Sandra Hawes introduces herself as an online librarian at Saint Leo University. She uses various technologies in her job such as email, presentation software, and digital resources. She has experience with early computing technologies from the 1970s-1990s and enjoys using newer technologies like mobile apps. Her professional interests include online instruction and embedded librarianship. She provides her contact information and wishes students blue skies.
Meet Saint Leo University's Online Services Librarian, Sandy Hawes
1. Hello, online students:
Sandra Lee (“Sandy”) Hawes, MA(LIS), MEd
Online Services Librarian
Associate Professor
Saint Leo University, Florida, USA
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2. Greetings from your in-class librarian
Blue skies, Sandy Hawes—”Follow me! I know the way.”
3. Technologies I use daily:
I use technology to communicate
with others...
• At a distance.
• And face-to-face, too.
• To do my job as a librarian.
• To participate as a faculty member.
• To collaborate professionally.
Some old friends, some new buddies…
Telephone.
Email.
SMS.
Copier/scanner.
Presentation
software.
Internet.
Digital resources.
4. Technology “Vita”
Sample programs and devices I use regularly
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Collaborate Live!
to present online instruction
Blogspot.com
to blog for the library
SnagIt and Jing
to capture screen shots
Camtasia
to create tutorials
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Camera Apps
to stream itty-bitty videos
Mobile Phone
to stay connected
eReader (Nook)
to read when I travel
Computers
to work online
5. My dad worked with “the guys at
Quantico” as a telecom to develop
packet technology for Internet.
• I saw my 1st amber-screen “home
computer” in late 1970s.
• I played text-based home
computer games in mid 1980s.
• I was part of a field test of Tycho, a
prototype tablet computer, at a
Florida Educ. Ctr. in early 1990s.
Fun Facts
Or, “Oh, what a long, strange trip it’s been.”
6. Data-entry punch cards?
Amber CRTs?
Gopher Net?
Text-only computing?
Thermo-FAX machines?
Casio programmable
keyboards?
Cell phones with telescoping
antennas?
BetaMax?
Floppy disks?
Auto-correct typewriters?
Early Adopters
Do you remember these? Did you have/use them? I did...
7. You bought a netBook because
you were tired of lugging a laptop.
• Then ditched your netBook for a
tablet computer.
• Then started adding mobile apps on
every device you own.
You might be a tech-head if:
You have more than five computers in your house.
You bought a giant flatscreen TV so you
could set up a dedicated media PC.
• And immediately started streaming video
from netFlix or playing MMORPGs. <G>
8. Fun with phone camera shots
Hello, Pixlr-o-matic (Android App)
9. Professional interests:
Online instructional pedagogy and distance learning librarianship.
I started working for
SLU in 2002 as the
Florida Region
librarian.
I have published book
chapters, annotated
bibliographies, and
journal articles
(including peer-
reviewed).
I’m in the middle of a
five-year research
project on embedded
librarianship.
I presented poster sessions
at EDUCAUSE /ELI and
Florida Library Assoc. Spring
2011 and was part of a panel
on embedded librarianship
at the 15th Distance Library
Services conference Spring
2012. I chaired the Distance
Learning Section of the
Assoc. of College and
Research Libraries 2012-
2013.
10. Geek-speakin’ Tech Heads! Oh, my!
Adobe Acrobat;
CuteWriter; Cute FTP
Chat Software
IE, Firefox, Chrome, Iron,
Silk, Dolphin
Library 2.0: Social
Networking Applications
for Libraries
SmartBoard for the PC;
SmartBoard Applications
for Faculty
Jing, Join.Me, Animoto,
SnagIt, Lectora, Captivate,
Camtasia (tutorial
software)
BlackBoard, WebCT and
eCollege Course
Management Systems
(student and
administrative)
I really, really like this stuff…
