style='background:white'> </span></span><span style='background:white'>Register by close of business on Friday, August 30; registration starts at $130 for RUSA members.</span><br><span style='background:white'>Through practice sessions, course participants will learn how to use readers’ advisory tools, craft annotations, read in genres, articulate appeal, and experiment with methods to offer RA services. This course is appropriate for all types of libraries, and specifically support staff, library technicians, newly hired reference librarians, and those librarians who want to brush up on their skills.<span class=apple-converted-space> </span></span></span><a href="http://www.ala.org/rusa/development/readersadvisory101"><span style='font-size:11.5pt;font-family:"Arial","sans-serif";color:#336699;background:white'>Review a full description of the course and learn about instructor Joyce Saricks.</span></a><span style='font-size:11.5pt;font-family:"Arial","sans-serif";color:#505050'><br><br></span><strong><span style='font-size:11.5pt;font-family:"Arial","sans-serif";color:navy;background:white'>Online Course: Business Reference 101</span></strong><b><span style='font-size:11.5pt;font-family:"Arial","sans-serif";color:navy;background:white'><br><strong><span style='font-family:"Arial","sans-serif"'>Sept. 9 - Oct. 6. Asynchronous.</span></strong></span></b><span style='font-size:11.5pt;font-family:"Arial","sans-serif";color:#505050'><br><strong><span style='font-family:"Arial","sans-serif";background:white'><a href="http://www.ala.org/Template.cfm?Section=oloc&Template=/Conference/ConferenceList.cfm&ConferenceTypeCode=L"><span style='color:#336699;font-weight:normal'>Register online now for this course!</span></a></span></strong><span class=apple-converted-space><span style='background:white'> </span></span><span style='background:white'>Register by close of business on Friday, September 6.; registration starts at $130 for RUSA members.</span><br><span style='background:white'>This four-week course is designed for academic, special or public librarians and other researchers and library staff who have a basic understanding of some business resources but who do not work with them often enough to build expertise.<span class=apple-converted-space> </span></span></span><a href="http://www.ala.org/rusa/development/businessreference101"><span style='font-size:11.5pt;font-family:"Arial","sans-serif";color:#336699;background:white'>Review a full description of the course content and learn about course instructor Celia Ross.</span></a><span style='font-size:11.5pt;font-family:"Arial","sans-serif";color:#505050'><br><br style='orphans: auto;widows: auto;-webkit-text-stroke-width: 0px;word-spacing:0px'><br></span><o:p></o:p></p><p class=MsoNormal><span style='font-size:12.0pt'>Liz F. Markel, M.A.<o:p></o:p></span></p><p class=MsoNormal><span style='font-size:12.0pt'>Marketing & Programs Manager<o:p></o:p></span></p><p class=MsoNormal><i><span style='font-size:12.0pt'>Association of Specialized and Cooperative Library Agencies (<b>ASCLA</b>)<o:p></o:p></span></i></p><p class=MsoNormal><i><span style='font-size:12.0pt'>Reference and User Services Association (<b>RUSA</b>)<o:p></o:p></span></i></p><p class=MsoNormal><span style='font-size:10.0pt'><o:p> </o:p></span></p><p class=MsoNormal><span style='font-size:10.0pt'>The American Library Association // 50 E. Huron Street // Chicago, IL 60611<o:p></o:p></span></p><p class=MsoNormal><span style='font-size:10.0pt'>800-545-2433 // p. 312-280-4398 // f. 312-280-5273 // e. lmarkel@ala.org<o:p></o:p></span></p><p class=MsoNormal><span style='font-size:10.0pt'>Find our divisions online at <b>www.ala.org/rusa</b> & <b>www.ala.org/ascla</b><o:p></o:p></span></p><p class=MsoNormal><o:p> </o:p></p></div></body></html>