Library Workshops - Fall 2005
Library Services traditionally offers technology workshops each semester. All workshops are free of charge. Workshops will be offered in our e-classroom, room 4450, on the 4000 level of Booth Library. Each session is limited to 24 participants and registration is on a first-come, first-served basis.Booth Library now has online registration and detailed information on all of the workshops listed below. Click here: http://www.library.eiu.edu/workshops to register or view details.
If you have other questions, you may call the library administration office at 581-6061.
Check out the following link for campus-wide workshops:Library Resources
Microsoft Applications
Internet Applications
Campus Event Calendar
Microsoft Applications (using 2003 version)
MS Excel 2003 - Beginner I
MS Excel 2003 - Beginner II
MS Excel2003 - Intermediate I
MS Excel 2003 - Intermediate II
MS Excel 2003 - Intermediate III
MS PowerPoint 2003 - Introduction
MS PowerPoint 2003 - Intermediate
MS PowerPoint 2003 - Advanced
MS Word 2003 - Beginner I
MS Word 2003 - Beginner II
MS Word 2003 - Intermediate I
MS Word2003 - Intermediate II
MS Word 2003 - Advanced
MS Access 2003 - Beginning I
MS Access 2003 - Beginning II
MS Windows XP - Introduction
MS Windows XP - Intermediate
Internet Applications
Creating Web Pages with Netscape Composer - Introduction
Creating Web Pages with Netscape Composer - Intermediate
SPAM: Reduce Your Junk E-Mail
LIBRARY RESOURCES
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Date/Time:
Thursday, August 25, 2005, 1-2 pm
Tuesday, August 30, 2005, 7-8 pm.
Monday, September 12, 2005, 3-4 pm
Tuesday, September 13, 2005, 10-11 am
Wednesday, September 14, 2005, 7-8 pm
Monday, September 19, 2005, 1-2 pm
Wednesday, September 21, 2005, 11 am -noon
Tuesday, September 27, 2005, 1-2 pm
Thursday, September 29, 2005, 3-4 pm
Monday, October 3, 2005, 7-8 pm.
Wednesday, October 5, 2005, 9-10 am
Monday, October 10, 2005, 2-3 pm
Friday, October 14, 2005, 11 am -noon
Tuesday, October 18, 2005, 10-11 am
Wednesday, October 26, 2005, 10-11 am
Thursday, November 3, 2005, 3-4 pm
Friday, November 11, 2005, 11 am -noon
Description: Booth Library Reference Librarians will provide instruction on how to search the online catalog and databases. New databases will be highlighted. You will learn how to locate reliable and scholarly information for course assignments and research projects. Information on how to request materials from other libraries is also included.
Target Audience: Anyone wishing to learn about library resources and improve their searching techniques.
Learning Objectives:
Limiting searches
Evaluating resources
Defining peer reviewed articles
Boolean logic
MICROSOFT APPLICATIONS
To reserve space in these workshops, call the library administrative office at 581-6061.MS Excel 2003 - Beginner IDate/Time: Thursday, October 6, 2005, 9-11 am
Description: A workshop covering the basic spreadsheet features of Excel XP. Participants will build a simple spreadsheet.
Target Audience: Anyone new to Excel
Expertise Level: Understanding of Windows basics
Learning Objectives:
Build a simple spreadsheet
Entering and editing data and navigating in a worksheet
Moving and copying data
Formatting a worksheet
Printing a worksheetDate/Time: Thursday, October 13, 2005, 9-11 am
Description: A hands-on workshop in Excel XP discussing charting spreadsheet data. Participants will create charts from pre-made spreadsheets
Target Audience: Individuals with some Excel experience.
Expertise level: Understanding of Excel basics
Learning Objectives:
Creating, modifying and formatting chartsMS Excel 2003 - Intermediate I
Date/Time: Thursday, October 20, 2005, 9-11 am
Description: A workshop in Excel XP discussing organizing spreadsheet data. Participants will create lists and pivot tables from pre-made spreadsheets and database lists.
Target Audience: Individuals with some Excel experience
Expertise Level: Understanding of Excel basics
Learning Objectives:
Sorting and filtering data
Creating and working with pivot tablesMS Excel 2003 - Intermediate II
Date/Time: Thursday, October 27, 2005, 9-11 am
Description: A workshop in Excel XP discussing customizing the work area. Participants will both create spreadsheet templates and work with pre-made spreadsheets. Also, sharing information and graphics between Office XP applications such as MS Word, MS Access, and MS PowerPoint.
Target audience: Individuals with Excel experience.
Expertise level: Understanding of Excel basics.
Learning Objectives:
Working with toolbars
Creating toolbars
Working with workbooks and worksheets
Creating styles and templates
Creating and editing links connecting data and files
Linking and embedding objects and graphics
Copying and importing data between Office programs
Creating documents in one program with information in another program
Controlling how information is linked between Office programs.MS Excel 2003 - Intermediate III
Date/Time: Thursday, November 3, 2005, 9-11 am
Description: A workshop in Excel XP discussing formulas for special worksheet layouts, and advanced formulas. Participants will both create spreadsheets and work with pre-made spreadsheets.
Target Audience: Individuals with Excel experience.
Expertise Level: Understanding of Excel basics
Learning Objectives:
Working formulas
Creating special spreadsheets
Using advanced formulas and functions
MS PowerPoint 2003 - Introduction
click here for a 97 tutorial click here for a XP tutorialDate/Time: Friday, September 30, 2005, 9-11 am
repeated: Monday, October 24, 2005, 2-4 pmDescription: An increasingly popular software program and a part of the Microsoft Office XP suite, PowerPoint is used to create computer-based presentations. PowerPoint enables you to create electronic presentations that include text, graphics, pictures, sound, and video. This workshop will introduce participants to PowerPoint and how it can be used to deliver class lectures and conference presentations. Topics covered include the AutoContent Wizard, design templates, the PowerPoint interface. Learn how to insert, format, and move text, layouts, and graphics. Bring a floppy or zip disk to save your work.
Target Audience: Anyone wanting to create a PowerPoint presentation.
Expertise Level: Beginner
Learning Objectives:
How to get started with a presentation.
How to add and edit text.
Add and edit graphics.
Change layouts and add more slides.
View all the pieces of your presentation.MS PowerPoint 2003- Intermediate
click here for a 97 tutorial click here for a XP tutorialDate/Time: Friday, October 7, 2005, 9-11 am
repeated: Monday, October 31, 2005, 2-4 pmDescription: This PowerPoint XP workshop will show participants how to create your own unique design template and save it. Work with adding animation, transitions, draw tools, sound, and video to your presentation. Learn how to save and publish your presentation to the web.
Bring a floppy or zip disk to save your work.
Target Audience: Anyone knowing PowerPoint vasics.
Expertise Level: Intermediate
Learning Objectives:
Edit a design template.
Create your own template with pictures or the draw program.
Saving templates.
Adding animation and transitions to the presentation.
Getting sound and video into your presentation.
Posting your presentation to the Web.MS PowerPoint 2003- Advanced
Date/Time: Friday, October 14, 2005, 9-11 am
repeated: Monday, November 7, 2005, 2-4 pmDescription: The advanced session of PowerPoint XP will cover grouping graphics, creating master slides, adding interactive components, printing options, considerations when using different versions, and packing a presentation. Bring a floppy disk or zip disk to save the presentation you create during this session.
Target Audience: Anyone knowing PowerPoint basics.
Expertise Level: Intermediate to Advanced
Date/Time: Wednesday, September 28, 2005, 2-4 pm
Description: Beginning I explores the program concentrating on the Word interface, using the mouse to get around, how to navigate dialog boxes, menus, and toolbars.
Target Audience: Anyone new to Microsoft Word
Expertise Level: Beginner
Learning Objectives:
Learn the Windows interface features.
Explore the toolbars and menus in Word.
Create and save a new document.
Practice using dialog boxes.Date/Time: Wednesday, October 5, 2005, 2-4 pm
Description: Beginning II explores finding and opening multiple documents, how to use templates, applying formats and styles, using the spell check and grammar check features, editing your document with cut and paste, and creating headers and footers.
Target Audience: Anyone new to Microsoft Word.
Expertise Level: Beginner
Learning Objectives:
To give you the confidence and experience in using the basic features of Word.Date/Time: Wednesday, October 12, 2005, 2-4 pm
Description: Intermediate I discusses customizing templates, toolbars, and options, using auto correct, find and replace, footnotes, columns, and numbered or bulleted lists.
Target Audience: Anyone wanting to learn more features of Word.
Expertise Level: Basic understanding of Word.
Learning Objectives:
Get hands-on practice using columns.
Setting up Word Options, customizing templates and toolbars.
Controlling number and bullet options.MS Word 2003 - Intermediate II
Date/Time: Wednesday, October 19, 2005, 2-4 pm
Description: Graphics! Borders! Draw! WordArt! Learn how to use all the graphical pieces of Microsoft Word.
Target Audience: Anyone wanting to learn graphics in Word.
Expertise Level: Understanding of Word basics.
Learning Objectives:
Hands-on learning of graphics, borders, draw, and WordArt.Date/Time: Wednesday, October 26, 2005, 2-4 pm
Description: Hands-on practice in creating outlines, tables, and merges.
Target Audience: Anyone wanting to use these features in Word.
Expertise Level: Understanding of Word basics.
Learning Objectives:
Create your own outlines and edit them.
Make a table and format it.
Do a letter merge.
MS Access 2003 - Beginning IDate/Time: Tuesday, October 11, 2005, 2-4 pm
Repeat: Friday, November 4, 2005, 9-11 am
Description: Hands-on practice in creating and editing a database table and creating a report from the table.
MS Access 2003 - Beginning II
Target Audience: Anyone wanting to use Access.
Expertise Level: Understanding of Windows basics.
Learning Objectives:
Create your own database.
Use a wizard to create table and learn to edit and manipulate the data.
Do a report from the data.Date/Time: Tuesday, October 18, 2005, 2-4 pm
Repeat: Friday, November 11, 2005, 9-11 am
Description: Continue to learn more about a relational database. Find our more about filters, reports, forms, and queries.
Target Audience: Anyone wanting to learn more about Access.
Expertise Level: Anyone knowing Access basics or who has attended Access Beginning I.
Learning Objectives:
Create a query.
Learn to manipulate and filter data.
Learn how to edit a basic report form.
Create a data form.
MS Windows XP - IntroductionDate/Time: Monday, September 26, 2005, 3-5 pm
Description: Learn the basics of Microsoft's newest operating system, Windows XP. In this workshop you'll learn what has changed and where your favorite applications and tools have moved too. Be sure to sign up for this first in a series of workshops covering the new Windows XP.
Target Audience: All computer users.
Expertise Level: Beginner
Learning Objectives:
Learn about the new interface.
Find your favorite applications and tools
Find your files and how to navigate the system.Date/Time: Monday, October 3, 2005, 3-5 pm
Description: Customize Windows XP to your specific working habits. See how XP can help you become more productive. Learn how to control everything from your desktop pattern to checking your network connection. This workshop will put you on the path to becoming a Windows Power User.
Target Audience: All computer users.
Expertise Level: Intermediate
Learning Objectives:
Customize the screen and desktop.
Control XP
INTERNET APPLICATIONS
Booth Library now has online registration and detailed information on all of the workshops listed below. Click here: http://www.library.eiu.edu/workshops to register or view details.Creating Web Pages with Netscape Composer - IntroductiontopDates/Times: Friday, October 21, 2005, 9-11 am
Description: This workshop starts with professional tips on Web Design. Learners will then create a web page with Netscape Composer. Learn to add and format text, bullets, lists, lines, and tables. Practice inserting pictures, links, targets and mailto buttons. Give your page an interesting background. Bring a zip disk or flash drive to save your files and bring your server name and log in information. E-mail Sandy if you have questions.
Target Audience: Persons interested in making simple web pages without learning the HTML language.
Expertise Level: Beginner
Learning Objectives:
Learners will create text, tables, and insert graphics in a web page.
Learners will gather information from other web sites for possible use in a web page.
Creating Web Pages with Netscape Composer - Intermediate
Dates/Times: Friday, October 28, 2005, 9-11 am
Description: This workshop continues with saving your web page. Finding your server space and posting your page and files. The last step is to edit your page. Bring a zip disk or flash drive to save your files and bring your server name and log-in information. E-mail Sandy if you have questions.
Target Audience: Persons interested in making simple web pages without learning the HTML language.
Expertise Level: Should take the Intro class.
Learn the necessary steps needed to save and upload pages to the WWW.
Go back and update the pages on your website.
How to tag your page so others may find it.
Date/Time: Monday, October 17, 2005, 3-5 pm
Description: You love the ease of E-mail, but you despise the thought of trudging through the junk mail flooding your Inbox. This workshop will show you how to control and reduce the amount of SPAM appearing in your E-mail. Learn how SPAMMERS work, how to filter out unwanted messages, keep your name off these lists, and what the Government is doing to curb the annoying trend. Also, learn what to do and what NOT to do when you spot junk mail sitting in your Inbox. You will leave surprised by what you learn.
Target Audience: Everyone welcome.
Expertise Level: Any level
