Niche Academy helps libraries train staff more quickly and efficiently than ever before. Get access to thousands of videos and tutorials from a global...
Join Sonya Schryer Norris and Liz Breed to learn about the development of a six-part, asynchronous training experience to teach eResource use to front line staff. Michigan took advantage of online learning to create a statewide standard of service using real-world reference situations like solving a Pinterest fail, providing research services to city officials, and providing homework help!
Join Kevin King to learn how the Kalamazoo Public Library (KPL) took a proactive approach to preparing for opioid overdoses in the library. Participants will gain the knowledge they need to begin a plan to address the opioid crisis in their library and turn a partial victory into a life-saving win.
Join Timothy J. Dickey for an overview of the spectrum disease known as Alzheimer’s dementia, and a basic understanding of how librarians can meet the information needs of persons with dementia and their caregivers. Explore best practices, guidelines, and concrete ideas for librarians: dementia-friendly customer service, targeted reference resources, appropriate collection development, and a wide variety of programming ideas.
Join Larry Neal, director of the Clinton-Macomb Public Library and Policy Corps Fellow for the ALA Public Policy and Advocacy Office, to build your advocacy skills and confidence. Learn how to educate decision-makers about the importance of the library to your customers - their constituents - through facts, stories and personal interactions. Remember, if you don’t advocate for your library, who will?
Join librarian and web developer Tiffany Breyne for this practical webinar, perfect for beginner users who want to promote their library on this popular platform, to get into the "how-to's" of Instagram! Learn how to maximize your posts for engagement, best practices for accessibility, how to find inspiration, and how to get into Stories and Reels.
Niche Academy helps libraries train staff more quickly and efficiently than ever before. Get access to thousands of videos and tutorials from a global...
Since 2014, Niche Academy has been helping libraries all over the world dramatically increase their eResource circulation, with many seeing growth of ...
Marketing, in the library world, is how we communicate our value to the people we serve. With effective marketing, we help potential users understand ...
Most of the patrons using the computers in your library and everyone who is connecting from outside the library will interact with your website. Given...
Originally presented Oct. 14, 2016 For this webinar, we partnered with Kathleen O'Dell, the Community Relations Director at the Springfield Missouri P...
Originally presented August 17th, 2016. Most of us in the library world weren't trained to be marketers. We feel constrained by the limits of our expe...
I should start out by telling you that I'm not a graphic designer or an artist of any kind. I'm not a trained marketer either. I have an MA not an MBA...
Originally presented December 2015 This webinar focuses on some simple ways to drive up electronic resource utilization.
Originally presented February 11, 2016 Shows easy to use tools and step-by-step techniques for creating graphics that effectively promote library reso...
Originally presented September 2015 Stephen Abram is a librarian and an advocate for libraries. He is a big picture thinker and a longtime observer an...
There is a sense of community that runs deep among librarians. Generally speaking, they are quick to share their time and expertise, and also quick to...
INTRODUCTION: The Niche Academy platform provides value to libraries by helping them deliver their own educational curriculum more efficiently. The re...
Libraries offer a great product to their customers. They offer educational resources that help people solve their most pressing problems and achieve t...
There’s a car dealership near where I live that has a new motto: “We Hear You”. They have a long-running series of billboards emphasizing the message ...
All too often I hear people say, “I didn’t know xyz resource was available from the library.” Then, inevitably a little while later I hear, “How does...
