Showing posts with label Update 3-20-09. Show all posts
Showing posts with label Update 3-20-09. Show all posts
Thursday, March 19, 2009
Nunn Center on YouTube
The Nunn Center has loaded its first videos to highlight the center on YouTube. Check it out at http://www.youtube.com/nunncenter You can also access it on the Nunn Center website: http://www.uky.edu/Libraries/libpage.php?lweb_id=855&llib_id=13
The Hub Featured in Computers in Libraries
In the most recent issue of Computers in Libraries, Stacey Greenwell is interviewed for their column Ask a Librarian. You can find the full text through the electronic journals database – look for vol. 29, no. 3, March 2009 if this link does not function. http://web.ebscohost.com/ehost/pdf?vid=3&hid=104&sid=4c299b73-14a0-4ffb-841d-1337e6fd6d60%40sessionmgr109
Copyright Symposium at Texas A&M University
Several weeks ago an excellent symposium titled "The Changing Landscape of Scholarly Communication in the Digital Age" was held at Texas A&M University. They have just made all of the talks available as streaming video, and these can be found linked to: http://futureofpublishing.tamu.edu/program/symposium-program.html
Library Technology Unconference
From American Libraries Direct
Library technology unconference
Have you ever been “speed-geeking”? Struck by “lightning-talks”? Join keynoters Joan Frye Williams and John Blyberg at the first-ever LITACamp, “The Everywhere Library: Creating, Communicating, Integrating,” May 7–8, in Dublin, Ohio. Participants determine the topic and format of the sessions on-site, sign up for time slots, and pitch session ideas to all. Registration is accepted online (PDF file) and onsite. A special housing rate is available until April 10....
Library technology unconference
Have you ever been “speed-geeking”? Struck by “lightning-talks”? Join keynoters Joan Frye Williams and John Blyberg at the first-ever LITACamp, “The Everywhere Library: Creating, Communicating, Integrating,” May 7–8, in Dublin, Ohio. Participants determine the topic and format of the sessions on-site, sign up for time slots, and pitch session ideas to all. Registration is accepted online (PDF file) and onsite. A special housing rate is available until April 10....
Five New E-Newsletters from Choice
From American Libraries Direct
Five new e-newsletters from Choice
ACRL’s Choice Reviews Online has launched five free monthly e-newsletters: Editors’ Picks, Hot Topics, ShelfLife, Forthcoming Titles, and Internet Resources. To sign up, visit Choice Reviews Online and hit the gray “Sign up for Our Email Newsletters” button....
Five new e-newsletters from Choice
ACRL’s Choice Reviews Online has launched five free monthly e-newsletters: Editors’ Picks, Hot Topics, ShelfLife, Forthcoming Titles, and Internet Resources. To sign up, visit Choice Reviews Online and hit the gray “Sign up for Our Email Newsletters” button....
Academic Libraries Foster Key Skills
From American Libraries Direct
Academic libraries foster key skills
ACRL’s Betsy Wilson and Erika Linke write: “As students prepare for future careers that will demand top-notch research skills, critical thinking, and a savvy eye for finding information, academic librarians are stepping up to meet those needs. Library professionals are equipping the next generation of engineers, teachers, doctors—and jobs yet to be imagined—with the training and research tools needed to compete in the global marketplace. This is a vital contribution in today’s challenging economic times.”...Seattle Times, Mar. 4
Academic libraries foster key skills
ACRL’s Betsy Wilson and Erika Linke write: “As students prepare for future careers that will demand top-notch research skills, critical thinking, and a savvy eye for finding information, academic librarians are stepping up to meet those needs. Library professionals are equipping the next generation of engineers, teachers, doctors—and jobs yet to be imagined—with the training and research tools needed to compete in the global marketplace. This is a vital contribution in today’s challenging economic times.”...Seattle Times, Mar. 4
Her Son, the Press Secretary
From American Libraries Direct
Her son, the press secretary
Nancy Gibbs doesn’t get many visits from her son Robert these days. But the head of acquisitions for Duke University Libraries isn’t complaining. She knows that her son, Robert L. Gibbs, is an extremely busy man in his job. That job is serving as President Barack Obama’s press secretary. She is extremely proud of Robert, whom she first exposed to politics through her work with the League of Women Voters....Durham (N.C.) Herald-Sun, Mar. 10
Her son, the press secretary
Nancy Gibbs doesn’t get many visits from her son Robert these days. But the head of acquisitions for Duke University Libraries isn’t complaining. She knows that her son, Robert L. Gibbs, is an extremely busy man in his job. That job is serving as President Barack Obama’s press secretary. She is extremely proud of Robert, whom she first exposed to politics through her work with the League of Women Voters....Durham (N.C.) Herald-Sun, Mar. 10
10 Websites for Book Lovers
From American Libraries Direct
10 websites for book lovers
Ellyssa Kroski writes: “At this point most everyone has heard of LibraryThing, the most popular social cataloging website online, and perhaps even of the Amazon-owned Shelfari, but here are a few websites for book lovers that you may not have heard about—including the Book Cover Archive, a collection of over 1,000 book covers categorized and browsable by designers, authors, titles, art directors, photographers, and illustrators.”...iLibrarian, Mar. 4
10 websites for book lovers
Ellyssa Kroski writes: “At this point most everyone has heard of LibraryThing, the most popular social cataloging website online, and perhaps even of the Amazon-owned Shelfari, but here are a few websites for book lovers that you may not have heard about—including the Book Cover Archive, a collection of over 1,000 book covers categorized and browsable by designers, authors, titles, art directors, photographers, and illustrators.”...iLibrarian, Mar. 4
Using Skype for Reference
From American Libraries Direct
Using Skype for reference
This episode of Chad Boeninger’s Monday Night Update (4:55) discusses and shows how the Ohio University Libraries’ Skype Reference Service works. The video shows the kiosk setup and discusses some of the issues with the service. The Skype kiosk rings a computer at the reference desk through the campus wireless network. Chad says: “It’s a free service and it’s kind of fun to mess with.”...Library Voice, Mar. 3
Using Skype for reference
This episode of Chad Boeninger’s Monday Night Update (4:55) discusses and shows how the Ohio University Libraries’ Skype Reference Service works. The video shows the kiosk setup and discusses some of the issues with the service. The Skype kiosk rings a computer at the reference desk through the campus wireless network. Chad says: “It’s a free service and it’s kind of fun to mess with.”...Library Voice, Mar. 3
100 Tools to Research the Deep Web
From American Libraries Direct
100 tools to research the deep web
Alisa Miller writes: “Experts say that typical search engines like Yahoo! and Google only pick up about 1% of the information available on the internet. The rest of that information is considered to be hidden in the deep web, also referred to as the invisible web. So how can you find all the rest of this information? This list offers 100 tips and tools to help you get the most out of your searches.”...Online College Blog
100 tools to research the deep web
Alisa Miller writes: “Experts say that typical search engines like Yahoo! and Google only pick up about 1% of the information available on the internet. The rest of that information is considered to be hidden in the deep web, also referred to as the invisible web. So how can you find all the rest of this information? This list offers 100 tips and tools to help you get the most out of your searches.”...Online College Blog
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