by Compendium News Staff | Jan 8, 2019 | Academic Libraries, Health Focus, PA Digital Collections, POWER Library, Professional Development, Resources of Interest, Rural and Small Libraries, School Libraries
Consumer Health Complete was removed from POWER Library on 12/31/2018. Health & Wellness Resource Center is available as the primary health e-resource in POWER Library and is a comprehensive, consumer health resource providing authoritative information on...
by Compendium News Staff | Jan 3, 2019 | Academic Libraries, Children's Services, Professional Development, Resources of Interest
NewsGuard is launching its News Literacy Partnership, which is sponsored by Microsoft, and is teaming up with universities, libraries and K-12 schools across the country. Learn about the FREE browser extension, NewsGuard, which reviews and rates news and information...
by Compendium News Staff | Dec 29, 2018 | Academic Libraries, Children's Services, Professional Development, Resources of Interest, Rural and Small Libraries, School Libraries
Find professional development opportunities in January 2019 by topic or date at WebJunction! Remember to check WebJunction Courses, WebJunction Webinars and the Compendium for other continuing education opportunities that may interest you. All WebJunction courses and...
by Compendium News Staff | Dec 17, 2018 | Children's Services, Library News, PA Forward, Professional Development, Resources of Interest
By Stephanie Bragg, Children’s Librarian Paoli Library The biggest buzzword of the decade in children’s learning is STEM, or STEAM or STREAM, or whichever letters one may choose to represent. For those who may be unaware, the general concept is learning in the...
by Compendium News Staff | Dec 14, 2018 | Accessibility, Grants and Other Funding Opportunities, Professional Development, Resources of Interest
If your library is considering applying for a Keystone Grant for Public Library Facilities in 2019, the Office of Commonwealth Libraries encourages you to attend one of the workshops being offered in January 2019 at various locations around the state. Ed Lupico,...
by Compendium News Staff | Dec 11, 2018 | Children's Services, Professional Development, Resources of Interest, Rural and Small Libraries
You are welcome to join the 7th annual Wild Wisconsin Winter Web Conference, which will be held from January 23-25 http://www.wildwiscwinterweb.com/ The Wild Wisconsin Winter Web Conference is a state-wide virtual conference developed by the Nicolet Federated Library...