Panning for Gold
September 2008
Friday, September 12, 2008, 9:30 am to
12:30 pm
Explore the World of Second Life
Lisa Gieskes, ECPI
College of Technology
This hands-on workshop will allow you to
effectively navigate and participate in the world of Second Life.
You will create an avatar and learn basic techniques such as flying,
chatting and interacting with other avatars. The workshop will
also include a virtual tour of Second Life educational facilities and
libraries.
Registration Fee: $50.00
Location: Davis College, USC Columbia
Friday,
September 12, 2008, 9:30 am to 12:30 pm
Go for That Grant!
Heidi Hoerman, School
of Library and Information Science, USC
An introduction to the grant-seeking
process: determining the suitability of projects, identifying
funding sources, writing grant proposals, and other skills related to
finding soft money for good projects.
Registration Fee: $50.00
Location: Davis College, USC Columbia
Friday,
September 19, 2008, 9:30 am to 12:00 pm
More Blessed to Give than to Receive?
Practical Aspects of Gift Processing
Patrick Scott, Gary
Geer, and Shanna Schaffer, Thomas Cooper Library, USC
A practical workshop on the issues in
assessing, selecting, and handling gifts and gift
collections. Issues discussed will include aims and
expected outcomes for gift programs, initial gift assessment, common
donor questions and expectations, acknowledgement procedures,
post-donation gift processing, researching gifts and handling gift
appraisal (including IRS gift-in-kind tax requirements as they affect
libraries), special issues in book resale gift programs, and related
library program and development opportunities. You will get the
opportunity for hands-on review of “typical” donated materials, and you
will receive hand-outs on helpful resources and guidelines.
Registration Fee: $50.00
Location: Davis College, USC Columbia
Friday,
September 26, 2008, 9:30 am to 12:30 pm
Thinking outside the Book: 2.0
Marketing Strategies for Libraries
Curtis Rogers, South
Carolina State Library
This session will look at how to
successfully use Flickr, YouTube, and other Web 2.0 tools to promote
your library services and programs. Attendees will be provided
with useful tips and techniques for uploading photos and videos as well
as finding out the best blogs to help you keep up with trends and other
library related marketing and promotion. We will also take a look
at TeacherTube, which provides an online community for sharing
instructional videos aimed at teachers. Attendees are encouraged
to bring digital cameras to this session and examples of promotional
brochures/handouts to be shared and discussed.
Registration Fee: $50.00
Location: Davis College, USC Columbia
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