August 7, 2012

American Association of School Librarians: Personal Learning Network Discussion

Source: http://www.ala.org/aasl
Lisa Perez, library coordinator for Chicago Public Schools, discusses the five reasons why school librarians need a robust personal learning network. 
 
Interesting to learn how to:
  • broaden professional perspective.
  • be informed about professional and technological developments.
  • seek help from fellow professionals for supporting student's learning needs.
  • collaborate with peers to enable students connect with other students around literature and research activities.
  • share news about upcoming virtual events.

July 19, 2012

JISC & British Library Report - Researchers of Tomorrow: The research behaviour of Generation Y doctoral students

Researchers of Tomorrow is the UK’s largest study to date on the research behaviour of Generation Y doctoral students (born between 1982 and 1994). JISC and the British Library jointly commissioned the three year study in 2009, which involved 17,000 doctoral students from 70 universities at various stages in the project.
The research findings reveal:
  • Doctoral students are increasingly reliant on secondary research resources (eg journal articles, books), moving away from primary materials (eg primary archival material and large datasets).
  • Access to relevant resources is a major constraint for doctoral students’ progress. Authentication access and licence limitations to subscription-based resources, such as e-journals, are particularly problematic.
  • Open access and copyright appear to be a source of confusion for Generation Y doctoral students, rather than encouraging innovation and collaborative research.
  • This generation of doctoral students operate in an environment where their research behaviour does not use the full potential of innovative technology.
  • Doctoral students are insufficiently trained or informed to be able to fully embrace the latest opportunities in the digital information environment.
These findings raise important questions about research development, training and support within research led organisations and the openness and sharing of research.
Click here to download the report...
Source: JISC


July 18, 2012

Webinar - Google in the Library Wednesday, July 18, 2012 - 11AM ET

Source: http://ains.com
Participate in the Webinar Google Apps in the Library on Wednesday, July 18, 2012 - 11AM ET to explore how Google can impact your school library program - from Google Apps to Google Scholar. Find ways to search smarter, think harder, teach better, be more productive, and embed a plethora of 21st century learning skills into your library program, and its administration.
Register here: http://www.edweb.net/.59a63934/ to attend the webinar
Presenter, Michelle Luhtala
Head Librarian, New Canaan High School
Winner, 2011 "I Love My Librarian" Award
Winner, 2010 National School Library Program of the Year (NSLPY)
Winner, Connecticut Library Association's 2010 Outstanding Librarian Award

May 6, 2012

23 Things for Professional Development


Sourcehttp://cpd23.blogspot.co.uk
Due to popular demand, the 23 Things for Professional Development programme is going to repeat, at a slightly slower pace, starting on Monday 7th May. Registration is now open on the blog! 

Sign up for cpd23 2012!

April 24, 2012

Access by Touch: Delivering Library Services Through Mobile Technologies- June 8, 2012 (Online)

Source:http://www.amigos.org/mobile_tech
From computers to the Internet, libraries have successfully met the challenge of adapting their services to changing technologies. Today's challenge is delivering services to smartphones, eBook readers, and tablets to users on the go who now view more content on mobile devices than desktop and laptop computers. CDs and DVDs are becoming passé, eBook sales outpace paper books, and users increasingly download music, movies, and books from iTunes and Kindle, storing their purchases in the Cloud.

This online conference will address the technical issues related to pushing library content and services to mobile users. Topics to be addressed include selecting and creating eBooks, building mobile-friendly websites, selecting and developing apps for library users, and circulating library materials through mobile devices. Our list of speakers includes librarians, academics, and business trendsetters. Amigos members and nonmembers, join our online conversation and be a part of this informative, interactive June 8 event.
Click here for further details...

April 1, 2012

80 Educational Alternatives to YouTube

Are there any alternatives when students can not access YouTube in school or classroom? Here are eighty alternatives to YouTube we can use for our students.  

January 23, 2012

Mobile information literacy

Source: http://crln.acrl.org
Mobile information literacy Let’s use an app for that! published on College & Research Libraries News discusses how to embed mobile information literacy skills into our standard instruction classes.  
The authors also share the various techniques they piloted and currently employing at Lehman College.