10 things that i think i know about learning ecologies
10 things that i think i know about learning ecologies 1. human beings learn; we don’t stop learning, we learn while we are awake, we learn while we are asleep, we learn when under stress, and we learn when comfortable and happy. 2. human beings do not always learn what others know, Â or think is […]
Read MoreDirectory of over 2,300 E-Learning Tools – Free and Commercial
DIRECTORY OF LEARNING TOOLS [From Directory of over 2,300 E-Learning Tools – Free and Commercial] This is a great resource with many interesting tools. Some CMS and Library tools are included too.
Read MoreDegrees in Cultural Informatics
Were I to pursue an MLS, MLIS or Ph.D. related to Cultural Informatics, I would go to UCLA, Illinois or Maryland in the United States. UCLA, Illinois, and Maryland have leaders in the field that will get you jobs. \n Common sense dictates that if you want to work in this field, go to the […]
Read MoreFellowship and Conference
Since Tuesday I have been in Milwaukee visiting SOIS and CIPR as part of my Information Ethics fellowship. I attended a discussion about a possible future conference on translating intercultural information ethics across the situated understandings that term implies across a plurality of contexts. That seems like a great project, I’m happy to help out […]
Read MorePrivacy Work-Around
So, how did the librarian get the word out? By regularly reporting to the library board that no NSL had been issued to any of the city’s 10 branches, which was perfectly legal. Everyone knew that if the chief librarian failed to report that nothing had happened, then indeed an NSL had been served. [From […]
Read Morenih public access requirement goes into place today
The NIH Public Access Policy ensures that the public has access to the published results of NIH funded research. It requires scientists to submit journal articles that arise from NIH funds to the digital archive PubMed Central (http://www.pubmedcentral.nih.gov/). The Policy requires that these articles be accessible to the public on PubMed Central to help advance […]
Read Morebook chapter: there is a gunman on campus
—— Brent and I have “Chapter 11: The April 16 Archive: Collecting and Preserving Memories of the Virginia Tech Tragedy” in the above book.
Read MoreHandbook for Information Literacy Teaching
Handbook for Information Literacy Teaching Welcome to the Handbook for Information Literacy Teaching (HILT). This Handbook was written by a group of subject librarians at Cardiff University to support their colleagues in Information Services as they developed their information literacy teaching. [From Handbook for Information Literacy Teaching] —- a nice resource for people interested in […]
Read Moreblacklight opac
Blacklight is an open source OPAC (online public access catalog). That means libraries (or anyone else) can use it to allow people to search and browse their collections online. Blacklight uses Solr to index and search, and it has a highly configurable Ruby on Rails front-end. Currently, Blacklight can index, search, and provide faceted browsing […]
Read MoreHackito Ergo Sum: The Library Problem
The Library Problem [From Hackito Ergo Sum: The Library Problem —— The library problem is a problem that I have. I solve it slightly differently, but am always looking for new possible solutions. This is the problem of having a personal research library. Not everyone has one, not everyone needs one, but I do and […]
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