Professional Development Service

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A Service for Librarians

peguin computer boook The Professional Development Service includes many practical and educational materials in a variety of formats from the field of library and information science. This service means Idaho librarians can order PDS books online, have them delivered directly to you, and return them (postage paid).

Win a PDS note book.

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Receive your very own pocket notebook to keep track of all your PDS “must reads!” There are many ways to qualify for one.

1. Write a review on a PDS title or a testimonial on how you used a PDS resource
2. Submit a title for the collection that gets added
3. Sign up for an ICFL Library Card
4. Download an article from Wilson’s Library Lit Database

Got books? Find out about the PDS book contest.

Suggestions for new titles are always welcome. Please contact Charlotte Fowles.


Professional Development Service - Additional Resources

ICFL Continuing Education The Idaho Commission for Libraries offers continuing education opportunities in a variety of formats, including e-courses and workshops, and provides grant funding for qualified CE activities.

BCR Training The Bibliographical Center for Research (BCR) is a nonprofit, multistate library cooperative that provides cost-effective library and information services. An agreement with the Idaho Commission for Libraries allows any Idaho library to use BCR services as a member institution.

WebJunction is an online community where library staff meet to share ideas, solve problems, take online courses, and have fun. It is supported by OCLC Online Community Library Center and grants from IMLS and The Bill & Melinda Gates Foundation.

FOLUSA (Friends of Libraries U.S.A.) The FOLUSA-L Listserv allows Friends from all over the country -- in fact, all over the world -- to ask and answer questions and share best practices among Friends.


Professional Development Service - Book Contest

Peguin with computer and book: penguin with computer and bookThe Idaho Commission for Libraries (ICFL) has begun a new contest to usher in the transition from maintaining a Professional Development Collection to building an expanded Professional Development Service (PDS).  This is the first in many ways ICFL hopes to encourage the use of this service and to introduce new titles to you.  PDS will be giving away several books every other month. 

To win an item you will need to be the first to correctly answer a question about one of the selected books and you may use any resource method (subscription databases, OPACs, search engines, paper resources, websites, and people) to help you correctly answer the question.

All titles are also available for checkout through ICFL's Professional Development Service.  Check out the New Books at: http://libraries.idaho.gov/view/newbooks.

Or, see the complete Professional Development Collection through the OPAC at: http://voyager.boisestate.edu/ (and limit to Idaho Commission for Libraries).

The next contest is May, 2008. Congratulations to our previous winners:

March, 2008

  • Jane Somerville - Print Is Dead: Books in Our Digital Age
    Stanley Community Library
  • Diane Rice - Library 2.0: A Guide to Participatory Library Service
    Ada Community Library
  • Rick Widmer - The Cult of the Amateur: How Today's Internet Is Killing Our Culture
    Hailey Public Library
  • Darlene Hotchkiss - Collaborative Strategies for Teaching Reading Comprehension: Maximizing Your Impact
    Parma High School Library

January, 2008

  • David Badger - The Essential Guide to Email for Office and Home
    Burley High School 
  • Marilynn Kamoe - The New Rules of Marketing and PR
    Rigby City Library
  • Linda Hill - The Starfish and the Spider
    Madison Middle School, Rexburg
  • Patty Gilman - Crash Course in Children's Services
    Patty Gilman, Bellevue Public Library

November, 2007 

  • Spencer Jardin - ZAG: The #1 Strategy of High-Performance Brands
    Idaho State University - Pocatello
  • JaNeil Buttars -  Teaching Teachers to Use Technology
    Preston High School Library
  • Sheri Waite - Real World Research Skills: An Introduction to Factual, International, Judicial, Legislative, and Regulatory Research
    Marshall Public Library - Pocatello
  • Kari Wilson - Waiting for your Cat to Bark? Persuading Customers When They Ignore Marketing
    Hayden Branch, Kootenai Shoshone Area Libraries

September 2007

  • Sarah Kelley-Chase -  The Halo Effect and the Eight Other Business Delusions that Deceive Managers
    Boise Public Library
  • Sharon Larrondo - Shaping School Culture: The Heart of Leadership
    Vallivue High School
  • Sandra W. Baggett - Information Trapping: Real-Time Research on the Web
    Orofino High School
  • Beth Downing - The Extreme Searcher’s Internet Handbook
    Idaho State University

July 2007

  • Ana Smith  - Eat The Frog!
    Lewiston City Library - Lewiston
  • Sally Perrine - Book Crush: For Kids and Teens
    Latah County Library District – Moscow
  • Glynda Pflieger - Privacy Lost: How Technology is Endangering Your Privacy
    Melba High School Library - Melba
  • Steve Poppino – Teaching Web Search Skills: Techniques and Strategies of Top Trainers
    College of Southern Idaho – Twin Falls

May 2007

  • Suzanne Davis - Gotcha for Guys!
    East Bonner County Library District, Sandpoint
  • Karen Ganske - Growing Up Digital: The Rise of the Net Generation
    Nampa Public Library, Nampa
  • Cheri Rendler - The Art of Connecting
    Boise Public Library, Boise
  • Barbara L. Barnes - Wikinomics: How Mass Collaboration Changes Everything
    Lewis Clark State College, Lewiston

March 2007

  • Gina A. Emory, East Bonner County District Library, Sandpoint
  • Lynn Baird, University of Idaho, Moscow
  • Laura McNew, Ada Community Library, Boise

January 2007

  • Ann Burgeson, Coeur d'Alene High School
  • Memo Cordova, Albertsons Library, Boise State University
  • Elena Lifvenborg, Lewiston City Library

November 2006

  • Susie Jones, Buhl High School Library, Buhl
  • Teri Fattig, College of Southern Idaho, Twin Falls

September 2006

  • Pauline Freeburg, Plummer Public Library
  • Roxann Phillips, Clair E. Gale Junior High School, Idaho Falls
  • Chris Sokol, Latah County Library District, Moscow

 


Professional Development Service - Online Newsletters and Listservs

AL Direct (American Libraries Direct) is a free electronic newsletter sent to ALA personal members by email. It is a weekly supplement to American Libraries that provides breaking news about library funding, legislation, access to information, and technology.
To subscribe: If you are an ALA member, send an email message to aldirect@ala.org with your name and ALA membership number. They will begin delivery with the next available issue.

LJ Express (Library Journal Express) is a free electronic newsletter. It provides weekly emails with hot news, technology/vendor updates, book information, interviews, hot jobs, and more.
To subscribe: Go to https://www.libraryjournal.com/subscribe.asp?screen=pi9 and complete the online registration form.

LIBIDAHO is a listserv discussion forum for people interested in all aspects of libraries and librarianship in Idaho.

PNLA-L (Pacific Northwest Library Association) The PNLA-L discussion forum is intended to cover a variety of library-related interests in the Pacific Northwest and Western Canada.


Professional Development Services - Bibliographies

All materials listed in the bibliographies are in the PDS collection and available for check out.