Live blogging again. As you might imagine, I’m particularly interested in this as a recent MLIS grad… The Future of Library Education José-Marie Griffiths, Dean of SILS at UNC-Ch Future is bright due to explosion in information availability and technology. Discussed that online does not replace physical use of information, in fact, most use both... more ›
I’m live blogging this event, and jotting down the interesting notes (from my perspective) here: Cal Shepard gave a SOLINET update. She talked about the Stanford Encyclopedia of Philosophy, probably my all-time favorite reference source. (I say that not just because of topic, but also authority and guiding principles.) SOLINET had matching grants for libraries... more ›
On Wednesday, August 29, members of the ZSR Disaster Committee gathered in the Tech Services Conference Room for a telecast workshop from Solinet. Hurricane Preparedness is something I’ve been interested in because North Carolina is in “Hurricane Alley”. Scott Adair, Leslie McCall, Mary Lib Slate and Craig Fansler attended the 2-hour session. The leader of... more ›
Students Don’t Fear the Wiki: Encouraging Student Engagement and Responsible Student Scholarship Through Wikis Paula Patch and Bill Wisser From Paula Patch (one of the presenters from the last session) Discussion of what is Wikipedia, better for popular or timely topics, etc Most in the room discourage the use of Wikipedia in their courses by... more ›
After much internal debate, I decided to attend “Free and Hot: Using Popular Web Resources to Teach Research Skills and Critical Thinking.” I wasn’t sure if I should go–we’re doing a lot of this anyway–but figured if there is anything new out there I should know it, so I joined Kaeley to watch our local... more ›
Today Kaeley, Elizabeth, and I are at Elon University for the fourth annual Teaching and Transformation conference. I think I’ve been to three of the four so far, and they get more interesting each year. We’re going to leave a little early to get back in time for the staff meeting, but I’m going to... more ›
Forgive my belated post from Monday’s Gaming in Libraries Symposium. I’ve been traveling ever since with little time to stop and take note. I thought it went very well. It was probably the most enthusiastic group of conference-goers I’ve seen in a while. They asked lots and lots of questions after our talk, which Giz... more ›
I am currently attending the 2007 ALA Gaming Symposium in Chicago! (Actually, it is at the Marriott near O’Hare) Since arriving Sunday morning, I’ve listened to a bevy of speakers, participated in a Wii tournament, and given a presentation with Lynn and Lori Critz from Georgia Tech, and there is still an entire day left... more ›
Wanda and Erik were in Decatur, GA on Thursday attending an ASERL institute on the new age of discovery. Karen Calhoun kicked things off with a presentation on the need to change library systems, bibliographic control, and user services to keep the library a relevant part of the research process. Some interesting links that she... more ›
Today started with a COSWL meeting, and finished with the Amtrak ride home. I’ve posted my COSWL notes over on the COSWL Cause blog. Some general reflections from this conference: It is NOT worth it to stay in the dorms. It is less stressful to focus on meetings (rather than programs) if you have a... more ›