Category: Ideas
-
The Sub Prime meltdown explained (twice)
Two different ways to explain the same weird situation – which one works better for you? PBS NewsHour (thanks for the link Dad)The Subprime Primer, explained by Stick Men (contains potentially offensive language) Hope not too many of you are directly caught in this mess :-/
-
Podcasting in Plain English
Another CBC Podcast to recommend, or at least a specific episode: Spark podcast. In the most recent episode they interview Lee Lefever, part of the creative force behind the …in Plain English series of screenpapercasts. The title of this post comes from the end of their interview where Lee is put on the spot to…
-
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
-
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…
-
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…
-
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. …
-
Harvard faculty votes to post research online
“Harvard University’s arts and science faculty voted unanimously yesterday to post their scholarly articles and research online, where they would be available for free to the public, despite concerns that the move would affect the quality of research.” – full story from the Boston Globe. Some interesting quotes in the article, like this one from…
-
CANHEIT 2008 Call for Participation
The Canadian Higher Education and Information Technology Conference (CANHEIT) is a unique event, focusing on those IT issues that are of Canadian significance and of primary interest to universities and community colleges. This annual conference brings together senior administrators, managers, and staff who are responsible for the management and evolution of their campus information systems,…
-
Distant/Remote Librarian Employment?
Dear Hive Mind, I just got an interesting question which I was unable to answer, and wondered if any of you had any suggestions. The paraphrased question is, "I have an MLIS, but reside several hours away from the closest university. I remember hearing about these remote librarian employment opportunities while in Library School. I…