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The following are examples of presentations I have recently given. They have been selected from formal class presentations, in-class instruction sessions, and workshops I have led.
This lightning talk was delivered during the GSLIS course XML - eXtensible Markup Language markup. Constrained to only five minutes, this presentation aims to quickly explain the history of the web syndication format Atom, and demonstrate notable differences from the more common RSS format. (presentation opens as pdf)
This Simmons College Graduate School of Information Science and Technology (GSLIS) Techlab Workshop Series presentation served as a basic introduction to the social media service Twitter for librarians. The presentation consisted of a short history of Twitter, best practices for private and professional accounts, as well as an introduction to some of the third party services that support it. Session included hands on time with the service, including account creation. (presentation opens as pdf)
Designed as both toolkit and introductory session, this presentation was delivered as part of the GSLIS course Literature of Science & Technology. The webliography served as the center piece in a mock introductory session describing the primary electronic sources used in Radiation Chemistry. The session was designed for upper-class undergraduates, and first-year graduate students. (presentation opens as html)
This joint presentation was delivered as part of the GSLIS course Information Organization. Along with a classmate, I delivered this report on our findings concerning the history of biased language in controlled vocabulary. Presentation included an overview of types of bias in both Dewey and LCSH, and focused on the work of Sandy Berman and Hope Olson to correct these issues. (presentation opens as pdf)
This presentation was designed as a mock instruction session for the GSLIS course Literature of Science & Technology. The session was designed as an introduction to the resource for first-year physics and engineering graduate students. Instruction focused on various tools the Engineering Village suite utilizes to leverage content and added value from Inspec resources. (presentation opens as pdf)
