Everyone is welcome at Davis Family Library 105 at 1pm on Wednesday, August 18th for the re-scheduled EDUCAUSE webcast that focuses on Brown’s experience with Google Apps! Description of the event from the EDUCAUSE website: “About a year ago, Brown deployed Google Apps to its 6,000 students and has now decided to extend the service […]…Continue Reading EDUCAUSE Webcast: Google Apps at Brown
Month: August 2010
Tuesday’s Results: Good News for Obama and Democrats?
I’ve been on deadline with a conference paper, so am commenting somewhat belatedly on last Tuesday’s election results, focusing on the highly publicized Senate primary races in Colorado and Connecticut. As you know, in Colorado, incumbent Democra……Continue Reading Tuesday’s Results: Good News for Obama and Democrats?
Media Curator
Steve Bertolino has recently assumed the role of media curator for video collections housed in Davis Family Library, basically becoming responsible for the “care and feeding” of both the restricted and browsing video collections. In this cross-departmental role, Steve will work with faculty and LIS staff to: ensure timely replacements of missing/damaged items ensure we […]…Continue Reading Media Curator
Online carrel booking
Starting this fall, students will be able to book their thesis carrels via MIDCAT. We are still working out the kinks and the workflow, but an announcement and instructions will be coming out in the next few weeks.
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Postcard from the School of Hebrew
This summer, we’re sending bilingual reporters to check in with students at Middlebury’s various Language Schools. In our fourth report, we check in with students from the Brandeis-Middlebury School of Hebrew….Continue Reading Postcard from the School of Hebrew
Postcard from the School of Hebrew
This summer, we’re sending bilingual reporters to check in with students at Middlebury’s various Language Schools. In our fourth report, we check in with students from the Brandeis-Middlebury School of Hebrew….Continue Reading Postcard from the School of Hebrew
Why Agencies Fail: Revisiting the Oil Spill and the MMS
This past Saturday the New York Times printed a fascinating interview with Chris Oynes, the former director of the gulf office of the Mineral Management Service (MMS), the agency responsible for issuing permits for off-shore drilling, including the B……Continue Reading Why Agencies Fail: Revisiting the Oil Spill and the MMS