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RISIG Roundtable
February 10, 2023 @ 10:00 am - 11:00 am
Reference and Instructional Services Interest Group Roundtable
Topic: Gamification in Library Instruction and Programming - Come and ask questions, share your best experiences, talk about pedagogy, and tell us what pitfalls to avoid.
Google Meet joining info
Video call link: https://meet.google.com/dtg-wimw-nkw
Or dial: (US) +1 440-772-0145 PIN: 614 420 851#
More phone numbers: https://tel.meet/dtg-wimw-nkw?pin=3741861813761
Carterette Series Webinar--Teaching and Assessment of Metacognition
February 15, 2023 @ 2:00 pm - 3:00 pm
Please register here: https://us06web.zoom.us/webinar/register/WN_GDH3_K0ERDCCxXQ0BoH32Q
Georgia Archives Institue (2023)
June 5, 2023 - June 16, 2023 @
Georgia Archives, 5800 Jonesboro Rd, Morrow, GA 30260, USA
June 5-16, 2023 is the date for the 2023 Georgia Archives Institute. The Institute will be held at the Georgia Archives, located in Morrow, GA, just outside Atlanta. Classroom instruction will take place the first week, June 5 through June 9 and also on Monday, June 12. Tuesday, Wednesday and Thursday June 13-15 will be an on-site internship at a local institution, where you can ask all the questions you want and put your classroom instruction to good use. Friday, June 16 will be a wrap-up day, held back at the Georgia Archives.
Pam Hackbart-Dean, Head and Professor, Special Collections & University Archives, Interim Associate University Librarian, University of Illinois Chicago Libraries, will serve as primary instructor. Preservation of Archival Materials will be taught by Tina Seetoo, Preservation Manager at Delta Flight Museum. Born-Digital and Digital Preservation will be taught by Katherine Fisher, Head of Digital Archives, Stuart A. Rose Manuscript, Archives, & Rare Book Library, Emory University.
Tuition is $500 and enrollment is limited to 20 students. The application will go live on January 1, 2023 with a deadline of midnight on March 15. There is an application fee of $75, but if your application is not successful, your fee will be refunded.
Currently, there are also four scholarships that fit your situation and aid your ability to attend the Institute. You can find links and more information here:
https://www.georgiaarchivesinstitute.org/support
For additional information, please visit our website at www.georgiaarchivesinstitute.org or contact us at georgiaarchivesinstitute@gmail.com.
During its rich 100-year history, Georgia Library Association (GLA) members have united to discuss common interests and to meet the challenges facing libraries. To this day, these talented individuals continue to contribute their hard work, diverse talents, and strong leadership in shaping the future of Georgia’s libraries.
GLA’s strength has been built on its membership, which now includes more than 800 librarians, trustees, paraprofessionals and friends representing school, public, academic and special libraries across the state of Georgia. Joining GLA means becoming part of the tradition of innovative librarianship. GLA welcomes additional members to bring fresh ideas, new energy, and their own rich histories of library experience.