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A group of us went to the UNCG Library and Information Studies Alumni Day Luncheon today to honor Wanda Brown, who was given the Kovacs Award for Outstanding Alumni Achievement. While there, we learned that Lauren Pressley, Giz Womack and Elizabeth Novicki were also being honored for their induction into the library science honorary society,... Continue reading “UNCG LIS Alumni Day Luncheon” ›
On Friday, April 3rd, the ZSR journal reading group met to discuss the 2009 Horizon Report. The Horizon Report discusses six emerging technologies that are anticipated to enter the mainstream in the next one to five years. The technologies discusses were: Mobiles, Cloud Computing, Geo-Everything, The Personal Web, Semantic-Aware Applications, and Smart Objects. Seven members... Continue reading “ZSR Journal Reading Group April Meeting” ›
Kevin, Mary Beth, Kaeley, and I once again gathered in the “tech cave” for this week’s TED talk video and discussion. David Carson, a graphic designer/grunge typographer, discussed how human emotion and social constraints can impact the meaning and interpretation of printed text. In his designs, Carson rebels against using standard text fonts to create... Continue reading “Wednesday Lunches with TED” ›
Several folks have asked me for a report on my trip to Austin, so here goes.Last week, I enjoyed Mimi’s belated gift for my 40th birthday-I spent four days and nights at the South By Southwest Music Festival with my brother and a couple of old friends.South By Southwest (abbreviated SXSW) is an enormous event,... Continue reading “Steve at South By Southwest” ›
Sorry all! I was demoing embedded videos for a podcasting class and accidentally used this blog instead of my normal demonstration site. Too many blogs, I guess! 😉 Heather emailed me about the 404 error and reminded me that we had a Wednesday with TED lunch yesterday, and hadn’t posted about it, so I’ll do... Continue reading “Wednesday Lunches with TED” ›
ZSR Team 2 vs. Provost’s Office Last night the two ZSR teams went 4-0 in their matches in the faculty/staff QuizBowl tournament! The teams were: ZSR I (Giz, Mary Beth, Heather, Roz) and ZSR II (Beth, Lauren C., Chris and Carol). In their first match, ZSR II went up against a formidable Provost’s team consisting... Continue reading “ZSR Goes 4-0 in Faculty/Staff QuizBowl!!” ›
TED Talks are great. The Technology Education and Design conference occurs every year. This invite-only conference brings in world leaders in various areas, and gives them 18 minutes to present. 18 minutes is about perfect. It’s long enough that they can cover content with depth and content, but short enough that they don’t drag on... Continue reading “Wednesday Lunches with TED” ›
On Wednesday, February 25th the Wake Forest University Teaching and Learning Center sponsored a fair in Benson to provide an opportunity for members of the campus community to learn about the pedagogy, techniques, and tools currently in use by faculty. Lauren Pressley served as the representative from the ZSR Library and had an excellent display... Continue reading “Teaching and Learning Fair – Spring 2009” ›
We have recently added a new page to the library website: Professional Achievement, a running list of staff publications and presentations. While many of the items can also be found in the most recent annual report, we hope the list continues to grow, to highlight our contributions to librarianship. So send us your latest and... Continue reading “Professional Achievement on the website” ›
What Barack Obama’s Election Means to America The Z. Smith Reynolds Library proudly announces the first event of the Spring 2009 ZSR Library Lecture Series, “The Dream Realized? What Barack Obama’s Election Means to America.” This program will honor Martin Luther King, Jr. Day and commemorate the history-making inauguration of our nation’s 44th president with... Continue reading “Inauguration/MLK Event: The Dream Realized?” ›