These tutorials cover a variety of library topics and are a good way to supplement your library skills. It is maintained by Stephanie Gerding. Please contact her at sgerding at mindspring.com  for any corrections or suggestions for additions. Visit http://www.stephaniegerding.com/Library_Resources.html for more library training resources. Visit The Accidental Technology Trainer website for sample chapters and book ordering information. Children’s and Young Adult Services: Idaho State Library SABLE Program. This tutorial covers information on delivering services to children & young adults. Includes self-tests. http://libraries.idaho.gov/sable Collection Development: Arizona State Library’s Collection Development Training for Public Libraries. This is one of the most used library training tutorials. Each section contains a list of recommended resources for further reading and study. http://www.lib.az.us/cdt/ Idaho State Library ABLE Program. Includes: Writing a Collection Development Policy; Collection Assessment; Materials Selection; and Weeding. http://libraries.idaho.gov/able SUNY Buffalo Collection Development Kit. Includes a large list of resources for collection development. http://ublib.buffalo.edu/libraries/asl/staff/cd_toolkit.html Copyright The Center for Intellectual Property at the University of Maryland University College offers an online, interactive tutorial on copyright basics called the ©Primer. The Primer is a free interactive online tool to assist educating faculty, staff and students about copyright principles and compliance. http://www.umuc.edu/odell/cip/cprimer Texas State Library Copyright Tutorial. Part of the Texas State Library’s Small Library Management Training Program. This tutorial focuses on what library staff should know about copyright and fair use. http://www.tsl.state.tx.us/ld/tutorials/copyright/index.html Genealogy Librarians Serving Genealogists. This tutorial is maintained by an instructor from the library school at the University of South Florida. http://www.cas.usf.edu/lis/genealib/ Internet Learn the Net. Includes tutorials on using the WEB, Internet, e-mail, and more. Also in Spanish. http://www.learnthenet.com/english/index.html Finding Information on the Internet. This tutorial provides a good, step-by-step look at how to find information on the Internet, including an overview of how the Internet works and a comparison of search engines. http://www.lib.berkeley.edu/TeachingLib/Guides/Internet/FindInfo.html Bare Bones 101. A very thorough tutorial on searching the Internet. Lots of good information! http://www.sc.edu/beaufort/library/pages/bones/bones.shtml Search Engine Tutorials. This site includes a number of tutorials, including Search Engine Math. http://www.searchenginewatch.com/resources/article.php/2156611 Web Search Strategies. Includes six different search tutorials, ranging from Boolean searching to using meta-search engines. There's a scavenger hunt exercise at the end to test your skills. Good layout and easy to understand. http://www.learnwebskills.com/search/main.html Information Literacy University of Texas Interactive Information Literacy Tutorial. Written for incoming freshmen, but provides a good overview of information literacy for anyone. http://tilt.lib.utsystem.edu/ The Washington State Library Info Literacy Project’s Resources for Library Staff. Includes handouts and resources on information literacy. http://www.librarysmart.com/working/forlibraries/01_resources.asp Marketing Marketing the Library (Ohio Library Council). Tutorial on why and how to market library services. Includes review quizzes and questions. http://www.olc.org/marketing/ Medical PubMed website. Includes eight modules, with review questions at the end of each module. The entire tutorial will take about an hour, or each module can viewed separately. http://www.nlm.nih.gov/bsd/pubmed_tutorial/m1001.html Mouse Tutorials Camden County Library: http://reference.camden.lib.nj.us/classes/garwood/mouseprac/ Mousercise: http://www.ckls.org/~crippel/computerlab/tutorials/mouse/page1.html Patents New York State Library: How Do I Patent My Idea? http://www.libraryweb.org/tutorials/patents.html Professionalism Texas State Library. Includes: What it means to be a professional; What it means to be a member of this profession; The theoretical aspects of management; and The applications of management for individual environments. http://www.tsl.state.tx.us/ld/tutorials/professionalism/index.html Public Services Idaho State Library. Includes: The Reference Interview; Evaluating Reference Sources; Basic Reference Sources; and Ethics & Public Service. http://libraries.idaho.gov/able Reference Ohio Reference Excellence on the Web (Ohio Library Council). Aimed at novice reference staff, those who need a refresher on providing reference services and those who teach others to perform reference work. Interactive tutorials with lots of pictures and graphics. http://www.olc.org/ore/index.html Minnesota Opportunities for Reference Excellence. This site features an excellent online reference tutorial including how to conduct the reference interview. It also looks at select reference tools and how to use them. Each section includes a practice section, so you can test yourself to see how much you learned. http://www.arrowhead.lib.mn.us/more/more.htm The Reference Interview Skills (from an InfoPeople workshop). Exercises, guidelines and handouts for reference interviewing skills. http://www.infopeople.org/training/past/2004/reference/ STAR Reference Manual (Nebraska Library Commission). Great, basic tutorial on reference. The tutorial consists of chapters so you can select what topics interests you most. There are great customer service tips included, as well as suggestions on how to perform a good reference interview. http://www.nlc.state.ne.us/ref/star/contents.html Technical Services: Idaho State Library. Includes: Introduction to Technical Services and Cataloging; Introduction to Subject Headings; Introduction to Dewey Classification; and Introduction to MARC Cataloging. http://libraries.idaho.gov/able Utah State Library. A basic cataloging tutorial with many links. Explanation of the Dewey Decimal system, MARC records, and subject headings. Some information may be slanted toward Utah users, especially resources for obtaining bibliographic records, but most of the information would be useful to any librarian. http://library.utah.gov/library_services/continuing_education/cataloging_basics.htm OCLC. Introduction to MARC Tagging: An OCLC tutorial. This tutorial introduces you to the basics of bibliographic records, specifically MARC (MAchine Readable Cataloging) format records—what they are, how and why they are used, and how to read them. http://www.oclc.org/support/training/connexion/marc/default.htm Trustee Training: These trustee tutorials are part of LibraryU, a free web-based training for library staff and patrons, supported cooperatively by the Illinois Library Systems and the Illinois State Library with funding from the Gates Foundation. http://learning.libraryu.org/home From Card Catalog to Computer: A Brief Introduction to Automation for Trustees For libraries that are considering 1st time automation, this module will step them through the preplanning involved in this process. Library Construction Basics Designed for public library trustees and administrators, this module presents a chronological overview as well as explains the roles of the players and the steps involved in preparing for a library construction project. Long-Range Planning for Public Library Trustees Long-Range planning is one of the duties of public library trustees. This module will give them a brief step by step look at the planning process based on the PLA book "The New Planning for Results" by Sandra Nelson. TrusteE-Training Covers their basic roles and responsibilities.   Stephanie Gerding, 2008