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Managing information is not easy! Things like keeping track of tasks and deadlines, sharing documents with others, and figuring out where you have saved files can be challenging. Luckily, there is a range of productivity software out there to make our lives easier. Some useful applications I have come across include: Drop Box: Lets you [...] On the topic of making library instruction fun and engaging, here’s a list of hoax sites useful for sessions on evaluating the web. I have loosely organized them by subject and included additional resources at the end. Business & Finance CarpSoft Corporate Solutions The Onion (Economy section) Computer Science Click Monkeys Computer Tan First Page [...] Chances are that if you’re looking for work in a library setting, you’re going to be asked about your experiences with new technologies and your thoughts on how those technologies can be successfully integrated into library services. The following are just some of many software and Web applications available on the Internet that are [...] I was very pleased that the Workshop for Instruction in Library Use (WILU) was held in Hamilton, Ontario this year since it made it easy for me to volunteer and therefore attend part of the conference for free. The responsibilities of volunteering: On the first day of the conference (May 12), I convened an afternoon [...] Transliteracy is an emerging buzzword. What is it, exactly? Well… According to Transliteracy.com, “transliteracy is the ability to read, write and interact across a range of platforms, tools and media from signing and orality through handwriting, print, TV, radio and film, to digital social networks.” Bobbi Newman has put together a slide show presentation that [...] “Open access starts at home,” says Salo, who sees the profession as “disastrously timid about supporting experimentation and the business models we think preferable, speaking truth to power, even just modeling the behaviors we want faculty to adopt.” Issuing a call to arms, she warns, “We can’t just wring our hands about the serials crisis [...] Will skills like acting and directing soon be added to the list of qualifications on a typical library job ad? Maybe not. But there are a lot of interesting ways that librarians are using video to promote librarianship, library services, library resources and themselves. Meanwhile, there is a growing demand for media services librarians in [...] The following is based upon my own experiences; there are many other ways to make a Web site, but hopefully this puts you on the right track if you’re thinking of putting together one of your own. Step 1. Commit to making a Web site I have already written posts detailing reasons why [...] Note (October 2011): Ning has less zing since it has become a pay site. Last winter, I took the lead on developing a prototypical social network on Ning.com (MLIS2.0) for a class project. Since then, I have had a strong affection for this Web 2.0 service. Imagine making your own Facebook-like networking site on [...] |
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