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Professional Development Opportunities

Liaison Learning Groups Liaison learning groups are self-elected groups of liaisons with an interest in a particular technology. They were formed as part of the All Liaisons meetings, and will be expected to provide a lightning talk with longer presentations if sufficient interest
Central HR programs and events
Free career-development and skills-improvement workshops provided on campus.
Lynda.com
Free, unlimited access to an online library of high-quality instructional videos on the latest software tools and skills
Library Professional Development Benefit
The Libraries provide support for professional development activities such as attending conferences. The exact nature of the support is worked out in collaboration with supervisors.
Tuition Benefits
Eligible faculty and staff may receive tuition assistance covering the tuition, general and technology fees for up to six (6) course units per academic year (managed on a term-by-term basis) for credit courses offered by Penn
Center for Teaching and Learning
All instructors at Penn are invited to consult with CTL individually about their teaching. CTL staff can also observe instructors in the classroom. After the observation, the CTL observer will meet with the instructor to discuss the class and ways of achieving the instructor’s teaching goals.
DH Events at Penn
Presentations and other events relating to digital scholarship.
Penn Libraries Sponsored Workshops
Workshops held in the Libraries from 0365 to NVivo and beyond.
Flex Time
"Flexible Work Options are a valued tool for supporting employee efforts to balance the demands of work and personal life. They can promote productivity and balance by using non-traditional work hours, locations, and/or job structures."
NISO Webinars the library subscribes to these webinars, logins for archived versions emailed after the event
UPenn PSOM Advance Professional Development Perelman School of Medicine's Advance faculty professional development program is an institutional mentoring program designed to mentor faculty in: Attaining Teaching Excellence, Career Development and Achievement, Leadership and Management, Research, Scientific Writing, and Technology. Open to Penn Vet faculty and staff. Course catalog.
Center for Teaching and Learning
Workshops relating to teaching and learning as well as individual consultation and observation sessions relating to effective instruction.
Library Resource Tutorials
Workshop Calendar focused on Professional Development for Library Staff
This calendar holds events that are specific to the professional staff at the Libraries. It includes all the "All Liaison" meetings, outreach receptions, workshop series intended specifically for staff, GOLD events, etc.
Research Teas
This link goes to the Fall 2018 Research Teas. Research teas feature faculty and graduate students talking about their recent research and methods.
Diversi-teas
This link takes you to the Fall 2018 Diversi-tea schedule. Find out about how other centers and departments are serving our diverse campus.

Learning basic 'all liaison' engagement responsibilities as well as local best practices

Essential Outreach and Engagement Activities
Explanation of general principles of liaisonship expected of all liaisons.
Bibliographer's Manual
Compilation of best practices for bibliographers.

Communication

Penn Entities: Who works with Whom
Find out who works with which department, school, or center, office, group. Are we missing something? Please let us know, add your connections.
Library Services and Resource Spreadsheet: Who Knows What?
Find out what services the Libraries offers to its community and who knows what! Add your name and expertise
Liaisons Services Blog
We'd love to add your story to the blog? interesting collaborations, details about Webinars or conferences you've attended, new projects, a presentation, slide decks, new ideas. The blog is the place for you.
Public Services Forum and All liaisons meetings
Metridoc
The database of record for interactions between Penn staff and patrons.
Weekly Report
"A snapshot of activity happening at Penn Libraries."
Emails directly to Joe Zucca
Joe appreciates being sent anecdotes that illuminate a significant impact that the Libraries made on patron teaching, learning and research.
Digital Scholarship Tools Database
List of technologies and software as well as librarians who support them.
Organization Chart with explanation of what it all means
Database of subject specialists
Social Media
Talk with Sara Leavens about options for using the Libraries' various social media options or creating your own on behalf of the Library.
Liaison Activity Form-Pilot Assessment Project
A small group of liaisons beginning August 2018, are piloting the use of this form. If you are interested in participating, please contact stuhrreb @ upenn(dot)edu

Interest Groups and Intra-Library Learning Opportunities

Visit the Interest Group Page at the Liaison Services Confluence site to find out about all of the interest groups and their contacts. If you'd like to see another interest group, Liaison Services Council can provide you with a space on Confluence and in other ways as needed.

Teaching Interest Group
Monthly meeting to discuss and and improve instructional practices and activities in the Libraries. Contact Sam Kirk for more information.
Data Services Interest Group
Group dedicated to discussing issues relating to data services at Penn. Contact Manuel De La Cruz Gutierrez to participate.
Public Services Forum
Bimonthly meeting for all liaisons to gather, learn, and discuss issues related to liaisonship at Penn.
All Liaisons Meeting
Bimonthly meeting for all liaisons to gather, learn, and discuss issues related to liaisonship at Penn.
Librarian's Assembly
Group representing the interests of all librarians at Penn. Features monthly meetings on assorted issues.
Word Lab
WORD LAB is a text analysis research interest community at the University of Pennsylvania Libraries for all related research and disciplines.
TEI Collective Initiative
Group working on TEI encoding of EEBO books. Contact Rebecca Stuhr to participate. Meets every Friday at 2:00 p.m. in the Vitale Media Lab, 6th floor. Drop by any Friday. Ask to be invited to the Canvas site: https://canvas.upenn.edu/courses/1294667
Instructional Technology Special Interest Group