Author: Paul R. Pival
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A different name for Distance Librarian
Michael Stephens at Tame the Web points out an interesting job description at the Maricopa County Library: Virtual Branch Manager. After following the link in his post and reading a little more, I think this sounds a lot like what we DE folks do (though I don’t have all the techie skills).
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Pre-Publication Review Draft: Special Sloan-C/Eduventures Report: Blending in
Keith from the Sloan Consortium wrote to let me know they’ve posted a pre-pub draft of a report called Blending In: The Extent and Promise of Blended Education in the United States and they’re looking for feedback before making it a final report. It’s a 35-page PDF that attempts to answer the following questions,…
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Distant Libraries of the World
Not exactly sure who the audience is, but I learned about a DVD called Distant Libraries of the World from a posting on LIS News (the fact that they learned about it from a Paul and it has a .ca domain name meant I had to make sure it wasn’t me!). The DVD describes library…
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Thunderbird/SnagIt missing image
Thunderbird missing image Originally uploaded by ppival. I’m sending this question to TechSmith technical support as well, but in case it’s more of a Thunderbird issue than a SnagIt issue I thought I’d try the lazy web too. I’m using Thunderbird 1.5 and SnagIt 8.2. I can easily grab a screenshot in SnagIt…
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Did Roy Tennant cause this?!
Don’t cross Roy Tennant! Sommers Steps Down as SirsiDynix CEO (PDF) Technorati Tags: SirsiDynix, Libraries, Tennant
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Jon Udell and Dan Chudnov talk OpenURL
It’s downloading even as I type, but if you were at all intrigued by my DOI post, you’ll want to listen to Jon Udell’s latest interview in which he talks with Dan Chudnov, of Library Geeks fame. And a lot of other fame too, but mostly stuff I don’t understand. Yet. Ok, download’s done, you’ll…
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LibX – DOI for Dummies
Ok, right up front, the dummy is me. It might be you too, but I’m only talking about me here. Earlier this year, David, our Integrated Systems Manager, put together a U of Calgary beta version of LibX, a Firefox Extension for Libraries. LibX does all sorts of neat things, but I was finding it…
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Techsmith’s hiring a Mac Developer
Techsmith, makers of Snagit and Camtasia Studio, is hiring a Mac Developer. They’ve hinted before that they’ve been considering porting some of their products to the Mac, so this would seem to indicate they’re pretty serious about that! Technorati Tags: Techsmith, OSX
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Intentional Design: Designing Effective Screencasts
Hey gang, if you missed my SirsiDynix session on Screencasting, or if you want another view, here’s your chance! ADETA says you all are invited too! The ADETA (Alberta Distance Education & Training Association) Online PD Committee would like to invite you and your colleagues to join us for another exciting Elluminate presentation! To sign…