Just a Room Full of Stuff? Why Libraries are Great / Katie BirkwoodKatie Birkwood
A brief introduction to what it is that makes libraries so important.
Talk given at Ignite London 4, 8 Feb 2011, with a bit of extra text added to help it make sense.
http://ignitelondon.net/home
Just a Room Full of Stuff? Why Libraries are Great / Katie BirkwoodKatie Birkwood
A brief introduction to what it is that makes libraries so important.
Talk given at Ignite London 4, 8 Feb 2011, with a bit of extra text added to help it make sense.
http://ignitelondon.net/home
Presented by Jaime Hammond, Allen McGinley, JP Porcaro, and Lisa Carlucci Thomas at the New Jersey Library Association Conference, Atlantic City, NJ. June 5, 2012.
This presentation outlines the development of the concept of Library 2.0, how it is being implemented in one library, and what its possibilities are for the future.
How do you keep up? There’s so much to read, and so little time. How do you find the information that’s important to you and winnow out all the stuff that’s not urgent or important or pertinent? Michael Sauers, Christa Burns, and Laura Johnson will start a discussion about what they’re reading and encourage participants to join in, as together we discover the best places to find information.
NCompass Live - March 14, 2012.
Using your data to influence your environmentIan Forrester
With the internet of things all around us, it is now possible for your personal data to influence your environment. Soon, your personal data could be used to influence how a movie is shown to you! Let's talk about the implications and ethics of using data this way.
RDAP 16: Sustaining Research Data Services (Panel 2: Sustainability)ASIS&T
Research Data Access and Preservation Summit, 2016
Atlanta, GA
May 4-7, 2016
Part of Panel 2, Sustainability
Presenter:
Margaret Henderson, Virginia Commonwealth University
Panel Leads:
Kristin Briney, University of Wisconsin-Milwaukee & Erica Johns, Cornell University
Developing a Collective Curriculum to make Civil Society Data LiteratePim Bellinga
In January 2017 I Hate Statistics was invited to organise an interactive workshop at the United Nations World Data Forum in Cape Town. A lot of data about the Sustainable Development Goals is being shared. But to make that data meaningful, requires interpretation. Those skills are often lacking. In this interactive workshop presentation outline the why, when, who, what and how of data literacy.
Presented by Jaime Hammond, Allen McGinley, JP Porcaro, and Lisa Carlucci Thomas at the New Jersey Library Association Conference, Atlantic City, NJ. June 5, 2012.
This presentation outlines the development of the concept of Library 2.0, how it is being implemented in one library, and what its possibilities are for the future.
How do you keep up? There’s so much to read, and so little time. How do you find the information that’s important to you and winnow out all the stuff that’s not urgent or important or pertinent? Michael Sauers, Christa Burns, and Laura Johnson will start a discussion about what they’re reading and encourage participants to join in, as together we discover the best places to find information.
NCompass Live - March 14, 2012.
Using your data to influence your environmentIan Forrester
With the internet of things all around us, it is now possible for your personal data to influence your environment. Soon, your personal data could be used to influence how a movie is shown to you! Let's talk about the implications and ethics of using data this way.
RDAP 16: Sustaining Research Data Services (Panel 2: Sustainability)ASIS&T
Research Data Access and Preservation Summit, 2016
Atlanta, GA
May 4-7, 2016
Part of Panel 2, Sustainability
Presenter:
Margaret Henderson, Virginia Commonwealth University
Panel Leads:
Kristin Briney, University of Wisconsin-Milwaukee & Erica Johns, Cornell University
Developing a Collective Curriculum to make Civil Society Data LiteratePim Bellinga
In January 2017 I Hate Statistics was invited to organise an interactive workshop at the United Nations World Data Forum in Cape Town. A lot of data about the Sustainable Development Goals is being shared. But to make that data meaningful, requires interpretation. Those skills are often lacking. In this interactive workshop presentation outline the why, when, who, what and how of data literacy.
Refreshing Take on Technology Trends (MLGSCA/NCNMLG 2010)David Rothman
Presentation for 2010 Joint Meeting of the Medical Library Group of Southern California & Arizona (MLGSCA) and the Northern California and Nevada Medical Library Group (NCNMLG)
This revision of the presentation contains the original content plus a draft model of Web 2.0 and social media within a broader social spaces construct.
An invited speaker presentation for the MLGSCA Meeting in Cerritos California. Looks at the evolving roles of librarianship and how social media and healthcare community support fit within a model of Collaborative Librarianship.
A stripped down version of a presentation I gave to students in Latvia - it's a fantastic time to be shaping the profession of librarianship, so this slide-deck is about the world and the way it's changing, trends for the future, and how to make the most of being a librarian.
In a debate between Jenny Robins, professor, and Floyd Pentlin, LMS retired and madman, these slides present the side of the debate questioning an over reliance on database information as the source of vetted, edited information without considering some of the weaknesses of pre-digested information which isn't always as accurate as we would like to believe.
European Cultural Commons Workshop, Introductory Remarks (transcript)Michael Edson
YouTube video of this talk: http://youtu.be/VlHC0uPqdRY.
This is a transcript of a short introductory video recorded for Europeana’s European Cultural Commons workshop in Limassol Cyprus on October 30, 2012.
This is a call to arms for libraries, inspired loosely by the famous SHIFT HAPPENS deck. Feel free to embed it anywhere and everywhere, with attribution.
Come on people! This is libraries' time!
Most everyone is going through a personal “digital metamorphosis” and it will (if it hasn’t already) happen to you too. This presentation highlights some of the emerging technology trends that are impacting most everyone’s lives. In it, I hope to give you some ideas and some insight that you can use in your libraries to help bring more visibility to your resources/services in order to showcase its value.
Researchers, Discovery and the Internet: What Next?David Smith
A web2.0 issues and implications overview I put together for the Research Information Network as part of their workshop on researchers and discovery services.
http://www.rin.ac.uk/discovery-services-workshop
These are the slides from a presentation I gave about Open Library at the California Association of Museums conference earlier this year. It outlines the general approach I took to redesigning the catalog of Open Library.
- http://www.calmuseums.org/index.cfm?fuseaction=Page.ViewPage&pageId=493
- http://openlibrary.org
June 3, 2024 Anti-Semitism Letter Sent to MIT President Kornbluth and MIT Cor...Levi Shapiro
Letter from the Congress of the United States regarding Anti-Semitism sent June 3rd to MIT President Sally Kornbluth, MIT Corp Chair, Mark Gorenberg
Dear Dr. Kornbluth and Mr. Gorenberg,
The US House of Representatives is deeply concerned by ongoing and pervasive acts of antisemitic
harassment and intimidation at the Massachusetts Institute of Technology (MIT). Failing to act decisively to ensure a safe learning environment for all students would be a grave dereliction of your responsibilities as President of MIT and Chair of the MIT Corporation.
This Congress will not stand idly by and allow an environment hostile to Jewish students to persist. The House believes that your institution is in violation of Title VI of the Civil Rights Act, and the inability or
unwillingness to rectify this violation through action requires accountability.
Postsecondary education is a unique opportunity for students to learn and have their ideas and beliefs challenged. However, universities receiving hundreds of millions of federal funds annually have denied
students that opportunity and have been hijacked to become venues for the promotion of terrorism, antisemitic harassment and intimidation, unlawful encampments, and in some cases, assaults and riots.
The House of Representatives will not countenance the use of federal funds to indoctrinate students into hateful, antisemitic, anti-American supporters of terrorism. Investigations into campus antisemitism by the Committee on Education and the Workforce and the Committee on Ways and Means have been expanded into a Congress-wide probe across all relevant jurisdictions to address this national crisis. The undersigned Committees will conduct oversight into the use of federal funds at MIT and its learning environment under authorities granted to each Committee.
• The Committee on Education and the Workforce has been investigating your institution since December 7, 2023. The Committee has broad jurisdiction over postsecondary education, including its compliance with Title VI of the Civil Rights Act, campus safety concerns over disruptions to the learning environment, and the awarding of federal student aid under the Higher Education Act.
• The Committee on Oversight and Accountability is investigating the sources of funding and other support flowing to groups espousing pro-Hamas propaganda and engaged in antisemitic harassment and intimidation of students. The Committee on Oversight and Accountability is the principal oversight committee of the US House of Representatives and has broad authority to investigate “any matter” at “any time” under House Rule X.
• The Committee on Ways and Means has been investigating several universities since November 15, 2023, when the Committee held a hearing entitled From Ivory Towers to Dark Corners: Investigating the Nexus Between Antisemitism, Tax-Exempt Universities, and Terror Financing. The Committee followed the hearing with letters to those institutions on January 10, 202
Operation “Blue Star” is the only event in the history of Independent India where the state went into war with its own people. Even after about 40 years it is not clear if it was culmination of states anger over people of the region, a political game of power or start of dictatorial chapter in the democratic setup.
The people of Punjab felt alienated from main stream due to denial of their just demands during a long democratic struggle since independence. As it happen all over the word, it led to militant struggle with great loss of lives of military, police and civilian personnel. Killing of Indira Gandhi and massacre of innocent Sikhs in Delhi and other India cities was also associated with this movement.
Executive Directors Chat Leveraging AI for Diversity, Equity, and InclusionTechSoup
Let’s explore the intersection of technology and equity in the final session of our DEI series. Discover how AI tools, like ChatGPT, can be used to support and enhance your nonprofit's DEI initiatives. Participants will gain insights into practical AI applications and get tips for leveraging technology to advance their DEI goals.
A workshop hosted by the South African Journal of Science aimed at postgraduate students and early career researchers with little or no experience in writing and publishing journal articles.
A review of the growth of the Israel Genealogy Research Association Database Collection for the last 12 months. Our collection is now passed the 3 million mark and still growing. See which archives have contributed the most. See the different types of records we have, and which years have had records added. You can also see what we have for the future.
A Strategic Approach: GenAI in EducationPeter Windle
Artificial Intelligence (AI) technologies such as Generative AI, Image Generators and Large Language Models have had a dramatic impact on teaching, learning and assessment over the past 18 months. The most immediate threat AI posed was to Academic Integrity with Higher Education Institutes (HEIs) focusing their efforts on combating the use of GenAI in assessment. Guidelines were developed for staff and students, policies put in place too. Innovative educators have forged paths in the use of Generative AI for teaching, learning and assessments leading to pockets of transformation springing up across HEIs, often with little or no top-down guidance, support or direction.
This Gasta posits a strategic approach to integrating AI into HEIs to prepare staff, students and the curriculum for an evolving world and workplace. We will highlight the advantages of working with these technologies beyond the realm of teaching, learning and assessment by considering prompt engineering skills, industry impact, curriculum changes, and the need for staff upskilling. In contrast, not engaging strategically with Generative AI poses risks, including falling behind peers, missed opportunities and failing to ensure our graduates remain employable. The rapid evolution of AI technologies necessitates a proactive and strategic approach if we are to remain relevant.
2024.06.01 Introducing a competency framework for languag learning materials ...Sandy Millin
http://sandymillin.wordpress.com/iateflwebinar2024
Published classroom materials form the basis of syllabuses, drive teacher professional development, and have a potentially huge influence on learners, teachers and education systems. All teachers also create their own materials, whether a few sentences on a blackboard, a highly-structured fully-realised online course, or anything in between. Despite this, the knowledge and skills needed to create effective language learning materials are rarely part of teacher training, and are mostly learnt by trial and error.
Knowledge and skills frameworks, generally called competency frameworks, for ELT teachers, trainers and managers have existed for a few years now. However, until I created one for my MA dissertation, there wasn’t one drawing together what we need to know and do to be able to effectively produce language learning materials.
This webinar will introduce you to my framework, highlighting the key competencies I identified from my research. It will also show how anybody involved in language teaching (any language, not just English!), teacher training, managing schools or developing language learning materials can benefit from using the framework.
Model Attribute Check Company Auto PropertyCeline George
In Odoo, the multi-company feature allows you to manage multiple companies within a single Odoo database instance. Each company can have its own configurations while still sharing common resources such as products, customers, and suppliers.
Read| The latest issue of The Challenger is here! We are thrilled to announce that our school paper has qualified for the NATIONAL SCHOOLS PRESS CONFERENCE (NSPC) 2024. Thank you for your unwavering support and trust. Dive into the stories that made us stand out!
Safalta Digital marketing institute in Noida, provide complete applications that encompass a huge range of virtual advertising and marketing additives, which includes search engine optimization, virtual communication advertising, pay-per-click on marketing, content material advertising, internet analytics, and greater. These university courses are designed for students who possess a comprehensive understanding of virtual marketing strategies and attributes.Safalta Digital Marketing Institute in Noida is a first choice for young individuals or students who are looking to start their careers in the field of digital advertising. The institute gives specialized courses designed and certification.
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Introduction to AI for Nonprofits with Tapp NetworkTechSoup
Dive into the world of AI! Experts Jon Hill and Tareq Monaur will guide you through AI's role in enhancing nonprofit websites and basic marketing strategies, making it easy to understand and apply.
25. “ My guess is about 300 years until computers are as good as, say, your local reference library in doing search,” says [Google’s] Craig Silverstein. http://www.cbsnews.com/stories/2004/03/25/sunday/main608672.shtml
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28. “ I don’t think I should have to be, or enlist the services of, a medical librarian in order to do a simple search on a literature search engine. PubMed should be an intuitive search engine such as Google…Yes, if I devoted an afternoon or more to learning the system I dare say I would become a proficient, but my question stands – why should I have to? ” Harvard PhD Student Anna Kushnir http://network.nature.com/people/U2929A0EA/blog/2008/03/22/i-am-not-yelling-not-out-loud
33. News Of Paper’s Impending Death is Greatly Exaggerated http://farm4.static.flickr.com/3187/2977150859_ca40753340_o.jpg (…isn’t going to happen) http://www.flickr.com/photos/didmyself/2977150859/
36. “ Bundling songs into long-playing albums lowered the production, marketing, and distribution costs because there were fewer records to make, ship, shelve, categorize, alphabetize, and inventory. As soon as music went digital, we learned that the natural unit of music is the track.”
43. Info/Health Literacy Situation Will Worsen “ Why is PubMed so behind the times? Why? How does it even work? Does it search only the abstract? Does it also search the body of the papers that are available online? Why does it get so massively confused by an author’s initials and last name together, in one search? Why can’t it alert me when papers relevant to my work are published?” Again: Harvard PhD student Anna Kushnir
