ATHICA MYSTERY TRIENNIAL [Art Exhibit]

ATHICA MYSTERY TRIENNIAL

2nd ATHICA MYSTERY TRIENNIAL!

May 17th, 2014 – June 15th, 2014

Opening Reception: Saturday, May 17th, 2014

Admission: $10 members, $15 non-members / 6 – 9 PM Pre-Order for just $10
Catering by: The National, Marti’s at Midday + George’s Lowcountry Table

Join us for this unique spring fundraiser! Over 100 regional artists were invited to create 5” x 7” works to be hung ANONYMOUSLY with the identity of the artists to be revealed when the piece is purchased.

All artworks will be sold at the same price ($60 each, or two for $100) with all proceeds benefiting ATHICA. Visitors will be encouraged to vote on their favorite piece. The winner will receive a cash prize of $200!

ATHICA is an independent, non-profit gallery promoting and supporting innovative contemporary art and artists through exhibitions, education, and events. We are able to provide our community with a variety of cultural programming, year after year, through the continued support of our patrons.

Sponsored by:
AOC Twilight • Athens Ford • Todd Emily • The Puffin Foundation • FCA • ACC • Jason Berstein/Athens GA Homes • Flagpole

Participating Artists:
Addison Adams • John Ahee • Ruth Allen • June Ball • Taylor Bareford • Maggie Baxter • Darin Beasley • Lauren Benbrook • Matt Blanks • Ciara Bringardner • Vanessa Briscoe Hay • Holly Brown • Jaime Bull • Don Byram • cap man • Michelle Chidester • Claire Clements • Robert Clements • Tobiah Cole • Alison Cundiff • Gabriel Cymerman-Bird • Laurel Denham • Maria Dondero • Stefan Eberhard • Margot Ecke • Eddy Edderson • Jamison Edgar • Will Eskridge • Lauren Fancher • Robin Fay • Larry Forte • Lisa Freeman • Paige French • Andy Giannakakis • Kelly Gorman • James Greer • Lawson Grice • Alexei Gural • Krysia Haag • Amy Hairston • Melissa Harshman • Jennifer Hartley • Hannah Hay • Hope Hilton • Brian Hitselberger • Jeremy Hughes • Brianna Isbell • Cindy Jerrell • Kristen Karch • Justin Klocke • Marlene Koncewicz • Lou Kregel • Jourdan Joly • Missy Kulik • Vivan Liddell • Kate Lloyd • Bart Lynch • Barbara Mann • Jennifer Manzella • Jason Matherly • Valerie Mathews • Rhys May • Reid McCallister • Erin McIntosh • Manda Mckay • Katherine McQueen • Cobra McVey • Judith McWillie • Erin Moore • Stan Mullins • Deirdre Murray • Jeff Owens • Scott Pope • Ben Reynolds • Georgia Rhodes • Beth Sale • Karla Schott • Rene Shoemaker • Dan Smith • Donni Smith • Mark Steinmetz • Emily Stephens • Jon Swindler • Jason Thrasher • Steven Trimmer • Lindsay Troutman • Brent Van Daley • Tatiana Veneruso • Rusty Wallace • Mark Watkins • Jacob Wenzka • Ally White • Donald Whitehead • Jeffrey Whittle • Lauren Williamson • Mary Wilson • Anthony Wislar • Rebecca Wood • Dena Zilber + MORE!

http://athica.org/exhibitions/athica-mystery-triennial/

Programming advice

So, someone asked me how I learned all of the web stuff that I know. It's a combination of a lot of different resources but what I finally realized is the secret to everything (perhaps, even life itself):

All you really need to understand is the structure, some of the basic commands, and how the code works. With that and a good cheatsheet, you can do anything.

Personal Learning Networks for IT Professionals

How do you increase your skills and keep up with technology? Tips and tricks for IT professionals.

Adventures in pinning - pinterest = visual bookmarking? scrapbooking?

So, I've been experimenting with pinterest, which up until now, has been predominantly used by women over 50. To be honest, initially, I could have cared less about pinterest. I really couldn't see a reason to use it as it seemed to be all DIY, crafts, fashion, recipes, and childcare stuff...  kind of a glittery glued, bubblegum, hearts and flowers stickered sorority bulletin board...  Confession here: I'm not a mom and I don't get the "mom" culture and we'll just leave it at that. ;-)

Yet, with delicious struggling to re-invent itself yet again (seriously my 1700+ bookmarks are a mess), I needed a way to organize my readings, projects, things I want to revisit, and yes... even things I want to buy. So, I decided to give pinterest a try.

PROs

• Exploding usage
• Easy to use* (mostly - see below) 
• Still very "girly" tho it is obviously starting to shift as others use it. Photography and art are natural fits; as are infographics (generally statistics represented graphically). 
• "Clip" (copy) URLs into a board - if the URL breaks you still have your pin with your description and whatever image you used (both good and bad - if your content outside of pinterest gets misused it is harder to get it all off of pinterest - although you can report pins OR if you need to get back to the original link, you can't at that point) 
• Can pin to multiple boards through repinning and pins can be deleted. 
• Put "pins" (clips/bookmarks) into boards (your personal category) which is then tied to an overall category. 
• Boards can be created, rearranged, and deleted; they have their own URL created by the title of the board. 
• Pins can be emailed or embedded into a website; they can also be reported for misuse.
• Boards can be private or shared amongst users (Pinners).
• Pinners can subscribe to individual boards or to all of your boards; you can do the same. 
• Interesting uses: highlight collections in libraries, museums or archives; share history through digitized documents and images, portfolios and CVs, collective curation on particular topics. 
• Pinners can "like" and leave comments, although it is hard to keep track of these within the pinterest interface. You will get notified of each of these via email but you can turn that off or limit it to a daily email.   
• Pinterest tools and 3rd party tools/apps to embed pinboards and pins into websites (even into Facebook pages)
• Search by boards, pins, or pinner or by category (chronological browse) or most popular 
• Some limited analytics including pinalytics 
• Free and fun

CONs

• Image required - if pinterest can not find an appropriate sized image on the page, it will not "pin" (copy URL to bookmark on your board) and you'll have to create (or borrow) an image  to upload in order to "pin" your resource. There is no default image you can use for a particular type. This is a bit of limitation if you are trying to bookmark blogs with heavy text, PDFs, working papers, procedural or organizational websites with small logos, etc. 
• Organization woes: No way to organize pins WITHIN a board; overall categories are limited;  too many boards (maybe sub-boards would help?) and pins turn an account into a jumble; no customization of individual account 
• Broken URLs - if a URL breaks, while you still have whatever description and image you used, you can't get back to the original link.
• Board URLs - if you change the name of the board, you change the URL. Ridiculous. 
• Pinterest will connect with twitter, email, and facebook, if you will allow it. However, it will recommend people to you who have no pins or boards. Why would you want to follow someone who has no content?
• Pinterest is not really for "all" websites as it states - Facebook is blocked, among other sites. Some sites (shopping seems to include the pin button) make it easy to pin things, while other sites are blocking pinterest. There are ways around the block, but I am not going to post those publicly.
• Pinterest is sorely lacking in analytics. While pinalytics is ok, it would be nice if pinterest provided some sort of built in analytics, especially for those of using it to document our work, build portfolios, or keep up with our reputation.   
• Concerns over copyright - Pinterest's copyright statement is here. In the beginning, there were huge concerns from the photography community and if you follow the photography boards, you see that photos are posted without citation at times. Mashable's realistic advice on pinterest is here but I can see where it is still an issue.  Now, we've always had the issue of wrongful use (stealing - inadvertently or not) with the internet, but it does seem that Pinterest has made it that much easier. 
• What is real? In my opinion, copyright and authenticity are the 2 biggest issues with Pinterest.  As provenance is often lost for pins, it is sometimes hard for people to determine if an image is digital art or real photography; if a gadget has actually been created or is a prototype or photoshop mockup. 

I realize pinterest is very much in evolution, so it is possible that some of these issues will sort out. 

You can find my pins at http://pinterest.com/georgiawebgurl/

Our digital legacy and our metadata trail - what happens to your online identity when you die? Interview at WREK

We're talking digital legacy, metadata trails, digital stuff... challenges of archiving... Up until Feb. 22 - listen while you can!
(and the great music!)
http://www.wrek.org/lostinthestacks/

One world, one blog - merging identities, merging blogs

robinart 2006ish

So, I had a personal/art blog over at my domain (robinart.com) from 2004-2007 (prior to that, it was just a very simple site). This blog was an early experiment in using a CMS (Content Management System); originally, a photoblog (more about  the software & history here); later, a place to talk about software, my projects, and life in general. It was a good run, but I'm not really blogging in that way anymore  (mostly due to Facebook and other social media outlets). So, on that note, I'm going to merge all of my blogs here together. ALL of my blogs - that means (old) book reviews, health ramblings, technology, art, blogging, and more.

Yes, changes are afoot in more ways, than one. I need to simplify my virtual life a little. I will keep my domains for now although I will begin to mirror them - robinfay and robinart will be mirrors. I haven't quite decided what to do with my scattered social media - flickr, twitter, linkedin, etc. but those are on the list to tackle too. My newly designed sites will be aggregates of my content. Actually, I have been thinking about doing this for a while, but finding the time and motivation... well...  

So, that is the scoop. You probably won't notice any difference unless you go back through the history or search for particular topics. What you will see is a lot more art. So, for the 8 readers I have (ok, there are more of you than that... lol)

Semantic web, data, social networking, art and more (radio interview)

Ok, so you have a couple of days left to listen to the archive - so get with it people. We talk about semantic web, but also the social web, serendipity, user experience, libraries as place AND art. All wrapped around some great indie music. 

Now how cool is that?

Semantic web, linked data - libraries in Georgia

Laura, Doug & I will be discussing linked data, semantic web and library projects (including what Emory is up to) at COMO on Thursday. I will also be doing a more general metadata session on Thursday morning.
In addition to all of that Doug and Laura have started GLAMLOD as a discussion group for linked data, semantic web, and metadata topics -- not necessarily limited to the state of Georgia.

Information about the discussion group is below:
Hello,

Calling to your attention, a new interest group and a Google Group discussion list created by Laura Akerman and Doug Goans from Georgia Tech, to act as a mailing list, targeted to people from Georgia cultural heritage institutions who are interested in or involved with implementing linked data technology, publishing linked open data or using it.    You can find the group here:

https://groups.google.com/group/glamlod/

If you're interested, we encourage you to visit the group site and request an invitation to join.  A fuller description of the group and some details about joining follow.

Georgia Libraries Archives and Museums Linked Open Data (GLAMLOD) is limited to members in the state of Georgia in order focus on the use and implementation of Linked Open Data for cultural heritage organizations in the state. GLAMLOD supports the LOD learning community in Georgia and acts as a resource for those actively wanting to use and implement Linked Open Data (LOD). GLAMLOD will also be an information hub for LOD members to initiate discussions, collaborations, meetups, workshops, guest speakers, or other activities.

The group aims to move beyond abstract discussion to focus on actions and results related to LOD and our institutions. Some possible topics to start the discussion include:

* Industry and Professional use and adoption of LOD (Google, Facebook, OCLC)

* Georgia institutional use and adoption of LOD (what activities are happening, what roadblocks exist and what can be done to accommodate LOD)

* Develop learning groups and links to resources for current and future members to understand LOD at both a conceptual and technical level.

The Google Groups site has been set up so that people must request an invitation to join; this is to try to keep out spam.  Please indicate your institution and interest in Linked Data when you join; we'll approve your request.  If you've not used Google Groups before, you may need to verify your email address, but a gmail or other Google account should not be required.

The first message is moderated, but after that, the list will be open to anyone to post messages, from either the web interface or by sending email from the address you signed up with.  You can change email address or remove yourself from the group through the group web site.

If you have any problems joining the group, you can email Laura (liblna -at- emory -dot- edu) or Doug (doug.goans -at- library -dot- gatech.edu ) for help.

robin

You can get there from here: AACR2 / MARC>RDA / FRBR / Semantic web

Although my graphics didn't turn out too nicely at slideshare, overall I think this covers what I'd like my staff to understand about RDA and FRBR in terms of foundation knowledge. We build from here...

Rda intro.pptx from robin f

Semantic Web Technologies & Social Search (Introduction to Metadata)

This first chapter outlines the book but also includes a nice overview of metadata and how it fits into the web at large (and really all of the records we create). If you are new to metadata or interested in learning how metadata works on the web (& perhaps, try a few projects), you are definitely the audience we were targeting.

While the context of the book is library related, the projects can easily be done by individuals, institutions, or businesses. Michael & I cover projects like enriching metadata in Flickr, building a web/contacts directory using microformats, and how to contribute to the very cool civil war history semantic web project (thanks to Jon Voss) - among many other projects. Along the way, we discuss metadata (did you know your camera creates metadata?) and show you how to use metadata for better searching across the web - the whole web - social media to the wild web. Semantic Web and Social Searching

Metadata standards for objects, documents, & more

Early on I was on a committee that was charged with writing metadata standards using qualified Dublin Core (DC) for what would become the Institutional Repository for the Univ. System of Georgia Libraries.I worked on other parts of this initial project (Technical Oversight, Portal Design) too. Anyhow, I am particularly proud of how dedicated and diligent this group is in archiving institutional knowledge. I still sit on the Content & Metadata Committee and you can see our standards here

Talking about metadata for images & literacy standards, linked data and semantic web for libraries,

Just a quick update - so much going on professionally this Fall. Teaching, teaching, teaching for Lyrasis (I hope to be teaching on linked data and semantic webby goodness soon plus the usual standards), just picked up reviewing articles for GLQ, chapter  in prepub (When do I have time to be professionally active?) coming out in Time Organization for Librarians: Beating Budget and Staff Cuts to be published by Scarecrow Press (2013), Semantic Web Technologies and Social Searching for Librarians now available, and 3 presentations/2 workshops/bootcamp (conferences: Information Literacy; COMO; GeekEnd; DrupalCamp coming up. I think I may have 1 more proposal for the Fall, if I can remember when the IT Conference is at RockEagle. Yeah, there is a reason I wrote a chapter entitled, "When do I have time to be professionally active?" ;-) (Promise it is NOT all on the weekend, tho bootcamps often are).

So, here are the topics for the presentations:

Making the digital connection: linkeddata & libraries (COMO)
Linked data and libraries are hot topics, not only for staff in archives, institutional repositories, and digital/web initiatives, but also for catalogers, with FRBR and RDA hovering on the horizon. In this session, Robin Fay (UGA), Laura Akerman (Emory University), and Doug Goans (Ga Tech) will introduce linked data, explore some linked data library related projects and resources, and discuss how linked data and open data fits in with the Semantic Web.

Participants will:
*Gain a basic understanding of linked data
*Discover new library projects
*Gain a better understanding of how linked data will drive our future systems and how it fits into the future of the web -- the semantic web

 
Title: Metadata Makes the World Go Around: an Introduction to Metadata in a Web-Based World (COMO)

Did you know metadata is everywhere? Did you know that you are a metadata creator? This fun & dynamic intro to metadata explores how data drives the web, devices (mp3 players, etc), library catalogs and more, and how we create and edit that metadata.

Participants will:

*Gain a better understanding of how data drives the web

*How devices and platforms work together

*Basic introduction including terminology for metadata, the semantic web, and linked data

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

Georgia International Conference on Information Literacy

Visual Literacy in a Digital Age  

What is it? Does it involve social media and if so how? How can we use visual literacy in all of our teaching and training? Explore visual literacy, focusing on the new ACRL visual literacy standards, especially as relates to digital media hosted on sites such as Flickr, Youtube and the Internet Archive.

 Participants will leave with a better understanding
visual literacy standards and the basics of multimedia related metadata, as well as ideas for incorporating multimedia into teaching and training.  

So I have an exhibit

I've been working alot on these water themed paintings and wall hangings. They are mixed media, acrylic (very sheer, layered over paper, and net)...
< This one is titled, postcards from the deep. Like many of my paintings, this is not exactly what I had in mind when I started this one. It was meant to be the cornerstone of the atlantis series - 3 of which were sold as part of the athica mystery triennial. Anyhow, I hope to see you there, and of course, I am working on some accompanying web stuff for those of you will not be able to make it in person.

Reception will be May 3 and the exhibit will be up through May 28. June 10 will be the launch of Paper Dolls, a large group exhibit (with yours truly) at the Defour Centre in Atlanta.
Several of the wall hangings will be in that.

A history of automation and its impact on staffing (White paper/case study)

 This white paper written by Virginia Feher and I started out as a conversation about the changes brought about by automation within the UGA Libraries. Over the years, I have documented some of the changes in automation (including 5 migrations/conversions of the ILS - Library catalog!) through discussions with colleagues within the Libraries and outside. This article not only provides a good overview of the impact of automation on one technical services unit within a library, but also a brief history of that automation. I also believe these changes are analogous to what has happened across technical services librarianship. We frame our conversation around a question posited by Horny in 1985. 
 ----------------------------
 To improve access to their collections, academic libraries automated cataloging functions, replacing the card catalog with the integrated library system (ILS), greatly impacting the day-to-day activities of library staff. How does automation affect staffing in an academic library? Horny (1985), while discussing the effects that changing technologies might have on librarianship, speculated that libraries would require support staff with “higher levels of knowledge and skill,” which would result in “more interesting and lucrative” jobs, “attracting an excellent caliber of staff” (p. 57).

For the purpose of examining the effects of automation on academic library staffing, this paper will
provide a discussion of changes in workflow and staffing at the University of Georgia (UGA) Libraries
Cataloging Department starting in the late 1970s, focusing on the Database Maintenance (DBM) Section. The discussion will demonstrate how an increasingly automated environment at the UGA Libraries resulted in the reorganization of duties and, because of the need for employees with greater technical expertise, the re-classification of staff positions to higher levels.

 read the full article at
COMO White Paper - The effect of automation on academic library staffing: A discussion

Robin Fay, University of Georgia
Virginia C. Feher, University of Georgia

Recommended Citation

Fay, Robin and Feher, Virginia C. (2012) "COMO White Paper - The effect of automation on academic library staffing: A discussion," Georgia Library Quarterly: Vol. 49: Iss. 2, Article 7.
Available at: http://digitalcommons.kennesaw.edu/glq/vol49/iss2/7

http://digitalcommons.kennesaw.edu/glq/vol49/iss2/7/

Various teachings + speaking engagements

This evening I'm doing hands-on database and cataloging training (focus on metadata/cataloging and quality control) for the Owens Library; Tuesday and Weds, I am teaching for Lyrasis on FRBR (get FRBRized!) and then another session on

Introducing RDA: 1, Structure, Principles and Core Elements (Live Online)

which makes for lots of time juggling and very early mornings so that I can be free to teach at 4 pm. ;-) yeah, it's true - I love it.  Saturday I am the session wrangler for thatCampSE  Finally, I am working out my session details for the Administrative Professionals Conference in Athens in April:

Social Media 4 Success:
Did you know that Social Media is being considered a digital age job skill requirement?  Learn what social media is and why it is important; explore Twitter, Google+ and Facebook, focusing on best practices, personal vs. professional engagement, and how to use tools to streamline your social media time. 

and I still need to schedule up summer - I seem to have an open schedule for the most part, other than possibly ALA. Remember, you can hire me for staff days, conferences, and presentations. I'm not free but I am reasonable (often it is just conference pass and travel) so drop me a line at georgiawebgurl@gmail.com 

New Book on Semantic Web and Social Searching for Librarians

Look what is featured over at semanticweb under industry news...

http://semanticweb.com/new-semantic-web-book-for-librarians_b25441

“You’ll learn how to start and track trends using social media, find hidden content online, and search for reusable online content, crucial skills for those looking to be better searchers. The authors explain how to explore data and statistics through WolframAlpha, create searchable metadata in Flickr, and give meaning to data and information on the web with Google’s Rich Snippets. Let Robin Fay and Michael Sauers show you how to use tools that will awe your users with your new searching skills.”


Book publication in April 2012. 

Goal for 2012: semantic web, rdf, linkeddata, & rda

Okay, so here is one of my goals I am pitching for next year:

Become well versed in the fundamentals of RDA, focusing specifically on the changes between AACR2 and RDA, so that I can serve as a resource person for [my Unit]; additionally learn more about “future” data carriers: RDFa and other Semantic Web schemas and how they connect with FRBR, linkeddata and nexgen library softwares such as cloud based portals.

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

btw, I do realize that these things are already here (& I know a bit about them already) but I felt I needed to put something in writing; ditto for the RDA. I certainly have a handle on the conceptual parts of RDA and the major differences (abbreviations, new fields, terminology changes, the pub date thing, no truncation, etc.), but until it all shakes out, it's hard to say as to whether my info will be relevant or just outdated. ;-)

What do you think?

Privacy & You (& Facebook): new session for UGA

 Privacy and You, December 14 10am-12n here at Training and Development.

(Note this class is open to UGA staff & faculty only - if you are not a UGA employee and are interested in a class, please contact me. I will be teaching an open class on privacy in late December)

“Do you know how to keep your social media content from going out to the whole world? We'll focus on practical tips for controlling what you post to the web via social media sites, how to use public wifi safely and how to use social media web sites securely. Using Facebook as an example, we'll explore security settings, learn how to control what you broadcast & talk about Facebook's subscribe feature. “

You might have seen this on our calendar, but it was on a different date.  We have a few spots left in case you missed it, or can attend on this new date when you couldn’t have on the original date.

You may register by going to employee.uga.edu and selecting Training and Development, Register for a class.

If you have any questions contact training@uga.edu or 542-7062 or you may also contact me directly.

Hope to see you soon!

New workshop on Privacy & online security

UGAers ~ New & free class for you!  If you're a Facebook user and don't know about security settings, this is a class for you. If you travel and use public wifi, this is a class for you!

Privacy & YOU:
Focusing on best practices and practical tips for maintaining your privacy using skills that can be applied to any website from Facebook to Google+. We will explore basics of online security: tips for using public Wifi safely, how to create a more secure password, and how to use social media sites more securely. 

November 9, 2-4PM UGA Training & Development

Social Media for Customer Service (Presentation)

Customer service and technology (usg staff council)

View more presentations from robin f

Kind of a whirlwind topic but we tweeted some people, checked out Facebook Pages & stats AND created a QRcode. All in 1 hour!