ALI podcast episode 24
Thanks to Anna's editing, this episode went up last night with a few hours of March to spare! We talked about Computers in Libraries 2011, THATcamp Southeast, professional development and technology, and as usual what we're doing with teaching and stuff.
Adventures in Library Instruction podcast episode 24: Geeking Out & Speaking Up
Podcasting presentation at Computers in Libraries
Just a quick note to mention that I'll be co-presenting on "Podcasting for professional development" at Computers in Libraries 2011 in Washington DC next week, with my AdLib Instruction colleague Rachel Borchardt and our counterpart Maurice Coleman from the T is for Training podcast.
We're presenting on the Training and Learning track, session E303 at 1:30 pm on Wednesday, March 23 (we have the second half of the hour).
Zotero book updates
I talked to my editor Kathryn Deiss at ACRL yesterday, and I can say the following things about my upcoming Zotero book with a reasonable amount of confidence:
I'll be rewriting and editing through the end of March and maybe a bit into April.
The book will probably be available for purchase in May or June. We expect it to be on the shelves of the bookstore at ALA Annual.
The cover will be designed by Christian Steinmetz, our library's Creative Manager and (in his spare time) comics creator extraordinaire.
There will be e-book editions available from Amazon (with the usual non-optional Kindle DRM) and directly from ACRL (without DRM), hopefully simultaneous with the print release.
The table of contents consists of:
- Introduction (how I became so invested in using Zotero)
- 1. About Zotero (what it is, a bit about open source software, why I think Zotero rocks)
- 2. Setting up (installing the Firefox and Standalone versions)
- 3. Creating your library (putting stuff into Zotero, organizing and so on)
- 4. Creating bibliographies and writing with Zotero (using Zotero with Word and other word processors, citing and writing and related topics)
- 5. Zotero online (syncing, using group libraries, and using Zotero for collaborative work)
- 6. Teaching Zotero (using Zotero with classes, teaching workshops in person and online, lots of real-world examples)
- 7. Supporting Zotero (Zotero "champions," Zotero outreach on your campus, providing staff training, what your IT staff might need to know)
I'm using the rough draft as a text for my Zotero class for Simmons SLIS this month.
Thanks to everyone who's provided input and suggestions so far. I'll be really excited to see this thing go out into the world this summer.
ALI episode 23
I'm a few days late posting this here, but if you don't subscribe to the Adventures in Library Instruction feed you may want to check out our latest episode. We talked with Iris Jastram about Google Scholar, her "subversive handouts" and more.
DRM webcast for ACRL March 1 2011
"DRM Elimination Crew Suit" by GregoryH
I'm giving an online presentation for ACRL's e-learning series entitled "Digital Rights Management (DRM): Information Roadblock for Library Users." It's largely based on my recent Progressive Librarian article.
There's still time to register if you want to attend. It's next Tuesday, March 1, at 11am Pacific, 2pm Eastern. Here's the blurb from ACRL's site:
Description:
Digital Rights Management (DRM) is a set of technological "locks" that restrict how digital information can be used, often to the detriment of libraries and their users. In this webcast, learn what DRM is, why it exists, and its history with the entertainment industry and the Digital Millennium Copyright Act. We'll discuss cases in which DRM has an impact on the free use of information, fair use, and what libraries should do about it.
Learning Outcomes:
Participants will learn:
- What DRM is
- How the DMCA makes DRM a problem for fair use
- How DRM impedes information users
- Why librarians should care
- What libraries should do about it
Web 2.you keynote slides and bibliography
Last week I went to Montreal to present the keynote speech for the Web 2.you conference at McGill University. Web 2.you is organized by students in McGill's School of Information Studies, and I was really impressed at the whole production. As far as I know it's the only LIS conference that's entirely run by students.
I want to thank the organizers Adrienne Smith and Bruno Therrien for the invitation and all the hospitality they showed me while I was there, to the other presenters for some really informative and interesting talks, and to the attendees for their welcome and the great discussion that ensued.
I'm posting my slides here, and below that is the bibliography of sources I mentioned or used in the presentation. I also mentioned to attendees that I'd share my DRM article online, so here's the PDF link to that. When they post the video I'll link it here as well.
DRM article in Progressive Librarian
"Steal This Comic," xkcd.com, by Randall Munroe
Just a quick post to mention that I've published my first peer-reviewed article!
"Digital Rights Management as information access barrier" is in the Fall/Winter 2010 issue of Progressive Librarian. It's a small journal and recent issues aren't online yet, but it's available under a Creative Commons license so I can share it here (PDF link). Open access FTW. Also, spoiler alert: turns out I think DRM is bad.
Scholarly publishing being what it is, some of the research is already a bit out of date. Notably, there have been some new DMCA exemptions passed that have created some new classes of legitimate use for circumventing DRM. If I've got to be outdated, that's a good reason in my books.
Also: If you're interested in DRM, and if you can get your hands on the print issue of Progressive Librarian (#34-35, Fall-Winter 2010), my article precedes a great related essay by Ted Striphas, pp. 39-45, "E-books in the classroom: Implications for teaching, learning and research," all about the Amazon Kindle.
Web 2.you this week
I'll be giving the keynote address at the Web 2.you conference hosted by McGill University in Montreal on Friday. My talk is called "The Future is Open," and I'm going to be talking about DRM, open formats, open source and self-publishing.
I've never been to Montreal, and I'm looking forward to the trip and the conference!
ALI episode 22 is up
Adventures in Library Instruction podcast episode 22 is now available for your listening pleasure. We interviewed Catherine Pellegrino and talked about start of semester, Anna's huge Facebook session (with no internet), assessment, and Rachel's ongoing info literacy crusade at AU.
LibGuides book: call for chapters
My friend Aaron Dobbs is co-editing an upcoming book about LibGuides from LITA and Neal-Schuman. If you're interested in submitting a chapter, take a look at their call for chapter authors and send co-editor Doug Cook your proposal!
I'd be all over this if I weren't knee-deep in extracurricular activities this spring. I'm looking forward to seeing the finished product.
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