In fulfillment of part of its charge, “to create workflows to allow for effective scanning, storage, cataloging, and archiving,” the Digital Archives Team has submitted to the Area Directors a proposal for the creation of a Digital Center within which all LIS digitization efforts will happen. Details about the center are described in this […]…Continue Reading Proposal: a Digital Center
Month: March 2010
LIS website usability testing
The LIS Website team invites LIS Staff to help us out with our usability testing activities. Many of you have already been involved–either through your work during the building phases of our site, or by sending us feedback about the site–and we thank you for your input. We will be incorporating these observations into our […]…Continue Reading LIS website usability testing
Enhancements to Millennium – balloting
The software/database that generates our library catalog, Millennium, is produced by Innovative Interfaces, Inc. Each year at this time, the Innovative Users Group (IUG) conducts balloting to determine which improvements to the software, of those proposed, its members most want.
This year, I will be collecting choices from local (Middlebury) users and submitting our collective ballot […]…Continue Reading Enhancements to Millennium – balloting
What Will Happen to the Obama Presidency if Health Care Doesn’t Pass?
I’m working on a longer post on the latest developments in health care, but I wanted to post a brief comment addressing what I believe to be a fundamental misconception about the likely impact should health care legislation fail to pass. Peter Baker, in this article in the New York Times, suggests that the failure […]…Continue Reading What Will Happen to the Obama Presidency if Health Care Doesn’t Pass?
Media needed for screenings: borrowing policies
This is a reminder that on the day of a scheduled screening, films may not be borrowed prior to the screening. Students may borrow films immediately after a screening, or on any day prior to the day of the scheduled screening, and regular reserve loan guidelines apply.
This policy is […]…Continue Reading Media needed for screenings: borrowing policies
Middle East Alliance
Well, it looks like people out there are reading the blog. I was recently contacted by Matt Trevithick, who runs the Middle East Alliance out of the American University in Iraq. The website provides an overview on the Middle Eastern blogosphere, with updates on stories that Matt thinks are especially interesting. The portal of the […]…Continue Reading Middle East Alliance
EDUCAUSE Live! Web Seminar
Spotlight on Cloud Computing Series—Clearing the Air on Cloud Computing
Speakers: John L. King, Professor of Information, School of Information and Vice Provost for Academic Information, University of Michigan
Date: March 18, 2010
Time: 1:00 p.m.
Location: Axinn 229
More information on this free, hour-long EDUCAUSE Live! Web Seminar can be found on the event web site, Clearing the […]…Continue Reading EDUCAUSE Live! Web Seminar