The Distant Librarian

Author: Paul R. Pival

  • Really warming up to Camtasia Studio

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    Because I learned to screencast with Qarbon ViewletBuilder I have long felt that it was best to capture screens and then go back and dub voice and annotation.  I’ve gotta say though, I’m really starting to come around to the idea of the quick and dirty live capture with audio to just get the thing…

  • Another idea for video iPod and libraries

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    Brian and I have been corresponding today and he’s gone off on a related tangent for ways libraries can get themselves on the new video iPods.  I like it!  (of course now he’s tipped his hand, and even if it is edgy someone will figure out it’s all carefully crafted 😉  Link: The Sisyphus Stone.

  • Screencasts on the new iPod?

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    OK, disclaimer here, I’m not suggesting anyone use the tools mentioned in this post to break any laws.  As many of you know, Apple unveiled a new iPod yesterday that can play video.  Apparently all the cool (rich) kids will have one.  Unfortunately I won’t, so I can’t test any of this out.  If all…

  • Blackboard and WebCT Announce Plans to Merge

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    Blackboard and WebCT Announce Plans to Merge. — they claim "both Blackboard and WebCT product lines will remain intact and supported".  But, "Over time, Blackboard will incorporate the best features and usability characteristics from the two product lines into a new standards-based product set."

  • Google Librarian Center

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    Found via LIS News, the  Google Librarian Center. Librarians and Google share a mission: to organize the world’s information and make it universally accessible and useful. We support librarians like yourself who work each day to further that mission. This page is a first step toward improving and expanding that support. Keep up to date…

  • A look at Google Scholar, PubMed, and Scirus

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    I’ve just printed this out and will read later today.  to whet your appetite, here’s a line from the conclusion: In summary, information professionals have no choice but to recommend Google Scholar under certain conditions and caveats. Link: A look at Google Scholar, PubMed, and Scirus.

  • Things are going to be busy around here…

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    Neat stuff brewing on my campus – not sure if we’re going to be providing additional services to this new constituency, or if they just get access to all the online resources. Link: In The News: U of C to break ground on Campus Calgary Digital Library. The Campus Calgary Digital Library (CCDL) is a…

  • Google formally declares war on Microsoft

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    The Centered Librarian has an interesting post – Google formally declares war on Microsoft GOOGLE HAS confirmed that it will launch free spreadsheet and word-processing software online and take on Microsoft in one of its biggest markets. Under the deal, Google will allow web users to access Sun’s OpenOffice from a toolbar. More at the…

  • New article on collaborative digital reference service

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    Stephen at the Digital Reference blog writes about a New article on collaborative digital reference service There’s an insightful article in the latest issue of College and Research Libraries (Vol. 66, No. 5) detailing the experiences of the libraries at the University of Illinois at Chicago with their digital reference services. Titled "Quantifying Cooperation: Collaborative…

  • Long Distance Librarian: Just close your eyes and jump…

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    Not sure if Kylie’s actually practicing distance librarianship, or is just a librarian a long way from her home, but the Long Distance Librarian has just launched live from the UAE. And while we’re on the topic of the UAE, can I just mention that it’s snowing really hard here right now?  I think I’m…