2014 Training Institute for Federal Library Technicians "Value Added: Essentials for Growth" Monday - Friday August 25th - 29th, 2014 Join your colleagues for the 2014 FEDLINK Technicians Institute. Offered every other year, this year's five-day training institute will focus on the dynamic skills technician's need to support the mission and operations of their federal library or information center. Using the FEDLINK Competencies for Federal Librarians<http://www.loc.gov/flicc/publications/Lib_Compt/2011/2011Competencies.pdf> as a curricular benchmark, the institute will feature library science and federal library management topics including: O Federal Contracting O Acquisitions O Preservation and Disaster Preparedness O Budgeting Featured speakers are library leaders form a variety of federal agencies including the Department of Justice, Department of Agriculture, the General Services Administration and the Library of Congress. Dates Monday - Friday August 25th - 29th, 2014 Time 8:30am - 4:00pm Place Library of Congress Mumford Room, 6th Floor 101 Independence Ave. Washington, DC 20540 Metro/Directions Blue/Orange Line to Capitol South. Sponsor FEDLINK Education Working Group Information Call FEDLINK (202) 707-4813 TTY (202) 707-4995 Request ADA Accommodations five business days in advance at [log in to unmask] Registration Cost is $300. Register online here.<https://www.surveymonkey.com/s/FP99SNG> Cancellations Please notify FEDLINK at (202) 707-4813 if you cannot attend to allow those on the waiting list an opportunity to register.