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The article below was submitted by Connie Tuisku; Librarian at Palm Beach State College.
Wish everyone could have attended the SEFLIN Regional
Conference, Evolving Library Technologies
because it had much to offer. Jamie
LaRue gave a provocative keynote with a vision for making the Douglas County
Library an indispensable service-provider in the community. Having used technology to automate the
check-out function, creating higher paying/functioning positions, and saving
the county money, he used his creative mantra , “now that you have more time,
I’d like you to…” to inspire and support
library personnel to new levels of community service.
Everyone loves apps, and when they’re free, well, what could
be better? In the first breakout session, Is
There an App for That? Assessing the
Next Generation of Information Literacy, Dr. Jonathan Roach, St. Thomas University, in
addition to giving us a history of information literacy in less than 30 minutes
(can’t wait for his PowerPoint) gave his audience a basketful of apps—great for
student learning and library geeks.
Here’s a sample:
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Rubric Tools: Google public template gallery
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Environmental
Meter App: Decibel 10th
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Graphic
Organizers: Popplet; Tools 4
Students;
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Observation: Evernote
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Learning
& Assessment: Infuse Learning;
Go Class; Edmodo
Another session that was packed with great information was Open Access: What? Why? How? by Stephanie
Brenenson. Stephanie provided an
overview of the traditional academic publishing model and developed a thesis on
how and why the “disruptive innovation” of open access publishing challenges
the traditional academic model to create new markets. This conference will be hard to top! Thanks to Doug Cornwell for a great job as Chair of the Conference Planning Committee and for the welcome address.
Thank you Connie for a terrific article!
See more pictures of this event at the SEFLIN website: https://www.facebook.com/SEFLINRegionalConference
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