Tue, Mar 12, 2013 11:00 AM – 12:00 PM EDT

Tue, Mar 19, 2013 2:00 PM – 3:00 PM EDT

Tue, Apr 9, 2013 11:00 AM – 12:00 PM EDT

Tue, Apr 16, 2013 2:00 PM – 3:00 PM EDT

Tue, May 7, 2013 11:00 AM – 12:00 PM EDT

Tue, May 21, 2013 2:00 PM – 3:00 PM EDT

Mango 101:

-  Quick Mango demo: get your staff up-to-date on what Mango is all about!
-  Frequently asked questions
-  Ways to promote language-learning in your library and boost your usage

Join the party and register for Mango 101 on any of the following dates:
-  Thursday, January 17, 2013 from 2:00 PM – 3:00 PM EST
-  Wednesday, February 20, 2013 from 2:00 PM – 3:00 PM EST

Health & Wellness Resource Center With an intuitive and customizable interface providing easy-to-find answers, Health & Wellness Resource Center quickly and accurately leads users to targeted, authoritative medical information. Use this webinar to sample the navigation that supports thousands of full-text journals, magazines, newspapers, reference works, multimedia and more. December 4, 10:00 a.m. – 11:00 a.m. (ET)

History in Context History in Context delivers comprehensive, contextual, media-rich search results. Learn about extensive online collection of scholarly analysis, award-winning full-text periodicals, reference works and primary documents. December 10, 2:00 p.m. – 3:00 p.m. (ET)

Opposing Viewpoints in Context From climate change to immigration, find thousands of thought-provoking pro/con arguments in Opposing Viewpoints in Context. Balanced overviews and opinions from curriculum-focused references combine with multimedia resources to deliver an engaging way for students to develop the critical-thinking skills vital to 21st Century learning. Join this webinar to see how you can integrate Opposing Viewpoints in Context into your library or lesson plan. December 14, 10:00 a.m. – 11:00 a.m. (ET)\

Free Webinar training  brought to you by Gale – the above databases are ones BCPL subscribes to – learn more about your databases today!

Small Business Reference Center by EBSCO is offering some free training sessions.

These count as CE toward your annual certification.

Please take advantage of these courses:

Thursday, June 7 from 11am-12pm, EDT

Friday, July 6 from 4:30-5:30pm, EDT

Tuesday, July 31 from 1:30-2:30pm, EDT

To view other free online courses, visit http://training.ebsco.com.  

Small Business Reference Center is part of our package through KYVL.

 Remote Access   In-house Access

Guided Tour: Take a Guided Tour of Learning Express Library

Printable Instructions: Click Here

Whatever your goal, Learning Express Library’s resources will help you succeed. Each of the Learning Centers offers the practice tests, exercises, skill-building courses, and information you need to achieve the results you want—at school, at work, or in life.

Learning Express Library’s resources are organized by topic into different Learning Centers, so whatever your reason for visiting Learning Express Library, everything you need can be found in one place. For example, if you are preparing for the GED, the GED Learning Center has practice tests, essays, and tutorial lessons to help you do your best.

Looking to land a job? You’ll find an entire Learning Center dedicated to helping you get the one that’s right for you.

Learning Express Library contains practice test tutorials, basic skills courses, and computer software tutorials. Improve your reading, writing , business or math skills. It allows you to answer, save, return to and score questions on practice versions of such standard tests as FCAT, SAT, ACT, GED, ASVAB, U.S. Citizenship and a range of academic and career tests. Start Learning Express Library

• Online practice tests that are true previews of the official exams.
• Instant scoring and individual analysis to help improve your test score.
• Explanations of both right and wrong answers to promote understanding and retention.
• The ability to proceed at your own pace and on your own schedule.
• Unlimited access – repeat exams as many times as you need to.

Computer Skills

The Learning Express Library Computer Skills Module features multimedia tutorials in Microsoft Office and Windows, including Office 2007 and Windows Vista. Courses are available for both Windows and Mac computers. Master computer applications most commonly used in schools, the workplace and at home. The New & Improved Computer Skills tutorials do not require installation of any software or plug-ins, are easier to use with increased functionality and include discussions, demos, quizzes and assessments to track and monitor progress. In addition, interactive practice labs allow users to apply what they have learned. Most courses contain a Basic, Intermediate and Advanced level 2008 versions are for Microsoft Office Macintosh. 

eBooks on Learning Express Library

Learning Express Library has a complete library of hundreds of searchable e-books covering academic test preparation, reading skills, civil service exams, real estate, parent guides, math skills, health occupations, miltary tests, workplace skills, writing skills career tools, science and U.S Citizenship. Learning Express provides study guides and test-preparation books to help people prepare for high-stakes tests—to advance in school, or pass licensing, certification, or competitive entry-level exams. See the list of eBooks available 

Note:  These courses require Adobe Flash Player 8.0 or higher. Click here to download Adobe Flash Player. This version is for Windows operating systems.

Guided Video Tutorials:

• Learning Express Library Guided Tour
• Accessing LearningExpress Library
• Finding Tests, Courses, and eBooks
• About the Learning Centers
• About My Center
• Navigating LearningExpress Library
• Finding Help
• What’s New in LearningExpress Library Version 2.0?

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So if you work a public service desk (branches, Genealogy, Youth Services, Circulation, etc) – PLEASE fill out this survey! Whether you are full or part time I need your input!

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