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Faculty and students working on multimedia projects now have more equipment available for this purpose. In addition to the existing digital cameras and camcorders available for check-out from the library’s Information Technology Center (ITC), we now have Three new JVC HD hard drive camcorders, Three new Olympus audio recorders for creating podcasts, and A new... Continue reading “New Multimedia Equipment and Facilities Now Available” ›
Today’s class focused on the practical, down and dirty, aspects of classroom management. Since I knew this was a topic of interest for several people, and that we had already covered IGI and Conversation Theory a bit in another session, I decided to focus our attention on the classroom aspects of teaching. If anyone’s particularly... Continue reading “Day 11: Classroom Management Q & A” ›
President Jimmy Carter and writer Maya Angelou will speak at the Southeast regional gathering of the New Baptist Covenant April 24 and 25 at Wake Forest University. Angelou, Reynolds Professor of American Studies at Wake Forest, will deliver the opening address. Carter will give the closing address. Continue reading “Jimmy Carter and Maya Angelou exhibits” ›
With “Cloud Computing” popping up all over the place, I figured we could use an emerging tech talk on the topic. Today, 13 of us got together to discuss the topic. We started with a brief overview of what cloud computing is, talking about some services we’re all familiar with that fall into the category.... Continue reading “Emerging Tech Talk: Cloud Computing” ›
This spring ZSR awarded a third and final round of grants funded by the Presidential Trust for Faculty Excellence. These “Presidential Grants” support special library purchases and collection development projects. This year the library received 35 grant requests and awarded approximately $70,000. Individual grants ranged from $400 to $10,400, and the average grant was about... Continue reading “Presidential Grants 2009” ›
Lauren, Kevin, Mary Scanlon and Mary Beth gathered in the Tech Cave for a few samplings from Ted.com at lunch today. We started with a short talk from Renny Gleeson who spoke on mobile technology and how it impacts our “availability” (we are constantly connected, even when we don’t want to be). He also sounded... Continue reading “Today’s Ted Talk” ›
Since the fall, the Z. Smith Reynolds Library has assumed responsibility for copyright compliance for faculty using electronic Course Reserves. Prior to this development, faculty were expected to clear copyright themselves, which burdened faculty and resulted in uneven compliance. Because copyright law is difficult to interpret, the Conference on Fair Use (CONFU) guidelines were developed... Continue reading “Copyright Clearance: Spring 2009” ›
Last fall, ZSR librarians began teaching 200-level research classes in an extension of our popular LIB100 program. These classes are intended for students who are majoring or minoring in a broad discipline area. The courses emphasize subject-specific research resources and methods. In the fall, we taught LIB210 Social Science Research and LIB220 Science Research, and... Continue reading “200-Level Library Classes a Success” ›
It was standing room only! In case you missed it, or were unable to squeeze into the room or hallway outside 204, I’ve attempted to sum up the wowing presentation of Tim Westergren, founder of Pandora. A last count of attendance totaled 86, but people continued to accumulate in the hallway and stairwell. (if you... Continue reading “Tim Westergren speaks at ZSR” ›
Again this summer, Wake Forest University will sponsor the Cherokee CCAT (College Careers and Technology) program on campus, and ZSR librarians will participate. The Eastern Band of the Cherokee Indians invests a portion of their casino earnings into education and infrastructure initiatives on the Qualla Boundary. Among these are two programs that involve Wake Forest:... Continue reading “Cherokee High School Students to Return to Campus” ›