For immediate release | March 19, 2019

LITA 91´«Ã½ Annual Precons: Active and Engaging

91´«Ã½

Chicago -- If you’re attending the , join us for one of our practical workshops and check out including the thought-provoking .



Friday June 21, 2019, 9:00 am – 4:00pm

Facilitators: Sara Margaret Rizzo, Systems Librarian, Monmouth University Library, and Aisha Conner-Gaten, Instructional Design Librarian, Loyola Marymount University

This workshop for female-identifying individuals will start with looking at imposter syndrome and then allow participants to propose unconference topics such as salary negotiation, creating inclusive job postings, and becoming leaders in the technology field.



Friday, June 21, 2019 12:00 – 4:00 pm

Presenters: Kate Bronstad, Librarian Web Developer, Heather Klish, Systems Librarian, and Ari Gofman, Social Science Data Librarian, all at Tufts University

Work smarter, collaborate faster, and share code or other files with the library community using the popular version control system Git. Featuring a mix of fundamentals and hands-on exercises, participants learn the basics of Git, how to use key commands, and how to use GitHub to their advantage.



Friday, June 21, 2019, 12:00 – 4:00 pm

Presenter: Kelsey George, Cataloging & Metadata Strategies Librarian, UNLV

Participants will use hands-on activities to learn how to incorporate different metadata management tools into their workflows, discuss example use cases for each tool, and have the opportunity to collaborate on problem-solving metadata workflow issues.

Not attending Annual? You can register for just a preconference.

Questions or Comments?

For all other questions or comments related to LITA at 91´«Ã½ Annual 2019, contact us at (312) 280-4268 or lita@ala.org.

Contact:

Mark Beatty

Programs and Marketing Specialist

LITA

mbeatty@ala.org