Profile: Pavlinka Kovatcheva, Sciences Librarian, University of Johannesburg

Social Networking
Presentations & Papers

Social Networking

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