December 2011
12 posts
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Cheaper tablets: Another phase or is this really...
In the beginning, we had Kindles and the e-reader revolution lead by Amazon’s kindle then Barnes and Nobles’s Nook.
Then January 27, 2010 came and St. Jobs ( god rest his soul) came and presented a tablet like device. This device, as one technology columnist pointed out caused almost as much uproar as two unique...
Daily Patricia: hi 2012. i can't wait to meet you. →
patriciahandschiegel:
I couldn’t find my post from 2011 forecast, but I remember mentioning that governments would likely start to get more involved with the internet, which ended up being accurate. I wish I could share it so we could see if I were right or not on things.
No less, for 2012:
1. Expect a big year for…
sputnik-sweethrt asked: I was surfing the web and stumbled across your tumblr. It's crazy, first of all, because you're in my state! I don't know why that seems crazy to me. And secondly, you are doing exactly what I want to do. I start UNA in the fall and plan on majoring in history and (maybe) minoring in communications, then getting an online MLS from UA. So tell me - how is it?! When did you know...
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So Another Interview Makes Me Think
So, we interviewed another reference librarian today and she got me thinking about who I am serving in terms of patrons. Specifically, how do we as librarians handle students from various social, economic, and ethnic backgrounds. The result of this thought process manifested the following essay.
Commitment to Diversity
Diversity, in practice, is not just a professional echo of one’s work or...
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Update on Annotation Apps Search and Teaching...
I want to turn this
into this
So, I have been looking at various apps for the annotation of live website. So far, Airsketch seems to be the closest thing I have found that does not require me to install a native software to a desktop or laptop. I may have missed a point during my research. However, I want to be able to run fancy-free through the...
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Finding the right anotation software and...
Well, last month I presented at a conference on using the iPad in bibliographic instruction. It went over pretty good considering it was my first conference.
Also, the conference was online so no huge worries in terms of nervousness before a crowd. Actually, it made me even more nervous. As such, I am now in search of an anotation app that I can use in class and project on the screen for all...
