Atlanta Area Bibliographic Instruction Group (AABIG) Call for Proposals: AABIG welcomes conference proposals for the 2017 AABIG Conference on June 16, 2017 at West Georgia Technical College in Newnan, GA. What’s the Next BIG Thing?This year’s theme (above) can be interpreted in many ways. For example, we encourage librarians to present on: • innovations in…
Seeing the Big Picture: Using Images to Understand Students’ Approaches to the Research ProcessWednesday, May 3, 20172pm Eastern (11am Pacific | 12pm Mountain | 1pm Central)Register: https://goo.gl/EmCFNSDescription: Images can provide a valuable method of understanding user behavior. This presentation describes a project at the University of Nevada, Reno, where librarians asked students from different majors…
The Atlanta Emerging Librarians (AEL) are hosting their first informal mingle of 2017 at Escorpion on Cuatro de Mayo (May 4th) at 8:00pm. Join us for a night of excitement and mingling as we meet former and prospective emerging librarians and enjoy the authentic tastes and ingredients of Mexico. Details:When: May 4th from 8:00pm –…
One of the goals of the ILL Interest Group is to promote communication and knowledge sharing within our ILL community. This year we will hold several meet-ups across the state in pursuit of this goal. We are happy to announce that our first ILL Meet-up will be for the South Georgia region on Friday, April…
The GLA New Members Round Table and North Georgia Associated Libraries have teamed up to coordinate a networking meetup for the North Georgia area in May. We will be meeting in Dahlonega for lunch and a tour of the UNG Dahlonega Campus Library, plus other optional fun times! Join us at this North Georgia regional…
The Southeastern Library Assessment Conference provides an opportunity for those interested in advancing the library assessment and user experience conversation to gather together to share and discuss practical ideas and information. The Southeastern Library Assessment Conference invites session proposals for the November 13-14, 2017, conference in Atlanta, Georgia. Proposed sessions should be designed to fit…
Wednesday, March 22, 2017 2pm Eastern (11am Pacific | 12pm Mountain | 1pm Central) Register: https://goo.gl/1xltzC Description: Most librarians and library staff are constantly multi-tasking. Despite the type of library, our tasks are endless and can range from cataloging to working the reference desk to IT support and everything in between. It can be very…
Mark your calendar for the 6th Georgia Library Association Coastal Georgia Library Collaborative (CGLC) meet-up! Come out and meet fellow library workers on Thursday, May 11, between 5-7 pm, on the patio at Buffalo Wild Wings in Savannah. This casual meet-up is open to all library workers regardless of your title – paraprofessional, faculty, librarian…
The Research and Assessment Interest Group (RAIG) will be gathering for a half-day meeting on March 9th. We would like to extend an invitation to other GLA members who are interested in LIS research and/or library assessment. The meeting will be held from 10:30am-2:30pm with check-in starting at 10:00am. The physical meeting will be at…
Wednesday, February 22, 20172pm Eastern (11am Pacific | 12pm Mountain | 1pm Central)Register: https://goo.gl/hvPh7b Description: Are you new to publishing your research or ideas and unsure where to begin? In this session, we’ll discuss various aspects of academic publishing: getting started, selecting a topic, selecting a research methodology, organizing a literature review, finding an appropriate…