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Infographics: A Librarian's Best Friend, Rachel S. Evans Oct 2015

Infographics: A Librarian's Best Friend, Rachel S. Evans

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Infographics are on the rise as a communication medium in libraries. We live in a visual world; we are visual creatures, naturally drawn to graphical representations. Using free web applications, librarians and their support staff can now easily create beautiful and compelling infographics which can serve multiple purposes in the library environment. From community outreach and marketing of programs and collections to internal use as a presentation aid and everything in between, infographics can help us relay important information in an attractive way for little to no cost. This presentation will discuss the advantages of using infographics in the library …


The Lyon Declaration On Access To Information And Development, Anne Burnett Jul 2015

The Lyon Declaration On Access To Information And Development, Anne Burnett

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A large format infographic presenting key facts about the Lyon Declaration and providing details about IFLA.


Sowing The Seeds Of Success: Community Collaboration For College Readiness, Gayle Schaub, Lindy Scripps-Hoekstra Apr 2015

Sowing The Seeds Of Success: Community Collaboration For College Readiness, Gayle Schaub, Lindy Scripps-Hoekstra

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The challenge of creating information literate college students begins long before freshmen enter the university classroom. This poster details a unique collaboration between a university, a community foundation, and a public school to offer middle school information literacy workshops, using threshold concepts as a basis for its curriculum. This approach to community engagement offers ideas others may want to consider about moving collaborative information literacy initiatives beyond the campus.


The Legal Tech Audit: Focus On Pdfs, Rachel S. Evans, Jason Tubinis Apr 2015

The Legal Tech Audit: Focus On Pdfs, Rachel S. Evans, Jason Tubinis

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In addition to discussing the legal tech audit, these sessions focused on how-to skills for using Adobe Acrobat in the legal profession.


The Legal Tech Audit: Focus On Word, Rachel S. Evans, Jason Tubinis Apr 2015

The Legal Tech Audit: Focus On Word, Rachel S. Evans, Jason Tubinis

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In addition to discussing the legal tech audit, these sessions focused on how-to skills for using Microsoft Word in the legal profession.


The Legal Tech Audit: Focus On Excel, Rachel S. Evans, Jason Tubinis Apr 2015

The Legal Tech Audit: Focus On Excel, Rachel S. Evans, Jason Tubinis

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In addition to discussing the legal tech audit, these two sessions focused on how-to skills for using Microsoft Excel in the legal profession.


Tech Skills For Staff: Excel & Pdfs, Rachel S. Evans, Jason Tubinis Mar 2015

Tech Skills For Staff: Excel & Pdfs, Rachel S. Evans, Jason Tubinis

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This informal instruction session covered Microsoft Excel and Adobe Acrobat Pro. Staff were encouraged to bring their own computers and follow along as each program was explored. Practical tips for using both programs were shared and discussed.