Author: Paul R. Pival
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Google Scholar indexing ERIC
I probably just missed it, but it was only today that I realized Google Scholar is indexing the ERIC database. That’s fine and dandy, but scholarly, it ain’t! Technorati Tags: Google_Scholar, ERIC
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Two things to listen to (to which to listen?)
I’ve got two short audio files to recommend. The first comes from the ALA Library 2.0 Bootcamp (which I think finished this week), and is from creativity consultant Kathryn Deiss. At first I thought it was a rebuttal to some of the posts that were disparaging the Bootcamp a couple of weeks ago, but then…
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Keeping in touch with the Big 3 Screencasters
I’m reading Naked Conversations right now, and earlier this week I was thinking how much I appreciate the TechSmith Visual Lounge blog. Once upon a time I had a good relationship with one of the customer service reps at Qarbon, and he kept me updated with what was new with ViewletBuilder, but he’s gone now…
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Two more candidates for Screencasting on the Mac
Still don’t yet have a way to test these myself, but here are two more candidates for screencasting on the Mac: Screenography — Major Pro: has the ability to output directly to Flash. Con: does not record audio (they say they’re working on it). $39.95 US (maybe regularly $49.95 US) Screenography is an extremely easy…
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Jon Udell, God of So Many Things
You’ve probably heard of Jon Udell before, possibly as the guy who built the first Library Lookup bookmarklet, or perhaps as the guy who’s credited with coining the term “screencasting“. Today though, I heart Jon because he built an unofficial RSS feed to receive episodes of This American Life as a podcast. When I moved…
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ALA Programs of possible Interest to DLS members
The DLS Liaison Committee has compiled a list of programs at ALA Annual in New Orleans later this month, that may be of interest to the DLS membership. This was originally sent to the OFFCAMP mailing list: Friday, June 23(Pre-Conference) Reinvented Reference: The Integration of Digital and Traditional Reference Services — 8:00 a.m. – 4:30…
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Directory of Screencasting Resources
Found this great list of screencasting resources as a result of a post by Amit at Digital Inspiration. This week (June 1), Jeremy Wagstaff’s Loose Wire column in the Wall Street Journal is about Screencasting. You can’t read the column online unless you have a subscription, though the article is currently available through Factiva, and…
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Who wants to be a Camtasia Studio or SnagIt Guinea Pig?
Techsmith is looking for 25 beta testers for upcoming releases of their SnagIt (screen capture) and Camtasia Studio (sreencasting) products. Technorati Tags: Screencasting, Beta, Techsmith
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CFP: IRSQ – special issue focusing on social software and libraries
Michael Stephens has posted that he’s editing an upcoming issue of Internet Reference Services Quarterly: Internet Reference Services Quarterly, a refereed journal published by The Haworth Press Inc., invites proposals for a special issue focusing on social software and libraries. The issue (12/3) will tentatively be published in Winter 2007, edited by Michael Stephens, Instructor,…