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Fourth Friday Tech Talks
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Join our tech savvy librarians and IT with your technical questions in this new service. We’ll start each session with a brief overview of a tech topic, and then we’ll open it up to your questions on software and hardware, including mobile devices. If we don’t have an answer, we do our best to find a reliable one with you. Work-related and home computing questions are welcome. However, this is not intended to take the place of your departmental technical support.
Coming Up Next
April
April 26nd, 2:30-3:30 pm
This month, we’ll follow up on last month’s demonstration of how to batch import images into Powerpoint, and show how to batch edit images in Microsoft Office Picture Manager. This software comes with Microsoft Office versions 2003 through 2010.
Archived Tech Talk Discussions
Alaska Legislative iPhone app: February 2013 (Video)
Due to technichal difficulties there was no recording made of January's Tech Talk, "Microsoft Outlook Tips & Tricks." To find tips on Outlook please visit our resource guide at lam.alaska.gov/outlook
Some basics for using your tablet better: December 2012 (Video) - Program starts at 12 minute mark of video
Quick tips for beginners and advanced users: November 2012 (Video)
Guided keyboard shortcuts in Office 2010 and 2007: October 2012 (Video)
Adobe PDF Reader tips: August 2012 (Video)
Customizing spell check in Word: July 2012 (Video)
Reading RSS feeds in Outlook: June 2012 (Video)
Word 2010 file menu & removing revision marks: May 2012 (Video)
Windows 7 accessories: (Video)
Target Online Learning
Download to printable Target brochure (PDF)
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Free Images (Video)
Looking for free, high-quality images to add to your publication or newsletter? This class will introduce participants to government and commercial sources of royalty free and/or public domain images.
Databases By Alaskans 2013 (Video)
Looking for some gravel? Want to know if you live near a contaminated site? No? Perhaps you’d like basic information about schools or an address for a business owner. No matter your Alaska-related information need, chances are good that a state agency has put that information in a database. In this webinar, we’ll introduce you to some Alaska agency databases available, and demonstrate a few of them in depth.
To find the resources mentioned in this class, and more, see the Alaska State Agency Databases page from the Government Documents Roundtable of the American Library Association.
EBooks (Video)
State employees have access to thousands of ebooks. Whether you need titles covering academic or technical subjects or just want a fun read, join us for this webinar. We’ll introduce you to Alaska State Library’s most comprehensive collections of ebooks and audiobooks: ebrary and ListenAlaska. We’ll also briefly review other ebook sources.
Apps for Alaskans (Video)
Who needs a computer anyway? Learn about free smartphone and tablet apps for using the Digital Pipeline, as well as some of the best Alaska-related apps available. The instructors are both iPad and iPhone users, but we’ll talk about Android options as well.
Small Business Resources (Video)
Do you have clients ready to embark on a new career? Do you dream of owning your own business? Learn how to locate start-up capital, write a successful business plan, obtain a business license and more.
Bills, Budgets and Hearings, Oh My! (Video)
Looking for Alaska State Legislative materials? Prepare for the 2013 session by attending this forty-five minute class. Learn where the key resources are located and how to get started with legislative research.
- Handouts:
- Alaska Legislative History - Print (Juneau) (PDF)
- Alaska Legislative History - Online (PDF)
- Legislative Resource Chart (PDF)
- Legislative Process Flow Chart (PDF)
Foreign Languages (Video)
Find out about the fun and easy resources available to learn a foreign language, plus English as a second language. Mango Languagages is one popular option, but there are others as well. We’ll also talk about free practice and tutor options, games and foreign news sites.
Introduction to The Alaska State Library (Video)
Never again pay $50 for 24 hour access to an article. Don’t make do with unauthoritative resources because they’re all you can find from a quick Google search. You need accurate, reliable, timely information on research, regulations, news and more, to do the best job possible for Alaskans. We can help. Find out how.
What is OWL? (Video)
Learn how the statewide initiative OWL, Online with Libraries, is providing Alaskans with greater access to e-commerce, distance education and professional development opportunities..
Grant Writing (Video)
In this class, we'll cover grant writing and general writing resources, tips on things to avoid, and outcome based evaluations. There will be plenty of examples of what makes a good grant vs. a poorly written grant.
Small Business Resources (Video)
Do you have clients ready to embark on a new career? Do you dream of owning your own business? Learn how to locate start-up capital, write a successful business plan, obtain a business license and more.
Deciphering Legal Citations (Video)
Are you looking for laws or court decisions, but frustrated because you just can't decipher legal citations? This introductory class is for anyone who wants to learn how legal citations work.
Electronic Resources (Video)
The Alaska State Library offers electronic books, images, articles, encyclopedias, automobile manuals, and more. To make it easier to find our eResources, we’ve redesigned our web pages. In this session, you’ll learn how to identify and access the eResource you need through the library’s web pages, whether you’re looking for an eBook, notable quote, peer reviewed or general interest article, or other type of information.
What is SLAM? (Video)
Are you curious about the State Libraries, Archives, and Museums (SLAM)? Do you know the state libraries are different than their city counterparts? Join us and get to know SLAM a little better.
Testing and Education Reference Center (TERC) (Video)
The Testing & Education Reference Center is a one-stop online digital resource designed to help users meet their educational or career goals. By the end of the webinar participants will be able to research colleges and universities, identify college funding and locate practice exams. Participants will also be introduced to TERC’s Resume Builder & Virtual Career Library.
Digital Discretion (Video)
Do you deal with confidential information at work? Do you sometimes use your home computer to catch up on a task? Do you use your personal smart phone for work? These are growing issues in our modern, mobile, and often wireless society. Join us to learn some of the tricky areas in privacy and confidentiality in the digital age, and pick up tips about how to minimize risk. Watch a recording of the video conference presentation.
Health Resources for Clinicians (Video)
Designed to help clinicians access health resources available from PubMed. Topics covered include instruction on building a search in PubMed, how Medical Subject Headings are structured and used in PubMed, and how to manage search results.
Setting Up Information Alerts (Video)
Do you have an ongoing need for newspaper, magazine, or journal articles on a particular topic? In this class you will learn how to set an EBSCOhost research database search that will deliver weekly results to your email. This class is most appropriate for people familiar with basic database searching.
Databases By Alaskans (Video)
Learn how to get quick access to community, economic and demographic information produced by state agencies within Alaska. Also learn about the sheer variety of information that is publicity available from State of Alaska agencies.
Just Google (Video)
We know you are using it; now learn how to use it right. In this forty-five minute class, we’ll highlight search options from Google you might not have know were available and show you how to find better information quicker. Come learn how to Google your questions more efficiently. There will be time for questions and practice.
ebrary Downloads (Video)
ebrary provides access to the full text of over 50,000 books covering a wide range of academic and technical subjects including law, computers, education, health, political science, and more. Now users can download these full-text books and save them to their desktop or tablet device using Adobe Digital Editions.
Access our instructional guide on downloading ebrary books.
OWL VideoConference Learning
Download printable OWL Video Conference Learning brochure (PDF)
Boating Safety
February 7, 4 pm - 5 pm
Mike Folkerts, recreational boating specialist for the Coast Guard, will discuss what safety equipment boaters are required to carry onboard. Make sure your vessel is properly equipped with personal floatation devices, navigation lights, sound signals and more to be safe and smart on the water
Seaweed of Alaska
March 7 , 4 pm - 5 pm
Mandy Lindeberg, a federal fisheries research biologist with NOAA’s Auke Bay Laboratory in Juneau, will share her fascination with Alaska’s coastal ecology and seaweeds. Mandy has been studying coastal ecology in Alaska for over 20 years and various projects have taken her all over the state’s extensive and remote coastlines. Her specialty and passion lies with seaweeds. She recently published the book “A field guide to Seaweeds of Alaska”. Come hear her talk about seaweeds found in Alaska and see some beautiful imagery she has collected during her explorations. Mandy will also show you how to get started using her field guide
The Home Energy Rebate Program-Read Your Rating
March 18, 3 pm - 5 pm
Betty Hall’s 2 hour presentation explains the Home Energy Rebate Program and also touches on the Weatherization Program. She takes the homeowner through the rebate process, how to calculate the rebate amount, explains the energy rating paperwork and provides a better understanding of the recommended energy improvements. She will also cover where to find additional information resources.
Early Intervention Alaska Infant Learning Program
April 4, 4 pm - 5 pm
Erin Kinavey, Program Manager for the Alaska Infant Learning Program, will discuss the fundamentals of the Infant Learning Program: federal law and authorization for ILP services, when to make a referral, how to access ILP and the services provided.
Maintaining Your Fuel Oil Tank
May 2, 5 pm - 6 pm
What can kill your grass, make your house smell and make your neighbors really unhappy? Join Sarah Moore from the Department of Environmental Conservation as she discusses home heating oil tank installation, inspection and maintenance and what to do if your house begins to smell bad. Sarah will also talk about the pros and cons (not many!) of replacing your underground heating oil tank with an above ground tank, how and why tanks fail and how to spot the pending problem that may be lurking in your back yard.
Confidentiality
June 7, 3 pm - 4 pm
Confidentiality is a core tenet of librarianship, both as a philosophical matter and as a legal one. Sometimes issues of confidentiality and privacy are straightforward, but it can be difficult when faced with an irate parent or someone in uniform. Each library needs to make their own decisions, and as non-lawyers we can’t provide legal advice, but we’ll go over some of the basics, including: Alaska law, gag orde
Digital Discretion
June 14, 12:15-1:15
Do you deal with confidential information at work? Do you sometimes use your home computer to catch up on a work task? Do you deal with sensitive matters with your smart phone or tablet? These are growing issues in our modern, mobile, and often wireless society. Join us to learn some of the tricky areas in privacy and confidentiality in the digital arena, and pick up tips about how to minimize risk.
Contact: Freya.Anderson@alaska.gov
Page last updated 05/16/2013
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