LibWorm.com provides a librarian RSS filtering service. Over 1500 RSS librarian sources are combined and output via different filters. This feed contains the latest headlines from journals and sites in the Podcasting interest group. http://www.libworm.com/rss/librarianqueries.php Fri, 03 Sep 2010 02:54:02 +0100 FeedCreator 1.7.2 http://feedproxy.google.com/~r/blogspot/iRcS/~3/ecffl1SvpNo/photographic-archives-at-bishopsgate.html "Library Manager, Stefan Dickers' talk about Bishopsgate Library's fabulous photographic collections is now available to listen to. From local London landmarks to shopping at the Co-op, it's all here in our new enhanced podcast (complete with images)" (Source: Peter Scott's Library Blog) Thu, 02 Sep 2010 10:14:38 +0100 868446 http://www.lisnews.org/hurricane_resources With Hurricane Earl getting set to hit the eastern coast of the United States and with hurricane season hardly over, it is appropriate to consider some available resources out there. The audio of National Hurricane Center's storm briefings are being released on-demand in podcast form. You can subscribe using this link in your podcatcher: http://www.nhc.noaa.gov/audio/index_podcast.xml NOAA's tracking portal for Earl is located here: http://www.noaawatch.gov/2010/tc_at07.php A list of all National Hurricane Center RSS feeds, including updates with rich data on storms in progress like Earl, can be found here: http://www.nhc.noaa.gov/aboutrss.shtml Widgets if you would like to integrate such into your library's own web pages can be found here: http://www.noaawatch.gov/widgets/ (Source: LISNews - Librarian And Information Science News) Wed, 01 Sep 2010 16:13:27 +0100 868596 http://lisnews.org/hurricane_resources With Hurricane Earl getting set to hit the eastern coast of the United States and with hurricane season hardly over, it is appropriate to consider some available resources out there. The audio of National Hurricane Center's storm briefings are being released on-demand in podcast form. You can subscribe using this link in your podcatcher: http://www.nhc.noaa.gov/audio/index_podcast.xml NOAA's tracking portal for Earl is located here: http://www.noaawatch.gov/2010/tc_at07.php A list of all National Hurricane Center RSS feeds, including updates with rich data on storms in progress like Earl, can be found here: http://www.nhc.noaa.gov/aboutrss.shtml Widgets if you would like to integrate such into your library's own web pages can be found here: http://www.noaawatch.gov/widgets/ (Source: LISNews.org) Wed, 01 Sep 2010 16:13:27 +0100 868254 http://cyber.law.harvard.edu/node/6331 BERKMAN CENTER FOR INTERNET & SOCIETY AT HARVARD UNIVERSITY Upcoming events and digital media // September 1, 2010 [1] [TUESDAY 9/7] Berkman Center Fall Open House (http://cyber.law.harvard.edu/events/2010/09/openhouse) [2] [CONFERENCE 9/25] "Media Law in the Digital Age: The Rules Have Changed, Have You?" Conference in Atlanta, GA (http://csjconferences.org/medialaw/) [TUESDAY] BERKMAN CENTER OPEN HOUSE ================================================================================== Tuesday, September 7, 6:00 pm Ropes Gray Room, Pound Hall, Harvard Law School Campus (Map: http://bit.ly/poundmap) Free and Open to the Public Tell us if you're coming on Facebook (http://www.facebook.com/event.php?eid=140755442627336) or Twitter (http://tweetvite.com/event/berkmanopenhouse) Come to the Berkman Center for Internet & Society’s Open House to meet our faculty, fellows, and staff, and to learn about the many ways you can get involved in our dynamic, exciting environment. As a University-wide research center at Harvard University, our interdisciplinary efforts in the exploration of cyberspace address a diverse range of backgrounds and experiences. If you're interested in the Internet’s impact on society and are looking to engage a community of world-class fellows and faculty through events, conversations, research, and more please join us to hear more about our upcoming academic year! Paid part-time research positions will be available in the fall, and you can visit http://cyber.law.harvard.edu/getinvolved/internships to see currently available positions. People from all disciplines, universities, and backgrounds are encouraged to attend the Open House to familiarize yourself with the Berkman Center and explore opportunities to join us in our research. We look forward to seeing you there! Refreshments will be served. For more information visit: http://cyber.law.harvard. ... Wed, 01 Sep 2010 15:31:14 +0100 868263 http://media.libsyn.com/media/oclspodcast/teen_mysteriousmessages.mp3 Listen to Lorena and Olivia explain how you can learn all about codes and ciphers at the library. (1:07) (Source: OCLS Podcast (OCLS Teen Podcast)) Wed, 01 Sep 2010 12:33:00 +0100 868148 http://feedproxy.google.com/~r/NetbibWeblog/~3/G-jKJin15WE/ “Well, after much thought I decided it was best to not do our biweekly podcast any more. Just too much work and not a lot of return – SO, I developed this. I’ll be doing more of these and posting them to the SC State Library’s YouTube channel. Enjoy!” [via Libraries & Life] South Carolina State Library, realisiert mit Screencast-o-Matic, engl., 1:54. (Source: netbib weblog) Tue, 31 Aug 2010 11:19:44 +0100 867864 http://feedproxy.google.com/~r/netbib/DFxV/~3/G-jKJin15WE/ “Well, after much thought I decided it was best to not do our biweekly podcast any more. Just too much work and not a lot of return – SO, I developed this. I’ll be doing more of these and posting them to the SC State Library’s YouTube channel. Enjoy!” [via Libraries & Life] South Carolina State Library, realisiert mit Screencast-o-Matic, engl., 1:54. (Source: netbib weblog) Tue, 31 Aug 2010 11:19:44 +0100 867804 http://catalogablog.blogspot.com/2010/08/cataloging-matters.html I should have already mentioned this, but better late than never. Cataloging Matters is a podcast by Jim Weinheimer (who is already well known and respected from his participation in AUTOCAT and his weblog First Thus. He has already released the third episode. (Source: Catalogablog) Tue, 31 Aug 2010 04:00:00 +0100 867991 http://nnlm.gov/mcr/news_blog/?p=7599 Join us for the online class,  “Podcasting for Advocacy.”  The class will be taught in two parts:  a 1.5 hour session on Thursday, September 16 from 1 – 2:30 p.m.  Mountain Time (2 – 3:30 p.m. Central Time) and then a half hour session on Tuesday, September 28 from 1  – 1:30 p.m. Mountain Time (2 – 2:30 p.m. Central Time). “Podcasting for Advocacy” was originally developed by Maryanne Blake and Alison Aldrich from the Pacific Northwest Region.  It’s a hands-on class designed to provide a fun yet informative introduction to podcasting. The class will be taught online using Adobe Connect; you will need an Internet connection and a telephone.  To complete the exercises in the class, you will need to download and install some free software and have access to a microphone for your computer. In the class, you will learn how libraries, community-based organizations, hospitals, journal publishers, and other groups are using podcasts. You will learn how to find and recommend podcasts your users will appreciate and find useful. We will also discuss how to craft messages that work well in the podcast medium.  You will also learn how to record, edit, upload, and promote a podcast using freely available software. If you attend both of the webcast sessions, create a podcast, and share the link with the class, you will be eligible for three hours of MLA continuing education credit. To register for the class, visit http://www.tinyurl/mcrclasses.  Class registration is limited, so register soon! [SD] (Source: Midcontinental Region News) Mon, 30 Aug 2010 23:30:10 +0100 867697 http://feedproxy.google.com/~r/blogspot/iRcS/~3/qjyyxKocot4/listen-lisnewsorg-podcast-episode-118.html LISTen: The LISNews.org Podcast - Episode #118. "This week's episode is a quick look at last week's zeitgeist, highlights of the "slushpile", and an editorial from Mike Kellat, the owner of Erie Looking Productions" Previous Podcasts can be found here (Source: Peter Scott's Library Blog) Mon, 30 Aug 2010 11:09:41 +0100 867458 http://liszen.com/trends/story.php?title=LISTen_An_LISNews-org_Podcast_-_Episode_118 This week's episode is a quick look at last week's zeitgeist, highlights of the "slushpile", and an editorial from Mike Kellat, the owner of Erie Loo (Source: pligg - all) Mon, 30 Aug 2010 07:00:05 +0100 867367 http://lisnews.org/audio/download/37501/LISTen-118.mp3 This week's episode is a quick look at last week's zeitgeist, highlights of the "slushpile", and an editorial from Mike Kellat, the owner of Erie Looking Productions. A related commentary released online by Ontario public broadcaster TVO from commentator Jesse Brown connected to the editorial can be found here directly as an M4V video file. Due to communications complications the audio payload was originally uploaded over GPRS via a Nokia E71x. Cable broadband is having issues locally apparently relative to throughput. Related links: Matt Welch on FTC regulating online reviews The Ohio News Network on teen texting Nielsen on mobile phone usage stats Keith Cowing at NASA Watch about the reach of nasa.gov The results of the tool Cowing referenced concerning nasa.gov turned to oclc.org instead Gnash Release Leo Laporte versus Social Media Leo Laporte on the Google Buzz bug (Source: LISNews.org) Mon, 30 Aug 2010 04:45:04 +0100 867284 http://feedproxy.google.com/~r/Digitization101/~3/D3FwHVavlzw/podcast-digital-asset-management.html In this 15-minute interview Henrik de Gyor talks about digital asset management implementation with Aric Allen (createasphere). If you are interested in what digital asset management (DAM) can do for you, this podcast offers a very good introduction. This work is licensed under a Creative Commons Attribution-Noncommercial-Share Alike 3.0 United States License. (Source: Digitization 101) Mon, 30 Aug 2010 04:00:00 +0100 867459 http://hurstassociates.blogspot.com/2010/08/podcast-digital-asset-management.html In this 15-minute interview Henrik de Gyor talks about digital asset management implementation with Aric Allen (createasphere). If you are interested in what digital asset management (DAM) can do for you, this podcast offers a very good introduction. This work is licensed under a Creative Commons Attribution-Noncommercial-Share Alike 3.0 United States License. (Source: Digitization 101) Mon, 30 Aug 2010 04:00:00 +0100 867428 http://feedproxy.google.com/~r/teleread/ezFR/~3/zN2d83MEZec/ Several weeks ago, Greg McQueen released a 100 Stories for Haiti Podcast focused on ebooks, offering an insightful and well-balanced look at the state of ebooks. He interviewed multiple authors and even yours truly to explore what ebooks mean to authors, readers and the future of publishing. For me, the highlight of Greg’s excellent podcast was Smashwords author David Robinson, a 60-year Yorkshireman who presented an audio essay on indie ebook publishing. This is a must-listen. Mr. Robinson is a gifted orator, and he has created one of the best-articulated manifestos on e-publishing I’ve heard. One comment that struck me as particularly insightful is when he explains how it’s not so much rejection that bruises the soul of a writer, it’s the chronic condition of being ignored. As you’ll hear below, his wry wit and precision delivery add a richness and meaning his written words alone could never convey. I think after you give him a listen, you’ll be a fan too! Click the play button above to listen to David Robinson’s essay. To listen to Greg McQueen’s entire podcast episode about ebooks, here’s the full audio (see episode 3): Via Mark Coker’s Smashwords blog. Digg us. Slashdot us. Facebook us. Twitter us. Share the news. (Source: TeleRead: Bring the E-Books Home) Sun, 29 Aug 2010 20:56:50 +0100 867297 http://ramblinglibrarian.blogspot.com/2010/08/ascap-copyleft-fund-raiser-campaign-of.html If you've not been following the Creative Commons scene, you might not have heard of the fund-raising campaign by the American Society for Composers, Authors and Publishers (ASCAP), started in June 2010.The ASCAP fund-raiser for a legislative campaignFirst, you ought to read their letter for yourself.Their fund-raiser is for a "legislative campaign" to "urge the members of (the U.S.) Congress to support [their] rights". I've read the letter several times. I'm still not sure what rights ASCAP is campaigning for. Or is it for a law against the lawful sharing of works -- even if initiated by the creator?What's really controversial was ASCAP's claims that 'Creative Commons promote "Copyleft" in order to undermine "Copyright"'. Wired.com was probably the first to break the news (25 Jun), and the article sums up the fallacies in ASCAP's position:The American Society of Composers, Authors and Publishers is urging the membership to donate money to battle the Electronic Frontier Foundation, Public Knowledge and even Creative Commons.ASCAP’s attack on EFF and Public Knowledge are farfetched. Those groups do not suggest music should be free, although they push for the liberalization of copyright law.But the attack on Creative Commons is more laughable than ASCAP’s stance against EFF and Public Knowledge.While lobby groups EFF and Public Knowledge advocate for liberal copyright laws, Creative Commons actually creates licenses to protect content creators.LINKDid ASCAP bother to find out what Creative Commons (CC) really is about?CC is built upon the foundation of Copyright. CC is NOT an alternative to Copyright; CC works along side it. The idea of Creative Commons (CC) is not hard to understand. So I was puzzled as to why an organisation like ASCAP would choose to espouse wrong ideas. ... Sun, 29 Aug 2010 04:00:00 +0100 867617 http://feedproxy.google.com/~r/web2learning/YOVk/~3/uLJpJEP0Qy8/4049 Opencast The Opencast Matterhorn project is an enterprise-level, easy-to-install open source podcast and rich media capture, processing and delivery system. tags: podcast opensource Posted from Diigo. The rest of my favorite links are here. (Source: What I Learned Today...) Sat, 28 Aug 2010 00:35:34 +0100 867928 http://feedproxy.google.com/~r/TameTheWeb/~3/g0x5ulX5eOg/ This morning I’m updating one of my favorite assignments for LIS768 Participatory Service and Emerging Technologies. Two years ago, I asked for further suggestions to share with my class. Today. I’ll do the same: what would you add? Please share in the comments below. I’ll be including the post URL in the course site. Original post from 2008: http://tametheweb.com/2008/09/10/lis768-reading-list/ Current list included in syllabus: Assignment – Context Book Report – 10 points Students will read a book selected from the list provided below or suggest another title for Michael’s approval, and write a 200-300 word reflection posted to your blog relating the topic and focus of the book to libraries, technology and participatory service. OPTIONAL: Instead of writing your report, create a media presentation such as a podcast, YouTube video, Animoto show, etc. Let your creativity flow! Selections from the Online Reading List Anderson, Chris. The Long Tail Beck, John C. & Mitchell Wade. Got game Bernoff, Josh. Groundswell Breakenridge, Deidre. PR 2.0 Carr, Nicholas. The Big Switch: rewiring the World, from Edison to Google Collins, Jim. Good to Great Doctorow, Cory Content Doctorow, Cory Little Brother Frankel, Alex. Punching In Fried, Jason & David Heinemeier Hannsen. Rework Friedman, Thomas. The World is Flat Gee, James Paul. What Video Games Have to teach Us about Learning & Literacy Gilmore, James & B. Joseph Pine II. Authenticity Gladwell, Malcolm. Blink Gladwell, Malcolm. Outliers Godin, Seth. Small is the New Big Godin, Seth. Tribes Godin, Seth. Linchpin Heath, Chip & Dan. Switch Jenkins, Henry. Convergence Culture Jenkins, Henry. Fans, Bloggers & Gamers: Exploring Participatory Culture Johnson, Steven. Everything Bad is Good for You Keen, Andrew The Cult of the Amateur Kelley, Tom with Jonathan Littman. ... Fri, 27 Aug 2010 13:59:46 +0100 866393 http://permalink.gmane.org/gmane.education.web4lib/16746 Web4lib folks, The full schedule for the edUi 2010 conference was announced yesterday. http://edui.vfhblogs.org/program/ If you're not familiar with this event, it's a conference on web design, user experience design and web programming specifically geared for web professionals working with large institutions like higher ed, museums and libraries. It takes place November 8-9 in Charlottesville VA and features a stellar list of speakers from all over the world. Here are just a few: Paul Boag - Boagworld podcast & Headscape Michael Stoner - mStoner Stephanie Sullivan - W3Conversions Greg Rewis - Adobe David Berman - Author of Do Good Design Nick DeNardis - dotEduGuru & edu Checkup Alistair MacDonald - Processing.js -Trey Begin Forwarded Message: Don't See The Images? Visit:http://www.virginiafoundation.org/enewsletter/edui/2010/schedule.html edUi 2010 Conference November 8-9 Charlottesville, VA [http://eduiconf.org] ___________________________________________________________________________ A learning (Source: gmane.education.web4lib) Fri, 27 Aug 2010 04:00:00 +0100 866247 http://www.resourceshelf.com/2010/08/26/case-study-podcasts-in-the-archives-archiving-podcasting-content-at-the-university-of-michigan/ Case Study: Podcasts in the Archives: Archiving Podcasting Content at the University of Michigan (14 Pages; PDF) by Alexis Antracoli, University of Michigan From a Summary (via SI Informat, UMich) Podcasts in the Archives: Archiving Podcasting Content at the University of Michigan is one of the Campus Case Studies published on the SAA portal. Campus Case Studies are reports by university archivists on working solutions for born-digital records. The initial Campus Case Studies resulted from a workshop of university archivists on “The Development of Case Studies for the Effective Management of University Digital Records” held at the Bentley Historical Library at the University of Michigan in September 2007. The Campus Case Studies portal was launched with the support of the Andrew W. Mellon Foundation. From the Case Study: This case study examines the challenges involved in developing best practices and workflows for archiving and preserving podcasting content created by the University of Michigan. One major issue involved establishing standards of practice for ingest, storage, and access, especially the generation and storage of appropriate descriptive, technical, and preservation metadata. Another challenge centered around developing the necessary technological infrastructure to support an Open Archives Information System (OAIS)-compliant system. Source: UMich (via Archives*Open) (Source: ResourceShelf) Fri, 27 Aug 2010 00:21:46 +0100 865863 http://feedproxy.google.com/~r/lansinglibraryinternettechnology/podcast2/~3/DE8joEKWPf8/dont-forget-your-headphones.html Patrons will have to bring their own headpones or earbuds in order to enable sound on the library computers, effective September 7, 2010. Earbuds will be for sale at the Circulation Desk for $1.50 (Source: Lansing Library Internet and Technology Podcast) Thu, 26 Aug 2010 15:40:56 +0100 867825 http://feedproxy.google.com/~r/blogspot/iRcS/~3/_f6fNZfH5t4/podcast-mi5-file-release-august-2010.html Professor Christopher Andrew introduces the 25th Security Service records release, which contains 170 files, bringing the total number of its records in the public domain to more than 4,500 (UK National Archives) (Source: Peter Scott's Library Blog) Thu, 26 Aug 2010 12:23:26 +0100 865670 http://www.cla-net.org/weblog/2010/08/finding_a_voice.php They started out as a group of teens who liked poetry. They wanted and used the Cesar Chavez Public Library as a place to meet, write, explore, and perform, but little did they know that from their own words and voices they would inspire and create a city wide movement to build a brighter future for its youth. The group Teen Salinas Speaks (TSS) has created a whirlwind of publicity and gained a devoted following, and from their free poetry workshops to Operation Oprah film campaign, have gathered an entire community to not only explore the power of their words and voices, but combat and face violation and gang activity head on. In 2009 Salinas saw 29 gang related homicides, coming 4th in the entire state of California for highest per capita murder rate. TSS Member Mya Perez said, "I first joined because it was a way to express myself without getting judged for it, a place where I can perfect my poetry, but now that we have expanded I continue to go because I wanna help rid off gang violence before I see another friend in a coffin..." The members of TSS recognize that combating gang violence and offering realistic alternatives is no easy journey, and the road ahead will be long, paved with plenty of bumps along the way. They hold weekly meetings and broadcast a weekly radio show called, "The Peace Hour," with PK McCary where they address and discuss issues affecting teens. From injustice to racism the teens tackle each and every piece of life that changes and influences how we see and interact with those around us hoping to raise awareness and create an open dialogue in the community. With the series of nine podcasts, they've begun to soothe the fears and uncertainties of our teens simply by recognizing they exist, and talking them through. ... Wed, 25 Aug 2010 18:16:00 +0100 867937 http://feedproxy.google.com/~r/digizen/~3/eZAjb19wRzY/ La nueva sesión de la Certificación en Tecnologías de Aprendizaje y Educación en Línea que ofrece el Recinto Universitario de Mayagüez comenzará el 6 de septiembre  y se extenderá  hasta el 6  de noviembre. Se ofrecerá completamente a distancia. Los interesados pueden visitar la web de la certificación para obtener más detalles. Incluyo una descripción de los temas que se cubrirán en la certificación: Descripción: Se exploran los componentes necesarios para el desarrollo de un curso en línea desde el punto de vista del diseñador. El participante tendrá la oportunidad de comenzar a desarrollar  un curso en línea  e integrar componentes tales como foros de discusión, prontuarios en línea, notas de clases, directorios de enlaces y asignaciones en línea. Además, se recalcará el uso de las herramientas 2.0 en la enseñanza en línea. OBJETIVOS: Al finalizar la certificación los participantes podrán: 1. Crear y manejar de manera efectiva componentes asincrónicos y sincrónicos de un curso en línea tales  como foros,  calendarios electrónicos y chats. 2. Conocer como publicar contenido en línea 3. Crear módulos de contenido o lecciones en línea 4. Identificar los elementos  efectivos en el diseño de un curso en línea 5. Crear y desarrollar blogs 6. Manejar un sistema de social bookmarking 7. Subscribirse a fuentes de internet mediante el RSS 8. Identificar recursos educativos abiertos e integrarlos al proceso de enseñanza TEMAS: Introducción a la educación a distancia 1. ¿Qué es educar a distancia? 2. Enseñanza y aprendizaje en línea Preparación  para el curso  en línea 1.Componentes  del curso: objetivos, calendario, actividades, módulos, avalúo y evaluación del aprendizaje 2. Componentes del prontuario en línea 3. Políticas relacionadas al curso en línea Diseño del curso en línea 1. ... Tue, 24 Aug 2010 01:32:58 +0100 864912 http://www.lisnews.org/audio/download/37443/LISTen-117.mp3 Last things first, here is the view off the Smolen-Gulf Covered Bridge referenced at the end of the episode: Click the picture for a larger view on Flickr. This week's episode includes an interview with Will Manley discussing his recent forays into looking at politics and the profession. A miscellany of items is presented of items that caught our attention but were not expanded upon into larger items. OhioLinuxFest 2010 is mentioned as there is going to be a main track presentation about libraries & librarians at an event that really isn't librarian-focused. Related links: Diligent Room on making textbooks with pediapress Ray Bradbury talking revolution Terry Reese on paywalls Byron York at the Washington Examiner talking Kindles and Civil Rights In Education Slate on the communications strategy of the Russian spy ring that was recently sent home Barry Kauler on Puppy Linux 5.1 Reuters on how Americans don't want government to build out broadband CNN talking about the rise of electrical black-outs in America BBC News on the rise in enrollment at Open University BBC News discussing the Google-Verizon open Internet proposal CNET's Molly Wood talking about the Google-Verizon proposal lacking any provisions relative to mobile broadband Andrew Orlowski on Google's seeming self-interest in the Google-Verizon proposal Andrew Orlowski on the web's hyper-powers and how the Google-Verizon proposal might lead to their being locked in as hyper-powers The Economist on changes in global communications The combined super-feed at LISFeeds.com Subscribe on iTunes (Source: LISNews - Librarian And Information Science News) Mon, 23 Aug 2010 03:35:23 +0100 865592 http://lisnews.org/audio/download/37443/LISTen-117.mp3 Last things first, here is the view off the Smolen-Gulf Covered Bridge referenced at the end of the episode: Click the picture for a larger view on Flickr. This week's episode includes an interview with Will Manley discussing his recent forays into looking at politics and the profession. A miscellany of items is presented of items that caught our attention but were not expanded upon into larger items. OhioLinuxFest 2010 is mentioned as there is going to be a main track presentation about libraries & librarians at an event that really isn't librarian-focused. Related links: Diligent Room on making textbooks with pediapress Ray Bradbury talking revolution Terry Reese on paywalls Byron York at the Washington Examiner talking Kindles and Civil Rights In Education Slate on the communications strategy of the Russian spy ring that was recently sent home Barry Kauler on Puppy Linux 5.1 Reuters on how Americans don't want government to build out broadband CNN talking about the rise of electrical black-outs in America BBC News on the rise in enrollment at Open University BBC News discussing the Google-Verizon open Internet proposal CNET's Molly Wood talking about the Google-Verizon proposal lacking any provisions relative to mobile broadband Andrew Orlowski on Google's seeming self-interest in the Google-Verizon proposal Andrew Orlowski on the web's hyper-powers and how the Google-Verizon proposal might lead to their being locked in as hyper-powers The Economist on changes in global communications The combined super-feed at LISFeeds.com Subscribe on iTunes (Source: LISNews.org) Mon, 23 Aug 2010 03:35:23 +0100 865309 http://lawlib.lclark.edu/podcast/?p=3665 Environmental Law Program The Clean Air Act at a Crossroads: Public Health and the National Ambient Air Quality Standards April 22, 2010 The Clean Air Conference Agenda Page | Clean Air Act Conference Website | email Environmental And Natural Resources Program In this podcast, Lewis & Clark Law professor William Funk moderates a panel focusing on Public Health and National Ambient Air Quality Standards (NAAQS), which is 40 CFR part 50. Panel members are: * Meleah Geertsma – Staff Attorney and Public Health Specialist, Environmental Law and Policy Center, Chicago, IL * Craig N. Oren – Professor of Law, Rutgers School of Law, Camden, NJ * Sarah Rees – Section Manager of the Program Development Section for the Air Quality Program, Washington State Department of Ecology, Lacey, WA The program was held at Lewis & Clark College in Portland, Oregon on April 22, 2010. View presentation here (Source: Lewis) Wed, 18 Aug 2010 23:15:00 +0100 867814 http://cyber.law.harvard.edu/node/6309 BERKMAN CENTER FOR INTERNET & SOCIETY AT HARVARD UNIVERSITY Upcoming events and digital media // August 18, 2010 [1] [8/26-27] VRM + CRM 2010 Workshop (http://cyber.law.harvard.edu/node/6295) [2] [SAVE THE DATE 9/7] Berkman Center Open House (http://cyber.law.harvard.edu/events/2010/09/openhouse) [3] [9/25] "Media Law in the Digital Age: The Rules Have Changed, Have You?" Conference in Atlanta, GA (http://csjconferences.org/medialaw/) VRM + CRM 2010 WORKSHOP ================================================================================== 8/26-27 Pound Hall, Harvard Law School Free and Open to the Public; Registration is required: http://vrmcrm2010.eventbrite.com/ The first VRM+CRM workshop will take place on 26-27 August, at Harvard Law School. The purpose is to get VRM and CRM developers and other interested parties (such as CRM customers) together to start building out the common ground between them. That common ground is potentially very huge. CRM is already a $15 billion business. What happens when customers start managing relationships too? Let’s start answering that. While the workshop sessions will be chosen by the participants (following opening briefings by VRM and CRM folks), here are a few of the topics and questions that are sure to come up – * Terms of service. How can we get past the legal hurdles and shackles that inconvenience both buyers and sellers when they get acquainted? * Privacy policies. How can we reduce the suspicions and frictions that these involve? * Personal data. What tools, methods and services are being developed for individuals to keep track of data they generate or is being kept by sellers and other parties? What means do we have for sharing or exchanging that data in secure and trustable ways? * Signaling. ... Wed, 18 Aug 2010 20:04:08 +0100 865910 http://feedproxy.google.com/~r/Digitization101/~3/Xu3D-OfF4A0/community-collaboration-and-learning.html Twice a month, a growing number of library trainers participate in the recording of the T is for Training podcast and I join in when my schedule allows.  This past Friday, we were joined by someone named Walter Salem, who does not work in a library and who somehow stumbled across our live conversation.  As it turned out, Walter is the library user and advocate that we all want.   He believes in the education value of libraries and see them as a place to go in order to better yourself.  He is a person who soaks up information and wants to enable others - especially young people - to do the same, and he sees libraries playing an active role in that.To Paul Signorelli, this sounded like what writers Ray Oldenburg and Frans Johansson would call the "third place".  As Signorelli describes, "our first place is our home, our second place is where we work, and our third place is the treasured community meeting place where we, our friends, and colleagues come and go."  For many years, local coffee shops, diners and general stores were the third places in our communities.  In some communities, it might have been the town square or a city park.  Recently, libraries have been vying for the title of third place.  We want libraries to be as important to people as home and work.  We want libraries to be the meeting place, the coffee shop, the learning spot for the community.  However, based on our conversation on Friday, perhaps we should be thinking of a "fourth place".During our talk, which occurred both in voice (which you hear on the podcast) and typed chat (which is not saved), Maurice Coleman defined a fourth place as "a community gathering place for social learning".  While this could be a library, this could also be a community center or some other space either in the real or virtual world. ... Tue, 17 Aug 2010 04:00:00 +0100 865695 http://information-literacy.blogspot.com/2010/08/podcasts-from-ifla-conference.html Niels Damgaard has posted a number of podcasts, and in many cases accompanying slides, from the IFLA conference that took place last week in Gothenburg, on his Ning for Nordic school librarians, SBNING: http://skolebibliotek.ning.com/. The page that links to each session that is podcast is at http://skolebibliotek.ning.com/profiles/blogs/listen-to-iflasessionsI will pick out a couple of talks: unsurprisingly one of them is mine! This was on Sustaining learning for LIS through use of a virtual world and the podcast is at http://skolebibliotek.ning.com/group/ifla2010session123/forum/topics/sustaining-learning-for-lis though I would be grateful if you would pretend not to look at the accompanying photo!He has done the same for the pre-conference seminar on school libraries: The future of school libraries in a national and international perspective. The links are all at http://skolebibliotek.ning.com/group/thefutureofschoollibrariesinanationalandinternatio and they include a keynote from Ross Todd.I already linked to all the podcasts from the IL and Reference session, so I won't highlight those again, but otherwise these caught my eye:Gunilla Hagman and colleagues: Information literacy - step by step: Result of a partnership between the public library and school libraries in Gävle, Swedenhttp://skolebibliotek.ning.com/group/ifla2010session108/forum/topics/information-literacy-step-by and as something different Learning 2 teach - U.S. public libraries from Martin Gomez at http://skolebibliotek.ning.com/group/ifla2010session68/forum/topics/martin-gomez-learning-2-teachPhoto by Sheila Webber: at the IFLA exhibition (photoshopped) (Source: Information Literacy Weblog) Tue, 17 Aug 2010 04:00:00 +0100 864976 http://hurstassociates.blogspot.com/2010/08/community-collaboration-and-learning.html Twice a month, a growing number of library trainers participate in the recording of the T is for Training podcast and I join in when my schedule allows.  This past Friday, we were joined by someone named Walter Salem, who does not work in a library and who somehow stumbled across our live conversation.  As it turned out, Walter is the library user and advocate that we all want.   He believes in the education value of libraries and see them as a place to go in order to better yourself.  He is a person who soaks up information and wants to enable others - especially young people - to do the same, and he sees libraries playing an active role in that.To Paul Signorelli, this sounded like what writers Ray Oldenburg and Frans Johansson would call the "third place".  As Signorelli describes, "our first place is our home, our second place is where we work, and our third place is the treasured community meeting place where we, our friends, and colleagues come and go."  For many years, local coffee shops, diners and general stores were the third places in our communities.  In some communities, it might have been the town square or a city park.  Recently, libraries have been vying for the title of third place.  We want libraries to be as important to people as home and work.  We want libraries to be the meeting place, the coffee shop, the learning spot for the community.  However, based on our conversation on Friday, perhaps we should be thinking of a "fourth place".During our talk, which occurred both in voice (which you hear on the podcast) and typed chat (which is not saved), Maurice Coleman defined a fourth place as "a community gathering place for social learning".  While this could be a library, this could also be a community center or some other space either in the real or virtual world. ... Tue, 17 Aug 2010 04:00:00 +0100 864955 http://media.libsyn.com/media/oclspodcast/ocls_balloonmaster.mp4 Watch Addi Somekh, world-famous balloon artist, in action at the Orlando Public Library in Orlando, Florida. (2:08) (.mp4 video format; iPhone and iPod Touch compatible) (Source: OCLS Podcast (OCLS Events)) Mon, 16 Aug 2010 15:47:00 +0100 867127 http://cyber.law.harvard.edu/node/6300 BERKMAN CENTER FOR INTERNET & SOCIETY AT HARVARD UNIVERSITY Upcoming events and digital media // August 11, 2010 [1] [8/26-27] VRM + CRM 2010 Workshop (http://cyber.law.harvard.edu/node/6295) VRM + CRM 2010 WORKSHOP ================================================================================== 8/26-27 Pound Hall, Harvard Law School Free and Open to the Public; Registration is required: http://vrmcrm2010.eventbrite.com/ The first VRM+CRM workshop will take place on 26-27 August, at Harvard Law School. The purpose is to get VRM and CRM developers and other interested parties (such as CRM customers) together to start building out the common ground between them. That common ground is potentially very huge. CRM is already a $15 billion business. What happens when customers start managing relationships too? Let’s start answering that. While the workshop sessions will be chosen by the participants (following opening briefings by VRM and CRM folks), here are a few of the topics and questions that are sure to come up – * Terms of service. How can we get past the legal hurdles and shackles that inconvenience both buyers and sellers when they get acquainted? * Privacy policies. How can we reduce the suspicions and frictions that these involve? * Personal data. What tools, methods and services are being developed for individuals to keep track of data they generate or is being kept by sellers and other parties? What means do we have for sharing or exchanging that data in secure and trustable ways? * Signaling. What new methods will both individuals and organizations have for notifying each other of interests, intentions, policies, preferences, or changes in any of those? How can we make these common across the industry, rather than different for every organization? * Self-tracking and personal informatics. What vendor-independent means are being developed for individuals to keep track of their own personal data, and manage it? * Search. ... Thu, 12 Aug 2010 14:14:14 +0100 865917 http://information-literacy.blogspot.com/2010/08/ifla-report-how-do-we-hook-them-once.html This report on a talk by Cathy Palmer continues blog posts from the 76th IFLA General Conference and Assembly, held 10-15 August 2010, in Gothenburg, Sweden. The conference site is at http://www.ifla.org/en/ifla76. There is a podcast of this talk here, courtesy of Niels Damgaard. The full text paper is:Ferry, C, Johnson, C and Palmer, C.(University of California, Irvine, California, USA) Proof of concept: the fatal first click. How do we hook them once we've got them to look?http://www.ifla.org/files/hq/papers/ifla76/74-ferry-en.pdfOnly Cathy Palmer was present. She firstly talked about what a "proof of concept" is, i.e. a “use of evidence which demonstrates that a model or innovative approach to solving a problem is viable, can be done with the resurces available, and solves the problem that it aims to solve.Cathy explained that a proof of concept approaches encourages the use of data. therefore she gave us some of the statistics they have gathered. In a typical day have two instruction sessions (55 people), 8000 physica; visits, 360 reference questions, but 25000 visits to websites. Most visitors are therefore virtual: so tehlibrarians want to want to transform casual users into dedicated users.She emphasised data aspect, because IT colleagues sometimes need convincing about what the problems with the website are.Digital reference also enabled them to gather and analyse transcripts of reference interviews, so they can see what people are asking about. They identified the top 10 reference transcript questioins; the top three were: find an article, books, login to licensened resources. They also use Google analytics so they could look at page views, visits, jump off points etc. However you can’t know WHAT people are doing (e.g. ... Thu, 12 Aug 2010 04:00:00 +0100 864987 http://information-literacy.blogspot.com/2010/08/ifla-report-delivering-information.html This report on a talk by Huy Nghiem continues blog posts from the 76th IFLA General Conference and Assembly, held 10-15 August 2010, in Gothenburg, Sweden. The conference site is at http://www.ifla.org/en/ifla76. There is a podcast of this talk here, courtesy of Niels Damgaard. The full paper is:Huy Nghiem (College of Social Sciences and Humanities, Vietnam National University, Hanoi, Vietnam) Delivering information literacy programmes in the context of network society and cross-cultural perspectiveshttp://www.ifla.org/files/hq/papers/ifla76/74-nghiem-en.pdfHuy started by briefly indicating recent trends. He noted that there are many theories and frameworks on IL (e.g. SCONUL, Big 6). There is a new information lanscape, with social networking tools, and the way we use these digital tools has changed our information landscape and also opportunities for cross-cultural communication.Nuy presented a diagram (shown in the full text paper) that illustrated that individuals on the one hand are receiving information from many channels, often passively (with channels that cannot be controlled or customised), but also with opportunities for sharing and communicating. Also individuals are retrieving material (e.g. from wikis, paper based surces) to learn or make meaning, education, social inclusion or employability. Information literacy is important in helping to achieve this.In terms of the network society, so much is powered by networks and technology nowadays. What is important is the principle of inclusion. The network society can have an impact that is related to culture, country etc.Huy quoted Spiranec and Zorica (2009) “IL [IL] has its root in the activities of particular groups and communities; it evolves in disciplinary and other contexts and is practiced by communities using their corresponding technologies”, emphasising that is social as well as technical issue. ... Thu, 12 Aug 2010 04:00:00 +0100 864986 http://information-literacy.blogspot.com/2010/08/ifla-report-queensland-university-of.html This report on a talk given by Vicki McDonald yesterday continues blog posts from the 76th IFLA General Conference and Assembly, held 10-15 August 2010, in Gothenburg, Sweden. The conference site is at http://www.ifla.org/en/ifla76. There is a podcast of this talk here, courtesy of Niels Damgaard. The full paper is available as follows:Vicki McDonald (Library Services, Queensland University of Technology (QUT), Queensland, Australia) Get the edge, get ahead: Queensland University of Technology Library's approach to learning supporthttp://www.ifla.org/files/hq/papers/ifla76/74-mcdonald-en.pdfQUT has had a strong Information Literacy programme for some years and has IL as graduate attrribute, and an IL framework was endorsed by the university in 2001. However in 2008 a new initiative created "Integrated literacies” combining academic literacies and information literacies.There is an Integrated Literacies action plan, affecting a range of staff involved in supporting learners. However, although they had intergrated action plans and strategy, two sets of staff were still really working separately. Therefore there have been a number of integrative steps.In the past academic year they introduced Studywell, a website which has learning resources for Integrated Literacies.The website is at http://www.studywell.library.qut.edu.au/. There are three main ways into the resource: "Know about" (topic listing), "I want to" (e.g. "I want to read more critically") and "This week think about ...". Academic staff have been enthusiastic about the resource. They have a flash based and an accessible version of the site. This material is being used in all library workshops and tutorials, so students can go away and orientate themselves in the website in their own time. The site has powerpoints with clear text and lots of images. They have some templates and course material (e.g. ... Thu, 12 Aug 2010 04:00:00 +0100 864985 http://information-literacy.blogspot.com/2010/08/ifla-report-embedding-in-21st-century.html This report on a talk by Kaijsa Calkins and Cassandra Kvenild yesterday continues blog posts from the 76th IFLA General Conference and Assembly, held 10-15 August 2010, in Gothenburg, Sweden. The conference site is at http://www.ifla.org/en/ifla76. There is a podcast of this talk here, courtesy of Niels Damgaard. The full text of the paper is:Kaijsa Calkins and Cassandra Kvenild (University of Wyoming, Laramie, WY, USA) Embedding in the 21st Century Academy: crossing curriculum and geographyhttp://www.ifla.org/files/hq/papers/ifla76/74-calkins-en.pdfThe speakers started by quoting Shumaker and Tyler (2007) who said that "Whether it is physical or virtual, meeting the needs of the user at the point of need wherever that may be is critical to the embedded librarian service model." They also wanted to emphasise the access entitlement principle: especially important as 25% of their students are distance learners. Their concern was taking the “point of reference” away from the library website, and instead bring it to users by having it in online coures, facebook etc. They had also decided to make document delivery free and accessible, whether the recipient was in the in library building or remote.They had experimented with onsite reference in academic Departments, but found that students actually didn’t mind coming to the library. Instead, the librarians have partnered with the writing centre, so they can support students who need help in writing essays.They also do embedded teaching; they do collaborate in IL teaching, but there is a limit to what they can do, so they concentrate on identifying sticking points for students and redeveloping IL teaching.As regards online tutorials, the speakers found that embedding themselves in discussion boards of online subject courses has been effective in meeting students’ questions and needs. However you DO need to limit time you soend on it e.g. ... Thu, 12 Aug 2010 04:00:00 +0100 864984 http://information-literacy.blogspot.com/2010/08/ifla-report-questions-after-information.html This is the final post about the panel session organised by the Informtion Literacy Section and Reference Section at the 76th IFLA General Conference . If you are wondering why I have been quite so conscientious about blogging it all, I was asked to take notes, so obviously I am doing that via this blog! This last post covers the questions after the papers from Sheila Corrall, Vicki McDonald, Cathy Palmer, Huy Nghiem,Kaijsa Calkins and Cassandra Kvenild. Once again they are included in the podcast of this talk at this location, courtesy of Niels Damgaard.Question: Librarians feel that there is a difference in reception from students when librarians rather than academics are teaching (i.e. they pay less attention when librarians teach). Any views?Sheila made the point that projects for collaboration bteween academics and staff enable librarians to get credibility with students and staff – based on the notion of PATRNERSHIPS.Caisja said it varies in the USA, also there are status issues in the USA: some librarians are faculty and therefore have greater status. Cathy said that it is important that you are not positioned as an “add on”, but rather that the IL and librarian are seen as an integral part of the class. Being involved in planning is important. She thought that attitudes of academics can transmit to studentsVicki agreed with these points and said that it about relationships with the faculty, and that it works better in some disciplines than others.Question to Vicki: does having research group (i.e. Christine Bruce’s research group) have any impact on what happens in the library?Vicki answered that this had helped profiling IL within Queensland University of Technology, and work that Christine Bruce and others have done provides a foundation, but also support from other faculty in the university had been important. Sheila added something about Sheffield University (i.e. ... Thu, 12 Aug 2010 04:00:00 +0100 864983 http://biblioragazzi.wordpress.com/2010/08/11/pre-ifla-conference-sulle-biblioteche-scolastiche/  Lunedì 9 agosto, presso la Sala Conferenze del centro di formazione Burgardens, a Gothenburg (Svezia), oltre 120 persone, provenienti da diversi paesi, hanno partecipato con interesse alla pre-conferenza IFLA ”The Future of  School Libraries“. Presentazioni in PPT e podcast degli interventi tenuti dai vari relatori del Satellite Meeting sono disponibili nel ning norvegese dedicato alle biblioteche scolastiche all’URL (Source: biblioragazzi) Wed, 11 Aug 2010 21:15:34 +0100 866981 http://memphisreads.blogspot.com/2010/08/book-review-ice-cold-by-tess-gerritsen.html Fiction/Suspense Beth reviews ICE COLD: A RIZZOLI & ISLES NOVEL by Tess Gerritsen (Ballantine, 2010).I truly enjoy a good mystery and this one was a shocker at the end! Even with me listening to Tess Gerritsen's “warning” on WYPL’s BookTalk that the end was not what I expected, I was still clueless!For those not familiar with Rizzoli & Isles here is a brief description:Rizzoli: Boston Homicide Detective Jane Rizzoli, mother to an infant and wife of FBI agent Gabriel Dean.Isles: Forty-two year old Boston Medical Examiner Maura Isles who is in a forbidden relationship with Priest Daniel Brophy.Isles heads to Jackson Hole, Wyoming for a forensic conference and runs into an old college friend who invites her to join him, his daughter, and friends on a weekend ski outing before they all fly home. Isles, upset with Daniel, accepts and so begins a weekend she’ll never forget.When their SUV stalls out on a snow-covered road in the mountains, they seek shelter in the only available place--Kingdom Come. Twelve identical houses with no electricity, running water, or “comforts of home,” but all stocked with provisions for the winter, sit empty. But, things are not right—pets are found dead, meals sit ready to eat on tables, and cars are parked in garages. Where are the people who lived here? Why do Maura and her friends feel watched?The local police find a charred SUV in a ravine with bodies inside. An identification of one of the bodies is made—Maura Isles is dead. Jane, Maura’s friend, and Daniel, Maura’s lover, seek answers in Wyoming…if only there were easy answers. The investigation delves into the community of Kingdom Come, its leader and followers, and the towns around it. What secrets lie in the snow? What was Maura’s fate?This book fills you with dread as you read, continually knowing that something is not right. ... Wed, 11 Aug 2010 04:00:00 +0100 867972 http://information-literacy.blogspot.com/2010/08/ifla-conference-developing-inclusive.html I will be doing a number of blog posts from the World Library and Information Congress: 76th IFLA General Conference and Assembly, held 10-15 August 2010, in Gothenburg, Sweden. The conference site is at http://www.ifla.org/en/ifla76. A few thousand librarians from (literally) all over the world have gathered together for these few days.I hope to be doing some liveblogging, but the wifi connection today was poor quality so instead I rattled in some notes and am posting them tonight. The conference session I attended today was organised by the Information Literacy Section and the Reference and Information Services section. With most of the sessions I blog, I already linked to the full papers in previous pre-view posts, but I will link again for your convenience.The session was introduced by Amanda Duffy and she emphasised the value and relevance of information literacy. She also identified a number of challenges e.g. identifying: the required information skills for users, the role of the library website and the way in which we can educate the reference librarians of the future. Amanda stressed that librarians were no longer “tucked in the corner” but now needed to come forward and take the initiative.The first paper was from Sheila Corrall (Head of my Department at the University of Sheffield): Developing inclusive models of reference and instruction to create information literate communities. The full paper is at http://www.ifla.org/files/hq/papers/ifla76/74-corrall-en.pdfAdditionally there is a very clear podcast of Sheila's talk here, recorded by Niels Damgaard (pictured) for his school libraries Ning, who I met as I was sitting next to him for this session!Since it was a joint session Sheila thought it was a good opportunity to explore the connection between these two areas of practice: i.e. reference and information literacy (IL). ... Wed, 11 Aug 2010 04:00:00 +0100 864988 http://feedproxy.google.com/~r/lansinglibraryteen/podcast/~3/-BsW7yomcsc/and-survivors-are.html You read and voted all summer long and now there are only three books remaining in the Book Survivor Program. If you haven't read these three books yet, be sure to pick them up. You and your fellow teens voted them the most popular books of the summer!#1 - Airhead by Meg CabotSixteen-year-old Emerson Watts, an advanced placement student with a disdain for fashion, is the recipient of a "whole body transplant" and finds herself transformed into one of the world's most famous teen supermodels.#2 - Hidden Talents by David LubarWhen thirteen-year-old Martin arrives at an alternative school for misfits and problem students, he falls in with a group of boys with psychic powers and discovers something surprising about himself.#3 - The Summer I Turned Pretty by Jenny HanBelly spends the summer she turns sixteen at the beach just like every other summer of her life, but this time things are different as she finds herself falling for a boy she has known since childhood. (Source: Lansing Library Teen Dept. Podcast) Tue, 10 Aug 2010 19:28:41 +0100 867826 http://freegovinfo.info/node/3074 I've been fascinated by the struggles with, and now the apparent embrace of, social media by the U.S. Armed Forces. When I first saw that the Chairman of the Joint Chief of Staffs was tweeting, it signaled the military's shift towards strategically harnessing new media to advance the Armed Forces public affairs goals and "compete in an evolving global messaging space". And lest you assume that Admiral Mullen just tweets what he had for lunch, his social media strategy clearly outlines his goals to engage and expand audiences. (Incidentally, in addition to following who you'd expect, such as his wife and President Obama, Admiral Mullen also follows The Economist, Oprah, Thomas Friedman, Katie Couric, George Stephanopoulus, and UNHCR). Below are a couple of examples of the military's web presence in the 21st C. network. Of course, while providing useful information for servicemembers, their families, researchers, students, and the general public, they are also public relations outlets. But in our rich information landscape, that's true of many "authoritative sources" (all the more reason for teaching critical thinking about information): Department of Defense Social Media Hub "Designed to help the DoD community use social media and other internet-based capabilities to share responsibly and effectively, both in official and unofficial capacities." See especially their "How To" guides, which explain the basics of various 2.0 tools, and highlights examples of how servicemembers are using social media. Pentagon Channel Head over the the 'shows' section to browse the wide range of video and audio broadcasting available online, including "This Week in the Pentagon" and the American Forces Press service weekly podcast for military news; "Battleground", featuring historic films from past wars; and "Downrange", a newscast from Iraq and Afghanistan. ... Tue, 10 Aug 2010 17:06:09 +0100 865361 http://nnlm.gov/pnr/dragonfly/2010/08/09/quitetheproduction/ notebook and headphones by Mark Hunter Do you enjoy listening to podcasts on your morning commute? Learned a lot from screencasts and wished you could create one for your own website? And how about that library promotion video with the New Spice Guy? It’s easier than you might think to create basic podcasts, screencasts and videos* of your very own. The National Network of Libraries of Medicine, Pacific Northwest Region (NN/LM PNR) is pleased to announce registration is now open for a new distance learning class,  Quite the Production: Getting Started with Podcasts, Screencasts & Video. This free class will provide an introduction to using web-based multimedia broadcast channels for outreach and education. Participants will learn about the basic technology involved and how to develop good content along with tips on effective vocal delivery of your message. By the end of the course participants will develop, record, edit and upload a podcast, screencast, and/or video. The class will be offered via Moodle, an online class system, between September 7 – October 3, 2010 and includes two Adobe Connect webcasts scheduled for September 14 and 21 at 1pm Pacific time. Upon completion of the course assignment and live participation or viewing recordings of the webcasts, 3 units of Medical Library Association CE credit will be granted. Your NN/LM PNR instructors are Alison Aldrich, Technology Outreach Coordinator, and Nikki Dettmar, Education & Assessment Coordinator and voice of the popular RML Rendezvous webcast series. Class size is limited to 30 participants, so be sure to sign up for your place soon! Please indicate if you are most interested in learning more about podcasting, screencasting or videos in the registration form, http://www.surveymonkey.com/s/casting, and we look forward to welcoming you to class soon. ... Mon, 09 Aug 2010 20:54:42 +0100 867518 http://wlaweb.blogspot.com/2010/08/2010-wla-awards-announced.html The Wisconsin Library Association is pleased to announce this year’s library luminaries, selected as outstanding for their contribution to libraries and librarianship.Library of the Year: Monona Public Library (Erick Plumb, Acting Library Director)Under the creative leadership of the late library director Demita Gerber and her staff, the Monona Public Library has gone from good to great! The library has launched several innovative programs and initiatives and has developed collections in strategic areas.Marge Loch-Wouters, Youth Services Manager, La Crosse Public Library, is WLA’s DEMCO Librarian of the Year. Marge is well known as a leader in library youth services. Her work has involved networking and partnerships within the community to enhance services for kids. Marge has been active in ALA’s Association for Library Service to Children, particularly as a priority consultant and then board member, in WLA as a WeLead mentor, and in the Wisconsin Women Library Workers. Susan Braden, Reference Librarian, Hedberg Public Library, Janesville, is the 2010 Muriel Fuller Award winner. On top of her normal duties staffing the reference desk, answering email reference questions, teaching computer classes, and selecting books, she is known as “Ms. Local History.” Notably, she collects materials from defunct Janesville industries, including the General Motors plant that closed in December 2008. She’s also converted oral histories of the United Auto Workers into transcribed podcasts available on the library’s website.The Special Service Award goes to Robert Bocher, Public Library Technology Consultant with the Division for Libraries, Technology and Community Learning at the Department of Public Instruction. No one can argue that Bob has been one of the strongest proponents of enhancing library service through technology. Bob has been a strong and knowledgeable advocate for shared integrated library systems, Internet access, and BadgerNet connectivity. ... Thu, 05 Aug 2010 04:00:00 +0100 868182 http://cyber.law.harvard.edu/node/6293 BERKMAN CENTER FOR INTERNET & SOCIETY AT HARVARD UNIVERSITY Upcoming events and digital media // August 4, 2010 The Berkman Center is taking a break from public events for the next couple of weeks. We'll be back this fall with a new slate of interesting conversations, activities, and more. While we take a break, it's a great time to catch up on some of the talks, videos, and podcasts we've produced over the last few months. To get you started, here's a sampling of pieces, many of which are available in Ogg, a free and open standard for digital media. -Radio Berkman 159: Spare a Cycle? with Luis von Ahn of Carnegie Mellon University (http://cyber.law.harvard.edu/interactive/podcasts/radioberkman159) -Radio Berkman 158: Thinking About Thinking About the Net with Tim Hwang and David Weinberger (http://cyber.law.harvard.edu/interactive/podcasts/radioberkman158) -Radio Berkman 149: Freedom of the Internet with Michael Slaby and David Weinberger (http://cyber.law.harvard.edu/interactive/podcasts/radioberkman149) -Berkman Luncheon Series: Kate Crawford on Mobile Social Media and Attention (http://cyber.law.harvard.edu/interactive/events/luncheon/2010/08/crawfor...) -Law.gov: Lawrence Lessig on Who Owns the Law? (http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=0HLQLzb4kXw) -Berkman Luncheon Series: Nancy Baym on Changing Relationships, Changing Industries (http://cyber.law.harvard.edu/interactive/events/luncheon/2010/06/baym) -Beth Noveck on Open and Transparent Government (http://cyber.law.harvard.edu/interactive/events/2010/04/noveck) OTHER EVENTS OF NOTE ========================= [1] 8/11-14: Scratch@MIT Conference (http://events.scratch.mit.edu/conference/index.php/Scratch/2010) [2] 8/12: Ignite Spatial: Boston // Microsoft Research (http://ignite.oreilly.com/2010/07/ignite-spatial-boston-2.html) [3] 8/21: Public Media Camp (http://blog.prx. ... Wed, 04 Aug 2010 19:21:46 +0100 864638 http://feedproxy.google.com/~r/FreakonomicsBlog/~3/irG4i_-jbeE/ Gilbert Wondracek, who (with coauthors) has investigated the economics of online porn, talks about his research in a podcast for the Mercatus Center at George Mason University. (Source: Freakonomics Blog) Wed, 04 Aug 2010 18:01:35 +0100 864528 http://www.guardian.co.uk/technology/blog/audio/2010/aug/03/mobile-phones-future-android-ios Join Aleks Krotoski and Jemima Kiss for this week's mobile phone-filled podcast. The team are joined by Tim Satchell, the commercial director of InfoMedia, to talk about the future of handheld devices – from augmented reality applications to the next wave of GPS-enabled apps. How has the iPhone changed the world, and what do its competitors need to do to stop it?Also on this week's show, Jemima deconstructs the newest Kindle e-book reader and the team discuss the ban on BlackBerrys in the United Arab Emirates.Don't forget to ...• Comment below• Mail us at tech@guardian.co.uk• Get our Twitter feed for programme updates• Join our Facebook group• See our pics on Flickr/Post your tech picsAleks KrotoskiJemima KissScott Cawley (Source: Guardian Unlimited Books) Wed, 04 Aug 2010 09:39:06 +0100 864503 http://opaltraining.blogspot.com/2010/08/whats-new-4-august-2010.html Can I legally use Microsoft Office on two computers? Yes, you can!In a twitter reply by Microsoft Australia (MSAU) today, we were reminded of a Microsoft Office license term that many people aren't aware of. The reply to a tweeted question stated that whilst the Home and Student edition of Microsoft Office is licensed for installation on up to three machines, all other versions of Microsoft Office are in fact licensed for installation on two machines. Specifically, the license terms state: The tweet from Microsoft Australia offered an interesting insight that you might not have been aware of: any version of Microsoft Office can be used on both your home computer and a laptop. As long as both systems belong to you and you're the person who bought the copy of Office - that counts as acceptable use. That's a very handy titbit of information. After all, if you're using your computers for commercial purposes (making money with them in any way) you're obviously not supposed to be using the three-system-friendly Office Home and Student versions. Thanks to section c, however, you can set up your portable install on a laptop or netbook and still be fully compliant -- without having to hand out more money for a second copy of Office.  Connect your iPhone or iPod Touch to a Wi-Fi Network Have you ever wanted to connect your iPhone/iPod Touch to a Wi-Fi network at home, work or your favourite coffee shop but aren’t sure how? Here’s how: ·         Find and select the Settings icon on your iPhone or iPod Touch. ·         Select Wi-Fi from the Settings menu.·         If your Wi-Fi setting currently set to Off, tap it to toggle On the Wi-Fi access. ... Wed, 04 Aug 2010 04:00:00 +0100 867819 http://librarywriting.blogspot.com/2010/08/trb-90th-annual-meeting-january-23-27.html TRB 90th Annual Meeting, January 23-27, 2011 - Call for Poster ProposalsCall TitleSearch, Discovery and Current Awareness: New and Innovative Uses of Online Research Tools in Transportation Research and ImplementationSponsoring CommitteeABG40 Committee on Library and Information Science for Transportation (LIST)Call DescriptionThe Committee on Library and Information Science for Transportation invites you to submit proposals for a poster session focusing on new and innovative uses of practical online search, discovery and current awareness tools that can give modern transportation professionals a competitive edge. Posters will be displayed at the TRB Annual Meeting in Washington, DC, January 2011.BackgroundExtending a theme begun with LIST’s 2006 presentation session on wikis, blogs, RSS and podcasting, and continued in 2007, 2008, and 2009 with LIST sessions on the application of Web 2.0 social media technologies, the committee is issuing a call for posters related to new and innovative uses of online research tools as they relate to search, discovery and current awareness in transportation. This poster session is designed to complement this year’s LIST-sponsored workshop titled “The Right Tool for the Job: Search, Discovery and Current Awareness Tools, Tips and Tricks for Busy Transportation Professionals.” While the workshop will provide a high-level overview and will focus specifically on TRB and Google tools and ways they can be used to find high-quality transportation information, the poster session will allow presenters to explore specific tools and specific techniques in great depth. This poster session is not limited to TRB and Google tools.DescriptionThe poster session will focus on new and innovative uses of tools and techniques that can be used by transportation professionals to save time and improve the work effectiveness of professionals who must quickly search for, find and ultimately make decisions based on reliable information. ... Wed, 04 Aug 2010 04:00:00 +0100 866364 http://nnlm.gov/pnr/dragonfly/2010/08/03/opensource/ Kitten Goggles! by fiatlux on flickr Open source software is often described as being free as in free kittens, not free lunch. Sure, you can use it, enjoy it, and even customize it without paying a cent, but who’s going to maintain it? Do you have someone with the systems knowledge and programming skills to really make it work for you? Librarian and open source advocate Nicole Engard recently shared two very useful slide presentations. The first presentation addresses some common questions about open source, including: Concerns about quality, security, and support The role of the developer community in quality control and innovation How open source software is being used by businesses and libraries The second presentation, embedded below, gives 54 examples of open source software products: web authoring tools, media players, room schedulers, citation managers, library catalogs, digital repositories, and much more. Take a look and discover something new. At NN/LM PNR, we take advantage of a number of open source products. The blog you’re reading now runs on the WordPress platform. We use Moodle when we teach online classes. Our internal web pages are built using MediaWiki. If you’ve taken our class about podcasting, you learned how to use Audacity to record and edit audio. Last year, we wrote about the UW Health Sciences Library’s use of DimDim for remote reference consultations. Last April, we hosted an online presentation by Lorena O’English about Zotero, an open source bibliographic citation manager. How are you using open source software in your organizations? Please share in the comments. (Source: Dragonfly) Tue, 03 Aug 2010 20:10:48 +0100 867521 http://freegovinfo.info/node/3069 As a reference and instruction librarian, I always have my eyes open for sources that make government information accessible and relevant for general reference questions and instruction sessions. I especially like websites that provide a wide range of information, make that information browsable by topic, and that don't require the user to navigate the administrative or publication cycle to get to the meat of these materials. I'm also partial to sources that include media, such as podcasts and video, which helps me sell these sources to undergrads at the reference desk and through online class guides. The good news is, it's getting tough to keep track of them all! A couple of my favorites: GAO topic collections Feature reports and testimonies on a number of policy issues, from biofuels to terrorism, presented in a browsable topical list. Check out their podcast and videos too. U.S. Department of State Wide topical range of publications and background information, browsable by policy issues, countries & regions, and more. Oyez An online archive of the Supreme Court, Oyez allows users to browse for cases by issue, such as due process, federalism, civil rights, etc. Also includes some audio of oral arguments. Your favorites? (Source: Free Government Information (FGI) blogs) Tue, 03 Aug 2010 18:58:35 +0100 864372 http://feedproxy.google.com/~r/lansinglibraryyouth/podcast/~3/Jr0EmhdMdIk/august-book-of-month.html "Happily ever after" doesn't always end the fairy tale, as Beauty finds out in Michael O. Tunnell's Beauty and the Beastly Children. After Prince Auguste--formerly known as the Beast--marries Beauty, he becomes vain and self-centered like he was before his curse made him the Beast. Auguste cares more about hanging out with his hunting buddies than running his kingdom. He collects undeserved awards instead of spending time with his wife. He isn't even present when his triplets are born. His thoughtless, careless ways irritate Beauty until she can't stand it.Worse, Auguste's bad habits affect his newborn sons. When Beauty and Auguste first lay eyes on their triplets, they discover that the fairy's curse on Auguste has carried over to his children, who look and act like wild monsters from the minute they're born. They grow fast...too fast. Soon they're tearing through the castle, wrecking everything they can, and scaring the life out of everyone. It's up to Auguste to tame his beastly offspring, but can he handle the job?This tongue-in-cheek sequel to Beauty and the Beast shows a parent's inner ugliness causing his children's outer ugliness, manifesting through bad behavior even more than through appearance. John Emil Cymerman draws character expressions that enhance feelings and attitudes with depth and precision; there's no mistaking Beauty's disgust toward her husband or Auguste's high opinion of himself. Tunnell delivers his tale with sly humor and everyday wisdom that parents can appreciate with their kids. (Source: Lansing Library Youth Dept. Podcast) Tue, 03 Aug 2010 14:36:12 +0100 864419 http://www.oclc.org/research/news/2010-08-03.htm There are now 42 OCLC Research podcasts and webinars available on the OCLC Research Web site and in iTunes. (Source: OCLC Research) Tue, 03 Aug 2010 05:16:33 +0100 865061 http://obpl.blogspot.com/2010/08/friday-august-6th-at-630-p.html Friday, August 6th at 6:30 p.m. Enjoy an evening of sketch comedy with Pangea 3000!Pangea 3000 is a sketch comedy group comprised of writers for The Onion and CollegeHumor. They perform regularly at the UCB Theater in New York and in sketch comedy festivals across the nation. Its members have appeared on Late Night with Jimmy Fallon, The NFL Network, and the podcast The Sound of Young America.Send comments to Darren. (Source: Old Bridge Library Weblog) Tue, 03 Aug 2010 04:00:00 +0100 864588 http://media.libsyn.com/media/oclspodcast/teen_endofsummerbeachblast.mp3 Teens are welcome to join the Library for the End of Summer Beach Blast on August 21, 2010! Listen to this podcast for more info on this and other programs happening throughout the month. (0:53) (Source: OCLS Podcast (OCLS Teen Podcast)) Mon, 02 Aug 2010 18:05:00 +0100 864486 http://feedproxy.google.com/~r/lansinglibraryinternettechnology/podcast2/~3/kbnt3WQaWzg/message-from-novelist.html We are pleased to announce that the implementation of the highly anticipated release of the new version of NoveList, communicated in mid-July, is scheduled to begin on August 4th. To accommodate the complex implementation, NoveList will be temporarily unavailable during the transition period. During that time, you will still have access to the NoveList Beta site. Clicking on the NoveList link from your library’s website will take you to a “NoveList is Temporarily Unavailable” page where you’ll see a link to the NoveList Plus Beta site. While certain features are not available in the beta version, (e.g., personal folders and catalog linking) you will still have access to the complete NoveList Plus database. Because there is no Beta version for the K-8 products, all NoveList users will be directed to the same NoveList Plus Beta. Best regards, The NoveList Team (Source: Lansing Library Internet and Technology Podcast) Mon, 02 Aug 2010 16:14:42 +0100 864403 http://cubgovpubs.blogspot.com/2010/08/gao-reports-and-releases.html The Government Accountability Office (GAO) which is often called the investigative arm of Congress. These past few weeks GAO investigated energy, budgets, technology, and other issues. If you would like to know more about GAO, check out the library's guide. Reports Management Report: Improvements Needed in Controls over the Preparation of the U.S. Consolidated Financial Statements. GAO-10-757, July 30. http://www.gao.gov/products/GAO-10-757 Highlights - http://www.gao.gov/highlights/d10757high.pdfWastewater Infrastructure Financing: Stakeholder Views on a National Infrastructure Bank and Public-Private Partnerships. GAO-10-728, June 30. http://www.gao.gov/products/GAO-10-728 Highlights - http://www.gao.gov/highlights/d10728high.pdfMilitary Naturalizations: USCIS Generally Met Mandated Processing Deadlines, but Processing Applicants Deployed Overseas Is a Challenge. GAO-10-865, July 29. http://www.gao.gov/products/GAO-10-865 Highlights - http://www.gao.gov/highlights/d10865high.pdfDefense Infrastructure: Army's Privatized Lodging Program Could Benefit from More Effective Planning. GAO-10-771, July 30. http://www.gao.gov/products/GAO-10-771 Highlights - http://www.gao.gov/highlights/d10771high.pdfRecovery Act: Most DOE Cleanup Projects Appear to Be Meeting Cost and Schedule Targets, but Assessing Impact of Spending Remains a Challenge. GAO-10-784, July 29. http://www.gao.gov/products/GAO-10-784 Highlights - http://www.gao.gov/highlights/d10784high.pdfAviation Safety: Improved Planning Could Help FAA Address Challenges Related to Winter Weather Operations. GAO-10-678, July 29. http://www.gao.gov/products/GAO-10-678 Highlights - http://www.gao.gov/highlights/d10678high.pdfPublic Transportation: Federal Role in Value Capture Strategies for Transit Is Limited, but Additional Guidance Could Help Clarify Policies. GAO-10-781, July 29.http://www.gao.gov/products/GAO-10-781 Highlights - http://www.gao.gov/highlights/d10781high. ... Mon, 02 Aug 2010 04:00:00 +0100 864051 http://feedproxy.google.com/~r/lansinglibraryyouth/podcast/~3/ksc7WpAF5qw/august-juvenile-book-of-month.html The Case of the Missing Hamster by James PrellerJigsaw Jones may only be seven years old, but he is a top notch detective. For as long as he can remember, he has always tried to solve mysteries. When his friend, Wingnut, comes to Jigsaw with the sad story of his missing hamster, Jigsaw takes the case. Now Jigsaw and his mystery-solving partner Mila track down all the possible suspects linked in the disappearance of Hermie the hamster including a snake, Wingnut's brother, and a vacuum cleaner.Jigsaw Jones is a unique children's mystery series. Preller uses the tone and slang of an old-fashioned black and white detective film. Jigsaw Jones is definitely a series to turn to for those just starting chapter books. The story is simple, but fun. The best part about Jigsaw Jones is that there are plenty of books in the series, so once you get hooked, you can move right on to the next book. (Source: Lansing Library Youth Dept. Podcast) Sun, 01 Aug 2010 19:47:00 +0100 864418 http://feedproxy.google.com/~r/lansinglibraryteen/podcast/~3/j_yPcu7Bb80/august-book-of-month.html Heir Apparent by Vivian Vande VeldeAt first, Giannine thought the $50 gift certificate for Rasmussem Gaming Center was the greatest gift her absent father could have ever given her. Giannine started to waver a bit when she past Rasmussem and saw several people outside protesting children’s exposure to violent video games. The vocal protesters who tried to block her path into Rasmussem were unsuccessful in stopping Giannine from experiencing one of the coolest things ever, a total immersion video game in which she goes through the game as if it were really happening.Inside, Giannine is met by a girl in medieval clothes with a tiny dragon pet. After considering a few possible game options, Giannine decides on the medieval role-playing game, Heir Apparent. In the game, Giannine is Princess Janine, a sheep farmer who has just found that that she is the illegitimate daughter of the king and the next in line for the crown. Even though Giannine was told there are many different ways to win the game, she soon finds out that one wrong step can bring her back to the game’s beginning, sleeping on a hill with her sheep dog Dusty. During one of her attempts, a voice interrupts her game play informing her that the protesters had stormed the gaming facility and have damaged the computer systems. Now Giannine is stuck in the game until she can find a way to beat it. Giannine must make alliances with wizards, soldiers, and even her half-brothers, who are also trying to claim the crown, in hopes of surviving the three days before her coronation. Every time her game starts over, Giannine changes a small detail or two, leading her to deal with barbarians, magic rings, decapitating poet statues, dragons, and more outrageous things. What Giannine doesn’t know is every attempt at defeating Heir Apparent may be her last as the machine she is hooked up to is still malfunctioning and could quite possibly leave her in a coma. ... Sun, 01 Aug 2010 14:00:03 +0100 864415 http://feedproxy.google.com/~r/blogspot/iRcS/~3/TbVrqvI9mGs/podcast-tourists-and-booking-clerks.html Paul Smith, company archivist of Thomas Cook UK & Ireland, offers a general account of the holdings of the Thomas Cook Archives, with particular reference to records that might prove useful for family historians, such as staff magazines, contracts of employment and passenger lists (UK National Archives) (Source: Peter Scott's Library Blog) Sat, 31 Jul 2010 14:44:15 +0100 863603 http://www.guardian.co.uk/books/2010/jul/31/bookslams-literary-events-books In pubs and arts venues up and down the country traditional book readings are being replaced by a combination of cabaret, comedy and club nights. The results, Alex Clark discovers, are great fun'This is my Fight Club," says Todd Zuniga, the editor of American creative writing magazine Opium and the inventor of Literary Death Match, who is already confusing me with his appearance: strikingly fresh-faced, he tells me he is 35; exuding hipness, he is nonetheless wearing a slightly grotesque white jacket with Miami Vice-style rolled-up sleeves. It transpires that his outfit is in keeping with the evening's 80s theme, chosen to honour Bret Easton Ellis's new novel Imperial Bedrooms. With Ellis in town – he has earlier in the week appeared at the Festival Hall before a sell-out audience – all the whispers in the room are of whether he'll grace tonight's event with his presence.If, at around 10pm, Ellis did slip quietly into the basement of Concrete, a former industrial space reclaimed for the pleasure of the hedonistic twenty- and thirtysomethings who throng to London's Shoreditch on a nightly basis, he might not have immediately recognised the spectacle before him as a bookish sort of gathering. Literary Death Match was reaching its climax. In the couple of hours before, four writers – Milly McMahon, Clare Pollard, Lee Rourke and Nikesh Shukla – had read their work in strictly timed seven-minute segments, and found themselves the subject of an instant critique from a panel of judges. Among the highlights had been a somewhat painful account of a virginity long in the losing and, from Shukla's forthcoming novel Coconut Unlimited, which tells the story of a group of teenage Asian wannabe rappers in Harrow, the author's crowd-delighting version of Public Enemy's "Don't Believe the Hype". ... Fri, 30 Jul 2010 23:05:00 +0100 863524 http://www.guardian.co.uk/environment/green-living-blog/2010/jul/30/bike-blog-summer-reading We asked our bike bloggers and Twitter followers to suggest cycle-themed books to read on your holidays. Here's the best of the bunchWhether your summer break is an epic two-wheeled trek on a rugged tourer kitted out with fully loaded panniers, or a relaxing week lying on the beach, you may be pondering your holiday reading. We've asked regular Guardian bike bloggers plus @james_randerson and @guardianeco's combined Twitter followers for their favourite books on cycling. Here are the results:It's All About The Bike, by Robert PennWarning: do not even casually flick through this book if you have promised your significant other that you will not be cluttering up the garage/shed/landing/bedroom with any more bloody bikes. Reading how Penn, a lawyer-turned-journalist, travels the world to build his dream bike, will make it also seem your destiny to own a completely customised machine. I only started this the other day after watching the BBC4 tie-in, and already my two off-the-peg bikes have lost their lustre. The book's concept might seem a bit of a gimmick, but Penn uses his own personal mission as a peg on which to hang a fascinating history of two-wheeled travel.(Recommended by Helen Pidd, author of Bicycle - the complete guide to everyday cycling, published by Penguin).The Yellow Jersey, by Ralph HurneProbably the best novel about the Tour de France, a racy (if somewhat politically incorrect, as suggested by one particular paperback cover) account of an ageing pro who saddles up for one last go at the Tour. Out of print but to be found on used book sites.(Recommended by William Fotheringham, the Guardian's cycling columnist - author of Roule Britannia: A History of Britons in the Tour de France)Lance Armstrong: Tour de Force, by Dan CoyleInsiders account of a year with Lance Armstrong, with the amusing twist that Coyle proves immune to the Armstrong-as-modern-day-saint hype. ... Fri, 30 Jul 2010 15:37:13 +0100 863347 http://www.guardian.co.uk/books/audio/2010/jul/30/booker-prize-emma-donoghue In the week that the 2010 Man Booker longlist was announced, Claire Armitstead talks to Sarah Crown and Rodney Troubridge of Waterstone's about the critical and commercial potential of the books that made the cut, and asks why booksellers and readers alike are so excited by this year's selection. She also speaks to Emma Donoghue, whose yet-to-be-published novel Room is based on the infamous case of Josef Fritzl, about how it felt to find herself in the running for literature's most prestigious prize.The Forward prize shortlist was also announced this month. Sarah Crown meets up with the poet Jo Shapcott at Barts and the London hospital to discuss her shortlisted collection, which draws on her experiences of being diagnosed with and treated for breast cancer.Reading listThe Man Booker longlistOf Mutability by Jo Shapcott (Faber)Sarah CrownClaire ArmitsteadJo Shapcott (Source: Guardian Unlimited Books) Fri, 30 Jul 2010 15:23:04 +0100 863348 http://www.guardian.co.uk/books/booksblog/2010/jul/30/ten-publishing-salt-press In just a decade, Chris Hamilton-Emery's expert navigation has led this small Cambridge press to the margins of the big leagueIt was Cyril Connolly who said that literary magazines should only run for 10 years. After that, he seemed to imply, they're in danger of running out of steam. So it was that Horizon folded after a decade of publishing the likes of Louis MacNeice, Dylan Thomas and Graham Greene.I mention Horizon because Salt Publishing, a small press based in Cambridge, is 10 years old this month. And if you browse their website you'll find that they've resurrected Connolly's beloved brainchild: the "Horizon Review" literary blog now nestles within the Salt site, rather like the old Horizons nestling on the magazine racks in 1940s railway stations.Does Connolly's Law apply to presses themselves? Possibly not in Salt's case. The publisher has faced tough times lately but managed to survive, and I think this is cause for celebration.Founded by Chris Hamilton-Emery, John Kinsella and Clive Newman – who left the partnership in 2002 – Salt publishes poetry, short-story collections, literary criticism and how-to books such as Short Circuit: A Guide to the Art of the Short Story. It's also expanding into children's books, and longer fiction including crime and romance.If this doesn't sound like a small press to you, you may well have a point. Salt is that curious phenomenon: a local publishing house – it's still based in offices in the Cambridge fens – that truly thinks global, with branches in Australia and the US as well as the UK. Hamilton-Emery is largely to thank for this reach; the man has ink in his veins. Before Salt, he was press production director of Cambridge University Press and responsible for around 2,500 titles a year. While there, he embraced many of the new technologies now prevalent in publishing, and it's this techno-savvy approach that's so noticeable about Salt's rise. ... Fri, 30 Jul 2010 13:45:01 +0100 863349 http://theshiftedlibrarian.com/archives/2010/07/30/july-30th-stream.html Shared Early Evening Splash. Posted Katrinskaya: Screencast on how to mobile-otimize your WordPress blog in 3 min or less… #mobilemedia http://bit.ly/d2PWOW. RT @jpalfrey: Guardian article on the publisher/reader/author conversation going on online http://bit.ly/aGqBcR (Libraries should be there!) [shifted] Posted ahniwa: Dear #CiscoSPice, #OldSpice had a good word to say for libraries — http://bit.ly/bwWJqM — What about you? Does #CiscoSPice love libraries?. Shared jowyang: See all data from Foursquare, Yelp and Gowalla using “Fourwhere” from Sysomos http://fourwhere.com/. Posted snicholson: @olinj #libgaming There are many types of LARPs. I would suggest you look into Interactive Literature. Great fit for libraries.. Posted 4sqPerspectives: RT @schneidermike: 6 Reasons People Use Foursquare HT @socialfresh http://bit.ly/b7ayen. Posted alice_daer: Heartily agree with @slavin’s critique: http://bit.ly/avrr54 of misunderstood QR codes in this: http://bit.ly/aSDQeT #gulfaid (via @kthread). Posted jessicahorvath: Walnut Creek PL’s 17 Art Installations — How often do you hear about libraries investing in high art? Not so… http://tumblr.com/x0pehzl3l. Posted BudBallyhoo: Google Analytics has a mobile section to check users accessing via a mobile device! Smarter Phones #hhlib. Posted DrWeb2: University of Michigan Library’s Search Matches Patrons with Specialists, Locations, Services http://bit.ly/d3zG0D #libraries. Posted agrundmann: OCLS ShakeIt! App looks really cool! (from Pecha Kucha session) #hhlib. in the old days, I used to stress out because I didn’t know what I was doing. these days, I stress out because there’s too much to do. ... Fri, 30 Jul 2010 09:56:55 +0100 863912 http://feedproxy.google.com/~r/Elsua/~3/HyMimhvJl3A/ Yesterday, if you would remember, I put together a short blog post where I was mentioning how apart from having one of those days of meetings galore jumping from one to the next, I was also looking forward to the great opportunity of participating live on the Blog Talk Radio podcasting show, hosted by John Moore, and along with one of my favourite Enterprise 2.0 people, Mark Masterson, as co-guest. Well, I am happy to confirm that the recording of that podcast episode is now available for replay. And, boy, did we have such a good fun with that interview or not? John asked us a few rather interesting, insightful and provocative questions on what we thought were some of the major key points behind figuring out the business value of social networking. That was just a blast! What an adrenaline rush of back and forth between Mark, John and yours truly! I had such a great time! John himself has actually put together a rather nice short blog post on that podcast under the title Social Media ROI and Hippy 2.0… It all made sense... In it he mentions how the recording lasts for about 56 minutes and it starts off at around minute 5, after he spent a little while sharing some further thoughts on the news and trends of the day / week related to social media. ... Thu, 29 Jul 2010 20:45:32 +0100 863447 http://www.dowling.edu/library/new/omni59.mp3 The history of the DIVCO truck company with John Rienzo. Learn more about the rise and fall of "America's Favorite Milk Truck." (Source: Dowling College Library Podcasts) Wed, 28 Jul 2010 23:00:00 +0100 862964 http://feedproxy.google.com/~r/Elsua/~3/JlqKvnUe3LE/ With meetings and activities galore happening at work right as we speak, and with the usual catchup of the daily routines in multiple social spaces, I think that today is going to be one of those days where blogging will be rather light, as opposed to keep sharing some additional insights on that topic that keeps coming up over and over again on Social Computing and business processes. So, you will have to excuse me for a minute till I get back into my usual swing of things. Or, alternatively, you could go ahead and join my good friend Mark Masterson and yours truly, later on today, at 3pm EDT – 8pm UK – 9pm CEDT, at the Blog Talk Radio show, with John Moore as our host, talking about the "Business Value of Social Media". Yes, that’s right, later on today, in just a bit over an hour, both Mark and myself will be spending a few minutes with John talking about the business value of Social Software. I know, indeed, one of my favourite topics from all along: the good old ROI of Social Networking. Now, if you have been reading this blog for a while … you will know more or less what we will be talking about, but, in case you may not have, here is the link to the details of the show itself. As you may have noticed already, Blog Talk Radio is one of those shows where folks can participate live and as such you would be able to join us as well by dialling in using this call-in number: (347) 324-3248. We would very much like to have you on today’s show and participate with us in, I am sure, what promises to be some pretty interesting and exciting conversations around business value of social computing, and, perhaps, even a bit of the little movement a bunch of us got started with a few days back: Hippies 2.0. ... Wed, 28 Jul 2010 17:33:28 +0100 863448 http://cyber.law.harvard.edu/node/6273 BERKMAN CENTER FOR INTERNET & SOCIETY AT HARVARD UNIVERSITY Upcoming events and digital media // July 28, 2010 [1] [TUESDAY 8/3] Berkman Center Luncheon Series: "Art of noise: Mobile social media and attention" with Kate Crawford of the University of New South Wales (http://cyber.law.harvard.edu/events/luncheon/2010/08/crawford) [TUESDAY] BERKMAN LUNCHEON SERIES on MOBILE SOCIAL MEDIA AND ATTENTION ================================================================================== 8/3/10, 12:30 PM ET, Berkman Center Conference Room @ 23 Everett St., Cambridge, MA RSVP is required for those attending in person to Amar Ashar (ashar@cyber.law.harvard.edu) This event will be webcast live Topic: Art of noise: Mobile social media and attention Guest: Kate Crawford, University of New South Wales How do we manage the increasing demands of network connectivity, from mobiles, email, and social media? Debates are raging about reduced attention spans and information overload - with particular focus on young people being at risk. Sharing early findings from a large, three-year study of mobile media use in Australia, this talk will bring an historical context to the idea of noise, and give a snapshot of how 'mobile social spheres' are developing - particularly for 18-30 year olds. About Kate: Dr Kate Crawford - author of Adult Themes and Associate Professor in Media Research at the University of New South Wales - is an Australian Research Council Postdoctoral Fellow. She is also an electronic musician who has released four albums and runs a vinyl-only record label. This event will be webcast live; for more information and a complete description, see the event web page: http://cyber.law.harvard.edu/events/luncheon/2010/08/crawford OTHER EVENTS OF NOTE ========================= [1] 7/29-30: Supernova Hub // University of Pennsylvania (http://supernovahub.com/) [2] 8/11-14: Scratch@MIT Conference (http://events.scratch.mit.edu/conference/index. ... Wed, 28 Jul 2010 14:42:27 +0100 862870 http://www.umm.uni-heidelberg.de/apps/bibl/mwbnews/?p=1415 Am 16. September 2009 wiesen wir zum ersten Mal auf die folgende kleine, aber feine Liste medizinischer Podcasts hin. Diese wurde nun erweitert und um weitere medizinische Podcast-Angebote von Zeitschriften, Verlagen und Hochschulen ergänzt. [via Corvus Corax heidelbergensis] Viel Spaß beim Hören! (Source: Newsblog) Wed, 28 Jul 2010 09:53:54 +0100 863662 http://newpagesblog.blogspot.com/2010/07/new-podcast-on-block-red-lion-square.html With the staff of Amy Watkins, Host/Co-Editor, Jae Newman, Co-Editor, Shawna Mills, Artist, and Alex Copeland, Music/Technical Consultant - Red Lion Square is a free weekly podcast (archived monthly) of "contemporary poetry intended for a general audience."The podcasts are short (the ones I sampled were 8-12 min.) with a pleasant mix of transitional music, intros, different poets reading, and a (Source: NewPages Blog) Wed, 28 Jul 2010 04:00:00 +0100 864163 http://www.madisonpubliclibrary.org/new/index.php/2010/07/27/free-access-to-the-facts-the-oil-spill-and-you/ To learn the facts about the oil spill in the Gulf of Mexico, take advantage of free access to the most up-to-date news from library database provider Gale. Gale is giving free access in GREENR to the newly created portal: Gulf of Mexico Oil Spill 2010.  Updated daily, this portal offers: * More than 70 annotated web links guiding you to reliable sources on the open web * An in-depth expert overview * Primary sources of congressional hearings * More than 250 podcasts * More than 1,500 news articles * Case studies about disaster relief, offshore drilling and connections to other spills * Direct links to BP’s response * More than 100 images * More than 70 videos Access to this information will expire on August 31, 2010. (Source: What's New) Tue, 27 Jul 2010 16:23:37 +0100 862583 http://feedproxy.google.com/~r/TravelinLibrarian/~3/0ygYkWN93qg/ On my way home yesterday afternoon I was listening to episode #176 of the Beyond the Book podcast from the Copyright Clearance Center. The episode featured two speakers on “Interactive Textbooks: Poised for Success?” The episode is only about 30 minutes long and I highly recommend it to anyone reading this that has anything to do with college textbooks. What prompted this post however is something that presenter Jeff Shelstad of Flat World Knowledge said. His business publishes textbooks which are available in many formats (electronic and print), editable, and CC licensed. The electronic copies are DRM free yet “socially protected". What he means is that every PDF downloaded by a student contains the name of that student on every page. In other words, if that student starts passing it along, you’ll immediately know who did it. I must say this is an interesting concept. I suppose it would make me think twice before sharing something I’m not supposed to. I’m not sure it would stop me from downloading the material though. (Source: Travelin' Librarian) Tue, 27 Jul 2010 13:05:01 +0100 862927 http://media.libsyn.com/media/oclspodcast/ocls_curiousgeorge.mp4 Curious George and The Man With the Yellow Hat visit the Orlando Public Library to read stories, sing and dance, and get their very own library cards! (1:50) (.mp4 video format; iPhone and iPod Touch compatible) (Source: OCLS Podcast (OCLS Events)) Tue, 27 Jul 2010 11:59:00 +0100 862792 http://feedproxy.google.com/~r/talis/panlibus/~5/wtId51_KOMk/twt20100722-The_Glasgow_School_of-Art.mp3 In this podcast, Sarah Bartlett talks with librarians from The Glasgow School of Art, recipients of the 2010 Times Higher Education Outstanding Library Team award. Catherine Nicholson, Head of Learning Resources, together with Duncan Chappell and David Buri, Academic Liaison Librarians, discuss the reasons behind the library’s success. We discuss the strengths of small teams and organisations in terms of agility and innovation.  Given that the library is serving a very narrow range of subjects (it supports three schools – Fine Art, Design and Architecture), it’s interesting to characterise the institution’s students. We hear about the strong visual orientation of students at The Glasgow School of Art, presenting the library with interesting challenges, and the development of InfosmART, a home-grown application which takes students through a series of online interactive modules to develop information literacy skills, a crucial source of support to a student body of which 11% are declared dyslexics. Small agile organisations are increasingly associated with technological innovation and the library is making use of diverse platforms such as flickr and blogger.com to remodel its service delivery, and we also talk about enterprise-level systems and the library’s plans to integrate with the VLE and the student registry system. At a time of looming spending cuts, it’s heartening to hear that resource constraints have directly led the library into a number of interesting service enhancements such as virtual enquiry desks. At The Glasgow School of Art, the library team believes overwhelmingly in the importance of personalised services, and values the opportunity that today’s technologies offer in terms of no-cost experimentation, coupled with the immediate informal feedback mechanisms of an institution with only 1,900 students. (Source: panlibus) Mon, 26 Jul 2010 16:47:19 +0100 863217 http://feedproxy.google.com/~r/ouseful/~3/qii4lwLLUB8/ It’s seems like today has been a busy day for a couple of the OU’s web teams… First up, and with a beta launch today, the new OpenLearn site makes an appearance, including integration of content from the Open2.net site. As I understand it, the new OpenLearn website amounts to something akin to the “public service educator” presence of the OU, (complemented by OU Platform, the OU’s (open to all) social community site, and presumably SocialLearn, about which, more later…) OpenLearn Relaunched As well as providing the access point to the OU’s openly licensed (and free to use) educational material that was hosted on the original OpenLearn LearningSpace site, and content that is published to iTunesU and Youtube, OpenLearn (http://www.open.ac.uk/openlearn) will also support the OU’s “broadcast” strategy. This will include support for OU co-produced programming with the BBC, taking over this role from open2.net (apparently: “Open2.net will stay live for a while so we can tell our existing users about the changes and manage any current broadcast related activity on the site. We will then close the open2.net and anyone following links to open2.net will be redirected to the new site.”), as well as providing opportunities for publishing materials in order to support major news events, perhaps along the lines of The COP15 University Expert Press Room; (I’m not sure if OpenLearn will also act as a channel for teaching and research related news, as well, cf. Social Media Releases and the University Press Office?). ... Mon, 26 Jul 2010 12:03:11 +0100 862463 http://medinfo.netbib.de/archives/2010/07/26/3771 Vor gut zwei Jahren noch von Elsevier groß angekündigt ist das Living Document WiserWiki nun nicht mehr unter der Adresse www.wiserwiki.com zu finden. Am 21.1.2009 hat David Rothman es noch in seiner List of Medical Wikis geführt, aber seitdem fehlt jede Information dazu. Klammheimlich eingestellt? Kein Geschäftsmodell gefunden oder keine Ärzte, die das pflegen? Apropos Pflege: Von MedPedia und GoogleKnol hört man auch nichts mehr, aber es kann auch sein, dass ich die ganze Zeit in einer Kiste unter meinem Schreibtisch gehockt habe…. Related posts Elsevier startet WiserWiki (0) Wikis, blogs and podcasts: a new generation of Web-based tools for virtual collaborative clinical practice and education (0) Wikis für Physiker, Ärzte …und über die Vogelgrippe (0) Wieder Fälschungen / geschönte Reviews: Diesmal von Wyeth (0) Wie entwickelt sich der Markt für Lehrbücher? Lehren aus den USA (0) (Source: medinfo) Mon, 26 Jul 2010 11:18:19 +0100 863066 http://www.guardian.co.uk/science/blog/audio/2010/jul/26/science-weekly-podcast-invisible-gorilla Before listening to this podcast, for best results we recommend you watch this short YouTube video. Daniel Simons joins us from a studio in Illinois to discuss his new book The Invisible Gorilla. We look at how our intuition deceives us and the problems this causes for the judicial system. Daniel also reveals why criminals and chess players are more alike than they'd like to believe. More than 40 years on, film footage of Nasa mission control during the Apollo 11 moon landing has only just been synchronised with the audio. We listen in to that. Cian O'Luanaigh attends the first ever academic conference on the subject Comics and Medicine: Medical Narrative in Graphic Novels at the University of London. He reports on why doctors and nurses are turning to a different medium to get their message across. Follow the podcast on our Science Weekly Twitter feed and receive updates on all breaking science news stories from Guardian Science. Email scienceweeklypodcast@gmail.com. Join our Facebook group. Listen back through our archive.Subscribe free via iTunes to ensure every episode gets delivered. (Here is the non-iTunes URL feed). (Source: Guardian Unlimited Books) Sun, 25 Jul 2010 23:01:00 +0100 862218 http://www.teleread.com/2010/07/23/from-ireland-to-e-or-not-to-e-a-beginners-guide-to-ipad-ereading-apps/ This week Amazon announced that, for the first time ever on Amazon.com, ebooks had outsold hardbacks, proving that whilst some of us are reluctant to part with our beloved bound volumes, there is an ever increasing number embracing the concept of electronic reading. And with Apple‘s much heralded iPad finally launching on these shores, we decided to take a look at some of the various apps available for reading books on your iPads, iPods and iPhones, and determine which, if any, are worth their salt. All reviewed Apps are available for free on the iTunes App Store. Our thanks to O2 Ireland for lending us an iPad for testing. We downloaded our books & apps using their 3G simcard. App: Kindle | Developer: Amazon | Rating: 2.5/5 A version of Amazon’s popular Kindle reader, this app’s great strength is undoubtedly its selection of titles. Using Safari it links directly to your Amazon account, offering a choice of over 400,000 books, and allows you to download sample chapters before you buy. Kindle has one of the most appealing interfaces- they’ve recognised that swiping seems to be the most intuitive way of turning a page, a feature which some developers have criminally failed to include. As far as features go, it sticks to the basics, with the ability to bookmark pages, search text, and change the font size and colour. As a basic eReader, Kindle does the trick nicely without many frills attached.     App: iFlow | Developer: BeamItDown | Rating: 2/5 Produced by one of the lesser known developers in the field, iFlow apps come as individual books or collections. So rather than having your library stored together under one neat icon, each title takes up its own space on your browser. Furthermore, the iFlow range is rather limited, covering primarily classics, and educational texts (philosophy, psychology, etc.). What the iFlow reader does have in its corner, however, is its unique interface. ... Fri, 23 Jul 2010 14:06:31 +0100 861871 http://feedproxy.google.com/~r/teleread/ezFR/~3/TU_wuozGblg/ This week Amazon announced that, for the first time ever on Amazon.com, ebooks had outsold hardbacks, proving that whilst some of us are reluctant to part with our beloved bound volumes, there is an ever increasing number embracing the concept of electronic reading. And with Apple‘s much heralded iPad finally launching on these shores, we decided to take a look at some of the various apps available for reading books on your iPads, iPods and iPhones, and determine which, if any, are worth their salt. All reviewed Apps are available for free on the iTunes App Store. Our thanks to O2 Ireland for lending us an iPad for testing. We downloaded our books & apps using their 3G simcard. App: Kindle | Developer: Amazon | Rating: 2.5/5 A version of Amazon’s popular Kindle reader, this app’s great strength is undoubtedly its selection of titles. Using Safari it links directly to your Amazon account, offering a choice of over 400,000 books, and allows you to download sample chapters before you buy. Kindle has one of the most appealing interfaces- they’ve recognised that swiping seems to be the most intuitive way of turning a page, a feature which some developers have criminally failed to include. As far as features go, it sticks to the basics, with the ability to bookmark pages, search text, and change the font size and colour. As a basic eReader, Kindle does the trick nicely without many frills attached.     App: iFlow | Developer: BeamItDown | Rating: 2/5 Produced by one of the lesser known developers in the field, iFlow apps come as individual books or collections. So rather than having your library stored together under one neat icon, each title takes up its own space on your browser. Furthermore, the iFlow range is rather limited, covering primarily classics, and educational texts (philosophy, psychology, etc.). What the iFlow reader does have in its corner, however, is its unique interface. ... Fri, 23 Jul 2010 14:06:31 +0100 861671 http://feedproxy.google.com/~r/lint/~3/J3QxfTi78Qs/ I enjoyed watching everyone flex their bloggy muscles during June, but maybe we need another exercise to keep up the impetus. I’m being selfish here – I want to read more Australian library blog posts… And maybe some people who did not join in in June could test the waters? Bobbi Newman from the Librarian by Day blog has been behind the “Day in the Life of A Librarian” project for the last couple of years. Every six months an ever-growing group of librarians is recording what happens during the same week. Here are the instructions from her blog post, Round 5 of Library Day in the Life!. The only suggestion I would make is that as well as joining the wiki, we could tag all our posts “ozlibdayinthelife5” . So, who’s in? July 26th 2010 will start Round 5 of Library Day in the Life Project. What is the Library Day in the Life Project? well it started with this post suggesting that we blog what we do all day at work.  Libraries are changing so rapidly and we all know no ones is reading books, despite what the public may think  The idea being that you’re sharing an average day, so many of us don’t have an average day though so a lot of people did a week, me included. I maybe just do a day this time though, we’ll see. If you are wondering why you should participate Meredith Farkas offers an excellent explanation of why she did. The Project has turned into a great resource for students, instructors, staff and patrons. So how you particpate? Go to the wiki Create a PB Wiki (pbworks?) account (it’s free)! Add your name, your job title (so we can see what you do at a glance) and a link to your blog. On the 27th start recording your day or week.  It doesn’t have to be a blog post it can be photos, podcasts or videos Tag your posts, pictures, videos, podcasts with librarydayinthelife. ... Fri, 23 Jul 2010 12:55:54 +0100 861982 http://infobib.de/blog/2010/07/23/nordhorner-stadtbibliothek-wird-ein-bischen-hochschulbibliothek/ Die Stadtbibliothek Nordhorn übernimmt in Zukunft die Aufgaben einer Hochschulbibliothek für die Medikon GmbH, deren Lehrveranstaltungen in einem Krankenhaus stattfinden und in Zusammenarbeit mit der Saxion Hogeschool in Enschede (NL) angeboten werden. Mehr Informationen zu dieser Kooperation: auf den Seiten der Stadtbibliothek Nordhorn, im Podcast der Ems-Vechte-Welle und auf der Webseite von Medikon. (Source: Infobib) Fri, 23 Jul 2010 10:20:10 +0100 862007 http://feedproxy.google.com/~r/lansinglibraryteen/podcast/~3/8e76s1Cb8c0/new-books-for-july.html Stop by and check out some of our new books this month. Here are a few to spark your interest.Siren by Tricia RayburnAfter her sister's sudden death, seventeen-year-old Vanessa investigates a series of inexplicable drownings off the coast of Winter Harbor, Maine, and uncovers an unimaginable secret that changes everything.Flash by Michael CadnumRelates one momentous day in the lives of five young people in the San Francisco Bay Area, including two teenaged bank robbers, a witness, and a wounded military policeman just back from Iraq.Nomansland by Lesley HaugeLiving under a strict code of conduct in an all-female community sometime in the future, a teenaged girl in training for border patrol discovers forbidden relics from the Time before.The Ghost and the Goth by Stacey KadeHomecoming queen Alona Dare is killed by a bus and realizes the only person who can see her ghost is Will Killian, an outcast who does not like her, and together they must find a way how to get along to prevent Alona from fading away and an evil spirit from killing Will.Forbidden Sea by Sheila A. NielsonWhen a mermain attempts to lure her into the sea, fourteen-year-old Adrianne, who lives in a superstitious island community, must choose between the promise of an underwater paradise and those she loves.The Wager by Donna Jo NapoliHaving lost everything in a tidal wave in 1169 Sicily, nineteen-year-old Don Giovanni makes a simple-sounding wager with a stranger he recognizes as the devil but, while desperate enough to surrender his pride and good looks for three years, he is not willing to give up his soul. (Source: Lansing Library Teen Dept. Podcast) Thu, 22 Jul 2010 17:55:38 +0100 861573 http://blog.library.temple.edu/liblog/archives/2010/07/discussion-with-1.html This is the second part of my conversation with Classics professors Dan Tompkins, Robin Mitchell-Boyask, and Sydnor Roy, which took place on March 18, 2010. We talked about the impact of new theoretical approaches on classics research, the effect of the Internet on interdisciplinary research, and new channels for distributing PhD dissertations. Dan Tompkins received his PhD from Yale University in 1968 with a dissertation entitled Stylistic Characterization in Thucydides. Robin Mitchell-Boyask graduated in 1988 from Brown University with a dissertation entitled Tragic Identity: Studies in Euripides and Shakespeare. Sydnor Roy is a 2010 graduate of the University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill. Her dissertation is entitled Political Relativism: Implicit Political Theory in Herodotus' Histories. (Listen to Part I of our conversation.) ---Fred Rowland (Source: Temple University Library Blog) Thu, 22 Jul 2010 16:45:49 +0100 861613 http://feedproxy.google.com/~r/talis/panlibus/~5/hMPGO18CgLc/twt20100719-janene_cox.mp3 In this podcast, Sarah Bartlett talks with Janene Cox, Assistant Director for Cultural Services at Staffordshire County Council, at the launch of the Summer Reading Challenge 2010 at the House of Commons. All the community libraries in Staffordshire deliver the Summer Reading Challenge, and Janene describes the preparations that are made every year, and how it relates to other year-round and cross-generational reader development initiatives. The Big Society was a significant theme at this year’s launch, and Janene emphasises the efforts made in Staffordshire to increase the number of volunteers helping with the Challenge. Janene believes passionately in the importance of reading as a basic life skill, and argues that it is difficult to participate fully in society without it. For Staffordshire, the target groups have shifted over the past 5 years but have recently included young offenders and looked after children. Janene is not afraid to discuss the operational challenges of running the Summer Reading Challenge, but emphasises the positive outcomes and is confident of its ongoing sustainability even in such a cost-sensitive climate. (Source: panlibus) Thu, 22 Jul 2010 16:07:20 +0100 861787 http://feedproxy.google.com/~r/talis/panlibus/~5/TUH71hhmIso/twt20100719-fiona_macdonald.mp3 In this podcast, Sarah Bartlett talks with Fiona MacDonald, Head of Library and Education Services at Walker Books at the launch of the Summer Reading Challenge 2010 at the House of Commons. Fiona describes how she, as a publisher involved in the Challenge, works in partnership with The Reading Agency on the selection of titles. Fiona values the wonderful exposure that the Challenge gives to books and authors, particularly the tendency to select less obvious titles, promoting new authors and illustrators. She relates how publishers work with public library services before and during the Summer Reading Challenge, and emphasises how happy authors are to be selected, and to participate in complementary events in libraries with children. Fiona sees the future of the book as being one of the mixed economy, affirming that the physical book will survive the digital revolution. (Source: panlibus) Thu, 22 Jul 2010 15:51:09 +0100 861788 http://feedproxy.google.com/~r/talis/panlibus/~5/KYHv17v78v8/twt20100719-helen_boothroyd.mp3 In this podcast, Sarah Bartlett talks with Helen Boothroyd, representing the Association of Senior Children’s and Education Librarians at the launch of the Summer Reading Challenge 2010 at the House of Commons. At Suffolk libraries, Helen and her colleagues enjoyed their most successful ever Summer Reading Challenge last year, and we discuss the ongoing growth of the Challenge nationally, and some of the more personal outcomes including testimonies from parents and teachers on the difference that participation can make to the maintenance and development of reading skills over the summer holidays, as well as the joy of reading and discovery of new authors. She takes us through the planning and delivery of the Summer Reading Challenge in a public library service (97% of which are involved across the UK) and how it involves key personnel across the council. We also talk about shifts in formats – with preferences for electronic materials being surprisingly unpronounced to date for children up to the age of 12-13, the cut-off point of the Challenge. Helen is constantly working at new ways of engaging with schools and promotional activities generally, and describes Suffolk Libraries’ successes at building relationships with schools through the Summer Reading Challenge. (Source: panlibus) Thu, 22 Jul 2010 15:34:30 +0100 861789 http://feedproxy.google.com/~r/talis/panlibus/~5/YAx922NDLzE/twt20100719-miranda_mckearney.mp3 In this podcast, Sarah Bartlett talks with Miranda McKearney, the Founder Director of The Reading Agency at the launch of the Summer Reading Challenge 2010 at The House of Commons. The Summer Reading Challenge is underpinned by a strong belief in the public library ethos and the ideal of equal access to reading opportunities. In the podcast we discuss the origins of the Summer Reading Challenge, The Reading Agency’s biggest and most successful model of reader development. Miranda explains how the agency arrives at a compelling reading theme every year that will engage children and facilitate a broad range of partnerships. This year’s theme, Space Hop, will enable libraries and schools to partner with the scientific domain, and is also designed to encourage boys to read. Miranda discusses other important hard-to-reach groups of children, emphasising that priorities will vary locally. Ultimately, the success of the Challenge depends on the school – librarian partnership, and Miranda emphasises how important it is for schools to recognise the importance of reading for pleasure. Miranda outlines the proven positive outcomes of involvement in the Challenge in terms of reading attainment and motivation levels. Finally we discuss the prospects of ongoing funding for the Summer Challenge. (Source: panlibus) Thu, 22 Jul 2010 15:17:10 +0100 861790 http://www.guardian.co.uk/books/booksblog/2010/jul/22/short-story-jorge-luis-borges With a quiet style and exuberant use of references, Borges scrutinised reality in short yet labyrinthine worksSpeaking on a New Yorker podcast in 2007, Paul Theroux noted that Jorge Luis Borges is "a bad influence. No one [else] can be a Borges ... in terms of magic and scholarship I think he's inimitable." For Latin American writers, whether they liked him or not, he revolutionised the way language was used. "Borges is one of the authors whom I most read – and whom I probably like the least," Gabriel García Márquez once said. "I read Borges for his extraordinary ability at verbal artifice; he's a man who teaches you how to write ... to sharpen your instrument for saying things."In 1961 Borges won a major European award, the Prix Formentor, the success increasing his renown in his native Argentina as well as throughout Europe and the United States. He shared the prize with Samuel Beckett, with whom he represents, in Brian Dillon's words, the "obscure conduit ... from modernism to postmodernism".As a result of this reputation, a reader who is new to Borges might expect forbidding prose, but nothing could be further from the truth. "It is a quiet style," writes translator Andrew Hurley, "whose effects are achieved not with bombast or pomp, but rather with a single exploding word or phrase, dropped almost as though offhandedly into a quiet sentence." He rarely used metaphors or similes; always chose the simplest, most accurate words; almost never wrote stories longer than 10 pages – and yet created some of the most unusual and complex fiction of the last century. How did he do it?Borges's stories agree with William Trevor's maxim that "you don't have to have a plot in a short story, but you do have to have a point". In his foreword to Ronald Christ's 1969 study, The Narrow Act: Borges' Art of Illusion, he quotes Shaw: "The writer does not work from an idea but toward an idea. ... Thu, 22 Jul 2010 10:59:53 +0100 861485 http://www.resourceshelf.com/2010/07/22/new-podcast-from-lc-preserving-digital-video/ From the Summary: The latest Library of Congress Digital Preservation podcast, Linda Tadic offers practical solutions for archiving and preserving digital video. Tadic is an adjunct professor in New York University’s Moving Image Archiving and Preservation program and executive director of Audiovisual Archive Network . In the podcast, she describes the lifespan and fragility of tape and DVD, how to move the essential video files from a camera or DVD onto a hard drive, which descriptions should accompany the video files and how to actively manage the files over time. Previously, Tadic managed the Digital Library at Home Box Office. She was also Director of the Media Archives and Peabody Awards Collection at the University of Georgia, Director of Operations for ARTstor and past President of the Association of Moving Image Archivists. Runs 33 minutes and can be downloaded. (Source: ResourceShelf) Thu, 22 Jul 2010 09:33:55 +0100 861407 http://www.newberry.org/genealogy/news/default.asp?postid=1301 The Book Fair is Coming! Come browse through more than 120,000 used books in 70 categories. Lots of history and genealogy materials to aid in your research. Or pick up some light reading to help while away the hot summer days. The book fair will be open:Thursday, July 29 xamp; Friday, July 30Noon - 8:00 p.m. Saturday, July 31 xamp; Sunday, August 110:00 a.m. - 6:00 p.m. Afraid you'll miss the really good books? There should be plenty, but you can make sure by becoming a Newberry Associate and attending the preview night on Wednesday, July 28th. Read more details about the Book Fair and check out the links to the Book Fair Blog and podcast! (Source: Newberry Library Genealogy News) Thu, 22 Jul 2010 06:00:00 +0100 861443 http://feedproxy.google.com/~r/Digitization101/~3/OKVWl1iKE2o/blog-post-virtual-book-cccs-google.html My blog post on July 20 about the Copyright Clearance Center and Beyond the Book content on the Google Book Settlement was sparked by a book I received in the mail from Chris Kenneally at Beyond the Book of transcripts from several Lois Wasoff webinars.  In a Twitter conversation, Kenneally noted that the book was something they were testing and that all of the transcripts were on the CCC web site.  That sounded like a challenge to me!  So I set off to find the transcripts that are in the book, which also lead me to addition content relevant to the Google Book Settlement.So I was inspired by what the CCC had done, and the Kenneally was ten inspired by my blog post.  Hence, the book is now available as a PDF on the Beyond the Book web site. {Chris, thank you!}As a side note, the CCC and Beyond the Book create a ton of content on copyright that is available for free.  Chris Kenneally does weekly podcasts at Beyond the Book about copyright, publishing, and new ways of thinking about the content we create.  On the CCC web site, look under the education section for tools, news, guidelines, reports and more.  You might want to check it out and see what would be useful to you.This work is licensed under a Creative Commons Attribution-Noncommercial-Share Alike 3.0 United States License. (Source: Digitization 101) Thu, 22 Jul 2010 04:00:00 +0100 861512 http://hurstassociates.blogspot.com/2010/07/blog-post-virtual-book-cccs-google.html My blog post on July 20 about the Copyright Clearance Center and Beyond the Book content on the Google Book Settlement was sparked by a book I received in the mail from Chris Kenneally at Beyond the Book of transcripts from several Lois Wasoff webinars.  In a Twitter conversation, Kenneally noted that the book was something they were testing and that all of the transcripts were on the CCC web site.  That sounded like a challenge to me!  So I set off to find the transcripts that are in the book, which also lead me to addition content relevant to the Google Book Settlement.So I was inspired by what the CCC had done, and the Kenneally was ten inspired by my blog post.  Hence, the book is now available as a PDF on the Beyond the Book web site. {Chris, thank you!}As a side note, the CCC and Beyond the Book create a ton of content on copyright that is available for free.  Chris Kenneally does weekly podcasts at Beyond the Book about copyright, publishing, and new ways of thinking about the content we create.  On the CCC web site, look under the education section for tools, news, guidelines, reports and more.  You might want to check it out and see what would be useful to you.This work is licensed under a Creative Commons Attribution-Noncommercial-Share Alike 3.0 United States License. (Source: Digitization 101) Thu, 22 Jul 2010 04:00:00 +0100 861498 http://www.slis.indiana.edu/careers/view_job_specific.php?job_id=7631 State: Virginia POSITION: Web Designer and Social Media Coordinator Department of Marketing and Communications QUALIFICATIONS: Education: Bachelor’s degree in communications, digital media, computer information systems or computer science or related field. Experience: Expertise in web design, information architecture, graphic design, common web applications, usability, accessibility, social media (Facebook, Twitter, etc.) and new media (blogs, podcasts, video, etc). Experience in a Christian academic community is preferred. Special Skills: • Work collaboratively with department web staff, as well as Information Systems • Ability to do site design and delivery with special eye toward undergraduate program recruitment. • Ability to coordinate a project from start to finish, communicate with team members, organize meetings, demonstrate follow through. • Expertise in content management with ability to maintain a Content Management System. • Strong knowledge of design, usability, layout, and traffic analysis. Expertise with HTML, CSS, and JavaScript. • Strong writing/editing skills. • Ability to manage multiple tasks, priorities, respond with urgence, and attention to detail. • Experience with direct market research (user focus groups) preferred. • Experience with Ruby on Rails programming preferred. Physical Requirements: Within the normal bounds of office work. RESPONSIBILITIES: This position is responsible for the development, design, and updates of major and minor web applications and components of the EMU website and applicable microsites. Responsible to attend to web optimization and usability concerns, and is a key connector to Information Systems department for technical assistance. This position assists in managing social media platforms such as Facebook, Twitter, and other Web 2.0 applications for publicizing EMU news and events. ... Wed, 21 Jul 2010 21:30:02 +0100 861237 http://cyber.law.harvard.edu/node/6266 BERKMAN CENTER FOR INTERNET & SOCIETY AT HARVARD UNIVERSITY Upcoming events and digital media // July 21, 2010 [1] [TUESDAY 7/27] Berkman Center Luncheon Series: "The Tension between User-centered Design and E-government Services" with Nalini Kotamraju, University of Twente, Netherlands (http://cyber.law.harvard.edu/events/luncheon/2010/07/kotamraju) [TUESDAY] BERKMAN LUNCHEON SERIES on THE TENSION BETWEEN USER-CENTERED DESIGN AND E-GOVERNMENT SERVICES ================================================================================== 7/27/10, 12:30 PM ET, Berkman Center Conference Room @ 23 Everett St., Cambridge, MA RSVP is required for those attending in person to Amar Ashar (ashar@cyber.law.harvard.edu) This event will be webcast live Topic: "The Tension between User-centered Design and E-government Services" Guest: Nalini Kotamraju, University of Twente, Netherlands E-government services throughout the world have been plagued by lower than expected rates of adoption by individuals and institutions. A lack of user centricity in e-government services design and development has been identified as a primary reason for this slow adoption. Even when governments involve users or potential users in their design process, the resulting e-government service is often not user-centered. Drawing on our involvement with PortNL, an integrated e-government service for expatriates in the Netherlands, we suggest that a fundamental tension between the needs of users and those of governments is at the core of governments difficulty in creating user-centered services. User-centered design prioritizes the needs of users, supporting their approach to tasks and information-seeking, as well as advocating for the importance of users needs even, when necessary, over the needs of service builders. In an e-government context, however, the service builders represent governments, not companies. ... Wed, 21 Jul 2010 17:53:28 +0100 861268 http://feedproxy.google.com/~r/talis/panlibus/~3/9yjAEj_aBVI/ed-vaizey-pays-homage-to-the-summer-reading-challenge-at-this-year%e2%80%99s-launch.php As co-sponsors of this year’s Summer Reading Challenge, a number of us here at Talis made our way to the House of Commons yesterday for the launch event. The Summer Reading Challenge is one of those initiatives that everyone loves, and it’s a privilege for Talis to be associated with something that has such broad and valuable outcomes. In case you’re not aware of it, and as Miranda McKearney, Director of The Reading Agency, explained in the main address, The Summer Challenge is essentially very simple – children across the UK are challenged to read six books over the summer holidays. In what was a clarion call for the retention of reader development activities in public libraries in the current cost-cutting climate, Miranda emphasised the research that has repeatedly demonstrated tangible outcomes of the Challenge in terms of the reading levels, range and motivations of the increasing numbers of 4-11 year olds who take part every year. Whilst Ed Vaizey, Minister of Culture, made ideological overtures about the Big Society flavour of the Summer Reading Challenge, he was clearly deeply impressed with its successes, as were all the speakers at the event. Around 750,000 children took part last year, and of these, 413,000 completed the challenge, involving 95% of libraries, and resulting in 47,000 new library members. And in case you’re wondering, there were 20 million loans of children’s materials, and 3 million books read as direct outcomes of the challenge. To complement this quantitative view, his colleague Don Foster from the Liberal Democrat party testified that the reading habits of his then-8 year old grandson were transformed by the Challenge last year, and he is now the kind of boy who reads after bedtime with a torch under the covers, to the astonishment of his parents who had been deeply concerned about his disinclination to read. ... Tue, 20 Jul 2010 20:09:35 +0100 861791 http://feedproxy.google.com/~r/davidleeking/~3/rrM8ejR8GE4/ A couple of people have recently mentioned they like the quality of the sound in my videos, and have asked what microphones I use for videos and screencasts. Here’s what I’m using right now: Audio-Technica ATR3350 lavalier I usually plug this lavalier mic into my Sanyo Xacti videocamera. It’s cheap, it sounds fine, and it allows me to improve the sound of my videos. Did I mention it’s cheap (like $20 or so)? And for my Xacti anyway, it’s very easy to use – I just plug it into the viceocamera’s external mic input and forget about it – nothing else to mess with. Samson C01U USB Studio Condenser and the Blue Snowball When I’m making a screencast, I usually plug one of these two mics into my laptop via a USB cable. I like the Samson better – it sounds better to my ears. Also, the Blue Snowball had an issue with Windows Vista (as in it didn’t work for me), so it hasn’t gotten as much use at work (my work laptop has Windows Vista loaded). I have used it without a hitch on my Mac laptop – it sounds great, and has a couple of different mic signal patterns that you’d use for different micing situations. RØDE VideoMic We have a semi-pro videocamera at work (the Canon GL 2). It has an ok mic built into it, but the RØDE mic is a fine shotgun mic. Plug it in, aim it at someone, and they’ll sound like they’re talking into the mic, even if you’re 10 feet away from them. Tips on using these mics: If you plan to plug the mic into your computer, buy a USB powered mic. Otherwise, you will also need to buy some type of soundboard or analog/digital signal converter to boost the audio signal up loud enough to play with. You might like doing that – if so, great! You’re sorta like me. ... Tue, 20 Jul 2010 15:00:58 +0100 861174 http://feedproxy.google.com/~r/blogspot/iRcS/~3/Aogf4W-CzMk/jisc-podcast-digital-economy-act-advice.html "The controversial Digital Economy Act 2010 has generated much public debate, and the implications for colleges and universities remain unclear. The Act aims to tackle online copyright infringement by giving Ofcom, the communication industry regulator, new powers to deal with it. JISC is advising all institutions to consult the Ofcom codes by 31 July 2010 and to start preparing now to understand the implications of the law. Nicola Yeeles from JISC spoke to Kirsty McLaughlin, legal information specialist at JISC Legal, to find out what the new Act could mean for those who work and learn in universities and colleges" (Source: Peter Scott's Library Blog) Mon, 19 Jul 2010 11:17:03 +0100 860637 http://www.resourceshelf.com/2010/07/16/gulf-of-mexico-oil-spill-information-from-gale-free-no-login-required/ About three week’s ago, Gale announced that they were offering free content to libraries from GREENR (Global Reference on the Environment, Energy, and Natural Resources) about the Gulf of Mexico Oil Spill. Both interactive and current, GREENR is a one-stop site providing current news, analysis, background information, video, primary source documents and statistics – for understanding the conditions in the Gulf of Mexico. Here’s an Idea of of What You’ll Find: + More than 70 annotated web links guiding you to reliable sources on the open web + An in-depth expert overview + Primary sources of congressional hearings + More than 250 podcasts + More than 1,500 news articles + Case studies about disaster relief, offshore drilling and connections to other spills + Direct links to BP’s response + More than 100 images + More than 70 videos Thanks to Gale, you can now access the GREENR oil spill content available directly from ResourceShelf. Just click on the widget below and you’re on the special GREENR site. Free access will be available until August 31, 2010. x getWidget('22320__gulf','gulf','GULF','','85','180','','','Arial','FFFFFF','050B14','','1','') This page has the info you need (registration required) to add the GREENR oil spill info widget to connect to the info from your library’s web site, Facebook page, etc. Again, thanks to everyone at Gale including Ron B. and the tech team at Gale HQ in Farmington Hills, MI. for making this trial available to the ResourceShelf community. Learn More about GREENR Web Portal Source: Gale (Source: ResourceShelf) Fri, 16 Jul 2010 16:05:19 +0100 860109