[Eril-l] Core webinar: Assessing and (Re)Writing Operational Policies

[ALCTS-CE Announce]

*Cross posted to multiple lists*

Core webinar: Assessing and (Re)Writing Operational Policies

Date: Wednesday, February 10, 2021

All webinars are one hour in length and begin at 11 am Pacific, noon
Mountain, 1 pm Central, and 2 pm Eastern time.



Description: This webinar is a high-level introduction to operational
policies, why they need to be assessed on a regular basis, one way of
assessment using the 5 W's approach, and the basics of writing or rewriting
operational policies.

Learning outcomes:

At the end of this webinar, attendees will be able to:

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   Understand what operational policies are and are not.
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   Realize the importance of regularly assessing and revising them.
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   Know the steps and timeline for assessment and revision.
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   Know the steps for writing or revising operational policies.
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   Identify ways to recognize poorly written operational policies.

Who should attend?

The primary audience for this webinar is librarians, library staff, and
library governing and advisory boards responsible for writing,
implementing, and assessing operational policies.

Presenter:

Dr. John Sandstrom got his MLIS over 30 years ago and has spent most of the
intervening time working in Acquisitions, Collection Development and
Management, and public services. He has worked in academic, public, and
government libraries, as well as doing consultant work for school libraries
and spending a few years as a Collection Development Specialist for Baker &
Taylor. In every position he has had, he has run up against out-of-date
and/or poorly written operational policies.

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Registration Fees:  Core Member $43; Non-member $59; Group rate $129;
Student $0

For additional information and access to the registration link, please go
to the following website:
Assessing and (Re)Writing Operational Policies
<http://www.ala.org/core/assessing-rewriting-operational-policies>

Core webinars are recorded and registrants receive a link to the recording
shortly following the live event.

For questions about registration, contact ALA Registration by calling
1-800-545-2433 and press 5 or email registration at ala.org

For all other questions or comments related to the webinars, please contact
freuland at ala.org

Posted on behalf of the Core Continuing Education Committee.
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