Wednesday, May 30, 2007

Is there a blog about that?

If you like the idea of reading blogs for professional development, then you may want to check out the Academic Blog Portal at http://academicblogs.org/wiki/index.php/Main_Page. This website serves as a directory of blogs written by or about academics, organized by discipline. For example, check out the list of media and communication blogs.

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Thursday, May 24, 2007

New homepage

The homepage for the University Libraries recently underwent some changes. You can view the new look of the website at http://www.bsu.edu/library/. We aimed to create a better organized page as well as cut down on text "clutter" in this new design.

We hope that you like the new page. Should you get in a pinch, however, we have linked to the previous library homepage on the lefthand side (under "Resources" > "Previous Homepage"). You will also find a feedback form linked from the previous homepage, so let us know what you think of the new website design.

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Tuesday, May 15, 2007

May 2007 newsletter online

Check out the latest issue of the of the Library Insider newsletter at www.bsu.edu/library/virtualpress/libinsider. Articles in this issue include:
  • Students and Faculty Benefit from Recent Updates to the Architecture Library, p. 1
  • Going Global: Institutional and Corporate Collaboration Advances the Digital Future, p. 2
  • Using Technology to Facilitate Search Committee Work, p. 3
  • Proactive Enforcement of “Terms of Use Agreements” as Part of Library’s Responsibility, p. 3
  • Libraries’ Report Shows Graduate Students are Heavy Users of Interlibrary Loan, p. 4
  • Dali’s Illustrations in the Archives and Special Collections, p. 4
  • University Libraries Receive Notice about LSTA Grant, p. 5
  • Improvements in Authentication Process to Allow Mac Users Access to Streaming Content, p. 6
  • NPR’s Broadcast on “Fair Use” Exception in the Copyright Law, p. 6
  • Activities of the all-University Library Committee, p. 7
  • Students Share Projects with Community by Exhibiting at the Libraries, p. 7
  • Mississinewa Press’ Back in Business to Print Poetry Chapbook Collections, p. 8
  • Staff Profile: Kathy S. Reed, Bibliographic Control Supervisor, p. 9
  • Bookmark Café @ Bracken Library’s Summer Hours, p. 10
  • Summer Technology Training Opportunities for Faculty and Staff, p. 11
  • Conveniences Offered by a Convertible Tablet PC, p. 12
  • Looking at Office Suite 2007 Features, p. 12
  • Libraries Upgrade to ILLiad’s version 7.2, p. 13
  • Student Artwork Continues to Beautify Bracken Library, p. 13
  • University Libraries’ Identify Most Significant Accomplishments 2006-2007, p. 13

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Wednesday, May 09, 2007

April 2007 newsletter now online

You can read the latest edition of the Library Insider newsletter from the University Libraries online at www.bsu.edu/ library/ virtualpress/ libinsider. Articles in this issue include:
  • Fourth Annual Copyright Conference at Ball State Well Received, p. 1
  • Tragedy at Virginia Tech, p. 1
  • Bookmark Café @ Bracken Library Grows in Popularity, p. 1
  • Improving Libraries’ Services by Listening/Implementing Suggestions, p. 2
  • Libraries Initiate “Free” Laptop Wireless Printing, p. 3
  • Many Academic Databases Offer Convenient Citation Feature, p. 4
  • Libraries Welcome New Faculty, p. 4
  • Otis R. Bowen Center for Public Affairs, p. 6
  • Vision for Archivist’s Role in the Digital World, p. 6
  • Friends Annual Dinner Features Program on Digital Oral Histories, p. 7
  • Report about Geospatial Information System Trends, Data Sets, p. 8
  • Graduate Students Read from Creative Thesis Work, p. 8
  • Report about Two Campus-Wide Surveys, p. 9
  • Diane L. Calvin Recognized for Twenty Years of Service, p. 11
  • Annual Staff Recognition and Retirement Award Program, p. 11
  • Updates Improve Desktop Computing in the Libraries, p. 12

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