Online Training Opportunities for Public Library Staff

OLC Online learning photoWith public health officials imploring us to stay home, many of us have time on our hands. How should we fill it? There are a million good ideas out there, but the OLC’s Professional Development Committee (PDC) has come up with a curated list of online training opportunities to make the most of your time right now. Take advantage of these courses and learn something new, sharpen your skills, or discover an aspect of librarianship that you hadn’t explored before.

Online Training Opportunities That Will Make You Smarter (and Less Stir Crazy)

OLC Webinar Archive

Ohio Reference Excellence (ORE) Online
OLC’s self-paced training modules that cover many aspects of the reference process (includes certificate of completion).

LinkedIn Learning (Lynda.com) course suggestions:

 

EBSCOHost Databases

EBSCOHost Online Training:

 

Booklist Webinars

 

SERLS Staff Academy Webinars

 

OhioNet

 

Niche Academy Webinars

 

NoveList Webinars:

 

OCLC

 

Public Library Association (PLA)

 

Other Webinars


Special thanks to OLC’s Divisions and Committees  for helping PDC compile this list.