This Tuesday (26 October) I was an external examiner for an MSc dissertation at the University of Isfahan. The title of this dissertation was “Designing a Model for Context-Aware Recommender Systems in Digital Librariesâ€. The researcher used Grounded Theory to investigate contextual factors influential in the process of the selection and decision making in recommender [...]
The library and information world is varied and wide ranging. Many jobs no longer have the word ‘library’ or ‘librarian’ in them. There has been a growth in electronic and digital libraries. You may see the following job titles in advertisments:Â Information Manager Internet Librarian Knowledge Assistant Learning Advisor Web Developer What skills will you need?You [...]
Abstract:Since 2004, the annual ECAR study of undergraduate students and information technology has sought to shed light on how information technology affects the college experience. We ask students about the technology they own and how they use it in and out of their academic world. We gather information about how skilled students believe they are [...]
The Information Literacy Network of the Gulf Region (http://ilngulf.org/Default.aspx) is holding its annual conference this weekend, 30-31 October, at Dubai Women’s College (DWC). The keynote speaker is Debra Gilchrist and there are a number of workshops, with a particular focus on assessment. (Source: Information Literacy Weblog) More: continued here
On Weds 3rd November at 12 noon SL time (which on that date is 7pm UK time, see http://tinyurl.com/37avuu2 for times elsewhere), in the virtual world, Second Life, Professor Diane Nahl (Adra Letov in SL, University of Hawaii) and Sheila Webber (Sheila Yoshikawa in SL, Sheffield University, i.e. me) will be giving the presentation that [...]
Information Literacy Librarian (The College of New Jersey, New Jersey) The College of New Jersey is a highly selective, comprehensive residential institution recognized as one of the outstanding public colleges in the country. Located between New York City and Philadelphia in suburban Ewing Township, The College enrolls approximately 6,000 undergraduates and 900 graduate students. We [...]
“Enhancing educational achievement and economic viability overseas and at home is…a win-win game…an opportunity to grow the economic pie,” Secretary Duncan said to the Council on Foreign Relations. More: continued here
As the acutely civic-minded among us have observed, the American Right has mostly rejected rational discourse in favor of a strategy of strategic communication. There is a reason for it that has to do with more than a calculation of what will be most effective, or a fear that rational discourse will “prove them wrong,” [...]
It’s been a little over a week since I attended the EDUCAUSE 2010 Annual Conference in Anaheim, CA, and I’ve finally got a few minutes to compose a recap of the things I learned from this conference.Overall, it was a really fascinating experience. The mission of EDUCAUSE is to “advance higher education by promoting the [...]
Earlier in the year was published:Harley, D. et al (2010) Final Report: Assessing the Future Landscape of Scholarly Communication: An Exploration of Faculty Values and Needs in Seven Disciplines. Center for Studies in Higher Education, UC Berkeley.”The report is divided into eight chapters and can be read in its entirety online (733 pages) or can [...]