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. Some key technologies she uses regularly are Collaborate Live! for online instruction, Blogspot for blogging, and SnagIt and Jing to create tutorials. Hawes has a long history with technology dating back to the 1970s. Professionally, she is interested in online instructional pedagogy and distance learning librarianship. She provides her contact information for students to reach her.

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. 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 have presented at
numerous professional
conferences, including
EDUCAUSE/ELI, Florida
Library Association,
and the Distance
Library Services bi-
annual conference,
where Dr. Adamson
and I will present a
paper in April 2016.

8. 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…

9. My precious family…
(L-R) Nick, Ceeley, Wyatt, and David

10. Despite my love for technology…
I think it is good to unplug our devices and
plug into the natural world once in a while.

11. View from the campus library
As always, I wish you blue skies
And the time to appreciate them.

12. Contact Hours:
Sundays through Thursdays,
11:30am-8:30pm Eastern
Phone:
1.352.588.8262 (phone/voicemail)
1.352.467.1902 (cell/text message)
Email:
sandra.hawes@saintleo.edu
Contact Information
Sandra Lee (Sandy) Hawes, MA(LIS), MEd