Continuing Education Programs

As part of continuous efforts to provide valuable professional development opportunities for its members, Atla is pleased to announce the launch of two new educational partnerships:

• Library Juice Academy – Register for any course, and your first course is free! Upon successful completion, you may enroll in a second course at no cost.
• Skilltype – Sign up for centralized access to recorded webinars, articles, and other professional development resources from all over the library field on the Skilltype database platform. Your account is customizable to your interests.

The two programs are being offered free to members for one year. After the first year, these programs will be evaluated and adjusted based on member usage and interest.

Atla & Library Juice Academy

Library Juice Academy offers a range of online professional development workshops for librarians and other library staff, focusing on practical topics to build new skills. The curriculum is designed by librarians with a focus on skills that are in demand in the profession, rather than the academic tradition of library education that tends to address other priorities. Emphasis is on student interaction with instructors and with each other, supported by a variety of class assignments and reading materials. The instructors are librarians and LIS faculty who have developed specialized knowledge in the subjects they teach. Workshops earn Continuing Education Units and are intended as professional development activities.

Library Juice courses are taught asynchronously, meaning that participants do the work when it is convenient. The classes do not meet together at any particular times, although the instructors may set up optional synchronous chat sessions. Instruction includes readings and assignments in one-week segments. Class participation is in an online forum environment.

Program Details

• All Atla members are eligible to participate in this program.
• The first course is free for individual-type (Individual, Student, Retired, Emeritus) members. Upon successful completion of the course, the individual may register for a second free course. After the second course, Atla will continue to subsidize 50% of the cost of additional courses.
• Up to two library staff members at institutional-type (Institutional, Affiliate) members may register for a course at no cost. Additional library staff members may enroll for 50% of the registration cost.
• This program runs for one year, beginning October 1, 2022. Participants will be added to a mailing list specific to the program, contacted at regular intervals, and will be asked to share their experiences through user surveys created by Atla staff.

Instructions for Participation

1. Browse the Library Juice Academy catalog. Courses are created 6 months in advance. You may select one course.
2. Fill out the Atla &  Library Juice Academy Enrollment Form with your name, institution, email address, and the course in which you wish to enroll.
3. Atla will process your enrollment and send a confirmation. You will also receive a confirmation from Library Juice Academy with instructions for logging into your account on the Library Juice Academy site.

Atla & Skilltype

Skilltype is a database platform that provides centralized access to a large variety of professional development resources from all over the library field. Users customize their accounts to show topics specific to their interests and goals, and can create a personalized learning plan with access to over 6,000 searchable, indexed items.  This service brings targeted, on-demand, customizable professional development to the individual.

Program Details

• All Atla individual-type (Individual, Student, Retired, Emeritus) and staff at institutional-type (Institutional, Affiliate) members are eligible and encouraged to sign up for an account.
• This program runs for one year, beginning October 1, 2022. Participants will be added to a mailing list specific to the program, contacted at regular intervals, and will be asked to share their experiences through user surveys created by Atla staff.

Instructions for Participation

1. Fill out the Atla &  Skilltype Enrollment Form with your name, institution, and email address to indicate your interest.
2. Watch this Skilltype Introduction video

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3. Visit the site to customize your account, and start creating your To-Watch list. 

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