I presented my research proposal. This is the PPT I used. It has flaws but take a look… I learned a lot from this and realize I have a lot to do to get a study going.
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I’m off to Denton tomorrow for our last weekend of class for the year! I’ll write from there. I’m presenting my paper about Blogs and virtual communities to the class Friday morning.
This evening I finished an update to the whole TTW site I sent it up… a CSS error was quickly fixed by Aaron and TTW 2.0 is ready to go! Take a look..let me know if you find something crazy or wrong! Tame the Web
TTW posts will be on hiatus (unless I jot down a quick one in a moment of inspiration) while I finish my research proposal due Sunday night. My topic? The Blogosphere as virtual community. I’ll be back next weekk — but guess what – I head to Texas on Thursday for class… the last of the semester! It’s snowing hard here in northern Indiana. I’m glad to be home a few days to write and be with the boys.
I have not written about this yet because I’ve been so busy with school and the two Internet Librarian conferences but I wanted to post a quick note here. You may have noticed the banner on the lefty hand side now lists my new title — Special projects Librarian. This came about because while head of Networked Resources Development and Training, I started school and went part time. Then I lost two memebrs of my team to advanced aopportunities at other places! (Way to go Dale and Bob!) It did not sit well with me to be a PT manager […]
University of North Texas School of Library and Information Sciences has just been informed that we have received additional funds for a grant to help prepare faculty to teach public librarians. If you or anyone you know is interested in this opportunity, please read the attached letter. This Distance-Independent Ph.D. Program provides two years paid tuition, with travel assistance to institutes and computer broadband connectivity. The deadline for the application to be complete is December 15; however, since this notification is coming out so late we will allow the following exception: – If your SLIS application, vita/resume, writing sample, and […]
Workshops The Reference Interview in the 21st Century – INCOLSA Workshops around Indiana Spring & Summer 2003 Make Learning Stick Preconference Workshop, Internet Librarian, Monterey, CA, November 2003 Make Learning Stick Pre-conference Workshop, with D. Scott Brandt, Computers in Libraries, Washington DC, March 2004 SLS Tech Summit : Staff and User Technology Training with Robert Lewandowski, Wedenesday May 19, 2004 Make Learning Stick Pre-conference Workshop, with D. Scott Brandt, Internet Librarian, Monterey, CA, November 2004 Technology Planning: Avoiding Technolust & Technobust with Aaron Schmidt, Computers in Libraries, Washington DC, March 2005 Toolbox of Training Techniques with D. Scott Brandt, Computers […]
Public Presentations: Mishawaka Public Library 1998-1999 Northeast Indiana Libraries Training Sessions Summer 1998 Michiana Tax Accountants December 1998 Michiana Consultants Group 1998 Investigating INSPIRE Northeast Indiana Libraries November 1999 Michiana Tax Accountants December 1999, 2000, 2001, 2002, 2003 Nappanee Public Library – HTML Classes, Digital Cameras, Auctions Bremen Public Library Technology Classes Plymouth Public Library Technology Classes
Joyce just made my morning: http://www.chandospublishing.com/catalogue/record_detail.php?recordID=47 Ordered! I am excited about this! Today I am writing an outline for a research porposal to examine the LIS Blogosphere… this book will be an incredible help! Steven sent me an article last week by Clyde on the same topic that I’ve been carrying around since.
I am relaxing in my hotel room… just set up my Airport Express and got into my aggregator to read the news. This weekend we give presentations on our literature reviews. I am going to present on current research in information beahvior in virtual communities. Here’s the PPT if you’re interested!