Monthly Archive: February 2013

Feb 26

Read ALL the Tweets!

Rebecca Darling (@darlingbec) created a Storify of all the tweets for THATCamp Libraries posted under the #THATCamp and #THATCampLib hashtags. It includes retweets. Enjoy! -Your THATCampLib Organizers, Beatrice, Hailie, Becca, and Laura Raw Tweets from THATCamp Libraries sfy.co/fFOK #storify #thatcamp #thatcamplib — Rebecca D (@darlingbec) February 24, 2013

Feb 23

Proposed Session: DIY Ebook

As tech-savvy library folk, ebooks are naturally of direct professional relevance to us, and it can’t hurt to undertand a little more about how they are produced I’ve been making eBooks for a few years and would be happy to share what I’ve learned about the tools and workflow involved in making an eBook and …

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Feb 23

Session Proposal: Talk about the new White House policy on open access

Yesterday, as some of you doubtless know, the White House Office of Science and Technology Policy released a new open access policy that may have a drastic effect on scholarly publishing (unless, of course, it changes nothing). Discussion on Twitter with the hashtags #publicaccess and #openaccess was lively, and I thought we could spend some …

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Feb 23

Session Proposal: Collaboration Across Professions

As distributed technology projects call for our collaboration with a more and more diverse group of people, what are some simple, day-to-day methods for working with folks from very different professions? This is partially a project management question, I think, so I’d be interested in learning from others’ experiences in large, diverse working groups. When …

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Feb 23

Session proposal: obstacles to learning code (and how we surmount them)

There’s been a ton of interest among librarians in learning to code, dovetailing with the advent of MOOCs.  However, in my experience, many librarians have struggled with this approach.  I’d like to facilitate a discussion on the obstacles we face in learning to code, and any techniques or support people have found for getting around …

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Feb 22

Session proposal: emerging technologies for futurists

I propose a blue-sky dreaming session wherein we collaboratively imagine the best possible future for libraries, 2, 10, and 20 years from now. What kinds of cool innovations in tech and shifts in library philosophy will get us to where we dream of being? What secret projects do you (want to) work on that, given …

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Feb 22

Session Proposal: How best to support faculty-driven digital initiatives

Taking part in new faculty-driven digital initiatives is an exciting opportunity for librarians in academic/research institutions.  What specific skills and competencies can or should a librarian bring to this kind of collaboration? I’m involved in such a digital project right now, one that is developing an interactive framework for collaborative commentary on Dante’s Divine Comedy.  …

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Feb 20

Logistics Info

Location: School of Management Building (SOM), Simmons College, Boston Once inside the building, follow the signs to the registration. Parking and Directions: Simmons is graciously discounting parking for us in the garage on Saturday. Follow the signs for parking near SOM (School of Management) upon entering the Garage. Discounted parking is $6 with a coupon. …

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Feb 14

Session Proposal: GLAM Workshops with Impact

Like it or not, the typical “outreach session” for any GLAM institution is a single, one-shot, sixty minute workshop. I’ll set aside our desires to be better integrated into the semester curriculum, or museum summer series, or after school high school programs, and have more time. Instead, I’d like to focus on how to make …

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Feb 14

Session Proposal:Teaching Media, Digital, Computer and Information Literacies

The more I teach infolit courses, the more I realize I have to teach little tricks of computer use, like ctl-F for find, or where the address bar is, or that you don’t have to go to Google, you can just type in the web address.  When students use their own laptops or tablets, we …

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