MLA Annual Conference Funding Deadline is March 10, 2023

 

Registration for the MLA/DLA 2023 conference is now open.  If you wish to attend the conference, submit your signed and completed paperwork to the SD&T Office by the end of the day on Friday, March 10, 2023.

To request funding, please complete and submit the 354 (request for funding), the MLA 2023 information page, and a  copy of the registration form.    All of these forms have been saved for you on the shared drive in Shared (S:) > Training > MLA 2023

The conference information can be found here https://www.mladlacon.com/

You can view the conference brochure here  https://bit.ly/mladla2023

The breakout session for Ellen Oh is missing from this version of the brochure, but it will be on Thursday from 3-4.  I will send out the corrected brochure link when it becomes available.

The hotel allowance for the conference is $225/night, and the food allowance will be $25 for travel days and $50 for conference days.  You may also request a ticket for one of the conference meal events, such as the author breakfast on Thursday.  Please include this amount in the registration column on your 354.

If you have any questions about these forms, please contact SD&T.

Registration for webinars and programs that have fees - what to do while we are out of the office

We've been sending out training opportunities for staff, and some of you have questions about those that charge a fee.  We will continue to pay these fees for staff, and the process to request funding is similar to the usual process. 

1. The staff member identifies a program they wish to attend.  There is a fee involved.

2.  The staff member creates a 354 request with a goals statement (and any registration information needed) and sends these by email to their supervisor.

3.  If the supervisor approves, they forward the email (with the form and statement) to their division chief with a statement like "I approve this."  If not approved, supervisor notifies staff member.

4.  If the division chief approves the request, they forward the email and attachments to SD&T, also stating "I approve this," or similar.  If not approved, chief notifies supervisor.

5.  SD&T will register the staff member for the program and pay the fee.  Staff member will get confirmation of registration from SD&T.

6.  When the program is complete, the staff member forwards confirmation of completion to SD&T.

Once we return to the library, the forms will be printed and appropriate signatures will be required.

No requests without the appropriate paper/email trail can be considered, so please follow the directions carefully.  

If you have any questions, please let us know.

ALA Mid-Winter deadline is November 8

November 8 is the deadline for all Pratt staff who wish to request funding to attend the ALA Mid-Winter Conference in Philadelphia.  Please have your signed paperwork to us by that date so that we can meet the early bird deadline.

• Be sure to include your ALA membership number with your request, and your login and password  if you want us to complete your registration.

• If you are also a member of MLA, please include your MLA membership number, as we can get an additional discount for MLA members.

• The forms and instructions are available on the SD&T blog "Forms" page.  Download the forms you need and remember to save copies for yourself.

If you have any questions, please contact us and we'll be happy to walk you through the forms and/or the process.

Downloading SD&T Forms for submission

If you click on a document link on the Forms page and your document opens as "View Only," there are several ways to open the document in a form that you can edit.

On the File drop down menu are two easy options.  The first is "make a copy," whereby you can save a copy to your drive. 

You can also "Download as" and save the document in Word or Excel.

Either way, you can save the document/form to your computer, and complete the forms before printing them for submission.

If you have any problems, please contact SD&T.

City Training Forms now on the blog

We added links to the City of Baltimore training forms to the "Forms" tab on the blog.  You should complete a 354 and goals statement, and then attach the appropriate form(s) so we can complete your registration on the city site.

Contact SD&T if you have any questions about completing these forms.

Online Learning and CEU Requirements - a new form

For a training to be counted toward your CEU total it has to be at least 60 minutes long (and counted in 30 minute intervals after that). 

Many of the SkillSoft classes are now less than 60 minutes, but there is a way to complete these shorter classes and still receive credit.

For SkillSoft Classes that are less than 60 minutes long.

1.      Create a new, distinct title for each group of classes that you want to complete.  The title must reflects the subject or overall purpose of the programs in the group.  For example, several classes on sentences, grammar, and capitalization could be called “Business Writing Essentials.”  Other possibilities might be “Gender and Leadership,” “Update Your Customer Service,” “Excel Basics” and so on.  
2.      Find 2 or more classes on a similar topic that together total an hour or more.  
3.   Go to the "Forms" page of the blog and select "Learning Log for Online Programs

4.     Enter your general title and purpose of the classes in the space marked "What do I want to learn?" and put the name of the program or provider of the classes in the space marked "Program Used."

5.      As you complete the programs, add the names, length, and completion dates to the log.  Print your completion certificate for each class and attach the certificates to your log.

6.      If your total is over 60 minutes write down the number of complete hours and look at what is left.  If you have 30 minutes or more you can claim that extra half hour, but will lose any time less than 30 minutes.  For example, a 72 minute total is worth 1 hour, a 95 minute total is worth 1.5 hours, and a 130 minute total is worth 2 hours.  Put the “total” hours on the log in the "Contact Hours" space.

7.   Sign the bottom of the form and submit the log and certificates to SD&T.  The log takes the place of the CEU form in this case.

                                                                                                                                

You need to complete a separate form for each group of classes, and submit all of the paperwork together to receive credit .

As always if you have any questions, contact the SD&T Coordinator before you begin.

Copies, Copies, Copies

Just a friendly reminder, that you should keep copies of all paperwork you send to SD&T, especially conference requests.  These all go through several offices before they come to us, and somethings things get lost along the way.  If you need to recreate any paperwork it's easier to start from a copy then from nothing.

ALA and MLA annual conferences 2017 - EPFL deadlines for funding requests

Here are the deadlines for applying to the MLA or ALA annual conferences.

If you are interested in attending the MLA/DLA conference from May 10 - 12, 2017 at the Hyatt-Chesapeake in Cambridge, MD, your completed paperwork must in the SD&T office by Friday, February 3, 2017.

If you wish to attend the ALA annual conference from June 22-27, 2017 in Chicago, IL, your completed paperwork must in the SD&T office by Friday, February 10, 2017.

All paperwork must be original, signed, and complete to be considered "on time," and on the SD&T Coordinator's desk by the end of the day on the date listed above.  Any late or incomplete paperwork will receive limited or no funding for the event.

Registration and other information is not yet available for these conferences, but we wanted to put the deadlines out now.  We will provide reminders and further information as the information becomes available.

City of Baltimore Registration Form and Process

If you are interested in taking one of the classes offered by the City DHR, you need to print the registration form, complete the first page, and get your supervisor to sign, and then send it to SD&T.  If the relevance of the class to your position is not obvious, you also need to submit a goals and intentions statement as well.

The form can be found here:

 http://humanresources.baltimorecity.gov/sites/default/files/Registration_Form_0318_0.pdf

As always, if you have questions contact SD&T.