Friday Forums - Past Workshops
Friday Forums Arranged by Year Offered
Archives and Records Management
- Describing Archives: A Content Standard (DACS) - presented in conjunction with the Society of American Archivists (2010)
- Digital Library: Soup to Nuts (2010)
- Document Detective-Work: Methods for Identifying Unknown Documents and Photographs (2010)
- From Red Tape to Blu-ray: Managing Government Records (2007)
- Introduction to Archival Finding Aids (2007)
- Introduction to Archival Theory and Practice (2007)
- Management of Digital Records (2008)
- The Politics of Saving Black Queer Culture (2007)
Cataloging and Indexing
- Basic Descriptive Cataloging (2008)
- Introduction to Descriptive Cataloging (2007)
- An Introduction to the Library of Congress Subject Headings and the National Library of Medicine’s Medical Subject Headings (2007)
- Introduction to Serials Cataloging (2008)
- Just Dewey It! (2006)
- Principles of Controlled Vocabulary & Thesaurus Design (2007)
- Providing Subject Access to Images (2007)
- Subject Cataloging for Art Librarians (2007)
- Understanding the MARC Bibliographic Formats (2007)
Computers, Software Applications, and the Web
- Beginning Adobe Acrobat Professional 8.0 (2008)
- Beginning Adobe Photoshop CS3 (2008)
- Cascading Style Sheets (2007)
- Intermediate Dreamweaver (2007)
- Introduction to Dreamweaver (2007)
- Introduction to Dreamweaver (2008)
- Introduction to Photoshop (2011)
- Online Social Networking In Principle and Practice (2008)
- User Experience Design: Information Architecture - The strategy behind a user experience of a web site or tool (2010)
- User Experience Design: Interaction Design - Where does your web site fit into the larger picture of the user's journey? (2010)
- User Experience Design: User Experience Research - How to listen so users will talk and how to talk so users will listen (2010)
- XML Principles for Quick Use (2011)
Copyright and Rights Management
- All About Copyright: The Basics and Beyond for Academic Librarians (2010)
- All About Copyright: The Basics and Beyond for Academic Librarians (2011)
- Copyright and Intellectual Property Management for Digital Materials - co-sponsored with OCLC Western Service Center (2007)
Exhibitions
Librarians, Libraries, and Information Centers (General Issues)
- Collection Development 101 (2007)
- Conducting Needs Assessments and Evaluating Services (2007)
- Customer Service 101 (2007)
- How to Make the ‘Ask’ (2007)
- Jumpstart Your Career in Grad School: An intensive workshop for library & information science graduate students - co-sponsored by the SLA Southern California Chapter and the UCLA SLA Student Chapter (2011)
- Negotiating Skills for Information Professionals - co-sponsored by the SLA, Southern California Chapter (2007)
- Revitalize Your Collection Through Weeding (2007)
- Strategic Planning for Information Professionals (2010)
- Strategies for Handling the Most Disruptive Public Behaviors (2007)
- Supervision of Subordinates, not Scary, but Successful! (2010)
- Systems Thinking: Improving and Promoting Library Value (2011)
- Taking Charge of Your Career: Résumé writing, interview skills, and finding a job that’s right for you - in partnership with CLA and LISAA (2010)
- Taking Charge of Your Career: Résumé writing, interview skills, and finding a job that’s right for you - in partnership with CLA and LISAA (2011)
- Volunteer Recruitment and Engagement Practices for Libraries (2010)
- What Librarians Need to Know About Managing Projects (2009)
Oral History
- Introduction To Oral History (2007)
- Oral History Tools & Techniques: An Introduction (2011)
- Streaming Audio and SMIL for Oral Histories (2008)
Preservation and Conservation
- Book Care & Repair - presented in conjunction with DEMCO (2010)
- Care and Handling of Rare Books (2007)
- Digital Photograph Collections: Long-term Preservation and Management - Co- sponsored with OCLC Western Service Center (2007)
- Digital Preservation 101: Don’t Kiss Your Assets Goodbye (2009)
- Loved to Death: the Care and Handling of Rare Books (2006)
- Preservation and Conservation of a Paper-Based Collection (2010)
Printing and Publishing
Programming / Collections for Children and Young Adults
- Between the Stories, Part Two (2006)
- Book Discussion Groups for Children and their Parents - co-sponsored by the California Center for the Book (2007)
- Booktalking to the Elementary School Age Child (Grades 3 - 8) (2007)
- Children Love Puppets! Using Puppets to Enliven Your Story Times and Promote Reading - co-sponsored by the California Center for the Book (2009)
- Clap! Shake! Play! Sing! Creating Musical Storytimes to Encourage Emergent Literacy (2008)
- Early Literacy at Your Library (2010)
- International Youth Literature: What the Rest of the World is Reading and Why We Should Read It Too (2011)
- Into the Crossfire: The Literature of War and Peace for Children - co-sponsored by the California Center For the Book (2007)
- Issues and Trends in Young Adult Literature (2011)
- Once Upon A Time … (2007)
- Storytelling and Bookmaking for Bilingual or Multilingual Services (2009)
- Summer Reading Tips and Tricks from A-Z - co-sponsored by the California Library Association (2008)
- Thinking Outside the Box: Creating Unique Storytime Programs - co-sponsored by the California Center for the Book (2009)
- Unusual Storytelling Formats and How To Use Them in Cultural Contexts (2009)
Programming for Public Libraries (General and Adult)
- Authors in Your Library (2006)
- Beginning Adult Programming for Public Librarians (2007)
- Beginning Adult Programming for Public Libraries - co-sponsored by the California Center for the Book (2008)
- POETRY ALOUD HERE! Reading, Writing, and Sharing Poetry in Your Library - co-sponsored by the California Center for the Book (2007)
- Public Programming for Adults: From Concept to Fruition! - co-sponsored by the California Center for the Book (2010)
- Readers' Advisory in a Nutshell - co-sponsored by the California Center for the Book (2009)
Special Collections
- American decorated cloth bindings, 1830-1910 (2007)
- Female Trouble in the Rare Book Stacks: Researching Shifting Views of Gender Through the Rare Book Collections at UCLA (2007)
Subject-Specific Reference
- Business Information Resources (2011)
- Business Information Resources: Overview and Companies (2009)
- Business Information Resources: Industries and Markets (2009)
- Business Resources: Researching Companies & Researching People and Industries (2007)
- Competitive Intelligence (CI) for Information Professionals (2008)
- Data in the Library: Data and Statistical Sources for Reference Providers (2011)
- Gaining Comfort with Basic Legal Reference Questions (2008)
- Government Information and You: Getting the Most out of Federal Depository Resources (2011)
- Reference Tools for Religious Studies (2007)
- Beyond Nolo: Assisting Users with Basic Legal Questions (2007)
- Wanted…Dead or Alive! Genealogical Research Basics for Locating Missing People (2010)
Teaching and Instruction
- Assessing Information Literacy Instruction: Why? What? And How? (2009)
- CPR for Teaching: Creating a Learner-Centered Teaching Approach through Collaboration, Participation, and Shared Responsibility for Learning (2009)
- Incorporating Web 2.0 Tools into Instruction and Outreach Efforts (2009)
- Listen! Engage! Inspire! The Art and Craft of Teaching (2010)
- The Teaching Tripod: The Connection Between Learning Outcomes, Teaching Activities and Assessment (2010)
