Category Archives: Continuing Education

An Exploration of Space, Drones & Other Cool Stuff, a LJ Webcast

During this presentation Dr. Chris Marker will discuss hot topics in science, engineering and technology, specifically:

  • Space exploration – brave new worlds
  • Drones – from the military to amazon
  • AI & Cybersecurity
  • Wearable Technology – the “death” of Google glass, the king is dead long live the king

Dr. Marker will also demonstrate how the Inspec database drives research and innovation through its depth and breadth of content and ease of access. He will show how, through careful selection and categorization of relevant information, Inspec allows researchers to drill down and retrieve specific information quickly and efficiently; plus showcase why the Inspec database has been the research tool of choice of the world’s leading universities, companies and government agencies.

Speaker:
Dr. Christopher Marker – Inspec Indexed Content Specialist
Particle physicist Dr. Chris Marker is a key member of the Inspec core indexing team at the prestigious Institution of Engineering and Technology (the IET). In this role he aids in scouring the world’s most innovative scientific literature and carefully selects new content to be indexed within the content rich, world renowned Inspec database. Dr. Marker’s work has a specialized focus on the astrophysics and geophysics areas of the database for which he has been a subject specialist for over nine years.
Dr. Marker holds a PhD in Particle Physics from Royal Holloway College, University of London, and an MPhys from Bath University. Whilst completing his PhD, he spent a year working on the highly successful BaBar experiment at Stanford University’s SLAC National Accelerator Laboratory in California. Prior to this he worked on the Titania laser system on placement at Rutherford Appleton Laboratories. He is also a qualified instructor.

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Books for Your LGBTQ Audience: A Library Journal Webcast

Join Bold Strokes Books and Riptide Publishing to hear about trends and the latest titles for patrons interested in LGBTQ materials. Romance, erotica, mystery, and fantasy: these publishers will cover the spectrum of hot upcoming titles for LGBTQ readers from YA to adult, allowing you to stock your shelves with don’t-miss titles that patrons will clamor for. You’ll also hear more about Library Journal’s recent coverage for the community as well.

Panelists:
Ruth Sternglantz – Editor, Editor and eMarketing Consultant, Bold Strokes Books
Ruth Sternglantz has spent her professional life studying stories and loving books, as both academic and editor. Since 2004, she’s edited queer fiction for Bold Strokes Books. A medievalist by training, she loves everything about old texts but believes there’s nothing quite like the privilege and responsibility of working with (living) writers and making new books.

Sarah Frantz Lyons – Editorial Director, Riptide Publishing
Sarah Frantz is Editoral Director at Riptide Publishing. Before joining Riptide, she was a tenured professor of English literature at Fayetteville State University and reviewed m/m and BDSM romance for the popular review site Dear Author. She has a Ph.D. from the University of Michigan, edited two academic anthologies, is founder and past president of the International Association for the Study of Popular Romance, and has published academic articles on Jane Austen, J.R. Ward, Suzanne Brockmann, Joey W. Hill, and popular romance fiction.

Moderator
Ashleigh Williams, Columnist, Library Journal

Presented by: Bold Strokes Books, Riptide Publishing & Library Journal
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FREE Webinar: Power Searching- Databases & the Hidden Web

The Hidden Web, also commonly known as the invisible or deep web, consists of pages that have not been indexed by search engines. They might be websites that have requested not to be indexed or databases that are difficult for search engines to crawl. It is estimated that the content in the deep web is over 500 times greater than what is visible to conventional search engines.

In this webinar, we will explore the depths of the Internet, discussing how to search the Hidden Web and databases, as well as when to choose one over the other.

At the end of this one-hour webinar, participants will:

  • Identify types of materials not indexed by search engines
  • Examine tools and methods for exploring the hidden web
  • Determine when to use a free vs. pay databases

This webinar will be of interest to students, researchers, and library staff at any level who want to me more effective in searching the Internet.

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