LETC Tours & Seminars | Library Education and Training Committee (LETC)

LETC Tours and Seminars for Library Staff

Watch here for times, venues, and updates.

Registration Notes
- All library workshop/seminar/tour registrations will be handled via the new Princeton Employee Learning Center: http://putrain.learn.com
  - For more information on the new Employee Learning Center see our documentation page from How Stuff Works@Princeton: Employee Learning Center
See also
- Library Workshop documentation (Missed a workshop? Find materials from that workshop here)
- Technical Services (See Documentation sections for Order, Catalog and Circulation Divisions)
  - Technical Services Online Tutorial Series (Online Voyager Acquisitions and Cataloging Training

2009/10 Schedule

November
- Tour of the Humanities Resource Center
  December 8, 10am, Meet in Firestone Lobby, OR
  December 9, 10am, Meet in Firestone Lobby
- How Stuff Works series: New! A-Z e-journals List
  December 17, 2pm-3pm, Firestone A-3-C
- Computer Coaching Clinics (No Registration - Drop In Anytime)
- CANCELLED - December 4
- December 11, 9am-12pm, Lewis Library, Electronic Classroom (Rm. 225)
November
- Psychology Library 'Express Tour'
  November 17, 10am, Psychology Library, Green Hall, Meet in Firestone Lobby
- How Stuff Works series: lynda.com Computer Based Training at PUL
  November 19, 10am-11am, Firestone A-3-C
- Computer Coaching Clinics (No Registration - Drop In Anytime)
  November 6, 9am-12pm, Lewis Library, Electronic Classroom (Rm. 225)
  November 13, 9am-12pm, Firestone Library, Rm. A-6-D
  November 20, 9am-12pm, Lewis Library, Electronic Classroom (Rm. 225)
October
- Computer Coaching Clinics (No Registration - Drop In Anytime)
  October 2, 9am-12pm, Firestone Library, Rm. A-6-D
  October 9, 9am-12pm, Lewis Library, Electronic Classroom (Rm. 225)
  October 16, 9am-12pm, Firestone Library, Rm. A-6-D
  October 23, 9am-12pm, Lewis Library, Electronic Classroom (Rm. 225)
  October 30, 9am-12pm, Firestone Library, Rm. A-6-D
- Buddy Program Information Sessions
  October 9, 1pm-2pm, Lewis Library, Seminar Room (Rm. 228) OR
  October 14, 11am-12pm, Firestone Library, Rm. A-3-C
- How Stuff Works @Princeton: OIT's New Business Technology Certificate Program
  October 13, 2pm-3pm, Firestone Library A-3-C
- How Stuff Works: Shipping and Receiving
  October 15, 2:00-3:30pm, Firestone Library, Rm. A-3-C
- Dealing with Difficult People
  October 20, 10:00pm-11:30am OR October 22, 1:00pm-2:30pm, Firestone Library, Rm. 2-6-F
- Hidden Firestone Tour
  October 29, 2:00pm-3:00pm OR November 3, 11:00am-12:00pm , (date/time changed from original) Meet in Firestone Lobby
August
- Dealing with Difficult People
  August 5, 1:00pm-2:30pm OR August 12, 10:00am-11:30am
- Joint tour of the Mendel Music Library and the East Asian Library and the Gest Collection
  August 4, 10am-11:00am, Meet outside the entrance to Mendel, inside the Woolworth Center for Musical Studies
- Office '07 Training
  - Word 2007: What's New and Different
  - Excel 2007: What's New and Different
  - Access 2007: Introduction; Access 2007: Queries; Access 2007 Forms; Access 2007 Reports
(See also: How Stuff Works: How Office '07 Works)
See training registration (http://putrain.learn.com) site for Dates/Times/Locations
- Computer Coaching Clinics (No Registration - Drop In Anytime)
  August 7, 9am-12pm, Lewis Library, Electronic Classroom
  August 14, 9am-12pm, Firestone Library, Rm. A-6-D
July
- Office '07 Training
  - Office 2007: What's New; What's Different
  - Word 2007: What's New and Different
  - Excel 2007: What's New and Different
  - Outlook 2007: What's New and Different
  - Access 2007: Introduction
(See also: How Stuff Works: How Office '07 Works)
See training registration (http://putrain.learn.com) site for Dates/Times/Locations
- Computer Coaching Clinics (No Registration - Drop In Anytime)
  July 10, 9am-12pm, Lewis Library, Electronic Classroom
  July 17, 9am-12pm, Firestone Library, Rm. A-6-D
  July 24, 9am-12pm, Lewis Library, Electronic Classroom
  July 31, 9am-12pm, Firestone Library, Rm. 2-6-F
- Emerging Search Technologies
  July 29, 10am-11:15am, Firestone Library, Rm. 2-6-F

2008/09 Schedule

June
- Office '07 Training
  - Office 2007: What's New; What's Different
  - Word 2007: What's New and Different
  - Excel 2007: What's New and Different
- Computer Coaching Clinics (No Registration - Drop In Anytime)
  June 5, 9am-12pm, Lewis Library, Electronic Classroom
  June 12, 9am-12pm, Firestone Library, Rm. A-6-D
  June 19, 9am-12pm, Lewis Library, Electronic Classroom
  June 26, 9am-12pm, Firestone Library, Rm. A-6-D
- Managing Work Time Effectively
  May 8 AND June 12 (Must attend both programs), 10:30am-12pm, Firestone 2-6-F
May
- Office '07 Training (Office 2007: What's New; What's Different)
  (Preference given to those volunteering for early update)
  (See also: How Stuff Works: How Office '07 Works)
  May 11, 9am-11:30am, Firestone Library, Rm. A-6-D
  May 12, 2pm-4:30pm, Lewis Library, Electronic Classroom
  May 13, 9am-11:30am, Firestone Library, Rm. A-6-D
  May 14, 2pm-4:30pm, Lewis Library, Electronic Classroom
  May 19, 9am-11:30am, Lewis Library, Electronic Classroom
  May 21, 2pm-4:30pm, Firestone Library, Rm. A-6-D
  May 27, 9am-11:30am, Firestone Library, Rm. A-6-D
  May 28, 2pm-4:30pm, Lewis Library, Electronic Classroom
- Computer Coaching Clinics (No Registration - Drop In Anytime)
  May 15, 9am-12pm, Firestone Library, Rm. A-6-D
  May 22, 9am-12pm, Lewis Library, Electronic Classroom
  May 29, 9am-12pm, Firestone Library, Rm. A-6-D
- Performance Appraisals for Support Staff - Presentation to Staff
  May 1, 10am-11:30am, Firestone Library, Rm. 2-6-F OR,
  May 1, 1pm-2:30pm, Firestone Library, Rm. 2-6-F OR,
  May 4, 1pm-2:30pm, Firestone Library, Rm. 2-6-F
- Managing Work Time Effectively
  May 8 AND June 12 (Must attend both programs), 10:30am-12pm, Firestone 2-6-F
- How Stuff Works series: How InterLibrary Services (ILS) Works
  May 12, 10am-11am, Firestone 2-6-F
- A Tour of the Technical Services Department
  (Meet in Firestone Lobby)
  May 20, 10am-11am
- Work/Life Balance: Carebridge, Employee Child Care Assistance Program (ECCAP) & Work Options Group Program
  May 19, 2pm-3pm, Firestone 2-6-F, OR
  May 21, 10am-11am, Lewis Library Seminar Room
- How Stuff Works series: How Encoded Archival Description (EAD) Works
  May 21, 10am-11am, Firestone 2-6-F
- Once-in-a-Lifetime Tour: 50th Anniversary of the University Archives
  (Meet in Mudd Library Lobby)
  May 29, 10am-11am
April
- Staff Training and Development Needs Assessment - RESULTS
  April 2, 2:00pm-3:00pm, McCosh 10
  April 3 10:00am-11:00am, Mudd Library Seminar Room
- Conducting Performance Appraisals for Support Staff - Presentation to Supervisors
  April 8, 1:00-2:30, Firestone Library, Rm. 2-6-F OR,
  April 9, 1:00-2:30, Lewis Library Seminar Room OR,
  April 10, 10-11:30, Firestone Library, Rm. 2-6-F
- Tour of ReCAP
  (Meet in Firestone Lobby at 12:45pm)
  April 7, 1:30pm-2:30pm
  April 14, 1:30pm-2:30pm
- How Stuff Works series: How MAchine-Readable Cataloging (MARC) Works
  April 14, 10am-11am, Firestone 2-6-F
- Celebrate Arbor Day with a Walking Tour of Campus Trees
  (Meet at the Song of the Vowels (the statue just outside Firestone's entrance))
  April 24, 12pm-1pm
- How Stuff Works series: How Encoded Archival Description (EAD) Works
  April 30, 2pm-3pm, Firestone 2-6-F
March
- How Stuff Works @Princeton series: How Stuff Works @Princeton: How the new Princeton University Employee Learning Center and OIT Training, Documentation and Support works
  March 10, 1:30pm-2:30pm, Firestone 2-6-F
- Insider look at the Lewis Library (Tour)
  (Meet in the atrium by the Lewis Library’s front door)
  March 17, 2:30pm-3:30pm,
  March 18, 10:00am-11:00am,
  March 19, 2:30pm-3:30pm
- How Stuff Works @Princeton series: How ePay and the University Payroll Office Works
  March 20, 10am-11am, Firestone 2-6-F
- How Stuff Works series: How MAchine-Readable Cataloging (MARC) Works
  March 24, 10am-11am, Firestone 2-6-F
February
- How Stuff Works @Princeton series: How the Management Development Certificate and University HR Learning and Development Office Works
  February 12, 2pm-3pm, Firestone 2-6-F
- Conducting Performance Appraisals for Professional Staff
  February 20, 1:30pm – 3pm OR February 25, 2009 10am - 11:30am, both Firestone 2-6-F
- Workplace Ergonomics
  February 24, 10am-11am OR 2pm-3pm, Firestone 2-6-F
January
- How Stuff Works series: Article Express/Document Delivery History, Processing and Scanning Secrets.
  January 8, 2pm-3pm, Firestone 2-6-F
- Financial Education Seminar: Staying on Track in a Volatile Market
  January 20, 10am-11:30am OR 2pm-3:30pm,
  Lewis Library Seminar Room
December
- How Stuff Works series: How the LibX Toolbar Works
  December 16, 2pm-3pm, Firestone A-3-C
November
- Tour of the Stokes and Engineering Libraries
  November 7, 11am-12pm, meet outside Stokes Library
- Financial Education Seminar: Staying on Track in a Volatile Market
  November 19, 10am-11:30am OR 2pm-3:30pm, Firestone A-3-C
- How Stuff Works series: How Microsoft Office '07 Works
  November 20, 2pm-3pm, Firestone A-3-C
October
- How Stuff Works series: How Staff Training and Development will work.
  October 23, 2pm-3pm, Firestone A-3-C
- Hidden Firestone Tour
  October 28, 10:30am-11:30am, meet in Firestone Lobby
  October 30, 2pm-3pm, meet in Firestone Lobby
- Insider look at the new Lewis Library (Tour)
  (Meet in the atrium by the Library’s front door)
  October 13, 10:00am-11:00am,
  October 15, 10:00am-11:00am,
  October 21, 10:00am-11:00am,
  October 24, 9:30am-10:30am,
  October 28, 2:00pm-3:00pm,
  October 30, 2:00pm-3:00pm

Past Tours

Hidden Firestone
Tour of the Science Libraries
Tour of the Princeton University Press
Tour of the Art and Architecture Libraries
Tour of the Language Resource Center
Tour of the Administrative Offices
Tour of the Preservation Office
Tour of Technical Services: Cataloging and Order Division
Artists' Seminar
Weird Firestone: an April Fool's Day tour
Tour of the Seeley G. Mudd Archives
Tour of the Institute for Advanced Study

Past Seminars

African American Scientists in Profile - Mitchell Brown; Librarian, Fine Hall Library - October 25, 2002
Western Americana Collections at Princeton University Library - Alfred Bush, Curator of Western Americana - November 14, 2002
Engineering Resources for Non-engineers - Edward Wladas, Engineering Librarian - November 22, 2002
Dominance, Control and Manipulation: The Fine Art of Writing a Finding Aid - Susan Hamson and Kristine McGee, Project Archivists at the Seeley G. Mudd Manuscript Library - January 17, 2003
Resources and Collections in Psychology - Mary Chaikin, Psychology Librarian - January 23, 2003
The Right Stuff: How Collections Are Developed in the Princeton University Library - Julie Arnheim, Chemistry Librarian; John Logan, Literature Bibliographer; Bobray Bordelon, Economics Librarian; Whitney Coe, Anglo-American Bibliographer - February 14, 2003
Three kinds of electronic reserves: print, audio, and video - Lorie Cerbone, Firestone Reserves; Paula Matthews, Music Librarian; Jackie Druery, Stokes Library; Marianne Crusius, OIT Academic Services, Video Collection - March 7, 2003
Architecture is for everyone - Frances Chen, Architecture Librarian - March 21, 2003
Choosing and Displaying Books in Library Exhibits - Scott Husby, Rare Books Conservator, and Vanessa Haight, Senior Conservation Technician - April 4, 2003
The Paper Chase: Law and Legal Research at Princeton - Duncan Alford, Social Science Reference Librarian - April 25, 2003
How Wide a Web? - Eszter Hargittai, research affiliate at the Center for Arts and Cultural Policy Studies - May 9, 2003
What is Metadata (and what does a Metadata Librarian do)? - Clay Redding, Metadata Librarian - August 22, 2003
Library Art Exhibit - Participating artists: Colleen Burlingham, Sam Dahl, Paula Entin, Vanessa Haight, Scott Husby, Winona Meltzer, Roel Munoz, Leyla Spencer - December 12, 2003
Poetry reading in honor of National Poetry Month - April 28, 2004
A career in data librarianship - Ann Gray, Data Services Librarian -May 7, 2004
Website maintenance and application development - Stan Yates, Application Delivery Lead Analyst; Clay Redding, Metadata Librarian; Antonio Barrera, Library Web Development Manager - Oct. 21, 2004
Library server management - Phil Menos, Application Delivery Lead Analyst; Eugene Kaganovich, Infrastructure Operations Lead Analyst; Meghan Weeks, Infrastructure Operations Analyst - Oct. 28, 2004
Creating and Serving Digital Images of our Collections: New Initatives from the Digital Studio and the Digital Library Operations Group - Robert Milevski, Preservation Librarian; Clay Redding, Metadata Librarian; Roel Munoz, Library Digital Projects Photographer; Phil Menos, Application Delivery Lead Analyst - Nov. 10, 2004
Introduction to the MARC Format for Non-Catalogers - Rhoda Kesselman, Training Specialist Librarian, and Jennifer Lang, Electronic Resources Cataloger - Feb. 2, 2005
Numismatics at Princeton - Alan Stahl, Curator of Numismatics - April 14, 2005
Commemoration of 150 years of Walt Whitman's Leaves of Grass - Laryssa Duncan, Preservation Office and Paula Entin, Rare Books and Special Collections - May 5, 2005
Bookbinding with Nancy Nitzberg - May 19, 2005
On the Road to Cairo: Conducting Papyrus Conservation Courses in Egypt - Ted Stanley, Special Collections Paper Consrvator - Oct. 20, 2005
Mars and Stars: Observation Night at Peyton Hall - Ed Sirko, Graduate student in Astrophysics - Oct. 26, 2005
Muses' Gifts: from Greece to China - Yang Wang, Italian/Classics Cataloger - Oct. 27, 2005
Between the covers: an inside look at Princeton University Press - Sam Elworthy, Editor-in-Chief, and Anne Savarese, Reference Editor - Nov. 16, 2005
Third Annual LETC Artists Seminar - March 22, 2006
Tour of the Institute for Advanced Study - May 1, 2006
Collecting Rare Books in University Libraries: How Did it Start at Princeton? Steve Ferguson, Assistant University Librarian for Rare Books & Special Collections & Curator of Rare Books - May 22, 2006
Gallery Talk: Framing the Frontier: Photographers & the American West, 1850-1920 - Heather Shannon, Cataloger, Cotsen Children's Library -June 12, 2006
Gallery Talk: "Oh, What a place for a lake" The Centennial of the Construction of Loch Carnegie - Dan Linke, University Archivist - July 13, 2006
The Social Web: Blogs, Wikis, Podcasts, RSS and Other Social Software Applications - Jennifer Baxmeyer, Electronic Resources Cataloger - August 15, 2006