The Distant Librarian

Author: Paul R. Pival

  • Screen capture for Mac

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    I too have been asked by readers of this blog if I know of any Mac software that does something similar to ViewletBuilder or Captivate (rumor has it that ViewletBuilder will soon be releasing a Mac version), but I hadn’t really found anything.  Today I found this list mentioned by Jean-Claude that automatically earned him…

  • O’Reilly and Safari Books Online Launch SafariU

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    I had heard about SafariU earlier this week while listening to an IT Conversations Podcast and remember thinking, "what’s the big deal?"  I figured you could probably just build permanent links to various chapters in the Safari Tech Books online database, so why pay to do the same thing through another interface?  As always, when…

  • Elluminate to Support Microsoft Office Communicator

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    I was a little confused by this press release at first, thinking somehow MS Office was going to become integrated with Elluminate, but closer inspection revealed it to be the other way around, and it’s not integrated with MS Office, but with MS Office Communicator.  Never heard of MS Office Communicator?  Me neither, and I…

  • The Government of Canada Announces Upcoming Amendments to the Copyright Act

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    Holy cow, they actually listened!  Others can fill you in much more eloquently than I (Laura J. Murray, Michael Geist) but in a nutshell Canada was contemplating changes to copyright law that would both make Canada the laughingstock of the Internet, and throw distance education back into the pre-internet dark ages as far as document…

  • FreePint Newsletter 179 – Freedom of Information

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    A nice editorial in today’s FreePint Newsletter.  Here’s a snippet: This is a great time to be working in the information industry. However it’s up to us to define and shape it, through energy and willingness to share our experiences, by supporting each other and by keeping up with the latest technology. Doing these things…

  • ACRL Distance Learning Section volunteer opportunities

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    Jack Fritts writes to the OFFCAMP List:  I’m working on committee appointments for the term running post Annual 2005 through Annual 2007.  If you are a member of the Distance Learning Section (or want to become one) and are interested in professional service and participation, here’s your chance.  There are openings on all committees.  For…

  • CLA Distance Learning Interest Group

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    From the most recent CLA Digest comes word that the CLA Services for Distance Learning Interest Group is looking for a new convenor.   This is an exciting opportunity to work with interest group members and initiate activities in support of distance library services.  The terms of reference can be found at http://www.cla.ca/about/igroups/distance.htm. There are a…

  • Google’s Library Up and Running

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    Sure enough!  For fun, here’s the only result for a book search on "distance education librarian"…  Seems to me I should be able to whip up a bookmarklet to search just Google Print – I’ll see if I have time to play with that later today… Slashdot | Google’s Library Up and Running Anonymous Patron…

  • The Read/Write Web in the Classroom :

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    I almost know how Will feels about not being able to read books anymore, but I’ve been reading a few good ones lately so it’s not been too hard 🙂  If you follow the link to where he suggests you might see the whole PDF (you won’t) you’ll go to a neat page at if:book…

  • Distance Librarians needed for survey

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    Allyson Washburn, Distributed Learning Services Librarian at Brigham Young University writes: Please help me by completing a short survey I’m doing on the career paths of distance education librarians.  The survey is anonymous and will take between 10 and 15 minutes to complete. I hope to present my findings at the upcoming Off-Campus Library Services…