Educational Opportunities for Library Workers

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Soaring to Excellence 2004 > Teleconference 3 > Educational Opportunities

Educational Opportunities
for Library Workers

General Information
Resources
Evaluating Undergraduate Programs
General Education Resources

General Information

Are you thinking about taking a class? Do you want to learn more about library work? This quick one-page handout will lead you to some excellent sites. Be sure to check with your local library system and state library as well. If you would like to talk more about this, please send an email to Linda Slusar, Coordinator of the Library Technology Program at College of DuPage
in Glen Ellyn, Illinois. Send email to: slusar@cdnet.cod.edu

You can also learn more about College of DuPage’s Library Technology Program (http://www.cod.edu/library/libweb/Slusar/lta/index.htm)
College of DuPage offers LTA classes in-person and online.

Resources

COLT: Council on Library/Media Technicians
http://colt.ucr.edu/
This site is created by the Council of Library Technicians.
Learn about current issues for library assistant. Learn about
and think about joining COLT.

United States Library Technician Training Programs
http://colt.ucr.edu/ltprograms.html
A complete list of programs in the United States is provided
on the COLT web site. Complete contact information is provided.

Library Support Staff Resource Center Listing of Educational Programs
http://flightline.highline.edu/lssrc/educate/educate.htm
This list contains programs in the U.S., Canada, United Kingdom
and others.

This information was taken from the
Library Support Staff Resource Center
http://flightline.highline.edu/lssrc/default.htm
This is a wonderful and comprehensive resource for the field of
librarianship and for library staff.Here you'll find information for
and about library paraprofessionals:

History and overview of library support staff.
Communicating with other support staff.
News about support staff events.
Continuing education opportunities.
Support staff publications.
Other information resources and tools for your job and your library.

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Evaluating Undergraduate Programs

See the article by Kirk Rau:
"Finally! Distance Education for Library Support Staff,"
(http://flightline.highline.edu/lssrc/educate/disteduc.htm#evaluate) for
Offers "suggestions on how to evaluate an institution that is offering a distance education program and what you need to do to decide whether the delivery format will meet your education needs and your personality."

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General Education Resources

Graduate School Guides & Financial Aid Resources

A Guide to Graduate School
http://www2.jobtrak.com/help_manuals/gradschool/

FinAid: The Financial Aid Information Page
http://www.finaid.org/

FastWeb.com
http://fastweb.monster.com/
A database of scholarships, grants, fellowships, and loans.

Distance Education Resources

Distance Education ClearinghouseS
http://www.uwex.edu/disted/home.html

Global Network Academy
http://www.gnacademy.org/

Online Education
http://www.caso.com/

Peterson's Distance Learning Resources
http://www.petersons.com/dlearn/

Virtual University (free online classes)
http://www.vu.org/

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Prepared as a handout for the Soaring to Excellence Teleconference
“Toolkits for Advancing Your Career,” January 23, 2004 by Linda Slusar
(http://www.cod.edu/library/libweb/Slusar/SLUSAR.htm)