Greetings Colleagues, I trust you're well. Today I'm celebrating the 1889 birth of Claude A. Barnett. In 1919 Barnett created the Associated Negro Press (ANP) news service. By 1935, the ANP is serving over 200 subscribers across the country and after WW II its membership has grown to include more than 100 African American newspapers. During World War II, Barnett and other Black journalists pressured the U. S. government to accredit Black journalists as war correspondents. Barnett also served as a member of the Tuskegee Institute Board of Trustees until 1965. TWO FREE LIVE ON-LINE WEBINARS Wednesday, September 25, 2:00 - 3:00 ET Class Title: Creating a Positive Working Atmosphere for Your Library: Motivating Actions To Help Library Employees Feel Value Instructor: LaVerne McLaughlin, Director, James Pendergrast Memorial Library, Albany State University (GA) We know how important drive is for success, but "being driven" is something different. Every individual has different needs. What inspires, drives or motivates a person to do something might be quite different from what drives another person. Needs change over time. Wants differ individually and maturity levels or emotional intelligence of people vary. It is difficult to understand what motivates people without assessing what people need and want from their work. Equally, we as librarians must adjust our tactics for reaching a new generation of librarians, and act as inclusive leaders. In order to have a positive academic environment, employees must be team oriented, be accountable, be respectful of others, feel a sense of job security, and build trust in the workplace. LaVerne McLaughlin is tenured associate professor and Director of the James Pendergrast Memorial Library at Albany State University (GA). LaVerne is a past HBCU Board Member and believes that the HBCU Library Alliance has afforded an abundance of knowledge and growth in librarianship for those who have been selected to participate in the activities. Through the Alliance, the network of librarians has provided mentoring experiences that have grown into dear colleagues, and a vast store house of knowledge to be shared by each librarian involved. She considers herself fortunate to be a part of the HBCU Library Alliance Leadership Institute, Archives Institutes, and HBCU Mentoring Programs that have provided her with sound and diverse training to network and share knowledge with her fellow librarians. Learning Outcomes * Attendees will identify ways to become self-motivated * Attendees will become familiar with tools that will help to provide a positive work atmosphere * Attendees will identify a work plan to help them reach their job performance potential Suggested Attendees * Library staff, Human Resources staff interested/involved in creating a positive working atmosphere REGISTRATION: Paste this link http://www.surveymonkey.com/s/LR3SB2G into your address bar and input the requested information no later than Friday, September 20th. On Monday, September 23rd, registrants will receive an email confirmation with detailed log-in and set-up instructions for the Adobe Connect software. Thursday, September 26, 2:00 - 3:00 ET Class Title: Using ScreenCast-O-Matic to Design Engaging Screen Casts Instructor: Melinda M. Livas, Distance Services Librarian, C.G. O'Kelly Library, Winston-Salem State University (NC) This class is a continuation of Melinda's previous presentation- Effective Web 2.0 Tools used for Flipping Library Instruction. Melinda will highlight how ScreenCast-O-Matic, a free screen casting tool, can be used to design engaging screen casts. In this session, Melinda will experiment screen casting PowerPoint presentations, Prezi Presentations and more. Technology Tools Highlighted ScreenCast-O-Matic- One-click screen capture recording Prezi- Cloud based presentation tool PowerPoint Learning Outcomes * Attendees will learn how to use ScreenCast-O-Matic * Attendees will leave the session with concrete examples for screen casting educational content Suggested Attendees * Anyone who teaches instruction; these Web 2.0 tools are applicable for any discipline REGISTRATION: Paste this link http://www.surveymonkey.com/s/LNRTS6X into your address bar and input the requested information no later than Friday, September 20th. On Monday, September 23rd, registrants will receive an email confirmation with detailed log-in and set-up instructions for the Adobe Connect software. Stay tuned! Respectfully, Sandra SANDRA M. PHOENIX Executive Director HBCU Library Alliance sphoenix@hbculibraries.org<mailto:sphoenix@hbculibraries.org> www.hbculibraries.org<http://www.hbculibraries.org/> 800-999-8558, ext. 4820 404-702-5854 Skype: sandra.phoenix1 1438 West Peachtree NW Suite 200 Atlanta,GA 30309 Toll Free: 1.800.999.8558 (LYRASIS) Fax: 404.892.7879 www.lyrasis.org<http://www.lyrasis.org/> Honor the ancestors, honor the children.