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</o:shapelayout></xml><![endif]--></head><body lang=EN-US link="#0563C1" vlink="#954F72"><div class=WordSection1><p class=MsoNormal>Dear Colleagues,<o:p></o:p></p><p class=MsoNormal><o:p> </o:p></p><p class=MsoNormal>Our Gale representative, Pam Batcho, is offering an informational webinar for those of you that might be interested in <a href="https://www.gale.com/public/udemy">Udemy</a>, an online learning resource. The webinar will be held via Zoom on Tuesday, January 19, 2021 from 2-3 pm. A trial of the site will be available upon request after the webinar. <o:p></o:p></p><p class=MsoNormal><o:p> </o:p></p><p class=MsoNormal>Please register for the event on the Gateway at <a href="https://portal.suffolklibrarysystem.org/node/28204" title=Permalink><span class=permalink-href><span style='color:blue'>https://portal.suffolklibrarysystem.org/node/28204</span></span></a>. The webinar will also be recorded if you are unable to attend.<o:p></o:p></p><p class=MsoNormal><o:p> </o:p></p><p class=MsoNormal><b>About Udemy: </b><o:p></o:p></p><p class=MsoNormal><span style='color:#333333'>Udemy <strong><span style='font-family:"Calibri",sans-serif'>i</span></strong>nstructors are world-class thought leaders, subject matter experts, best-selling authors, and award-winning professors. </span>This resource offers over 6,000 courses which encompass topics from technology to language, mindfulness to Microsoft Office, finance, cloud computing, cooking, human resources, acoustic guitar and other instruments, drawing, photography, and much more. It is also a wonderful resource for PD within the library team. As of November 2020, Udemy now features approximately 2000 courses created in 5 native languages: French, Spanish, German, Portuguese and Japanese, with more coming in the near future. Over 5,000 courses also feature closed captioning in languages other than English. <o:p></o:p></p><p class=MsoNormal><o:p> </o:p></p><p class=MsoNormal>Thanks for your attention! Please let me know if you have any further questions.<o:p></o:p></p><p class=MsoNormal><o:p> </o:p></p><p class=MsoNormal>--Ellen<o:p></o:p></p><p class=MsoNormal><o:p> </o:p></p><p class=MsoNormal><o:p> </o:p></p><p class=MsoNormal><b>Ellen Nasto<br></b>Technology & Electronic Resources Supervisor<br>Suffolk Cooperative Library System<o:p></o:p></p><p class=MsoNormal>627 North Sunrise Service Road<o:p></o:p></p><p class=MsoNormal>Bellport, New York 11713-9000<o:p></o:p></p><p class=MsoNormal>Tel: (631) 286-1600, x1357 <o:p></o:p></p><p class=MsoNormal>Email: <a href="mailto:ellen@suffolknet.org">ellen@suffolknet.org</a> <o:p></o:p></p><p class=MsoNormal><o:p> </o:p></p></div></body></html>