www.ilit.org blog

IM books have moved to Holloway Rd

2012-01-24T08:22:00.000Z

the information management bookstock has now been moved from Ladbroke House library to Holloway Road library, so if students want to browse the shelves they will have to go over there. The short loan stock behind the library counter (and also some reference key texts on the shelves) will remain until nearer the time that the library as a whole moves; and students can continue to reserve stock from other sites to be collected here. You may like to let your students know about this so they don't waste a journey coming here. There is now publicity about the move up in Ladbroke library, and I hope there will soon be information on the website too.

--
Emily Underwood, Academic Liaison Librarian for Media, Information and Communications

LILAC 2012 awards

2011-11-25T07:46:00.002Z

The Librarians' Information Literacy Annual Conference (LILAC) is delighted to announce the call for nominations for our 3 prestigious awards for 2012:

Information Literacy Practitioner of the Year.
This long established award (sponsored by the CILIP CSG IL Group) recognises an outstanding individual contribution to information literacy. The winner will receive £500 for personal use and £500 for their nominated charity. Closing date: February 29th 2012.

Credo Reference Digital Award for Information Literacy.
An exciting new award recognising a digital resource, programme, product or service which has made a significant impact. The winning group or individual will receive £500 for personal use and £500 for their nominated charity. Closing date: February 29th 2012.

Student Award: Sponsored Place at LILAC.
The award (sponsored by the CILIP CSG IL Group) consists of conference registration, travel and accommodation expenses for a student registered on a UK study programme in information / library studies. Closing date: January 31st 2012.

LILAC 2012 will be held in the fabulous city of Glasgow,11th–13th April 2012. The awards will be presented at the conference dinner at the Old Fruit Market on Thursday April 12th.

For full information on the nomination processes see: http://lilacconference.com/WP/awards/

Role of librarians in public libraries

2011-11-09T09:15:00.004Z

RT @gatesfoundation: Blog: What is the role of #libraries in the digital age? New research aims to find out: http://t.co/9O2pg9Yx

Report reveals British schoolchildren’s reading habits

2011-03-03T10:26:00.002Z

From LISResearch: RT @CILIPinfo Research shows fall in children's reading standards http://ow.ly/46YFZ

CILIP CSG Information Literacy Group Student Award

2010-12-17T06:55:00.000Z

The CSG Annual Conference Student Award is open to full-time or part-time students in the UK registered on a first degree or post-graduate qualification in library studies. It is not essential that applicants are current members of CILIP or the Community Services Group.

The purpose of this award is to enable one student per year to attend the Librarians Information Literacy Annual Conference (LILAC) free of charge. This is the largest and most important conference on Information Literacy in Europe, which attracts an international attendance. The 2011 conference will take place in London on 18-20 April. The award covers conference registration, travel and accommodation expenses.

To apply:

* Applications should take the form of a statement (maximum 500 words) relating to the importance of information literacy and how attendance at LILAC will be of benefit to them in their future career
* Full contact details must be provided

Closing date: January 31st 2011

Completed applications should be e-mailed to: Nigel Morgan: MorganNJ@cardiff.ac.uk

Information Studies Student Conference

2010-12-16T08:58:00.001Z

Full text article on 'The role of research in public library practice'

2010-11-09T18:25:00.002Z

LISResearch: 'The role of research in public library practice' full text article manuscript available: http://bit.ly/Hall_PLJ

Subject: Student Essay Competition

2010-11-02T05:46:00.000Z

Message from the Higher Education Academy - Information

and Computer Science

From:
Date: 1 November 2010 12:04:46 GMT

Student Essay Competition
Win £300 and have your work published
"'Flexible learning' is a current buzz phrase; how do you envisage the perfect flexible learning course?"

The Higher Education Academy's Information and Computer Science Subject Centre, is inviting students the chance to submit their opinions and experiences in an essay or podcast/vidcast form. This opportunity is open to anyone studying Computing or Library and Information Science as part of their higher education course. International students studying at a UK institution are more than welcome to enter. However, UK or non-UK students studying at institutions outside of the UK are unfortunately not eligible for the award.

Could I ask if you could distribute this information to your students and encourage them to enter this competition. The competition asks if students can express their views and write a 1,000-word essay or record a five-minute podcast/vidcast on: "'Flexible learning' is a current buzz phrase; how do you envisage the perfect flexible learning course?".

Further details can be found at the following url:

Deadline for entries is Thursday 31st March 2011

Growing Knowledge: The Evolution of Research

2010-10-16T05:40:00.000+01:00

Growing Knowledge: The Evolution of Research (To see videos on this exhibition click on the title of this post)

An exhibition at the British Library showcasing new and innovative research tools and techniques

12 October 2010 - 16 July 2011

The Growing Knowledge exhibition will demonstrate the vision for future digital research services at the British Library, and provide a test bed for the evaluation of digital research tools and services that have the potential to support researchers’ needs. The exhibition will consist of a number of features including digital signage, video demonstrations, interactive welcome animations and a prototype “Researcher’s Desktop” application.

We at University College London are evaluating the exhibition, and would like to invite you to visit it and to give us your views. Your visit will allow you to sample each of these components. A researcher will be at the exhibition, and we hope that you will be able to talk to him briefly to tell him what you think of the exhibition.

The programme for each event will be as follows:

11.00: One of the curators will give an introductory talk about the exhibition

11.15: There will be an opportunity for you to explore the exhibition and try out the digital facilities. Our researcher may wish to talk to you about your views on the various exhibits.

12.30: Event closes. A link to a short questionnaire will be sent to you very soon about your views on the exhibition and the issues raised.

Please register at: http://blgrowingknowledge.eventbrite.com/

For further information please contact us at: growingknowledge@bl.uk or peter.williams@ucl.ac.uk

Hope to see you there!

Pete Williams

Research Fellow, UCL

Paper about Wikipedia

2010-10-07T14:18:00.008+01:00

In the light of what we discussed on Monday about quality sources and Wikipedia in particular.

Click on the title of this post to access the paper from Information Research vol. 15 no. 3, September, 2010.

Susie

Growing Knowledge: The Evolution of Research

2010-09-28T16:52:00.000+01:00

An exhibition at the British Library showcasing new and innovative research tools and techniques

12 October 2010 - 16 July 2011

The programme for each event will be as follows:

11.00: One of the curators will give an introductory talk about the exhibition

11.15: There will be an opportunity for you to explore the exhibition and try out the digital facilities. Our researcher may wish to talk to you about your views on the various exhibits.

12.30: Event closes. A link to a short questionnaire will be sent to you very soon about your views on the exhibition and the issues raised.

Please register at: http://blgrowingknowledge.eventbrite.com/

For further information please contact us at: growingknowledge@bl.uk or peter.williams@ucl.ac.uk

Creating Knowledge VI

2010-09-23T06:27:00.001+01:00

Worth having a look at the keynotes by Mittelmark's 'Getting your paper published with minimum sweat and tears: Insider advice from a journal editor' http://CreatingKnowledge.blip.tv/file/4133552/

and Whitworth's 'The three domains of value: Why IL practitioners must take a holistic approach http://CreatingKnowledge.blip.tv/file/4143121/

Also see Sarah Ison's post on the Transliteracy workshop
http://librariansontheloose.wordpress.com/2010/09/17/lost-in-transliteracy-found-in-the-library/

Articles on the future of public libraries in UK and Australia

2010-08-31T11:16:00.002+01:00

From alia mailing list - 30 August 2010:

Libraries in phone boxes, vending machines and now in the pub!!? I have
been leading a sheltered professional life. This BBC article offers some
food for thought for public libraries, though the statistics quoted
regarding falling patronage in the UK seem to be quite different to
those here*.

The article also mentions the 'Future Libraries Programme' in the UK, an
"ambitious change programme for libraries".

Links to more information:
BBC article 'What next for the local library?'
http://www.bbc.co.uk/blogs/thereporters/willgompertz/2010/08/what_next_for_the_local_librar.html

Future Libraries Programme http://www.mla.gov.uk/news_and_views/press_releases/2010/future_libraries_programme

ALIA and public libraries (includes public libraries statistics) http://www.alia.org.au/publiclibraries/

[IFLA-L] Wanted: LIS students!

2009-12-15T06:49:00.001Z

Begin forwarded message:

We strongly encourage LIS students from all over the world to apply for the “IFLA Library and Information Science (LIS) Student Paper Award 2010” coordinated by the IFLA Section Education and Training Standing Committee (SET SC), sponsored by "Service for Libraries - ekz" .

The target group is LIS students from all over the world, who are enrolled in a course of study for the “first professional qualification” (e.g. bachelor/graduate diploma/master) in the country of study. All IFLA Sections are requested to open their Call for Papers to students. Accepted student papers will be presented either in the relevant Section’s conference session or, if appropriate, in the SET Open Session.

The award for the first place winner of the IFLA LIS Student Paper Award 2010 includes: Current IFLA Congress registration fee plus grant for economy airfare and economical lodging, up to 2600 €, 1 year’s free IFLA membership, and publication of the paper in the IFLA Journal. Second and third place finalists will receive a certificate.

Please see more information at http://www.ifla.org/en/set/student-paper-award-2010

HE Academy ICS Student Competition

2009-12-03T14:57:00.000Z

Please see the following announcement from the Higher Education Academy Information and Computer Sciences:

Applications are now invited for the HE Academy ICS Student Competition. Details can be accessed at http://www.ics.heacademy.ac.uk/student_central/competition_essay_details10.htm.

Library rules

2009-11-16T05:54:00.000Z

A link to the Tame the Web blog suggested by Jo:

Just saw this posting about library signs/rules which I found interesting in light of last week's seminar discussion: http://tametheweb.com/2009/11/09/signs-signs-everywhere/

I wonder if it is something worth adding to the ILIT blog as it was a topic that obviously roused so much interest and passion?!

Seeking Librarian Volunteers - How Do You Say Reference?

2009-11-09T07:48:00.002Z

Dear Public, Academic, and Special Librarians:

The International Federation of Library Association (IFLA) is supporting a project entitled "How Do You Say Reference." Designed to recognize library reference and information services worldwide, the project will result in a website featuring profiles of each participating country. Via the website, librarians and library school students will gain exciting insight into the myriad of ways librarians from different parts of the world assist information seekers. We are also interested in the training librarians receive to best meet the needs of patrons, as well as global professional perspectives on how library services can improve.

There are student volunteers to interview librarians around the world about how they assist users in meeting their personal, academic, and professional information needs. With your agreement, a library and information science student will conduct an interview with you by phone. We would simply need to arrange a convenient time for both you and the interviewer. A list of potential questions can also be e-mailed to you prior to the interview taking place in case you would like time to think the questions over and reflect on your own professional experiences.

I am the Project Manager of "How Do You Say Reference," and truly hope you will be able to participate and share your perspective on library information services.

If you are interested in being interviewed for this project or have any questions, please do not hesitate to e-mail me at dawnh@eden.rutgers.edu.

Please note: interviews have already been completed or are in the process of being completed with volunteers from Nigeria, Canada, and the UK. We are no longer seeking volunteers from these countries.

Sincerely,

Dawn Hoesterey
IFLA "How Do You Say Reference" Project Manager
dawnh@eden.rutgers.edu

Web 2.0 What it can do for you

2009-11-05T05:40:00.003Z

Please see the forthcoming Libraries for Nursing study day advertised on various lists, “Web 2.0: What It Can Do For You”. Although LfN is organising it, by no means is it solely directed at nursing librarians, and we’re encouraging people from other areas to come. I was wondering therefore if you could pass it around the staff and (potentially) students as something that may be of interest. The event is scheduled for the 27^th Nov at the Royal College of Nursing. There will be a student rate for this event, which will be £15 to book please follow the same booking procedure on the website.

Paraphrasing and referencing

2009-11-02T06:40:00.005Z

Paraphrasing and referencing
Summarise the main points of this extract and provide the correct reference (Full report available at: http://www.ucl.ac.uk/infostudies/research/ciber/downloads/GG%20Work%20Package%20V.pdf)

Information and communication technologies have evolved at an unprecedented pace in the past two decades changing the way people live their lives. While traditional sources of information, such as word of mouth, and early mediated forms of communication such as print, radio, television and telephone retain some importance, they are rapidly being superseded by networked electronic and computerized communications systems, most notably the internet.

Since the mid-1990s, as computerized communications networks have spread beyond specialist user communities such as the academy and military, their applications have also become increasingly diversified.

Technology mergers have created a communications environment in which distinctive media such as print, broadcasting, and telecommunications now operate businesses in direct competition with each other in the same markets. They have also created a world in which information is the primary currency.

With the expansion of the amount of information that is available to people and the growing ease with which it can be accessed, have changes occurred in the way individuals confront and use information? In particular, is there any evidence that the younger generation of today that is accustomed to the ubiquitous availability of a range of communications technologies search for and use information in qualitatively distinctive ways from their elders? If this is the case, to what extent might this generational distinctiveness in orientation towards information have important implications for the future of learning and, more especially, for the role that libraries – those traditional information repositories - might play in educational contexts?

The analysis presented in this report examines developments in information and communication technologies over time before concentrating on the plethora of changes that have occurred in relatively recent times. One crucial development in this context was the dramatic emergence of the internet as a public information tool from the mid-1990s onwards.

HEA-ICS Student Competition 2009

2009-03-20T06:24:00.001Z

The Higher Education Academy subject centre for Information and Computer Sciences is inviting all Computing or Library and Information Science students to express their views in the form of an essay, a podcast or a vidcast on:

"Who or what was the inspiration for choosing your current course of study?"

This opportunity is open to anyone studying Computing or Library and Information Science as part of their higher education course. International students studying at a UK institution are more than welcome to enter. However, UK or non-UK students studying at institutions outside of the UK are unfortunately not eligible for the award.

Full competition details and rules are available at: http://www.ics.heacademy.ac.uk/student_central/competition_essay_details09.htm

Closing date is Friday, 27th March 2009.

The prize winner will also be invited to attend the Higher Education Academy 2009 Annual Conference in University of Manchester on 30 June - 2 July 2009, all expenses paid.

LIRG Research Award 2009

2009-02-07T10:53:00.000Z

Deadline for submissions 28th February 2009

The LIRG research award is designed to promote research in library and information science. The aim of the award is to encourage and facilitate research by practitioners in the field.

The Library & Information Research Group (LIRG) welcomes proposals from all sectors of the profession, and particularly invites practitioners to apply, either as sole applicants, or in collaboration with academic or independent researchers.

Applications from academics in library and information science departments are also welcomed and proposals which are submitted in partnership with practitioners are particularly welcomed.

The award is worth £1000, and designed to support small scale research projects for which it may otherwise be difficult to find funding. The Award may be used to defray research expenses (e.g. travel, postage costs), to fund attendance at high level meetings or to fund a study tour. However, a clear overall aim for the research must be stated.

Guidelines for submission and evaluation criteria are on the LIRG web pages at:

http://www.cilip.org.uk/specialinterestgroups/bysubject/research/activities/awards

The closing date for submissions: 28th February 2009

Interested in applying for the award but are unsure about writing a proposal?
Juilet Eve's article in the latest issue of Library & Information Research (freely available online) can help: http://www.lirg.org.uk/lir/ojs/index.php/lir

Applications and enquiries should be sent, preferably by email, to:

Frankie Wilson
LIRG Awards and Prizes Officer
Learning Resources
Middlesex University
Trent Park
Bramley Road
London
N14 4YZ
f.wilson@mdx.ac.uk

Deadline for submissions 28th February 2009

The LIRG research award is designed to promote research in library and
information science. The aim of the award is to encourage and facilitate
research by practitioners in the field.

The Library & Information Research Group (LIRG) welcomes proposals from all
sectors of the profession, and particularly invites practitioners to apply, either
as sole applicants, or in collaboration with academic or independent
researchers.

Applications from academics in library and information science departments are
also welcomed and proposals which are submitted in partnership with
practitioners are particularly welcomed.

The award is worth £1000, and designed to support small scale research
projects for which it may otherwise be difficult to find funding. The Award may
be used to defray research expenses (e.g. travel, postage costs), to fund
attendance at high level meetings or to fund a study tour. However, a clear
overall aim for the research must be stated.

Guidelines for submission and evaluation criteria are on the LIRG web pages at:

http://www.cilip.org.uk/specialinterestgroups/bysubject/research/activities/aw
ards

The closing date for submissions: 28th February 2009

Interested in applying for the award but are unsure about writing a proposal?
Juilet Eve's article in the latest issue of Library & Information Research (freely
available online) can help: http://www.lirg.org.uk/lir/ojs/index.php/lir

Applications and enquiries should be sent, preferably by email, to:

Frankie Wilson
LIRG Awards and Prizes Officer
Learning Resources
Middlesex University
Trent Park
Bramley Road
London
N14 4YZ
f.wilson@mdx.ac.uk

LILAC 2009 student place

2008-11-19T13:28:00.000Z

There will be a sponsored place at LILAC (Librarians' Information
Literacy Annual Conference) 2009 open to applicants on a librarianship
course in the UK. I wondered if you could circulate this to students at
your institutions and if it might be possible for someone to post it on
LIS-Bailer so it goes out to students at all the universities who offer
library qualifications? The conference is being held at Cardiff
University from the 30th March - 1st April 2009. Conference
registration, travel expenses (from the UK) and accommodation are
included in the award.

LILAC 2009 Student Award sponsored by The LearnHigher Information
Literacy Learning Area at Manchester Metropolitan University.

Applicants need to write a (maximum 500 words) statement about the
importance of information literacy and how attendance at the LILAC
conference will be of benefit to them in their future career. Further
details about the award are on the LILAC website:
http://www.lilacconference.com/dw/2009/award_student.htm

The closing date for applications is 16th January 2009.

Online surveys

2008-10-25T08:37:00.004+01:00

Brief: Create an online survey to ascertain the reasons why the current ISM and DIGIM students have selected these courses. In particular you need to identify where they have heard about these courses to assess the strengths and weaknesses of the School's marketing strategy.

Aim:
To asses the strengths and weaknesses of the school's marketing strategy for the MA in Information Services Management (ISM) and the MSc in Digital Information Management (DIGIM)

Objectives:
To establish which course the students are taking
To ascertain the reasons why the current ISM and DIGIM students have chosen the selected courses
To identify where they have heard about these courses

Online surveys created on 24 October 2008:

http://FreeOnlineSurveys.com/start.asp?sid=1zaxhtltm4huisv500755

http://FreeOnlineSurveys.com/rendersurvey.asp?sid=g4jyzg3ux6jz7c7500774

http://FreeOnlineSurveys.com/rendersurvey.asp?sid=0jynza2mde1zsxd500796

http://FreeOnlineSurveys.com/rendersurvey.asp?sid=vys18bs27elompd500754

http://FreeOnlineSurveys.com/rendersurvey.asp?sid=0aisa59ue2shz3m500776

http://FreeOnlineSurveys.com/rendersurvey.asp?sid=lwruoawqbm57e8a500790

New competition from HEA-ICS

2008-02-13T05:43:00.002Z

Hi all,

this might be of interest (NB click on the title of this entry to access the site containing the full details of this competition

Susie

"What makes a good lecturer?"
Win £250 and have your work published

Are you a Computing or Library and Information Science student? Would you like the chance to win £250 and have your work published? If so, then take this opportunity to express your views on what makes a good lecturer.

The Higher Education Academy - Information and Computer Science Subject Centre, is offering you the chance to offer your opinions and experiences in an essay. This opportunity is open to anyone studying Computing or Library and Information Science as part of their Higher Education course. International students studying at a UK institution are more than welcome to enter. However, UK or non-UK students studying at institutions outside of the UK are unfortunately not eligible for the Award.

To enter this competition all you need to do is write 900-1,100 words on what makes a good lecturer?

Prize Available...

The finalist will have their essay published on the Information and Computer Sciences Subject Centre website and be invited to attend the Higher Education Academy 2008 Annual Conference in Harrogate in July 2008, all expenses paid. There, you have a chance to become the overall winner of all the Subject Centres attracting a top prize of a Toshiba laptop.

How to enter...

Submit your entry to Hazel White (email: h.white1@ulster.ac.uk) by 28th March 2008. The email should have the subject line "Student Award 2008", and must include your name, place of study, Course title, Year of Study, Term address and Home address, Contact telephone number and Contact email address.

You must download a cover sheet to submit with your essay

SLA Europe Student Awards 2008

2007-12-01T07:09:00.000Z

Following the success of the 2007 SLA Europe Student award which paid for a European Library and Information student to attend the annual SLA conference, SLA Europe is pleased to announce it will be able to send four students to the SLA annual conference in Seattle, Washington in June 2008.

These awards will include all travel, accommodation and conference attendance costs. Details of these awards can be found on the link below:

http://www.sla-europe.org/awards/students/students_a.html

A PDF application form can be downloaded by clicking on the title of this entry

Please distribute this to your postgraduate library and information students as it is a very exciting opportunity for them.

Thanks

Martin De Saulles
University of Brighton

LIBRARY STUDENT JOURNAL (LSJ)

2007-10-30T06:37:00.000Z

Please see the announcement below. To access the journal just click on the title of this blog entry - Susie

Students: LSJ is now accepting submissions from Library and Information Science students around the world! Visit us at www.librarystudentjournal.org to view our submission guidelines and upload your submission. LSJ is a great way for students to gain experience in Open Access publishing and get a published paper on their resume before starting the job hunt! Questions? Contact us at librarystudentjournal@gmail.com
_______________

A selection of recently published papers:

Cataloging and classification of illuminated manuscripts: intellectual access for the pre-modern manuscript
Meredith Torre, University of Wisconsin Madison

Going online: academic libraries and the move from print to electronic journals
Toni Fortini, Southern Connecticut State University

Reference librarianship: notes from the trenches, by Charles R. Anderson and Peter Sprenkle (review)
Bridget Schumacher, SUNY Buffalo
_______________

The first year of LSJ, p resentation now available:

Editor-in-Chief amy buckland, and Publisher Eli Guinnee gave the keynote address at the Simmons College Skillshare on the topic of Student Scholarship in the Open Access Age: the First Year of Library Student Journal. Links to the podcast and slidecast can be found at: http://gslis.simmons.edu/podcasts/
_______________

Facebook, Second Life, & the LSJ Editors' Blog

Our Facebook and Second Life groups are growing quickly. If you are an LIS student and regular visitor to either, find us by searching for "Library Student Journal" This is a great way to communicate with colleagues worldwide in a more informal setting than librarystudentjournal.org

And don't forget to visit our blog at http://www.librarystudentjournal.org/blog/
______________________________________________________________

Contact

amy buckland, McGill University, Editor-in-Chief
amybuckland@gmail.com

Eli Guinnee, SUNY Buffalo, Publisher
librarystudentjournal@gmail.com

Student Multimedia Competition

2007-10-25T13:56:00.000+01:00

Student Multimedia Competition - A day in the life of an ICS Student

The Higher Education Academy Information and Computer Science (HEA-ICS) Subject Centre is offering a top prize of £250 for the best presentation.

Click on the title of this blog entry to access the full details

Susie

2nd edition of Digital copyright

2007-10-24T12:59:00.000+01:00

Dear all,

FYI

Paul Pedley's 2nd edition of "Digital copyright" has now been published. Click on the title of this blog to view the details

The contents pages are available at: http://www.facetpublishing.co.uk/6084.pdf

Susie

Weblearn

2007-10-23T05:16:00.000+01:00

Dear all please see the message below from Sue Batley

It sounds like a session problem as WebLearn thinks the student is still logged in. It might be worth getting them to clear their cookies and cache before trying. Instructions can be found here:
http://www.londonmet.ac.uk/tltc/weblearn/staff-support/staff-support_home.cfm#cookies

If we require further information from you, please reply to this email with the requested information as soon as possible so that we may continue to progress your incident.

Please note that you can view the progress of your call by going to our self service webpage. This can be found at: Http://ictservicedesk.londonmet.ac.uk

Quantitative Research and the Information Professional

2007-10-20T06:47:00.000+01:00

Hi all,

another good submission of the encyclopaedia entry examining the quantitative approach this time. Click on the title of this blog to download the file which is in Word format.

Susie

Qualitative Research and Information Professionals

2007-10-10T11:51:00.000+01:00

Hi all,

An early submission of the encyclopaedia task (focusing on qualitative research) for your perusal. The entry was submitted in web-format and contains a reference list as well as a bibliography.

Click on the title of this blog to view the entry

Susie

Survey on the Continuation of Digital Scholarship Publications

2007-08-14T08:07:00.000+01:00

If you are interested in the continuation of Digital
Scholarship publications, such as DigitalKoans/Flashback,
the Scholarly Electronic Publishing
Bibliography/Weblog/Resources, and the Open Access
Bibliography/Webliography, please take a short survey
on this matter (six multiple-choice questions and two
optional questions).

http://www.surveymonkey.com/s.aspx?sm=0UByvn6MY_2bYljXrnUGsdMA_3d_3d

Thanks.

--

Best Regards,
Charles

Charles W. Bailey, Jr.

Digital Scholarship
http://www.digital-scholarship.org/

DigitalKoans/Flashback
http://www.digital-scholarship.org/digitalkoans/
http://digital-scholarship.org/digitalkoans/category/flashback-weekly-news/

Open Access Bibliography/Webliography
http://www.digital-scholarship.org/oab/oab.htm
http://www.digital-scholarship.org/cwb/oaw.htm

Scholarly Electronic Publishing Bibliography/Weblog
http://www.digital-scholarship.org/sepb/sepb.html
http://www.digital-scholarship.org/sepb/sepw/sepw.htm

KWTL - Keeping Within The Law

2007-08-02T15:39:00.000+01:00

This blog is maintained by Paul Pedley who has extensive experience in the copyright and information rights. NB the blog covers legal issues affecting information professionals.

http://www.informationlaw.blogspot.com/

Evidence-based Library and Information Practice

2007-07-27T06:36:00.000+01:00

The full set of papers from the recent Evidence-based Library and Information Practice conference is available on the EBLIP4 website. Please visit http://www.eblip4.unc.edu/ to download excellent works by Suzanne Grefsheim, Denise Koufogiannakis, and many others - and keep checking back, because we're working to make podcasts of keynote speakers (including Andrew Booth, Jonathan Eldredge, and more available through the conference site.

Also for the papers on EBLIP 3 in 2005 see http://conferences.alia.org.au/ebl2005/conferencepapers.html

Copyright and images. Article by Paul Pedley

2007-05-11T05:44:00.000+01:00

Dear all,

this article has just been published in Update, May issue 2007. Click on the arrow to the left of the heading for this entry to access the article.

Susie

Chain Indexing

2007-04-30T07:15:00.000+01:00

Some of you might be interested in this message by Tom Wilson:

Rather more than 30 years ago I produced what was then called a 'programmed text' on chain indexing - apparently (at least according to a Google search) it still appears on some reading lists. The programmed text, in effect, implemented on paper the notion of hypertext.

I've occasionally thought of updating it, but not seriously until TiddlyWiki appeared on the scene. Now, as a result of a couple of days' work in retyping the text of the book, 'An introduction to chain indexing' is reborn as a true hypertext.

One of the benefits of using TiddlyWiki for this purpose is that the user can simply download a copy to his or her own hard disc (or portable medium of any kind) and use the text whether connected to the Internet or not, since everything needed to manipulate the text is actually built into the Web page.

I'll be interested to hear from anyone who uses the text or teaches the concept.

Professor T.D. Wilson, PhD, Hon.PhD
Publisher/Editor in Chief
Information Research
InformationR.net
e-mail: t.d.wilson@shef.ac.uk
Web site: http://InformationR.net/

Two full time doctoral research studentships at MMU

2007-03-28T18:45:00.000+01:00

Dear all this might be of interest after the MA

The Information Research Institute (TIRI) at MMU offers up to two full time doctoral research studentships, available only to EU
nationals, to commence on or about Sept 1 2007.

Applications are sought from students interested in working in one of the three core research areas of TIRI: Access to Electronic
Information, Information Management, and Social Informatics.

For an application form and further enquiries contact either Prof Dick Hartley (TIRI director) r.j.hartley@mmu.ac.uk or Dr Seamus
Simpson (TIRI Research Coordinator) s.simpson@mmu.ac.uk

CLOSING DATE FOR RECEIPT OF APPLICATIONS: Monday April 23.

To read more about TIRI, visit http://www.tiri.mmu.ac.uk

EndNote

2007-02-20T14:24:00.000Z

Does anyone know of something else like this that is either free or cheap? I am using a Mac at home so ideally I'd like it to be compatible but I can get access to a PC if not. Is anyone using this?

Endnote
EndNote is a reference manager tool (software) – i.e. when I do a search and download a bunch of details with abstracts – Then “upload” it to the reference manager and it keeps a list of everything for you – which you can arrange into folders etc etc. and turn into a bibliography or reference/citations list.

Thanks

L I B R A R Y S T U D E N T J O U R N A L

2007-02-16T07:15:00.000Z

L I B R A R Y S T U D E N T J O U R N A L
ISSN 1931-6100

An international peer-reviewed Open Access publication of the
University at Buffalo Department of Library and Information Studies
Online at http://www.librarystudentjournal.org
___________________________________________________________________

NEWS AND ANNOUNCEMENTS
___________________________________________________________________

LSJ furthers its commitment to the LIS student community of practice
with an e-mail listserv for students, recent graduates, and those
seeking accreditation worldwide. LIS-STUDENT-LIST will be a way to share
information, give advice, and ask questions of your peers. Subscribe at
http://listserv.buffalo.edu/cgi-bin/wa?A0=lis-student-list

To increase our timeliness and better fit our student schedules this is
the last time LSJ will publish a discrete "issue". Henceforth all
content will be published as soon as it is ready. Newly-published papers
will be announced on LIS-STUDENT-LIST and, as always, via the journal's
RSS feed.

Announcing a new format for the LSJ Editors' Blog. We're now
self-hosting and have opened it up to contributions from all members of
our distinguished Editorial Board. Check out the new blog at
http://informatics.buffalo.edu/org/lsj/blog
___________________________________________________________________

CONTENTS Issue 3, February 2007
___________________________________________________________________

Editorials:

Eli Guinnee
A new context for knowledge creation: letter from the editor

Michael J. D. Sutton
Accepting Knowledge Management into the LIS fold: an
interdisciplinary approach

Articles:

Edith Speller
Collaborative tagging, folksonomies, distributed classification
or ethnoclassification: a literature review

Essays:

Ozlem Bayram and Astrid Emil
The Dede Korkut digital library: a student project faces the
real world

A.S. Popowich
Carlyle, Panizzi, and the Public Library Ideal

Monique Lloyd
The underrepresented Native American student: diversity in
Library Science

Reviews:

David McCaslin
Review of Legal Solutions in Electronic Reserves and the Electronic
Delivery of Interlibrary Loan, by Janet Brennan Croft (2004)

Logan Rath
Review of Tips and Other Bright Ideas for Secondary School
Libraries: Volume Three, edited by Sherry York (2006)

Laura Reed
Review of Copyright for Schools: A Practical Guide, 4th ed.,
by Carol Simpson (2005)

Beth Steinbruckner
Review of Getting Graphic, by Michelle Gorman (2003)

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CONTACT
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Eli Guinnee, Editor-in-Chief
lis-lsj@buffalo.edu
http://informatics.buffalo.edu/org/lsj/blog/

33 reasons why librarians are still needed ....

2007-02-01T15:16:00.000Z

Hi all,

please see the following article on 'Are Librarians Totally Obsolete?'

http://www.degreetutor.com/library/adult-continued-education/librarians-needed

Susie

conference on information seeking behaviour in Vilnius, Lithuania

2007-01-15T17:27:00.000Z

Hi,

Please note the call for papers and details below. If you have not been to Vilnius, I'd strongly recommend it, it is a very friendly town, worth visiting before it becomes too Westernised..

Susie

Information Seeking in Context, Vilnius, Lithuania 17-20 September, 2008
Call for Papers

We invite the submission of papers in the field of human information behaviour research from participants in previous ISIC Conferences and other researchers from information-related fields for presentation at the Information Seeking in
Context Conference to be held in Vilnius, Lithuania on September 17-20, 2008. Papers should draw upon the theoretical and empirical literature of information behaviour: those that seek to link that literature with related topics such as
information literacy, information retrieval, and information system design should have information seeking or searching at the core of their presentation.

Themes of the conference include the following:

1. Theories and models of information seeking and searching: particular
theoretical frameworks that are currently of interest include (but are not
restricted to) social network theory, actor network theory, cultural-historical
activity theory, genre theory, etc.
2. Research approaches and methodologies, both interpretative and positivist,
employing either qualitative or quantitative methods.
3. Information seeking, searching and use in specific contexts, e.g., health
care, education, business, industry, the public services and government, the
emergency services, etc.
4. Organizational structures and processes and information seeking, searching
and use.
5. Information seeking and searching in the context of the World Wide Web,
including the relationship of information seeking to participation in virtual
social networks.
6. Information behaviour in everyday life; in communities both real and virtual,
including its role in indigenous communities.
7. Integrating studies on information seeking and interactive retrieval.
8. Information use: the nature of information and how information is used to
help solve problems, aid decision making or satisfy an initial need
9. Information seeking and information requirements - integrating information
science and information systems.

Authors should indicate which of these themes their paper addresses. For the 2008 Conference we shall be particularly interested in papers in any of these areas that address the connection between information research and information practice.

Paper preparation and submission deadline February 1, 2008 Please, submit a prepared paper in Microsoft Word format (.doc or .rtf files) to: isic2008@kf.vu.lt

The conference Website at http://www.kf.vu.lt/~isic2008/?page_id=4 is in the course of development.

Useful (and free) referencing resource

2007-01-11T08:53:00.000Z

http://www.citeulike.org/

CiteULike is a free service to help academics to share, store, and organise the academic papers they are reading. When you see a paper on the web that interests you, you can click one button and have it added to your personal library. CiteULike automatically extracts the citation details, so there's no need to type them in yourself. It all works from within your web browser. There's no need to install any special software.

Useful for AIR and Dissertation

Susie

LIRG 2007 Student Prize : call for submissions

2007-01-05T13:41:00.000Z

Dear all please see the following from LIRG - feel free to apply or discuss this with me. Susie

LIRG 2007 Student Prize : call for submissions
The Library and Information Research Group (LIRG) awards a student
research prize each year for a postgraduate project. Each School of
Library and Information Studies is invited to nominate one of their
students' projects for the award.

LIRG offers the prize to promote a greater awareness amongst students of
the importance of research and to facilitate the dissemination of the
results of outstanding projects.

Previous winners of the Award have included:

* Neil Parkinson, formerly of City University for his study, What's so
special about special Collections?

* Louise Glen, formerly of the University of Sheffield for her study,
The creativity of reading fiction

* Cheryl Twomey, formerly of the University of North London, for her
study, An analysis of the design and quality of patients information
leaflets supplied with medicines sold by pharmacists in the United
Kingdom

* Alyn Jones, formerly of Queen Margaret College in Edinburgh, for his
study, The Corporate Internet (Undergraduate winner)

* Nicholas Lewis, formerly of Thames Valley University, for his
postgraduate dissertation on Level 4 Information and Library services
NVQ: and alternative route to professional status in the ILS sector
(Postgraduate Student Prize winner)

LIRG POSTGRADUATE STUDENT PRIZE: Procedures and Conditions

1. Prizes will be awarded to students completing courses leading to a
first professional qualification recognised by CILIP in
Schools/Departments of Library and Information Studies.

2. The value of the award is £300.

3. The work of one postgraduate student may be submitted by each of the
Schools/Departments of Library and Information Studies with a short (no
more than 200/300 word) supporting recommendation.

4. The closing date for submission is 31st March 2007. Work completed
and assessed in the past twelve months is eligible.

5. Projects to be submitted shall be ones completed as part of normal
course requirements in a course leading to a first professional
qualification and shall be of the level which might be called
"dissertation", "major project", etc.

6. Research is to be interpreted broadly but must include some original
work.

7. A Panel will be appointed by the Library and Information Research
Group to judge entries and award prizes. The Panel's decision will be
final. The Panel will publish a general summary of the strengths and
weaknesses of entries in order to encourage the quality of student
research.

8. The Library and Information Research Group will from time to time
publish a set of criteria for the judging of entries.

9. Prize winners shall agree to:

1. Give a short presentation on their projects at a special LIRG
meeting, when the prizes will be awarded;

2. Write a short summary for the LIRG journal Library and Information
Research

10. LIRG may wish to negotiate publication rights with the prize
winner's department or school. Alternatively, LIRG will advise prize
winners on the publication of suitable work.

11. Applications should be sent to:

Dr Jean Yeoh
Director ISS Corporate Services
Information Services & Systems
King's College London
Strand
London WC2R 2LS
jean.yeoh@kcl.ac.uk
Tel: 020 7848 1844

For more information please see:

http://www.cilip.org.uk/specialinterestgroups/bysubject/research/activities/awards/studentprize.ht

Pedley's book on essential Law for information professionals

2006-12-02T08:45:00.000Z

Hi all,

the following book will be available in the LH library as a counter loan from Friday 8 December 2006.

Pedley Paul essential Law for information professionals, Facet Publishing second edition

Thanks to Paul Pedley for donating this to the IM school

Susie

www.ilit.org blog

2006-11-30T10:58:00.000Z

Would anyone mind testing this Search Engine? I think it is meant to be Librarian and I don't think it works but would like other opions - I am working on an idea for my Dissertation.

Anyway, Here is the link http://www.msdewey.com/

"

free on-line survey - try www.surveymonkey.com too

2006-11-06T01:37:00.000Z

Hi,
Following on from our use of www.freeonlinesurveys.com in the class,
I recommend you check out www.surveymonkey.com as a free survey tool. My initial investigation shows that it has many advantages over www.freeonlinesurveys.com.

The main advantage is that surveymonkey has no time limit for keeping responses, and limits the number of responses to 100 pcm. Freeonlinesurvey limits it to 50 responses, 20Q's and 10 days. (above these limits, and you have to pay for the services)

Surveymonkey also has some other features that freeonlinesurvey doesn't appear to have - eg the ability to branch questions eg if person says "no" to question 1, the survey can take them straight to question 5 say. On an intial look, it appears to have more sophisticated data analysis capacities.

Worth having a look.

evaluation criteria for the group presentation

2006-10-31T06:19:00.000Z

Content
Transparency of research
Contextualisation of research
Knowledge of debate

Effectiveness of communication
Eye contact
Voice projection
Pacing of delivery
Timing
Effective use of slides
Clear design

Group dynamics
Time keeping and allocation of time within the group
Cohesiveness in the delivery of the presentation

Good example no. 2 of the encyclopaedia task

2006-09-29T09:19:00.000+01:00

Qualitative research and the current role of information professionals
“Qualitative research...describes research that focuses on how individuals and groups view the world and construct meaning out of their experiences; it is essentially narrative-orientated.” (1) Qualitative research gathers in-depth data in verbal form, from the perspective of those involved, in a natural context. In addition to first-hand observation, interviews and even participation, qualitative data gathering methods include video or tape recording, photography, or studying records kept by participants. The qualitative researcher attempts to refrain from limiting the content of the information gathered, or predicting any findings. In contrast, the quantitative researcher selects the factors thought to be relevant before collecting data in statistical form, while remaining detached from events.

“While the bulk of basic research in library science has taken the form of quantitative research...qualitative research methods have been employed to a greater degree in more recent years.” (2) Although quantitative research is less time-consuming and allows the information professional to obtain a greater breadth of information across a larger population, such as conducting a survey regarding user education, qualitative research lacks predetermined categories, providing richer data, different perspectives, and potentially broader insights, for example interviewing library staff to elicit their view of a specific service. As argued by Kaplan and Maxwell (1994), “ the goal of understanding a phenomenal point of view of the participants and its particular social and institutional context is lost when textual data is quantified.” (3) Considering the complex, social and ever-changing environment of the information world, the value of qualitative methods, ideally alongside quantitative research, is undeniable, especially as pressure grows to meet both staff and user expectations.

(1) Wikipedia. Available at: http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Qualitative_research (Accessed 6 Oct 2005)
(2) Powell, R. (1991) Basic research methods for librarians, second edition, New Jersey: Ablex Publishing Corporation, pp.47
(3) Myers, M. (1997) Qualitative research in information systems, Living Scholarship from MISQ. Available at: http://www.qual.auckland.ac.nz/ (Accessed 8 Oct 2005)

Good example no. 1 of the encyclopaedia task

2006-09-29T09:16:00.000+01:00

Qualitative research and the current role of information professionals.

Qualitative research is a broad term used in the field of social sciences to describe a range of “narrative-orientated” (1) methods employed by researchers for examining “social and cultural phenomena” (2). Through qualitative research, researchers are able to focus their “understanding of the research phenomena in situ, that is, within their naturally occurring context(s)” (3) in other words, it enables researchers to gain a deeper understanding of their participants and the sociocultural context in which they live. Qualitative research involves the gathering of subjective data that is not easily translated into numerical form, commonly via the means of interviews, first-hand observation, free-flowing discussion and artifact analysis. As a result, it is usually restricted to a smaller sample group but offers an in-depth analysis of each case. In contrast, quantitative research covers a wide sample group but is viewed as more deductive in nature since it is based on the numerical collection and examination of data such as surveys and questionnaires.

Due to the dynamic social climate of the information world, there is a general shift towards qualitative research in the study of information science. According to Wilson, qualitative research appears to be tailored towards the study of information-seeking needs as it enables the information professional to cultivate “a better understanding of the user, be better able to design more effective information services, and be better able to create useful theory of information-seeking behaviour and information use.” (4) By harnessing the benefits of both qualitative and quantitative research, the information professional will be able to to develop greater sensitivity to the user's needs and meet their demands more effectively.

(1) Wikepedia. Available at: http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Qualitative_research (Acessed 11th Oct 2005)
(2) Myers, M. (1997) Qualitative research in information systems, Living Scholarship from MISQ. Available at: http://www.qual.auckland.ac.nz/ (Accessed 11th Oct 2005)
(3) Wikepedia. Available at http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Qualitative_research (Acessed 11th Oct 2005)
(4) Wilson, T.D. (2000) Recent trends in user studies: action research and qualitative methods. Information Research 5(3) Available at: http://informationr.net/ir/5-3/paper76.html (Accessed on 11th Oct 2005)

www.ilit.org blog

IM books have moved to Holloway Rd

LILAC 2012 awards

Role of librarians in public libraries

Report reveals British schoolchildren’s reading habits

CILIP CSG Information Literacy Group Student Award

Information Studies Student Conference

Full text article on 'The role of research in public library practice'

**Sponsored i³ conference place available**

Subject: Student Essay Competition

Growing Knowledge: The Evolution of Research

Paper about Wikipedia

Growing Knowledge: The Evolution of Research

Creating Knowledge VI

Articles on the future of public libraries in UK and Australia

[IFLA-L] Wanted: LIS students!

HE Academy ICS Student Competition

Library rules

Seeking Librarian Volunteers - How Do You Say Reference?

Web 2.0 What it can do for you

Paraphrasing and referencing

HEA-ICS Student Competition 2009

LIRG Research Award 2009

LILAC 2009 student place

Online surveys

New competition from HEA-ICS

SLA Europe Student Awards 2008

LIBRARY STUDENT JOURNAL (LSJ)

Student Multimedia Competition

2nd edition of Digital copyright

Weblearn

Quantitative Research and the Information Professional

Qualitative Research and Information Professionals

Survey on the Continuation of Digital Scholarship Publications

KWTL - Keeping Within The Law

Evidence-based Library and Information Practice

Copyright and images. Article by Paul Pedley

Chain Indexing

Two full time doctoral research studentships at MMU

EndNote

L I B R A R Y S T U D E N T J O U R N A L

33 reasons why librarians are still needed ....

conference on information seeking behaviour in Vilnius, Lithuania

Useful (and free) referencing resource

LIRG 2007 Student Prize : call for submissions

Pedley's book on essential Law for information professionals

www.ilit.org blog

free on-line survey - try www.surveymonkey.com too

evaluation criteria for the group presentation

Good example no. 2 of the encyclopaedia task

Good example no. 1 of the encyclopaedia task

Sponsored i³ conference place available