Category: Scholarship
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Two new online programs for Archives and LibSci
Library Journal reports that San José State University's School of Library and Information Science is offering two new online programs; a Master of Archives and Records Administration (MARA) degree and a "Gateway Ph.D. Program" in conjunction with Queensland University of Technology Faculty of Information Technology.
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Trends in e-learning: What does it mean for libraries?
From Stephen’s Lighthouse: Upcoming free SirsiDynix Institute Event Trends in e-learning: What does it mean for libraries?Date : May 21, 2008Start Time : 11 a.m. EasternLength : 1 hour While in some sectors e-learning may seem “old hat”, the world of e-learning continues to change at a rapid pace. With newer technologies such as mobile…
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CARL E-learning Research and Development Grant
The Canadian Association of Research Libraries (CARL) E-learning Research and Development Grant is designed to support research and the development by librarians actively involved in the development and delivery of e-learning. Two grants of $1,000 are awarded annually, when merited, primarily to members of CARL libraries. The objectives of the grant are: to support research…
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Open Doors and Open Minds: What faculty authors can do to ensure open access to their work through their institution
SPARC and Science Commons have released “Open Doors and Open Minds: What faculty authors can do to ensure open access to their work through their institution.” The new white paper assists institutions in adopting policies that ensure the widest practical exposure for scholarly works produced, such as that adopted by the Harvard Faculty of Arts…
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Survey on the use of IM Widgets
Danielle Dennie at Concordia University asks for your assistance in a survey she’s running on your use of Instant Messaging Widgets: Dear all, I will be conducting a study to learn about and compare usage of IM widgets on online subject/research guides from different North American academic libraries. I would like to see the types…
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SUNY Press allows you to choose – $75 or $20
Sue Polanka at No Shelf Required notes that SUNY Press is now allowing customers to download frontlist titles as PDFs for only $20. Check her link for more details.
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My piled-up reading list
Getting pretty far behind on my reading list, but here are some recent titles that may also be of interest to you: Personality traits of individuals in different specialties of librarianship DOI: 10.1108/00220410810858056Journal of DocumentationVolume 64, Issue 2, 2008, Pages 273-286 Abstract This paper aims to investigate whether academic reference librarians, archivists, catalogers, distance education…
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Why Copyright? Michael Geist at the University of Calgary
Earlier this week, Dr. Michael Geist spoke here at the University of Calgary, on copyright, of course. The title of his talk was Why Copyright? and was a discussion of both why copyright is a hot topic in Canada right now, and why it should be a hot topic. With his permission, I recorded the…
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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