Category Archives: Continuing Education

My Recent ALA TechSource Workshop Slides

Posted on October 2, 2013 by Bohyun (Library Hat)

I have recently given an ALA TechSource Workshop on “Improving Your Library’s Mobile Services.” Did you know that now we spend 38 % of our Internet time on mobile? And we spend more time with our smartphones than with our … Continue reading →

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What to Do with a Professional Association (with LITA as an example)

Posted on March 7, 2013 by Bohyun (Library Hat)

Many of us – librarians – are members of some professional organizations. We tend to join one and pay dues every year but don’t do much about or with those organizations beyond that. But that would be probably not the … Continue reading →

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Effectively Learning How To Code: Tips and Resources

Posted on December 10, 2012 by Bohyun (Library Hat)

*** This post has been originally published in ACRL TechConnect on Dec. 10, 2012. *** Librarians’ strong interest in programming is not surprising considering that programming skills are crucial and often essential to making today’s library systems and services more … Continue reading →

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Making Years of Service Meaningful – My thought on #hlth

Posted on January 26, 2012 by Bohyun (Library Hat)

By now, I believe almost everyone in the library-land would have heard about the Harvard Libraries Town Hall meeting debacle. (If not, see this post by Tom Bruno.) Like everyone else, I don’t have an inkling about whether the reorganization … Continue reading →

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Apply or Not: ALA Emerging Leaders Program

Posted on July 22, 2011 by Bohyun (Library Hat)

ALA is now receiving applications for the 2012 class of the Emerging Leaders (EL) Program, and I saw many new librarians considering applying to the program in Twitter, Facebook, etc. Applying for this program requires some paperwork. You have to … Continue reading →

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My 2011 ALA Conference Schedule

Posted on June 20, 2011 by Bohyun (Library Hat)

To believe it or not, I haven’t still finalized my ALA schedule.  The ALA Annual Conference is so big and offers so many different programs, presentations, and discussion meetings that it is hard to pick in advance exactly what schedule … Continue reading →

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Tech Skills for New Librarians & Me (seeking advice)

Posted on May 6, 2011 by Bohyun (Library Hat)

I was recently asked to write a short piece on what kinds of tech skills new librarians will need to have before going out to the job market.  So I got to put together a list of some of the … Continue reading →

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Personal Branding for New Librarians: Standing Out and Stepping Up

Posted on March 30, 2011 by Bohyun (Library Hat)

Tomorrow, I will be giving a webcast for ACRL 2011 Virtual Conference with Kiyomi Deards and Erin Dorney. The webcast is open to all attendees of either ACRL 2011 Conference or ACRL 2011 Virtual Conference. I have moderated a panel … Continue reading →

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Magic is more in your staff than in technologies

Posted on September 13, 2009 by Bohyun (Library Hat)

Roy Tennant recently posted “The Top Ten Things Library Administrators Should Know About Technology” in TechEssence blog. Among the ten things, what I like most is No. 4: “Maximize the effectiveness of your most costly technology investment — your people.”  … Continue reading →

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ALA 2009 sessions attended

Posted on July 17, 2009 by Bohyun (Library Hat)

Here is the sessions that I have attended at 2009 ALA annual.  I am already forgetting to the order of the sessions and the discussions that took place in each session.  Hopefully, the presentations would be soon posted at ALA … Continue reading →

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