Tuesday, March 31, 2009

"LOC will upload digital materials to online services"

A note about this was posted on the Second Life Librarians Google Group list... Re LC posting videos on YouTube and audio on iTunes, "as part of the library's effort to make its 15.3 million digital items more accessible..."

Saturday, March 28, 2009

Reminder & Readings: Mellon Seminar in Digital Humanities, 4/6/ 2-5 pm SLT/PDT

Hello. This is a reminder of this upcoming Seminar. I'm also pasting in a message from Dave Shepard regarding the readings for this Seminar--see below.
Best,
Esther


Hello,

The readings for the April 6th Mellon Seminar are now available for
download from our website, http://www.digitalhumanities.ucla.edu/.
This is a change; we were going to mail them out, but instead, we have
decided to post them. We look forward to seeing you at 2 pm on that
day.

Best,
David

Esther Grassian
Information Literacy Librarian
UCLA College Library
Box 951450
L.A., CA 90095-1450
Phone: 310-206-4410
Fax: 310-206-9312
Email: estherg@library.ucla.edu
SL: Alexandria Knight
Skype: esthergrassian
There: Sefer

------ Forwarded Message
From: Esther Grassian
Reply-To:
Date: Sat, 21 Mar 2009 15:39:26 -0700 (PDT)
To: Lifelong Information Literacy
Subject: [LILi] Invitation: 7th Mellon Seminar in Digital Humanities


This message is being cross-posted to a number of lists. Apologies for
any duplication

You are invited to attend the April 2009 Mellon Seminar in Digital
Humanities: http://tinyurl.com/472nah

Topic: Info-Triage and Sticky Media: Intersections of Design Theory &
the Digital Humanities

Presenter: Peter Lunenfeld
Date: Monday, April 6, 2009
Time: 2 pm – 5 pm SLT/PDT
Location:
Real Life (RL): UCLA Visualization Portal (5628 Math and Sciences
Bldg.)
Second Life (SL): Entropia, the Digital Library Federation’s SL
island—rsvp needed

Second Life basic accounts are free: http://secondlife.com

NOTE to SL attendees: Please rsvp to Esther Grassian
estherg@library.ucla.edu to reserve a space and receive the SLURL (SL
url), as well as instructions for viewing the live video feed and
adjusting the audio in SL.

Contemporary theories of communication design, interaction design, and
media design are important to the overall project of the digital
humanities. In contrast to fine art, architecture, and film, design
was slow to accrete sophisticated aesthetic and social theories;
historically, designers themselves created a maker's discourse heavy
on technical analysis. Coincident with the rise of design as a
cultural force since the beginning of this decade, though, a more
rigorous and informed theoretical attention to design emerged. 21st
century design theory offers powerful ways to think about interactive
technologies and creative practices. Combining strategies from design
theory with the deep resonance offered by the digital humanities
increases the potential for mindful downloading and meaningful
uploading.

Peter Lunenfeld is a professor in the Design | Media Arts department
at UCLA. His books include The Digital Dialectic (MIT, 1999), Snap to
Grid (MIT, 2000) USER (MIT, 2005), and The Secret War Between
Downloading and Uploading (forthcoming). As creator and editorial
director of the Mediawork project, he produced a pamphlet series for
the MIT Press that redefined the relationship between serious academic
discourse and graphic design. http://www.peterlunenfeld.com

The reading for this seminar, an excerpt from Prof. Lunenfeld's
upcoming book The Secret War Between Downloading and Uploading: How
the Computer Became Our Culture Machine, will be emailed to the
mailing list for the seminar rather than posted to the website.

Tuesday, March 24, 2009

Invitation: Harvard/UCLA Libraries SL Tours

Anyone interested is invited to the second Digital Library Federation (DLF) Member Libraries' discussion and tours of their Second Life libraries.

Date: Wednesday, April 8, 2009
Time: 10 am - 11 am SLT/PDT
Topic: Discussion & tours in Second Life of the Harvard University Library, by
Carrie Kent (Carrie Pennell), and the UCLA Library, by Esther Grassian
(Alexandria Knight)

-How we got our small libraries started in SL
-Initial challenges
-Current state
-A look to the future

Basic Second Life accounts are free: http://secondlife.com/

NOTE: Space is limited, so please RSVP for slurl (Second Life url): estherg@library.ucla.edu

K-12 Info Lit Skills Standards

There's a lengthy thread on InfoLit-L re this topic. One message makes reference to this site, "K-12 Information Literacy Skills Curriculum" for Washington-Saratoga-Warren-Hamilton-Essex BOCES School Library System:

Another message provides links to many different standards:

Other messages refer to AASL's new "Standards for the 21-st Century Learner in Action"

Saturday, March 21, 2009

"Most Portland Schools Don't Have Certified Librarians"

From a Google Alert on "Information Literacy"...
http://tinyurl.com/cgbv6q

Invitation: 7th Mellon Seminar in Digital Humanities

Just posted to a number of lists...

You are invited to attend the April 2009 Mellon Seminar in Digital Humanities: http://tinyurl.com/472nah

Topic: Info-Triage and Sticky Media: Intersections of Design Theory & the Digital Humanities
Presenter: Peter Lunenfeld
Date: Monday, April 6, 2009
Time: 2 pm – 5 pm SLT/PDT
Location:
Real Life (RL): UCLA Visualization Portal (5628 Math and Sciences Bldg.)
Second Life (SL): Entropia, the Digital Library Federation’s SL island—rsvp needed
Second Life basic accounts are free: http://secondlife.com
NOTE to SL attendees: Please rsvp to Esther Grassian estherg@library.ucla.edu to reserve a space and receive the SLURL (SL url), as well as instructions for viewing the live video feed and adjusting the audio in SL.

Contemporary theories of communication design, interaction design, and media design are important to the overall project of the digital humanities. In contrast to fine art, architecture, and film, design was slow to accrete sophisticated aesthetic and social theories; historically, designers themselves created a maker's discourse heavy on technical analysis. Coincident with the rise of design as a cultural force since the beginning of this decade, though, a more rigorous and informed theoretical attention to design emerged. 21st century design theory offers powerful ways to think about interactive technologies and creative practices. Combining strategies from design theory with the deep resonance offered by the digital humanities increases the potential for mindful downloading and meaningful uploading.

Peter Lunenfeld is a professor in the Design | Media Arts department at UCLA. His books include The Digital Dialectic (MIT, 1999), Snap to Grid (MIT, 2000) USER (MIT, 2005), and The Secret War Between Downloading and Uploading (forthcoming). As creator and editorial director of the Mediawork project, he produced a pamphlet series for the MIT Press that redefined the relationship between serious academic discourse and graphic design. http://www.peterlunenfeld.com

The reading for this seminar, an excerpt from Prof. Lunenfeld's upcoming book The Secret War Between Downloading and Uploading: How the Computer Became Our Culture Machine, will be emailed to the mailing list for the seminar rather than posted to the website.

Tuesday, March 10, 2009

CCLI Spring Workshop, May 8, at St. Mary's College, Moraga, CA

Just posted, re CCLI North's May workshop...

And for those who don't know, SCIL used to be CCLI South.

California Clearinghouse on Library Instruction is pleased to announce our 2009 conference:

"Starting Out Strong: Motivating First-Year Students for Success." The conference will be May 8th at Saint Marys College in Moraga. For further details about speakers and to register, please see our flyer at:
http://ic.arc.losrios.edu/~ccli/2009flyer.pdf

Augustana Info Lit Workshop

Just posted...

preliminary details for the 9th Annual Augustana Information Literacy in Academic Libraries Workshop!

When:
Thursday, December 3, 2009 (with optional Wednesday, December 2 social event)

Topic:
New Foundations: Building an inquiry-based information literacy agenda

Presenter:
Dr. Ross Todd
Associate Professor
Rutgers University School of Communication, Information, and Library Studies

This year’s workshop will focus on an inquiry-based approach to information literacy, where the end point of instruction is not the mastery of information-handling skills (locating, accessing, and evaluating information), but rather a constructivist approach that emphasizes the development of deep knowledge and understanding. The workshop will also introduce an instructional design approach based on Carol Kuhlthau's Information Search Process model, which provides a conceptual framework for instruction that fosters students' information-to-knowledge journey.

Where:
Augustana Campus Library(University of Alberta Libraries), Camrose, AB, Canada
For updates, watch the listservs, and workshop webpage www.augustana.ualberta.ca/library/workshop

Sunday, March 8, 2009

Educator's Spotlight Digest--Fall 08/Winter 09 issue

Just posted...

**Please excuse cross-postings.

The Fall 2008/Winter 2009 issue of Educators' Spotlight Digest (ESD), is now available online at: http://www.sosspotlight.org

This issue's College Connection column, "Think Warm Thoughts: Plan Ahead for Summertime
Information Literacy Programs!” features a variety of summer programs organized by academic librarians, often in collaboration with other partners on campus and in the local K-12 community.

Other stories include:
-ACRL Focus – Describes the ACRL document, “Standards for Proficiencies for Instruction Librarians and Coordinators

-"Motivational Strategies That Work!" - Information literacy teaching strategies shared by school and academic librarians. This issue includes a guide to simplifying the research process using LibGuides.

Educators’ Spotlight Digest is a free, online publication of “S.O.S. for Information Literacy,” the dynamic Web-based multimedia resource for librarians and teachers. S.O.S. is funded by the U.S. Institute of Museum & Library Services and endorsed by AASL and ACRL.

If you would like to contribute an article or your favorite teaching strategies, please contact Marilyn Arnone, Editor, at mparnone@syr.edu . If you would like to contribute to the "College Connection" column, contact Abby Kasowitz-Scheer at askasowi@syr.edu .

WILU 2009 (Workshop in Instruction in Library Use)

Just posted...

WILU 2009
38th Annual Workshop on Instruction in Library Use
38e Atelier annuel sur la formation documentaire

Université Concordia University
Montréal, Québec, Canada

May 25-27, 2009 / 25-27 mai 2009

http://library.concordia.ca/wilu2009

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PROGRAMME AND REGISTRATION

The WILU 2009 programme is now available on the conference Web site at:
http://library.concordia.ca/wilu2009/programme-en.php

Registration for WILU 2009 opens on Tuesday, March 17, 2009 at 12pm eastern.

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PROGRAMME ET INSCRIPTION

Le programme de WILU 2009 est maintenant disponible sur le site Web du congrès à :
http://library.concordia.ca/wilu2009/programme-fr.php

L’inscription pour WILU 2009 débutera le mardi 17 mars 2009 à 12h, heure de l’est.