Category Archives for UAH
ALA 2008: Social Software Showcase
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I got more out of the BIGWIG Social Software Showcase than any other session at ALA this year. Regular sessions at ALA have to be planned so far in advance (often a year) that they are very rarely about cutting … Continue reading
ALA 2008: Distance Learning Panel
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My presentation is online here: http://www.hiddenpeanuts.com/ALA08.ppt It may not mean much without my accompanying narration, but I wanted to put it up anyway. The panel went well! We had some great speakers and the audience was really engaged and asking … Continue reading
Speaking in Anaheim
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Things have been quiet on the site lately, but I wanted to point out that I’ll be speaking on a panel at ALA’s annual conference in Anaheim this weekend: If We Don’t Call it Distance Learning, Does it Exist? 8:00 … Continue reading
E-Info Global Symposium 2007
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One thing I’m really bummed about missing at UAH once I leave is this December’s second annual E-Info Global Symposium. Last year we had great feedback from everyone who attended. This year Stephen Abram has generously agreed to be program … Continue reading
Changes: Chapel Hill-Bound!
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Starting November 5th, I’ll have a new job – “Reference Librarian for Emerging Technologies” at UNC Chapel Hill – Davis Library! The full position description is online here for now. The decision to leave UAH was a hard one, and … Continue reading
UAH Library LAN Party – Done!
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That went really well! I lost count of the number of positive comments we had from students, including “This is the best campus event I’ve ever been to!” Of course, there are some things that I’d do differently next time, … Continue reading
UAH Library LAN Party (update) – 8/30/07 from 5pm-midnight
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I’ve forgotten to post an update about this until now – oops! Our inaugural LAN party at the library is coming together very nicely for this thursday night! Note that the time has changed slightly. On the PC side we’ll … Continue reading
UAH Library LAN Party – 8/30/07 from 3-11pm
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We’re still in the early planning phases, but on August 30th we’ll be holding our first LAN party at work! It’s part of our “fall frolic” series of events. The party will sort of be two separate events – an … Continue reading
E-Info Global 2007
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I am very, very pleased to point out that the website for the E-Info Global Symposium 2007 is live! http://eInfoGlobal.uah.edu/ Last year’s inaugural symposium went amazingly well, and this year promises to be even better – Stephen Abram is our … Continue reading
Decline of the Reference Desk
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I meant to comment about this back when the article first appeared, but let it slip a bit. The Chronicle recently published an article called “Are Reference Desks Dying Out?” Even with my limited experience working the desk (a bit … Continue reading