Georgia Library Association

Professional Development Events in August

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 August. Some highlights include: August 7 (10–11 AM)NoveList Plus and NoveList Plus K-8 (GALILEO) In this one-hour EBSCO workshop for GALILEO, learn how to locate just…

Georgia Library Association

COMO Registration Now Open

The registration is now open for Georgia COMO (Council of Media Organizations) Annual Conference! The annual joint conference of the Georgia Library Association, the Georgia Association for Instructional Technology, and the Southeastern Library Association will be held on October 1-3, 2014 in Augusta Convention Center, Augusta, GA. The conference program includes presentations in all areas…

Georgia Library Association

Augusta Technical College Library Children Collection in the Spotlight!

Jack B. Patrick Information Technology Center By Eugenia McAllister Augusta Technical College is a two-year college based in Augusta, Georgia. The Augusta Technical College Library consists of three libraries working as a single unit through an automated library system, online catalog, and collections that are available to Augusta Technical College students and the community we…

Georgia Library Association

Atlanta Emerging Librarians Event: Emerging Technologies – All New Librarians Must Know (08/16/2014)

Please join Atlanta Emerging Librarians for another exciting panel event called The Future of Librarianship: Emerging Technologies – All New Librarians Must Know Date: Saturday, August 16Time: 2-4 p.m. Location: Toco-Hills Public Library Register for this event Curious how you can stay up-to-date on the latest technology as a librarian? Want to know what current…

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Atlanta Emerging Librarians Summer Field Trip

By  Mandi Goodsett On Saturday, July 12th members of the Georgia chapter of SLA (Special Libraries Association) and the GLA group Atlanta Emerging Librarians (AEL) had the opportunity to tour a couple of special libraries in Atlanta. The first tour was of the Jimmy Carter Library, led by archivists Brittany Paris and Ceri McCarron. Tour…

Georgia Library Association

Professional Development Events in July

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.…

Georgia Library Association

Personal Digital Archiving Train-the-Trainer Workshop – July 31, 2014

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…

Georgia Library Association

Free Webinar: Net Neutrality: Recent Changes in Legislation – July 30, 2014

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,…

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Essentials of RDA for Non-Catalogers – Free Webinar on July 9, 2014

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…