Professional Development & Research Committee Programs
Presenting at a conference?
PDRC will arrange pre- or post-presentation practice sessions for interested faculty and staff members. Please contact Caroline Barratt or another member of the committee.
Upcoming events
- Inside Peabody - Metadata Cataloging in the Real World - Watch TV at work (and learn how we archive it)! We'll discuss a short 2009 article on metadata standards for moving images and talk about how and when Peabody breaks these and other rules... and why. Find article at: http://tinyurl.com/pdrc-10-09. Discussion leader and presenter: Mary Miller.
Wednesday, October 21st
2:30-3:30pm
Main Library, Admin Conference Room
- Optimize Your Professional Presence Online - Create your very own staff Web page and learn about other avenues, like Facebook, Twitter, and LinkedIn, for building a professional profile online. A digital camera and scanner will be available or you can bring your own pictures and/or documents to add to your creations. A hands-on session led by Amy Watts
Tuesday, November 17th
11am-noon
Main Library, Lab A
Recent events
- Post-COMO presentation: "Maps Online – an Overview of Online Maps and Interactive Mapping Web Sites." Hallie Pritchett, presenter. Main Library Admin Conference Room, 2-3pm, October 15, 2009. Presentation.
- Pre-COMO presentation: "Library Home Page Design: The Artist-Librarian Perspective." Ginny Feher, presenter. Russell Library Auditorium 2:30-3:30pm, September 30, 2009.
- GILFind Encore. Bill Clayton and Deborah Stanley, presenters. Main Library Instruction Lab 11am-12:15pm, September 21, 2009.
- Create Your Own Web Page: Amy Watts, presenter. Main Library Lab A 2:00-3:00 p.m., May 28, 2009
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Implementing Archivists' Toolkit (AT) in UGA Special Collections: Kat Shirley, Esther Giezendanner, Sheila McAlister, Abby Griner, panelists. Russell Auditorium 2:00-3:00 p.m., April 30, 2009
Implementing Archivists' Toolkit PowerPoint - Electronic Dossier Workshop (annual program), April 28, 2009
- How to Get Published:
Sarah McKee, Caroline Barratt, and Kristin Nielsen, panelists. List of resources and suggestions from the New Georgia Encyclopedia.
Russell Library Auditorium, 2:00-3:00 p.m., March 24, 2009 - Simplify Your Inbox: Making RSS Work For You: Robin Fay, Amber Prentiss, Amy Watts and Elizabeth White, December 5, 2008
- Librarians and Faculty Learning Communities at UGA: Caroline Barratt, Robin Fay, Monica Pereira, and Ian Thomas, November 11, 2008
- The Athens Big Read: Planning, Partnering, and Promoting Beyond the UGA Libraries: Diana Hartle, Chandra Jackson, and Emily Luken (Libraries), and Carissa DiCindio (GMOA) , October 28, 2008
- Web 2.0+ and Professional Networking: Are You LinkedIn? David Noah (CTL), Janet Frick (Psychology), Kaye Sweetser (Advertising & Public Relations), and Robin Fay (Libraries), August 12, 2008
- Using Project Management Software: Tim Peacock, June 20, 2008
- STEP: Library Challenges & Opportunities 2008 Teleconference: Tools of Engagement: Attracting and Engaging Library Users, May 9, 2008
- Electronic Dossier (annual program), April 18, 2008
- STEP: Soaring to Excellence Teleconference: Trends, Fads or Folly: Spotting Library Trends That Matter April 11
- How to get published, March 20, 2008
- STEP: Library Challenges & Opportunities 2008 Teleconference: Library Spaces: Future Needs, March 7, 2008
- Advanced PowerPoint class with Robin Fay, March 5, 2008
- STEP: Soaring to Excellence Teleconference: People Watching With a Purpose: Meeting Needs Before They Need It, February 8, 2008
- Wiki Presentation (part 2), January 14, 2008
- Staff Biography Pages hands-on event: Amy Watts, November 13 and 15, 2007
- STEP: Library as Place webinar (SOLINET), November 12, 2007
- GLA Practice Session, "Taming the Monster: Cataloging Serials Using the New CONSER Standard," Beth Thornton and Sophie Dong, October 5, 2007.
- Introduction to Wikis (part 1): Ian Thomas, July 18, 2007. Library-related Wikis:
Suggest a program
PDRC welcomes suggestions for programs and workshops from Libraries faculty and staff. PDRC will also arrange pre- or post-presentation practice sessions for faculty and staff members preparing for conferences. To propose an event or request a practice session, contact Caroline Barratt or another member of the committee.