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Angela Boyd | 1 Apr 2009 08:16
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Re: Drupal / LibGuides / Library a la Carte question

So I have some more questions for you all.  For some background info,  
we're in the very very beginning exploratory stage of migrating our  
web pages to Drupal.  We still need to hire a web programmer and we're  
hoping to redesign our whole website.  We're going to be doing some  
theming and web site analysis.  However, we need to get some subject  
guides up by Fall Quarter.  Our librarians are most able to work on  
these guides over the summer so we'd like to have them able to access  
and create starting  around July or so.

So the biggest question I have is whether anyone has ever tried to  
migrate LibGuides or Library a la Carte data into Drupal.  We realize  
Drupal is a great CMS and ideally, in the end, it will all meld  
together within Drupal.  We'll probably have Drupal themed subject  
guides but that's at least a year away.  So the thought is to create  
subject guides now with one or the other and then do a data dump into  
Drupal with a little coding and tweaking later on.

Other questions include: How long did it take you to set up the Lib  
Guides or Library a la Carte so that your Librarians could start  
creating their own guides?  Our tech guys are very strapped for time  
so this one is also a biggie.

Is there a clean separate theme layer or was everything in one bucket?

How much programming did it involve to tweak everything?  How much  
programming and sysadmin time is needed for maintainance?

And lastly, would be ok for our tech guys to contact your tech guys?

Thanks everyone!
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Ed Klopek | 1 Apr 2009 14:40
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Following CIL

The Wednesday keynote is supposed to be streamed this morning. The live
stream has been embedded on http://www.fcpl.info so you can watch the stream
and the #cil2009 twitter feed at the same time.

Ed
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McKiernan, Gerard [LIB] | 2 Apr 2009 22:42
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NBE Presentation | Connections: Online Social Networks For Organizations

Colleagues/

I am pleased to announce the availability of a corrected and revised version of my PPT slides from my invited
presentation 

given last month at the National Library of Spain as well as the associated audio:

>>Conferencia de GERRY McKIERNAN <<

Iowa State University Library / Ames IA USA

La Importancia de Estar Conectados: 

LAS REDES SOCIALES EN LAS ORGANIZACIONES 

Fecha: 11 de marzo de 2009

Lugar de celebración: Biblioteca Nacional de España / Paseo de Recoletos, 20 

_Connections: Online Social Networks For Organizations_

While Facebook and MySpace are among the better-known general online social networks, there are an
ever-increasing number of online networks that have emerged for and within a wide variety of communities.

Among many others, these include networks for Academe and Education, People of Color, Boomers, LGBT
groups, Religion, and Researchers and Scholars.

This presentation will provide an overview of a variety of niche online networks, and a detailed review of
select niche social networks created to better connect and engage clients, customers, patrons, and
staff, within and outside of organizations.
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primarydat | 3 Apr 2009 16:00
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Some results from the Survey of American College Students: Student Evaluation of Information Literacy Instruction


Primary Research Group has published: The Survey of American College Students: Student Evaluation of
Information Literacy Instruction, ISBN 1-57440-116-5.      

 

This report presents approximately 125 tables of data exploring how full time college students in the
United States view and use and evaluate their college library’s information literacy training.  The
data in the report is based on a representative sample of more than 400 full time college students in the
United States. Data is broken out by 16 criteria including gender, grade point average, major field of
study, income level of students, type and size of college, and mean SAT acceptance score of colleges,
among other variables. 

 

The report presents data on the percentage of students who have received information literacy training,
how they evaluate the effectiveness of that training, how they perceive their need for additional
training, whether they believe that an information literacy course should be required, if they have ever
used online tutorials provided by the library, and how they evaluate their own information literacy
skills. 

 

Just a few of the report’s many findings are that: 

 

•           More than 67% of the students in the sample say that they have received
instruction on how to use their college’s library. Older students are much more likely than younger
ones to say that they have not received library or information literacy
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Jason Kucsma | 3 Apr 2009 18:12

New Roles for Libraries on Agenda <at> Digital Dilemmas Symposium

** please excuse any cross-posting ** 

Times are certainly tough for libraries in this economic climate.  It
has never been more important for us to think about how we can
strategically position our institutions to emerge from this crisis as
continued cornerstones of the communities we serve. More than simply a
discussion about digital information resources, the Digital Dilemmas
Symposium will give librarians and administrators an opportunity to join
leading scholars in thinking strategically about changing community
expectations and how our libraries might adapt and flourish under these
conditions. 

Digital Dilemmas Symposium: Challenges, Opportunities, Solutions
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y%20Internet%20Files\OLK1CF\Digital%20Dilemmas%20Symposium:%20Challenges
,%20Opportunities,%20Solutions> 

When: Thursday, April 16, 9:30 a.m. to 4:30 p.m. (Check-in and light
breakfast begin at 8:30 a.m.)

Fee: $125 METRO members and students; $175 nonmembers

Location: William and Anita Newman Conference Center at Baruch College,
151 East 25th Street in Manhattan

Register for this symposium: http://bit.ly/xJF0 

Digital Dilemmas is a full-day symposium that brings together nationally
recognized experts who will outline the primary challenges facing
libraries in a digital world; provide an understanding of the digital
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vctinney | 3 Apr 2009 18:29
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Job Marketing Genealogy: Internet Technology Skills

Job Marketing Genealogy: Internet Technology Skills

Encarta discontinued because popular reference product
does not meet consumption and search demands of people.
http://encarta.msn.com/guide_page_FAQ/FAQ.html
So much for those who have been bashing underdog Wikipedia.

In like manner, job marketing resources are available to
genealogists and family historians, that enhance Internet
Technology (IT) research skills, for multiple job employment.

For example, Ancestor Roots Information: OneSource
Genealogy and Family History Searchable Databases
http://www.academic-genealogy.com/ancestorrootsinformationdatabases.htm#A-Z
provides Culture Links for every country in the world.
http://tinyurl.com/ce5dg5
. . .
SIXTH LINK goes to Culture of [Country of Interest]:
From: Country Insightsby globalEDGE Business Knowledge;
or,Intute: Science, Engineering and Technology - World Guide;
or, Answers.com - Online Dictionary, Encyclopedia, etc.
Navigation and quick links provide total professional background
data for each country, as well as expert business etiquette and
cultural resources, for selected nations.  Example: MEXICO.
http://globaledge.msu.edu/countryInsights/culture.asp?countryID=5&regionID=1

Genealogists and Family Historians can study current:
Business and Economics: World Business - World Economics;
http://www.academic-genealogy.com/archives.htm#Business
understanding business and economics with historical perspective.
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Lori Bell | 4 Apr 2009 01:57
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Online informational meeting for Infoquest, collaborative text reference project

Hello,

We have had requests for another Infoquest informational meeting. You

are welcome to attend or send to a colleague. You need to click on the

link below and register to get meeting info. Thanks, Lori

InfoQuest Project Meeting - Hosted by the Alliance Library System &

Altarama

Join us for a Webinar on April 9

Space is limited.

Reserve your Webinar seat now at:

https://www2.gotomeeting.com/register/234058547

Project.  Here is the agenda:

I. Welcome - Kitty Pope, Executive Director, Alliance Library System

II. Introduction to Text Messaging Technology – Why this project is

important - Tom Peters, TAP Information Services

III. Overview of the project technology - Arthur Brady & Linda Arret,
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Tom Keays | 6 Apr 2009 16:43
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Re: Drupal / LibGuides / Library a la Carte question

There was an article in Code4Lib Journal last year called "The ICAP
(Interactive Course Assignment Pages) Publishing System". ICAP is the
old name for Library à la Carte. Poking around on their site,
http://alacarte.library.oregonstate.edu/ , I noticed that Ian Chan had
compared Library a la Carte to Drupal and Moodle.
http://alacarte.library.oregonstate.edu/node/1001 But not LibGuides,
which is a hosted service.

Tom

On Wed, Mar 25, 2009 at 12:58 PM, Ian Chan <ichan@...> wrote:
> We used this tutorial,
> http://blog.codahale.com/2006/06/19/time-for-a-grown-up-server-rails-mon
> grel-apache-capistrano-and-you/, to set-up LAC using a Mongrel cluster
> and Apache.  I did not use Capistrano, as the tutorial recommends, but
> it still worked.  OSU has indicated they might integrate Rails Phusion
> to expedite the installation process.
>
> Our instructional librarians took a serious look at LibGuides but
> selected Library a la Carte.  After several months of use, they have
> found LAC to be a much better product.  In addition, since the database
> is hosted locally in MySQL, I can see lots of potential for integration
> with Drupal and other applications.  LAC is more extensible and
> integrating your own theme is very easy - here's a sample:
> http://lib2.csusm.edu/subject-guide/18.
>
>
> --------------------------------------------------
>
> Ian Chan
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Tom Keays | 6 Apr 2009 16:46
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Re: Drupal / LibGuides / Library a la Carte question

Ooops. URL for article is http://journal.code4lib.org/articles/63

On Mon, Apr 6, 2009 at 10:43 AM, Tom Keays <tomkeays.lists@...> wrote:
> There was an article in Code4Lib Journal last year called "The ICAP
> (Interactive Course Assignment Pages) Publishing System". ICAP is the
> old name for Library à la Carte. Poking around on their site,
> http://alacarte.library.oregonstate.edu/ , I noticed that Ian Chan had
> compared Library a la Carte to Drupal and Moodle.
> http://alacarte.library.oregonstate.edu/node/1001 But not LibGuides,
> which is a hosted service.
>
> Tom
>
> On Wed, Mar 25, 2009 at 12:58 PM, Ian Chan <ichan@...> wrote:
>> We used this tutorial,
>> http://blog.codahale.com/2006/06/19/time-for-a-grown-up-server-rails-mon
>> grel-apache-capistrano-and-you/, to set-up LAC using a Mongrel cluster
>> and Apache.  I did not use Capistrano, as the tutorial recommends, but
>> it still worked.  OSU has indicated they might integrate Rails Phusion
>> to expedite the installation process.
>>
>> Our instructional librarians took a serious look at LibGuides but
>> selected Library a la Carte.  After several months of use, they have
>> found LAC to be a much better product.  In addition, since the database
>> is hosted locally in MySQL, I can see lots of potential for integration
>> with Drupal and other applications.  LAC is more extensible and
>> integrating your own theme is very easy - here's a sample:
>> http://lib2.csusm.edu/subject-guide/18.
>>
>>
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Lori Bell | 6 Apr 2009 17:13
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The 2nd annual Virtual Worlds, Libraries Education and Museums conference


Virtual Worlds Libraries, Education, and Musuems Conference 

The technology of virtual worlds is opening up new possibilities for students and lifelong learners. Many
experts say we are moving from the era of the two-dimensional page to the era of three-dimensional virtual
worlds. The second annual Virtual Worlds: Libraries, Education and Museums Conference provides a
gathering place for librarians, information professionals, educators, museologists, and others to
learn about and discuss the educational, informational, and cultural opportunities of virtual
worlds.  The conference will be held on April 24-25, 2009.  For more information and to register, go to
the conference website at http://www.alliancelibraries.info/virtualworlds/index.html. 
Registration is $49 and helps cover costs for the operation of Alliance Virtual Library in Second Life.
 
Keynote speakers include Jeremy Kemp, San Jose State University; Anders Gronstedt of the Gronstedt
Group; and Bryan Carter, University of Central Missouri.  Please contact Tom Peters at
tapinformatoin@... for more information.
Conference sponsors are Alliance Library System, TAP Information Services, and Learning Times.

Lori Bell
Director of Innovation
Alliance Library System
600 High Point Lane
East Peoria, IL 61611
(309)694-9200 ext. 2128
lbell@...
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