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Google Docs: A Review, Cindy Judd, Ramirose Attebury, Julie George, Brad Marcum, Nicole Montgomery
Google Docs: A Review, Cindy Judd, Ramirose Attebury, Julie George, Brad Marcum, Nicole Montgomery
Cindy Judd
Ever wonder how to get everyone together on the same page? Enter Google Docs.
The Bunheads Are Dead: Discovering High Tech, High Touch Opportunities In Library And Information Science, Ken Haycock, C. Garner
The Bunheads Are Dead: Discovering High Tech, High Touch Opportunities In Library And Information Science, Ken Haycock, C. Garner
Ken Haycock
Conjure up a picture of today's librarian, and you are likely to be wrong. Professional librarians are information analysts, freedom of information and protection of privacy officers, family literacy specialists, Internet trainers, teen specialists, genealogists, Web designers and technologists, database managers, historical researchers, information brokers. Indeed, few have the title of “librarian” but all have the master's degree in Library and Information Science (LIS). Graduate LIS programs are appealing to a younger and more diverse student population, yet recruitment is still problematic due to misconceptions about the career and the little-known fact that the first professional degree is at the …
Immersive Learning Environments In Parallel Universes: Learning Through Second Life, Ken Haycock, J. Kemp
Immersive Learning Environments In Parallel Universes: Learning Through Second Life, Ken Haycock, J. Kemp
Ken Haycock
Opportunities for more creative and innovative environments for learners continue to develop through distance education. Especially at the post-secondary level, these immersive environments can involve high-end video game technologies to create multi-user virtual worlds that can both replicate and far extend physical classrooms. At San Jose State University's School of Library and Information Science, courses offered in and through Second Life develop both competence and comfort in working with library users. Several useful lessons have also been learned.