The Distant Librarian

Author: Paul R. Pival

  • A list of websites for electronic resource reviews

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    On RefCan-L there was recently a call for a list of sites that reviewed electronic resources, and I have just received permission to reproduce that list here. The Gale Group at http://www.galegroup.com/free_resources/reference/peter/index.htm Online ISSN: 0146-5422 Publisher Information: Information Today Inc. http://www.onlineinc.com/ Research Buzz – (http://www.researchbuzz.com) Charleston Advisor — peer reviewed, subscription-based. http://www.charlestonco.com Technology Electronic Reviews…

  • Macromedia hopes it can Captivate us all

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    Here’s a brief article from Computerworld about the change to Macromedia’s RoboDemo: Macromedia hopes it can Captivate us all. The new product (Captivate) isn’t on the market yet, but you can find out a little more at the Macromedia website. About the only thing I saw in the writeup that intrigues me is the ability…

  • Podcasting for Education

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    I’ve been listening to Podcasts for about six weeks now, and every once in a while the thought occurs to me that they could be useful in Higher Education, if not the library world.  Never got around to drafting my thoughts on the subject, but my colleague D’Arcy just did, so I’ll drop you off…

  • Go to Hawaii (or not)

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    The Teaching in the Community Colleges Online Conference is produced by University of Hawai’i Kapi`olani Community College, but it’s an online conference, so you wouldn’t actually get to go. Though I suppose there’s no reason you couldn’t go, as I’m sure they have Internet access in Hawaii and you could attend from there as easily…

  • Google Cheat Sheet

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    I hadn’t seen this Google Cheat Sheet before. There are a couple of operators (like the ~ for synonyms) that were new to me, so I thought I’d share in case you found them interesting too…

  • PRIMO: Peer-Reviewed Instructional Materials Online

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    Got an online tutorial of which you’re particularly proud? The Emerging Technologies in Instruction Committee of the ACRL Instruction Section invites you to submit your online information literacy tutorial, virtual tour, or other online library instruction project for review and possible inclusion in PRIMO: Peer-Reviewed Instructional Materials Online. PRIMO is the new name for the…

  • International Journal of eLiteracy

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    Just received an announcement about the International Journal of eLiteracy, a new peer-reviewed publication. From the Editorial of the inaugural issue: We can define “eLiteracy” simply as referring to the awarenesses, skills, understandings, and reflective approaches necessary for an individual to operate comfortably in information-rich and IT-enabled environments. Sounds right up the alley of our…

  • Distance Education Clearinghouse Conference Database

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    Just added a link over on the right side of the page under “websites” for the Distance Education Clearinghouse Conference Database, which, well, here’s the description from the site: The Conference Database of the Distance Education Clearinghouse identifies worldwide conferences, seminars, workshops, and other events of interest to distance education and related fields. Events may…

  • Searching for Digital Books

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    Gary Price has a nice little annotated list of three sites where you can Search for Digital Books. The first site, Digital Book Index, while cumbersome, appears to hold the most academic content, so this is where I’ll be poking around for the next little bit. I entered fake registration info and got in, so…

  • Survey of Library Services Offered to Walk-in Distance Users

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    My old boss at Nova Southeastern University is running a survey of library services and Librarian attitudes towards walk-in distance users. Would you take the time to fill it out? It needs to be completed by November 3. The increasing numbers of distance students using local public and unaffiliated academic libraries is creating staffing, budgeting,…