Today, the SLA Future Ready 365 blog published the post I’ve prepared on the new academic library building. You can see it on the blog and I’m reproducing it below. Any SLA member can publish on the Future Ready 365 blog, simply send 250 words (or so) on how they are future ready to futureready365@sla.org. [...]
Just a bit of sad news, the University of California – Davis decided to close down its Physical Science and Engineering Library. Budget cuts are said to be the reason behind the decision. 400,000 items will be moved to other campus libraries as well as other institutions. The library will close by 2011. The decision [...]
An interesting list of tips, apps, and resources for teachers on Twitter (100 of them). May be more geared toward K-12 but still some good ideas for the higher ed crowd. I’m playing with the idea of a session for my faculty.
Are we librarians too hard on ourselves when it comes to presenting?
As the first USF librarian at the Lakeland campus (now Polytechnic), I opened the USF Polytechnic Library in January 2007 and have developed its various services. I've held positions as information broker, Internet consultant and academic librarian in Canada, the US and Europe. A blogger since 2001, I've created and maintained several sites in, and outside, of the biblioblogosphere. I'm active in SLA, and currently serve as on the boards of the Academic Division and the Florida-Caribbean Chapter.
