Technology Training from Amigos

[Christine Peterson]

Technology Training from Amigos Library Services

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Learn How to Develop for Mobile Devices in New Online Class

Is your library looking to reach out to library patrons on their mobile devices? Want to learn how to develop a mobile web app? Join Jason Clark, Montana State University Libraries, and Chad Mairn, St. Petersburg College, FL, in this hands-on webinar to learn about mobile web development and get you started.

Using the jQuery Mobile Framework
By the end of 2012, it is expected that more than 80% of the world's population will have access to a smartphone. Your library users will assume that your library can be accessible from anywhere, any time, on any device. Now is the time to be ready!
(Read more at http://www.amigos.org/node/1399)

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Upcoming Know & Go Sessions

Amigos is offering two informative Know & Go sessions in the coming weeks: IrfanView & GIMP: 2 Free Image Editors, and The Current State of the EAD Revision.
IrfanView & GIMP: 2 Free Image Editors is scheduled for September 24, from 1:30 - 2:30 p.m. CDT. Join Christine Peterson, Amigos' Continuing Education Librarian, for this online session discussing IrfanView and GIMP, two free image editing applications. Each application will be covered and the functionality of each will be compared. Register on the Amigos website.
The Current State of the EAD Revision is scheduled for October 8, from 1:30 - 2:30 p.m. CDT. Join Bill Walker, Imaging Field Services Officer, for this look at the latest revision to the new version of the Encoded Archival Description (EAD), scheduled for release in August 2013. This session will cover details of the current revision and show an EAD instance based on the new schema. Register on the Amigos website..

Amigos has expanded no-charge benefits for members to include the popular Know & Go online educational series. Know & Go sessions are offered twice monthly on Monday afternoons. Visit the Amigos website for other timely Know & Go topics in the coming months.
(Read more at http://www.amigos.org/node/1400)

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Upcoming Training Classes from Amigos
Classes meet online and times are Central Time.

Tools for the Reference Desk
October 1 & 8
10:30 a.m. - 12:30 p.m.

CONTENTdm 6: Website Configuration Tool
October 9 & 11
10:30 a.m. - 12:30 p.m.

METS: The Basics
November 28 - 29
10:30 a.m. - 12:30 p.m.

Visit http://www.amigos.org/learning/calendar/ for the complete list of scheduled training.

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