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This document outlines an instruction session on research skills. It provides an agenda that includes reviewing a previous class, working in groups, and learning how to find books, articles, and newspapers. Tips are given on using keywords, Boolean operators, and evaluating sources. An example search string is provided. Students are asked to critique the library's discovery tool and report back on searches for books and articles. Finding peer-reviewed articles and newspaper articles is also discussed. Contact information is provided for the instructor and librarians for any additional questions.
The document discusses exploring sustainability using primary and secondary sources from the Santa Clara University Library. It will distinguish between primary and secondary sources, introduce the SCU Archives for finding sources, and use library resources to find sources on sustainability from multiple perspectives to construct an analysis on messaging around themes. Students will work in teams to identify topics and themes and explore primary sources online and secondary sources with guidance from the librarian.
This document summarizes a library instruction session on finding information resources. It introduces the instructor, Laksamee Putnam, and provides her contact information. It then outlines an agenda for reviewing search techniques and completing hands-on activities to practice searching the library catalog and databases for books, articles and newspapers. The document provides guidance and tips for effective searches and evaluates search features and resources. It concludes by taking questions and offering options for getting research help.
This document provides an overview of a workshop on exploring sustainability using primary and secondary sources. The workshop will distinguish between primary and secondary sources, introduce the SCU Archives for finding primary sources, demonstrate how to use library resources to find sources on sustainability, analyze messaging in sources, consider multiple perspectives on themes, and have attendees work in teams to identify topics and find relevant primary and secondary sources online and through the library for a debate. Attendees will also have a chance to ask questions.
This document provides a summary of the book "Speak" by Laurie Halse Anderson. It received several awards and honors including being a ALA Best Book for Young Adults, ALA Top-10 Best Book for Young Adults, Edgar Allan Poe Award finalist, and National Book Award Finalist. The book addresses difficult topics of isolation, family, and date rape through the story of the main character Melinda.
This document lists the names of various company events including LinkedIn Pictures, Best Places to Work Dinner, Special Olympics Leprechaun Run, Cradles to Crayons, Dragon Boat Race 2016, Thanks A-Latte Day, Intern Presentations, Summer Treat, Penn State Actuarial Career Fair, May the 4th Be With You Day, New Hire Orientation, Customer Service Week, Softball Team, Holiday Party, Take Your Child to Work Day, Annual Awards, Special Olympics Leprechaun Run, Holiday Party 2016, Special Olympics Polar Bear Plunge at Drexel University, Wacky Wednesday, NFL Kickoff Day, The Good Life/ Health and Wellness, Leadership Pro
This document discusses how photography can capture moments in time and share experiences with others through images. It includes quotes about photography from unknown authors and mentions two photographers, Christine Erickson and Juwon Lee. While photography allows sharing experiences, the document notes there is still more to understand about why we are drawn to capturing and sharing images.
The document is a collection of images related to feminism with captions and citations. It includes photos of Wangari Mathai, founder of the Green Belt Movement in Kenya, and quotes from Mathai about empowering women and environmental activism. References are provided on topics in feminism, female friendships, patriarchy, and books on Wangari Mathai's autobiography and the role of women's organizations in Kenya's democratization.
This document outlines an instruction session on research skills. It provides an agenda that includes reviewing a previous class, working in groups, and learning how to find books, articles, and newspapers. Tips are given on using keywords, Boolean operators, and evaluating sources. An example search string is provided. Students are asked to critique the library's discovery tool and report back on searches for books and articles. Finding peer-reviewed articles and newspaper articles is also discussed. Contact information is provided for the instructor and librarians for any additional questions.
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Creating can be a tortured process. Sadly, this torture is often self-inflicted. The angst is not inherent in the creative process itself, but instead comes from the fears we have around our ability to produce. These fears manifest as the Inner Critic, which is the largest block to the flow of original ideas. But there’s good news: you can break the power that Inner Critic wields over you to become a creative powerhouse!
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As a designer, you need ways to work better so that you can create more, but what do you do when you hit a seemingly insurmountable mental wall? You need to bust through your mental barriers to unblock your creativity and allow it to flow.
Combining the neuroscience of creativity with methods to increase productivity, we’ll discover techniques and tools to get past the mental barriers that keep you stuck and slow you down – which is also known as the Inner Critic. We’ll explore ways in
which to dramatically enhance your creative self-esteem: to feel like your ideas are good enough and stop committing “ideacide.”
We’ll then uncover how to prevent criticism and judgement from immobilizing you and shutting down your creative process, how to leverage the collective genius of a group to amplify creativity, and
tricks for generating more ideas than you ever thought possible.
These approaches will not only help to enhance your productive creativity, but they will also help you to operate from a place of passion and excitement. By the end, you’ll have a roadmap of how to not only get unstuck, but also how to channel your
creativity as a force for positive change in the world.
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PetID is an Android Mobile Application built with the mindset of allowing a user to manage all information regarding his pets in one place. It also allows for searching for nearby vets, find animals to adopt and view pets of other owners.
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The document discusses Jordan Whynn's pre-production work for an original horror film called "Check Up Night." It provides the plot summary of the film, which is about a young protagonist going for a checkup at a hospital for a new disease turning people cannibalistic. It also lists two other potential film ideas. The document details the storyboard, props, locations and personnel needed for the production. It concludes with the technical equipment list.
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Creating can be a tortured process. Sadly, this torture is often self-inflicted. The angst is not inherent in the creative process itself, but instead comes from the fears we have around our ability to produce. These fears manifest as the Inner Critic, which is the largest block to the flow of original ideas. But there’s good news: you can break the power that Inner Critic wields over you to become a creative powerhouse!
In this talk, we’ll begin by exploring the origins of the Inner Critic and discover the tools that you already possess to vanquish it. Then we’ll dive into methods for dealing with the fear of being judged and criticized, how to transform highly critical self-talk into that of approval and encouragement, and ways to feel like your ideas are good enough and stop committing “ideacide.”
By the end, you’ll have a roadmap of how to not only get unstuck, but to channel your creativity as a force for positive change in the world. The potential for greatness lies dormant in all of us. Banishing your Inner Critic is the first step to getting back in touch with the highly productive creative badass that you are and sharing your gifts with the world.
This document discusses bibliographic referencing styles and reference management software. It begins with an agenda that lists APA style, IEEE style, ACM style, and Harvard style. It then provides brief overviews of each style's guidelines for referencing studies and authors in bibliographies. The document also introduces Zotero, a free bibliographic reference manager that can help import references, cite studies in documents, and organize bibliographies. It provides screenshots and links to tutorials on how to use Zotero's various features.
This document summarizes a presentation about creating a personal learning network (PLN) for librarians. It discusses how librarians can use tools like RSS feeds, social media, blogs and podcasts to organize information from other librarians and experts. It provides examples of popular librarian blogs and podcasts to follow. The presentation encourages librarians to develop their own PLN to facilitate ongoing learning and share ideas with other professionals.
The document provides guidance for students on conducting library research, including an overview of the research process and resources available. It recommends beginning in the reference section to explore books for background on topics before searching the catalog for books and databases for journal articles. Tips are provided on evaluating sources and obtaining sources not held in the library through interlibrary loans.
This document is a resume for Jackie Molloy, a visual journalist. It lists her contact information, education, photographic experience, honors, and affiliations. She graduated from Rochester Institute of Technology in 2016 with a BFA in photojournalism and a minor in journalism. Her experience includes being a contractor for AARP Magazine, a fellow at the Indianapolis Star, and completing internships at Magnum Foundation and The Village Voice. She has won several awards for her portfolio work and been published in various outlets.
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This document provides links to resources from Lynette Webb including a book and Flickr image set about interesting snippets and thoughts. It also lists the names and websites of Michael Casey and Helene Blowers in relation to a Blue Sky Conversation at the 2007 Special Collections and Archives annual conference.
This document summarizes a class presentation on using databases to conduct research. It introduces the instructor, Laksamee Putnam, and provides an agenda that includes a review of keywords and evaluating sources, a demonstration of the Cook OneSearch database to find books and articles, and a research scavenger hunt group activity. The presentation discusses searching for information on closing the gender gap in technology careers in the United States as an example and addresses discussing source findings and database features with the class. It concludes by assigning readings on plagiarism for the next class.
The document provides an overview of how to conduct gender communication research, beginning with developing a research question and selecting relevant search terms, and then describes primary research databases and strategies for finding full-text articles, including determining availability through the library catalog and SFX citation tool. It also offers tips for citing sources from databases using APA or MLA style.
This document discusses lifestreaming services like FriendFeed, Facebook, and Google Buzz that allow users to aggregate all of their online activities into a single stream. It provides examples of how lifestreaming could be used in classroom and organizational settings to pull together relevant news, videos, articles, photos, and announcements in one place. Key lifestreaming platforms of the late 2000s are highlighted.
As a designer, you need ways to work better so that you can create more, but what do you do when you hit a seemingly insurmountable mental wall? You need to bust through your mental barriers to unblock your creativity and allow it to flow.
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This document provides references for information about feminism and its history. It cites five sources including academic papers and websites that discuss topics like the waves of feminism, Susan B. Anthony, and post-feminism. The works cited are listed at the end and include the author's name, publication information, and date accessed for each reference.
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Russian wildfires were affecting many areas in 2010, with over 10,000 troops and volunteers helping 10,000 firefighters battle blazes. The fires destroyed 77 towns and villages and killed at least 40 people. Lightning, volcanoes, and human activities can all spark wildfires, which firefighters combat using water, pulaskis, and other tools.
The home, church, and age-specific settings each play an important role in faith formation when integrated well. The whole church provides knowledge of the faith and community life. Families teach moral formation and prayer. Age-specific settings focus on liturgical education and missionary initiation. When these three settings work together, they create the best opportunity for faith growth.
The document discusses Jordan Whynn's pre-production work for an original horror film called "Check Up Night." It provides the plot summary of the film, which is about a young protagonist going for a checkup at a hospital for a new disease turning people cannibalistic. It also lists two other potential film ideas. The document details the storyboard, props, locations and personnel needed for the production. It concludes with the technical equipment list.
This document provides information for creating a promotional package for a new album release, including a music video, CD/DVD package cover, and magazine advertisement. It discusses video research examples, influences for the music video like bright colors and escapism, conventions of pop music videos, and audience research results for a target demographic of teens to help guide the creative direction.
Committing mistake is normal behavior of human being but sometimes it can create trouble. See how social media agencies and brands met up with mistakes and try to learn from those.
Zombie Lead Hunter Webinar: How to immunize your lead management from zombie ...MarketStar Corp
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How to Build the Perfect LinkedIn ProfileCara Barone
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This document contains Janan Kolcak's pre-production ideas for an original horror film. It includes three initial ideas for story titles and taglines, with brief summaries of the plot and main characters. The first idea is for a film called "Nightmare on Bury Campus" about a crazy girl that kills people at a haunted school. The second is called "Think of Me" and involves teenagers having a scary encounter in the army. The third is titled "The Pain" and is about a father murdering his daughter and her ghost haunting her brother. The document provides some initial thoughts on locations, costumes, and potential problems for each idea.
This document discusses planning and implementing demand-driven acquisitions (DDA) models in academic libraries. DDA aims to broaden library collections by providing access to more titles through short-term loans or purchases based on patron demand and use. The document outlines key considerations for DDA projects such as defining goals, establishing a consideration pool of titles, integrating with vendors, evaluating the program, and ongoing management of the pool. It also discusses the roles of libraries, vendors, and aggregators in collaboratively supporting DDA to maximize access to ebooks and minimize costs and duplication.
This document provides instructions for baking. It emphasizes hygiene by instructing readers to wash their hands. The recipe calls for self-raising flour, butter or margarine, caster sugar, eggs, and vanilla essence. The method involves mixing the dry ingredients like flour together, whisking the eggs, and then mixing all the wet and dry ingredients together. Safety is stressed, advising readers to always cook with an adult as heat transforms ingredients from cold to hot.
This poster for Kay Jewelry uses the rhetorical technique of glittering generalities by tying love to the purchase of jewelry. It aims to convince its target audience of people ages 20 to 50 that jewelry is necessary to truly experience love. The ad claims this technique has been effective for jewelry campaigns and does not need improvement.
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A União Europeia está enfrentando desafios sem precedentes devido à pandemia de COVID-19 e à invasão russa da Ucrânia. Isso destacou a necessidade de autonomia estratégica da UE em áreas como energia, defesa e tecnologia digital para tornar o bloco menos vulnerável a choques externos. A Comissão Europeia propôs novas iniciativas para fortalecer a resiliência econômica e de segurança da UE nos próximos anos.
This document discusses different types of shots used in filmmaking, including extreme long shots, long shots, medium shots, close-ups, and extreme close-ups. Extreme long shots are used to set the scene from a distance, while long shots show the whole body from further away. Medium shots are commonly used to show characters talking and provide views from the waist up. Close-ups focus on a person's face to show expression, and extreme close-ups draw attention to important objects. High angle shots make characters appear more powerful, while low angle shots have the opposite effect of making subjects seem powerful.
El documento se trata de un mensaje de despedida para el final del curso escolar. Agradece a Santiago Velasco por su trabajo en ciencia y a los niños de infantil y maestros como Teresa. Desea a todos los alumnos, padres y la comunidad educativa en general un feliz verano.
As Libraries Change: Keep Your Eye on the Readersuttonls
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The document discusses various web 2.0 technologies that libraries can use to engage patrons online, including blogs, podcasts, photo sharing, video sharing, and social networking. It provides examples of how libraries currently use these tools and best practices for implementation. The goal is to help libraries better serve patrons wherever they are online through interactive and collaborative web presences.
1) Blogs allow people to easily link to individual blog posts rather than entire web pages, which helps information spread quickly.
2) Government agencies in Singapore are using blogs to promote libraries and attract different groups of people by writing in a casual, conversational style.
3) RSS feeds allow users to subscribe to updated content from websites and blogs in a reader without having to visit each site individually.
Preserving and Sharing: Bridging the Gap Between ILL and Special CollectionsAnna Milholland
Presented with Ellen Makaravage. Identified methods used by Interlibrary Loan, Special Collections, and Technology staff at Z. Smith Reynolds Library to increase ILL access to rare materials and special collections.
This document provides an overview and instructions for conducting academic research. It discusses developing keywords and search strategies, finding peer-reviewed articles, evaluating sources, and completing a library worksheet. Key resources mentioned include various article databases, citation guides, and tips for analyzing sources using criteria like currency, reliability, authority and purpose. Students are asked to find a relevant journal, analyze articles using these criteria, and develop research questions with their team.
Freak Out, Geek Out, or Seek Out: Trends, Transformations & Change in LibrariesDavid King
This document discusses trends transforming libraries as a result of web 2.0 technologies. It outlines how libraries are facing new competition online and must adapt services to be more multimedia, social, mobile, and two-way. Key aspects of web 2.0 that libraries should adopt include user-generated content, tagging, comments, and treating the web as a platform. The document urges libraries to pay attention to these changes in order to better serve their communities and be an example for other institutions.
This document provides summaries of five perspectives from the ALA Annual Conference in 2012. It discusses programming at the conference on bibliography in special collections libraries and the RBMS Task Force on Metrics and Assessment. It also summarizes the experiences of five individuals at the conference relating to opportunities for committee work, connecting with vendors, and relevant programs. Key sessions and speakers are mentioned relating to communicating assessment results, using visualization tools, mobile business intelligence, and linked library data.
This document provides an overview of library resources and search techniques. It discusses databases, books, journals, and evaluating sources. It compares searching Google versus the library database. It also covers topics like referencing, plagiarism, and evaluating information. Key resources mentioned include the library website, subject guides, databases like Cite Them Right and LinkedIn Learning, and contacting the subject librarian for additional help.
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Social Media & Collection Development: BFF!srharris19
This document discusses how social media can be integrated into collection development work in libraries. It provides examples of how social media tools can help with discovery, evaluation, and fulfillment of patron requests. Discovery tools mentioned include Facebook, Twitter, blogs, and RSS feeds. Evaluation tools include WorldCat, LibraryThing, Goodreads, and Delicious. Request tools include WorldCat Lists, Zotero, and Amazon. The document advocates meeting patrons on their preferred social media platforms and developing workflows to incorporate social media inputs into the traditional selection process.
This document summarizes a presentation given by Annie Epperson, Wendy Highby, and Jay Trask from the University of Northern Colorado Libraries about their academic and community outreach efforts. The presentation discussed how the libraries have partnered with the local public library district and engaged in programming and events to bring library resources to the community. It also provided details on the university archives' efforts to broaden their collections to better represent marginalized community stories and experiences. The archives highlighted some of their current special collections focused on the local area.
This document provides tips for school librarians to advocate for their libraries through branding, communication, and telling their library's story. It recommends creating a presence on the school website, social media, and within the district to promote the library. The document also suggests networking with local businesses and collecting data to demonstrate the library's value when advocating. Specific frameworks are outlined, such as following the "sticky" principles of being simple, unexpected, concrete, credible, emotional and telling stories. Resources for advocacy best practices and models are also referenced.
The document discusses resources that a school librarian can utilize to help students. It recommends creating subject pathfinders to highlight free resources and keeping up to date on classroom lessons to develop relevant pathfinders. The librarian should publicize pathfinders when students need them and use social media like Twitter to stay connected. A list of specific resources is included, such as websites for donors, free books, bookmarking tools, and examples of successful pathfinders.
This document discusses libraries' use of Facebook pages to promote engagement with users. It notes that Facebook allows libraries to directly contact patrons and improve their visibility and image to attract more users. The document then lists the 21 CUNY libraries and 14 that have Facebook pages, detailing the types of content and features used. It provides examples of how libraries can encourage interaction through their pages, such as promoting staff, events, resources, and surveys. Finally, it lists some Facebook groups that are relevant for librarians.
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1. Self-Published Books and the
Academic Library
Self Pub 2.0
Charleston Conference
November 6, 2013
Michael Levine-Clark
Associate Dean for Scholarly Communication and
Collections Services
University of Denver Libraries
michael.levine-clark@du.edu
3. Libraries rely on other experts to vet
content for us
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Peer review process
Publishers
Approval vendors
Ebook aggregators
http://www.flickr.com/photos/scaar/6094281864/
4. How radically will the scholarly
book publishing landscape change
in the next five years?
http://www.flickr.com/photos/29750062@N06/6061940391/
5. Explosion of Self Publishing
450,000
400,000
350,000
300,000
American Self Published
(ISBN)
250,000
North American Scholarly
(YBP)
200,000
150,000
American Book
Production (BISAC)
100,000
50,000
0
2007
2011
2012
6. How do libraries provide access to self-published
books? Or do we?
7. Peer Review of Self-Published Books
• Unlikely for most selfpublished material
• Identify after the fact?
– Reviews
– Citations
– Klout
http://www.flickr.com/photos/naturewise/1174298274/
8. How Do Librarians Determine Quality?
• Traditionally publisher determines quality
• How do librarians and our vendors identify
quality without the help of publishers?
– Institutional affiliation? (but what about writers
outside the academy?)
– Author name? (but what about un-established
authors?)
– And what about bad books by known authors?
• Or authors writing outside area of expertise?
9. How do we find that archaeology title while
eliminating the holocaust denial book?
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http://www.forbes.com/sites/davidvinjamuri/2013/10/04/is-publishing-still-broken-the-surprising-year-in-books/Library and Book Trade Almanac, 2013, p. 436Library and Book Trade Almanac, 2012, p. 515Email from YBP, Oct 30, 2013. Data for FY ending in July.