LISterine
We are planning out next year’s program for the LISterine Workshops. Use this forum to vote for or suggest topics.
LISterine = LIS Technology, Endeavors, and Resources in Need of Explanation
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Impact of Banner 8
Internationalization of software creates many opportunities and issues. Will Banner data continue to feed seamlessly to other systems? Come find out what the issues are so we can all be prepared.
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3 votes
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You're the center of the Googleverse
Google Scholar, Google Books and Google Apps could make your professional life a little easier...if only you had a better understanding of their benefits and drawbacks.
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MiddMedia and MiddTube
LIS and the Communications Office beta-launched MiddTube this spring. MiddTube pulls together videos from many places, including YouTube and MiddMedia. What's MiddMedia, you might ask? Vote for this workshop and find out!
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Digital archives
Midd History Online, Robert Frost at Bread Loaf, Vemont Postcards. What is CONTENTdm? What's there online? What do we plan to put online? Why are we digitizing?
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The 20 awesomest WordPress widgets
Do you use WP? Do you want to know how to make it do awesome things? That's awesome! We'll demo the awesomest widgets.
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18 votes
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Summer project showcase
The digital media tutors were busy this summer. May we see some of the cool things they created?
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15 votes
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Inbox Zero
You heard about these workshops, led by Mike Roy, but you didn't go because you had to catch up on your email. Here's another chance to conquer your inbox and all of your to-do-list anxieties.
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eBooks
How many do we have? What do they look like? Show us our eBooks, and our Kindle and Sony eBook readers too.
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Open access
It's a battle between author rights and publisher power. Do you know who's winning? Does anyone at Middlebury care?
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Surveys
Do you know how to create a survey that will elicit responses you can use? Please choose one of the following.
a) Nope
b) Uh...
c) I'd like to learn a few tips!7 votes -
wireless
How does wireless work? What is the future of wireless? How has wireless use grown over time at Middlebury?
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hand-held devices
Who is using hand-held regularly? How is that use changing? Are there curricularly appropriate uses of hand-held devices? Can LIS reasonably be expected to support the plethora of devices that come to campus?
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Video games
We learned a lot at the LIS in-service day on gaming a few years ago. Has curricular use of video games changed much since then? If so, how?
4 votes