Webinar: TABEZ – Free E-Tool to Facilitate Writing of EPA Assessment and Cleanup Grants
TABEZ – Free E-Tool to Facilitate Writing of EPA Assessment and Cleanup Grants – September 8, 2010, 2:00PM-3:30PM EDT (18:00-19:30 GMT).
TAB EZ is a FREE online tool intended to streamline and simplify the grant writing process when applying for EPA brownfields assessment and cleanup grants. The goal of TAB EZ is to level the playing field for smaller local governments and communities so they may have an increased chance to obtain EPA brownfields grant funds. TAB EZ is very user friendly. It offers helpful hints for addressing proposal requirements, as well as links to additional resources. Multiple ...
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Environmental News Bits - September 1, 2010 Author: Laura B. Tags: Brownfields Funding Opportunities Local Initiatives Meetings Web Resources
ACRL Webcast: From Idea to Publication
The Association of College and Research Libraries (ACRL) is now accepting registrations for this three-part series on academic publishing for librarians. Each webcast has a separate $50 registration fee. webcast 1: Understanding the Research Question (September 23, 2010) webcast 2: Analysis and Writing (November 4, 2010) webcast 3: Submitting for Publication (December 1, 2010) Please [...]
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[ArLiSNAP] - September 1, 2010 Author: Carter Tags: Opportunities: Professional Development Publication
EDUCATION: Podcasting for Advocacy Online Class
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 onli...
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Midcontinental Region News - August 30, 2010 Author: liaison Tags: Education Technology
Librarian, Career Resource Centers
State: Illinois
The Librarian, Career Resource Centers (CRC) responds to thousands of requests for information from students and alumni. This position is responsible for research, development, and delivery of career research materials and instruction for 3,200 students enrolled in the University of Chicago Booth School of Business (Chicago Booth) full-time and part-time MBA programs in Chicago, London, and Singapore and more than 40,000 alumni worldwide. The Librarian plays a key role in the transfer of knowledge and ideas by providing students and alumni with access to a wide range of information to facilitate their car...
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SLIS Careers Feed - August 30, 2010
CommunityBuilders – Building and Sustaining On-Line Communities by Steve Dale
Where is my chocolate cake? Do you have all the nice and fresh ingredients that would be needed to make a delicious one? You do? Now, do you also have the talent to make a mouthwatering one? You do? Excellent! Then you are ready to build and sustain an online community, because that’s what it takes, folks… It’s all about making delightful chocolate cakes!
Oh, oh, don’t worry; this blog is not going to turn itself into a food blog all of a sudden (Although it wouldn’t be that bad either!). It’s just that I thought I would take this opportunity to pick up on a superb analogy that my good f...
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E L S U A ~ A KM Blog - August 26, 2010 Author: Luis Suarez Tags: Collaboration Communities Enterprise2.0 IBM Innovation Knowledge Management Knowledge Tools Learning Social Computing
ITP Webcast – Energy Efficiency Projects: Overcoming Internal Barriers to Implementation
On Thursday, September 2, 2010, from 2:00–3:00 p.m. Eastern time, the Industrial Technologies Program (ITP) Thursday webcasts for Industry series will feature Gary Satler (Manager of Engineering, Maintenance & Safety at the Sherwin-Williams Company) and Walter Brockway (Manager of Global Energy Efficiency at Alcoa, Inc.). Mr. Satler and Mr. Brockway will deliver the webcast, “Energy Efficiency Projects: Overcoming Internal Barriers to Implementation.” The presentation will focus on overcoming internal barriers to the funding and/or implementation of energy efficiency projects and will address
Ga...
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Environmental News Bits - August 26, 2010 Author: Laura B. Tags: Energy Manufacturing
Yeah Baby! It Has Arrived! TV on Your iPhone Using New iPhone App from Clicker.com (aka the TV Guide for the Web) Is Now Available
It was a month ago that we posted that one of our favorite web sites Clicker.com was was releasing an app for Android and iPhone.
Clicker is a site we’ve been posting about since day one and is a superb place to find quality television programming available to stream from MANY broadcasters (for free), webcasters (for free) and Netflix (for subscribers). Also, direct links to purchase or rent from iTunes or Amazon are available.
The Android app was available that day and we said the iPhone app would be coming soon.
Well, a month later, the day has arrived and Clicker.com for iPhone is finally here. You can download...
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ResourceShelf - August 24, 2010 Author: resourceshelf Tags: Uncategorized
MyMoon Webcast with Brooke Hsu
Image by Lunar and Planetary Institute via Flickr
As part of the LPI's MyMoon webcasts Brooke Hsu will give an overview of
International Observe the Moon Night on Wednesday, August 25 at 8 pm Eastern Time. The rest of the conversation is up to you. You can begin by submitting your questions for Brooke.Brooke Hsu serves as the Education and Public
Outreach (E/PO) Lead for NASA's Lunar Reconnaissance Orbiter mission. Brooke's position as the LRO E/PO Lead has put her in contact with leading experts in
the US lunar education community. Brooke leads the effort for International Observe the Moon Night on behalf of ...
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New - August 18, 2010
LIBER Keynote: The role of the research library in an emerging global public sphere (LIBER keynote)
The webcast of my keynote speech at the LIBER 2010 Conference, The role of the research library in an emerging public sphere, is now available.
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The Imaginary Journal of Poetic Economics - August 12, 2010 Author: Heather Morrison
Personal Knowledge Management by Harold Jarche (BlueIQ Ambassadors)
If you have been following this blog for a little while now, you would know how Personal Knowledge Management, a.k.a. PKM, or Personal Knowledge Sharing (PKS), whichever term you would prefer to make use of, has always been one of my favourite topics to talk about and share some further insights over here and elsewhere. It’s been all along one of those areas that has always caught my attention since way back when I was first involved with KM in the late 90s. It’s one of those fascinating fields that has permeated successfully throughout time from traditional KM and into the world of Social Networking reaching ...
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E L S U A ~ A KM Blog - August 10, 2010 Author: Luis Suarez Tags: Collaboration Communities Enterprise2.0 Hippie 2.0 IBM Innovation Knowledge Management Knowledge Tools Learning Personal KM Productivity Tools Screencasts Social Computing
New Distance Class: Quite the Production
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 ...
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Dragonfly - August 9, 2010 Author: Nikki Dettmar Tags: Member Services Technology Training & Education
[Today] Art of noise: Mobile social media and attention
Tuesday, August 3, 12:30 pmBerkman Center, 23 Everett
Street, second floorRSVP required for those
attending in person (rsvp@cyber.law.harvard.edu)This
event will be webcast live
at 12:30 pm ET and archived on our site shortly after.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 ...
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Berkman Blog - August 3, 2010 Author: ashar
CFP: ACRL 2011 Virtual Conference
CFP: ACRL 2011 Virtual ConferenceProposals Accepted Through November 1, 2010Can't attend the ACRL 2011 Annual Conference in Philadelphia, PA? Going to Philly but want to enhance your onsite experience? No problem - consider the ACRL 2011 Virtual Conference!Proposals are now being accepted for interactive, online sessions for the Virtual Conference. Featuring live, on-the-fly polling, white boards, co-browsing and desktop sharing, virtual presenting is a unique and affordable opportunity for both experienced and new presenters. We are seeking a broad range of submissions that highlight current, evolving and future issues in...
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A Library Writer's Blog - August 3, 2010 Author: Corey
ITP Webcast – “Achieving Total Employee Engagement in Energy Efficiency”
On Thursday, August 5, 2010, from 2:00-3:00 p.m. Eastern time, the Industrial Technologies Program (ITP) Thursday webcasts for Industry series will feature Steven Fugarazzo, Manager, Facilities Engineering, Integrated Defense Systems (Raytheon Company) and Mary Alice Kurtz, Global Best Practices Lead, Worldwide Facilities Group (General Motors Company). Mr. Fugarazzo and Ms. Kurtz will deliver the webcast “Achieving Total Employee Engagement in Energy Efficiency.” The presentation will provide information on how to motivate employees to participate in energy efficiency, including
Employee engagement programs
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Environmental News Bits - July 29, 2010 Author: Laura B. Tags: Energy Green Business Meetings
Cataloging and ILS: SkyRiver Files Antitrust Suit Against OCLC; Innovative Interfaces is Also Part of Suit
From the Announcement:
In a move that could have far-reaching implications for competition in the library software and technology services industry, SkyRiver Technology Solutions, LLC has filed suit in federal court in San Francisco against OCLC Online Computer Library Center, Inc. The suit alleges that OCLC, a purported non-profit with a membership of 72,000 libraries worldwide, is unlawfully monopolizing the markets for cataloging services, interlibrary lending, and bibliographic data, and attempting to monopolize the market for integrated library systems, by anticompetitive and exclusionary practices.
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“OCLC sta...
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ResourceShelf - July 29, 2010 Author: resourceshelf Tags: Uncategorized
Permeable Pavement Design, Installation, and Maintenance – Wed, September 1, 12-2pm Eastern
Center for Watershed Protection webcast: Permeable Pavement Design, Installation, and Maintenance – Wed, September 1, 12-2pm Eastern
Cost: $99 early bird – click here to register (registration open until 8/6/10)
regular price $119 – click here to register (registration open until 8/27/10)
You may love it or hate it, but permeable pavement as a stormwater BMP is here to stay. There have been many innovations in this technology that have allowed its use in different settings and that have responded to problems with past installations. Join this webcast and learn what the experts have to say about th...
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Environmental News Bits - July 28, 2010 Author: Laura B. Tags: Green Building Green Business Meetings
Upcoming Events and Digital Media Roundup
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
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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...
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Berkman Blog - July 28, 2010 Author: ashar
The Tension between User-centered Design and E-government Services
Tuesday, July 27, 12:30 pmBerkman Center, 23 Everett
Street, second floorRSVP required for those
attending in person (rsvp@cyber.law.harvard.edu)This
event will be webcast live
at 12:30 pm ET and archived on our site shortly after.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 of...
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Berkman Blog - July 27, 2010 Author: ashar
Upcoming Climate and Energy Webcasts for State and Local Governments
Energy Star webcasts
ENERGY STAR offers free online training to help you improve the energy performance of your organization. To register for any of these trainings or to see other upcoming ENERGY STAR trainings, visit https://energystar.webex.com
July 29, 2010, 2:00-3:15 pm (EDT): Benchmarking Water/Wastewater Plants in Portfolio Manager
This ENERGY STAR webcast will show participants how to track the progress of energy efficiency efforts and compare the energy use of wastewater treatment plants to other peer facilities across the country. Attendees will learn how to measure and track energy use and carbon dioxide emissio...
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Environmental News Bits - July 27, 2010 Author: Laura B. Tags: Energy Green Building Green Business Green Government Meetings Schools
OpenLearn Website Refresh, and the Re-emergence of SocialLearn…
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) e...
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OUseful Info - July 26, 2010 Author: Tony Hirst Tags: OU2.0 learningspace open2 open2.net openlearn
How I Spent My Summer Vacation, er, Internship
So, uh, for the longest time, I’ve been trying to decide how to write about my cool summer job, especially without it sounding like a sales pitch. I still haven’t really figured out how to do that, but lots of other folks have been writing quite a bit lately, so I’m just going to point you to some of those pieces.
Needle from ITA Software (famous for revolutionizing travel search) is really amazing, cutting edge technology you set up (free trial!) to pull content from the Web or files on your computer into a database where you can manipulate, cleanse, merge, sift, winnow, etc., the data. You can then expo...
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J's Scratchpad - July 23, 2010 Author: j Tags: About this Weblog Professional Development Search Engines Tools
Archived Webcast Now Online: Scenario Planning for Research Libraries Now Available
From the Announcement:
The Association of Research Libraries (ARL) has released an archive of the webcast, “Envisioning the Future of Research Libraries: ARL’s Scenario Development Project,” which was held on July 19, 2010.
During the webcast, ARL’s project consultant, Susan Stickley of Stratus Inc., provided background information on scenario planning approaches, and an update on the ARL project. This webcast introduced the concept of scenario planning and highlighted how it compares to and complements other prediction-oriented tools for planning, such as forecasting or trend analysis.
The webcast was intended to ...
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ResourceShelf - July 21, 2010 Author: resourceshelf Tags: Uncategorized
Upcoming Events and Digital Media Roundup
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
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7/27/10, 12:30 PM ET, Berkman Center Conference Room @ 23 Everett St., Cambridge, M...
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Berkman Blog - July 21, 2010 Author: ashar
Library Journal Reviews LITA “Tech Set”
Library Journal has just released a review of The Tech Set, co-published by Neal-Schuman and LITA. The Tech Set consists of ten practical guides to today’s hottest new technologies for information professionals:
1. Next Gen Library Catalogs by Marshall Breeding
2. Mobile Technology and Libraries by Jason Griffey
3. Microblogging and Lifestreaming in Libraries by Robin Hastings
4. Library Videos and webcasts by Sean Robinson
5. Wikis for Libraries by Lauren Pressley
6. Technology Training in Libraries by Sarah Houghton-Jan
7. A Social Networking Primer for Libraries by Cliff Landis
8. Library Camps and Unconferences by ...
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LITA Blog - July 20, 2010 Author: Melissa Prentice Tags: News & Noteworthy
Entrepreneurship: where are all the women and minorities?
Tuesday, July 20, 12:30 pmBerkman Center, 23 Everett
Street, second floorRSVP required for those
attending in person (rsvp@cyber.law.harvard.edu)This
event will be webcast live
at 12:30 pm ET and archived on our site shortly after.Vivek Wadhwa will discuss his research on the backgrounds and motivations of entrepreneurs; what makes them successful; what inhibits entrepreneurs; the characteristics of successful entrepreneurs; the success of Indians in Silicon Valley and the dearth of women and minorities. About VivekVivek
Wadhwa is a senior research associate with the Labor and
Worklife
Program ...
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Berkman Blog - July 20, 2010 Author: ashar
Three Nice Microphones
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 ...
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David Lee King - July 20, 2010 Author: David Lee King Tags: Cool tools Podcasting webcast screencasting video audio-technica blue snowball mic microphones mics RØDE samson
Trends and Characteristics of Home and Other Out-of-Hospital Births in the United States, 1990–2006
Trends and Characteristics of Home and Other Out-of-Hospital Births in the United States, 1990–2006 (PDF)
Source: National Center for Health Statistics
Women may choose home birth for a variety of reasons, including a desire for a low-intervention birth in a familiar environment surrounded by family and friends and cultural or religious concerns. Lack of transportation in rural areas and cost factors may also play a role.
+ webcast (mp3 audio)
+ Transcript
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Docuticker - July 19, 2010 Author: Shirl Kennedy Tags: Children and families Health and healthcare Social and cultural issues
Resource of the Week: Library of Congress Science Tracer Bullets
Resource of the Week: Library of Congress Science Tracer Bullets
By Shirl Kennedy, Senior Editor
The Library of Congress SCIENCE TRACER BULLET SERIES contains research guides that help you locate information on science and technology subjects. With brief introductions to the topics, lists of resources and strategies for finding more, they help you to stay “on target.”
These pathfinders from the Library of Congress Science Reference Services have been for quite awhile — as far back as 1972, according to Reference Services Review — but in our humble opinion, they don’t get enough love. Coveri...
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ResourceShelf - July 19, 2010 Author: ResourceShelf Tags: Bibliographies, Webliographies Databases, Directories, and Guides Libraries and Librarianship Reference Tools Resource of the Week Resources for Educators Science Source File Technology and Internet
The role of the research library in an emerging global public sphere (LIBER keynote)
The text and powerpoint of my keynote at the 39th annual LIBER (Association of European Research Libraries) Conference is now available. AbstractPresents a vision of a potential future global public sphere, why it is needed and signs of emergence, and the role of the research library in this global public sphere, as provider of a distributed knowledge commons, preserver of scholarly information, and source of specialized expertise. Key short-term transitional steps are covered, particularly transition to a fully open access scholarly publishing system.Note: I'll post a link to the webcast once this is available.
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The Imaginary Journal of Poetic Economics - July 18, 2010 Author: Heather Morrison
Free Webcast: Ebooks vs. Apps: The Pros, Cons and Possibilities
This free webcast will take place on July 27 from 1 to 2 pm EDT. Here’s the description:
Between the overwhelming popularity of the iPad and the increased adoption and continuing evolution of ePUB, the opportunities and sales channels for digital books has exploded over the past 12 months.
Most publishers agree that some eBook titles justify the extra investment for enhancement, but determining the degree of interactivity and technical approach best-suited to the book and your budget, can be daunting.
In this free webcast, eBooks vs. Apps: The Pros, Cons and Possibilities, we will explore the production and budgetar...
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TeleRead: Bring the E-Books Home - July 16, 2010 Author: Paul Biba Tags: Paul Biba publishing app ebook
