July 4, 2004

Dr. George Whiting, Professor of Horticulture, shared his expertise, enthusiasm, and his beautiful photographs from his trips to Africa, introducing the varied and exotic species of flora and fauna found there.  Dr. Whiting’s interests center on animals that have not been exposed to tourism.   His presentation included slides of the grasslands in Kenya and Zambia, as well as photographs of animals and villages.

March 31, 2004

A history and overview of the Libraries’ Contemporary Culture and Science Fiction Collections by Tom Whitehead

February 10, 2004

The initial meeting of the Temple University Libraries Writing for Publication Workshop, organized by Mary Edsall and Greg McKinney and featuring Temple Professor John Paulos. 

November 5, 2003

A presentation by Marie Amey-Taylor of Temple Human Resources on generational differences and how to overcome the misunderstandings and clashes they may cause among ourselves and in our interactions with those we serve.

Ambler Campus Library, Teaching Lab 2
March 11, 2003, 2:00 P.M.

Tuesday, February 25, 2003
2:00-4:00 P.M.

photo from http://www.pacscl.org/wagner/about.html

January 14, 2003
2:00 pm
Lecture Hall, Paley Library

Cathy Weng of the Bibliographic Services Department spoke of her experience as a Serials Cataloging Cooperative Training Program (SCCTP) trainer and her recent trip to China.  The picture above featuring Terra-Cotta Soldiers was taken at the Museum of Qin Terra-Cotta Warriors and Horses in Xi’an, China.  Cathy co-presented a training workshop in Xi’an in the summer of 2002.

November 12, 2002
2:00 pm
Lecture Hall, Paley Library

Perigueux, France
University of California, Berkeley

Anne Harlow, of Reference and Information Services, gave a presentation about the International Association of Music Libraries.  She spoke about the history and mission of the organization, and its important work in the preservation of and access to all kinds of music worldwide.  Anne explained her work on the Outreach Committee of the organization.  Her presentation not only included slides of the conferences in Perigueux, France, and in Berkeley, California, but AAL was also treated to musical examples from the Old World and the New World.

March 2, 2002

Held at Tyler Library featured Jean Pond, consultant for Temple University Art Collections.

January 1, 2002

Paley Library featured Penelope Meyers, Head, Access Services Department in PALCI.