This list is provided by Jay Turner, Director of Continuing Education, Georgia Public Library Service. The GPLS CE calendar has been updated with free, online continuing education events for July. Some highlights include: July 9 (11 AM–12 PM ) Is It Copyrighted? Can I Use It? (Nebraska Library Commission) Copyright! Complicated, confusing, and not clear-cut.…
The Society of Georgia Archivists, the Atlanta chapter of ARMA International, and the Georgia Library Association invite you to attend a train-the-trainer workshop on Personal Digital Archiving. Designed for information professionals from all backgrounds and levels of experience, this workshop will empower participants to see themselves as archivists of their own digital records and will…
Net Neutrality: Recent Changes in LegislationWednesday, July 30, 2014 — 1:00pm – 2:00pm Eastern TimeRegister: http://bit.ly/1lI8NT9 “There is one Internet. It must be fast, robust and it must be open. The prospect of a gate keeper choosing winners and losers on the Internet is unacceptable….” – FCC Chairman Tom Wheeler The above quote addresses what,…
Topic: Essentials of RDA for Non-CatalogersDate: 07/09/2014Time: 10:30 a.m.Register at http://bit.ly/1nNLl6LSpeakers: Guy Frost, Univ. Assoc. Prof. and Catalog Librarian, Valdosta State University and Susan Wynne, Cataloging and Metadata Librarian, Georgia State University, RDA (Resource Description and Access) has become a reality for many libraries, especially following the Library of Congress’ implementation in 2013. But how…
This list is provided by Jay Turner, Director of Continuing Education, Georgia Public Library Service. The GPLS CE calendar has been updated with free, online continuing education events for June. Some highlights include: June 12 (1–2 PM)What Makes Mobile Websites Tick? How Do We Make Them Faster? (O’Reilly)The HTTP Archive allows us to research trends…
This summer, SLA Georgia and Atlanta Emerging Librarians (AEL)have collaborated to organize tours of two Atlanta special libraries, the Jimmy Carter Presidential Library & Museum and the CNN Library & Archives. The tours will take place on Saturday, July 12. With the Carter Library tour limited to 20 and the CNN Library tour limited to…
Workshop for those considering a graduate degree in librarianship or archivesAre you or is anyone you know considering a career in Libraries, Research, or Knowledge Management? The American Library Association’s Knowledge Alliance invites you to join us for a FREE workshop focused on graduate education, career options, and networking with local professionals. This event is…
This list is provided by Jay Turner, Director of Continuing Education, Georgia Public Library Service. Be sure to check out GLA’s Basic Legal Research for any Librarian, as well as the HeritageQuest and Ancestry Online training that GALILEO is hosting this month. PROGRAM INFORMATION May 1 (2–3 pm) Preserving Scrapbooks (Association for Library Collections &…
The website for the annual Georgia Conference of Media Organizations conference is now available. The conference is jointly sponsored by the Georgia Library Association, Georgia Association for Instruction Technology, and the Southeastern Library Association. On the site you will find the presentation proposal form. Proposals for presentations, pre-conference sessions, and posters are accepted. The deadline…
Registration is now open for Science Boot Camp Southeast. Science Boot Camp is a fun and affordable 2 ½ day immersion in science topics that strengthens science literacy and research skills for librarians and library students. Enjoy networking with other southeastern librarians. Topics: We will spend ½ day engaging with researchers in each of these…