Northwest Continuing Education Network of Training Resources for All Libraries
The goal of Northwest Central is to provide a ‘one stop shop’ for library continuing education. Library staff can use Northwest Central to
- learn about trainings, conferences and meetings in your community or online.
- find web links, tutorials, handouts, and presentations on a range of library topics.
- connect with experts or kindred spirits.
- share your resources and publicize your events.
Northwest Central is a community-driven online clearinghouse for library continuing education and collaboration serving library staff in Oregon, Washington, and beyond. The project was developed in 2005 by the PORTALS (Portland Area Library System) consortium with LSTA funding from the Oregon State Library. In June 2006 the pilot site was launched, and in November 2008, a redesign of the site by Insite Web Publishing was released. Portland Community College Library provides hosting and administrative support for Northwest Central.
As a free, community-driven project, Northwest Central depends upon members of the library community to share their resources, ideas, and calendar listings. Northwest Central invites you to join our community of life-long library learners.
Advisory Group
The Northwest Central project is guided by a voluntary Advisory Group made up of librarians representing a range of library types and geographical regions. You can contact the Northwest Central Advisory Group member nearest you with questions or suggestions, or contact Northwest Central with your ideas.
Central Oregon
Marian Thomas
Deschutes Public Library
(541) 312-1024 | mariant@dpls.lib.or.us
Eastern Oregon
Marie Baldo
Hermiston Public Library
(541) 667-5050 | mbaldo@hermiston.or.us
Ken Watson
Eastern Oregon University Library
(541) 962-3546 | kwatson@eou.edu
Oregon State Library
Ann Reed and Patty Sorensen
Oregon State Library
(503) 378-5027 | ann.reed@state.or.us | sorensen_patty@oslmac.osl.state.or.us
Portland Metro
Deanna Draper
Portland State University
Graduate School of Education
(503) 725-8579 | draperd@pdx.edu
Gretchen Leslie
Special Library Association Liaison
(503) 213-4744 | gretchen-leslie@spiritone.com
Perri Parise
Emporia State University School of Library & Information Management
(503) 223-8280 | pparise@emporia.edu
Donna Reed
Portland Community College Library
(503) 977-4497 | donna.reed@pcc.edu
Sam Sayre
OCLC Western
(503) 223-2884 | Sam_sayres@oclc.org
Washington
Mary Bucher Ross
WLA Continuing Education Coordinator
(206) 546-8834 | mbucherross@earthlink.net
Jennifer Fenton
CE&T Coordinator, Washington State Library
(360) 570-5571 | jfenton@secstate.wa.gov
Nancy Schutz
Timberland Regional Library
(360) 943-5001 | nschutz@trlib.org
Paula Swan
Spokane Falls Community College Library
(509 533 3809) | PaulaS@spokanefalls.edu
Nicholas Schiller
WSU Vancouver Library
(360) 546-9171 | schiller@vancouver.wsu.edu
Willamette Valley
Maureen Cole
Eugene Public Library
OLA Board Liaison to Northwest Central
(541) 682-8321 | mjsdcole@comcast.net
Scott Gallagher-Starr
Kellenberger Library
Northwest Christian College
(541) 684-7278 | sagallagherstarr@nwcc.edu
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