Continuing Education & Training
Polish your skills and maximize your impact.
Continuing Education and Training is a critical part of the value of BCR membership. By participating in BCR Training & Continuing Education courses, your library can expand the knowledge of your staff, and increase your reach, power and efficiency. We offer training on the newest advancements in the discipline such as emerging technologies and metadata schemas, as well as courses that help your staff members build strong foundations in core practices and techniques. BCR training and continuing education can help your library or cultural heritage institution learn new skills, grow with changes in the field and achieve greater efficiency and reach within your community.
Expertise
Whether your goal is to learn about emerging technologies or you want to help your staff build even stronger foundations with core practices, BCR’s highly skilled trainers can help you. We offer regular courses to help your staff perfect practices with regard to resource sharing, collections management and digitization.
Course Catalog
View a complete listing of all training opportunities available through BCR along with schedule details in the upcoming course catalog.
In-Person Training
Scheduled
BCR trainers offer a variety of training opportunities in areas around our 11 member states. For a complete list of in-person training available, please consult our upcoming course catalog.
On-Request
Don’t see what you are looking for in the schedule or want to provide training for just your staff? Bring BCR to your location to train your staff in the areas you want and where and when you want it. Check out our complete course catalog or contact BCR at training@bcr.org to find out more.
Online Training
WebLive
WebLive workshops give you access to live training, without leaving your own library, using BCR’s virtual classroom. A complete list of WebLive training is available. Or you can consult the training schedule for more information. For system requirements for WebLive participation, please view the WebEx system requirements. To join a WebEx test session to check your connection, click here.
Self-paced
Your time is precious. Funding and schedules are tight. BCR's self-paced workshops are bite-sized online classes that allow you the flexibility and convenience of going at your own pace. See a list of workshops currently available. Visit frequently to see new offerings.
Free Friday Forums (F³) & Product and Services Showcase (PSS)
These one hour sessions are designed to give participants increased insight into the new technologies and services offered through BCR.
View a list of all scheduled Free Friday Forums by searching for Free Friday Forums under Event Type.
For previous Free Friday Forums, please browse the FFF archive.
Find Out What's New Fast
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