Author: Paul R. Pival
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Preliminary Program for WILU 37 announced
This year, the 37th Workshop on Instruction in Library Use (WILU) is held in Kelowna, BC at UBC Okanagan, from May 14-16. The preliminary program has just been announced. Technorati Tags: WILU08, InfoLit
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Peter Rukavina – Canada’s Superpatron?
I’ve followed Peter Rukavina’s weblog for a number of years. Can’t quite remember how I decided he was a kindred spirit – it might have been when I was researching my newly-discovered Croatian heritage and I somehow learned he are one too. Anyway, he’s a programmer geek who appreciates libraries, and from time to time…
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About Me
I am currently the Director of Emerging Technologies for Libraries & Cultural Resources at the University of Calgary, in Calgary, Alberta, Canada. Previously at the UofC: Research Librarian for Data Analytics (2016-2024), Public Services Systems Librarian (aka webmaster) (2007-2016), Distance Education Librarian (2001–2007). Prior to moving to Canada I worked for 4 years as the…
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Some Thoughts on the Future of Print
I just finished reading Print is Dead: Books in our Digital Age, by Jeff Gomez. It wasn’t a terribly well-argued book, IMHO (Walt Crawford has taught me to be very wary of large numbers of global statements), but damn did it spark a copious number of questions and ideas for me. The basic premise of…
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OSX Screenshot Showdown – Jing vs Skitch
I almost didn’t bother with this post after running a quick Google search on Jing vs Skitch and finding nearly 1,000 results, but I went through a fair number and couldn’t find anything that actually compared them side by side, so I went ahead. Both Jing and Skitch are free (currently) programs for Mac OS…
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Schedule now available for 13th Off-Campus Library Services Conference
The schedule has been posted, as has workshop info and registration. Looks like some really good stuff! Technorati Tags: OCLSC, OCLSC08
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A few thoughts in favour of the Google Books project
Charles Edward Smith has a brief piece in Educause Quarterly in which he points out why he thinks Google Books Search is a good thing. A curious amount of unease surrounds Google’s initiative to scan thousands of books in major research libraries and make them available online. Although I understand the concerns, I don’t entirely…
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Wonderful Skullcandy Warranty
I have no idea how we can co-opt this in library land, but I wanted to share with you the absolutely wonderful-sounding warranty offered by the manufacturer of my newest pair of earphones, Skullcandy: Skullcandy is proud to provide he best product warranty in the industry. If this product should fail in your lifetime, we…
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First Impressions of ScreenFlow
Heh, I forgot we now have a machine in our office with Leopard installed, so this AM I sat down for 20 minutes with ScreenFlow. It’s pretty nice, and the editing features are really slick. Very nice callouts and zooms and mirror effects. But no text can be added, which is a really big bummer. …