With the new year and the newly renovated Reference and Local History departments, computer and business workshops have been announced for January and February. You can view the entire schedule of workshops by going to the Berkshire Athenaeum's home page and clicking on Computer Class Schedule for January & February.
I am scheduled to lead many of these workshops. My schedule follows:
1) Email Workshops: January 8 and 22, February 5 and 25;
2) Finding Business Resources Online: January 15 and February 12; and
3) Free Websites Useful to Small Business: January 29 and February 26.
All workshops start at 10 a.m. and will end 1 hour later at 11 a.m. They will be held in the Athenaeum's new Computer Lab, which shares space with the Berkshire Author's Room, directly off of the Local History department. These are our first workshops in the new computer lab. Starting times are based on workshops held previously. The times are on a trial basis. If we find these times are inconvenient for whatever reason, we may change them in the future. Let us know whether these times are good or inconvenient for you. I personally may be reached at 413-499-9480 ext 110 or 202. Also PreRegistration is necessary. Just give the Reference Department a call at 499-9480 ext 202.
Let me give you a brief breakdown of the Workshops I will be leading.
Email - Email is one of the most popular activities on the Reference Department computers. This workshop will have a "hands-on" approach to creating a basic free Email account and will distinquish between different providers. We'll look at Yahoo and Gmail. The aim of the workshop is to get you started. This is an introductory workshop, for beginners. It will be a "no frills" introduction. Bring your questions and be prompt.
Finding Free Business Resources Online - There is a host of Business and Finacial sites online. How to distinquish between quality information and junk. We will look at several resource rich sites; sites that prove useful time and again in providing access to quality business and financial information. A list of these sites will be provided. It is expected that this workshop will focus on 2 or 3 sites, due to their depth and resources provided. Bring your questions, observations, and suggestions of other sites that you may want me to cover in the future. PreRegistration is necessary. Call the Reference Department at number listed above. Workshop will start promptly at 10 a.m.
Free Websites Useful to Small Business - This workshop could be considered part b to the other business workshop, though this is a stand alone workshop and the other is not a prerequisite. There are many free tools online to aid you in running your business, obtaining contacts, and providing such things as free Word Processing, Spreadsheets, Calendars, Business Reference, Tools for Mailing lists and so forth. We will look at several of these free business utilities; provide a list of sites for further reference, and look at your needs. PreRegistration is necessary. We start promptly at 10 a.m. and anticipate follow-up with regard to any questions you may have.
I look forward to your participation in these workshops and to your suggestions for others that we may have.
Thanks for your support of our Business Blog. Call me, Richard Fairfield, with any questions you may have.
The Berkshire Athenaeum and the Reference Department is located at 1 Wendell Avenue, in Downtown Pittsfield, Massachusetts.
Happy New Year 2009.
I am scheduled to lead many of these workshops. My schedule follows:
1) Email Workshops: January 8 and 22, February 5 and 25;
2) Finding Business Resources Online: January 15 and February 12; and
3) Free Websites Useful to Small Business: January 29 and February 26.
All workshops start at 10 a.m. and will end 1 hour later at 11 a.m. They will be held in the Athenaeum's new Computer Lab, which shares space with the Berkshire Author's Room, directly off of the Local History department. These are our first workshops in the new computer lab. Starting times are based on workshops held previously. The times are on a trial basis. If we find these times are inconvenient for whatever reason, we may change them in the future. Let us know whether these times are good or inconvenient for you. I personally may be reached at 413-499-9480 ext 110 or 202. Also PreRegistration is necessary. Just give the Reference Department a call at 499-9480 ext 202.
Let me give you a brief breakdown of the Workshops I will be leading.
Email - Email is one of the most popular activities on the Reference Department computers. This workshop will have a "hands-on" approach to creating a basic free Email account and will distinquish between different providers. We'll look at Yahoo and Gmail. The aim of the workshop is to get you started. This is an introductory workshop, for beginners. It will be a "no frills" introduction. Bring your questions and be prompt.
Finding Free Business Resources Online - There is a host of Business and Finacial sites online. How to distinquish between quality information and junk. We will look at several resource rich sites; sites that prove useful time and again in providing access to quality business and financial information. A list of these sites will be provided. It is expected that this workshop will focus on 2 or 3 sites, due to their depth and resources provided. Bring your questions, observations, and suggestions of other sites that you may want me to cover in the future. PreRegistration is necessary. Call the Reference Department at number listed above. Workshop will start promptly at 10 a.m.
Free Websites Useful to Small Business - This workshop could be considered part b to the other business workshop, though this is a stand alone workshop and the other is not a prerequisite. There are many free tools online to aid you in running your business, obtaining contacts, and providing such things as free Word Processing, Spreadsheets, Calendars, Business Reference, Tools for Mailing lists and so forth. We will look at several of these free business utilities; provide a list of sites for further reference, and look at your needs. PreRegistration is necessary. We start promptly at 10 a.m. and anticipate follow-up with regard to any questions you may have.
I look forward to your participation in these workshops and to your suggestions for others that we may have.
Thanks for your support of our Business Blog. Call me, Richard Fairfield, with any questions you may have.
The Berkshire Athenaeum and the Reference Department is located at 1 Wendell Avenue, in Downtown Pittsfield, Massachusetts.
Happy New Year 2009.
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