August was another productive month at Skilltype as we continue to enhance our platform and expand the depth and relevance of our content. Here’s a summary of the latest activity.
Catalog Activity
- 1,256 new items added – This month saw a strong increase in newly added materials, including training resources, product documentation, and event recordings relevant to library and information professionals.
- 95 items edited – These updates involved augmenting metadata on existing entries. As we expand our controlled vocabulary, we regularly revisit past items to apply newly added tags, improve tag descriptions, and incorporate visual enhancements like header banner images.
New Tags Added
Skilltype continues to evolve with the needs of the profession. In August, we added new tags across skills, products, and event materials to reflect emerging tools and professional interests.
Skills
- Vancouver Referencing – Guidance and tools for using the Vancouver citation style, commonly adopted in medical and scientific publishing.
Products
- Mediaflex-UMS – Media asset management software for libraries and archives.
- Oracle – Database solutions frequently used in higher education IT environments.
- PastPerfect Museum Software – Collection management software used by libraries, museums, and historical societies.
- Shorthand – A digital storytelling tool used to create immersive multimedia content.
Conference & Series Materials
We added new recordings, proceedings, and resources from the following events and series:
- American Institute of Conservation Annual Meeting 2025
- American Library Association Social Responsibilities Roundtable
- Conference of Inter-Mountain Archivists (2023 & 2025)
- Europeana Conference 2025
- Global Digital Humanities Symposium (2024 & 2025)
- IFLA Seminar: Optimizing Limited Space to Provide Excellent Services
- Information Gone Wild podcast series
- Internet Governance Forum 2025
- Kentucky Library Association Library Instruction Roundtable Retreat (2024 & 2025)
- MyFest (2024 & 2025)
- New Orleans Information Literacy Collection Annual Forum (2024 & 2025)
- OER/AI Institute (2024 & 2025)
- Open Texas 2024
- PyCon Italia 2025
- TPS Fest (2023, 2024 & 2025)
Events Calendar Updates
We also made targeted additions to our events calendar, including:
- Requested updates from the New Jersey Library Association (NJLA) and UCLA
- New webinars and course listings from Library Juice Academy
Have ideas for tags, events, or content you’d like to see more of? Email kelly@skilltype.com. We’d love to hear from you.