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Panning for Gold Spring 2010

April


Friday - April 2, 2010
Become a Storyteller in Less than a Day

Pat Feehan, School of Library and Information Science, USC

Storytelling - learn a story, tell your story, and watch how you did as you told it to the group.  The hands-on basics of Storytelling for the beginner storyteller.

Time: 10:00 am to 4:00 pm
Registration Fee:  $75.00
Location:  South Carolina Center for Children’s Books and Literacy, Mezzanine Level, South Carolina State Library, 1500 Senate Street, Columbia, SC.



Friday - April 2, 2010

Social Media and Library PR - How to Get Your Library NOTICED!

Curtis Rogers, South Carolina State Library

This session will review how social media and web 2.0 applications can be used to promote your library.  Facebook and Twitter and how to use them effectively will be reviewed.  We will also look at relevant research in this area as well as review how to keep track of your social media statistics.
Time: 9:30 am to 12:30 pm
Registration Fee:  $50.00
Location:  Davis College, USC, Columbia Campus


Friday - April 9, 2010
Strategies for Effective Internet Legal Research:  The Best Places to Go and the Easiest Ways to Get There

Terrye Conroy, Coleman Karesh Law Library, USC

This hands-on workshop will provide researchers with suggestions for the best websites for particular legal information, tips for constructing effective keyword searches, and criteria for evaluating search results.  Workshop attendees will be guided through the process using real-life examples to search key legal research websites and databases.
Time: 10:00 am to 4:00 pm
Registration Fee:  $75.00
Location:  Davis College, USC, Columbia Campus


Friday - April 16, 2010
Multicultural Collection Development

Cecilia Hem Lee, Thomas Lee Hall Library, Fort Jackson

This workshop will provide practical tips on how to perform collection development for multicultural material in a variety of formats such as print, electronic, and audio-visual.  Helpful internet sites, bibliographies, and articles for further reading will be provided.  Together we will discuss identification, selection, and evaluation of library resources for a multicultural community of users.
Time: 9:30 am - 12:30 pm
Registration Fee:  $50.00

Location: Davis College, USC, Columbia Campus


Friday -  April 23, 2010
A Cataloger's Introduction to the Bibliographic Universe

Heidi Hoerman, School of Library and Information Science, USC

A workshop specifically for catalogers who have not had a chance to keep up with developments in bibliographic retrieval outside catalogs.
Time: 9:30 am to 12:30 pm
Registration Fee:  $50.00
Location:  Davis College, USC, Columbia Campus


 

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