NITLE Camp 2010 was 4 days of in-depth discussion and learning about assessment activities and the pedagogy and support of mobile devices. For me, it was a fantastic intro. to these topics and I have so much more to discuss than what you’ll see here (so find me and we can talk if you want to hear more!) but here are some highlights of what I learned:
In June, I attended Boot Camp! For science librarians. We were more like Girl Scouts than the army, and even though the sing-alongs (I’m serious) were a little unusual, I learned a lot. Here’s the best of what I learned, for your enjoyment.
Science Boot Camp
UMass Lowell, June 9-11, 2010
Explore science key concepts in select subject areas and prepare to engage faculty about e-Science in their disciplines
The Best (Most Interesting, Relevant, Useful) of What I Learned: Continue reading
Even if you weren’t able to make it to the 2nd annual Pedagogy and Technology Fair earlier this month, you still can see some of the presenters online. We’re adding many of their stories to our Teaching with Technology blog. Learn about clickers, Wikipedia, the campus tree map and more (to come!).
The Sciences Faculty Advisory Group met in May. Notes are here: Sciences Advisory Group – Notes from Spring 2010 Meeting.
The agenda for this meeting was:
1. Update on Segue replacement – 10 min. [Alex Chapin]
2. Other updates – 5 min. [Carrie — and anyone else]
3. Review draft goals for research skills program – 15 min. [Carrie]
4. What impact has the new student printing system had on your classes? – 10 min. [Carrie]
I’ve just posted a case study to the Teaching with Technology blog. Jeff Byers, Professor of Chemistry and Biochemistry, created his Middlebury Trailrunner blog as a community resource for like-minded runners. Running is just a hobby for Jeff, but the technology behind the project has potential curricular applications from biology to environmental studies to writing, and even perhaps to art(!). Read more.
In April I attended the spring conference for the New England Technical Services Librarian organization at Holy Cross. The theme was Crosswalks to the future: Library metadata on the move. Continue reading
Most of the sessions I attended at the IUG 2010 conference were different than those that Dan reported on here; my report will focus on the sessions he didn’t already mention.
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Ginny Faust in the Conservation Workroom.
While some of the work of LIS varies with the semesters and seasons, other work continues quietly at a regular pace and sometimes goes unnoticed. Ginny Faust, Binding and Conservation Technician, works to maintain and improve the condition of both the circulating and special collections of the libraries. Routine preservation activities like binding and reinforcement of new materials, repair of worn and damaged items, and repackaging of media materials have gone on for many years and the result of these activities is a library collection in generally excellent condition of which Middlebury can be proud. In recent years we have expanded our work to include the conservation of selected Special Collections materials. Ginny has taken classes and independently studied to improve her conservation skills. We are now able to cost effectively complete conservation treatments in-house that we could not afford to outsource to a professional conservator. To see examples of this important work please see the overview and gallery here.