Experimenting with Controlled Vocabulary: Using the Cataloging Lab to Shape LCSH Wednesday, June 6, 2018 2pm Eastern (11am Pacific | 12pm Mountain | 1pm Central) Register: goo.gl/EBFEPo Description: Chances are good that your library uses LCSH (Library of Congress Subject Headings) to describe resources and help users find what they need. Do you know how…
Escape Rooms in the Library! Host: GLA Coastal Georgia Library Collaborative Phone: (912) 478-5647 When: Wednesday, May 23 at 1:00 PM Where: Zach S. Henderson Library, Georgia Southern University 1400 Southern Drive Statesboro, GA 30458 RSVP: glasavannahmeetup@gmail.com Escape games are a fun, challenging, and popular way to engage an audience! They naturally promote critical thinking,…
Engaging Students Through Images: Visual Literacy as Active Learning in Library Instruction Wednesday, May 2, 2018 2pm Eastern (11am Pacific | 12pm Mountain | 1pm Central) Register: goo.gl/rX2Xtc Description: In this webinar, the presenter will share ways to integrate images to enhance student engagement and learning. From using politically charged images to fake images, these…
Sustainable Connected Learning for Youth Wednesday, April 11, 2018 2pm Eastern (11am Pacific | 12pm Mountain | 1pm Central) Register: goo.gl/1NoHAK Description: Connected Learning is an innovative approach to youth learning that is based on the principle that learning happens best when it is interest-driven, peer supported, and academically oriented. Cuyahoga County (Ohio) Public Library…
The GLA Distance Learning Interest Group presents Collaborative Design Thinking: How to Strategically Leverage Shrinking Resources to Build Online Learning Experiences with Joelle Pitts Monday, April 9th 2018 2:00 pm Eastern (11:00 am Pacific | 12:00 pm Mountain | 1:00 pm Central) Register: http://bit.ly/dligpitts Description: Student interest and participation in online courses and learning experiences…
The GLA ILL Interest Group is hosting their first meet-up of 2018 at the Atlanta University Center’s Robert W. Woodruff Library on April 6, 2018 at 1:30pm. This meet-up will be a great opportunity for Interlibrary loan practitioners to get to know each other and talk about Resource Sharing. This meet-up will also be a…
The Society of Georgia Archivists Conference Program Committee proudly presents the theme for the 2018 annual meeting: Practical Pathways: Applied Tools and Creative Approaches. The Committee invites you to attend the meeting, to be held at the Graduate Hotel in Athens, Georgia, October 24–26, 2018. Members of the archival profession reflect diverse professional backgrounds and…
The registration for the March 30th meeting of GLA’s Research and Assessment Interest Group is now open! We are excited to partner with VSU’s Department of Library and Information Science for this meeting hosted by VSU’s Odum Library. This will be another hybrid meeting: If you cannot attend in-person, please join us online! When: Friday, March 30th,…
The Coastal Georgia Library Collaborative (CGLC) invites you to a workshop! Engaging the Senses and Information Literacy in Effective Library Displays Presenters will provide specific examples of Information Literacy displays including the learning outcomes attached, methods of assessment, and ideas for expanding reach. Targeted instruction will encourage thinking beyond the normal display ideas and will…
The Atlanta Area Bibliographic Instruction Group (AABIG) welcomes conference proposals for the 2018 AABIG Conference to be held on June 8, 2018 at Mercer University in Atlanta, GA. Proposals can be for a: • 45-minute presentation (including Q&A) • 20-minute presentation (including Q&A) • poster session This year’s theme is: Instruction Near…