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N E W S

Professional Development Opportunities 
by Leslie A. Engelson

SOFTWARE & AUTOMATION

Regular Expressions
This introductory course teaches the syntax and construction of regular expressions. Students will 
follow patterns to construct examples.
April 21 & 23, 2020     
$140–$220

Excel for Technical Services: Introductory and Intermediate
A two-part series that will provide attendees with the skills to create and use filters, create a pivot 
table, use formulas, import data from one spreadsheet into another, use conditional formatting, 
and split cells that contain multiple values.
April 22 & May 20, 2020
$43–$206 each

Testing for Accessibility: Free Tools to Assess the Accessibility of Online Resources
Students will learn to identify the standards and best practices used to assess accessibility of web-
based resources, apply them in the decision-making process, and use tools to test accessibility.
April 23, 2020      
$75–$100

Programming with Python and PyMARC
Learn the basics of the Python language to automate workflows and metadata management pro-
cesses. Understand PyMARC and its uses in libraries.
May 19 & 21, 2020      
$140–$220

MANAGEMENT

Know & Go: Increase Your Productivity with Time Management
Learn how to assess the value of your tasks, set goals, and use time management principles to in-
crease productivity. 
May 4, 2020      
$0–$35

Leslie A. Engelson is Metadata Librarian at Murray State University. 

https://www.amigos.org/node/4546
http://www.ala.org/alcts/confevents/upcoming/webinar/042220
http://www.ala.org/alcts/confevents/upcoming/webinar/052020
https://www.lyrasis.org/Content/Pages/Event-Details.aspx?Eid=A4DE606F-B230-EA11-8106-00155D73CF3B
https://www.amigos.org/node/6191
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Make That Decision: Strategies for Becoming a Better Decision Maker
Several decision-making strategies such as risk-taking perspective, slow decision-making, avoiding 
paralysis, and collaborative decision-making will be explored. Participants will also learn behav-
ioral aspects of decision-making which will increase the odds for better outcomes and increase 
comfort with risk.
August 12, 2020      
$100–$200

Demonstrating the Return on Investment: The Library’s Role and Contribution
Use metrics to demonstrate that your library is a cost-effective and impactful part of the academic 
program. Participants will learn how well library initiatives are aligned with institutional goals and 
how assessment exercises are critical for effectively presenting the library’s value.
September 9, 2020      
$0–$135

RDA

LRM: A New Foundation for RDA and the RDA Toolkit
Attendees will become familiar with the Library Reference Model (LRM) and changes in terminolo-
gies, compare mappings between FRBR, FRAD, and FRSAD to LRM, and review approaches to cata-
loging following LRM.
June 1–28, 2020      
$175

https://www.lyrasis.org/Content/Pages/Event-Details.aspx?Eid=D89413B4-E2F9-E911-80FE-00155D73CF3B
https://www.niso.org/events/2020/09/demonstrating-return-investment-librarys-role-and-contribution
https://libraryjuiceacademy.com/230-LRM.php