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<p><i><span style="font-size:11.0pt;font-family:"Calibri",sans-serif;color:red">**Please forgive cross posting**<o:p></o:p></span></i></p>
<p><b><u><span style="font-size:14.0pt;font-family:"Calibri",sans-serif">RUSA’s <span style="color:#333333">
Winter Online Learning Opportunities<br>
</span></span></u></b><span style="font-size:11.0pt;font-family:"Calibri",sans-serif;color:#333333">Each webinar registration is $45 for RUSA members; $50 for ALA members; $65 for non-ALA members; $25 for student members and retired ALA members.<strong><span style="font-family:"Calibri",sans-serif"> <a href="http://www.ala.org/Template.cfm?Section=olweb&Template=/Conference/ConferenceList.cfm&ConferenceTypeCode=X">Register
now</a>.</span></strong></span><b><u><span style="font-size:14.0pt;font-family:"Calibri",sans-serif;color:#333333"><o:p></o:p></span></u></b></p>
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<span style="font-size:11.0pt;font-family:"Calibri",sans-serif;color:#222222">1/12/17 - [BRASS Webinar Series 1 of 3]<span class="apple-converted-space"> </span><a href="http://www.ala.org/rusa/onlinece/data-basics">"Data in Libraries: Data Basics and The Reference
Interview"</a><br>
</span><span style="font-size:11.0pt;font-family:"Calibri",sans-serif;color:#222222;font-weight:normal">As the world embraces data, so must librarians. This webinar will serve as an introduction to the data reference interview, the advantages and issues involved
in using data in a reference transaction and how to approach issues of data literacy and validity.</span><span style="font-size:11.0pt;font-family:"Calibri",sans-serif;color:#222222"><o:p></o:p></span></h3>
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<span style="font-size:11.0pt;font-family:"Calibri",sans-serif;color:#222222">3/16/17 - [BRASS Webinar Series 2 of 3] <a href="http://www.ala.org/rusa/onlinece/open-data">"Data in Libraries: Open Data"</a><br>
</span><span style="font-size:11.0pt;font-family:"Calibri",sans-serif;color:#222222;font-weight:normal">Looking for big datasets for free? The U.S. Federal Government has been providing access to their statistical data for years, even before the internet even
existed. Learn about where open data and statistics come from, ways to find and issues on how to keep it coming along with where to join discussions and stay aware of developments.</span><span style="font-size:11.0pt;font-family:"Calibri",sans-serif;color:#222222"><o:p></o:p></span></h3>
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<span style="font-size:11.0pt;font-family:"Calibri",sans-serif;color:#222222">5/4/17 - [BRASS Webinar Series 3 of 3]<span class="apple-converted-space"> </span><a href="http://www.ala.org/rusa/onlinece/data-processing">"Data in Libraries: Data Processing and
Visualization"</a><br>
</span><span style="font-size:11.0pt;font-family:"Calibri",sans-serif;color:#222222;font-weight:normal">The world is becoming data-driven as business, academia and the media embrace the analysis and visualization of data in their day-to-day activity. As a result
library patrons now need not only help finding facts and figures, but help with turning that raw data into analysis and presentation. </span><span style="font-size:11.0pt;font-family:"Calibri",sans-serif;color:#222222"><o:p></o:p></span></h3>
<h3 style="margin-left:.5in"><span style="font-size:11.0pt;font-family:"Calibri",sans-serif;color:#333333">2/6/17 - 3/3/17 - [Course]<span class="apple-converted-space"> </span><a href="http://ala.informz.net/z/cjUucD9taT02MDkwNTgwJnA9MSZ1PTEwODY2NzgzNjAmbGk9MzkzODAzODQ/index.html">"Xtreme
Bibliographic Searching for Interlibrary Loan & Reference" </a></span><span style="font-size:11.0pt;font-family:"Calibri",sans-serif"><br>
</span><span style="font-size:11.0pt;font-family:"Calibri",sans-serif;color:#333333;font-weight:normal">Users expect the impossible. This webinar will show you sources and techniques to make the impossible possible. Bad citations, international publications,
unpublished works, extremely old and extremely new materials may not be lost causes for a skilled searcher with a few tricks and tools taught during this four-week course.</span><span style="font-size:11.0pt;font-family:"Calibri",sans-serif;font-weight:normal"><o:p></o:p></span></h3>
<h3 style="margin-left:.5in"><strong><span style="font-size:11.0pt;font-family:"Calibri",sans-serif;color:#333333">2/9/17 - [Webinar] <a href="http://www.ala.org/rusa/onlinece/business-education-trends">“Trends in business education and their impacts on business
reference and services”</a></span><br>
</strong><span style="font-size:11.0pt;font-family:"Calibri",sans-serif;color:#333333;font-weight:normal">Business education is facing new trends in:</span><span style="font-size:11.0pt;font-family:"Calibri",sans-serif;font-weight:normal">
<span style="color:#333333">creating engaged and collegiate environment</span>, <span style="color:#333333">
enhancing data-driven decision making</span>, <span style="color:#333333">developing new education models such as experiential learning</span>,
<span style="color:#333333">integrating new technology to support greater customization and specialization</span> a<span style="color:#333333">nd designing curricula around the trending topics</span>.<o:p></o:p></span></h3>
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<span style="font-size:11.0pt;font-family:"Calibri",sans-serif;color:red">NEW! </span>
<span style="font-size:11.0pt;font-family:"Calibri",sans-serif">2/23/17 – [Webinar]
<a href="http://www.ala.org/rusa/onlinece/grants-related-services">“Show me the money: Growing grants-related services in the library”</a><br>
</span><span style="font-size:11.0pt;font-family:"Calibri",sans-serif;font-weight:normal">Pinpoint resources of interest to diverse grant-seeking communities. Identify potential partnerships for grant-seeking support and instruction on campus and in the community.
Identify workshop ideas that can be adapted at other institutions.<o:p></o:p></span></h3>
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<span style="font-size:11.0pt;font-family:"Calibri",sans-serif;color:red">NEW! </span>
<span style="font-size:11.0pt;font-family:"Calibri",sans-serif">3/7/17 – [Webinar]
<a href="http://www.ala.org/rusa/onlinece/app-for-that">“Is there an app for that? Finding primary sources in an app environment”</a><br>
</span><span style="font-size:11.0pt;font-family:"Calibri",sans-serif;font-weight:normal">Learn about history apps and how to immediately implement those app-based sources into reference and research services. Identify, evaluate and apply app evaluation techniques.
Learn how apps can be utilized in the reference interview as well as participate in at least one active learning session using a history-based app on a mobile device.<o:p></o:p></span></h3>
<p><b><u><span style="font-size:11.0pt;font-family:"Calibri",sans-serif;color:#333333">About RUSA</span></u></b><span style="font-size:10.0pt;font-family:"Arial",sans-serif;color:#303030"><br>
<span style="background:white">The Reference and User Services Association (RUSA) serves all types of libraries in reference, user services, adult readers advisory, collection development, resource sharing, genealogy and archives, business reference and reference
technology. Review </span></span><a href="http://www.ala.org/rusa/"><span style="font-size:10.0pt;color:#0055A5;background:white">RUSA’s website</span></a><span style="font-size:10.0pt;font-family:"Arial",sans-serif;color:#303030;background:white"> for additional
information on membership, awards, upcoming conferences and events, professional resources and so much more!<o:p></o:p></span></p>
<p><span style="font-size:11.0pt;font-family:"Calibri",sans-serif;color:#333333">Have questions about RUSA’s online learning? Jennifer Cross, Web Services Manager, RUSA has the answers.<span class="apple-converted-space"> </span><a href="mailto:jcross@ala.org">Email
her today</a>.<o:p></o:p></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal"><b><i><span style="font-size:16.0pt;font-family:"Arial Narrow",sans-serif">Melissa A. Tracy<o:p></o:p></span></i></b></p>
<p class="MsoNormal"><b><i><span style="font-size:12.0pt;font-family:"Arial Narrow",sans-serif">Marketing & Programs Specialist<o:p></o:p></span></i></b></p>
<p class="MsoNormal"><i><span style="font-size:12.0pt;font-family:"Arial Narrow",sans-serif"><a href="http://www.ala.org/ascla/">Association of Specialized and Cooperative Library Agencies (ASCLA)</a><o:p></o:p></span></i></p>
<p class="MsoNormal"><i><span style="font-size:12.0pt;font-family:"Arial Narrow",sans-serif"><a href="http://www.ala.org/rusa/">Reference and User Services Association (RUSA)</a>
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