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Christine Peterson | 2 Sep 07:32
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Green Online Conference - Early Bird Registration 9/9/09

Amigos Library Services, Inc. will present an online conference "Going
Green @ Your Library -Lean, Green, Clean Ideas" on Wednesday, October 7
from 8:00 a.m.-4:00 p.m. central time.   The online conference will
address a variety of "green" issues from LEED certification to
practical, low cost/no cost suggestions for library and IT operations.  

Keynote speaker, Florence Mason, will kick off the conference with her
talk "Going Green" Successfully.  She brings her many years of expertise
with libraries, government organizations, and corporations on library
building issues, library long range planning, library training, and
other issues related to the management of library and information
services. 

Early bird registration ends on September 9!  For more information, the
conference schedule and to sign up for the conference, visit
http://greenlibs.amigos.org/.

Christine Peterson

Continuing Education Librarian, Technology

Amigos Library Services, Inc.

14400 Midway Road

Dallas, TX  75244-3509

800-843-8482 x2891

972-991-6061 (fax)
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Phil Shapiro | 2 Sep 12:25
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Should the Gates Foundation Support Linux and Apple?

Hi Web4Lib community,

     Here's a think-piece blog post i composed this morning about  
whether the Gates Foundation should support the purchase of Linux and  
Macintosh computers in public libraries.

      http://tinyurl.com/n67bmm

      Thanks for sharing this link with colleagues if the ideas in  
this post resonate.

          Phil Shapiro

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Thomas Dowling | 2 Sep 14:20
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Re: Should the Gates Foundation Support Linux and Apple?

On 09/02/2009 06:25 AM, Phil Shapiro wrote:
> 
>     Here's a think-piece blog post i composed this morning about whether
> the Gates Foundation should support the purchase of Linux and Macintosh
> computers in public libraries.
> 

If we all say "yes", what then?  Stop taking their money until they give in?

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R. Wood | 2 Sep 16:11
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Re: Should the Gates Foundation Support Linux and Apple?


On Wed, Sep 02, 2009 at 08:20:02AM -0400, Thomas Dowling stated:
> On 09/02/2009 06:25 AM, Phil Shapiro wrote:
> > Here's a think-piece blog post i composed this morning about whether
> > the Gates Foundation should support the purchase of Linux and
> > Macintosh computers in public libraries.
> 
> If we all say "yes", what then?  Stop taking their money until they
> give in?
> 
> Thomas Dowling

I'm curious to know what would happen if a computer donated by GF was
accepted as a donation, and then summarily re-installed with Linux as
the operating system (or even as a dual-boot system)?  Or is this
'forbidden' by the GF overlords?

If this is not an option, then why wait for GF, who is
apparently/logically beholden to the Windows operating system?  Just
begin to 'do it yourself' (DIY), one PC at a time.  Arrange to start
accepting donations of slightly older computers, and get some geeks from
the local Linux User Group (LUG) to start installing Linux on them.
Lather, rinse, repeat  :-)

My $0.02,
Raymond
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Francis Kayiwa | 2 Sep 16:17
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Re: Should the Gates Foundation Support Linux and Apple?

Phil Shapiro wrote:
> Hi Web4Lib community,
> 
>     Here's a think-piece blog post i composed this morning about whether 
> the Gates Foundation should support the purchase of Linux and Macintosh 
> computers in public libraries.
> 
>      http://tinyurl.com/n67bmm
> 
>      Thanks for sharing this link with colleagues if the ideas in this 
> post resonate.

"Vote" with your dollars and refuse their (GF) donations or choose not 
to apply. Should not Gates Foundation should be given the right to do 
with their hardware what is also in their best interest?

./fxk
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Clayton Crenshaw | 2 Sep 22:21
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academic libraries: oversight for usability tests

We are developing an active, ongoing program of usability testing for
our library website.  The staff members for our local institutional
review board are taking the position that every word of every test that
we administer must have their approval.  Yet I read about other academic
libraries doing "rapid" and "fast-track" development, which doesn't seem
possible in such a scenario.  

My question:  What does your IRB office require for website usability
testing, and do you have to submit everything to them in advance?  If
it's something less than that, please describe the level of oversight. 
If you have avoided this issue, either by not publishing your research
results or by other means, then I'd like to know that too.

Thank you,

Clayton Crenshaw
Web Services Librarian
Gibson D. Lewis Health Science Library
University of North Texas Health Science Center
817.735.5070
3500 Camp Bowie Boulevard

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Brad Eden | 2 Sep 23:03
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Call for articles: OCLC Systems & Services: International Digital Library Perspectives

Please forward to other interested colleagues and listservs.

As editor, I am interested in seeing any articles dealing with coverage topics below.  We are a
peer-reviewed journal.  Send any questions or articles my way.  Thanks.  Brad

Bradford Lee Eden, Ph.D.
Editor, _OCLC Systems & Services:  International Digital Library Perspectives_
Associate University Librarian for Technical Services & Scholarly Communication
University of California, Santa Barbara
Santa Barbara, California  93106
(805)893-4261
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Editorial objectives
OCLC Systems & Services: International Digital Library Perspectives covers a broad range of subject
areas relating to the Web-based delivery of digital cultural content. The journal aims to keep readers
informed about current trends in research, and to report on new initiatives and developments. Digital
libraries and digital repositories are a particular focus, together with relevant standards and techniques.

Unique attributes
OCLC Systems & Services: International Digital Library Perspectives publishes a mix of feature
articles, case studies, news and views, all presented with the needs of busy practitioners in mind. 

Coverage
■Digital libraries
■Digital repositories
■Digital cultural content services
■Web metadata standards
■Web markup languages
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susan teague-rector | 2 Sep 23:05
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Re: academic libraries: oversight for usability tests

Hi Clayton,

Last year we submitted our larger usability study information to the 
university IRB. After they reviewed all of the information, they 
concluded that the study fell under the exempt category (which I think 
all usability studies do). We're also doing rapid prototype testing and 
not going through IRB. I tend to think that if you're going to publish 
about the study itself, you should probably play it safe and send your 
documents to IRB (most likely, it will fall under exempt). If you're not 
going to publish, I would not do all of the IRB paperwork as it's pretty 
involved.

Hope this helps

Susan
Web Applications Manager
VCU Libraries

Clayton Crenshaw wrote:
> We are developing an active, ongoing program of usability testing for
> our library website.  The staff members for our local institutional
> review board are taking the position that every word of every test that
> we administer must have their approval.  Yet I read about other academic
> libraries doing "rapid" and "fast-track" development, which doesn't seem
> possible in such a scenario.  
>
> My question:  What does your IRB office require for website usability
> testing, and do you have to submit everything to them in advance?  If
> it's something less than that, please describe the level of oversight. 
> If you have avoided this issue, either by not publishing your research
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McAulay, Elizabeth | 3 Sep 02:17
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RE: academic libraries: oversight for usability tests

Hi Clayton,

The experience of a group here at UCLA Library has been a little mixed,
too. Although the message we received from the IRB office is that unless
we plan to publish or publicize the results, then we do not need review.
The studies we have passed through IRB have been as being under the
exempt category. The only way, I think, to do rapid usability testing is
to be able to bypass an IRB review. So, we're taking the approach of
choosing to do more formal testing and publishing sometimes and less
formal other times.

Best,
Lisa

Elizabeth "Lisa" McAulay
Librarian for Digital Collection Development
Digital Library Program
UCLA Library
390 Powell Library Building
Box 957201
Los Angeles, CA 90095-7201
(310) 825-7657
email: emcaulay@...

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IsisInform | 3 Sep 05:33
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PROMO: Information Arrangement Course at Simmons


Hi to Web4Lib -- 
Strategic Information Arrangement:  Theory and Techniques is a new CE 
Course  at Simmons College.  It examines  arrangement methods and persuasive 
strategies that help you organize information  to promote your goals.  Included 
is  a unit on the arrangement of names on the Vietnam Veterans Memorial and 
the  Memorial to the Missing of the Somme from WWI.  Both memorials have the 
same goals, but  each has a unique arrangement because of the differences 
in conducting the two  wars.  The course also features  Snoopy, the Rolling 
Stones, and the Burning Man art festival in Nevada to show  you how to 
successfully and persuasively arrange information.     
The course includes weekly PowerPoint slides with entertaining textual  
notes.  There are also optional  readings, weekly online conversations, and an 
arrangement exercise. 
For more information go to the course posting on  Katherine’s blog:  
_http://isisinblog.typepad.com/isisinblog/2009/08/strategic-information-arrangement
-theory-and-techniques.html_

(http://isisinblog.typepad.com/isisinblog/2009/08/strategic-information-arrangement-theory-and-techniques.html)

or to Simmons College:  
_http://www.simmons.edu/gslis/careers/continuing-education/workshops/online.php#strategic_ 
(http://www.simmons.edu/gslis/careers/continuing-education/workshops/online.php#strategic)  
Thanks, 
Katherine 
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Isis Information Services 
Phoenix, AZ
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