Monday, November 16, 2009

"The World is Calling"

John Barnett's presentation on international TV & radio broadcasts can be found at: http://raman.library.pitt.edu/magnoliaPublic/Palci/collections/worldcalling.html

Includes his PowerPoint, "quick list of major international broadcasters that feature online content," and "reference list of resources for further information."

Joe's Brick and Click Report

Brick and Click Symposium Stuff

Joe Kraus, Science & Engineering Librarian of University of Denver, blogged about what he learned at B&C 2009. Thanks for sharing Joe!!

Thursday, November 12, 2009

Icebreaker: CBE Reference Hours

on-site reference hours in the College of Business Economics. Spend 4 hours in CBD - treat them as _____ hours

Western Washington University
elizabeth.stephan@wwu.edu

Icebreaker: Brown Bag Luncheons

Based on the book, Come Hell or High Water by Dr. Michael E. Dyson

Luncheon #1 - DVD - Trouble the Water
Luncheon #2 - Personal experiences of evacuee
Luncheon #3 - Book discussion - Come Hell or High Water

University of Missouri - Kansas City
tibbsg@umkc.edu

Icebreaker: Moving & Weeding

Moving & weeding children's collection

Monmouth College
Lauren Jensen - ljensen@monm.edu

Icebreaker: International News Room

Opened international newsroom w/ 6 TV screens (headphones). TVs show stations in Spanish, Arabic, Mandarin, Korean, Euronews.

IUPUI
Mindy Cooper - mmcooper@iupui.edu

Icebreaker: Open House

Open house for international students (station to describe services & databases; tour)

University of Missouri - Kansas City
Fu Zhuo - zhuof@umkc.edu