Author: Paul R. Pival
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ALA – Call for presentations and poster sessions
2005 ALA Annual Preconference, Chicago, ILReinvented Reference: The Integration of Digital and TraditionalReference Services Friday, June 24, 20058:30 a.m. – 4:30 p.m. The RUSA MARS/RSS Preconference Planning Committee is looking for interesting, varied case studies of libraries that have successfully integrated their digital reference service into their pre-existing, traditional reference services. Three case studies will…
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jybe – not ready for library prime time
Last Friday I posted about a co-browsing extension for Firefox called jybe, and asked if anyone wanted to test it out. I got a couple of takers (thanks Greg and Shelly) and we gave it a try this morning. Summary: not gonna help you with your distance students. We were all able to join the…
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Distance Learning Grant Opportunities
Over the weekend I was scouting around for a grant for a project I’m considering. Most everything I’ve found so far is US-related/restricted, but I thought someone down there might find this useful. Good luck! Link: Distance Learning Legislation & Grant Opportunities.
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Co-browsing on the cheap? – Jybe Beta Released
This is an extension for Firefox that supposedly also works in IE 6. I have this installed and would like to try it out – anybody care to be a guinea pig with me? Tried to connect to a colleague upstairs, but he couldn’t connect for some reason (obviously this isn’t ready for prime time…
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New York Times Link Generator
I’m cleaning out some older posts today… This certainly fits in the category of linking… This utility (and accompanying bookmarklet) will allow you to create a link to a page on the NY Times website that they promise will never break.Link: New York Times Link Generator.
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Tagging LIS Course Resources
Hmm, this would seem a natural fit with the recent discussion of Embedded Librarians…——————— Tagging LIS Course Resources Subject Guides, the Folksonomic Way “Del.icio.us, the bookmarking website with tags that I discussed on January 6, seems like the perfect tool for creating course-specific subject guides. Just agree on a tag, like the course number, and the…
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You say Potato… Jon Udell: Screencast guidelines
I used to subscribe to Jon Udell’s blog and for some reason I stopped. I think I’m going to start again. Jon isn’t a librarian on paper, but you may remember from a nifty little tool called Library Lookup. I just learned that he’s starting to push a concept he’s dubbed as "Screencasts", which seems…
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Library Podcast – Open Stacks: Guess Who’s Back?
Last November I wrote a little bit about the potential for podcasts in education (well, I linked to someone who thought the same thing I did…). Earlier this week librarian Greg Schwartz emerged from his intellectual cocoon having transformed from a print blogger to a podcaster. Well I’m sure he reserves the right to continue…
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New MLS to be offered at Weatherhead School of Management
Don’t see this program listed on the Weatherhead Programs page yet, but this marketing announcement would seem to indicate that Syracuse and Case Western Reserve are teaming up to offer an MLIS degree via distance learning starting this summer. Follow the link for all the details: Weatherhead School of Management. (thanks for the tip Ken!)
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Online Course from ALA | All Users Are Local
Course Description: This seminar will provide you with the information you need to design a plan for library support of distance education at your institution. The seminar will cover administrative issues, services/resources, and how your home page can be developed to support your distance education program. More information by following the link: ALA | All…