THE UNIVERSITY OF MANITOBA LIBRARIESHead, Sciences and Technology LibraryThe University of Manitoba Libraries seeks a dynamic, highly-motivated person for the position of Head, Sciences and Technology Library to begin August 1, 2010, or as soon as possible thereafter. This position normally has a two year probationary period and the salary and the rank (Assistant/Associate) are [...]
Da palestra “O papel das bibliotecas na vida digital: perspectivas e desafios tendo como exemplo a Biblioteca Estadual da Baviera†que tivemos no Itaú Cultural apresentada pelo Dr. Klaus Ceynowa surgiram questões importantes que valem a pena ser tratadas:A primeira e o foco da palestra foi a enfase de que tudo é digital, tudo vai [...]
Next Weblog update on 4/14/10.Aslib Proceedings 62, no. 2 (2010): Includes "Culture of Open Access in the University of Kashmir: A Researcher's Viewpoint"; "Repositories and Journals: Are They in Conflict?: A Literature Review of Relevant Literature"; and other articles.Blue Ribbon Task Force on Sustainable Digital Preservation and Access. Sustainable Economics for a Digital Planet: Ensuring [...]
As I was writing this blog post, pondering advocacy programs for libraries, I was called away by a student query. His information need? “There’s a pickle in the scanner.” After registering my disbelief, I discovered that yes, indeed, there was a dill pickle squashed inside of our flatbed scanner, with a little ketchup on it [...]
There is an Australian Government inquiry into school libraries, as well as the English one I blogged a little while ago. You can find out about it via The Hub blog http://hubinfo.wordpress.com/ The Hub “is about improving the quality of education in Australia. It refers to the one thing that should be at the heart, [...]
Young Learners Need Librarians, Not Just Google, by Mark MoranMany absolutely clueless administrators still believe that a search engine is an adequate substitute for a trained research teacher. With the nation’s schools budget-strapped, librarians–and even libraries–are being cut from coast to coast. Even President Obama, whose creation of a National Information Literacy Awareness Month suggests [...]
Social Networks a Lifeline for the Chronically IllAlan Brightman who ran the Disabilities Solutions Group at Apple did a lot of work early on in this particular area.Reminds me of the presentation and article David Clark, Monika Koethnig and I did a while ago: Digital Independence which we did long before the current social networking [...]
Personal records of 3.3 million individuals were recently stolen from ECMC, a guarantor of student loans. Find out if this issue affects you. More: continued here
Responsible for the overall administration of the college’slibrary. Provides innovative leadership in a collaborativeenvironment to meet the information needs of the collegecommunity. Supervises all library staff. Coordinates anddirects staff, programs, services and facilities in supportof the educational and information needs of the collegecommunity and to meet the long range and strategic plans ofthe campus. Develops [...]
Think digital – it’s a ‘doing’ technology. Trends from PewInternet Research Centre indicate that teens are digital denizens.While the research is not Australia, it points the way to the behaviours or our own teens, and signals a need for some major shifts in thinking about learning and teaching contexts.  The interactivity of the web allows [...]