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Genealogy Center boosts Fort Wayne's tourist appeal Fort Wayne Journal Gazette Allen’s one among three 5-star libraries Greene County Daily World Veterans to be honored in ceremonies across the county Greenfield Daily Reporter County library systems might join Indianapolis Business Journal Library cuts 37 employees in effort to reduce deficit Indianapolis Star Library announces layoffs of 37 workers Indianapolis Star We're taking libraries up on their offers Kokomo Tribune 'To Kill a Mockingbird' picked for Howard County Reads Kokomo Tribune Library tables branch expansion Lafayette Journal & Courier Project shares memories, honors veterans Lafayette Journal & Courier Making room for more talent: Frankfort Christmas Art Exhibition La Porte Herald Argus Board removes library director Noblesville Times City gets grant to promote history Northwest Indiana Times Power Paws for Kids needs more paws and people Seymour Tribune South Bend Tribune Furniture donation boosts Walkerton library Terre Haute Tribune Star Library workers facing higher insurance costs next year
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WebJunction Offering Office 2010 Course Is your library upgrading to Microsoft Office 2010? If so, then WebJunction Indiana, the library community’s portal to professional development opportunities, certification details, statewide service updates, job listings, and more, is offering a new course just for you. Explore key new features and enhancements in the Office 2010 releases of Word, Excel, PowerPoint, and Access. Topics covered include Office Backstage, Live Preview Paste, Sparklines, Slicers, graphic and video creation and editing tools, PowerPoint Broadcast Service, screenshot capture and clipping tools, Web Apps and Office Mobile. This one-hour course is sure to save time and eliminate confusion as you make the switch. This course normally costs $40, but like all WebJunction courses, it has been pre-purchased by the State Library and is available free to Indiana library professionals. In addition to the new Office 2010 course, WebJunction offers courses on everything from library administration to software proficiency and from web & graphic design to human resource management. WebJunction courses are self-paced, making it easy to find time to complete coursework whether at home or work. If you are not a WebJunction Indiana community member, register for free at in.webjunction.org. If you have not registered for a WebJunction course in the past and would like to enroll, all you need to do is fill out this form to request the authorization code. With this code, you can register for the course by entering the required information. Visit the WebJunction Indiana course catalog for complete instructions, rules and requirements for signing up and earning LEUs for WebJunction courses. Thousands of eBooks Available through INSPIRE Indiana libraries can instantly boost their professional development collections by adding Indiana's shared eBook collection to their library catalogs. The collection's strengths include professional development resources that offer insight into writing effective résumés, learning simple and advanced computer skills and career guidance, job effectiveness strategies, and other information designed to help Hoosiers prepare and succeed in the job market. The collection also contains extensive medical and personal health holdings from topics on diet and weight loss to information of all aspects of physical and mental health. A complete listing of collection titles is available online. NetLibrary has a detailed interactive online tutorial on how to utilize eBooks and tips to maximize the eBook reading experience. NetLibrary also enables users to create a personal NetLibrary account that enables them to create bookmarks, add personal notes, and customize their search preferences. A personal account enables the user to go directly to their current eBook from any computer (within Indiana) with Internet access. Indiana's shared eBook collection MARC records are available to Indiana Libraries upon request. Please email inspire@library.in.gov with the subject line "NetLibrary MARC Records". Please also include the external IP ranges for direct access to patrons visiting the library and accessing eBooks from your OPAC. Submit Your Thanksgiving Story and Win $100 The Indiana Humanities Council is seeking your best Thanksgiving stories for a chance to win a Thanksgiving Dinner ($100 in groceries), courtesy of Indiana’s Family of Farmers. Entrants must submit an online response (recipes encouraged!) to ONE of the following questions by Friday, Nov. 19:
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ISL Service & Training Survey Closes 11/15
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