Profile: Pavlinka Kovatcheva, Sciences Librarian, University of Johannesburg 

Social Networking Presentations & Papers

 

Social Networking

• LinkedIn: Pavlinka Kovatcheva 
• Facebook: UJ Sciences Librarian Hot Alert  
• Follow me on UJLibScience Twitter
• Selected articles on Delicious (Tags)
• UJ Sciences Library News (blog) 
• UJ Sciences Librarian Research News(blog)
• UJ Librarians News(blog) 
• MindOmo (Mind Map, Sciences Resources)
• Mind42 (Mind Map, APK Library, Sciences)
• Flickr 
• Skype (pavlinka163)

Presentations & Papers

2011

• Optimising Your Research @ the UJ Library. Presented at the Postdoctoral Function,  18 March 2011. 
• The use of the Library in Teaching 1st year Science Students. Presented at the 1st year Academy meeting, Science Faculty.  

2010

• Social Networking in Academic Libraries: Does it Help? GAELIC Summer Training Camp, 16 November 2010
• Right to Research: Subscription vs Open Access Journals. Presented at the OA Week @ WITS, 21 October 2010  
• Open Access for Research: The Librarian overview. Presented at the UJ OA Week Seminar, 19 October 2010. 
• Dr. Google Speaking! How may I help you? Presented at the SAOUG Conference, 4 August 2010.
• The Transformation of a Science Librarian: a Web 2.0 experience, Presented at the Special Libraries Association Conference - Physics, Astronomy and Mathematics Division (SLA-PAM) Division, New Orleans, 15 June 2010
• From Web 2 to Web 3: Yesterday, Today and Tomorrow. Where is the technology taking us? Presented at the University of Johannesburg Library & Information Center Conference, 18 May 2010 

2009 

• How to meet user needs in a changing world: Tips for Marketing services and products in Library 2.0 way. Free State Libraries Newsletter, August-December 2009 
• Web 2.0 Applications: Blogs, Presented at the GAELIC Summer Training Camp, 26 November 2009.
• Web 2.0 Applications: Social Bookmarking, Presented at the GAELIC Summer Training Camp, 26 November 2009.
• Open Access and Web 2.0 in the Academic Library: A South African Experience: Part 1: UJ Institutional Repository & Open access initiatives, Participant presentation at the Scientific Information in the Digital Age: Access and Dissemination, ICTP, Trieste, Italy, 14 October 2009
• Open Access and Web 2.0 in the Academic Library: A South African Experience: Part 2: UJ Sciences Librarian Web 2.0. Participant presentation at the Scientific information in the Digital Age: Access and dissemination, ICTP, Trieste, Italy, 14 October 2009
• Social Software in Libraries: Powerful Marketing Tools for Cutting-age Librarians, Presented at the GAELIC & Friends Marketing Fair, 11 September 2009
• Metamorphosis in Academic Libraries: The virtual life of a Science Librarian, Presented at the UNISA Annual Research Symposium, 30 July 2009
• Raising Awareness in Library 2.0  way: The UJ Sciences Librarian Virtual Experience, Presented at the SANLiC Workshop, 28 May 2009

2008

• UJ Library & Information Center  and the Department of Geography: Partnership in the Making, Presented with Tracey McKey at the University of Johannesburg Quality Roadshow, August 2008

2007

• Marketing Your Library (SA Library week). Institute of Physics "Librarian Insider", June 2007, no. 11, page 4. 
• Institute of Physics: 60 seconds Interview with Pavlinka Kovatcheva, June 2007
• The Role of the Academic Libraries for Research: Part 1: Library services to Researchers; Steps in Online Searching; Electronic Databases and the internet. Presented at the UNEDRA Workshop "Writing for Research proposals and Publications", 26-31 March 2007.
• The Role of the Academic Libraries for research:  Part 2: Acknowledging your resources: Terminology; Plagiarism; Research and Reference Process; Citing & Referencing; RefWork; ISI Journal Citation Report (JCR); Useful Links. Presented at the UNEDRA Workshop "Writing for Research Proposals and Publications", 26-31 March 2007.