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<P DIR=LTR><SPAN LANG="en-us"><FONT FACE="Consolas">A reminder of the next Infopeople webcast. Please let your friends and colleagues know about this event!</FONT></SPAN></P>
<P DIR=LTR><SPAN LANG="en-us"><FONT FACE="Consolas">Title: Competencies: Building Blocks, Not Buzzwords</FONT></SPAN></P>
<P DIR=LTR><SPAN LANG="en-us"><FONT FACE="Consolas">Date and time: January 8, 2008, 12pm - 1pm</FONT></SPAN></P>
<P DIR=LTR><SPAN LANG="en-us"><FONT FACE="Consolas">This webcast will last approximately an hour. There is no charge for Infopeople webcasts. Pre-registration is not required.</FONT></SPAN></P>
<P DIR=LTR><SPAN LANG="en-us"><FONT FACE="Consolas">For more information and to participate in the January 8 webcast, go to</FONT></SPAN><SPAN LANG="en-us"> </SPAN><A HREF="http://infopeople.org/training/webcasts/webcast_data/237/index.html"><SPAN LANG="en-us"><U><FONT COLOR="#0000FF" FACE="Consolas">http://infopeople.org/training/webcasts/webcast_data/237/index.html</FONT></U></SPAN><SPAN LANG="en-us"></SPAN></A><SPAN LANG="en-us"></SPAN></P>
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<P DIR=LTR><SPAN LANG="en-us"><FONT FACE="Consolas">What comes to mind when you hear the term "competencies"? Are competencies just the latest buzzword for leadership certification or for development of Librarian 2.0 skills?</FONT></SPAN></P>
<P DIR=LTR><SPAN LANG="en-us"><FONT FACE="Consolas">Technology training and certification programs are often the driving forces behind competency development. These are only part of the bigger picture of competency-based models for service standards, performance management, and staff development. Because competencies identify the knowledge, skills and attitudes for on-the-job performance, they are the building blocks for both individual and organizational success.</FONT></SPAN></P>
<P DIR=LTR><SPAN LANG="en-us"><FONT FACE="Consolas">To understand competencies as the foundation for career and organizational development, we will explore:</FONT></SPAN></P>
<P DIR=LTR><SPAN LANG="en-us"><FONT FACE="Consolas"> * Definitions of competency and competency-based models.</FONT></SPAN></P>
<P DIR=LTR><SPAN LANG="en-us"><FONT FACE="Consolas"> * Examples of core, behavioral and technical competencies.</FONT></SPAN></P>
<P DIR=LTR><SPAN LANG="en-us"><FONT FACE="Consolas"> * The development and use of competencies in the library profession.</FONT></SPAN></P>
<P DIR=LTR><SPAN LANG="en-us"><FONT FACE="Consolas"> * How competencies can be used to benefit your library.</FONT></SPAN></P>
<P DIR=LTR><SPAN LANG="en-us"><FONT FACE="Consolas"> * Why competencies are important to you individually.</FONT></SPAN></P>
<P DIR=LTR><SPAN LANG="en-us"><FONT FACE="Consolas">This webcast will give you a basic understanding of competencies as guides for your library's recruitment and hiring, performance management, and staff development efforts. Individually you can build a powerful portfolio of competency-based experiences to advance your own career. Handouts provide examples of competencies developed by a wide variety of library-related organizations.</FONT></SPAN></P>
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<P DIR=LTR><SPAN LANG="en-us"><FONT FACE="Consolas">Speaker: Mary Bucher Ross. Mary has over 25 years of experience working in public libraries and managed the staff training and development program at the Seattle Public Library for eight years. She has designed online training programs for virtual reference providers and courses for WebJunction and LibraryU. Currently continuing education coordinator for the Washington Library Association, she is also on the board of directors of the Continuing Library Education Network and Round Table (CLENERT) and was a delegate to ALA's 2nd and 3rd Congresses on Professional Education.</FONT></SPAN></P>
<P DIR=LTR><SPAN LANG="en-us"><FONT FACE="Consolas">Infopeople's funding limits attendance at live webcasts to anyone in the California library community. If you are outside California, please do not register for the live event.</FONT></SPAN></P>
<P DIR=LTR><SPAN LANG="en-us"><FONT FACE="Consolas">However, you are welcome to see the archived version the day following the webcast. Check our archive listing at:</FONT></SPAN></P>
<P DIR=LTR><SPAN LANG="en-us"></SPAN><A HREF="http://www.infopeople.org/training/webcasts/list/archived"><SPAN LANG="en-us"><U><FONT COLOR="#0000FF" FACE="Consolas">http://www.infopeople.org/training/webcasts/list/archived</FONT></U></SPAN><SPAN LANG="en-us"></SPAN></A><SPAN LANG="en-us"></SPAN></P>
<P DIR=LTR><SPAN LANG="en-us"><FONT FACE="Consolas">Please do not cross post this announcement to any national list.</FONT></SPAN></P>
<P DIR=LTR><SPAN LANG="en-us"><FONT FACE="Consolas">Webcast: Competencies: Building Blocks, Not Buzzwords</FONT></SPAN></P>
<P DIR=LTR><SPAN LANG="en-us"><FONT FACE="Consolas">Date: January 8, 2008</FONT></SPAN></P>
<P DIR=LTR><SPAN LANG="en-us"><FONT FACE="Consolas">Time: 12pm - 1pm</FONT></SPAN></P>
<P DIR=LTR><SPAN LANG="en-us"><FONT FACE="Consolas">Speaker: Mary Bucher Ross</FONT></SPAN></P>
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<P DIR=LTR><SPAN LANG="en-us"></SPAN><SPAN LANG="en-us"><FONT FACE="Calibri">Linda Rodenspiel, Infopeople Project Assistant</FONT></SPAN></P>
<P DIR=LTR><SPAN LANG="en-us"><FONT FACE="Calibri">assist@infopeople.org</FONT></SPAN></P>
<P DIR=LTR><SPAN LANG="en-us"><FONT FACE="Calibri">voice: 650-578-9685 fax: 650-349-5089</FONT></SPAN></P>
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