Technology & LibrariesACRL 2011 Lightning Round-up
Jacqui GralloReference and Instructional Technology Librarian, California State University Monterey Bay
The Rights of Readers and the Threat of Kindle
Matthew Goins
Independent Technologist
Alycia Sellie
Brooklyn College Library
https://readersbillofrights.info/
Library Ebook Models—Examples
Vendors: NetLibrary (EBSCO), OverDrive, ebrary
Software: Adobe Digital Editions
The Problems
Limited printing Caged vs. free-range downloading Simultaneous readers vs. “checked-out”
ebooks (can’t return early) Permanence Access
The Question
Why retain only the disadvantages of the print model?
The solution
The Readers' Bill of Rights for Digital Books:
1. Ability to retain, archive and transfer purchased materials2. Ability to create a paper copy of the item in its entirety3. Digital Books should be in an open format (e.g. you could
read on a computer, not just a device)4. Choice of hardware to access books (e.g. in 3 years when
your device has broken, you can still read your book on other hardware)
5. Reader information will remain private (what, when and how we read will not be stored, sold or marketed)
Source: http://readersbillofrights.info/
The Bipolar Library: How Humanizing and Digitizing Must Both be Advanced
Keynote speaker Jaron Lanier
computer scientist, composer, visual artist, and author of You Are Not a Gadget
The Bipolar Library: How Humanizing and Digitizing Must Both be Advanced
Godzilla watching ants & caterpillars fight Openness undermines specialness Importance of romanticizing the book Google works on things everyone already
knows about
Experimental iPhone and Android Apps at the University of Illinois
Jim Hahn & Alaina Morales
R & D is grant funded; currently enjoying one day a week devoted to app research
Experimental iPhone and Android Apps at the University of Illinois
iPhone apps: New Titles, Video Tour, Location-based In-building Tour
Android app: Library Helper– Location aware; guides user to call number– Tours– Soon to be personalized & offer
recommendations
Experimental iPhone and Android Apps at the University of Illinois
Rapid prototyping Formative evaluation (qualitative data) Constantly evolving
– iPhone app page– Android app page
Connecting through Course Guides
Jacqui GralloCalifornia State University, Monterey Bay
Modern research guides tools and freely available web-based interactive technologies can be used to support a learner-centered approach and foster conversation in the information literacy classroom.
Connecting through Course Guides
Topic sharing in public forum: advantages
having students post their working research topics in a public forum encourages peer-to-peer learning and lets the librarian learn directly from the students what their needs are
Connecting through Course Guides
Topic sharing: useful tools Library a la Carte comments module Today’s Meet Learning Management System (if you have
access to it)
Connecting through Course Guides
Preassessment in course guide: how
You can use the new “embed” feature in SurveyMonkey to place an online preassessment directly on your course guide. Students take the preassessment at the beginning of the session. The librarian displays the results and discusses the session learning outcomes.
Connecting through Course Guides
Preassessment in course guide: why Students begin session by engaging directly
with material Students become more aware of their own
information literacy (or lack thereof) Librarian does not need to rely on course
instructor to administer preassessment
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