Monthly Archives: March 2011

1603, 2011

Notes from March 15, 2011 – Giving Undergraduate Research a Worldwide Voice: Institutional Repositories as Publishers

robinna/ March 16, 2011/ software, Design/ 0 comments

Just some notes from the March 15, 2011 – Giving Undergraduate Research a Worldwide Voice: Institutional Repositories as Publishers conference. Yes, I do take notes on my netbook via google docs. I will link to the slides if/when they are loaded on the web. Undergraduate research library as publisher scanning primary materials students write papers on primary materials; student papers

1103, 2011

Free webinars: Branding & identity, strategies for social media

robinna/ March 11, 2011/ software/ 0 comments

Anyone can attend these! Have questions about branding, digital identity, influence, reputation management, drop me a line and I’ll answer them as part of my presentation. 😉 The Georgia Library Association is pleased to announce the March 2011 sessions of the newly retitled Carterette Series Webinars (formerly Wednesday Webinars). The series highlights trends, innovation, and best practices in Georgia Libraries.

0903, 2011

For Libraries: Host a “Making sense of the American Civil Wars”

robinna/ March 9, 2011/ Libraries/ 0 comments

The ALA Public Programs Office and the National Endowment for the Humanities (NEH) invite you to apply to host Let’s Talk About It: Making Sense of the American Civil War, a reading and discussion program in America’s libraries. Online applications are available at www.ala.org/civilwarprograms and must be submitted by April 19. In June, 50 public, academic and community college libraries

0803, 2011

Question of the day: Tweet from your mobile phone (or change your number)

robinna/ March 8, 2011/ Technology, question of the day, twitter, tutorials, Blog posts/ 0 comments

I know this info is available online, but it’s my question of the day, so here goes. 😉 Note> You can set it up twitter to use web or wifi if you have a smartphone; in that case, you may just want to use the appropriate Twitter app for your phone: Iphone; or Android (ton of choices). On your menu

0703, 2011

survey on digitization and ETDs

robinna/ March 7, 2011/ Libraries/ 0 comments

Hello Colleagues, Has your U.S. university or college begun to plan or implement the retrospective digitization of older (non-ETD) theses or dissertations? If so, you are enthusiastically invited to assist in a research study on the WHY of retrospective digitization. A brief survey on the reasons, perceived benefits and unexpected challenges of retrospective digitization is now underway. It is expected

0503, 2011

Wikispaces free for higher ed

robinna/ March 5, 2011/ Technology, Libraries, publishing, webdesign, web 2.0+/ 0 comments

Wikispaces for Higher Education – FREE!http://www.wikispaces.com/content/for/highered We are giving away all of the features of our Plus wikis (normally $50/year).No fine print, no usage limits, no advertising, no catches. * Post, Publish, and Share with Ease Unlimited pages let you and your students share text, images, files, and more. * Set Privacy You can decide who has access to your