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Unveiling of aUnveiling of a
Professional Development PortalProfessional Development Portal
RIS Training WorkshopFebruary 10, 2011
Rebecca K. MillerCollege Librarian for Science, Life Sciences, and Engineering
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Inspiration from other CFP sitesDesire for a centralized place for CFP and
other professional development resources
LFA Mentoring Committee sponsorshipConfluence of the tools, ideas, and
supportDecided to use Blogger to host the siteFreeTied into Google accountsEasy!
The beginningThe beginning
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http://pd-vtl.blogspot.com/
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The componentsThe components
• CFPs, Calls for Participation, Calls for Contributions
• Webinar repository• VT professional development options• Recommendations for Web 2.0 people and
organizations to “follow” (Facebook, blogs, Twitter)
• Upcoming conferences• Recommendations for publications &
websites• Web 2.0 tools• Applause: information about publications,
presentations, and offices held by VT faculty and staff members
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The resources: CFPsThe resources: CFPs
• ALA listservs (ILI, NMRTWriter, ULS, etc.)• H-Net listservs• IFLA listservs• Beyond the Job (blog)• A Library Writer’s Blog (blog)• Delores’s CFPs (blog)• Library Professional Development (blog)• Virginia Library Association Blog (blog)
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The resources: everything The resources: everything elseelse
• Same as CFPs (professional listservs, trusted blogs, Facebook pages)
• Recommendations from colleagues• Experience
Any other recommendations?
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The workflow: how I do itThe workflow: how I do it
• I receive all my listservs digested, for easy consumption
• I frequently check my blog reader, Google Reader
• Whenever I see a relevant CFP, I will create a post for it• Describe the CFP• Link to more information• Tag with descriptors and due dates• Add to the “Weekly Roundup” post that
is posted every Friday at 2 p.m. • Remove expired posts every Monday
morning (or so)• Time? I just work it into my daily
workflow
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The site: navigationThe site: navigation
RSS feeds from recommended blogs
CFPs: Home-- the “posts” you will receive
Tags that organize types of CFPS and due dates
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The site: behind the scenesThe site: behind the scenes
Header
Page navigation
Blog information
Search box
RSS feed, Tags, Archive
Home: the posts
RSS feeds from recommended blogs
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The site: publishing & authorsThe site: publishing & authors
• Signed in through Google account• Currently, only one author• Can publish via email—send post to blog’s email address• Can add authors (up to 100)—interested?
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The site: adding analyticsThe site: adding analytics
Google Analytics gives you the script to copy/paste into the HTML template of your blog
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The site: statistics & analyticsThe site: statistics & analytics
google.com/analytics• Log in through Google account (which is tied to Blogger)
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The site: who’s using itThe site: who’s using it
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The site: how you can use itThe site: how you can use it
• Contribute CFPs• Contribute information about your activities
(Applause)• Contribute other information about
webinars, publications, etc• Use it through RSS:
• Use a Feed Reader (check out suggestions on blog)
• Use Outlook (look under Account Settings/RSS Feeds) to read content delivered via the blog
• Visit it regularly; use the tags to see what will be due soon!
Other ideas?
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The endThe end
Questions? Suggestions?
You know where to find me.