Category: Scholarship
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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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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…
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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,…
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Criteria for tenure and promotion: a review of practices among members of the Canadian Association of Research Libraries
Just posted to our institutional repository is a brief report (13 pages plus an appendix) entitled Criteria for tenure and promotion: a review of practices among members of the Canadian Association of Research Libraries. The abstract reads as follows: This study reviews current practice relating to tenure and promotion to the highest rank by examining…
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Innovation in a book about Innovation
OK, I’m sure it’s not really an innovation, but it was the first time I’d ever seen it, and it makes so much sense! I just finished reading The myths of Innovation, by Scott Berkun, and instead of offering the standard semi-useful bibliography, at the end of this book he provides a ranked bibliography. The…
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Library 2.0 Initiatives in Academic Libraries and wiki
Just learned that the new ACRL book Library 2.0 Initiatives in Academic Libraries has an accompanying wiki. And of course Meredith has a website where she constantly refreshes links for her book, Social Software in Libraries. Neat ways to keep traditional print current!
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Bibliography on Mobile Devices in Distance Education
Michele Reid posted the attached bibliography from the Midwinter Discussion Group session to the OFFCAMP list, and it’s reposted here with permission.
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Incorporating Screencasts In Online Teaching
From The International Review of Research in Open and Distance Learning, Vol 8, No 3 (2007), ISSN: 1492-3831 – Incorporating Screencasts In Online Teaching by Elaine Peterson. I’m linking to the abstract page instead of the full text because from there you can choose HTML, PDF, or to listen to the article as an mp3,…
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Online Workshop: Building a Community that Values Academic Integrity
You might be interested in this online workshop from the Center for Intellectual Property at UMUC ($150) Building a Community that Values Academic IntegrityDates: February 25 – March 7, 2008 (early registration by February 8 )Moderators: Gary Pavela, M.A., J.D., Director of Judicial Programs and Student Ethical Development, University of Maryland — College Park &…
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Utilizing WebQuests for Information Literacy Instruction in Distance Education
Haven’t actually looked at this article myself… Author: Blummer, BarbaraSource: College & Undergraduate Libraries, Volume 14, Number 3, 18 December 2007 , pp. 45-62(18) Abstract:The increasing use of problem-based learning in higher education affords librarians new avenues for promoting the development of information literacy skills among students. Information literacy instruction supports problem-based learning activities by…