Wednesday Webinars

The School of Library and Information Science at Kent State University frequently offers free online open houses, or interactive webinars, on various topics of interest to students, scholars and professionals in the LIS and IAKM fields. These are held usually every few weeks, and usually on a Wednesday from noon to 1 p.m. (EST). Upcoming topics and schedules are announced on academic and professional listservs; if you would like to be added to the list to receive notification of upcoming webinars, email fcunning@kent.edu. 

Below are links to upcoming and recent Wednesday Webinars.

 

Upcoming Webinars

"Developing a Research Agenda for Academic Librarians"
Miriam Matteson, Ph.D., SLIS Assistant Professor
Wednesday, May 15, 2013, at noon (EST)
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Museum Studies Specialization in LIS
Kiersten F. Latham, Ph.D., SLIS Assistant Professor, and Jason Crabill, M.L.I.S. (Kent State), Manager, Curatorial Services, Ohio Historical Society
Thursday, May 16, 2013, at noon (EST)
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Recent Webinars

Career Paths

Digital Libraries and Digital Preservation
Yin Zhang, Ph.D., Professor; Catherine Smith, Ph.D., Assistant Professor; Karen Gracy, Ph.D., Assistant Professor. PowerPoint presentation for this webinar

Health Informatics - 3/29/12
Michael Bice, Professor, Health Informatics; Greg Kall, System Vice President, CIO, Information Technology and Services, Summa Health System, Akron, Ohio; and Janna Korzenko, IAKM Academic Program Coordinator

Health Informatics - 6/13/12
Michael Bice, Professor, Health Informatics; David Baldwin, Chief Information Officer, Robinson Memorial Hospital; and Janna Korzenko, IAKM Academic Program Coordinator

Museum Studies Specialization in the M.L.I.S.
Greg Byerly, Ph.D., Associate Professor; Kiersten F. Latham, Ph.D., Assistant Professor; and Rhonda Filipan, LIS Academic Program Coordinator

• Museum Origins 2013: Study in Italy!
  Kiersten F. Latham, Ph.D., Assistant Professor; Kevin Steinbach, M.L.I.S. Student

Knowledge Management
Len Asprey, Adjunct Professor

• Part One
• Part Two

Knowledge Management: The Role of Information Professionals in a Knowledge Economy
Denise Bedford, Ph.D., Assistant Professor and Goodyear Professor of Knowledge Management

School Librarianship
Meghan Harper, Ph.D., Assistant Professor

User Experience Design
David Robins, Ph.D.

Young Adult Librarianship
Mary Anne Nichols, SLIS Instructor; Christina Getrost, Teen Librarian, Stow-Munroe Falls Public Library; RoseMary Honnold, VOYA Editor

Program Options and Curriculum

Certificate of Advanced Study in Library Science
Yin Zhang, Ph.D., SLIS Professor; Rhonda Filipan, M.L.S., SLIS Academic Program Coordinator; and a current CAS student, Virginia Dressler, M.A., M.L.I.S., Digital Library Programs Librarian, Kelvin Smith Library, Case Western Reserve University

eDegree: The Online M.L.I.S.
Greg Byerly, Ph.D., Associate Professor, and Tina Lewis, eDegree student

Ph.D. in Communication and Information
LuEtt Hanson, Ph.D., CCI Associate Dean; Yin Zhang, Ph.D., LIS Graduate Coordinator; David Robins, Ph.D., IAKM Graduate Coordinator; Darin Freeburg, Current Ph.D. Student. PowerPoint presentation for this webinar

Workshops: Why They're Important for LIS Students and Professionals
Presenters: Rhonda Filipan, SLIS academic program coordinator; Don A. Wicks, Ph.D., SLIS interim director; and Lorelei Hoover, current M.L.I.S. student 

 

Careers / Job Search Tips

Career Opportunities in Libraries and the Information Professions
Don A. Wicks, Ph.D., SLIS Interim Director and Associate Professor, and Rhonda Filipan, LIS Academic Program Coordinator

Library Job Search Tips
Richard Rubin, Ph.D., Associate Provost and former SLIS Director
Click here for a copy of the handout from the live session. Copies of Dr. Rubin's PowerPoint presentations are also available (cover letter and resume building), as well as a bibliography of resume-writing resources and tips on interviewing.