Part of a workshop I lead at Simmons College, this presentation served as a basic introduction to the social media service Twitter for librarians. Includes: a short history of Twitter, Best Practices for private and professional accounts, as well as an introduction to some of the third party services that support it. Session concluded with hands on time with the service, and account creation.
Tumblr: a land of memes, cat GIFs, self-indulgent ramblings and…high-quality curated content? Yes, indeed! With mainstream media as well as respected institutions such as museums and national non-profits now on board, Tumblr has become home to an increasingly sophisticated mix of content. Because of the way Tumblr works and its audience, often the unique, hard-to-find, original source material – archival documents, historic photos, artwork – rises to the top and becomes the most shared, with the most loyal fan-base. With this in mind, how can universities and colleges leverage their content – especially original, unique, highly visual or historic content – to their advantage on Tumblr? Based on four years experience curating the highly successful Art Deco Architecture blog (decoarchitecture.tumblr.com), Darling will outline the basics of Tumblr, showcase various colleges and universities who are doing Tumblr right, and how to judge whether the micro-blogging site can be a good fit for an institution’s marketing efforts.
Digital Natives? Basics of Information LiteracySarah Uthoff
Presentation takes you through what it means to be a native, if there really are digital natives and then turns to information literacy covering a few specific areas such as passwords, digital will, and some impressive tricks to gain you some credibility with any want to be natives.
Reference Is Dead! Long Live Reference! The Future of Reference ServicesDon Boozer
Has Google made reference librarians obsolete? Is a golden age of librarianship being ushered in? Technology has had a democratizing effect on the availability of information, but what does this mean for reference services? The future of reference services has yet to be written, and there are both challenges as well as opportunities ahead. A panel of experts will confront these questions from a variety of perspectives including public and academic, front-line and administrative, and adult and young adult. Come and join this timely and thought-provoking discussion. - Presented at the Ohio Library Council Convention & Expo 2014
Part of a workshop I lead at Simmons College, this presentation served as a basic introduction to the social media service Twitter for librarians. Includes: a short history of Twitter, Best Practices for private and professional accounts, as well as an introduction to some of the third party services that support it. Session concluded with hands on time with the service, and account creation.
Tumblr: a land of memes, cat GIFs, self-indulgent ramblings and…high-quality curated content? Yes, indeed! With mainstream media as well as respected institutions such as museums and national non-profits now on board, Tumblr has become home to an increasingly sophisticated mix of content. Because of the way Tumblr works and its audience, often the unique, hard-to-find, original source material – archival documents, historic photos, artwork – rises to the top and becomes the most shared, with the most loyal fan-base. With this in mind, how can universities and colleges leverage their content – especially original, unique, highly visual or historic content – to their advantage on Tumblr? Based on four years experience curating the highly successful Art Deco Architecture blog (decoarchitecture.tumblr.com), Darling will outline the basics of Tumblr, showcase various colleges and universities who are doing Tumblr right, and how to judge whether the micro-blogging site can be a good fit for an institution’s marketing efforts.
Digital Natives? Basics of Information LiteracySarah Uthoff
Presentation takes you through what it means to be a native, if there really are digital natives and then turns to information literacy covering a few specific areas such as passwords, digital will, and some impressive tricks to gain you some credibility with any want to be natives.
Reference Is Dead! Long Live Reference! The Future of Reference ServicesDon Boozer
Has Google made reference librarians obsolete? Is a golden age of librarianship being ushered in? Technology has had a democratizing effect on the availability of information, but what does this mean for reference services? The future of reference services has yet to be written, and there are both challenges as well as opportunities ahead. A panel of experts will confront these questions from a variety of perspectives including public and academic, front-line and administrative, and adult and young adult. Come and join this timely and thought-provoking discussion. - Presented at the Ohio Library Council Convention & Expo 2014
Berlin Open 09: Architekturen sozialer Netzwerke -- Fallbeispiel MySQLKaj Arnö
Netzwerke, wie LinkedIn, Twitter, Facebook, Xing, aber auch Flickr, Picasa, WordPress, YouTube u.v.a., steigen ein als neue Mittel für Marketing und Community Building. Dies betrifft Unternehmen, FOSS-Projekte sowie einzelne Akteure -- Entwickler, Forscher, Investoren. Dieser praxisbezogene Vortrag beschreibt die Möglichkeiten der Web 2.0 für eine effizientere Kommunikation, mit MySQL als Fallbeispiel.
Stop! cite before you write workshop fall 2017mhayes2006
Complete citation is an important protection against accusations of plagiarism and copyright breach. The workshop covers popular citation styles and reference management tools such as Zotero.
Help finding articles for your literature review for MATC 716 with Dr. Anne Johnston. Tips for searching EBSCO & how to make an appointment with Stephanie.
Understand how to incorporate blogging into your classroom and improve writing along with some tricks from teacher and edublogger Vicki Davis @coolcatteacher.
Introduction to the International Image Interoperability FrameworkIIIF_io
A presentation given at the International Image Interoperability Framework event held at the Museum of Modern Art in New York City on May 10, 2016.
Tom Cramer
Stanford University Libraries
Library Staff Day: Social Media, Public Libraries, and Media Streaming ServicesMelissa Brisbin
An overview of popular social media outlets and their use in public libraries, as well as a comparison of three media streaming services currently available to libraries.
Developing Your Digital Identity as a Graduate Studentshawna_ross
A short presentation describing how a graduate student can develop their digital presence using personal and institutional websites, sharing platforms, social media, repositories, and academic society sites.
Berlin Open 09: Architekturen sozialer Netzwerke -- Fallbeispiel MySQLKaj Arnö
Netzwerke, wie LinkedIn, Twitter, Facebook, Xing, aber auch Flickr, Picasa, WordPress, YouTube u.v.a., steigen ein als neue Mittel für Marketing und Community Building. Dies betrifft Unternehmen, FOSS-Projekte sowie einzelne Akteure -- Entwickler, Forscher, Investoren. Dieser praxisbezogene Vortrag beschreibt die Möglichkeiten der Web 2.0 für eine effizientere Kommunikation, mit MySQL als Fallbeispiel.
Stop! cite before you write workshop fall 2017mhayes2006
Complete citation is an important protection against accusations of plagiarism and copyright breach. The workshop covers popular citation styles and reference management tools such as Zotero.
Help finding articles for your literature review for MATC 716 with Dr. Anne Johnston. Tips for searching EBSCO & how to make an appointment with Stephanie.
Understand how to incorporate blogging into your classroom and improve writing along with some tricks from teacher and edublogger Vicki Davis @coolcatteacher.
Introduction to the International Image Interoperability FrameworkIIIF_io
A presentation given at the International Image Interoperability Framework event held at the Museum of Modern Art in New York City on May 10, 2016.
Tom Cramer
Stanford University Libraries
Library Staff Day: Social Media, Public Libraries, and Media Streaming ServicesMelissa Brisbin
An overview of popular social media outlets and their use in public libraries, as well as a comparison of three media streaming services currently available to libraries.
Developing Your Digital Identity as a Graduate Studentshawna_ross
A short presentation describing how a graduate student can develop their digital presence using personal and institutional websites, sharing platforms, social media, repositories, and academic society sites.
The slides from the first workshop of the Student Ambassadors for Digital Literacy project 2014/15. The workshop covered introductions to the team and Ambassadors and explored how students searched for information
2013 Electronic Resources and Libraries Keynote
How the network changes the way we work, how librarians need to embrace their mission and step into the broader information ecology
Presentation by Louellen S. Coker about creating professional portfolios at the October 8-9, 2010 Professional Conference on Communication in Nashville held by the Middle Tennessee Community of the Society for Technical Communication.
CPD25 Applying To Study Library And Information Science … And Beyond: profess...Bethan Ruddock
Given at the CPD25 Applying To Study Library And Information Science … And Beyond event, November 2013 http://www.cpd25.ac.uk/events/applis/
About the benefits of professional involvement for all LIS professionals, but especially new professionals and students
Developing yourself to empower others: professional development and CPD23Bethan Ruddock
Presentation on how to make the most of personal development opportunities gained from helping to develop others. Given at #cilips CILIP Scotland Conference, June 2013
Developing yourself for an alternative careerBethan Ruddock
A presentation given at the CPD25 career development day for library & information assistants: http://www.cpd25.ac.uk/index.php?option=com_jcalpro&Itemid=99999999&extmode=view&extid=577
Slides from a talk given at UKOLN's social web day at the University of Manchester, 3 Feb 2011.
Slides relate to use of social media by www.voicesforthelibrary.org.uk
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Synthetic fiber production is a fascinating and complex field that blends chemistry, engineering, and environmental science. By understanding these aspects, students can gain a comprehensive view of synthetic fiber production, its impact on society and the environment, and the potential for future innovations. Synthetic fibers play a crucial role in modern society, impacting various aspects of daily life, industry, and the environment. ynthetic fibers are integral to modern life, offering a range of benefits from cost-effectiveness and versatility to innovative applications and performance characteristics. While they pose environmental challenges, ongoing research and development aim to create more sustainable and eco-friendly alternatives. Understanding the importance of synthetic fibers helps in appreciating their role in the economy, industry, and daily life, while also emphasizing the need for sustainable practices and innovation.
A review of the growth of the Israel Genealogy Research Association Database Collection for the last 12 months. Our collection is now passed the 3 million mark and still growing. See which archives have contributed the most. See the different types of records we have, and which years have had records added. You can also see what we have for the future.
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It is possible to hide or invisible some fields in odoo. Commonly using “invisible” attribute in the field definition to invisible the fields. This slide will show how to make a field invisible in odoo 17.
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Biological screening of herbal drugs: Introduction and Need for
Phyto-Pharmacological Screening, New Strategies for evaluating
Natural Products, In vitro evaluation techniques for Antioxidants, Antimicrobial and Anticancer drugs. In vivo evaluation techniques
for Anti-inflammatory, Antiulcer, Anticancer, Wound healing, Antidiabetic, Hepatoprotective, Cardio protective, Diuretics and
Antifertility, Toxicity studies as per OECD guidelines
Francesca Gottschalk - How can education support child empowerment.pptxEduSkills OECD
Francesca Gottschalk from the OECD’s Centre for Educational Research and Innovation presents at the Ask an Expert Webinar: How can education support child empowerment?
4. What is ‘alternative’?
• Same job, different sector
• Same sector, different job
• Different job, different sector
• ... anything you want it to be!
5. What is ‘alternative’?
• Might not be called ‘librarian’
• Or archivist, records manager,
knowledge manager
• Might not be in a library
• Will use your librarian skills
• And require you to learn new
ones
• Might be in a library
• But a different sort of library
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8. Research
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9.
10. What do we do?
• Take in data from major UK libraries and archives, and
make it searchable from a single interface
• But not just the major libraries/archives!
Specialist/underused too, eg:
St Paul’s Cathedral Architectural Archive; the Freshwater
Biological Association; the library at St George’s Chapel,
Windsor Castle; the library of the Royal Botanic gardens,
Kew, and the archive of the Royal Botanic Gardens at
Edinburgh; the Met Office; the Scottish Brewing Archive;
the Royal College of Surgeons of England; the library of
the Society of Friends; the archives of the British Postal
Museum.
12. The techy stuff
• HTML
• XML
• XSLT
• UNIX
• json
• Javascript
• Linked Data
• Learning to code with CodeAcademy codeyear.com
13. Linked Data
WasWrittenBy
Charles
Bleak House
Dickens
Wrote
Subject: Bleak House
Predicate: WasWrittenBy
Object: Charles Dickens
Subject > Predicate > Object
14. The people stuff
• Teaching/training
• Archivists
• Archive students
• Conferences
• Working stands
• Attending as delegate
• Giving presentations
• On panels
• Giving posters
16. Communication
Since joining Mimas, I’ve:
• Given 5 conference presentations
• Been on 4 conference panels
• Given 2 conference posters
• Authored/co-authored 11
journal/magazine articles
• Written regularly for 5 blogs, and
guest-blogged on others
• Written a book
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18. The traditional stuff
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19. My job requires me to be...
• A good communicator
• Face to face
• In writing- various styles
• Teach & train
• Technically literate
• Enough to know what can and can’t be
done, and work with programmers
• Flexible
• Work on different projects & need to switch
quickly
• Willing to learn
• Don’t be scared of trying new things –
always ready to have a go
• Proactive
• I need to identify and take opportunities
• An expert
• And willing to use that expertise
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20. Finding an alternative career
• Decide what you want to
do!
• Skills audit
• What can you do?
• What do you enjoy
doing?
• How can you do more
of the stuff you enjoy?
• Tools:
http://www.sla.org/content/
learn/members/competenci
es/index.cfm
• http://www.sla.org/content/
resources/toolkit/index.cfm
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21. Finding an alternative career
• Look beyond “librar*”
• Information
• Communication
• Research
• Training
• Data handling
• Outreach
• Support
• Metadata
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22.
23. Where to look?
• Job sites
• Library/information-specific
• Sector-specific (eg Higher Ed, Legal)
• www.libraryjobpostings.org
• http://infospace.ischool.syr.edu/2011/12/23/61-
non-librarian-jobs-for-librarians/
• http://www.wearelibrarians.com/
• Recruitment agents
• Your network
24. What to look for?
• Think about your skills
• Think about your interests
• Where would you like to work?
• Rock and Roll Hall of Fame?
• Disney Animation Research Library?
• San Diego Zoo?
• The Pentagon?
• Eton College?
• What would you like to specialise in?
• Manga?
• Film?
• Orchestral music?
• Botany?
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25. Use your contacts
• Build good professional
networks
• Be generous – give and
receive
• Ask them about their
workplace
• Make new contacts
• Talk to people at
conferences
• Talk to vendors in the
exhibit hall
• Talk to friends and family
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26.
27. Get that application right
• The application is your chance to show how flexible,
adaptable, and knowledgeable an info pro can be
• Use all of the information you can find about yourself
and the organisation
• Include as many examples as possible
• From whatever source
• Don’t use librarian/info pro/sector jargon!
• Prepare to be Googled
• Have a good online reputation that showcases your
professional skills
28. Get that application right
• The application is your chance to show how flexible,
adaptable, and knowledgeable an info pro can be
• Tailor your application to that job.
• Speak the language of the organisation – align yourself
with them
• Address all essential requirements
• Address as many ‘desirable’ requirements as you can
• Be explicit, not implicit.
• Don’t expect them to make the connections between your
experience and their needs – lay it out for them.
• Be brave! A job application costs you nothing, except a
little time and effort, and the rewards can be huge.
29. • Soulla Stylianou
• BSc Hons, Information Science
• Client Director, Daden Ltd
• Virtual Worlds and AI solutions provider
• Virtual Library of Birmingham in Second Life
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=11SPISd1qUI&
• HR/management
• Proposals/press releases/social media
• Account management
• Negotiation
• Skills:
• Research
• Finding resources
• Using Boolean logic
• Writing copy
30. • Jo Alcock
• MScEcon Information and Library Studies
• Evidence Based Researcher, Evidence Base, Birmingham
City University
• Research
• Evaluation
• Consultancy
• Project work
• Funding/bids/proposals
• Skills
• Project management
• Research skills
• Technology/software
31. • Wendy Padley
• MSc Library and Information Skills
• Academic Research Assistant, Health and Life Sciences
Faculty, De Montfort University
• Information gathering
• Information synthesis
• Bid writing
• Data management & storage
• Clinical systematic reviews
• Skills
• Information handling
• Analytical skills
• Writing skills
• Data handling
32. And finally...
• Keep an open mind
• And a wide field of view
• Talk to people
• Be polite and generous, and
they’ll want to talk to you
• Align with the organization
• Speak their language, refer
to their values
• Don’t be scared!
• Believe in yourself
• Take a chance
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33. @bethanar bethan.ruddock@gmail.com
bethaninfoprof.wordpress.com lisnewprofs.com
http://www.slideshare.net/bethanar/alternative-careers
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34. Thursday, February 23, 2:00 PM – 3:00 PM EST
• “Content Negotiation” with Barbara Hirsch”
Thursday, March 29, 2:00 PM - 3:00 PM EST
• “Mining Enterprise Assets: Another Role for Info Pros”
with Deb Hunt, SLA President-Elect
2012 Virtual Professional Development Series