Show Me! Guidelines for Producing Recorded Demonstrations
Professional Reading Shelf
Metasearch--Surveys
Source: RLG Metasearch Survey Among RLG Members
"In May and June 2005, RLG surveyed a cross-section of RLG member institutions to learn more about their expectations and experiences of metasearch. Most of our respondents were very enthusiastic about metasearch, although their definitions varied. Most of their definitions shared a focus on undergraduate students, use of a simple search box, and full-text resources in the results."
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Demonstrations
Source: Human Computer Interaction Lab/University of Maryland Show Me! Guidelines for Producing Recorded Demonstrations
From the abstract, "Although recorded demonstrations (screen capture animations with narration) have become a popular form of instruction for user interfaces, little work has been done to describe guidelines for their design. Based on our experience in several projects, we offer a starting set of guidelines for the design of recorded demonstrations. Technical guidelines encourage users to keep file sizes small, strive for universal usability, and ensure user control etc. and provide tips to achieve those goals. Content guidelines include: create short demonstrations that focus on tasks, highlight each step with auditory and visual cues, synchronize narration and animation carefully, and create demonstrations with a clear beginning, middle, and end."
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U.S. National Commission on Libraries and Information Science (NCLIS)
Library Research
Source: NCLIS Dr. Neal K. Kaske named NCLIS Director of Statistics and Surveys (PDF)
"Dr. Kaske brings to NCLIS over 30 years of broad experience in the field of library and information science, including working as a reference and systems librarian, researcher, professor, federal grants officer, and library administrator. He has conducted many library surveys over the years and participated in numerous research projects that have been published in the form of technical reports and journal articles."
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Librarians--Professional Publication
Source: Library Link Publish, Don't Perish!
"In the library field...few publications provide monetary compensation to authors - and, in the case of peer-reviewed journals, entire review boards (and often editors) also donate their time to reviewing and editing authors' manuscripts.... So, what makes writing for the library literature different? Our common bond as members of the profession in itself gives us reason to participate. We all give back to the profession in different ways - some of us get passionately involved in associations, others lobby for libraries and librarians, and some of us write for the library literature. Librarianship as a field is built on the contributions and conversations of its members." Shirl adds, "Take it from one who knows -- this column by Rachel Singer Gordon nails it. If you've ever had even the slightest interest in professional writing for publication, it's a must-read."
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Public Libraries--Collection Development
Source: The Denver Post Keep tabs on those new books
"Vulgar illustrated Spanish-language fotonovelas depicting the rape, brutalization, and murder of women don't seem appropriate for stocking on the shelves of public libraries. Yet an unknown number of the books, which feature lots of nudity, have shown up on Denver Public Library shelves."
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Professional Conferences--Canada
Source: EContent Institute Call for Presentation and Speakers: The Information Highways Conference 2006
This year's theme is: People + Content + Technology = Chaos? : How Intelligent Enterprises Introduce Order and Enhance Profitability.
http://www.econtentinstitute.org/article.asp?id=45491
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