Conference reports and more from ZSR Librarians
Yesterday I attended the Metrolina Library Association 5th Annual Information Literacy Conference. As Roz noted, ZSR was well represented by both attendees and presenters (Carolyn, Bobbie, Ellen, Mary S., Roz, and I), and I enjoyed catching up with colleagues from both ZSR and my UNCG days, as well as make new acquaintances during breaks. Being... more ›
Yesterday, six of us (Mary S., Ellen, Carolyn, Molly, Bobbie and myself) attended the Metrolina Library Association’s 5th Annual Information Literacy Conference in Charlotte. This was my first time but others had been in the past and gave it high marks. I have to say it was a really great day, and not just because... more ›
The second day of the conference began with the “Teaching with Sakai Innovation Awards.” First place went to Scott Bowman, for his course: Juvenile Justice. Bowman teaches atTexas State University-San Marcos. His course used the Sakai wiki to allow his students to synthesize a variety of topics around juvenile justice. Second place went to Sally... more ›
On Wednesday, June 9, I participated in the “Beyond Impact Factor: Understanding & Supporting Scholarly Work in the New Academy” presentation at UNC-Chapel Hill. Sponsored by the University Libraries Scholarly Communications Committee, five speakers presented various aspects of how changes in scholarly practice and scholarship are – or are not, as is often the case... more ›
This week I’m attending the 2010 Sakai conference at the Denver Technology Center, about 15 miles from downtown Denver. As the migration from the Blackboard Learning Management System (LMS) to the open-source system, Sakai, approaches (see Information Systems article from March) I feel fortunate to be able to attend this conference (as one of a... more ›
On Monday, June 14, Kaeley and Molly watched an EDUCAUSE webinar on the Anti-Counterfeiting Trade Agreement (ACTA), “Checkpointing the ACTA Debate – Where Are We, and Where Do We Go from Here?” In the webinar, Jonathan Band, an intellectual property (IP) lawyer, and Michael Petricone, senior vice president for government affairs for the Consumer Electronics... more ›
Susan did a great job of summarizing our Educuase experience. Her use of embedded media, contextual links and insightful observation has made my own post little more than an afterthought! Like Susan I was struck at the diverse content of the presentations. I went to a session on virtual computing labs at Georgia Tech. It... more ›
Atlanta Skyline from the 55th floor of the Westin Hotel Those of us who aspire to be active professionals are regularly looking for conferences where we can submit proposals to present on the interesting projects we are involved with at ZSR Library and Wake Forest University. This was the case with the EDUCAUSE 2010 Southeast... more ›
In April, Aaron Marshall, who is working with the Communications and External Relations Department at Wake Forest, spoke to my Lib100 students about using RSS feeds to manage your content from the web! He allowed me to video his presentation and post it on Vimeo http://vimeo.com/12059730 If you are interested in learning more about RSS... more ›
I attended the 7th Annual Paraprofessional Conference at ECU on Thursday and Friday, May 13 and 14, 2010. Chris Turner, Staff Development and Training Coordinator, Dept. of HR, ECU, warmed us up with communication calisthenics as we performed the partial art of verbal judo. Like Judo itself, it uses the energy of others to master... more ›