tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-25016523291438201572024-03-05T04:24:30.026-08:00CARL Information Technology Interest GroupCARL IT IGhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/04800245876153825265noreply@blogger.comBlogger119125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2501652329143820157.post-63934898521168549082010-02-05T15:18:00.000-08:002010-02-09T14:09:15.261-08:00Welcome from CARL IT Interest GroupWelcome to the <strong>California Academic & Research Libraries Information Technology Interest Group</strong>. Our <a href="http://carlnit.blogspot.com/">old CARL IT North blog</a> is now a part of this new blog. Please update your <a href="http://carlitig.blogspot.com/feeds/posts/default">RSS feed</a>, too.<br />
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Learn more about us at our <a href="http://www.carl-acrl.org/ig/carlit/">website.</a>CARL IT IGhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/04800245876153825265noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2501652329143820157.post-84109712650416844412009-04-08T15:14:00.000-07:002010-02-09T13:56:24.934-08:00Higher Ed videos on YouTubeCARL North IT board member Jackie Siminitus saw this <a href="http://campustechnology.com/Articles/2009/04/01/YouTube-Launches-Higher-Education-Landing-Page.aspx?p=1">Campus Technology</a> item:<br /><br /><a href="http://www.youtube.com/edu"><strong>You Tube EDU</strong></a><strong> aggregates video from colleges and universities.</strong><br /><br />"The launch was made quietly this past week, but with contributions from Dartmouth, Stanford, University of Minnesota, UNC Chapel Hill, Purdue, Harvard, VirginiaTech, and more than 100 others, the site stands a chance to get attention easily. There are already more than 20,000 videos on YouTube EDU. Content is varied, ranging from lectures on quantum physics to "Snow Day in Chapel Hill." With no plans for indexing the videos with a controlled vocabulary (confirmed by Obadiah Greenberg of the Strategic Partnerships team at YouTube) it's starting out eclectic but browsable--typical YouTube."CARL IT IGhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/04800245876153825265noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2501652329143820157.post-1316040617927285652009-03-16T15:38:00.000-07:002010-02-09T13:56:24.947-08:00CARL North Meeting notesThanks to CARL member <a href="http://2cooltools.blogspot.com/">Jackie Siminitus</a> for providing the content for this blog entry. This is a summary of the day's events not "official meeting minutes." <br /><br />The Northern Regional meeting of the California Academic and Research Libraries (CARL) attracted a roomful of academic librarians to <a style="FONT-WEIGHT: bold" href="http://www.sonoma.edu/">Sonoma State University</a> on Friday, February 27, 2009.<br /><br />CARL members were welcomed by Sonoma State University Librarian <a style="FONT-WEIGHT: bold" href="http://library.sonoma.edu/">Barbara Butler</a> and <a style="FONT-WEIGHT: bold" href="http://www.carl-acrl.org/leadership/board.html">CARL VP North</a> <a style="FONT-WEIGHT: bold" href="http://online.sfsu.edu/~fielden/">Ned Fielden</a>. Special presenter was <a style="FONT-WEIGHT: bold" href="http://www.carl-acrl.org/leadership/board.html">CARL President</a> Tracey Mayfield, who showcased the newly designed <a style="FONT-WEIGHT: bold" href="http://www.carl-acrl.org/">CARL website</a>. Check it out! We also learned that the <a style="FONT-WEIGHT: bold" href="http://www.carl-acrl.org/conference/index.html">2010 CARL Conference</a> will be in Sacramento. Details to follow. In the near term, there is a New Basic Skills Curriculum workshop on April 24, 2009 -- a good time to advocate for Information Literacy.<br /><br />CARL Interest Groups met and networked over lunch break. The <a style="FONT-WEIGHT: bold" href="http://www.carl-acrl.org/ig/carlitn/">North IT Special Interest Group</a> attracted a number of new and potentially new members. Co-chairs <a style="FONT-WEIGHT: bold" href="http://libguides.sonoma.edu/profile.php?uid=2356">Sheila Cunningham</a> and <a style="FONT-WEIGHT: bold" href="http://library.ucsc.edu/science/subjects/earth/">Ann Hubble</a> gave an overview of the SIG's annual summer workshops, <a style="FONT-WEIGHT: bold" href="http://www.carl-acrl.org/ig/carlitn/">website</a>, listserv, and <a style="FONT-WEIGHT: bold" href="http://carlnit.blogspot.com/">blog</a>. <a style="FONT-WEIGHT: bold" href="http://libguides.sfsu.edu/profile.php?uid=599">Pam Howard of San Francisco State University Library</a> encouraged us to look at <a style="FONT-WEIGHT: bold" href="http://libraryh3lp.blogspot.com/">Library H3LP</a>, an integrated IM/web-chat program especially designed for libraries. We also considered addressing new or ways to present library stats and measurements.<br /><br />In the afternoon, several members were invited to give 5-minute presentations on "Wonderful Things" -- useful new tools and practices for the profession from around the region. Here are some of them:<br /><br /><a style="FONT-WEIGHT: bold" href="http://www.library.sfsu.edu/about/staff/staff.php?libid=78">Jeff Rosen</a> of San Francisco State sped us through an overview of MobiLib Home, ways libraries are making the library accessible via wireless devices such as cell and smart phones. Some examples of mobile access include University of Richmond, Scottsdale Public Library, <a style="FONT-WEIGHT: bold" href="http://www.bsu.edu/library/mobile/">Ball State Library</a>, American University Library, Harvard University Library, and Washington Public Library. Of the above libraries, only Ball State Library had a "mobile access" option on their website. Jeff provided an impressive list of mobile applications: catalog search, computers (reservations?), library hours, ask-a-librarian, reserve a room, video services, LibraryThing, and more -- remember, all this in 5-minutes!<br /><br /><a style="FONT-WEIGHT: bold" href="http://iii.sonoma.edu/">Snoopy Library Catalog</a> - <a style="FONT-WEIGHT: bold" href="http://libguides.sonoma.edu/profile.php?uid=2354">Paula Hammett</a> of Sonoma State University Library showed how students could use the Online Public Access Catalog (OPAC) phone link for text messages.<br /><a style="FONT-WEIGHT: bold" href="http://www.oclc.org/worldcat/">Worldcat</a>.<br /><br /><a style="FONT-WEIGHT: bold" href="http://libguides.sfsu.edu/profile.php?uid=1029">Caroline Harnly</a> of San Francisco State University Library did some special WorldCat tricks for Collection Development <a style="FONT-WEIGHT: bold" href="http://www.adobe.com/products/captivate/">Captivate</a> by Adobe.<br /><br /><a style="FONT-WEIGHT: bold" href="http://www.library.csuhayward.edu/staff/staff_profiles/asoules.htm">Aline Soules of CSU East Bay</a> gave an impressive overview of how she has personally invested in Captivate software for creating 10-12 minute modules for students. It is <a style="FONT-WEIGHT: bold" href="http://www.section508.gov/">508 compliant</a>. Preparing for closed captioning takes a bit of practice, but works well.<br /><br /><a style="FONT-WEIGHT: bold" href="http://www.merlot.org/merlot/index.htm">Merlot.org</a> - a presentation about this resource -- Multimedia Educational Resource for Learning and Online Teaching.CARL IT IGhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/04800245876153825265noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2501652329143820157.post-76677308797603405262008-11-07T12:28:00.000-08:002010-02-09T13:56:24.973-08:00The 1968 Personal Computing Demo<strong>SRI International Presents:</strong><br /><strong></strong><br /><strong>Engelbart & the Dawn of Interactive Computing, 40th Anniversary</strong><br /><strong></strong><br /><a href="http://www.icebase.com/go2.shtml?y0O5zqh1kAfz2lJv/b32e8f822900e534/e788fbbc2185f0a5/cmarieholmes@yahoo.com" target="_blank" rel="nofollow"></a><strong>Tuesday, December 9, 2008 </strong><br /><strong>1:00 to 5:30 pm</strong><br /><strong>Stanford University Memorial Auditorium</strong><br /><br />They call it the "mother of all demos". On December 9, 1968, Dr. Douglas C. Engelbart and the Augmentation Research Center at Stanford Research Institute staged a 90-minute public multimedia demonstration at the Fall Joint Computer Conference in San Francisco. It was the world debut of personal and interactive computing: for the first time, the public saw a computer mouse, which controlled a networked computer system to demonstrate hypertext linking, real-time text editing, multiple windows with flexible view control, cathode display tubes, and shared-screen teleconferencing. It changed what is possible.<br /><br />The 1968 demo presaged many of the technologies we use today, from personal computing to social networking. The demo embodied Doug Engelbart's vision of solving humanity's most important problems by using computers to improve communication and collaboration.<br /><br />On December 9, 2008, SRI International will present a commemorative 40th anniversary of this historic event. Join us to hear original participants recount what led up to the 1968 demo, the drama of the demonstration itself, and its impact which no one could have imagined at the time. Learn about Doug Engelbart's vision to use computing to augment society's collective intellect and ability to solve the complex issues of our time.<br /><br /><strong>Featuring:</strong> Daniel Borel (Logitech), Christina Engelbart (The Doug Engelbart Institute), Chuck House (Media X at Stanford University), Alan Kay (Viewpoints Research Institute), Bob Sproull (Sun Microsystems), Andy van Dam (Brown University), and 1968 demo participants Don Andrews, Bill English, Bill Paxton, and Jeff Rulifson. Program subject to change.<br /><br /><strong>Tickets</strong>: $25 general admission; $10 students <a href="http://stanfordtickets.org/tickets/calendar/view.aspx?id=2324">Purchase online</a>, or by calling 650-725-2787, or at the Stanford Ticket Office at Tresidder Union.<br /><br /><a href="http://www.sri.com/engelbart-event.html">More information</a><br /><a href="mailto:engelbart-event@sri.com">Email</a>CARL IT IGhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/04800245876153825265noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2501652329143820157.post-24377107926703972272008-08-21T15:22:00.000-07:002010-02-09T13:56:24.985-08:00Highlights from Mashup the Library<span style="color:#339999;"><strong>Mashup the Library! Highlights from the CARL IT Interest Group Workshop</strong></span><br /><br />The theme for the 4th Annual <a href="http://www.carl-acrl.org/ig/carlitn/">CARL Information Technology Interest Group Workshop,</a> held on July 25, 2008, was <a href="http://www.carl-acrl.org/ig/carlitn/">Mashup the Library</a>.<br /><br />This workshop focused on exploring technology trends that have us remixing library and information resources in new and exciting ways. Drawing over 70 attendees from around the Bay Area, the day offered a full spectrum of speakers and demonstrations, and even a tour of the newly opened and innovative <a href="http://www.scu.edu/is/lctcl/harrington.cfm">Harrington Learning Commons</a>, <a href="http://www.scu.edu/is/lctcl/sobrato.cfm">Sobrato Technology Center</a> and <a href="http://www.scu.edu/is/lctcl/orradre.cfm">Orradre Library</a> at <a href="http://www.scu.edu/">Santa Clara University</a>. This year’s workshop was held in their very elegant St. Clare Room.<br /><br />First up was <strong>Rachel Smith, Vice President of NMC Services</strong> for the <a href="http://www.nmc.org/">New Media Consortium</a>, who directs the creation of the <a href="http://www.nmc.org/horizon/">annual Horizon Report</a> (a collaborative project of the NMC and the <a href="http://www.educause.edu/">EDUCAUSE</a> Learning Initiative). The Horizon Report identifies and describes emerging technologies that are likely to have a large impact on teaching and learning that goes on in higher education. Attendees enjoyed her approachable and energizing introduction to the six emerging technologies that have been identified in the <a href="http://wp.nmc.org/horizon2008/">2008 edition of the report</a>. Using a <a href="http://www.vuvox.com/">VUVOX</a> collage, rather than traditional Microsoft PowerPoint, Rachel walked through this year’s forecast which included descriptions and applications of Grassroots Video , Collaborative Web, Data Mashups, Collected Intelligence, and Social Operating Systems.<br /><br />Rachel also described the process for distilling the viewpoints of over 175 international members of the Horizon Report advisory board . There are no face-to-face meetings, all work is done online and documented in a <a href="http://horizon.nmc.org/wiki">wiki</a>. View <a href="http://www.vuvox.com/collage/detail/32318?item=3044">Rachel’s VUVOX collage</a>, including links to examples of technology applications.<br /><br />Next, <strong>Dr. Raymond Yee</strong>, a visiting scholar at <a href="http://www.ischool.berkeley.edu/">UC Berkeley’s School of Information</a> where he teaches the course "Mixing and Remixing Information" and author of Pro Web 2.0 Mashups: Remixing Data and Web Services , focused attendees on what mashup technology is and how it works. Using examples from <a href="http://maps.google.com/">Google Maps</a> and the Cragislist website, Raymond demonstrated how <a href="http://housingmaps.com/">Housing Maps</a> creates a visual display of current home rental opportunities in various Bay Area locations. Other examples demonstrated were the <a href="http://weblog.infoworld.com/udell/LibraryLookup">LibraryLookup Project</a> by John Ludel and Geotagging in <a href="http://flickr.com/">Flickr</a> using Google Maps. Additionally, Raymond explained how to create a mashup using <a href="http://pipes.yahoo.com/pipes">Yahoo Pipes</a>. His example used the New York Times World Section and Google Maps. Google Maps is a popular mashup visual resource. In fact, Google embraced this trend and released an API (application programming interface) that formalizes how people can use Google Maps for all sorts of mashups. Learn more about the work of Raymond Yee at his blog <a href="http://blog.dataunbound.com/">Data Unbound</a>.<br /><br />In the afternoon, attendees immersed themselves into even more examples and demonstrations of mashup technology. <strong>Jill Tinsley</strong>, a recent MLIS graduate from the University of Arizona, provided a survey of visual searching resources, including <a href="http://www.oskope.com/">oSkope<strong> </strong>Visual Search</a><strong>,</strong> <a href="http://www.aquabrowser.com/">Aquabrowser</a>, <a href="http://www.webbrain.com/">WebBrain</a>, <a href="http://www.tafiti.com/">Tafiti</a>,<strong> </strong><a href="http://www.viewzi.com/">Viewzi</a><strong>, </strong>and<strong> </strong><a href="http://www.searchme.com/">SearchMe</a><strong>,</strong> to name a few.<br /><br />This year’s <span style="color:#009900;">Cool Tools! demonstrations</span> included three exciting tools that utilized mashups and web 2.0 technologies. Virtual Shelf was demonstrated by UC Berkeley School of Information 2nd year Masters students <strong>Devin Blong & Jonathan Breitbart</strong>. This student project created for the <a href="http://openlibrary.org/">Open Library Project</a> (Internet Archive) allows users to visually explore online print collections. <strong>Harrison Dekker,</strong> Data Services Librarian at <a href="http://www.lib.berkeley.edu/doemoff/">UC Berkeley’s Doe/Moffitt Library</a>, got playful with Google’s versitile visualization tools for numeric data available in their web-based <a href="http://spreadsheets.google.com/">spreadsheet application</a>. And <strong>Laura Moody</strong>, Music Librarian and CARL member from San <a href="http://www.sfsu.edu/">Francisco State University</a>, provided a tour of <a href="http://www.springshare.com/libguides/">LibGuides</a>, a new tool from Springshare that helps libraries use web 2.0 technology to organize and distribute subject and research guide resources (<a href="http://libguides.sfsu.edu/">example</a> from SFSU).<br /><br />And if that wasn’t enough of a visual and informative feast, the day was capped off with an introduction and tour of the Harrington Learning Commons, Sobrato Technology Center and Orradre Library. <strong>SCU University Librarian Liz Salzer</strong>, our workshop host, described the opening of their new facility, and tour guides offered attendees a glimpse of the building, which includes their Automatic Retrieval System (ARS), reconfigurable collaborative spaces, casual lounge seating, video editing suites, educational experimentation rooms, a café, and much more.<br /><br />This year’s workshop attendees carried away ideas and, hopefully, a new understanding of what mashup technology can do, and is already doing, for libraries.<br /><br />Special thanks goes to the dedicated CARL members who help make these workshops happen:<br /><br /><span style="color:#339999;">Mari Miller</span>, the original organizer of this IG who provided leadership for previous workshops of the past 3 years. Mari has finally received a break from being chair of this group, but continues to provide valuable program planning contributions. Thank you <span style="color:#339999;">Susan Boyd</span>, who was indispensable as our location coordinator in charge of all venue arrangements and making it possible for our being at the beautiful St. Clare Room.<br /><br />Thanks to our program planners for handling all the details, big and small: <span style="color:#339999;">Pam Howard, Ya Wang, Carol Pearce, Jackie Siminitus, John Wenzler , Christine Holmes, and Rob Boyd.</span><br /><br /><strong>Sheila Cunningham<br />Ann Hubble</strong><br />Co-Chairs, 2007-2008<br />CARL North IT Interest GroupCARL IT IGhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/04800245876153825265noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2501652329143820157.post-17269941666968597682008-07-30T12:12:00.000-07:002010-02-09T13:56:24.962-08:00Photos/Highlights from Mash Up the Library workshop<a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEj0Ev1QsnpHki7D6W7p0bfhfmzFJX_cl8yN6K9jz2Y_xYXimLKy0QFn9heFs_9PtnR-_ZAl2MiTt7Cl9NIo3WbLeVmVKVDJEKsrbmnxsL88ky4KDNHY3rOxCf2o7DBGMyqVAqEfrZEhFwI/s1600-h/audience.jpg"><img id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5228887444033214338" style="CURSOR: hand" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEj0Ev1QsnpHki7D6W7p0bfhfmzFJX_cl8yN6K9jz2Y_xYXimLKy0QFn9heFs_9PtnR-_ZAl2MiTt7Cl9NIo3WbLeVmVKVDJEKsrbmnxsL88ky4KDNHY3rOxCf2o7DBGMyqVAqEfrZEhFwI/s320/audience.jpg" border="0" /></a><br /><br />Check out <a href="http://picasaweb.google.com/CarlitNorth">photos</a> taken during the recently held <a href="http://www.carl-acrl.org/ig/carlitn/"><strong>Mashup the Library</strong></a> workshop presented by the CARL North IT Interest Group. The <a href="http://2cooltools.blogspot.com/">2CoolTools blog</a> has a few posts about the event as does Paul Signorelli at the <a href="http://infoblog.infopeople.org/2008/07/web_20_mashups_libraries_and_t.php">InfoPeople Infoblog</a>.CARL IT IGhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/04800245876153825265noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2501652329143820157.post-26436309013471900212008-06-04T11:43:00.000-07:002010-02-09T13:56:24.998-08:00Register for the CARL North IT workshop<strong>CARL North IT Interest Group presents:<br /></strong><br /><strong>Mashup the Library: </strong>A Workshop on Mashup Technology and the Art of Remixing Library and Information Resources<br /><br /><strong>When:</strong><br />July 25, 2008<br />8:30 a.m. to 4:00 p.m.<br /><br /><strong>Location:</strong><br />The NEW Harrington Learning Commons, Sobrato Technology Center and Orradre Library<br />St. Clare Room, Santa Clara University<br /><a href="http://www.scu.edu/is/lctcl/">Learn more about the center</a> and view some <a href="http://flickr.com/photos/marisalbum">photos</a> taken during opening ceremony.<br /><br /><span style="color:#009900;"><strong>Tentative Schedule:</strong></span><br /><br />8:30-9:00: Morning Refreshments<br />9:00-10:30: 2008 Horizon Report: Key Emerging Technologies, Rachel Smith<br />10:30-10:45: Break<br />10:45-12:00: Web 2.0 Mashups: Making the Web Your Own, Raymond Yee<br />12:00-1:00: Lunch outside the Adobe Lodge<br />1:00-2:00 Information Visualization using Mash- ups and Web 2.0 Tools, Jill Tinsley<br />2:00-2:15: Break<br />2:15-3:15 "Cool Tools!" Demonstrations<br />3:15-4:00: Tours<br /><br /><strong><span style="color:#33cc00;">Program:</span></strong><br /><br />Join us for a day of engaging speakers and cool demonstrations of mashups and information visualizations.<br /><br /><strong>The 2008 Horizon Report: Key Emerging Technologies<br />Rachel Smith, New Media Consortium</strong><br /><br />The annual Horizon Report describes the continuing work of the New Media Consortium's Horizon Project, a research-oriented effort that seeks to identify and describe emerging technologies likely to have considerable impact on teaching, learning, and creative expression<br />within higher education. This session will introduce the six technologies covered in the 2008 Horizon Report, the fifth in the series. Participants will explore examples in each category and<br />contribute to the ongoing Call to Scholarship with their own ideas and suggestions. The <a href="http://www.nmc.org/publications/2008-horizon-report">2008 Horizon Report </a>is available online at no cost.<br /><br />Rachel Smith is Vice President, NMC Services for the New Media Consortium (NMC), an international consortium of more than 250 world-class universities, colleges, museums, research centers, and technology companies dedicated to using new technologies to inspire, energize, stimulate, and support learning and creative expression. She is recognized for her work in making new technologies approachable for higher education faculty and staff. She participates in the publication of the annual Horizon Report, which identifies emerging technologies that will have an impact on learning organizations.<br /><br /><strong>Web 2.0 Mashups: Making the Web Your Own<br />Raymond Yee, Visiting Scholar, School of Information, UC Berkeley</strong><br /><br />The Web contains thousands of mashups that recombine everything including Google Maps, Flickr, Amazon.com, NASA, the New York Times, and Wikipedia with useful information about travel, finance, real estate, and more. By fusing elements from multiple web sites, mashups are often informative, useful, fun, and even transformative. This talk will show you about how to create and apply mashups to make sense of the web, especially in the context of libraries.<br /><br />Raymond Yee is a data architect, consultant, trainer, and author of Pro Web 2.0 Mashups: Remixing Data and Web Services (Apress, 2008). He is currently a visiting scholar at the School of Information, UC Berkeley, where he teaches the course "Mixing and Remixing Information". Yee is also the Integration Advisor for the Zotero Project. While earning a Ph.D. in biophysics, he taught computer science, philosophy, and personal development to K-11 students in the Academic Talent Development Program on the Berkeley campus. As a software architect and developer, he focuses on developing software to support learning, teaching, scholarship, and research.<br /><br /><strong>Information Visualization Using Mashups and Web 2.0 Tools<br />Jill Tinsley, MLIS candidate, University of Arizona<br /></strong><br />Visual searching is a new way to search existing databases. A visual search displays the information in a visual format rather than simply text-based results. This presentation will demonstrate many visual search tools available on the Internet, including mashups for<br />web search engines, databases, news, shopping, music, photos, social networking, and more. Included will be discussion of learning styles relating to visual searching and educational application of visual search methods.<br /><br /><strong><span style="color:#33cc00;">Cool Tools! Demonstrations</span></strong><br /><br /><strong><span style="color:#000000;">Bookshelf Visualization<br /></span></strong>A mashup student project, from UC Berkeley's School of Information, creates a virtual bookshelf display of the Internet Archive's Open Source Books.<br />Devin Blong, MS candidate, UC Berkeley School of Information<br /><br /><strong>Google Visualization Tools<br /></strong>New releases from Google Labs include two visualization tools - Google Charts and Spreadsheet Gadgets. Experience some applications and uses of these two new Google releases.<br />Harrison Dekker, Coordinator of Data Services, Doe/Moffitt<br />Libraries, UC Berkeley<br /><br /><strong>LibGuides</strong><br />LibGuides can help share library information and bring together several Web 2.0 applications into the research guide environment. The system helps librarians publish and share information online, while highlighting and promoting library resources and services to the community.<br />Laura Moody, Librarian, San Francisco State University<br /><br /><strong><span style="color:#33cc00;">Tours!<br /></span></strong>Take a tour of Santa Clara University's new Harrington Learning Commons, Sobrato Technology Center and Orradre Library. Explore the architecture, furnishings, and state-of-the-art technology this new facility uses to remix the traditional library with a futuristic collaborative learning environment. View some <a href="http://flickr.com/photos/marisalbum">photos</a> taken during opening ceremony.<br /><br />***<br /><br /><span style="color:#009900;"><strong>Directions:</strong><br /></span>Driving <a href="http://www.scu.edu/map/">directions and a map</a><br /><br /><span style="color:#009900;"><strong>Parking:</strong><br /></span>There is a $6 fee per car.<br /><br />Enter Santa Clara University via the Palm Drive main entrance. Pick up a visitor parking pass at the attendant station. Be sure to let the attendant know you are coming to the CARLNIT workshop and they will direct to the 3rd floor parking area. <a href="http://www.scu.edu/map/parking/">More details </a>about parking at SCU.<br /><br /><strong><span style="color:#009900;">Cost:</span></strong><br />Cost includes all-day workshop, morning refreshments and lunch<br /><br />CARL Members: $50<br />Non Members: $65<br />Students: $30<br /><br /><span style="font-size:130%;"><strong><span style="color:#009900;">Registration details:</span></strong><br /></span>Advance registration required <strong>by July 11, 2008.<br /></strong><a href="http://carl-acrl.org/ig/carlitn/7.25.2008/carlnit_regflyer_2008.pdf">Download and print the event flyer and registration form</a><br /><br /><strong>Registration Questions?</strong> Contact Pam Howard, J. Paul Leonard Library, San Francisco State at 415-338-7395 or <a href="mailto:pjhoward@sfsu.edu">pjhoward@sfsu.edu</a>.<br /><strong>No refunds after July 14, 2008</strong><br />In compliance with the ADA/504 please direct your accommodation requests to Terry Hingston at(408) 554-6830, or call TTY-California Relay, at1-800-735-2929 at least 72 hours prior to the<br /><br />Workshop details also at the <a href="http://carl-acrl.org/ig/carlitn/">CARL North IT Interest Group webpage</a>.CARL IT IGhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/04800245876153825265noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2501652329143820157.post-59838383241399699342008-05-15T15:46:00.000-07:002010-02-09T13:56:25.014-08:00Save the Date: CARL N IT Interest Group workshop<strong>SAVE THE DATE!</strong><br /><br />The <a href="http://carl-acrl.org/ig/carlitn/">CARL North IT Interest Group</a> presents its 2008 summer workshop<br /><br /><strong><em>Mashup the Library: An introduction to mashup technology and the art of remixing library and information resources</em></strong><br /><br />Join us for a day of engaging speakers and demonstrations of cool library mashups!<br /><br /><strong>Date:</strong> July 25th, 9:00 to 4:00<br /><strong>Location:</strong> The <span style="color:#ff6600;"><strong>NEW</strong> </span>Harrington Learning Commons, Sobrato Technology Center and Orradre Library, Santa Clara University<br /><strong>Keynote Speaker:</strong> Rachel Smith, New Media Consortium<br /><br />Rachel Smith is Vice President, NMC Services for the New Media Consortium (NMC), an international consortium of more than 200 world-class universities, colleges, museums, research centers, and technology companies dedicated to using new technologies to inspire, energize, stimulate, and support learning and creative expression. She is recognized for her work in making new technologies approachable for higher education faculty and staff. She participates in the publication of the annual Horizon Report which identifies emerging technologies that will have an impact on learning organizations.<br /><br />More details about the workshop and additional speakers to follow. Check the <a href="http://carl-acrl.org/ig/carlitn/workshop.html">CARL North IT website </a>for more information.CARL IT IGhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/04800245876153825265noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2501652329143820157.post-10667761140534642812008-03-14T13:34:00.000-07:002010-02-09T13:56:25.027-08:00ACRL launches Chat SeriesContact: David FreeACRL(312) 280-2517<a href="mailto:dfree@ala.org">dfree@ala.org</a><br /><a href="http://www.ala.org/ala/pressreleases2008/march2008/chat08.htm">Press Release</a><br />March 10, 2008<br /><br /><strong>ACRL launches chat series</strong><br /><br />CHICAGO - <a href="http://www.acrl.org/ala/acrl/">The Association of College and Research Libraries (ACRL)</a> is pleased to announce <a href="http://www.acrl.org/ala/acrl/acrlproftools/OnPoint/onpoint.cfm">ACRL OnPoint</a>, a new live chat series. Each informal monthly chat session provides the opportunity to connect with colleagues and experts to discuss an issue of the day in academic and research librarianship.<br /><br />All <a href="http://www.acrl.org/ala/acrl/acrlproftools/OnPoint/onpoint.cfm">ACRL OnPoint</a> chats are free and open to the public. Sessions are unmoderated, 30-45 minutes in length and take place in a Meebo chat room. All chat sessions begin at 1 p.m. CDT. While no registration is necessary to participate, ACRL recommends creating a quick and easy Meebo account for the best experience while participating in <a href="http://www.acrl.org/ala/acrl/acrlproftools/OnPoint/onpoint.cfm">ACRL OnPoint</a> discussions.<br /><br /><strong>Join us on March 27</strong> for the inaugural ACRL OnPoint chat on the <strong>newly mandatory NIH Public Access Policy</strong>. Further reading about this available on the <a href="http://www.acrl.org/ala/acrl/acrlproftools/OnPoint/onpoint.cfm">ACRL OnPoint</a> page. <br /><br />The discussion of how libraries are leveraging this new policy on campus will be convened by ACRL Scholarly Communication Committee member Karen Williams and Linda Watson, president of the Association of Academic Health Sciences Libraries. Discuss actions your library is taking or could take, such as educating authors, offering deposit services and partnering with your office of sponsored research.<br /><br />This first chat session is co-sponsored by the Association of Academic Health Sciences Libraries, the Association of Research Libraries, the Greater Western Library Alliance and the Scholarly Publishing and Academic Resources Coalition (SPARC).<br /><br />Future ACRL OnPoint chats include:<br /><br /><strong>April 2008:</strong> Section 108 Study Group Report -Discuss the implications of the recommendations and findings of this forthcoming report (expected in mid-March) for academic libraries.<br /><strong>May 2008:</strong> Green Libraries - Share ideas about what libraries are, or could be, doing to meet the growing “greening” of college and university campuses.<br /><strong>June 2008:</strong> ACRL 101 - Find your path to participation to get the most out of your ACRL membership and discuss ACRL activities at the 2008 ALA Annual Conference with Associate Director Mary Jane Petrowski.<br /><br />Send ideas for future ACRL OnPoint chat topics to acrl@ala.org with the subject heading ACRL OnPoint.<br /><br /><a href="http://www.acrl.org/ala/acrl/">ACRL </a>is a division of the American Library Association (ALA), representing more than 13,000 academic and research librarians and interested individuals. ACRL is the only individual membership organization in North America that develops programs, products and services to meet the unique needs of academic and research librarians. Its initiatives enable the higher education community to understand the role that academic libraries play in the teaching, learning and research environments.CARL IT IGhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/04800245876153825265noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2501652329143820157.post-44214361085021420832008-03-14T13:22:00.000-07:002010-02-09T13:56:25.039-08:00What can Search Engine Designers Learn from the Reference Interview?Brought to you by <a href="http://slisweb.sjsu.edu/">SJSU SLIS</a><br /><br />Query specifications by typical users are notoriously imprecise. And for many searches it is impossible to expect the user to fully and accurately specify what they are interested in. Because they do not know what is available for the asking, users cannot be expected to specify exactly what they want. Reference librarians have been developing a craft that, among other things, deals with this incomplete specification of desired results. What can search engine designers learn from prior art to improve query results? John Dove, CEO of Credo Reference, will contrast Google's vision of the future with one where reference librarians may be called upon to expertly modify online query systems in order to significantly improve query results for their users.<br /><br /><a href="http://amazon.sjsu.edu/slisPod/colloquia/sp08/3dove/collDoveSP08.mp4">Video link</a><br /><a href="http://amazon.sjsu.edu/slisPod/colloquia/sp08/3dove/collDoveSP08.mp3">Audio link</a><br /><a href="http://slisweb.sjsu.edu/slis/colloquia/colloquia.htm">SJSU SLIS Colloquia Archive</a><br />SJSU SLIS Colloquia <a href="http://slisweb.sjsu.edu/media/podcast/sjsuslisColloquia.xml">RSS feed</a>CARL IT IGhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/04800245876153825265noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2501652329143820157.post-56952965515571511262008-02-14T15:27:00.000-08:002010-02-09T13:56:25.049-08:00Pew Report: Information Searches That Solve ProblemsAt the CARL North Regional meeting at Santa Clara University on Feb. 11th, Carolyn Schubert shared data from the Dec 2007 Pew Report "<a href="http://www.pewinternet.org/PPF/r/231/report_display.asp">Information Searches That Solve Problems : How People Use the Internet, Libraries and Government Agencies When They Need Help</a>. <br /><br />This report found that while more people still turn to the Internet for help to solve problems, a large percent of younger people are starting to turn to libraries. From the report, "Another key insight is that members of Gen Y are the leading users of libraries for help solving problems and in more general patronage". Are people starting to want more "quality" information that a librarian can provide?<br /><br />Many other <a href="http://www.pewinternet.org/reports.asp">reports</a> on the Pew website would be of interest to Academic Libraries. This post from librarian Mari Miller, Co-Chair, CARL North IT IG.CARL IT IGhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/04800245876153825265noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2501652329143820157.post-69127695797158603622008-02-14T11:31:00.000-08:002010-02-09T13:56:25.057-08:0025 Awesome Beta Research ToolsCollegeDegree.com notes, "Check out this <a href="http://www.collegedegree.com/library/college-life/25-awesome-beta">list</a> of tools being used in libraries" -- tools such as Project Blacklight at UVA, LibX, Encore at Michigan State.CARL IT IGhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/04800245876153825265noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2501652329143820157.post-1184238388135255422008-02-08T12:00:00.000-08:002010-02-09T13:56:25.067-08:00Pew Internet - Typology of Information & Communication Technology Users"Where Do You Fit? - Do you cringe when your cell phone rings? Do you suffer from withdrawal when you can't check your Blackberry? Do you rush to post your vacation video to your Web site? The questions below allow you to place yourself in one of the categories in the Pew Internet Project's Typology of Information and Communication Technology Users. " Take the <a href="http://www.pewinternet.org/quiz/quiz.asp">10 questions quiz </a>to learn which type of user you are.CARL IT IGhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/04800245876153825265noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2501652329143820157.post-56302022045803840852008-02-04T12:17:00.000-08:002010-02-09T13:56:25.076-08:00Top 100 Alternative Search Engines<a href="http://www.altsearchengines.com/">AltSearchEngine</a>, part of the <a href="http://www.readwriteweb.com/">ReadWriteWeb network</a> (provides web technology news, reviews and analysis) produces a monthly <a href="http://www.altsearchengines.com/category/the-top-100-lists/">Top 100 Alternative Search Engine </a>list. Check out <a href="http://altsearchengines.com/2008/02/01/the-top-100-alternative-search-engines-february-2008/">February's list</a>.<br /><br />AltSearchEngine and ReadWriteWeb have feeds if you're interested in adding them to your reader.CARL IT IGhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/04800245876153825265noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2501652329143820157.post-12618251091808002962008-01-22T09:05:00.000-08:002010-02-09T13:56:25.086-08:00ACRL Virtual Reference Competencies II<a href="http://www.acrl.org/ala/acrl/acrlproftools/virtualref2.cfm">Virtual Reference Competencies II:</a> Practice and Expand Communications Skills and Knowledge<br /><strong>An ACRL Online SeminarJanuary 28 -February 16, 2008<br /></strong><br /><br /><strong>Course Description:</strong>Virtual reference service requires all of the same professional communications skills and knowledge as face-to-face reference service. The challenge is to apply, practice, imagine, and understand how to communicate professionally within the technology context and using good reference skills and knowledge. In this course participants will engage in learning activities, supported by readings as well as lecture and discussion to practice and expand the communications competencies required by effective virtual reference librarians.<br /><br /><strong>"Virtual Reference Competencies II: Practice and Expand Communications Skills and Knowledge"</strong> is a primarily asynchronous seminar, allowing participants to work through course material at times convenient to them throughout the three week scheduled course time. Participants may also choose to schedule online chat time with the teacher, as they feel necessary. Specific material and learning activities will be covered during each week of the course. Threaded discussion forums are available for use in learning activities and other course-related conversations.<br /><br /><strong>Instructor: </strong>Diane Kovacs, Kovacs Consulting<br /><br /><br /><strong>Registration:</strong><br />ACRL member: $135<br />ALA member: $175<br />CACUL member: Can$195 (charges will be made in U.S. dollars)<br />Nonmember: $195<br />Student: $60CARL IT IGhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/04800245876153825265noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2501652329143820157.post-13192038151372015632008-01-22T08:32:00.000-08:002010-02-09T13:56:25.095-08:00The Virtual ChaseThis may have caught your attention or you knew about this resource already. From <a href="http://www.resourceshelf.com/2008/01/15/resource-of-the-week-finding-people-via-the-virtual-chase/">ResourceShelf</a>:<br /><br />"Genie Tyburski’s <a href="http://www.virtualchase.com/" target="_blank">Virtual Chase</a> website is, without a doubt, up there among the creme de la creme of Internet resources. Perhaps you’ve been fortunate enough to hear Genie speak at a conference or, perhaps, read an article she has written. The Virtual Chase, which Genie started as hobby, is now owned by Ballard Spahr Andrews & Ingersoll."<br /><br />This collection is organized into five categories:<br /><br /><a href="http://www.virtualchase.com/topics/introduction_public_records.shtml" target="_blank">Public Records and Public Information</a><br /><a href="http://www.virtualchase.com/topics/phone_lookup.shtml" target="_blank">Phone Lookup & Reverse Telephone Directories</a><br /><a href="http://www.virtualchase.com/people/email.html" target="_blank">Finding E-mail Addresses</a><br /><a href="http://www.virtualchase.com/people/outside_us.html" target="_blank">White Pages Outside of the U.S.</a><br /><a href="http://www.virtualchase.com/topics/disciplinary_actions.shtml" target="_blank">Disciplinary Actions</a>CARL IT IGhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/04800245876153825265noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2501652329143820157.post-66114926492837777592008-01-17T12:24:00.000-08:002010-02-09T13:56:25.105-08:00a Wiki capturing ALA Midwinter 2008From the <a href="http://wikis.ala.org/midwinter2008/index.php/Handouts%2C_Podcasts%2C_and_other_Post_Midwinter_Information">ALA Marginalia blog</a>:<br /><br />"Now that we’re all recovering from <a href="http://wikis.ala.org/midwinter2008/" target="_blank">Midwinter 2008</a>, hopefully we’re also building an archive of materials from the event. We’ve started a page on the wiki for <a href="http://wikis.ala.org/midwinter2008/index.php/Handouts%2C_Podcasts%2C_and_other_Post_Midwinter_Information" target="_blank">Handouts, Podcasts, and other Post Midwinter Information</a> where you can post handouts, presentations, notes, minutes, and whatever else your committee, unit, group, etc. distributed during your meetings."CARL IT IGhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/04800245876153825265noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2501652329143820157.post-28490317687761459642007-11-02T09:19:00.000-07:002010-02-09T13:56:25.115-08:00ALASC Luminary Lecture Webcast: Jeremy Kemp on Second LifeWatch a <a href="http://slisweb.sjsu.edu/media/mediaURL.htm#alascKempFA07&menu_alascSee">webcast</a> of Jeremy Kemp, <a href="http://slisweb.sjsu.edu/">SJSU SLIS</a> Assistant Director for Second Life Campus, talk about Second Life and how it applies to library students, as well as how it can be used for outreach to Library communities. Click on the SLIS media player link, then the ALASC link on the SLIS site to find the lecture (MP3 or MP4) to download.<br /><br />Subscribe to the RSS Podcast <a href="http://slisweb.sjsu.edu/media/podcast/sjsuslisColloquia.xml">feed:</a><br />SJSU SLIS <a href="http://phobos.apple.com/WebObjects/MZStore.woa/wa/viewPodcast?id=264386155">iTunes Portal</a>CARL IT IGhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/04800245876153825265noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2501652329143820157.post-31312312995375140922007-10-24T11:23:00.000-07:002010-02-09T13:56:25.125-08:00World Digital LibraryThe <a href="http://www.worlddigitallibrary.org/project/english/index.html">World Digital Library</a> will make available on the Internet, free of charge and in multilingual format, significant primary materials from cultures around the world, including manuscripts, maps, rare books, musical scores, recordings, films, prints, photographs, architectural drawings, and other significant cultural materials. The objectives of the World Digital Library are to promote international and inter-cultural understanding and awareness, provide resources to educators, expand non-English and non-Western content on the Internet, and to contribute to scholarly research. Read the <a href="http://www.loc.gov/today/pr/2007/07-196.html">Library of Congress press release</a> about an agreement with UNESCO pledging cooperative efforts to build a World Digital Library Web site.CARL IT IGhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/04800245876153825265noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2501652329143820157.post-76540168489650179252007-10-11T12:33:00.000-07:002010-02-09T13:56:25.134-08:00LOC webcasts "Digital Future and You"<a href="http://www.loc.gov/today/cyberlc/results.php?mode=s&cat=45">Digital Future and You</a> is a Library of Congress webcast series on technologies such as LibraryThing, Zotero, MODS, etc.<br /><br />By the way, check out the <a href="http://www.loc.gov/rss/">LOC's RSS feeds</a>.CARL IT IGhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/04800245876153825265noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2501652329143820157.post-58899574097595146872007-09-27T12:05:00.000-07:002010-02-09T13:56:25.142-08:00CARL N IT workshop Photos and PresentationsPhotos from the recently held CARL N IT workshop on Next Generation Libraries available from the group's <a href="http://www.flickr.com/photos/7223702@N04/">Flickr album</a>. <br /><br /><a href="http://carl-acrl.org/ig/carlitn/archives.html">Presentations </a>from the workshop available on the <a href="http://carl-acrl.org/ig/carlitn/">group's website</a>. Thanks to Carol Pearce, website and Flickr administrator.CARL IT IGhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/04800245876153825265noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2501652329143820157.post-55733518260067356532007-09-27T11:26:00.000-07:002010-02-09T13:56:25.152-08:00Travel Grants for 2008 ALA annual conferenceFrom the <a href="http://discuss.ala.org/marginalia/">ALA Marginalia blog</a> --<a href="http://discuss.ala.org/marginalia/2007/09/25/travel-grants-for-attending-annual-conference"> A list of travel grants</a> available to attend the <a href="http://www.ala.org/ala/confservices/upcoming/upcomingconferences.htm">2008 ALA conference</a> in Anaheim, California. Most have December 1, 2007 deadlines.CARL IT IGhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/04800245876153825265noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2501652329143820157.post-85877438041871369712007-09-25T09:07:00.000-07:002010-02-09T13:56:25.162-08:00SJSU SLIS Second Life on PBSThe <a href="http://slisweb.sjsu.edu/">SJSU School of Library and Information Science</a> will be featured on the public television show "<a href="http://www.kqed.org/quest/">Quest</a>," which will air on <strong>KQED at 7:30 p.m. Tuesday, September 25</strong>. The show explores science, environment and nature in Northern California. Tuesday's edition will feature a segment on <a href="http://secondlife.com/">Second Life</a>, an online game where millions of people are creating digital personalities called avatars. SLIS has incorporated Second Life into its curriculum. KQED conducted interviews with SLIS faculty at the Academic Success Center's Incubator Classroom and part of the <a href="http://www.sjlibrary.org/">Dr. Martin Luther King, Jr. Library </a>that overlooks Tower Hall, which appears on Second Life.CARL IT IGhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/04800245876153825265noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2501652329143820157.post-31836154868808962232007-08-17T08:52:00.000-07:002010-02-09T13:56:25.174-08:00Registration closed: NextGen Libraries workshop<strong>Registration is closed</strong> for the:<br /><br />CARL North Information Technology Interest Group September 7, 2007 <a href="http://carlnit.blogspot.com/2007/06/carl-north-it-nextgen-libraries.html">Next Generation Libraries workshop</a>.<br /><br />Please direct your questions to Ann Hubble, UCSC, Science & Engineering Library, 831-459-4974 or <a href="mailto:ahubble@ucsc.edu">ahubble@ucsc.edu</a>CARL IT IGhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/04800245876153825265noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2501652329143820157.post-65404861267186673842007-08-10T16:25:00.000-07:002010-02-09T13:56:25.189-08:002007 Survey of the Biblioblogosphere<a href="http://meredith.wolfwater.com/wordpress/index.php/about-me/">Meredith Farkas</a> is conducting her second Biblioblogosphere survey about people in the library and information science profession who blog. <a href="http://meredith.wolfwater.com/wordpress/index.php/2007/07/29/2007-survey-of-the-biblioblogosphere/">Read more about it</a> and the previous survey <a href="http://meredith.wolfwater.com/wordpress/index.php/2005/09/12/survey-of-the-biblioblogosphere-results/">results from 2005.</a>CARL IT IGhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/04800245876153825265noreply@blogger.com0