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Faculty Professional Development Toolkit by FPDC: FPDC Toolkit Home

Information and resources on topics relating to professional development for Kent State University academic librarians. Maintained by the Faculty Professional Development Committee (FPDC, formerly PDSC).

What's in this Guide

This guide provides links and documents on topics relating to professional development and duties for KSU academic librarians.

Mentoring: Best practices and checklists for mentors and mentees.

Research Process: Tips on getting started with the research process, IRB, methodology, resources available on campus and sources of funding and support.

Professional Writing: Collection of books, articles and websites, as well as resources on campus useful to faculty.

Presentation Preparation: Ideas to get started creating a presentation, with resources on conference/symposium presentations, poster sessions, and writing bios and abstracts.

NTT Faculty Review & Promotion Resources: Resources for NTT faculty compiling their review files, applying for promotion, or seeking professional development funding.

Program Handouts Archive: Handouts and slides from past PDSC programs/events.

Non-UL Workshops/Webinars: Additional professional development workshops and webinars available on campus or electronically.

Suggest a Link: Help keep this guide current and useful by letting us know of other valuable resources or new categories of resources that would be helpful.

— Faculty Professional Development Committee