Monthly Archives: September 2009

Sun Webinar series on digital libraries / DuraCloud

Posted on September 30, 2009 by mitcheet

On Wednesday, Barry, Jean-Paul, and Erik attended a Sun Webinar that focused on new advances in Dspace and Fedora. Both products have upcoming releases in the fall of 2009. Of note, the Dspace product (1.6) will have an integrated Embargo … Continue reading →

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ZSR library attends ASERL ITDIIG Lunch-n-Learn

Posted on September 24, 2009 by mitcheet

Lynn, Mary Beth, Wanda, Patty, Jean-Paul, Kaeley, Barry, Chris B. Lauren C., Lauren P, Kevin, Tim and Erik attended the session which was a presentation on how Georgia Tech (Tyler Walters) and Clemson(Emily Gore) approach digitization and digital priorities. Emily … Continue reading →

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Webinars focus on Cloud computing, Insitutional Repositories, and Open Access

Posted on September 22, 2009 by mitcheet

In September and October there will be three Sun Webinars that look at cloud computing and its role in institutional repositories. If you enjoyed reading about the Berkman Webinar then these are for you! New DuraSpace ‘Stack’ Releases: Fedora Commons, … Continue reading →

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Berkman Center for Internet & Society Webinar – Lee Dirks

Posted on September 18, 2009 by mitcheet

On Friday Erik & Sarah watched a webinar sponsored by the Berkman Center for Internet & Society at Harvard University. The speaker was Lee Dirks, the Director, Education & Scholarly Communication at Microsoft External Research. Lee discussed the future of … Continue reading →

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Erik attends POGIL workshop

Posted on September 17, 2009 by mitcheet

On Thursday I attend a workshop on POGIL (Process Oriented Guided Inquiry Learning). POGIL is a technique that was developed in the sciences (Chemistry and Biology) which focuses on active learning and peer instruction. During the workshop, we learned about … Continue reading →

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