We offer more than 35 half-day, full-day, evening, and weekend institutes and workshops each semester at our Boston and Mount Holyoke campuses, online, and elsewhere throughout New England. Our workshops are scheduled on weekends or online for the convenience of practicing librarians and other professionals.
Upcoming Workshops - Spring 2009
Online workshops
- Private Company
Research: More Sources Than You Think
$250 (Simmons GSLIS Alumni price $200)
April 1 - 30, 2009 PDPs: 15 - Advanced
Google Searching, Specialty Search Engines, and More: Tips and Techniques for Finding Information
Efficiently
$250 (Simmons GSLIS Alumni price $200)
April 1 - 30, 2009 PDPs: 15 - Managing and
Growing Youth Services Collections in the Digital Age
$250 (Simmons GSLIS Alumni price $200)
April 1 - 30, 2009 PDPs: 15 - Creating a
Successful Open Access Publication
$250 (Simmons GSLIS Alumni price $200)
April 1 - 30, 2009 PDPs: 15 - Instructional
Design: Creating Effective Materials for Online Learning
$250 (Simmons GSLIS Alumni price $200)
April 6 - May 11, 2009 PDPs: 15 - Information
Entrepreneurship
$250 (Simmons GSLIS Alumni price $200)
May 1 - 31, 2009 PDPs: 15 - Creative Clubs
and Programming for Children's Services
$250 (Simmons GSLIS Alumni price $200)
May 1 - 31, 2009 PDPs: 15 - Isn't Otaku a Kind of
Sushi? Japanese Manga and Anime
$250 (Simmons GSLIS Alumni price $200)
May 1 - 31, 2009 PDPs: 15 - Taxonomies and
Controlled Vocabularies
May workshop is full! See Sept. and Nov. workshops
$250 (Simmons GSLIS Alumni price $200)
May 1 - 31, 2009 PDPs: 15 - Digital
Imaging Basics
$250 (Simmons GSLIS Alumni price $200)
June 1 - 30, 2009 PDPs: 15 - Make Your Point!
Using Google Maps at your Library
$250 (Simmons GSLIS Alumni price $200)
July 1 - 31, 2009 PDPs: 15 - Managing
the One-Person Library
$250 (Simmons GSLIS Alumni price $200)
July 1 - 31, 2009 PDPs: 15 - ILL and Resource
Sharing: Best Practices, Practical Innovations, and New Directions
$250 (Simmons GSLIS Alumni price $200)
July 1 - 31, 2009 PDPs: 15 - Taxonomies and
Controlled Vocabularies
July workshop is full! See Sept. and Nov. workshops
$250 (Simmons GSLIS Alumni price $200)
July 1 - 31, 2009 PDPs: 15 - Graphic Novels
101: Building Collections for Kids, Teens, and Adults
$250 (Simmons GSLIS Alumni price $200)
August 1-31, 2009 PDPs: 15 - The Career-Savvy
Information Professional
SPECIAL OFFER for all registrants—$85
August 1 - 31, 2009 PDPs: 15
Boston Campus Workshops
- Web
Searching
$220 (Simmons GSLIS Alumni price $175)
April 25, 2009 - 9:00 am to 5:00 pm PDPs: 7 - What's
Good, Not So Good, and Just Plain Awful with These Library Buildings?
$220 (Simmons GSLIS Alumni price $175)
May 2, 2009 - 9:00 am to 5:00 pm PDPs: 7 - Graphic Novels
101: Building Collections for Kids, Teens, and Adults
$220 (Simmons GSLIS Alumni price $175)
May 2, 2009 - 9:00 am to 5:00 pm PDPs: 7 - How to
Find, Use, and Get Open Access Content
$160 (Simmons GSLIS Alumni Price $125)
May 16, 2009 - 9:00 am to 12:30 pm PDPs: 3.5 - Dreamweaver 1
for Information Professionals
$160 (Simmons GSLIS Alumni price $125)
May 30, 2009 - 9:00 am to 12:30 pm PDPs: 3.5 - Dreamweaver 2
for Information Professionals
$160 (Simmons GSLIS Alumni price $125)
May 30, 2009 - 1:30 pm to 5:00 pm PDPs: 3.5 - Isn't Otaku a Kind of
Sushi? Japanese Manga and Anime
$220 (Simmons GSLIS Alumni price $175)
June 6, 2009 - 9:00 am to 5:00 pm PDPs: 7 - Indexing
Application in Print and Digital Media
$220 (Simmons GSLIS Alumni price $175)
June 6, 2009 - 9:00 am to 5:00 pm PDPs: 7 - Proposal
Writing
$220 (Simmons GSLIS Alumni price $175)
June 6, 2009 - 9:00 am to 5:00 pm PDPs: 7 - Cataloging
Photographs for Librarians and Archivists: A Review of Current Standards and Best
Practices
$220 (Simmons GSILS Alumni price $175)
June 27, 2009 - 9:00 am to 5:00 pm PDPs: 7 - Working
Effectively with Boards of Directors/Trustees
$160 (Simmons GSLIS Alumni price $125)
July 11, 2009 - 9:00 am to 12:30 pm PDPs: 3.5 - Managing
Successful Volunteer Programs
$160 (Simmons GSLIS Alumni price $125)
July 11, 2009 - 1:30 pm to 5:00 pm PDPs: 3.5
SPECIAL OFFER: Register for Working Effectively with Boards of Directors/Trustees AND Managing Successful Volunteer Programs and receive $30 off the total cost! - Current Issues in
Library Law: Copyright and Intellectual Freedom
$160 (Simmons GSLIS Alumni price $125)
July 18, 2009 - 9:00 am to 12:30 pm PDPs: 3.5
Mt. Holyoke Campus Workshops
- Book
Appraisal
$220 (Simmons GSLIS Alumni price $175)
Sunday, May 3, 2009 - 9:00 am to 5:00 pm PDPs: 7
Upcoming Workshops - Fall 2009
Online workshops
- Taxonomies and
Controlled Vocabularies
$250 (Simmons GSLIS Alumni price $200)
September 1-30, 2009 PDPs: 15 (please note month on registration form)
Limited to 12 students. - Taxonomies and
Controlled Vocabularies
$250 (Simmons GSLIS Alumni price $200)
November 1-30, 2009 PDPs: 15 (please note month on registration form)
Limited to 12 students. - The Career-Savvy
Information Professional
Special pricing! Only $85 for all registrants!
November 1-30, 2009 PDPs: 15
(Please note the date on the registration form as we are also offering this workshop in August.)
Current Simmons GSLIS students, Simmons College full-time faculty and staff, and Mount Holyoke College full-time faculty and staff are encouraged to enroll and receive the benefit of a 50% discount in workshop prices.
Simmons GSLIS Alumni Discount
Simmons GSLIS Alumni attending CE workshops receive a discount of 20% off the price of the workshop. You must be an alumni of Simmons GSLIS to receive this discount.
