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- Lawrence Lessig Closing Keynote April 14, 2019
- Ebooks, Ebook Platforms and Ebook Usage April 5, 2015
- Library Renovations March 31, 2015
- ACRL Portland wrap-up video March 29, 2015
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Lawrence Lessig Closing Keynote
The huge OCC ballroom was standing room only as Lessig took the stage. He spent the first few minutes establishing the common denominator of the three causes he has fought for throughout his life – that common denominator being equality. For … Continue reading
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Ebooks, Ebook Platforms and Ebook Usage
We are all dealing with myriad questions concerning ebooks, ebook platforms, ebook providers, and ebook usage, so it was an absolute delight to be able to attend three separate sessions on the subject: “Ebook Showdown: Evaluating Academic Ebook Platforms from a User … Continue reading
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Tagged ACRL, Ebook Platforms, Ebook Usage, Ebooks, PDA
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Library Renovations
Panel session: “A tale of two libraries: adapting outdated buildings for a sustainable future”. As previously mentioned, the University of Oslo Humanities and Social Sciences Library is in the process of planning and applying for funding for an extensive renovation … Continue reading
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Tagged GSH, Library renovation, Odegaard, UBO
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MLA Video Tutorials
Did you know that MLA offers video tutorials on how to use their bibliographic database? I teach how to access and use MLAIB all the time, but had no idea until I happened to meet the person who actually makes … Continue reading
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Sustaining Hype? Massive Online Open Courses (MOOCs) and Open Access Course Materials
At the University of Oslo, we are now half-way through our very first MOOC: What Works: Promising Practices in International Development , a six week course created by the Centre on Development and the Environment (SUM) in partnership with faculty … Continue reading
Apropos of Nothing
Around lunch, the whole convention center suddenly emptied. Apparently, the librarians had found the food trucks. This conference is a two-for-one for me, the exhibition hall is a great place to check out the latest from publishers and content providers. … Continue reading
Tutorials Toolkit: Creating Sustainable Library Instruction
Today (Wednesday 25) was the day for pre-conference workshops with a limited number of participants, and I signed up for this one a long time in advance. There seems to be a shared need in academic libraries everywhere for more … Continue reading
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Tagged ACRL, Information Literacy, Library Instruction, teaching, video tutorials
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The love that dare not speak its name
This makes my heart leap: The holy grail of independent booksellers, Powell’s City of Books: It doesn’t look like much, but this bookstore covers a full city block. More than one million used and new books meticulously arranged, nine colour-coded … Continue reading
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Portland
Healthy Living (actually, it’s all about doughnuts now): Fantastic public transport. TRIMET Librarian juggling library instruction, collection development, collection maintenance, reference desk duty and Everything Else: Beauty and the Bike Solar powered trash cans. “Green” plastic cow:
