Tame The Web

Tonight, I’m subbing for my colleague Joe Sipocz in his Info literacy class at IUSB. Here’s the outline, courtesy of Nancy at IUSB. (And I added a few things as well…) I’m putting it here for easy access

1. What is the Internet?

A. Definitions B. How does it work? C. History D.What is on [...]

http://www.pewinternet.org/PPF/r/161/report_display.asp

I meant to blog this a few weeks ago, but here it is…still timely in my book.

“The average American internet user is not sure what podcasting is, what an RSS feed does, or what the term “phishing” means…”

Pew lists eight techie terms in the report and I kid you not, your [...]

Training should be viewed as a necessity, not a luxury; as mandatory, not voluntary; and as comprehensive, not superficial. Training should be both theoretical and practical. The consequence of poor training will be that our users will lose confidence in librarians: They will think that librarians have joined the ranks of others that have fallen [...]

My library train ing colleague Rob Coers has been “on the road.” This, my friends, is a sweet training gig! He’s covered weblogs, RSS, databases and more!

This my friends is a sweet training gig! He’s covered weblogs, RSS, databases and more!

Here’s what Babelfish had to say about the picture above: “Lianne Leonaora [...]

Aaron’s | Jessamyn |Rose Read

Classes I Wish I Could Teach At My Library (But Can?t):

Music for the Masses: This workshop will teach partipants how to mount their entire music collections for sharing on the Peer to Peer networks. Best practices, innovative tips and legal advice if you’re busted round out a dynamic two [...]