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Libraries Australia Training
Libraries Australia training is provided by a network of training agents based in all capital cities and larger regional centres. Training courses are advertised online and via Libraries Australia discussion lists.
In addition to public courses, a number of trainers are willing to arrange in-house training sessions for institutions. Please contact the trainer in your state or territory for details.
The training of staff assists organisations to exploit the full functionality available in Libraries Australia services, ensuring a more efficient use of resources.
For Libraries Australia Trainers
Training Databases
Training Course Outlines
What's on and how to register
For Libraries Australia Trainers
- Training Evaluation Forms:
- Notice of Libraries Australia Training Course
- Libraries Australia Trainers Feedback Form
Training Databases
The following training databases are available:
- Libraries Australia Search Training: http://librariesaustralia-train.nla.gov.au
Usernames and passwords for LA training can be found on the Libraries Australia Training Accounts page.
- Libraries Australia Document Delivery Training: http://docdel-train.librariesaustralia.nla.gov.au/
Barcodes and passwords for LADD training can be found on the Training Logins page of the online LADD manual (or p.26 of the printed manual).
Training Course Outlines
Libraries Australia Search
Libraries Australia Search Refresher
Libraries Australia Document Delivery
Libraries Australia Document Delivery Refresher
Libraries Australia Cataloguing Client
This full day hands-on, practical course will cover :
- Searching the Australian National Bibliographic Database (AND) using basic and advanced search screens
- search rules and viewing records
- sorting results, saving and emailing records
- selecting databases and searching external databases
- adding and editing holdings (including downloading and the Record Import Service)
- personalisation features
- setting up alert services
- Enhanced Requesting (interlibrary loan function for end users and library staff).
A minimum of four participants is required for this course to run.
Libraries Australia Search Refresher
This half day hands-on, practical course will highlight features such as:
- personalisation
- holdings
- alerts and enhanced access
It will help experienced staff use the service more effectively and assist you to answer queries from clients about their new public online access.
Libraries Australia Document Delivery
This full day hands-on, practical course will cover:
- how to search and view one’s own organisation details, and those of other organisations
- configure reciprocal arrangements between libraries
- searching for and displaying bibliographic records
- creating requests after a bibliographic search
- creating requests from a blank form
- sending, receiving and processing requests
- use the DocStore function as requester and responder
- using the messages and notes fields
- tracking and monitoring the status of requests
- creating and printing of activity reports
On completion of this course participants will be able to effectively operate the Libraries Australia Document Delivery system for all their interlibrary loan processes.
Libraries Australia Document Delivery Refresher
This half day hands-on, practical course will cover:
- review of the current system
- before you start
- searching
- requesting
- supplying
- tips and tricks
This course is for experienced staff who want to use the service more effectively, those who have used the LADD system for more than twelve months but have not had formal training and for library managers or document delivery supervisors wishing to obtain an overview of the system.
Libraries Australia Cataloguing Client
This two day hands-on, practical course will cover:
- searching for records using both commands and a search screen
- viewing records and navigating through sets
- browsing indexes
- creating bibliographic records editing and copying existing bibliographic records
- creating templates using templates to create a new record
- adding and editing holdings statements
- creating and using authority records, and
- customising the Client.
Familiarity with cataloguing processes and the MARC format are pre-requisites. A minimum of four participants is required for this course to run.
Upcoming Training Courses and How to Register
Please click on the trainers name for contact information and registration for upcoming courses, listed below.
Should you wish to register your interest in a course other than for these dates, please contact any of the trainers listed in the Directory of Libraries Australia Trainers .
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