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2010-02-09T14:08:00.000-08:00

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Higher Ed videos on YouTube

2009-04-08T15:14:00.001-07:00

CARL North IT board member Jackie Siminitus saw this Campus Technology item:

You Tube EDU aggregates video from colleges and universities.

"The launch was made quietly this past week, but with contributions from Dartmouth, Stanford, University of Minnesota, UNC Chapel Hill, Purdue, Harvard, VirginiaTech, and more than 100 others, the site stands a chance to get attention easily. There are already more than 20,000 videos on YouTube EDU. Content is varied, ranging from lectures on quantum physics to "Snow Day in Chapel Hill." With no plans for indexing the videos with a controlled vocabulary (confirmed by Obadiah Greenberg of the Strategic Partnerships team at YouTube) it's starting out eclectic but browsable--typical YouTube."

CARL North Meeting notes

2009-03-16T15:38:00.000-07:00

Thanks to CARL member Jackie Siminitus for providing the content for this blog entry. This is a summary of the day's events not "official meeting minutes."

The Northern Regional meeting of the California Academic and Research Libraries (CARL) attracted a roomful of academic librarians to Sonoma State University on Friday, February 27, 2009.

CARL members were welcomed by Sonoma State University Librarian Barbara Butler and CARL VP North Ned Fielden. Special presenter was CARL President Tracey Mayfield, who showcased the newly designed CARL website. Check it out! We also learned that the 2010 CARL Conference will be in Sacramento. Details to follow. In the near term, there is a New Basic Skills Curriculum workshop on April 24, 2009 -- a good time to advocate for Information Literacy.

CARL Interest Groups met and networked over lunch break. The North IT Special Interest Group attracted a number of new and potentially new members. Co-chairs Sheila Cunningham and Ann Hubble gave an overview of the SIG's annual summer workshops, website, listserv, and blog. Pam Howard of San Francisco State University Library encouraged us to look at Library H3LP, an integrated IM/web-chat program especially designed for libraries. We also considered addressing new or ways to present library stats and measurements.

In the afternoon, several members were invited to give 5-minute presentations on "Wonderful Things" -- useful new tools and practices for the profession from around the region. Here are some of them:

Jeff Rosen of San Francisco State sped us through an overview of MobiLib Home, ways libraries are making the library accessible via wireless devices such as cell and smart phones. Some examples of mobile access include University of Richmond, Scottsdale Public Library, Ball State Library, American University Library, Harvard University Library, and Washington Public Library. Of the above libraries, only Ball State Library had a "mobile access" option on their website. Jeff provided an impressive list of mobile applications: catalog search, computers (reservations?), library hours, ask-a-librarian, reserve a room, video services, LibraryThing, and more -- remember, all this in 5-minutes!

Snoopy Library Catalog - Paula Hammett of Sonoma State University Library showed how students could use the Online Public Access Catalog (OPAC) phone link for text messages.
Worldcat.

Caroline Harnly of San Francisco State University Library did some special WorldCat tricks for Collection Development Captivate by Adobe.

Aline Soules of CSU East Bay gave an impressive overview of how she has personally invested in Captivate software for creating 10-12 minute modules for students. It is 508 compliant. Preparing for closed captioning takes a bit of practice, but works well.

Merlot.org - a presentation about this resource -- Multimedia Educational Resource for Learning and Online Teaching.

The 1968 Personal Computing Demo

2008-11-07T12:28:00.000-08:00

SRI International Presents:

Engelbart & the Dawn of Interactive Computing, 40th Anniversary

Tuesday, December 9, 2008
1:00 to 5:30 pm
Stanford University Memorial Auditorium

They call it the "mother of all demos". On December 9, 1968, Dr. Douglas C. Engelbart and the Augmentation Research Center at Stanford Research Institute staged a 90-minute public multimedia demonstration at the Fall Joint Computer Conference in San Francisco. It was the world debut of personal and interactive computing: for the first time, the public saw a computer mouse, which controlled a networked computer system to demonstrate hypertext linking, real-time text editing, multiple windows with flexible view control, cathode display tubes, and shared-screen teleconferencing. It changed what is possible.

The 1968 demo presaged many of the technologies we use today, from personal computing to social networking. The demo embodied Doug Engelbart's vision of solving humanity's most important problems by using computers to improve communication and collaboration.

On December 9, 2008, SRI International will present a commemorative 40th anniversary of this historic event. Join us to hear original participants recount what led up to the 1968 demo, the drama of the demonstration itself, and its impact which no one could have imagined at the time. Learn about Doug Engelbart's vision to use computing to augment society's collective intellect and ability to solve the complex issues of our time.

Featuring: Daniel Borel (Logitech), Christina Engelbart (The Doug Engelbart Institute), Chuck House (Media X at Stanford University), Alan Kay (Viewpoints Research Institute), Bob Sproull (Sun Microsystems), Andy van Dam (Brown University), and 1968 demo participants Don Andrews, Bill English, Bill Paxton, and Jeff Rulifson. Program subject to change.

Tickets: $25 general admission; $10 students Purchase online, or by calling 650-725-2787, or at the Stanford Ticket Office at Tresidder Union.

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Highlights from Mashup the Library

2008-08-21T15:22:00.000-07:00

Mashup the Library! Highlights from the CARL IT Interest Group Workshop

The theme for the 4th Annual CARL Information Technology Interest Group Workshop, held on July 25, 2008, was Mashup the Library.

This workshop focused on exploring technology trends that have us remixing library and information resources in new and exciting ways. Drawing over 70 attendees from around the Bay Area, the day offered a full spectrum of speakers and demonstrations, and even a tour of the newly opened and innovative Harrington Learning Commons, Sobrato Technology Center and Orradre Library at Santa Clara University. This year’s workshop was held in their very elegant St. Clare Room.

First up was Rachel Smith, Vice President of NMC Services for the New Media Consortium, who directs the creation of the annual Horizon Report (a collaborative project of the NMC and the EDUCAUSE Learning Initiative). The Horizon Report identifies and describes emerging technologies that are likely to have a large impact on teaching and learning that goes on in higher education. Attendees enjoyed her approachable and energizing introduction to the six emerging technologies that have been identified in the 2008 edition of the report. Using a VUVOX collage, rather than traditional Microsoft PowerPoint, Rachel walked through this year’s forecast which included descriptions and applications of Grassroots Video , Collaborative Web, Data Mashups, Collected Intelligence, and Social Operating Systems.

Rachel also described the process for distilling the viewpoints of over 175 international members of the Horizon Report advisory board . There are no face-to-face meetings, all work is done online and documented in a wiki. View Rachel’s VUVOX collage, including links to examples of technology applications.

Next, Dr. Raymond Yee, a visiting scholar at UC Berkeley’s School of Information where he teaches the course "Mixing and Remixing Information" and author of Pro Web 2.0 Mashups: Remixing Data and Web Services , focused attendees on what mashup technology is and how it works. Using examples from Google Maps and the Cragislist website, Raymond demonstrated how Housing Maps creates a visual display of current home rental opportunities in various Bay Area locations. Other examples demonstrated were the LibraryLookup Project by John Ludel and Geotagging in Flickr using Google Maps. Additionally, Raymond explained how to create a mashup using Yahoo Pipes. His example used the New York Times World Section and Google Maps. Google Maps is a popular mashup visual resource. In fact, Google embraced this trend and released an API (application programming interface) that formalizes how people can use Google Maps for all sorts of mashups. Learn more about the work of Raymond Yee at his blog Data Unbound.

In the afternoon, attendees immersed themselves into even more examples and demonstrations of mashup technology. Jill Tinsley, a recent MLIS graduate from the University of Arizona, provided a survey of visual searching resources, including oSkope Visual Search, Aquabrowser, WebBrain, Tafiti, Viewzi, and SearchMe, to name a few.

This year’s Cool Tools! demonstrations included three exciting tools that utilized mashups and web 2.0 technologies. Virtual Shelf was demonstrated by UC Berkeley School of Information 2nd year Masters students Devin Blong & Jonathan Breitbart. This student project created for the Open Library Project (Internet Archive) allows users to visually explore online print collections. Harrison Dekker, Data Services Librarian at UC Berkeley’s Doe/Moffitt Library, got playful with Google’s versitile visualization tools for numeric data available in their web-based spreadsheet application. And Laura Moody, Music Librarian and CARL member from San Francisco State University, provided a tour of LibGuides, a new tool from Springshare that helps libraries use web 2.0 technology to organize and distribute subject and research guide resources (example from SFSU).

And if that wasn’t enough of a visual and informative feast, the day was capped off with an introduction and tour of the Harrington Learning Commons, Sobrato Technology Center and Orradre Library. SCU University Librarian Liz Salzer, our workshop host, described the opening of their new facility, and tour guides offered attendees a glimpse of the building, which includes their Automatic Retrieval System (ARS), reconfigurable collaborative spaces, casual lounge seating, video editing suites, educational experimentation rooms, a café, and much more.

This year’s workshop attendees carried away ideas and, hopefully, a new understanding of what mashup technology can do, and is already doing, for libraries.

Special thanks goes to the dedicated CARL members who help make these workshops happen:

Mari Miller, the original organizer of this IG who provided leadership for previous workshops of the past 3 years. Mari has finally received a break from being chair of this group, but continues to provide valuable program planning contributions. Thank you Susan Boyd, who was indispensable as our location coordinator in charge of all venue arrangements and making it possible for our being at the beautiful St. Clare Room.

Thanks to our program planners for handling all the details, big and small: Pam Howard, Ya Wang, Carol Pearce, Jackie Siminitus, John Wenzler , Christine Holmes, and Rob Boyd.

Sheila Cunningham
Ann Hubble
Co-Chairs, 2007-2008
CARL North IT Interest Group

Photos/Highlights from Mash Up the Library workshop

2008-07-30T12:12:00.000-07:00

Check out photos taken during the recently held Mashup the Library workshop presented by the CARL North IT Interest Group. The 2CoolTools blog has a few posts about the event as does Paul Signorelli at the InfoPeople Infoblog.

Register for the CARL North IT workshop

2008-06-04T11:43:00.000-07:00

CARL North IT Interest Group presents:

Mashup the Library: A Workshop on Mashup Technology and the Art of Remixing Library and Information Resources

When:
July 25, 2008
8:30 a.m. to 4:00 p.m.

Location:
The NEW Harrington Learning Commons, Sobrato Technology Center and Orradre Library
St. Clare Room, Santa Clara University
Learn more about the center and view some photos taken during opening ceremony.

Tentative Schedule:

8:30-9:00: Morning Refreshments
9:00-10:30: 2008 Horizon Report: Key Emerging Technologies, Rachel Smith
10:30-10:45: Break
10:45-12:00: Web 2.0 Mashups: Making the Web Your Own, Raymond Yee
12:00-1:00: Lunch outside the Adobe Lodge
1:00-2:00 Information Visualization using Mash- ups and Web 2.0 Tools, Jill Tinsley
2:00-2:15: Break
2:15-3:15 "Cool Tools!" Demonstrations
3:15-4:00: Tours

Program:

Join us for a day of engaging speakers and cool demonstrations of mashups and information visualizations.

The 2008 Horizon Report: Key Emerging Technologies
Rachel Smith, New Media Consortium

The annual Horizon Report describes the continuing work of the New Media Consortium's Horizon Project, a research-oriented effort that seeks to identify and describe emerging technologies likely to have considerable impact on teaching, learning, and creative expression
within higher education. This session will introduce the six technologies covered in the 2008 Horizon Report, the fifth in the series. Participants will explore examples in each category and
contribute to the ongoing Call to Scholarship with their own ideas and suggestions. The 2008 Horizon Report is available online at no cost.

Rachel Smith is Vice President, NMC Services for the New Media Consortium (NMC), an international consortium of more than 250 world-class universities, colleges, museums, research centers, and technology companies dedicated to using new technologies to inspire, energize, stimulate, and support learning and creative expression. She is recognized for her work in making new technologies approachable for higher education faculty and staff. She participates in the publication of the annual Horizon Report, which identifies emerging technologies that will have an impact on learning organizations.

Web 2.0 Mashups: Making the Web Your Own
Raymond Yee, Visiting Scholar, School of Information, UC Berkeley

The Web contains thousands of mashups that recombine everything including Google Maps, Flickr, Amazon.com, NASA, the New York Times, and Wikipedia with useful information about travel, finance, real estate, and more. By fusing elements from multiple web sites, mashups are often informative, useful, fun, and even transformative. This talk will show you about how to create and apply mashups to make sense of the web, especially in the context of libraries.

Raymond Yee is a data architect, consultant, trainer, and author of Pro Web 2.0 Mashups: Remixing Data and Web Services (Apress, 2008). He is currently a visiting scholar at the School of Information, UC Berkeley, where he teaches the course "Mixing and Remixing Information". Yee is also the Integration Advisor for the Zotero Project. While earning a Ph.D. in biophysics, he taught computer science, philosophy, and personal development to K-11 students in the Academic Talent Development Program on the Berkeley campus. As a software architect and developer, he focuses on developing software to support learning, teaching, scholarship, and research.

Information Visualization Using Mashups and Web 2.0 Tools
Jill Tinsley, MLIS candidate, University of Arizona

Visual searching is a new way to search existing databases. A visual search displays the information in a visual format rather than simply text-based results. This presentation will demonstrate many visual search tools available on the Internet, including mashups for
web search engines, databases, news, shopping, music, photos, social networking, and more. Included will be discussion of learning styles relating to visual searching and educational application of visual search methods.

Cool Tools! Demonstrations

Bookshelf Visualization
A mashup student project, from UC Berkeley's School of Information, creates a virtual bookshelf display of the Internet Archive's Open Source Books.
Devin Blong, MS candidate, UC Berkeley School of Information

Google Visualization Tools
New releases from Google Labs include two visualization tools - Google Charts and Spreadsheet Gadgets. Experience some applications and uses of these two new Google releases.
Harrison Dekker, Coordinator of Data Services, Doe/Moffitt
Libraries, UC Berkeley

LibGuides
LibGuides can help share library information and bring together several Web 2.0 applications into the research guide environment. The system helps librarians publish and share information online, while highlighting and promoting library resources and services to the community.
Laura Moody, Librarian, San Francisco State University

Tours!
Take a tour of Santa Clara University's new Harrington Learning Commons, Sobrato Technology Center and Orradre Library. Explore the architecture, furnishings, and state-of-the-art technology this new facility uses to remix the traditional library with a futuristic collaborative learning environment. View some photos taken during opening ceremony.

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Directions:
Driving directions and a map

Parking:
There is a $6 fee per car.

Enter Santa Clara University via the Palm Drive main entrance. Pick up a visitor parking pass at the attendant station. Be sure to let the attendant know you are coming to the CARLNIT workshop and they will direct to the 3rd floor parking area. More details about parking at SCU.

Cost:
Cost includes all-day workshop, morning refreshments and lunch

CARL Members: $50
Non Members: $65
Students: $30

Registration details:
Advance registration required by July 11, 2008.
Download and print the event flyer and registration form

Registration Questions? Contact Pam Howard, J. Paul Leonard Library, San Francisco State at 415-338-7395 or pjhoward@sfsu.edu.
No refunds after July 14, 2008
In compliance with the ADA/504 please direct your accommodation requests to Terry Hingston at(408) 554-6830, or call TTY-California Relay, at1-800-735-2929 at least 72 hours prior to the

Workshop details also at the CARL North IT Interest Group webpage.

Save the Date: CARL N IT Interest Group workshop

2008-05-15T15:46:00.000-07:00

SAVE THE DATE!

The CARL North IT Interest Group presents its 2008 summer workshop

Mashup the Library: An introduction to mashup technology and the art of remixing library and information resources

Join us for a day of engaging speakers and demonstrations of cool library mashups!

Date: July 25th, 9:00 to 4:00
Location: The NEW Harrington Learning Commons, Sobrato Technology Center and Orradre Library, Santa Clara University
Keynote Speaker: Rachel Smith, New Media Consortium

Rachel Smith is Vice President, NMC Services for the New Media Consortium (NMC), an international consortium of more than 200 world-class universities, colleges, museums, research centers, and technology companies dedicated to using new technologies to inspire, energize, stimulate, and support learning and creative expression. She is recognized for her work in making new technologies approachable for higher education faculty and staff. She participates in the publication of the annual Horizon Report which identifies emerging technologies that will have an impact on learning organizations.

More details about the workshop and additional speakers to follow. Check the CARL North IT website for more information.

ACRL launches Chat Series

2008-03-14T13:34:00.000-07:00

Contact: David FreeACRL(312) 280-2517dfree@ala.org
Press Release
March 10, 2008

ACRL launches chat series

CHICAGO - The Association of College and Research Libraries (ACRL) is pleased to announce ACRL OnPoint, a new live chat series. Each informal monthly chat session provides the opportunity to connect with colleagues and experts to discuss an issue of the day in academic and research librarianship.

All ACRL OnPoint chats are free and open to the public. Sessions are unmoderated, 30-45 minutes in length and take place in a Meebo chat room. All chat sessions begin at 1 p.m. CDT. While no registration is necessary to participate, ACRL recommends creating a quick and easy Meebo account for the best experience while participating in ACRL OnPoint discussions.

Join us on March 27 for the inaugural ACRL OnPoint chat on the newly mandatory NIH Public Access Policy. Further reading about this available on the ACRL OnPoint page.

The discussion of how libraries are leveraging this new policy on campus will be convened by ACRL Scholarly Communication Committee member Karen Williams and Linda Watson, president of the Association of Academic Health Sciences Libraries. Discuss actions your library is taking or could take, such as educating authors, offering deposit services and partnering with your office of sponsored research.

This first chat session is co-sponsored by the Association of Academic Health Sciences Libraries, the Association of Research Libraries, the Greater Western Library Alliance and the Scholarly Publishing and Academic Resources Coalition (SPARC).

Future ACRL OnPoint chats include:

April 2008: Section 108 Study Group Report -Discuss the implications of the recommendations and findings of this forthcoming report (expected in mid-March) for academic libraries.
May 2008: Green Libraries - Share ideas about what libraries are, or could be, doing to meet the growing “greening” of college and university campuses.
June 2008: ACRL 101 - Find your path to participation to get the most out of your ACRL membership and discuss ACRL activities at the 2008 ALA Annual Conference with Associate Director Mary Jane Petrowski.

Send ideas for future ACRL OnPoint chat topics to acrl@ala.org with the subject heading ACRL OnPoint.

ACRL is a division of the American Library Association (ALA), representing more than 13,000 academic and research librarians and interested individuals. ACRL is the only individual membership organization in North America that develops programs, products and services to meet the unique needs of academic and research librarians. Its initiatives enable the higher education community to understand the role that academic libraries play in the teaching, learning and research environments.

What can Search Engine Designers Learn from the Reference Interview?

2008-03-14T13:22:00.000-07:00

Brought to you by SJSU SLIS

Query specifications by typical users are notoriously imprecise. And for many searches it is impossible to expect the user to fully and accurately specify what they are interested in. Because they do not know what is available for the asking, users cannot be expected to specify exactly what they want. Reference librarians have been developing a craft that, among other things, deals with this incomplete specification of desired results. What can search engine designers learn from prior art to improve query results? John Dove, CEO of Credo Reference, will contrast Google's vision of the future with one where reference librarians may be called upon to expertly modify online query systems in order to significantly improve query results for their users.

Video link
Audio link
SJSU SLIS Colloquia Archive
SJSU SLIS Colloquia RSS feed

Pew Report: Information Searches That Solve Problems

2008-02-14T15:27:00.000-08:00

At the CARL North Regional meeting at Santa Clara University on Feb. 11th, Carolyn Schubert shared data from the Dec 2007 Pew Report "Information Searches That Solve Problems : How People Use the Internet, Libraries and Government Agencies When They Need Help.

This report found that while more people still turn to the Internet for help to solve problems, a large percent of younger people are starting to turn to libraries. From the report, "Another key insight is that members of Gen Y are the leading users of libraries for help solving problems and in more general patronage". Are people starting to want more "quality" information that a librarian can provide?

Many other reports on the Pew website would be of interest to Academic Libraries. This post from librarian Mari Miller, Co-Chair, CARL North IT IG.

25 Awesome Beta Research Tools

2008-02-14T11:31:00.000-08:00

CollegeDegree.com notes, "Check out this list of tools being used in libraries" -- tools such as Project Blacklight at UVA, LibX, Encore at Michigan State.

Pew Internet - Typology of Information & Communication Technology Users

2008-02-08T12:00:00.000-08:00

"Where Do You Fit? - Do you cringe when your cell phone rings? Do you suffer from withdrawal when you can't check your Blackberry? Do you rush to post your vacation video to your Web site? The questions below allow you to place yourself in one of the categories in the Pew Internet Project's Typology of Information and Communication Technology Users. " Take the 10 questions quiz to learn which type of user you are.

Top 100 Alternative Search Engines

2008-02-04T12:17:00.000-08:00

AltSearchEngine, part of the ReadWriteWeb network (provides web technology news, reviews and analysis) produces a monthly Top 100 Alternative Search Engine list. Check out February's list.

AltSearchEngine and ReadWriteWeb have feeds if you're interested in adding them to your reader.

ACRL Virtual Reference Competencies II

2008-01-22T09:05:00.000-08:00

Virtual Reference Competencies II: Practice and Expand Communications Skills and Knowledge
An ACRL Online SeminarJanuary 28 -February 16, 2008

Course Description:Virtual reference service requires all of the same professional communications skills and knowledge as face-to-face reference service. The challenge is to apply, practice, imagine, and understand how to communicate professionally within the technology context and using good reference skills and knowledge. In this course participants will engage in learning activities, supported by readings as well as lecture and discussion to practice and expand the communications competencies required by effective virtual reference librarians.

"Virtual Reference Competencies II: Practice and Expand Communications Skills and Knowledge" is a primarily asynchronous seminar, allowing participants to work through course material at times convenient to them throughout the three week scheduled course time. Participants may also choose to schedule online chat time with the teacher, as they feel necessary. Specific material and learning activities will be covered during each week of the course. Threaded discussion forums are available for use in learning activities and other course-related conversations.

Instructor: Diane Kovacs, Kovacs Consulting

Registration:
ACRL member: $135
ALA member: $175
CACUL member: Can$195 (charges will be made in U.S. dollars)
Nonmember: $195
Student: $60

The Virtual Chase

2008-01-22T08:32:00.001-08:00

This may have caught your attention or you knew about this resource already. From ResourceShelf:

"Genie Tyburski’s Virtual Chase website is, without a doubt, up there among the creme de la creme of Internet resources. Perhaps you’ve been fortunate enough to hear Genie speak at a conference or, perhaps, read an article she has written. The Virtual Chase, which Genie started as hobby, is now owned by Ballard Spahr Andrews & Ingersoll."

This collection is organized into five categories:

Public Records and Public Information
Phone Lookup & Reverse Telephone Directories
Finding E-mail Addresses
White Pages Outside of the U.S.
Disciplinary Actions

a Wiki capturing ALA Midwinter 2008

2008-01-17T12:24:00.000-08:00

From the ALA Marginalia blog:

"Now that we’re all recovering from Midwinter 2008, hopefully we’re also building an archive of materials from the event. We’ve started a page on the wiki for Handouts, Podcasts, and other Post Midwinter Information where you can post handouts, presentations, notes, minutes, and whatever else your committee, unit, group, etc. distributed during your meetings."

ALASC Luminary Lecture Webcast: Jeremy Kemp on Second Life

2007-11-02T09:19:00.000-07:00

Watch a webcast of Jeremy Kemp, SJSU SLIS Assistant Director for Second Life Campus, talk about Second Life and how it applies to library students, as well as how it can be used for outreach to Library communities. Click on the SLIS media player link, then the ALASC link on the SLIS site to find the lecture (MP3 or MP4) to download.

Subscribe to the RSS Podcast feed:
SJSU SLIS iTunes Portal

World Digital Library

2007-10-24T11:23:00.000-07:00

The World Digital Library will make available on the Internet, free of charge and in multilingual format, significant primary materials from cultures around the world, including manuscripts, maps, rare books, musical scores, recordings, films, prints, photographs, architectural drawings, and other significant cultural materials. The objectives of the World Digital Library are to promote international and inter-cultural understanding and awareness, provide resources to educators, expand non-English and non-Western content on the Internet, and to contribute to scholarly research. Read the Library of Congress press release about an agreement with UNESCO pledging cooperative efforts to build a World Digital Library Web site.

LOC webcasts "Digital Future and You"

2007-10-11T12:33:00.000-07:00

Digital Future and You is a Library of Congress webcast series on technologies such as LibraryThing, Zotero, MODS, etc.

By the way, check out the LOC's RSS feeds.

CARL N IT workshop Photos and Presentations

2007-09-27T12:05:00.000-07:00

Photos from the recently held CARL N IT workshop on Next Generation Libraries available from the group's Flickr album.

Presentations from the workshop available on the group's website. Thanks to Carol Pearce, website and Flickr administrator.

Travel Grants for 2008 ALA annual conference

2007-09-27T11:26:00.000-07:00

From the ALA Marginalia blog -- A list of travel grants available to attend the 2008 ALA conference in Anaheim, California. Most have December 1, 2007 deadlines.

SJSU SLIS Second Life on PBS

2007-09-25T09:07:00.000-07:00

The SJSU School of Library and Information Science will be featured on the public television show "Quest," which will air on KQED at 7:30 p.m. Tuesday, September 25. The show explores science, environment and nature in Northern California. Tuesday's edition will feature a segment on Second Life, an online game where millions of people are creating digital personalities called avatars. SLIS has incorporated Second Life into its curriculum. KQED conducted interviews with SLIS faculty at the Academic Success Center's Incubator Classroom and part of the Dr. Martin Luther King, Jr. Library that overlooks Tower Hall, which appears on Second Life.

Registration closed: NextGen Libraries workshop

2007-08-17T08:52:00.000-07:00

Registration is closed for the:

CARL North Information Technology Interest Group September 7, 2007 Next Generation Libraries workshop.

Please direct your questions to Ann Hubble, UCSC, Science & Engineering Library, 831-459-4974 or ahubble@ucsc.edu

2007 Survey of the Biblioblogosphere

2007-08-10T16:25:00.000-07:00

Meredith Farkas is conducting her second Biblioblogosphere survey about people in the library and information science profession who blog. Read more about it and the previous survey results from 2005.

Open Library Project

2007-07-20T09:11:00.000-07:00

"The Open Library was created by the Internet Archive to demonstrate a way that books can be represented online. The vision is to create free web access to important book collections from around the world." There is a demo site as well that keeps you abreast of new developments.

An article in The Chronicle of Higher Education with related comments is quite interesting -- actually one individual noted in the comments that the comments are more interesting than the article! Included in the comments section: stuff about libraries and OCLC.

Register for our NextGen Libraries workshop

2007-07-18T09:07:00.000-07:00

CARL North Information Technology Interest Group presents:

A Workshop on Next Generation Libraries , September 7, 2007

Innovative Web 2.0 technologies are revolutionizing the way the world interacts with information. How are libraries changing to remain relevant in both the real and virtual world? Please join us for this exciting workshop that will explore emerging new information technologies, what changes have already shifted the playing field for library resources and public service, and what we, as librarians, need to do to stay ahead of the learning curve.

Keynote Address:

Peter Brantley, Executive Director, Digital Library Federation "Architects of Collaboration" Before joining DLF, Peter was Director of Technology at UC's California Digital Library. He has significant experience in digital library development and authors a provocative Blog, shimenawa. His address will focus on the rapidly changing technological landscape, the key events that have and will impact Libraries, and what libraries need to do to remain relevant.

Speakers:

Ray Larson, Professor, UC Berkeley School of Information "The Future of Search" Prof. Larson teaches classes on information retrieval at UCB. What is the future of search? Are controlled vocabularies and hierarchical structures a thing of the past? How are google-like search engines evolving? What are the new research directions in information retrieval? Prof. Larson's talk will examine the path towards the next generation of "search" i.e., what is to come, what are the main open questions, and how will we integrate all these vast resources and still make results usable and comprehensible to users.

Jeremy Kemp, Assistant Director, SJSU SLIS Second Life Campus "Next Generation Library Schools: Sloodle & the Second Life Campus" Information Today calls Second Life the "Library of the Future." SJSU instructional designer Jeremy Kemp, and course designers around the world, are using this 3D gaming engine to build assessable and highly engaging teaching and learning spaces. Mr. Kemp will discuss how they use a new set of practical tools to organize information and present it in immersive settings, including Sloodle, which combines the open source Moodle learning management system with Second Life 3D building tools with the aim of creating engaging experiences in a well-designed pedagogical scaffold.

Library Cool Tools (an afternoon of demonstrations) Experience and explore Web 2.0 technologies that could enhance library services, including:

*A Second Life for Libraries (Bernadette Swanson, UC Davis and Sandra Rotenberg, Solano Community College)
*Embedding the Library with LibX (Ann Hubble, UC Santa Cruz)
*LibraryThing and Librarians (John Wenzler, San Francisco State University)
*Next Generation Discovery Tool: Encore from Innovative Interfaces (Dinah Sanders)
*Zotero: The Next Generation Research Tool (Pam Howard, San Francisco State University)

WHEN: Friday, September 7, 2007 9 am - 4 pm

WHERE: AT&T Executive Briefing Center 795 Folsom Street - 4th Floor San Francisco, CA 94107 One block South of Moscone Center at 4th and Folsom St. Closest BART stations: Montgomery or Powell

------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------ REGISTRATION FORM:

Next Generation Libraries - September 7, 2007

Advance registration required by August 17, 2007.

COST (includes all-day workshop, morning & afternoon refreshments and lunch):

CARL Members: $40;
Non Members: $45;
Students: $25

Interested in joining CARL? Please visit: http://www.carl-acrl.org/

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Please circle:

CARL Member ($40);
Non-Member ($45);
Student ($25)

Make your check payable to CARL by August 17 and send to:

Ann Hubble, Electronic Resources Librarian, Science & Engineering Library, UC Santa Cruz, 1156 High St., Santa Cruz, CA 95064.

Questions? Contact Ann at 831-459-4974 or ahubble@ucsc.edu.

Lunch boxes provided by Boudin Catering and includes a sandwich, chips, and cookie. Lunch (please circle one):

Bavarian Ham and Swiss

Classic Vegetarian

Roast Beef

Tuna Salad

Turkey and Cranberry

Turkey and Havarti Cheese

Please Note: No refunds after August 24, 2007.

Ready2Net eLearning webcasts series

2007-06-12T08:14:00.000-07:00

Thanks to CARL North IT member Jackie Siminitus (Library Advocate, AT&T California) for this post.

The award-winning READY2NET (R2N) series serves as a national forum for structured discussions about the key eLearning and information technology issues that affect students, faculty, campus officials, institutions, and the public. The Ready2Net programs bring together leaders from higher education, industry, government, and other sectors. The Ready2Net programs are available free, broadcast live via satellite and streamed over the Net. An archive of previous webcasts is available.

Registration required.

June 14, 2007:
Libraries, Coffee, and Surfing

The library’s longstanding function as the academic center of a campus has shifted. Many libraries have added digital media centers, and social and group workspaces in their portfolios of services. Librarians now define the library as an encompassing, multi-functional facility and virtual space centered on learning, the discovery of information, and collaboration. Coffee stands, cafés, and other social spaces demonstrate this shift towards accommodating the requirements of library patrons. This R2N program explores the library’s changing and often challenging roles—including benefits to its users, possibilities for its future, and threats to the library that we know today.

CARL North IT NextGen Libraries workshop, Sept 7

2007-06-06T08:44:00.000-07:00

CARL North Information Technology Interest Group presents:

A Workshop on Next Generation Libraries
September 7, 2007

Innovative Web 2.0 technologies are revolutionizing the way the world interacts with information. How are libraries changing to remain relevant in both the real and virtual world? Please join us for this exciting workshop that will explore emerging new information technologies, what changes have already shifted the playing field for library resources and public service, and what we, as librarians, need to do to stay ahead of the learning curve.

Keynote Address:

Peter Brantley, Executive Director, Digital Library Federation
"Architects of Collaboration"

Before joining DLF, Peter was Director of Technology at UC's California Digital Library. He has significant experience in digital library development and authors a provocative Blog, shimenawa. His address will focus on the rapidly changing technological landscape, the key events that have and will impact Libraries, and what libraries need to do to remain relevant.

Speakers:

Ray Larson, Professor, UC Berkeley School of Information
"The Future of Search"

Prof. Larson teaches classes on information retrieval at UCB. What is the future of search? Are controlled vocabularies and hierarchical structures a thing of the past? How are google-like search engines evolving? What are the new research directions in information retrieval? Prof. Larson's talk will examine the path towards the next generation of "search" i.e., what is to come, what are the main open questions, and how will we integrate all these vast resources and still make results usable and comprehensible to users.

Jeremy Kemp, Assistant Director, SJSU SLIS Second Life Campus
"Next Generation Library Schools: Sloodle & the Second Life Campus"

Information Today calls Second Life the "Library of the Future." SJSU instructional designer Jeremy Kemp, and course designers around the world, are using this 3D gaming engine to build assessable and highly engaging teaching and learning spaces. Mr. Kemp will discuss how they use a new set of practical tools to organize information and present it in immersive settings, including Sloodle, which combines the open source Moodle learning management system with Second Life 3D building tools with the aim of creating engaging experiences in a well-designed pedagogical scaffold.

Library Cool Tools (an afternoon of demonstrations)

Experience and explore Web 2.0 technologies that could enhance library services, including:

*A Second Life for Libraries (Bernadette Swanson, UC Davis and Sandra Rotenberg, Solano Community College)
*Embedding the Library with LibX (Ann Hubble, UC Santa Cruz)
*LibraryThing and Librarians (John Wenzel, San Francisco State University)
*Next Generation Discovery Tool: Encore from Innovative Interfaces (Dinah Sanders)
*Zotero: The Next Generation Research Tool (Pam Howard, San Francisco State University)

WHEN:
Friday, September 7, 2007
9 am - 4 pm

WHERE:
AT&T Executive Briefing Center
795 Folsom Street - 4th Floor
San Francisco, CA 94107
One block South of Moscone Center at 4th and Folsom St.
Closest BART stations: Montgomery or Powell
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REGISTRATION FORM:

Next Generation Libraries - September 7, 2007
Advance registration required by August 17, 2007.
COST (includes all-day workshop, morning & afternoon refreshments and lunch): CARL Members: $40; Non Members: $45; Students: $25

Interested in joining CARL? Please visit: http://www.carl-acrl.org

Name:
Title:
Institution:
Email:
Phone:
Please circle: CARL Member ($40); Non-Member ($45); Student ($25)

Make your check payable to CAR L by August 17 and send to:

Ann Hubble, Electronic Resources Librarian, Science & Engineering Library, UC Santa Cruz, 1156 High St., Santa Cruz, CA 95064. Questions? Contact Ann at 831-459-4974 or ahubble@ucsc.edu.

Lunch boxes provided by Boudin Catering and includes a sandwich, chips, and cookie.

Lunch (please circle one):

Bavarian Ham and Swiss
Classic Vegetarian
Roast Beef
Tuna Salad
Turkey and Cranberry
Turkey and Havarti Cheese

Please Note: No refunds after August 24, 2007.

More information about the workshop will be available, as it develops, on this blog

Using Google Maps

2007-05-30T16:06:00.000-07:00

Google Maps now allows you to "create and share personalized, annotated maps of your world."

Check out the Learning 2.0 Throughout the World map created by Minerva Shelved.

And think about the many ways you may utilize Google Maps to promote or advertise your library. Garrett Kuramoto, of the Sunnyvale Public Library, made a Google map of all Silicon Valley Library System (SVLS) libraries, complete with street address, zip code for GPS, and area code. San Jose Public Library (SJPL) has a link to the map on its website. Slick, eh.

What's New in Podcasting

2007-05-24T09:51:00.000-07:00

SirsiDynix Institute Webinar - What's New in Podcasting?

Presented by David Free, Public Services Librarian,
Decatur Campus Library, Georgia Perimeter College

Tuesday, June 5, 2007, 11 a.m. - noon Eastern / 8 a.m. - 9 a.m. Pacific
Register for this SirsiDynix Institute webinar.

"In the year since the SirsiDynix Institute first examined podcasting (May of 2006), there have been many exciting developments with this emerging technology. Mainstream news and entertainment media have embraced both audio and video podcasts as a method of distributing information and creating community. There are now tens of thousands of podcasts of all types included in the iTunes music store. Educational uses of podcasts to deliver lectures and other content have proliferated. And more libraries than ever are producing podcasts or considering podcasting as part of their teaching and marketing efforts.

This presentation builds on the previous SirsiDynix Institute podcasting series by examining developments in the library podcasting landscape over the past year, including a look at (and listen to) new podcasts created by and for the library community. Tips for considering, planning, creating, evaluating, and sustaining a podcasting program at your library are also included. Learn how to create quality podcasts that will engage your audience from one of the first library podcasters. "

David Free is the Public Services librarian at the Decatur Campus Library of Georgia Perimeter College. He produces the Georgia Perimeter College libraries' podcasts and is the podcast editor of The Chattahoochee Review literary quarterly. Free holds a Master of Library and Information Science degree from Clark Atlanta University and a master's in English from Georgia State University. He blogs at davidsrandomstuff.blogspot.com.

If you have missed previous SirsiDynix Institute events, or are unable to make this one, we have an extensive archive.

Learning 2.1

2007-05-23T14:21:00.000-07:00

PLCMC who first brought us Learning 2.0 or the 23 Things is now offering their staff and guests Learning 2.1. A wiki is also available for Learning 2.1 participants.

Thanks to the comment for this post in which Minerva reminded us that PLCMC also has a Ning group associated with the Learning 2.1 program.

Scholarly Publishing Annual Meeting - June 6-8

2007-05-03T09:12:00.000-07:00

The 29th Annual Meeting for the Society for Scholarly Publishing will be held June 6-8, at the Palace Hotel in San Francisco.

Librarians and students are invited to register for the SSP Annual Meeting for $250, almost half the member rate (if you are a librarian employed in a library as well as a member of SSP, this rate is for you too). SSP is the Society FOR Scholarly Publishing, not OF Scholarly
Publishers, and librarian viewpoints and input are welcomed. (Rates increase after May 11, so don’t delay.)

This year's program, "Imagining the Future: Scholarly Communication 2.0," promises
to be an exciting and thought-provoking event. Is "Web 2.0" just a buzzword, or are there real opportunities for scholarly publishing lying beneath the hype?

Featured speakers are Larry Sanger (Wikipedia/Citizendium), Paul Duguid (UC Berkeley), David Worlock (Outsell, Inc) and Brewster Kahle (Internet Archive).

Don't miss:

* Pre-meeting seminars (June 6) on hot topics: copyright in the digital world, content licensing, business usage data, and society publishing
* Fifteen practical and cutting-edge program sessions for publishers, editors, librarians, scholars, printers, agents, wholesalers, booksellers, and other participants: technology, digital content, institutional repositories, interfaces, and more.
* Nationally recognized experts in many aspects of scholarly communication
* Exhibitors' Marketplace and receptions
* Formal and informal networking opportunities

For more information, download the program brochure, registration, and hotel details.

ACRL Top 10 Assumptions for future of academic libraries

2007-05-01T10:01:00.000-07:00

The Association of College and Research Libraries (ACRL) unveiled its Top Ten Assumptions for the future of academic and research libraries during the ACRL’s 13th National Conference held March 29 to April 1 in Baltimore.

The ACRL Research Committee developed the top ten assumptions after surveying member leaders and conducting a literature review. A panel representing community and liberal arts colleges, research university libraries, as well as an observer of the higher education environment reacted and commented upon the assumptions at the ACRL National Conference.

“These assumptions underscore the dominant roles that technology and consumer expectations are increasingly playing in libraries,” said Pamela Snelson, president, ACRL and college librarian at Franklin and Marshall College. “The underlying trends offer new opportunities for academic libraries and librarians to embrace the future.”

1. There will be an increased emphasis on digitizing collections, preserving digital archives, and improving methods of data storage and retrieval.
2. The skill set for librarians will continue to evolve in response to the needs and expectations of the changing populations (student and faculty) that they serve.
3. Students and faculty will increasingly demand faster and greater access to services.
4. Debates about intellectual property will become increasingly common in higher education.
5. The demand for technology related services will grow and require additional funding.
6. Higher education will increasingly view the institution as a business.
7. Students will increasingly view themselves as customers and consumers, expecting high quality facilities and services.
8. Distance learning will be an increasingly common option in higher education and will co-exist but not threaten the traditional bricks-and-mortar model.9. Free, public access to information stemming from publicly funded research will continue to grow.
10. Privacy will continue to be an important issue in librarianship.

Listen to a podcast featuring Snelson and Mullins discussing the top ten assumptions is available at . Read more by Mullins and committee members in the April issue of College & Research Libraries News.

Authors@Google

2007-04-27T10:40:00.000-07:00

Google is making available videotaped sessions of its author talks. Guests have included Hillary Clinton, Eve Ensler and Neil Gaiman. Here's a direct link to the author series on YouTube.

Ning Library 2.0 Social Network

2007-04-25T15:40:00.000-07:00

You may have already heard about Ning and you may already be a part of the Library 2.0 Ning network that has over 1,200 members and 6 other library networks in French, German, Italian, Chinese, Dutch and Portuguese.

Check out all the social networks available from this free service. As many of us are aware, there are other competing services such as Facebook and it'll be interesting watching which social network succeeds in the long run and which one(s) work(s) for libraries.

Elluminate Webinars

2007-04-23T15:56:00.000-07:00

Thanks to CARL member and AT&T Library Advocate Jackie Siminitus for this blog entry about the webinars available from Elluminate.

Check out upcoming webinars on Learning 2.0, Second Life among others.

We'd like to spotlight Aline Soules, from CSU East Bay, who is giving a webinar on maximizing resources in an online world. You may recognize Aline's name as she is the legislative liaison who sends out legislative news emails to CARL's Calibaca listserv.

Virtual World Librarianship online course

2007-04-18T15:39:00.000-07:00

Thanks to Beyond the Job for this announcement.

Virtual World Librarianship

To discover how avatars, Linden dollars, and librarianship relate to one another, come join us in a continuing education course on librarianship in the virtual world of Second Life.

Second Life is a 3-D virtual world entirely built and owned by its residents, including real life librarians on Info Island.

The Graduate School of Library and Information Science at the University of Illinois Urbana-Champaign and the Alliance Library System of Illinois have partnered to offer a six week online (in Second Life) course to introduce you to libraries and information services in a virtual world.

The course starts May 25 and is open to all library and information professionals.

Week One: Introduction to Libraries in Virtual Worlds
Week Two: Second Life 101
Week Three: Collections, Resources, and Exhibits in Virtual Environment
Week Four: Reference and Information Services in Virtual Worlds
Week Five: Managing and Working in a Virtual Library or Department
Week Six: Skills Needed by 21st Century Librarians in Virtual Worlds

Click here for additional information and to register

Contact Marianne Steadley, Continuing Professional Development Program Director
Steadley@uiuc.edu, 217-244-2751

OCLC Symposium on YouTube on Social Networking

2007-04-16T14:44:00.000-07:00

A three-minute video summarizing the OCLC Symposium at ALA
Midwinter, Who’s Watching YOUR Space, has been posted to
YouTube. More than 400 attended the symposium, a discussion
about social networking practices and trends.

365 Library Days Project

2007-04-12T11:24:00.000-07:00

Libraryman, aka Michael Porter, is asking you and your library to participate in the 365 Library Days Project on Flickr. The idea is to take 365 photos capturing your library, its services, its people, its customers etc. Read more directly from Michael's Libraryman blog. I mention this because it's a nice blend of technology, community, the power of an idea, PR, marketing, etc.

Library Videos Blog from Nancy Dowd

2007-03-09T14:28:00.000-08:00

Nancy Dowd of the M Word blog fame has created a library videos blog to capture best of, what else, you guessed it, library videos. Check it out! Help her to populate her blog. It has a RSS feed as well.

Upcoming Web 2.0 conferences in the Bay Area

2007-03-08T13:41:00.000-08:00

Web 2.0 Expo 2007, Moscone Center, San Francisco, CA
April 15-18th
The Web 2.0 Expo is co-presented by CMP Technology and O'Reilly Media.
Expo Blog
Cost: $100 - $1495

Where 2.0 Conference, an O'Reilly Media event
May 29-30th, 2007
Fairmont Hotel, San Jose, CA
Cost: $1095-$1495

Both of these events were found on Upcoming.org, a social events calendar with a RSS feed.

Flickr Account for CARLNIT

2007-03-06T09:46:00.000-08:00

Thanks to CARL North IT member Carol Pearce for setting up our Flickr photo album. As we host more workshops and other events, expect to see additional photos. We have a RSS feed as well.

SJSU and SJPL participate in Learning 2.0 Program

2007-02-20T14:26:00.000-08:00

Many of us have heard about and some of us are using Web 2.0 technologies in our libraries.

Learning 2.0 is an innovative online program about Web 2.0 technologies developed by Helene Blowers, Public Services Technology Director at the Public Library of Charlotte and Mecklenburg County. The design of this online program was completely built on Web 2.0 technologies that are freely available on the Internet. These sites include: Blogger, Flickr, Odeo, YouTube, PBWiki & Bloglines.

A team from the merged libraries of SJSU King Library and San Jose Public Library adapted the Blowers model and launched the SJSU/SJPL Learning 2.0 program for employees at the joint library. Participants are learning about RSS, podcasts, YouTube, Del.icio.us, Wikis, and other technologies having an impact on our professional and personal lives. The joint library has received hits from around the world, according to a cluster map on its blog as well as a few individuals not affiliated with either library who wish to participate in the program.

SJSU/SJPL hopes that other libraries in California and elsewhere consider offering this program to their staff. Libraries interested in adapting the program are encouraged to contact Helene Blowers or visit the About Page of the PLCMC Learning 2.0 program she designed.

Questions or comments regarding the SJSU/SJPL Learning 2.0 program may be sent to the following email address:

sj_learning@yahoo.com

LITA Top Tech Podcasts

2007-02-16T13:29:00.000-08:00

Listen to Karen Schneider, Clifford Lynch and others talk about their top technology trends from ALA midwinter 2007. Library and Information Technology Association (LITA blog) has posted podcasts of each speaker's session.

AT&T's California LIBRARY News, Winter 2007

2007-02-13T14:48:00.000-08:00

CARL member Jackie Siminitus (Library Advocate, AT&T California) is the editor of AT&T's California LIBRARY News. The winter 2007 issue is now online. The newsletter contains updates about various libraries throughout the state as well as information about grants, networking applications, etc.

March of the Librarians

2007-02-12T10:38:00.000-08:00

Take a look at March of the Librarians, a video of ALA Midwinter participants available on YouTube. Great spin of March of the Penguins. It's mentioned in this blog because CARL members can be spotted in the video and also because it's another fine example of libraries and librarians using Web 2.0 or Library 2.0 software.

Perhaps someone will submit it to the first InfoTubey Awards at the Computer in Libraries 2007 conference. The nomination form is already online.

Educause report on IT and undergraduates

2007-01-16T11:40:00.000-08:00

Educause Center for Applied Research has produced a report about undergraduates and information technology. Students' behaviors, preferences, and satisfaction are surveyed to help administrators and faculty to design appropriate learning environments.

ECAR Study of Undergraduates Students and Information Technology, 2006

Thanks to Jackie Siminitus, Library Advocate, AT&T for this post.

SLA San Andreas blog

2007-01-16T11:36:00.000-08:00

SLA San Andreas changed from a website to a blog. It has a RSS feed as well. Check it out. It's nice to see chapters and associations here in California discovering what technologies work best for conveying information.

RSS feeds from Library of Congress

2007-01-09T09:55:00.000-08:00

Thanks to Sarah aka Librarian in Black for this post.

Library of Congress now offers RSS feeds for its webcasts, podcasts, events, news, copyright information among other things. Way to go LC!

SirsiDynix presents Helene Blowers Learning 2.0

2007-01-04T09:20:00.000-08:00

SirsisDynix web seminar

Learning 2.0 : Make "play" your New Year's resolution
Date : Jan 09, 2007
Start Time : 8 a.m. Pacific
Length : 01:00:00

"As the Nationwide insurance commercials taunt "life comes at you fast", it's time for librarians to jump into the knowledge pool of Web 2.0 technologies and discover how these tools are changing the way many library users communicate, collaborate and receive information. Helene Blowers, Technology Director for the Public Library of Charlotte and Mecklenburg County shares insights and best practices around the creation of Learning 2.0, an online self-discovery program designed to encourage staff to explore new technologies (blogs, wikis, podcasts etc.) and reward them for "play."Join us for this informative session and then think about adding another resolution to your personal New Year's list... cause it's true, life (as well as new technology) does come at you fast!"

Events are archived.

Getting to Know Your SecondLife

2006-12-07T09:56:00.000-08:00

Heard about or read a bit about SecondLife. Want to know more about it?

Stephen Abram says, "First of all, having a second life does not in any way cast aspersions on your first life. Both can co-exist quite happily. Second, your second life has little to do with your after life, unless you get too deep into some of the seedier places there - some of the worship places."

Learn more about SecondLife from Stephen.

SirsiDynix Institute: How to Stay Ahead of the Game

2006-11-30T12:58:00.000-08:00

SirsiDynix Institute: How to Stay Ahead of the Game
Digital Oxygen - A Breath of Fresh Air
Wednesday, Dec. 13, 2006
11 a.m. - Noon Eastern
8 a.m. - 9 a.m. Pacific
Presented by Lee Rainie, Director, Pew Internet & American Life Project

Lee Rainie will discuss the major findings of the Pew Internet & American Life Project in this last SirsiDynix Institute event for 2006. This effort explores the behavior and expectations that result from living in a world that offers media and message delivery through so many different devices, in so many different ways. Rainie will also describe the social and institutional impact of the Internet, cell phones, and media-making devices on users and the organizations that want to serve them. Listen to the intriguing research results and coming trends that are unfolding as the world of media and communications continues to evolve. Find out what impact this has for us as we strive to stay ahead of the needs and aspirations of our customers in the coming decade.
Register now to take part in a FREE webinar that is sure to further your understanding of the importance of integrating popular online tools in your library.

Lee Rainie is the founding director of the Pew Internet & American Life Project. Since December 1999, the Washington, D.C., research center has examined how people's Internet use affects their families, communities, health care, education, civic and political life, and work places. The Project has issued more than 80 reports based on surveys and other research on these social issues and important public policy questions - such as trust and privacy online, e-government, intellectual property, broadband adoption, and the digital divides. Prior to receiving the grant for the Project, he was managing editor of U.S. News & World Report. He is a graduate of Harvard College and has a master's degree in political science from Long Island University.

Register for this SirsiDynix Institute webinar at:

If you have missed previous SirsiDynix Institute events, or are unable to make this one, we have an extensive archive. You can check it out at any time.

The 2007 SirsiDynix Institute season schedule will be published in the next few weeks. Look forward to a wide array of webinar subjects all centered on the theme of "The User's Experience." http://www.sirsidynixinstitute.com/

Commonwealth Club - Online Personas

2006-11-21T13:30:00.000-08:00

ONLINE PERSONAS, DEFINING THE SELF IN A VIRTUAL WORLD
THURSDAY NOVEMBER 30

SHAWN GOLD, Vice President of Content and Marketing, MySpace
ROBIN HARPER, Vice President of Community, Second Life
REID HOFFMAN, Founder and CEO, LinkedIn
MARK ZUCKERBERG, Founder and CEO, Facebook
Other panelists TBA

Online social networking sites are now among the most popular web sites on the internet. Facebook is the seventh most trafficked site in the U.S., and millions of young trendsetters have made MySpace and Second Life the most disruptive forces to hit pop culture since MTV. LinkedIn is at the forefront of an emerging networking frontier focused on business and boasting a network of more than 7 million professionals. In a world of IMers, bloggers, podcasters, burners, P2P buccaneers, mashup artists and phonecam paparazzi, people have entirely new ways of expressing and reinventing themselves, and fact can blend with fiction. The founders of the most successful and innovative web sites allowing people to interact, trade, meet and network will explore how their sites are evolving to keep up with the future of online networking.

More information

Reservations

6:00 p.m., Check-in 6:30 p.m.,
Program 7:30 p.m.,
Wine and Hors d'oeuvres Reception
Club office, 595 Market St., 2nd Floor, San Francisco
$12 for Members, $20 for Non-Members, $7 for Students (with valid ID; to reserve student tickets call 415-597-6705)

Internet Librarian '06 Presentations

2006-11-16T09:34:00.000-08:00

Presentations are available from the Internet Librarian 2006 conference. Topics include wikis, social networking, mashup applications, searcher's academy, etc.

"Are libraries innovative enough"

2006-11-07T11:21:00.000-08:00

The 2006 Lazerow Memorial Lecture with Stephen Abram about libraries, innovation and Web 2.0 is available on the SJSU SLIS website. His articles and presentations are also available.

Internet Librarian Bloggers

2006-10-25T09:33:00.000-07:00

Internet Librarian 2006 has a wiki and a page of bloggers attending the conference. Photos of the conference can be found in Flickr with the tag IL2006.

Participatory Networks

2006-10-24T09:05:00.000-07:00

From Library Journal news:

"A draft paper, Participatory Networks: The Library as Conversation, produced for the American Library Association's Office for Information Technology Policy, is aimed to nudge the "conversation business" of libraries—e.g., library speaker series, book groups, and collection development processes—to a new life online. However, according to authors R. David Lankes and Joanne Silverstein, of the Information Institute of Syracuse, library catalogs fall short and libraries have yet to take full advantage of online opportunities. "Wikis, blogs and recommender systems replace dial up bulletin boards and local databases as a means to empower our communities," the authors write. "Libraries should adopt participatory network concepts and software not because they are new, or sexy, but because they match our most fundamental mission: knowledge creation and dissemination." The participatory notion extends to the paper itself; comments are welcomed, even via a wiki."

Miss Dewey Search

2006-10-20T16:08:00.000-07:00

Check out Miss Dewey, a new search engine that talks to you among other things. Forbes has a short article about this search engine.

Repeat workshop: Demystifying Virtual Communication

2006-10-17T12:38:00.000-07:00

CARL North Information Technology Interest Group Presents:

Demystifying Virtual Communication Workshop on RSS, Podcasts, Wikis, and IM for Librarians. Workshop first presented in August 2006, but immediately filled. This is a repeat.

Space is limited; register soon, if interested.

Friday, December 15, 2006
9:00am-4pm
AT&T Executive Briefing Center, 795 Folsom Street, 4th Floor, San Francisco, CA 94107. [Near Public Transportation and Public Parking]

9:00 - 9:30 - Coffee, Tea, Juice and Registration
9:30 - 9:45 - Welcome and Introductions – Mari T. Miller, UC Berkeley
9:45 - 10:30 - RSS: What, Why, and How - Sue (Chesley) Perry, UC Santa Cruz
10:35 - noon - Podcasts – Sheila Cunningham, UC Davis and Ann Hubble, UC Santa Cruz
12:00 – 1:00 LUNCH, networking, tours of AT&T Executive Briefing Center
1:00 - 2:00 - Wikis 101 - Phoebe Ayers, UC Davis
2:00 - 3:00 - IM what IM - Locke Morrisey, USF and Cindi Trainor, Claremont College
3:00 - 4:00 - Cool Tools demonstrations by AT&T Executive Briefing Center

Mre information at
http://www.carl-acrl.org/CARLIT-North/carlnit.html

You do not need to be a member to attend; If you are interested in joining CARL, see http://www.carl-acrl.org/

The workshop is $30. Includes morning refreshments and lunch (sandwich and salad buffet.) Advance registration required.

Make your check payable to CARL by November 17, 2006 and send to: Ann Hubble, CARL-IT North IT, Electronic Information Resources Librarian, Science & Engineering Library, UC Santa Cruz , 1156 High Street, Santa Cruz , CA 95064.
Questions? Contact Ann at 831-459-4974 or ahubble@ucsc.eduahubble@ucsc.edu.

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Registration form

Name:

Title:

Institution:

E-Mail:

Phone:

CARL Member (YES/NO):

No refunds after November 30, 2006.

Podcast Academy at Boston U

2006-10-16T10:12:00.000-07:00

Thanks to Steve Sloan from SJSU for this blog entry:

Boston University has created an archive of its Podcast Academy. Also included are powerpoint presentations on such topics as, "Podcasting and Public Radio" and "Equipment to fit your budget."

25 Technologies in 50 Minutes

2006-10-05T08:40:00.000-07:00

25 Technologies in 50 Minutes

Date : Nov 14, 2006
Start Time : 8 a.m. Pacific
Length : 01:00:00

"Lots of technologies are due consideration for our library portals. Which would be on your top 25 list? We can't do it all at once but we should be trying more than a few out to learn about them. Stephen Abram, SirsiDynix's Vice President of Innovation lists a technology application every 120 seconds in this roller coaster ride of what's out there in LibraryLand and which one's are worth playing with and seeing if they'll be useful to your library and your community of users. Join us for the cook's tour of what's in the front of the pack for the 2.0 Community Portal."

2006 Horizons Report 6 Technologies

2006-10-04T08:47:00.000-07:00

From CARL member Mari Miller:

The 2006 Horizon Report highlights six technologies that are predicted to become very important to higher education is the next one to five years. The report is a collaboration between Educause and the New Media Consortium.

Marshall Breeding on Managing Electronic Collections

2006-10-03T08:50:00.000-07:00

From CARL member Jackie Siminitus:

Marshall Breeding, Director of Innovative Technologies and Research at Vanderbuilt University addressed a NISO workshop in Denver recently on "Managing Electronic Collections; Strategies from Content to User."

RedLightGreen: End of Service November 1, 2006

2006-10-03T08:46:00.000-07:00

More information available in the press release.

RedLightGreen: End of Service Effective November 1, 2006

"As of November 1st, RedLightGreenSM will no longer be available as a service, and users are encouraged to explore WorldCat.org for locating the best bibliographic resources. Since RLG debuted RedLightGreen in 2003, there has been a sea-change in thinking about ways to provide access to bibliographic information. RLG is very proud that RedLightGreen was among the first of these efforts, and pleased that so many of you joined with us in pioneering the way forward. OCLC has likewise made steps towards providing more intuitive ways for end users to find materials of interest on the shelves of their local library?first through the Open WorldCat program, and as of earlier this summer, via WorldCat.org....."

UC Berkeley and Google Partner

2006-10-02T10:10:00.000-07:00

From Mari Miller, CARL N IT member and UCB Librarian:

UC Berkeley is offering free online courses thanks to a partnership with Google.

Keep in mind that online courses are available through other universities as well. Check out this page of free college courses from LifeHacker.

Fall 2006 issue of California LIBRARY News

2006-09-29T15:17:00.000-07:00

The Fall 2006 issue of California LIBRARY New s written by CARL member Jackie Siminitus is available. There's content about streaming video, Ask.com, Calisphere, Google video among other items of interest (grants, conferences, events).

UIE Virtual Seminars

2006-09-29T14:25:00.000-07:00

From Mari Miller, CARL-N IT IG member, comes this post:

User Interface Engineering, founded by Jared M. Spool is a leading research, training, and consulting firm specializing in web site and product usability. The firm offers fee based UIE Virtual Seminars.

The next 90 minute seminar is The Visual Design of Web Applications: Creating Usable and Beautiful Designs with Hagan Rivers on November 1st, 2006. "Learn the key strategies for creating both usable and aesthetically pleasing web applications for your customers. Cost is $129."

FaceBook

2006-09-28T12:12:00.000-07:00

Facebook is like MySpace.com. There is a Facebook blog as well.

"Facebook is a social utility that helps people better understand the world around them. Facebook is made up of many networks - individual schools, companies or regions - each of which are independent and closed off to non-affiliated users. Facebook launched in February 2004, and the website now has over 9.5 million registered users across over 40,000 regional, work, college and high school networks. According to comScore, Facebook is the seventh-most trafficked site on the web and is the number one photo-sharing site. Facebook is a private company located in Palo Alto, California."

Stephen Abram on Library 2.0 and Web 2.0

2006-09-28T08:42:00.000-07:00

SJSU School of Library and Information Science is hosting Stephen Abram as a speaker on Friday evening, Nov. 3, 2006.

Mr. Abram is currently SLA President-Elect.

Samuel Lazerow Memorial Lecture:

Are We Ready For Massive Library Innovation?

Speaker: Stephen Abram, VP Innovation, SirsiDynix

There is a global conversation going on right now about the next generation of the web. It's happening under the series title "Web 2.0". It's the McLuhanesque hot web where true human interaction takes precedence over merely `cool' information delivery and e-mail. It's about putting information into the real context of our users' lives, work and play. It's about truly understanding user needs. What does Library 2.0 look like in this Web 2.0 ecosystem? In a world of MySpace, Facebook, Virtual Worlds and Second Life and a world with user-driven tools like del.icio.us, Flickr, Blogger, LibraryThing, and Pandora - what are the competencies needed by Librarian 2.0 to sustain relevance? Come and hear Stephen Abram's highlights to spark this discussion further.

Friday, November 3, 2006 7:30 pm - 8:30 pm
Hotel Sainte Claire, Santa Vesta Room
302 South Market Street San Jose, California 95113
Free metered and public parking after 6:00 pm

No charge for admission.

Hosted by SJSU - School of Library and Information Science. Sponsored by Thomson Scientific.

This event is wheelchair accessible. Individuals needing other accommodations should contact the School of Library and Information Science at 408-924-2416 as soon as possible.

Webinar of MusicOnline Thursday September 28th

2006-09-27T13:14:00.000-07:00

Thanks to Mari Miller, CARL-N IT IG member for the following post:

Califa will be hosting a webinar of MusicOnline, from Alexander Street Press, Thursday, September 28, at 10am. This online music service for libraries consists of three individual streaming music databases – Classical Music Library, African American Song and The Smithsonian Global Sound World Music. These three databases have been bundled together (a total of over 150,000 tracks) and priced for public libraries (we also have academic and school library pricing as well). Patrons may listen either in the library, or at home through remote authentication. Liner notes and reference material are included.

If you would like to view the webinar, please email califa@califa.org with:

Your Name:
Your Library:
Your Email Address:

RSS Benefits for You and Your Library

2006-09-26T13:41:00.000-07:00

RSS Benefits for You and Your Library is a 2 hour self paced fee based course offered by OCLC.

Topics covered include:

1.Importance of RSS to libraries and library professionals
2.Specific ways libraries and library professionals can use RSS to their advantage both as consumer and producer
3. Examples of successful implementations of RSS in various library settings
4. The steps to consider when implementing a RSS feed for your library
5. Definitions and variations of the term RSS
6. Comparisons of RSS to other web communication tools
7. How to manage information through RSS readers
8. Definitions and comparisons of RSS readers

OCLC Western Training Opportunities in California

2006-09-20T08:31:00.000-07:00

Thanks to CARL member Jackie Siminitus, AT&T Library Advocate for this entry.

OCLC Western is pleased to provide the following professional development and training opportunities for September, October and November in California. For more information, including a complete listof classes scheduled in your area, please visit the OCLC website or contact us at 800-854-5753.

Here are a few:

Digitization and Preservation
Oct 18, 2006 - OCLC Western - Ontario, CA

Developing and Managing Digital Programs
Nov 2, 2006 - Woodbury College - Glendale, CA

Developing and Managing Digital Projects
Nov 7, 2006 - Online-Live Meeting

Digital Content Management: Compliance in the Digital Age
Oct 30-Dec 1, 2006 - Online

EAD Encoding Practices and Policies
Nov 2, 2006 - OCLC Western - Ontario, CA

Streaming Audio and SMIL for Oral Histories
Nov 3, 2006 - OCLC Western - Ontario, CA

ACRL Fall Virtual Institute, November 9th

2006-09-20T08:23:00.000-07:00

Thanks to CARL member Susan Boyd, Librarian at Santa Clara University for this entry.

Registration is now open for the ACRL Fall Virtual Institute, "The
User at the Center," which will be held completely online on November 9, 2006.

October 26, 2006, is the advance registration deadline.

The institute will focus on how libraries can use technologies
and practice to put the user at the center of the information enterprise on campus.

The ACRL Fall Virtual Institute will provide participants with a
framing featured speaker, Jeffrey Trzeciak, University Librarian at
McMaster University, as well as concurrent sessions focusing on topics
varying from vlogging to wikis to user perceptions.

Complete program descriptions

Registration materials

Questions? Contact msutton@ala.org; 312-280-2522.

Podcasting conference call September 28th

2006-09-19T10:38:00.000-07:00

Thursday, September 28
2 p.m. Eastern Time (11 a.m. Pacific)

"Podcasting is one of the hottest trends in communication and technology today. A word coined from merging "broadcasting" with "iPods" – portable devices for downloading audio files, including spoken word as well as music – podcasting is not yet entirely mainstream, though millions already listen to hundreds of different programs available for free on the Web.

Join me and Copyright Clearance Center for a free Beyond the Book conference call discussion with Rob Simon, a media and marketing entrepeneur and founder, president and
CEO of BurstMarketing which specializes in creating and publishing podcasts.

At a growing number of colleges, for example, professors who already have blogs, where they post online commentary on their favorite topics or academic specialties, are now adding podcasts to reach even larger audiences. Classroom lectures are also being made available as podcasts. Book authors, columnists, instructors, professors and freelancers can all use podcasting to further their reach, increase understanding of their works, and supplement their existing content. Beyond the Book wants to show you how."

Space for this program is limited!

E-mail us at beyondthebook@copyright.com, or call us
toll-free at 1-800-982-3887 ext. 2420.

Be sure to include your name and e-mail address.

The first 50 registrants will receive e-mail confirmation with instructions on dialing in to
this toll-free conference call discussion.

Visit us online at Beyond the Book for more information about all of Copyright Clearance Center’s Beyond the Book programs.

Christopher Kenneally, Director, Author & Creator Relations
~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~
email: beyondthebook@copyright.com
phone: 800-982-3887 ext. 2420
web: http://www.beyondthebook.com

Collaboration Opportunities for Academic Libraries in Second Life

2006-08-30T11:19:00.000-07:00

Thanks to CARL member Susan Boyd for this entry. Cindi Trainor gave a demo of Second Life to attendees at the recent CARL North IT workshop.

Tuesday, September 19, 2006 beginning at 2:00 p.m. Eastern Daylight Time, 1:00 Central, Noon Mountain, 11:00 a.m. Pacific, and 6:00 p.m. GMT

Collaboration Opportunities for Academic Libraries in Second Life

Join Lori Bell, Tom Peters, and other librarians for a roundtable discussion of the opportunities for worthwhile collaboration among academic libraries in Second Life, a 3-dimensional virtual reality environment.

This fall over 50 institutions of higher education are offering (or preparing to offer) courses in Second Life. Learn what libraries of all types involved in the Alliance Second Life Library 2.0 project are doing to meet the teaching, learning and research needs of these courses being held in Second Life. Explore how academic libraries can collaborate while still providing access to local resources and services, and thus avoid re-inventing the wheel.

Sponsor: Alliance Library System.
Location: OPAL Auditorium.

URL to enter the online meeting room:

Tom Peters, OPAL Coordinator
TAP Information Services
1000 SW 23rd Street
Blue Springs, MO 64015
phone: 816-228-6406
email: tapinformation@yahoo.com
web: www.tapinformation.com

Wikis 101

2006-08-29T14:32:00.000-07:00

Phoebe Ayers (UC Davis) talked about wikis at the CARL North IT Demystifying Virtual Communication workshop. She showed how to edit a wiki in the very popular Wikipedia. She discussed its application for libraries. For example, wikis could be used for subject guides for the public, for library manuals, and conference planning.

Some examples of wikis in libraries include:

St. Joseph County's public library subject guides
ALA 2006 conference wiki
University of Connecticut Libraries staff wiki

Comparing wiki software resources:

Wikipedia entry
Wiki Matrix

Wiki Meetups:

Wikipedia Meetups
Wiki Wednesdays

RSS: What, Why, and How

2006-08-29T13:39:00.000-07:00

Ilan Eyman (UC Berkeley) gave a talk on RSS at the CARL IT North Demystifying Virtual Communication workshop. He showed attendees how to set up an account with Bloglines and to add feeds.

Ilan shared some advantages of RSS over email. For example, no one can get your email address when using RSS. More and more database vendors are using RSS feeds. There was some discussion about libraries using RSS feeds to advertise new materials.

Ilan also shared some resources including the following:

Blog search engines such as Google Blog, Technorati, and Feedster

The UC Berkeley library has a page dedicated to feeds and RSS in general.

News is Free is its own RSS feed reader. Check it out.

Ilan feels that RSS feeds will become the resource for finding content to do research.

CARL North IT members

2006-08-29T13:26:00.000-07:00

Photos of executive board members at the CARL North IT workshop.

Christine Holmes (SJSU).

Mari Miller (UC Berkeley and Chair, CARL North Information Technology Interest Group) and Carol Pearce (SJSU SLIS student) in the meeting room.

Susan Boyd (SCU) and Jackie Siminitus (AT&T) at the registration table.

Other members include Sheila Cunningham and Ann Hubble who were busy presenting at the conference. Photos in other entries.

Demystifying Virtual Communication workshop

2006-08-29T12:49:00.000-07:00

A photo taken by CARL executive board member and UCSC librarian Ann Hubble of the Dr. Martin Luther King Jr. Library in San Jose, CA. The workshop organized by the CARL North IT Interest Group was held at the library.

IM who IM

2006-08-29T12:35:00.000-07:00

Locke Morrisey from University of San Francisco and Cindi Trainor of Claremont College gave a presentation on the use of Instant Messaging in their libraries at the CARL North IT Demystifying Virtual Communication workshop. Presentations from the workshop will be available on the CARL North IT website. Cindi's presentation is also available at her own site.

Locke mentioned some questions to consider when contemplating IM:

Who will you serve? (your campus only, anyone)
How do you staff I.M. (dedicated person or I.M. as a part of reference overall)
How do you handle I.M., e-mail, and in-person at the same time (a policy?)
What kinds of questions do you answer on I.M. (at what point do you transfer to e-mail or live?)
Are there security issues?

Cindi discussed using SMS as another tool to reach library users. She recommended two resources to learn more about IM: Library Success, a best practices wiki and Library Support Staff. In addition, Susan Boyd, CARL North I.T. executive board member and librarian at Santa Clara University created a bibliography called Selected Resources on RSS, Podcasts, Wikis, and IM for Librarians for the workshop. Cindy also discussed IM culture, marketing IM, technology and other issues. Locke and Cindy are using Gaim as their client software which allows for multi-use protocols. IM as another communication tool has been a success in their libraries.

Podcast - 2005 Word of the Year

2006-08-29T09:39:00.000-07:00

Sheila Cunningham (UC Davis) and Ann Hubble (UCSC) gave a presentation on podcasting at the CARL North IT "Demystifying Virtual Communication" workshop. Powerpoint presentations from the workshop will be available on the CARL North IT webpage.

Sheila informed the attendees that in 2005, the New Oxford American Dictionary proclaimed podcast as its word of the year. Also, according to a recent Student Monitor's Lifestyle and Media Study, iPods are more popular than beer!

Sheila shared the results of a pilot report on podcasts conducted at UC Davis. She also talked about how podcasts whether audio, enhanced or video, could enrich the higher education experience. Professors could add podcasts to their lectures as another learning tool. Several universities (Stanford and UC Berkeley for example) are working with iTunes University to distribute educational content.

Ann explained what's needed to create a podcast (the essentials: software, computer, microphone). She also created a podcast on the fly using iLife software (specifically GarageBand). Audacity is free software for Windows to create audio podcasts. Ann's podcasts for the UCSC Synergy lectures are available from the UCSC podcast page.

"Ambient Findability" LC webcast

2006-08-17T14:20:00.000-07:00

Library of Congress Webcast main page.

TITLE: Ambient Findability
SPEAKER: Peter Morville
EVENT DATE: 07/20/2006
RUNNING TIME: 45 minutes

DESCRIPTION: Peter Morville, widely recognized as a founding father of information architecture, discussed his recent book, "Ambient Findability," in a program sponsored by the Science, Technology and Business Division. Morville describes Ambient Findability as a safari of how people search for information and how they now find their way through a world of information overload. His previous book, which he co-authored with Louis Rosenfeld, "Information Architecture" was named "Best Internet Book of 1998." Morville's work has been featured in many publications including Business Week, The Economist, Fortune, MSNBC and The Wall Street Journal. He blogs at findability.org.

Speaker Biography: Peter Morville is president and founder of Semantic Studios, a leading information architecture, user experience and findability consultancy; co-founder of the Information Architecture Institute; and a faculty member at the University of Michigan's School of Information.

Walt Crawford on library blogs

2006-08-17T08:50:00.000-07:00

Walt Crawford reviews 213 library related blogs from a list of 554 he selected in the August edition of Cites and Insights. Also included in the newsletter are a variety of metrics about the blogs.

How do I ...?

2006-08-16T15:51:00.000-07:00

I want to know how to set up an online calendar.

How do I create a blog?

Do clever things with wikis?

Share photos with others?

Inquiring minds want to know :)

I want to (a page of utilities) answers your questions. The website is now available as a blog with a RSS feed too.

Cyworld

2006-08-11T10:57:00.000-07:00

Cyworld (beta) comes to us from South Korea. It is a social network like MySpace.

TLT Group classes on blogging, wikis

2006-08-11T08:28:00.000-07:00

TLTG "offers workshop series and experimental stand-alone events online to faculty development professionals, faculty members, librarians, administrators, other support professionals, and technology specialists - anyone interested in improving teaching and learning with technology."

There are online fee based courses about blogging, wikis, RSS, Information Literacy, etc. Check out the schedule. They also archive their workshops.

HigherEd BlogCon Library & Information Resources

2006-08-10T08:46:00.000-07:00

"HigherEd BlogCon 2006 seeks to engage the Higher Education community in a conversation on the use of blogs, wikis, RSS, audio and video podcasts, social networks, and other digital tools in a range of areas in academe."

HigherEd BlogCon Library & Information Resources has a number of presentations of interest including Blogging in Libraries and Blogs, Wikis and IM for Subject Specialists.

B/ITe newsletter

2006-08-09T08:27:00.000-07:00

The latest newsletter of B/ITe (Bulletin of the Information Technology Division of SLA is available for your reading pleasure. The issue includes articles on blogging, OpenURL and federated searching.

Locating Library weblogs

2006-08-08T15:41:00.000-07:00

2 Ways to find a library or librarian blog:

The Open Directory Project has a webpage for library weblogs. Expect to see our blog listed there too.

Librarian RSS feeds is another way to discover library blogs. Like the Open Project, you may submit your library related blog information. Yes, expect to see our blog listed there too.

ALA Flickr account

2006-07-28T15:13:00.000-07:00

American Libraries Association (ALA) has a Flickr account of conference photos etc.

SirsiDynix Institute archived Web Seminars

2006-07-28T14:56:00.000-07:00

Check out the archive of free SirsiDynix hosted library presentations on a variety of topics including Web 2.0, podcasting, OCLC brand, and wikis.

You need Windows Media Player to view the video presentations. Slide presentations in pdf format are also available.

NetVille in Nashville: Web services as library services

2006-07-25T11:48:00.000-07:00

Catchy title, eh. It's the name of the LITA 2006 Forum to be held in Nashville October 26-29.

Keynote speakers include Stephen Abram, VP Innovation, SirsiDynix, and Thom Gillespie, creator and director of the MIME program in interactive storytelling and computer game design in the department of Telecommunications at Indiana University.

Preconference sessions include "Developing Best Project Management Practices for IT Projects."

Toolkit for Expert Web Searcher

2006-07-21T16:01:00.000-07:00

Pat Ensor who created the Expert Web Searcher page is now experimenting with using a wiki. As Pat says,"As some of you may have noticed, I have had trouble keeping the Tool Kit for the Expert Web Searcher current. In the process of preparing for my latest update, I found that the wiki function had become available, and the Tool Kit seemed ideal for that ...."

Webcast: Technology Trends in Academic Libraries

2006-07-18T08:40:00.000-07:00

ACRL E-Learning presents a webcast on Technology Trends in Academic Libraries with Roy Tennant on July 27th. The webcast is limited to 60 people. Here are the details about cost, technical requirements and registration.

OCLC to Open Worldcat

2006-07-17T10:20:00.000-07:00

OCLC is planning to launch a new destination site and downloadable search box sometime in August 2006 for searching the content of libraries participating in WorldCat" InfoToday has more on this story.

CIL 2007 Beyond Library 2.0

2006-07-14T13:15:00.000-07:00

The theme for Computer in Libraries 2007 conference is Beyond Library 2.0. Deadline for speaker proposals is August 7, 2006. To receive a registration an program brochure, click here.

What is a Wiki from O'Reilly Network

2006-07-13T11:40:00.000-07:00

Thanks to the Librarian in Black for discovering this resource.

The O'Reilly Network provides an overview about wikis:

Wikis Work for Big Projects
Choosing a Wiki
Advantages to Using a Wiki
Disadvantages to Using a Wiki
Using a Wiki

Using PDAs in Libraries Webcast

2006-07-12T10:22:00.000-07:00

Title: Using PDAs in Libraries
Date and time: July 18, 2006, Noon - 1:00 PDT

There is no charge for Infopeople webcasts. Pre-registration is not required. Infopeople's funding limits attendance at live webcasts to anyone in the California library community. If you are outside California, please do not register for the live event. However, you are welcome to see the archived version the day following the webcast.

Here is more information about the July 18 webcast

"Now that PDAs (personal digital assistants, e.g. Palms, Pocket PCs, Smartphones) and other mobile devices have become commonplace, more and more library users expect to use their PDAs to access library services. Are you ready to meet this new demand? This webcast will explain basic PDA features and offer a wealth of ideas for providing wireless services to PDA users in all types of libraries. Real life examples of libraries that are currently providing successful high-level services - including PDA content, PDA-friendly Web pages and OPACs, and circulating PDAs - will be highlighted.

This webcast will also explore ways for library staff to integrate PDAs into their own day-to-day operations, such aspoint-of-service reference, and inventory via PDA. You'll learn everything you need to know to get started using this convenient new technology.

Speaker: Collen Cuddy. Colleen Cuddy has an M.A. in American and English Literature from New York University and an M.L.S. in Library Service from Rutgers University. She is currently the Assistant Director for Library Systems at the Ehrman Medical Library, New York University where she leads the library in PDA implementation as well as directing the library's integrated library system and the NYU School of Medicine's Alumni Digital Library.

ACRL Seminar on Distance Learning July/August

2006-06-21T11:52:00.000-07:00

ACRL is offering an online seminar July 17 - August 5, 2006 on distance education programs. The title of the seminar is "All Users Are Local: Bringing the Library Next Door to the Campus Worldwide"