Category: Scholarship
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Call for Submissions: Journal of Library and Information Service in Distance Learning
I received the following via email: The Journal of Library and Information Service in Distance Learning, a peer-reviewed journal published by Taylor & Francis, welcomes the submission of manuscripts. The journal is devoted to the issues and concerns of librarians and information specialists involved with distance education and delivering library resources and services to this…
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Expert panel to look into the state of libraries & archives in Canada
I happened across an interesting article in a recent CAUT (Canadian Association of University Teachers) Bulletin: Expert panel to look into the state of libraries & archives in Canada. "The panel’s final report on libraries and archives is due in the fall of 2014." Don't miss the link at the bottom of the page to http://www.canadaspastmatters.ca/, which…
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Edwin Mellen Press Updates
Just a quick post to point to Publisher hits new low: Suing librarian for criticizing their books, John DuPuis' comprehensive and always updated timeline of events / statements of support for Askey / condemnation for EMP. I won't mention the situation again until something breaks…
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Call for Proposals – Collaborating for Learning Conference – Calgary
Collaborating for Learning ConferenceUniversity of Calgary, Calgary, AlbertaMay 15 and 16, 2013 Call for Proposals The University of Calgary invites you to present at its “Collaborating for Learning Conference”, May 15 and 16, 2013. Proposals are welcomed until March 1, 2013. In learning and in life, collaboration is often central to achieving the results we…
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Google Advanced Power Searching course
Following a link from Lifehacker, I went ahead and signed up for the Advanced Power Searching course taught by Google. Guess I should go ahead and work my way through the archive of the Power Searching course that's still available online… The Advanced course begins Jan 23, 2013 and includes the following challenges: Challenge 1…
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ChronoZoom is like Prezi on steroids
Just ran across ChronoZoom this AM, which immediately reminded me of Prezi in the way things zoom around. It does look pretty cool, but so far appears to only contain content produced by the beta participants. While this makes sense as a beta, I really hope they open it up to contributions from a wider…
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Spaces and Places: Closing Keynote for Internet Librarian 2012
Apologies for the delay on getting this one up – I had a bit of a time finding a simple solution to host a very large (over 100mb) powerpoint presentation. Slideboom to the rescue!: Here's the whole thing (pptx) if you'd like to download it. In this talk Erik Boekesteijn, Jaap Van de Geer, Jeff Wisniewski and…
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Tomorrow’s Library Today – Internet Librarian 2012
So you may have noticed I haven't been blogging much over the past year or so. In part, this presentation explains why. At the University of Calgary we (not so) recently opened a new building, the Taylor Family Digital Library (aka TFDL). I was heavily involved not so much in choosing, but in implementing a…
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Journal of Library & Information Services in Distance Learning Summer Reading List
Just received via email: The Journal of Library & Information Services in Distance Learning is excited to offer FREE access to its Summer Reading List: a collection of Editor selected articles from its archives centered on the theme of Online Instruction. Articles include: Using Adobe Connect to Deliver Online Library Instruction to the RN to…