The end of the fiscal year is quickly approaching. Please submit requests for travel and professional development activities to be paid out of 2015/2016 fiscal year funds by May 25. As a reminder, in this fiscal year each LAUC-R represented and non-represented librarian has been allotted $1500 for professional activities. The LAUC R&PD Committee will...
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…UCR (and all UC campuses) have access to ProQuest’s Pivot service! See http://pivot.cos.com What is Pivot? Here’s some info from ProQuest: Locating and securing research funding is becoming increasingly competitive, as funding opportunities are limited and the number of researchers vying for those dollars continues to grow. Gain a competitive edge when identifying funding opportunities...
Sherri and I have been working on some pages to answer many of your professional travel questions and walk you through the process of requesting prefessional travel, and getting reimbursement. For instance, did you know that when sharing a room, you should ask the front desk to split the bill? Or that you can add...
UN 2 02 June 2014 The Evolution of Linked Data (a one-hour webinar) Join OCLC’s Ted Fons, Corey Harper of New York University, and Phil Schreur of Stanford University as they trace the evolution of linked data technology over the years, and demonstrate practical applications of the latest linked data technologies being utilized in libraries...
Getting the Right Fit: Tailoring Assessment Strategies for Your Library Tuesday, April 22, 9:00 am – 12:00 pm (US Eastern Time), in-person at Brandeis University (Waltham, Massachusetts) and via live-streaming video Librarians find themselves in an ever-shifting landscape where tight budgets, increased electronic material purchasing, and ever expanding user expectations influence the use and the...
oin DC/SLA on Thursday, July 10, 2014 at 2pm for a free webinar on Communicating through Infographics: Visualizing Scientific and Engineering Information, presented as part of the Transportation Librarians Roundtable (TLR). The webinar will be led by Dr. Christa Kelleher of Duke University’s Nicholas School of the Environment. This webinar is sponsored by IEEE. Registration...
The Santa Ana River Conservancy A presentation by California State Senator Lou Correa Tuesday, July 15 th , 4-5pm Orbach Science Library, Room 240, UC Riverside Senator Correa is the author of California State Senate Bill 1350 which will create a Santa Ana River Conservancy to, among other things, improve stewardship of the ecological, recreational...
LAUC-R Funds a number of Webinars on an annual basis, either through the Programs Committee or through individual Prefessional Development Money. If you do purchase access to a webinar, consider paying the group rate and inviting colleagues. If you would rather not spend the extra money from your allocation, feel free to contact LAUC-R Programs...