RPLS Library Education: Opportunities & Information

Certified Public Library Administrator Program
The Certified Public Library Administrator Program (CPLA) is available through the American Library Association (ALA). The Certification Review Committee will review applications on a quarterly basis.

Candidates will take courses related specifically to the administration of public libraries of all sizes. Each candidate must satisfy seven of nine specific competency standards, four core standards and three electives. Candidates will be given a list of approved course providers, descriptions of courses and tuition and fee information. Candidates have three years from the date of acceptance into the program to complete coursework for seven standards.

The American Library Association's Public Library Association (PLA), the Library Administration and Management Association (LAMA), and the Association of Specialized and Cooperative Library Agencies (ASCLA) jointly sponsor the CPLA program. The Certification Review Committee (CPLA CRC) reviews, approves the requirements for certification and re-certification, and administers the CPLA program.

If you would like an application to be mailed to you, contact the ALA-APA at 800-545-2433, x2424 or jgrady@ala.org.

See also. UIUC, as they will be offering these classes online via LEEP.

American Library Association - The American Library Association has a listing of accredited masters programs in the United States.
http://www.ala.org/ala/aboutala/offices/accreditation/index.cfm

College of Dupage - Library Technical Assistant Certification:
http://www.cod.edu/lta/

How do I sign up? By Phone: Call 630-942-3948 and give the Course Code Register or On-line. For more information about the Library Technical Assistant Program please contact Carol Sturz, LTA Coordinator, College of DuPage or phone 630-942-2597.

Dominican Graduate School of Library & Information Science - http://www.dom.edu/academics/gslis/index.html

Fermilab Education Programs

For more details on programs:
Go to our home page – http://ed.fnal.gov
Follow any of these links: “Teacher Workshops,” “Calendar” or “Educators” Use the search page, http://ed.fnal.gov/search.html

Florida State University - http://slis.fsu.edu/

Indiana University - Indianapolis: School of Library & Information Science: http://www.slis.iupui.edu/

The Online Blue Ribbon Certification program is designed for educators seeking certification as a school library media specialist. Because the coursework is totally online, it's possible for teachers in even the most remote areas to participate. We're happy to tailor courses to meet the certification requirements of your state.

http://www.eduscapes.com/blueribbon/faqs.html

ISL L2 - Illinois State Library's Library Learning Calendar

ISU - Illinois State University started a program for Library Media endorsement (24 hours) in the spring of 2006. Information can be found at http://library.illinoisstate.edu/certificate-program/

O CLC: Online training materials for OCLC products.

OPAL: OPAL is an international collaborative effort by libraries of all types to provide web-based programs and training for library users and library staff members. These live events are held in online rooms where participants can interact via voice-over-IP, text chatting, and synchronized browsing. Everyone is welcome to participate in OPAL programs. There is no need to register. OPAL programs are offered free of charge to participants. Libraries and related organizations of all types are encouraged to become OPAL institutional members. Examples of OPAL public online programs include book discussion programs, interviews, special events, library training, memoir writing workshops, and virtual tours of special digital library collections. Participating OPAL libraries develop and deliver online programs, events, and meetings using software from Talking Communities. OPAL is administered by the Alliance Library System, the Mid-Illinois Talking Book Center, and the Illinois State Library Talking Book and Braille Service. For more information about OPAL, please contact Tom Peters ( tpeters@tapinformation.com or 816.228.6406)

Rolling Prairie Library System offers continuing education opportunities to its members through the Statewide Calendar L2, Library Learning. Check out the current calendar of events.

Simmons College - Graduate School of Library and Information Science, Office of Continuing Education is offering online workshops. http://alanis.simmons.edu/ceweb/

University of Idaho - University of Idaho in cooperation with Boise State University, Idaho State University, and Lewis-Clark State College has an Independent Study in Idaho program. They have a series of courses that can be taken at Graduate or undergraduate levels in library science. The courses are a combination of online and correspondence courses.
http://www.uidaho.edu/isi/LibrarySciencePage.htm

University of Illinois at Urbana-Champaign Graduate School of Library and Information Science

University of Pittsburg- Library and Information Science Program FastTrack MLIS Program:

University of Wisconsin - School of Library & Information Studies: Virtual and Distance Courses

WebJunction - WebJunction Classes. These classes are now available for free or at reduced cost to Illinois libraries applying through WebJunction IL when you have a logon and password and are affiliated with an Illinois library. So take the time to get a logon and password and remember to declare you affiliation with an Illinois Library! It will take 24-48 business hours for you to be affiliated with Illinois which will then allow you to take the LibraryU and other WebJunction courses at free or reduced rates. You must be logged on to WebJunction and affiliated with Illinois in order to receive the discount provided by the Illinois State Library.