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McKiernan, Gerard [LIB] | 3 Aug 2009 19:25
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Mobile Devices Within Instruction / Free Webinar / August 19 2009


Colleagues/

Mobile Devices Within Instruction Free Webinar / August 19 2009

Date: August 19, 2009 at 12:00 PM PDT (3:00 PM EDT) / Duration: One hour
/ Sponsored by: T.H.E Journal and Speak Up 

Discover ideas for instruction that innovative districts have developed
to better leverage the increasing number of laptops, cell phones, MP3
players and smart phones that students carry. This webinar explores the
latest findings from Speak Up surveys given to K-12 students, teachers
and administrators regarding their views on mobile devices within
instruction. 

Julie Evans, CEO of Project Tomorrow, the nation's leading education
nonprofit organization that facilitates the annual Speak Up surveys,
will present the data findings and moderate a panel discussion with
students, teachers and administrators from various school districts. 

Links to Registration Forms Available From

[ http://tinyurl.com/l59fk7 ]

EnJOY

/Gerry

Gerry McKiernan
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Cynthia Hodgson | 4 Aug 2009 16:31

NISO Forum on Library Resource Management Systems - October 8-9 in Boston

Library Resource Management Systems: New Challenges, New Opportunities
October 8-9, 2009
Metro Meeting Center
Boston, MA
http://www.niso.org/news/events/2009/lrms09/

Register online at: http://www.regonline.com/LRMS

Join NISO for a two-day forum in which we will consider the issues related
to library resource management systems and the consequences for customers,
users, vendors, and developers. During this event, we will:

    * Explore the effects of changes to the library community on system
suppliers' business models
    * Compare the benefits and disadvantages of commercial and open-source
systems through real libraries' experiences
    * Examine the implications of placing library systems in the cloud
    * Address the need for interoperability between library management
systems and other systems at work in the library
    * Consider how information standards can help all stakeholders cope with
this shifting terrain

Attendees at all levels of system involvement and expertise will find
thought-provoking discussion and ample opportunity to share ideas with the
library, vendor, and developer communities. Confirmed speakers include:

    * Annette Bailey, Digital Assets Librarian, Virginia Polytechnic
Institute and State University (Virginia Tech)
    * Oren Beit-Arie, Chief Strategy Officer, Ex Libris, Inc.
    * Talin Bingham, Chief Technology Officer, SirsiDynix
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Catherine O Brown | 4 Aug 2009 19:10

Is there any way to include this in a newsletter or similar publication?

Franklin, MA High School Principal Converts Library into Tech
Center/Bookstore; Discharges Librarian

http://www.milforddailynews.com/homepage/x1202627306/Franklin-High-library-u
ndergoes-transformation
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Dana Pearson | 4 Aug 2009 21:27
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Re: Is there any way to include this in a newsletter or similar publication?

Apparently kept the theatre teacher...

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kellyaquinn | 4 Aug 2009 21:38
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Re: Is there any way to include this in a newsletter or similar publication?

I love that the article mentions that part of the "transformation" was to organize the book by subject. 

Before, I'm sure, books were organized by height.


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Date: Tue, 4 Aug 2009 14:27:45 
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	similar publication?


Apparently kept the theatre teacher...

On Tue, Aug 4, 2009 at 12:10 PM, Catherine O Brown <kbrown <at> brevisconsult.com
> wrote:

> Franklin, MA High School Principal Converts Library into Tech
> Center/Bookstore; Discharges Librarian
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> http://www.milforddailynews.com/homepage/x1202627306/Franklin-High-library-u

> ndergoes-transformation<http://www.milforddailynews.com/homepage/x1202627306/Franklin-High-library-u%0Andergoes-transformation>
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Williams, Jennifer | 4 Aug 2009 21:43
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RE: Is there any way to include this in a newsletter orsimilar publication?

My favorite was in the comments. I get so tired of defending my profession....

"Liberians did not do anything except sit behind their desks looking at the sign in/ sign out sheet all day
and telling kids how to use that stupid book progam. My 11 year old cousin could do that... What significant
value did you/they ever have to offer in the contribution of making a FHS a better learning environment?"

Jennifer C. Williams
Electronic Resources Librarian
Elizabeth Mattocks Chapin Memorial Library on the Grand Strand Campus
Horry-Georgetown Technical College
jennifer.williams@...
<mailto:jennifer.williams@...> 
843.477.2100

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From: web4lib-bounces@... on behalf of kellyaquinn@...
Sent: Tue 8/4/2009 3:38 PM
To: web4lib-bounces@...
Cc: web4lib@...
Subject: Re: [Web4lib] Is there any way to include this in a newsletter orsimilar publication?

I love that the article mentions that part of the "transformation" was to organize the book by subject.

Before, I'm sure, books were organized by height.

Sent via BlackBerry by AT&T

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Cloutman, David | 4 Aug 2009 22:30
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RE: Is there any way to include this in a newsletter orsimilar publication?

I hope they RFIDed those books. Otherwise, they'll never be able to
inventory their collection again.

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David Cloutman <dcloutman@...>
Electronic Services Librarian
Marin County Free Library 

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orsimilar publication?

I love that the article mentions that part of the "transformation" was
to organize the book by subject. 

Before, I'm sure, books were organized by height.

Sent via BlackBerry by AT&T

-----Original Message-----
From: Dana Pearson <dbpearsonmlis@...>

Date: Tue, 4 Aug 2009 14:27:45 
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Louise Alcorn | 4 Aug 2009 22:36

RE: Is there any way to include this in a newsletterorsimilar publication?

Although I know we're all good at commenting here on Web4Lib...did
anyone also comment on the site, giving a professional perspective?  I
didn't have a chance to look through all the comments, so my apologies
if you've already put your erudite 2 cents in...

Louise E. Alcorn
Reference Technology Librarian
West Des Moines Public Library
4000 Mills Civic Pkwy
West Des Moines IA 50265
(515) 222-3573      louise.alcorn@...
http://www.wdmlibrary.org   

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Sent: Tuesday, August 04, 2009 2:44 PM
To: kellyaquinn@...
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newsletterorsimilar publication?

My favorite was in the comments. I get so tired of defending my
profession....

"Liberians did not do anything except sit behind their desks looking at
the sign in/ sign out sheet all day and telling kids how to use that
stupid book progam. My 11 year old cousin could do that... What
significant value did you/they ever have to offer in the contribution of
making a FHS a better learning environment?"
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Tsakonas Giannis | 4 Aug 2009 23:30
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ECDL 2009 - Workshops and Tutorials - Reminder

Apologies for cross-postings.
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13th European Conference on Digital Libraries (ECDL 2009)
Corfu, Greece, September 27- October 2, 2009
http://www.ecdl2009.eu/

We are pleased to announce the call for participation in the ECDL 2009
conference and associated workshops and tutorials. This year the conference
has attracted a record number of submissions and proposed workshops and
tutorials.

To register for the conference, please visit:
http://www.ionio.gr/conferences/ecdl2009/registration.php

The schedule of the conference can be found at:
http://www.ionio.gr/conferences/ecdl2009/schedule.php

The ECDL 2009 workshops are:
1. Digital Curation in the Human Sciences
2. Digital Libraries: Interoperability, Best Practices and Modeling
Foundations
3. Harvesting Metadata: Practices and Challenges
4. The 8th European Networked Knowledge Organisation Systems (NKOS)
Workshop
5. Second Workshop on Very Large Digital Libraries (VLDL 2009)
6. BooksOnline '09: 2nd Workshop on Research Advances in Large Digital Book
Collections
7. Workshop on Exploring Musical Information Spaces (WEMIS)
8. 9th International Web Archiving Workshop (IWAW 2009)
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Mary Beth Faccioli | 4 Aug 2009 23:55
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controlling bad design


Seems I'm coming around again to issues faced years back.  I'll be digging out old material on this and
recompiling, but I also am wondering about any current takes.

I'm finding that the minimalist presentation approach that encourages the use of images and visual
approaches (some call it Presentation Zen) is creating another wave of terrible stuff being added to web
pages and presentations, and I need to address this at my current organization.

If you have various people in your organization who are doing their own content creation on the web using
some kind of content management approach, or people newly empowered to create presentations for online
delivery and other purposes, and you have some kind of 1) policy statement or 2) best design practices in
place regarding the use of animations, clip art etc. - would you be willing to share those with me through
links or other means (attachment in an email sent to me perhaps)?  Also, any good links to very
straightforward resources that have basic design principles and things to avoid would be appreciated.  I
look at a number of blogs on presentation but I'm wondering if anyone on the list can recommend any gems that
are pithy and clear.

Thanks in advance -

Mary Beth Faccioli, MLIS
Instructional Design & Technology Consultant
Colorado State Library
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