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Search Your Email And Files In A Flash, Debbie Ginsberg

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Debbie Ginsberg demonstrated how to use X1 to search your email, files, calendar, and more.

Results From The Student And Faculty Technology Surveys, Debbie Ginsberg

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This Brown Bag covered the results of the Student and Faculty Technology Survey and revealed the most popular technologies, the least popular choices, and explored unexpected differences between faculty and student responses.

Social Media: Blogs, Video, And Podcasting, Emily Barney

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In this workshop, Emily Barney introduced ways to create, manage, and market your content through social media, including:

• Blogging
• Web Video
• Podcasting

Exploring Internet Browsers: Beyond The Big Blue E, Debbie Ginsberg

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Debbie Ginsberg provided an overview of popular alternative browsers including the robust Firefox, Google’s Chrome browser, and Mac’s Safari browser.

Creative Programming For The Frugal Librarian, Lisa A. Forrest

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As state and local economies suffer, librarians can be too quick to dismiss innovative programming ideas in their libraries. Contrary to the assumptions of campus administration, many creative programs can be initiated and run with little or no expense. Learn how to transform your library from "the building with all the books" to a more lively space for engaged learners.

Implementing Reference Management Software: Refworks Three Years Later, Bobby Hollandsworth

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No abstract provided.

Westlawnext Status Update, Debbie Ginsberg

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This Brown Bag covered the legal community’s response to WestlawNext and the future of the Westlaw web platform

Meeting Scheduling Made Easy, Debbie Ginsberg

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Debbie Ginsberg provided an overview and demonstration of tools you can use to simplify setting up group meetings.

Social Networking Sites, Emily Barney

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This workshop provided:

• An introduction to three major sites: Facebook, LinkedIn, and Twitter
• Tips for handling etiquette, privacy, and security on each site
• Tips for professional use
• "Power User" Tools
• Marketing strategies

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Fostering Stewardship: The Maine Watersheds Project (2010 State Of The Bay Presentation), Sam Merrill

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No abstract provided.

Latest Cool Tools For Smart Phones, Kindles, And Ipads, Debbie Ginsberg

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Debbie Ginsberg highlighted some of the best new apps, including apps for accessing your computer from mobile devices and new tools for legal research on the go.

Medianotes For Grading Student Presentations, Debbie Ginsberg

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Debbie Ginsberg provided an overview of CALI's MediaNotes application, with which faculty can mark up a video in much the same way as they would a Word document.

E-Casebook Update, Debbie Ginsberg

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This Brown Bag presentation explores the results of the student e-casebook survey.

Cataloging Staff Participation In Community Tagging, Suzanne R. Graham

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Good cataloging helps our users find relevant materials. When we add descriptive tags to our records we potentially enhance user experience in our catalog, but we need to carefully assess our catalogs’ indexing and functionality.

Basic Stability Systems, Matt Dixon

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Federal standards require that vehicle manufacturers equip 100% of light duty vehicles with a stability system for the 2012 model year. (FMVSS 126) This presentation examines basic stability system components, inputs, outputs, hydraulic operation and service operations including examples of component replacement and bleeding. This presentation was for the fall 2010 ICAIA conference.

R1234yf Refrigerant, Eugene Talley

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No abstract provided.

Mind Mapping With Freemind And Mindjet's Mindmanager, Debbie Ginsberg

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Debbie Ginsberg provided an overview of ming mapping including how to create outlines, plan projects, and organize ideas with popular mind mapping tools.

Video Recording Law School Classes - Options And Issues, Debbie Ginsberg

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In this Brown Bag, Debbie Ginsberg discussed the technology used to record, upload, and share videos along with issues arising from recording classes.

Measurement Issues Arising From The Growth Of Globalization, Susan N. Houseman, Kenneth F. Ryder

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No abstract provided.

Paper Chase: Resources To Organize Your Papers And Bibliographies, Sharon Bradley

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Shares data and information management software that is freely available on the Internet for personal and professional use. Includes overviews of Zotero, Evernote, and Mendeley, which enable users to format bibliographies as well as share and save important information as documents, photographs and audio files.

What's New In Windows 7, Debbie Ginsberg

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In this Brown Bag, Debbie Ginsberg gives a tour of some of the new tools available in Windows, Outlook, Word, and Excel.

Development Of A Scholarly Communications Program At Grand Valley State University, Doug Way

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Presented as part of the Institute on Scholarly Communication ARL-ACRL ISC Webinar Series, Program 4A: Broader Library Involvement in Building Programs—Organizational Strategy.

Program 4A will focus on the shifting roles of libraries and their staffs, specifically as it relates to broader involvement in scholarly communications activities. Speakers will discuss how libraries are conceiving of their work differently and how they are filling these needs. Case studies will highlight the time and energy scholarly communications activities are taking at their institutions and how the work is managed.

Scheduled Speakers

*Karen Williams, Associate University Librarian for Academic Programs, University of Minnesota Libraries …

Clemson Connect: Collaborating To Reach All Incoming Students, Suzanne Rook Schilf, Anne Grant

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No abstract provided.

The Academic Library’S Role In Fostering Digital Citizenship, Brad Matthies

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This presentation discusses Butler University Library’s efforts to introduce various campus constituents to Digital Citizenship. The primary platform featured in this presentation is the Butler University Library Digital Commons, a product by Berkeley Electronic Press. Discussed is how the presenter used this product to get digital immigrants excited about a Web 2.0 technology. Also discussed is marketing strategies for promoting similar Web 2.0 technologies to digital immigrants in higher education, and how such endeavors can also serve to transform the academic librarian’s role in the 21st Century.

Note: This presentation contains accompanying video interviews.

European Higher Education And The Bologna Process, Frank Mcmahon

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No abstract provided.

Office 2007, Emily Barney, Heather Banks

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This workshop provided links and introductory tips for Office 2007.

Animating Your Presentations, Omar Trinidad

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No abstract provided.

Digital Photography, Emily Barney

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This workshop covered:

• Choosing a camera
• Camera settings
• Improving your photos
• Photo editors
• Printing photos
• Organizing & sharing photos online

Facilitation : The Secret To Successful Meetings, Carol A. Watson, Wendy Moore

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Successful meetings are the result of careful planning and facilitation, not luck. Watson and Moore share proven techniques practiced at the University of Georgia School of Law Library to enhance meeting effectiveness.

Using Pecha Kucha To Enhance Your Presentations, Wendy Moore, Carol A. Watson

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Pecha Kucha is a simple presentation format where you show twenty images each for twenty seconds. The short time keeps the information flowing and engages the audience more effectively than a text-laden typical PowerPoint presentation.