A day's work

So, I thought I would just keep a running tab for today:

• Picked up cupcakes and a graduation card for our student worker who is graduating
• Logged into to gmail/email/twitter (later fb) which will stay on all day regardless if I am really there or not ;-)
  
• Sent out several emails soliciting nominations for a peer staff recognition program (I'm on the committee)
• Working my way through email, discarding, responding and filing as I go
  
• Sent out a revised workflow document w/ workflow diagrams to a project group (public interface to a new database)
  
• Sent out icons for use (public interface proj)
  
• Finished writing up project group notes and sent those out (public interface proj)
• 11AM meeting to discuss and review social media training program and discuss evaluation of program; also discussed extending programming to campus-at-large
  
• Answered several cataloging related questions.
  
• Put my todo list together for the rest of the afternoon.
• Resolved a couple of problems with special collections materials
• 12:46 smoothie shake break
• 3PM -- Head to Enviro Design Lib to finish out the day cataloging regional historic & architectural design guidelines
  

10 commandments of typography (infographic)

Not mine but so fairly good general tips. I think you can distill it down even more:

• Be careful when mixing fonts that are different 
• Less is more - stay consistent with mood, time, design (be appropriate to your content)
• Make it readable

 DO:

• Know your font families
• Combine a Sans-serif with a serif font
• Combine a serif with a sans-serif font
• Contrast is the key.
• Stick to 2 fonts.
• Combine fonts of complimentary moods and time eras.
• Use different weights of fonts only in the same family.

DO NOT:

Combining 2 similar fonts is not cool.

Don't mix moods.

Avoid: Comic Sans, Papyrus, Curlz, Viner, Kristen, Symbol (well, at least you need for scientific or mathematical writing)

Notes from March 15, 2011 - Giving Undergraduate Research a Worldwide Voice: Institutional Repositories as Publishers

Just some notes from the March 15, 2011 - Giving Undergraduate Research a Worldwide Voice: Institutional Repositories as Publishers conference. Yes, I do take notes on my netbook via google docs.

I will link to the slides if/when they are loaded on the web.

Undergraduate research

• library as publisher
• scanning primary materials
• students write papers on primary materials; student papers are added to primary content (collection)
• library connecting scholarship to works - completing circle
• Community outreach

Interesting examples:
scholarship at claremont
cgu mfa exhibits (example of multimedia)
MIrA/LOOK Exhibit: New Visions for Architecture in Holyoke

Types of materials in repositories

• Capstone projects in addition to theses & dissertations
• works in repository can be part of CV
• ejournals - combining undergraduate research papers to produce a journal
• multimedia: combining research such as papers combined with GIS (Colby College)

Looking at traditional publishing model:

• Being able to instantly publish once reviewed
• Workshops/Events Publishing/Conference papers

Advantages of using a repository:

• students can learn scholarly process
• visibility approves (library, university, research, everything)
• becomes part of CV
• student publications used for teaching & research
• shows success of students
• recruitment
• gives library stamp of quality (trust)
• branding
• enhances discoverability /provides context
• maximizes resources & services
• higher quality of design
• seo
• preservation/stewardship
• faster publishing processing

google analytics can be used for repository

OCLC / ContentdM
sharing metadata
Content: db of architectural slides
providing global exposure

production of knowledge

• derive new discoveries and relationship
• discoverable, searchable, and malleable repositories - (sounds like mashups)
• IRs need to be integrated into flow of scholarly communication
• social production of knowledge
• technologies accelerate data collection & analysis
• tools & connectivity democratize process (hmm... for those who have technology and resources...)
• attention paid to an event or report accumulates
• social citation (reference from twitter or other social media)
• social currency
• twitter affect
• new knowledge creation
• record of knowledge

IRs

• success at local level
• increasing visibility of collections at network level (e.g., capitalize on googling)
• scalability & sustainability
• catalog once; share broadly

Worldcat digital gateway Over 1 billion records
can upload to worldcat.org and map to marc

OhioLink Dspace project (groundlevel view)

• opportunity to create, not just support
• points to ponder: total cost of operation, time to market, speed of new project initiative

Institutional repostories (clifford lynch article)

DrC project

• Don’t have the luxury of building a complete product - increase product development cycle
• keep process simple and flexible as possible ; broad spectrum of use case scenarios & administrator ability (knowledge skills)
• Hob and spoke
• remote submission
• web based
• solve bland problem before BRAND problem
• libraries want Dspace to look like the rest of their website
• Hosting 39 academic institutions; 32 separate instances
• metadata application profile updated
• Registry of open access repositories

Cloud computing> extracting service from hardware
(D space) interested in a national consortium

Illinois Wesleyan (bpress)

• senior students review in bpress
• privacy concerns; not everything may need to be open access

Undergraduate research from a faculty views

• How does undergraduate research benefit faculty?
• Undergraduate research journals can be used as part of tenure process (publication)
• Enhance faculty’s own research if students are involved
• Finding qualified faculty reviewers/mentors for discipline
• Faculty time
• perception of impact on teaching and faculty’s own research

OAIster

It's true.... I'm writing a book (no. 3 in list)

The Tech Set II

Cloud Computing in Libraries - Marshall Breeding, Director for Innovative Technologies and Research for the Vanderbilt University Libraries
Cloud computing offers organizations new cost-effective ways to use Web services for their computing needs including software applications, data storage, cloud development platforms, and processing power. This informative handbook provides a comprehensive view of the cloud computing landscape, the types of solutions available, their benefits and limitations, and how to use them in your library. Learn how to leverage the cloud for email and document sharing, storing media collection, hosting your library website, OPAC, or digital repository, backing up your ILS using well-known services such as Amazon Web Services and even how to use Google App Engine to create your own cloud applications! Become cloud-savvy with this complete how-to guidebook.

Strategic Planning for Social Media - Sarah Steiner, Social Work Librarian and Virtual Reference Coordinator at Georgia State University Library
It takes strategic vision to develop an engaging social media presence on the Web today. While most libraries are now online in some capacity, the ones that really stand out as cutting-edge leaders leverage multiple social networks, integrate social functionality into their own websites, utilize cross-channel marketing, and cultivate a unified online identity. This book tackles strategies for planning out these social Web initiatives and answering questions which will be key to your library’s online success. Which social media properties are appropriate for your library to participate in and in what ways? Who should be posting to these communities – librarians or the library’s marketing department? Should you institute a social media policy for your library? Learn how to plan what’s right for your organization through this practical resource that walks you through how to craft a solid strategic plan and the steps it takes to put it into motion.

Search 3.0 & the Semantic Web - Robin Fay, Head, Database Maintenance, University of Georgia Libraries
New trends in search technology are competing to meet our information retrieval needs. Today’s search tools are making use of structured and linked data, real-time search techniques, and social search. Discover what’s happening in the search field right now and how you can effectively use these tools in your library. This practical primer discusses everything from semantic search to data visualization to how to search for new Web content such as podcasts, videos, and “memes”. Learn the principles behind the Semantic Web, current library-related initiatives, and how you can structure your own data for better retrieval by today’s semantic search engines.

SMS Text Reference Services - Amanda Bielskas, Geology/Geosciences & Psychology Librarian, Columbia University and Kathleen M. Dreyer, Head, Watson Library of Business and Economics
oday’s library patrons are communicating via text messages on their mobile devices and forward-thinking libraries are offering to become their regular contacts. The latest in the evolution of synchronous virtual reference, SMS reference allows patrons to get answers on-the-go and establishes the library as an integral part of their information-seeking process. Learn how to plan and implement a text reference service at your library including everything from choosing your software and developing a staff training program to setting up canned messages and using QR barcodes to market the service. This practical guidebook outlines how to integrate this new offering into your existing virtual reference services, scheduling, promotion, assessment, and discusses workarounds such as using a Google Voice account instead of purchasing a cell phone for the library, or implementing an SMS intern program to offer extended hours.

Location-Based Mobile Social Networks & Augmented Reality - Joe Murphy, Science Librarian, Coordinator of Instruction and Technology, Kline Science Library, Yale University
New location-based services such as FourSquare, BrightKite, and Gowalla let people check in at venues via their mobile devices and connect with their friends in the area. And Augmented Reality applications let mobile users tap into a layer of information about their current location that gets displayed on top of their view of the real world. Both of these cutting-edge technologies offer a world of opportunities for libraries to enhance patrons’ experience and promote the library’s services. This handy guide gives a complete overview of the AR and location-based technology landscapes and details how to use these new services in your library. Readers will learn how to leverage FourSquare and other networks to promote library events, create QR codes for library signage and service promotion, and how to set up your library as a place within these location-aware networks.

Building Mobile Library Applications - Jason Clark, Team Leader, Digital Access & Web Services, Montana State University

Mobile devices are now an essential part of people’s everyday lives. These new devices such as smart phones, iPhones, iPads, and e-book readers are how library patrons are accessing their information today. And mobile-savvy libraries are building mobile library applications to provide them with that information, promote their resources, and offer cutting-edge services. Learn how to develop an iPhone or Android application for your library, how to mobilize your library’s catalog, and how to create a mobile website which can be viewed on smartphones. This complete handbook guides the reader through the process of planning, development, and launch of their own mobile library applications.

UX for Libraries - Aaron Schmidt, Principal, Walking Paper Library Consulting & Amanda Etches Johnson, Head, Discovery & Access, University of Guelph Library
In the short history of library websites, we’ve seen libraries go from developing basic yet largely unintuitive websites to stepping back to think about how the library fits into the user’s research process, how users search for information, and how they experience the library’s web presence. It is user experience research and usability testing that allows libraries and librarians to dig into user motivations and build user-driven websites that meet needs and delight users. This book outlines the strategies, tools and best practices for website and interface development in libraries and covers topics including user research, usability testing, creating a content strategy, and website governance.

Drupal and Libraries - Ken Varnum, Web Systems Manager, University of Michigan Library
Drupal is a powerful, free, open source content management system that enables organizations to create extensive, flexible websites incorporating social and 2.0 functionality. Libraries are utilizing this increasingly popular technology to create community-oriented websites which they can fully customize according to their specific needs. This hands-on, practical book walks the reader through the entire process of setting up a Drupal website for their library as well as provides tips and best practices for creating their own modules, and using existing library-oriented modules such as SOPAC2 to accomplish tasks such as integrating the library’s OPAC into the new website.

Screencasting for Libraries - TBA…
Screencasts are short instructional videos that demonstrate computer-related tasks and can be a very effective way to show library patrons how to use your website, OPAC, or databases. This complete how-to guidebook provides tips and techniques for how to create engaging library training screencasts and store them on the Web. From planning and software selection to storyboarding, scripting, and distribution, this practical primer provides step-by-step instructions. Learn about promotion techniques such as customizing a YouTube channel, embedding videos in the library website and Facebook Page, and getting your videos on iTunesU as well as post-production options such as file formats, sizes, and codecs in this all-in-one resource.

Next-Gen Redesign – TBA…
Today’s Next-Generation libraries are forces of innovation that are embracing the information revolution brought about through Web 2.0 technology. These cutting-edge libraries are creating engaging experiences for their patrons by incorporating social functionality into their websites and online catalogs. They are increasingly adopting open source software, creating interactive social media subject guides, chatting with patrons via IM widgets, and enabling patrons to send cataloging records to their cell phones. Learn how redesign your library’s website to offer next-gen social, open, and mobile, functionality for your library patrons.

San José Public Library website (Drupal!)

I thought this article was interesting, given I am on the homepage redesign committee. We, too, are dramatically reducing links; however, design wise, I think it has a much more organic feel and look. Of course, we'll see what usability says, right?
---------
"The San José Public Library (SJPL), CA, unveiled its new, vastly simplified website this month, after more than two-and-a-half years of design work and usability testing."

and
"Six blocks concept is key
The most noticeable aspect of the redesign is its simplicity. The usual wide array of links that used to greet visitors—a familiar sight on library websites—has been replaced with a portal offering just six broad choices: Books & Media, Downloads, Services, Research, News & Events, and Locations."

Ems vs. pts. vs % in web design font

So, some friends & I were having a discussion about ems vs. pts vs. % for web fonts (yeah, we are dorky like that...)

Pts are a print unit of measure. Ems are relative to the parent element and scale which is good for mobile and user experience (e.g., I can scale it how I want). Of course, some times you don't want scaleable, but most of the time you would. I personally like % as it forces a certain amount of consistency of display (it is based upon 12pt but is scaleable). So, yes on % or ems
...but don't use pt unless you want to lockdown display.

Two great resources:
pts vs ems vs %
and a conversion chart.

Time flies (projects and more)

So, your might be wondering why I've been so quiet. Busy busy busy.
I set up my art page on facebook at
http://www.facebook.com/robinfayarts
You do not need to friend me (or even "like" the page) in order to see my photos and artwork.
I will be migrating a huge chunk of my art website there, will I redesign it in Drupal (I'm getting rid of all of the stand alone products, so that it's just Drupal)
.
I just helped put together a lunch group to read and discuss metadata and the semantic web. It should be a lot of fun (even though we'll all be giving up lunch time!) but I love getting together for a scholarly discussion. I just hope that we can split facilitation up amongst the group, so that it's just not me (though I am doing the first one). I'm calling us the Metadata Munch Lunch Group. heh.

Secondly, still working on the book proposal. It was going to focus more on the semantic web, but given how little practical application there is at the moment, we're redirecting it to be more about searching as the web involves... kind of a web 2.5, I suppose. I will still cover the semantic web, but not so much in a "here's how to do a semantic web" project.

Beth & I are going to finish writing our article on training for metadata/cataloging librarians in December. We're going to get this done if it kills both of us (100 pages of comments...) and I think we might possibly have another co-author or proofreader, which is great help.

Also, still teaching Drupal and working on a Drupal II class for Winter for Lyrasis.

Finally, starting work on little experiment with EXIF and ITPC data (the data embedded in JPGs) to see how search engines handle them. Should be interesting and I'm working with a couple of folks. More on that later -- I don't want to give away the details before it happens.

I also have a couple of crosspublishing opportunities as well as teaching for the Social Media/Web2.0 program. The Libraries program was so successful we've been asked to expand to campus. I really am going to try to get this organized into a digital format (it was really hard the last time because of all of the different file formats and some people had no handouts) but teaching at Training & Development we'll have access to webinar software and mics.

Oh, and then I'm on the new Gadget Group, which should be alot of fun and organizing TedX for Women at UGA (12/7; 12/8) which now conflicts with a Knowledge Repository meeting. I should receive the schedule soon and can see if we need to do both days or if we can choose one day. I also hope to line up a few local speakers.

and if I survive all that, then I plan to go on vacation in Janurary for my birthday!

FRBRized Music catalog search

Sounds interesting...
--------------
Indiana University is pleased to announce the public (very Beta) release of Scherzo, a music discovery system designed as a testbed of the FRBR conceptual model. The system may be accessed at http://vfrbr.info/search . A product of the IMLS-funded Variations/FRBR project, Scherzo is an early proof of concept for what a library catalog built according to FRBR principles might look like. The current released system is most certainly not a finished product; rather it represents an attempt to share in-progress development work with interested individuals. It is (and will continue to be) far from perfect, and the Variations/FRBR project team hopes these very imperfections help to promote community discussion on the utility of the FRBR model and how feasible mechanisms to automatically FRBRize MARC bibliographic and authority records are likely to be. We welcome and intend to participate in public discussion on this system and the issues it raises. In addition, specific feedback may be sent to vfrbr@dlib.indiana.edu.

Scherzo currently contains records representing approximately 80,000 sound recordings from the holdings of Indiana University's renowed William and Gayle Cook Music Library in the Jacobs School of Music. Work on Scherzo to date has focused most heavily on FRBR Work identification from MARC and basic results display in a FRBRized environment. While we have paid some attention to user interface design, it is not our project's primary concern. The search system currently resides on a test server; while we expect the service to be generally available, please excuse any temporary down time or unexpected restarts.

In the relatively short term, we have a number of planned improvements to the system, including a keyword search, improved Work identification processes, representing more specific roles that Group 2 entities have to Group 1 entities (beyond created by, realized by, and produced by defined in the FRBR reports), and bulk download of the source data powering this system in XML. In the slightly longer term we hope to make the source data available as Linked Data as well.

For more information, you may see detailed specifications for our MARC to FRBR record transformation
http://www.dlib.indiana.edu/projects/vfrbr/projectDoc/metadata/mappings/spring2010/vfrbrSpring2010mappings.shtml, or the project home page http://vfrbr.info

New Georgia Encyclopedia Survey (your opinion matters)

Disclaimer: I actually wrote a few articles for NGE in the Arts/Entertainment category. You can read them here, if you would like. (It would be nice if my name were hotlinkable, ha! I should've added that into my survey response, I suppose).

----------------
Many of you in all kinds of libraries are New Georgia Encyclopedia users, and the NGE wants your input on what the Next Generation NGE may look like. The NGE is hosted by GALILEO and is in partnership with the Georgia Humanities Council and UGA Press. Your feedback and that of other staff and patrons will help guide the design and content for the next version and provide the basis for fundraising and grant application activities. You can find the link to the survey on the NGE home page at http://www.georgiaencyclopedia.org

Projects, training & more (what I'm up to) : Drupalcamp, webdesign, digital identity, tweeting & more

Just a quick little update letting you know where I'll be and what I'm doing:

• Today> DrupalCamp : Goal is to absorb as much related to publishing as I can and also get a few more ideas for my Intermediate Drupal class I'll be proposing to teach for Lyrasis for Winter semester. I dumped epublish (articles wouldn't "stick" to their issues) and I've looked at openpublish, but I don't really want to start the site from scratch (although I could, but I would then need to reload my database). I hope to re-launch moonshine arts magazine really soon, but I need to work out the publishing platform. I know how to do it using the book module and I *could* do it that way, but really want it to be a true journal platform.
• Continuing for next 2 weeks: I'm taking a "web design" class through the webacademy. The class is really good and if you have never used Wordpress or GIMP (image editing, kind of like a free version of photoshop -- it's not but they do have similarities), it would be PERFECT for you. Alas, it's way elementary for me (and I've even taught similar classes), but I've been able to help out some of my fellow students in the chat, and I have picked up a couple of small tips, though nothing I couldn't have googled. So, why did I sign up? 1. Description didn't state audience level so I really didn't know and 2. Free.
• Oct, 6 @ UGA Libraries; Oct 13 @COMO/GLA : Your Voice: Professional Networking & Digital Identity
  Free > Teaching 2 hour workshop on digital identity (will cover privacy and controlling identity, too) , personal branding, reputation management, developing influence, and credibility, aka digicred. Tools covered facebook, linkedin, twitter, etc. Losely based upon on my Digicred seminar.
• Oct. 13: 1 voice, many channels w/ @Amy Watts: Teaching a session on tweeting and blogging for libraries; I'm covering blogging; Amy will cover twitter, but we'll tag team the whole preseno through. If you've never been to one of our presentations, we always get great feedback. Free @ COMO.
• Nov. 11, Intro to Drupal for Libraries (Lyrasis)
• Dec.4-6: TedX for Women / Coordinator (still working out logistics, but contact me at georgiawebgurl@gmail.com if interested)

DrupalCamp, Drupal & the ejournal saga.. or how I became a Drupal Girl.

Super excited about DrupalCamp tomorrow because there are 2 sessions for publishing and one for openpublish!

As some of you know, I've been editing an online arts & literary journal, called moonshine, which was housed on an opensource publishing platform called PacerCMS. The only problem with that product (which worked perfectly) is that support is really limited and no one (including me, who was volunteering) has a lot of time to devote to development. So, I started exploring Drupal. I use Drupal (and teach on Drupal for Lyrasis, next intro class is Nov. 11). I love Drupal.

I should probably issue a disclaimer though: Drupal was not my first CMS love though -- that would be ee (Expression Engine). ee and I broke up (it was an early relationship as I was one of the early implementers of the post-Pmachine, ee). When I started using ee (migrated from MT aka Movable Type which was a migration from GreyMatter -- yes, you blogging photographers, from the 2000/2001 era, feel free to take a moment...), Drupal was hmm...

Drupal 4(?). something (if I remember correctly)... and it was awful. Actually, it wasn't, but theming meant working with bunches of html and template files; there was no CSS theming as there is now. Installation was a nightmare and documentation was awful (imho). It was (probably) a programmer's dream and a designer's nightmare.

So, I jumped into the world of ee and loved it. I still love alot of things about ee and hate some things about ee. I watched from afar as Drupal went through 5, and then at 6, I noticed some significant changes with Drupal. Drupal sites started looking like real websites -- real websites with beautiful designs. ee was becoming more restrictive in terms of noncommercial licensing, I never had an ee upgrade that went properly (tech support ALWAYS had to help me) and was moving already towards its pay-to-play model that it supports now.

Soooo... I downloaded a copy of Drupal 6 and starting building my website. Wow, it was great and wonderful and so powerful.

...which is where I am now. I kind of want to Drupalize everything. ;-) I want the policy and procedures manual that I am the caretaker of (all 250 PDFs and growing) to be Drupal, but Drupal doesn't really have a doc management system at the level I need (I know, I could probably create something, but I'm looking for out of the box solutions... modules that will hopefully be supported with future versions of Drupal...) and I've found a DMS (KnowledgeTree) which can be incorporated into Drupal.

...and regarding that ejournal? I set up Drupal, styled it and started working with epublish, but I was really having problems with articles "sticking" in their issues. So, I'm looking to openpublish which I've installed but not set up yet, for which there is a session at DrupalCamp in ATL. So excited... and hope to have a new announcement about moonshine soon...and you'll finally get to see my finished painting, Leuce.

Also for those of you in my area>
ath drupal group.
http://groups.google.com/group/athdrupal

Content & digitization panel symposium free!!!

Event Type: Webinar
Date: 8/25/2010
Start Time: 2:00 PM
End Time: 4:00 PM

Description:

WebJunction is hosting a two-hour symposium that will feature four presentations on current trends and practical approaches to library digitization and preservation projects. Our guest panelists will address:

• Designing a digital preservation system using a framework that includes all stakeholders, from library administrators to archivists to IT workers to vendors.
• The difference between access and preservation tools, and why we need to consider both.
• Harvesting social networking websites for preservation.
• The organizational "long-view" of preservation resources, technology, costs and policies.

Panelists include:

• Sarai Lastra, Vice Chancellor of Information Resources/Director of Virtual Library at Universidad del Turabo, Puerto Rico. Update: Due to an emergency, Sarai unfortunately will not be able to present at Wednesday's symposium.
• Sarah McHugh, Statewide Projects Librarian, Montana State Library, including Montana Memory Project.
• Amy Rudersdorf, Director of the Digital Information Management Program, State Library of North Carolina and lecturer at San Jose State University, School of Library & Information Science.
• Taylor Surface, Senior Product Manager, Digital Collection Services, OCLC.

Library: WebJunction
Location: WebEx

Other Information:

*This event is free.Contact: info@webjunction.org

Link: Event Archives on WebJunction
Status: Openings

Training programs for library staff

Couple of training programs that came across my desk today (also, don't forget webjunction and Lyrasis for training...) Many of my presentations and training resources are located at http://www.slideshare.net/robinfay/

For those attending GOLD/GALILEO friday, see you there...

ONLINE LIBRARY ASSISTANT TRAINING PROGRAM

Rutgers University is accepting applications for its Fall 2010 program for paraprofessional at academic and research libraries.

The Online Library Assistant Training Program is an online, on-the-job, semester-long class designed for library assistants and associates who are relatively new to work in academic and research libraries. It offers a look at the "big picture" issues for academic and research libraries, including library values, functions, and practices; how different functions fit into the mission and processes of the library; developing excellent service skills; and some best practices. The course runs from September 20th-November 22nd; participants can expect to spend five to seven hours per week on the class. The course fee is $500 for approximately 50 professional development hours.

For details about the Online Library Assistant Training Program, including the application form, go to http://comminfo.rutgers.edu/professional-development/online-library-assistant-training-program.html

Questions? Contact Amy Kimball a akimball@rutgers.edu

AND here's another:

LSSC
The Library Support Staff Certification (LSSC) Program is accepting
applications for 55 subsidies of $200 from LSSC Candidates to enroll in and
complete LSSC-approved courses. Candidates who receive a subsidy award will
receive a $200 reimbursement after they pay for, and complete, an
LSSC-approved course.

To apply for a subsidy, candidates must be accepted in the LSSC Program by
September 15, 2010. Subsidy recipients must successfully complete one of
LSSC's Approved Courses by
April 1, 2011.

Application information is available on the LSSC For Candidates
page. Candidates must apply for
the subsidy by September 15. The LSSC Program staff will select recipients
using a random selection process and announce subsidy awards on September
27.

LSSC is a national, voluntary certification program administered by the
American Library Association-Allied Profession Association (ALA-APA). The
LSSC Program is partially funded by the Institute of Museum and Library
Services. For more information, please contact LSSC Program
staff.

Some of things I've taught over the years

Interesting how my interests have progressed over the years. (and these are just the ones I can remember and just to note this is an alphabetic title list).

Heh, the word web sure does appear alot ;-) Many of these are available via http://www.slideshare.net/robinfay/


You can always email me for more info. ;-)

..and guess what? I'm guest lecturing on digital identity, social networking, personal branding and digicred in 2 weeks; then on to GLA/COMO for 2 preconferences! Hopefully, I can squeeze in teaching a Drupal class, too. I know, whoa, busy!

Ask Technical Services Program (COMO/GLA; 2001) Co-Coordinated the Tech Services programs with the Chair through developing a potential topic list and identifying panel participants

Best New Technologies: Keeping up with the Storm Teleconference; (Discussion Leader 2006) Examining the challenges of Web 2.0 followed with a discussion of current Web 2.0 technologies and their use in the Libraries.

Bibliographic Data on the Semantic Web (discussion facilitator, 2009) Discussion on Martha Yee’s article on bibliographic data, RDA, and the Semantic Web.

Blog basics (Dweebs, a campus wide group; 2009) Lunch and Learn about various blog softwares and blog options, including an overview of Wordpress and the UGA Libraries’ experience.

Blogging & Tweeting (co-trainer, 10 Weeks to a 2.0 You program; 2010) Workshop on blogging and tweeting including hands on activities and homework.

Cataloging’s Del.icio.us links (Faculty meeting, panel presentation; 2007): Brief presentation on using Del.icio.us bookmarking tools to pull together various links into a centralized page on the Cataloging Department’s website.

Cataloging Fundamentals: Records and MARC Presentation (Media Specialist program; Gwinnett Campus; Guest Lecturer; 2006): Presentation on record structure, data field elements for MARC, and the relationships between records and databases, with followup questions and answers session on cataloging practices, policies, and databases.

Cataloging Tools Survey: Research in Progress (Academic Librarian Research Forum, Georgia Tech; by invitation; 2009) Overview of a 2008 survey of approximately 200 catalogers from variety of libraries across the United States.

Cataloging Tools online: Free resources (2009; USG Cataloging Committee, online/Wimba) Continuing education presentation on free cataloging resources.

Connecting with Connexion: The UGA Experience, co-presenter; graphic designer (GUGM). 2005) Powerpoint graphics, collaborated on content and discussion topics, and presented an overview of the UGA Connexion migration timeframe and training.

Creating web pages in Netscape, class & tutorial (PDR; 2002)
Two hour workshop on web design including hands-on activities; developed content and learning objectives for using Netscape Composer to create websites.

Digicred: do you have it? (2010, UGA class, guest lecturer); Discussion on social and professional networking, social media, branding, and digital identity.

Direct Link to the Patron: Web Tools to Expand Services (COMO/GLA; 2006): Co-presenter on how libraries use web based tools to market their services, educate their patrons, and provide value added services with an overview of the Libraries’ Blog and Report an Error mechanism.

Drupal 101 (UGADG: University of Georgia Drupal Group; 2009) Lunch and Learn introduction to Drupal; end result was the formation of the UGA Drupal Group.

Drupal for Libraries (Lyrasis; 2010- ) Introduction and overview of Drupal with a focus on libraries. Please see Lyrasis website for more info.

Emerging Technologies in Libraries (GPLS Director’s meeting, invited speaker; 2009) Presentation and discussion on current and emerging technologies in general and also in libraries.

Facebook, Privacy, and Your Digital Identity (Dweebs; 2009; encore 2010) Lunch and Learn/presentation about privacy, digital identity, and social media, focusing on Facebook. http://www.slideshare.net/robinfay/facebook-privacy-and-digital-identity

Flash, Bam, Alakazam! Photos in a 2.0 World (10 Weeks to a 2.0 You program; 2010) Workshop on online image editors, basic image editing and tips for good photography. Included hands on activities and homework.

GIL searching and reporting problems (UGA Libs Reference Department, 2002; co-trainer) One hour training session with identified training objectives including reporting discrepancies and errors found in the Libraries’ catalog (GIL).

He's a mentor, she's a mentor... wouldn't you like to be a mentor, too? Panel member (COMO/GLA, 2002) Presented an overview of the Mentor Program and facilitated discussion of mentoring within academic libraries.

Illusion: Insights Into Visual Design Elements, Co-presenter, Emerging Technologies Faculty Learning Community; 2010) Presentation on webdesign, color, and the elements of web design and how they can impact user experience.

Image Editing: It's not all about Photoshop (Dweebs; 2010) Lunch and Learn presentation about online image editors including video.

Issues in Cataloging and Bibliographic Maintenance Presentation (Media Specialist program; Gwinnett Campus; Guest Lecturer; 2006): Presentation on academic cataloging as it relates to bibliographic maintenance. Additionally, provided teaching assistance at follow-up hands on training session in creating MARC records.

Librarians and Faculty Learning Communities at UGA (PDRC; Panel Discussion Member, 2008) Discussion of experiences of being a member of Faculty Learning Communities.

Lip-smacking good: Web 2.0 technologies and your library blog (Co-presenter, COMO/GLA, 2007) Incorporating Web 2.0 technologies into blogging; includes overviews of Youtube, Flickr, del.icio.us, and using RSS feeds.

Metadata for Catalogers (USG, Cataloging Committee; online/Wimba; 2009) Continuing education presentation on metadata and how it fits into the cataloging profession.

Metadata 101 (UGA, Emerging Technologies Faculty Learning Community; 2009) Presentation of an overview of metadata as used on the web and by library communities.

News and Events Training Sessions, Co-trainer, 2005 One hour training session with identified training objectives, resources, and hands on exercises in the Libraries’ News & Events, an online Wordpress database.

News and Events Project Overview (DHG), 2005; Co-presenter Overview of blogs and blog history, summary of project process, and demo of the Libraries’ News and Events, a Wordpress database. http://www.robinfay.net/site/content/blogging-overview/

One Voice, Many Channels: Blogging and Tweeting for Libraries (COMO/GLA, 2010, Co-Presenter; invited preconference) Explores tweeting and blogging by academic libraries for sharing news, events, outreach, PR, marketing, and as a community building tool.

Open Systems, Closed Systems (University of Georgia/Freshman Seminar, Guest Lecturer; 2009) Presentation and discussion on the social media, opensource, community source, closed systems, and open systems.

Presentations that Rock! Advanced Powerpoint (PDRC workshop, 2008) Two hour workshop on extending Powerpoint to include video and real time websites, among other features. http://www.robinfay.net/site/powerpoint/

Reading the MARC Code: Understanding the Cataloging Record Presentation, Co-trainer (STEP Program, 2007) Presentation on intricacies of reading a MARC record, its relationship to the Libraries’ catalog, GIL, as well as tips for interpreting the parts of a technical display of a bibliographic, holding, and item record in GIL.

Semantic Web and the Social Web (University of Georgia/Master of Internet Technology Program; Gwinnett Campus; Guest Lecturer; 2009) Presentation and discussion on the metadata, the semantic web and its assumptions, as contrasted and compared with user generated content from social media sites. http://www.slideshare.net/robinfay/semantic-web-and-the-social-web

Semantic Web, Cataloging and Metadata (Valdosta State University, Guest Lecturer; 2010) Presentation and discussion on the metadata and the semantic web.

Simplify Your Inbox: Making RSS Work For You (UGA Libraries; Panel Discussion, 2009) Discussion panel on RSS including using Google Reader and reducing email by using RSS feeds.

Social Media Training: Tools You Can Use (Social Media for Government, 2010) Presentation and discussion of social media training tools, social media policies and more.

Web 2.0+ and Professional Networking: Are You LinkedIn? Panel Discussion (UGA; Coordinator/Facilitator; 2008) Social networking as used by those at the University of Georgia for professional networking purposes. Presentation also podcast.

What is Database Maintenance? Presentation (Media Specialist program; Gwinnett Campus; Guest Lecturer; 2004) Presentation on academic cataloging as it relates to bibliographic maintenance within the UGA Libraries. Additionally, provided teaching assistance at follow-up hands on training session in creating MARC records.

Wordpress overview (University of Georgia Public Relations Department; 2008) Overview of Wordpress and a discussion of some of their questions regarding how best to utilize Wordpress.

Your voice: Professional Networking using Social Media (GLA/COMO preconference, 2010) Personal branding, professional networking, using social networking effectively; includes a discussion of privacy, netiquette, and developing a personal social media policy.

Emerging Technologies Group thoughts

So, here are the kinds of things were are talking about and exploring in the Emerging Technologies Group for the Libraries. We now have a newly formed Social Media Group in addition to the Home Page Redesign Group and the Mobile Development Group, so the EMT Group is more of a thinktank group. We assist the other groups and try to look to trends in libraries (at least, that is our working premise).

Thoughts on focus for upcoming year: Mobile, Social Media

* How does Social Media mesh with our homepage? Should it?
* Dynamic vs. static pages? Our current site is more static than dynamic, what are our feelings on that?
* Should/Could we incorporate more of the SM into our home page, like we do on the blog?
* Youtube: A cohesive presence and how to present our multimedia. We have the multimedia and subscribe pages, now what?
* Mobile

Free mobile/smart device summit

With the proliferation of smart devices (smartphones, tablet devices), local governments are developing applications that make government services and information more accessible and government more responsive to the public.

PTI is hosting this half-day, web-based Virtual Summit on Apps for Local Government that will look at the opportunities that mobile apps can provide, as well as explore the policy and management implications of creating and implementing these apps.

This exciting web event will begin with an overview of why local governments are moving into the rapidly changing waters of mobile apps. Then, three local governments – Boston, MA, Miami-Dade County, FL, and New York, NY will share their experiences with mobile apps.

The entire educational event is presented free of charge and is designed for anyone interested in the development or implementation of apps for local government. Local officials can attend the entire meeting or sign-on for just the portions that are of interest.
TODAY: Virtual Summit on Apps for Local Government 1:00-4:30 PM ET http://j.mp/cVVVCP

---------------------

my art (couple of graphic designs)

Long story, but here goes the short version. Every year the Libraries does a fun staff appreciation week called ASSET. This year our theme is sort of art and music related. So, these were my entries into the "band memorabilia" contest.

Zen (handprinted, handpainted) is a real tshirt and it's based off of my painting, the zen of cats. This one was actually used in a wearable art exhibit eons ago.

DragonSlayerz is a totally made up thing; just transfer print and then same for CD case. Dragonrider image is from a public domain book, but the rest is my graphic design.

The cassette is a real design for the defunct mid 90s band, Grand Fury. I did their demo release covers.

I've done a lot of this stuff over the years, but I never seem to have any photos. So, there you go.

Reasons I unfollowed you in twitter -- I don't really care if you are a mayor in 4square

Well, this isn't the post I was going to write, but I wandered over to twitter karma, which made me think a little about who I follow and who I don't in twitter ;-)

I use twitter to share my blog, push status updates to facebook, linkedin, and googlebuzz, as well as connect/network with others. I am not in a contest to see how many twitter followers I can get (I think Brittny Spears is still no. 1, btw)

Of late, my network hasn't been working so well. The core group I follow post interesting things, the rest, not so much. I've been losing followers lately too, which makes me wonder why they followed me to begin with. I have not changed my use of twitter. Topics I cover are web design, usability, libraries, metadata, the semantic web, digital identity, social media, and the occasional personal post. Nothing has changed there. My twitter usage is high some days and low others; it all depends on what is happening in my world and the larger world.

So, I've been thinking...

If I unfollow (or unfan or unfriend) it's not that I like you any less (if I know you in person). If you are a colleague, it doesn't mean that I respect you any less. However, I want to be able to manage both my online presences and my brand/digital identity, so I do try to think about that direction. I am going to do this with facebook. too.

For twitter, I will unfollow/unfriend you if:
*You never post (unless you are my dearest friends or family, which I will keep around just in case)
*You only (or predominantly) post replies back to your friends -- you know what? it's nice to have a dialogue, but if that is all your twitter feed is, I'd rather not be a 3rd wheel to a conversation I know little about.
*You only post follows: #FF or #FollowFridays -- surely you can think of something to post the other 6 days of the week?
*You only post spam (duh)
*You only post minutiae -- if I don't know you personally, then I might not really care about that great Thai lunch you just had. Friends who shoe shop -- you're exempt on this one. ;-)
*You're the Mayor of _______ in foursquare, and you talk about it all of the time... which leads me to...
*Geoposting. I usually do not care where you are. It IS interesting to hear that you are at a conference or event -- I get great ideas that way, but on the corner of 5th and main at starbucks? Didn't need to know that. Maybe the Library of Congress who is archiving tweets will care, but I don't. ;-)
*You follow/friend me, but I don't know you and your account is private with no info.

For twitter, I may (probably) follow you if:
*Your posts are interesting. A nice mix of information sharing and personal stuff.
*I know you somehow IRL.

I think that's about it. :-)
Your thoughts?

Learning in an open access world (free conference)

from apple & maclearning.org -- sounds interesting!

http://edseminars.apple.com/event/2610
----
Learning in an open-access world.

Join colleagues from across the country in exploring how open access is transforming learning in higher education. Apple and MacLearning.org invite you to AcademiX 2010 for a look at open access, the new teaching methods that are evolving with it, and the Apple technologies that help make it all simple. Six 20-minute talks will expose you to successful approaches, and jump-start a provocative conversation between participants and presenters.

You’ll see how leading educators are finding it easy to produce, distribute, and access academic content using Apple products and open standards. You’ll also learn how students are using Apple tools outside of the traditional lecture environment for research, collaboration, and problem solving.

Fees
The AcademiX 2010 conference is offered free of charge.

One Event, Multiple Ways to Participate
The presentations will take place simultaneously at MIT and Northwestern University, with audiences at more than a dozen other campuses joining in a live video conference. An open microphone will be available at each campus so the presenters and audiences can hear your questions or ideas. If you'd like to attend one of the in-person events, you can register at this site.

If you can’t attend in person, please register on this page to watch the live webcast and interact online with the presenters and your peers.

An integral part of AcademiX 2010 is the Conference Connect online conference system. The ConferenceConnect system is available to all AcademiX 2010 participants, whether attending at an in-person event or via the web. ConferenceConnect will provide a detailed multi-day agenda, a participant directory, participant response surveys, session-based back channel chat rooms, online evaluations, local area information, open resource links and much more. The software's "mobile learning space" is complementary to the AcademiX conference, and is used before, during, and after the conference.

Presentations
Confirmed topics and speakers for the AcademiX 2010 conference include:

This is How We Think: Learning in Public After the Paradigm Shift
Paul Hammond, Ph.D. Director of Digital Initiatives, Dept. of English, Rutgers University
Richard Miller, Ph.D. Executive Director, Plangere Writing Center, Rutgers University

"This is How We Think" continues the line of thinking begun in Miller and Hammond's YouTube piece, "This is How We Dream." In a world where information abounds, where reading and research have moved from the library to the laptop, and where the act of learning itself is now making its way out of the shadows into the public eye, how must the work of education change? In this collaborative presentation, Professors Miller and Hammond will discuss their efforts to invent new media teaching practices that encourage students to engage with the most pressing problems of our time.

Commons-Based Licensing and Scholarship: The Next Layer of the Network
John Wilbanks, VP for Science at Creative Commons

Knowledge products have been generated as text for hundreds of years, and scientific and scholarly results have been locked into text-based technology since the mid 1660's. But journal articles are a compressed version of what happened in the research. The form and function of a journal article was settled long before we could effortlessly transmit data, or incrementally store and edit vast amounts of text, or store and forward research tools in repositories. There is no reason, other than technical lock-in by the printing press, why we should think of the article as a natural unit of knowledge transmission in science. Researchers and teachers make data, text, research tools, inventions, pictures, sounds, videos, and more. But almost none of them et measured other than the article. We now have the capacity to measure the quality of a scientist across multiple dimensions, not just the article. This talk will examine the increasing importance of disaggregated, multivariate knowledge in scholarly communications, and the impacts both good and bad of the coming shift away from the journal as the core form of knowledge transmission.

Innovation and Open Access in Scholarly Journal Publishing
Jason Baird Jackson, Ph.D. Professor of Folklore and Ethnomusicology, Dept Chair, Indiana University

Drawing upon wider lessons learned while editing a toll access journal published by a scholarly society and later establishing an open access journal published in partnership with a research university library, I will describe a range of motivations underpinning the movement for building an open access scholarly communication system. Beyond characterizing the many "whys" of the open access movement, I will offer a picture of where open access journal publishing (as distinct from open access repository use) is now and where it appears to be going. Themes include the opening up of legacy journal content, the circumstances of scholarly societies as publishers, the role of libraries as publishers, author's rights questions, tenure and promotion issues, and the impact of open access publishing for students, communities of concern, and for the careers of individual scholars.

New channels for learning: podcasting opportunities for a distance university
Ben Hawkridge, iTunes U Project Officer, Open University, UK

The Open University is a UK based international distance institution with around 200,000 students, many actively learning in online channels. The University produces rich media courses, via a structured authoring process, in which student interactions (with media; with others; and with teachers) are 'designed in' from scratch. In this talk I will focus on one specific new channel opportunity - institutional podcasting, and in particular the experience of the Open University on iTunes U. Our 'best practice sharing' project STEEPLE shows how RSS provides a powerful technical key to managing these varied new channels. However, real success lies in creating value in these channels that matches up with the new needs of the web 2.0 student!

Education for a Mobile Generation
Kurt Squire, Assoc. Professor, Edu Comm & Tech, Curriculum & Instruction, University of Wisconsin-Madison, Assoc Dir. of Edu Research and Development, Wisconsin Institutes for Discovery

For years, educators struggled with how to wire classrooms for the Internet. With the arrival of mobile media devices, soon every student will come to school with a broadband enabled, multimedia device in their pocket. How do we design educational experiences in an era in which we must assume that students can -- and will -- access whatever information and social network they want at a moments notice? This presentation describes the forms of participation enabled by such devices, how youth are using mobile devices such as iPhones to accelerate learning, and what a cutting-edge curriculum that leverages such devices looks like. These new approaches not only offer, but require educators to break down the walls of the classroom.

The Digital Natives Are Getting Restless: the Student Voice of the Open Access Movement
Nick Shockey, Director, Right to Research Coalition, Director of Student Advocacy, Scholarly Publishing and Academic Resources Coalition (SPARC)

Students today are digital natives. We’ve grown up in a world of unfettered access to digital information, instant gratification in the best possible sense. Yet when we need access to scholarly journals, we’re suddenly locked out. Though our education literally depends on them, we’re often cut off from journals crucial to our research, our papers, and our understanding of both details and the larger picture. However, students, in addition to numerous other stakeholders, are quickly realizing that access barriers to journals are as unnecessary as they are harmful. We’re working to reform the current academic publishing system into one that is open and equitably serves the interests of all who depend on it, not just those who can afford the often high cost of access.

Who Should Attend?
AcademiX 2010 is offered to individuals engaged in the production, distribution, and use of scholarly communications who are either employed by, or attend, institutions of Higher Education. The intended audiences are faculty, administrators, instructional technologists, developers, librarians and students.

Developing mobile, scrolling horizontally, undergrads usage of wikipedia (links, links)

Just a couple of various links from various places:

how to build mobile versions of existing sites, including links to some mobile site building tools:
http://designshack.co.uk/articles/css/quick-tips-for-creating-a-mobile-optimized-site

How undergraduates use wikipedia:
http://www.uic.edu/htbin/cgiwrap/bin/ojs/index.php/fm/article/view/2830/2476

scrolling horizontally!
https://xd.adobe.com/#/articles/article/530

direct link to the horizontally scrolled page:
http://www.thinkingforaliving.org/