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February 15, 2008
Emerging technology - impact on higher education
The 2008 Horizon Report identifies six areas of emerging technology that will have a significant impact on higher education in the near future. The 2008 report examines the following areas:
* Grassroots Video
* Collaboration Webs
* Mobile Broadband
* Data Mashups
* Collective Intelligence
* Social Operating Systems
Share your own understanding/vision of the use or impact of these or other emerging technologies in the academic library.
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2008 Horizon Report
From EDUCAUSE reports:
The New Media Consortium (NMC) and the EDUCAUSE Learning Initiative (ELI) jointly produced Horizon Report describes six areas of emerging technology that will have significant impact on higher education within three adoption horizons over the next one to five years. The 2008 report focuses on the following topics;
* Grassroots Video
* Collaboration Webs
* Mobile Broadband
* Data Mashups
* Collective Intelligence
* Social Operating Systems
To download the full report:
http://connect.educause.edu/Library/ELI/2008HorizonReport/45926
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SkillShare Library Newsletter Announcement
SKILLSHARE PROGRAM - SEEKING ENTHUSIASTIC PARTICIPANTS
--Donna Hayward
Librarians' Forum is sponsoring a pilot cross-division skills sharing program to foster understanding, communication and cross-pollination between library departments and staff. Volunteer pairs will spend time learning about other areas of the library by observing each other engaged in everyday work activities. The pilot will start with six to eight participants for the first iteration of the program from March to May 2008.
Participants will spend between four and twelve hours with their paired colleague, participate in a recorded panel discussion at the May Librarians' Forum, and complete an exit survey. They will also be encouraged to share their experience with library staff on the Librarians' Forum blog.
ALL library staff from ALL divisions and departments are welcome and encouraged to volunteer. If you are interested, please fill out the very brief survey of interest via the link below. In the survey, volunteers are asked to indicate their preferred level of involvement and describe briefly what they'd most like to share or learn more about.
The deadline for submission of the volunteer survey of interest is Wednesday, February 27th.
https://lessons.ummu.umich.edu/2k/librarians_forum/skillshare
Questions about the SkillShare Program should be directed to the program facilitator, Donna Hayward. (dhayward@umich,.edu or via Facebook)
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SkillShare @ MLibrary
Would you like to see what it's like to:
- conduct a usability test?
- catalog a rare book?
- answer questions at a reference desk?
- teach a group of Undergrads how to begin their research?
Would you like to see how a book gets onto the shelf after it arrives on the loading dock?
Are the activities of SPO (the Scholarly publishing Office) a mystery you'd like to explore?
Do you feel like you work in a vacuum around some area of your work, and think it would be useful to know more about a department with which you have some limited contact?
Then the SkillShare @ MLibrary Program is for you! Volunteer by filling out the following survey of interest:
https://lessons.ummu.umich.edu/2k/librarians_forum/skillshare
For more information, take a look at the SkillShare Library Newsletter Announcement on this blog.
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February 07, 2008
Pew/Internet - Information Searches that Solve Problems
About the Report
http://www.pewinternet.org/PPF/r/231/report_display.asp
Information Searches that Solve Problems - Full Report
http://www.pewinternet.org/pdfs/Pew_UI_LibrariesReport.pdf
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Pew Internet and American Life Project
Mission: The Pew Internet & American Life Project produces reports that explore the impact of the internet on families, communities, work and home, daily life, education, health care, and civic and political life. The Project aims to be an authoritative source on the evolution of the internet through collection of data and analysis of real-world developments as they affect the virtual world.
About:
http://www.pewinternet.org/about.asp
Reports:
http://www.pewinternet.org/reports.asp
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February 06, 2008
Talking about Race and Other Social Identities: How Social Categories can Influence Communication on Campus
How do stereotypes affect communication between individuals of 'different' groups?
What can be done to dispel or minimize the effects of stereotypes in academic institutions?
How can we create community while honoring differences?
Come and learn about some fascinating current research and initiatives related to cultural differences in higher education.
This session will be led by Denise Sekaquaptewa, Associate Professor of Psychology, http://sitemaker.umich.edu/sekaquaptewa.lab/home
and Charles Behling, Co-Director UM Program on Intergroup Relations http://www.igr.umich.edu/
Wednesday, February 13th
10am-12 noon
Ehrlicher Room
To register for this session, please go to: http://www.lib.umich.edu/staff/workshops
Refreshments will be served.
Thanks to Library Human Resources for funding the refreshments at the co-sponsored Instructor College/Librarians' Forum presentations.
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