Adding Skills With LaTex /Overleaf To Your Portfolio

In Fall 2024, the PAM Professional Development Committee hosted a 3-part workshop on LaTex/Overleaf for Librarians. This workshop series was designed by Sam Hansen (Institute for Mathematical and Statistical Innovation) and Alex Manchester (Stanford University).  The first session began with the basics of LaTex and using Overleaf to write LaTex code. The homework for participants was to take a document/article they already have and begin to recreate it in LaTeX, using Overleaf. They were to focus on getting it formatted nicely (with figures, lists, etc), but not worry about having it exactly match the original. Participants were encouraged to frequently consult outside resources such as (but not limited to) Google, StackExchange, and the Overleaf documentation. At the second session, Sam and Alex went into greater detail on tables and figures, style files, and other components of formatting. The homework for participants was to prepare a short (3-4min) ‘lightning’ presentation on how to do something in LaTeX/Overleaf that hasn’t been covered yet. For the third part in the series, participants presented their newly acquired skill in Overleaf, including footnotes, formatting paragraphs, columns, and accessibility. Sam and Alex completed the session with some approaches to accessibility, class files (such as dissertations), and CVs in LaTex.

The session recordings can be found here:
Session 1
https://stanford.zoom.us/rec/component-page?action=viewdetailpage&sharelevel=meeting&useWhichPasswd=meeting&clusterId=aw1&componentName=need-password&meetingId=IizmB1_oQfwdaPqvChnyBMioE9W1XrKbE0LfWPqobhlp47d-4Q2n3MT3yia4dw7f.KhCEXq9Az9nQNQ67&originRequestUrl=https%3A%2F%2Fstanford.zoom.us%2Frec%2Fshare%2Fdmlglnk_SN4rtpWKxrDWvzmqB2ztsfO4lpTgZpAmGHbFSh0qG718FRVEOt65QfR-.DYL73bzDgCVYRqnj%3FstartTime%3D1727110444000, password: AmH5Q=aK

Session 2
https://stanford.zoom.us/rec/component-page?action=viewdetailpage&sharelevel=meeting&useWhichPasswd=meeting&clusterId=aw1&componentName=need-password&meetingId=nEs2r0tL627ROSvd-ArtikX_sU8ukfNl6DKY-7BQgvYc9-cZQ08dDyhr7K0Em8fF.pWkFqp7xt5CdrHCR&originRequestUrl=https%3A%2F%2Fstanford.zoom.us%2Frec%2Fshare%2FTMBD1TfjEZ_jv3bxpuvj-IdioXKZedn9BJTFPUdKa24PnxapWXsocUrd7DkDjzSm.mvNUT3T-UaOPnjn2, password: 0&Lid=ef

Session 3
https://stanford.zoom.us/rec/share/fWNBK62F6nPEWSnEpAi5CxMN5v8gRSdSRmqiHtp_643LzRQ5DZN0VQe450FcNkbk.xYuyWXL-tOk-D2BG?startTime=1731694572000, password: %8F^%vtN

In the Spring, we are hoping to do a 4th session about teaching LaTex and Overleaf. More info to come! 

Does PAM have a great Professional Development Committee, or what?? I know I can’t wait for the next LaTex / Overleaf session!