Posted on behalf of Heather Plaisance at Dupre Library (ULL):
Dupre Library has purchased LibGuides with student donated funds. A few guides have already been added and more will be added in the future.
http://louisiana.libguides.com/
Tuesday, February 22, 2011
Friday, February 18, 2011
Digital Teaching and Professional Development
The Center for Digital Education has released a special report on Digital Teaching and Professional Development.
SubjectsPlus - open source subject guides and more
Posted on behalf of Sigrid Kelsey (Electronic Reference Services and Web Development Coordinator at LSU Libraries):
SubjectsPlus is a free and open source tool to help you manage several interrelated parts of your website:
- Subject or Course Guides
- A-Z List of Databases
- FAQs
- Suggestion Box (aka TalkBack)
- Staff List
Sims Library Showcase
Posted on behalf of Lynette Ralph (Assistant Director, Sims Memorial Library at Southeastern Louisiana University):
Sims Library recently hosted its second annual "Sims Library Showcase" sponsored by the Emerging Technology Committee. Sessions included:
Sims Library recently hosted its second annual "Sims Library Showcase" sponsored by the Emerging Technology Committee. Sessions included:
- From Bedbugs to Scabies: Using social media to disseminate consumer health information
- ILLiad Enhancements
- Out with the Old, In with the New: GPO Access and FDSys
- An Oasis in a world of cluttered inboxes
- Skype.com: A Brief Overview for Beginners
- Student Technology Fee Showcase: eAudiobooks & Flip Cameras
Thursday, February 17, 2011
Library tutorials and quizzes with Adobe Captivate
Posted on behalf of Bonnie Hines (Resource Development, System Administrator, Interim Director of Library Services at LSUA):
Debra Rollins uses Adobe software Captivate to produce library tutorials & quizzes. It captures quiz data as well as remarks/comments of individual students and groups of students. We use it as a partial measure of student learning outcomes. (Think SACS).
Debra Rollins uses Adobe software Captivate to produce library tutorials & quizzes. It captures quiz data as well as remarks/comments of individual students and groups of students. We use it as a partial measure of student learning outcomes. (Think SACS).
QR codes and academic libraries
Posted on behalf of Rebecca Bealer (Serials Librarian at LSUHSC New Orleans Library):
There was an article in the November 2010 issue of College and Research Libraries News (“QR codes and academic libraries: Reaching mobile users,” by Robin Ashford, pages 526-30) that provides some great information about how other libraries are using this technology, especially since the average person can have a code generated easily for free (the sites are referenced in the article).
PS: I gave a presentation at LUC on "QR Codes: What Do They Mean For Libraries?" There is also a list of QR code resources.--Natalie
There was an article in the November 2010 issue of College and Research Libraries News (“QR codes and academic libraries: Reaching mobile users,” by Robin Ashford, pages 526-30) that provides some great information about how other libraries are using this technology, especially since the average person can have a code generated easily for free (the sites are referenced in the article).
PS: I gave a presentation at LUC on "QR Codes: What Do They Mean For Libraries?" There is also a list of QR code resources.--Natalie
Display of faculty publications
Posted on behalf of Rebecca Bealer (Serials Librarian at LSUHSC New Orleans Library):
Our library is beginning a new display of faculty publications, and along with basic information about the author and the article, we’re planning on including a QR Code with this information. The code will have the embedded link to the article (including routing through the library’s authentication setup), so that anyone passing by the display can use a phone or other device to scan the code and then be taken to that article.
PS: For another look at a similiar activity, check out the annual University Author Recognition Display at Boise State University's Alberstons Library.--Natalie
Our library is beginning a new display of faculty publications, and along with basic information about the author and the article, we’re planning on including a QR Code with this information. The code will have the embedded link to the article (including routing through the library’s authentication setup), so that anyone passing by the display can use a phone or other device to scan the code and then be taken to that article.
PS: For another look at a similiar activity, check out the annual University Author Recognition Display at Boise State University's Alberstons Library.--Natalie
Thursday, February 10, 2011
Mendeley and Scribd
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