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BBC Caribbean Archives (1988-2011) Donated to UWI

faith johnson — Mon, 07 Nov 2011 20:01:42 +0000

Last Friday the broadcast archive of BBC Caribbean (1988-2011) was officially handed over to the University of the West Indies in a ceremony held at the Main Library of the Mona Campus. The gift includes over 3000 hours of programmes and is to be made available for use by researchers.

The BBC Caribbean website continues as a legacy site with highlights from news, sporting and cultural archives.

Undergraduates and Information Technology

faith johnson — Mon, 07 Nov 2011 19:20:52 +0000

The report of the 2011 ECAR study on undergraduate use of information technology in the US is now available. The following are some of the findings:

Students are drawn to hot technologies, but they rely on more traditional devices
Students report technology delivers major academic benefits
Students report uneven perceptions of institutions’ and instructors’ use of technology

View the website and full report.

Interview with Miss Beverly Lashley, ACURIL’s Caribbean Information Professional of the Year 2011

faith johnson — Fri, 19 Aug 2011 23:16:56 +0000

Building Digital Collections on a Shoestring

faith johnson — Sat, 02 Jul 2011 05:22:01 +0000

Jason Kucsma (Metropolitan New York Library Council) and Kevin Reiss and Angela Sidman (City University of New York) describe the Metropolitan New York Library Council’s digitalMETRO project and the use of open-source CMS Omeka in creating and maintaining a directory of unique digital collections for their member libraries. Read more…

How to Deliver Your Message on Camera with Ease and Effectiveness

faith johnson — Wed, 15 Jun 2011 20:30:57 +0000

Ian Griffin and Laurie Brown quote the following from a NetworkWorld article:

“Video traffic is expected to grow from 50% of all Internet traffic today to 90% by 2013. In volume that will be equal to transmitting the equivalent of 10 billion DVDs across the network every month.”

Click here to read their article on how to make more effective use of video in delivering your message.

INFOdocket: Chart Showing How EBSCO and H.W. Wilson Databases Will Be Combined to Create “Super Databases” & Other Notes

faith johnson — Mon, 06 Jun 2011 15:41:23 +0000

EBSCO Publishing acquires H.W. Wilson Company. INFOdocket outlines the main points of interest and provides a chart courtesy of EBSCO on the implications of this acquisition. Click here to read.

Emergency Preparedness and Response for Libraries and Cultural Heritage Institutions

faith johnson — Mon, 30 May 2011 18:51:41 +0000

The National Library of Medicine has a website that provides tips on emergency preparedness and response for libraries and cultural heritage institutions.

It includes sections on Collection Recovery Methods, Health & Safety and a video demonstration of recovering photographs after a water emergency. Click here to view this resource.

Mobile Computing and Managing Healthcare Information Susannah Fox – Transform 2010 – Mayo Clinic

faith johnson — Fri, 27 May 2011 22:37:18 +0000

Susannah Fox, Associate Director of Digital Strategy for the Pew Internet Project, spoke about the promise of mobile as part of the “Managing Health Care Information” track at Transform 2010, sponsored by the Mayo Clinic Center for Innovation. For more information, go to http://centerforinnovation.mayo.edu/transform/

Attitudes Towards Open Access Publishing

faith johnson — Wed, 18 May 2011 15:08:33 +0000

Open Access publisher INTECH surveyed its authors on their attitudes to OA. 8015 of a possible 25000 responded. 75% viewed OA as important even if the author pays.

Click here for the full results of the survey.

[Research Information] Medical student association backs open access

faith johnson — Wed, 19 Jan 2011 14:26:46 +0000

The International Federation of Medical Students’ Associations is the latest group to join the Right to Research Coalition. Nick Shockey looks at how this coalition is gathering momentum. Click here for complete article.