What is the Strengthening Continuing Education Content for Libraries project?

Funded by a grant from the Institute of Museum and Library Services (IMLS) and driven by WebJunction in partnership with Infopeople, the Strengthening Continuing Education Content for Libraries project stems from a resounding theme in the library field: if libraries are to effectively respond to the rapid changes in technology and society, then library staff must embrace continuous learning, and their institutions must support the learning that will drive organizational success. Library-focused CE providers are challenged to find effective and sustainable models for delivering training opportunities that meet ever-changing demands for new skills and knowledge.

This project seeks to address current needs by updating library competencies with 21st century skills, identifying high priority topics for libraries, and piloting new, practical models for training content development and delivery. The Training Institute will build the skills and capacity of CE providers to rapidly and collaboratively design and deliver high-quality content on topics essential to the field.

Project Activities

WebJunction and Infopeople are collaborating on the design and delivery of a training program that will focus on the value of online learning and strategies for producing quality, cost-efficient, learning content that can be built, shared and sustained via online tools and platforms. As project leads, WebJunction and Infopeople are piloting models for the rapid creation of online learning objects that are geared to be replicable. They will share these models with participants in the Training Institute, who will then work collaboratively with the each other to produce additional learning objects.