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We Should Envision Innovative Initiatives as a Horizon for Our Libraries

August 17, 2018

https://library.educause.edu/~/media/files/library/2018/8/2018horizonreport.pdf

EDUCAUSE has taken on the challenge of producing the annual Horizon Reports, which have for many years shed light on the trends, challenges, and technology developments likely to have an impact on academic libraries and Higher Ed.

• A plan has been announced by EDUCAUSE on welcoming the NMC community, preserving its assets, and beyond: https://er.educause.edu/blogs/2018/8/future-of-a-futures-focus

• EDUCAUSE Learning Initiative (ELI) has already archived past reports: https://library.educause.edu/search#?publicationandcollection_search=Horizon%20Report

David Thomas, Director of Academic Technology, University of Colorado Denver described himself in a recent Webinar as “an avid reader of the Horizon Report.” In that same Webinar he proclaimed, “I got excited about the report being published and this is my chance to learn and find out what innovations stick, what innovations work and test myself to innovate in my area.” Thomas went on to say, “We do need to think about innovation as that front, that kind of moving front between new stuff and future practice and help people cross that divide”

Three exemplar projects from the 2018 Horizon Report were discussed in the same August 9, 2018 EDUCAUSE Live! Webinar.

• Social Online Universal Learning (SOUL): https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=XQ99Obr1kGI

• Paramedic VR Training Experience: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=kAfR9n9ErxI

• X-Labs: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=BlCFA2dQ3S4

C&CS Accessibility Awareness and Technologies video link is now available

August 17, 2018

by Erin B.

Thank you to everyone who registered and attended the online session from the Connect & Communicate Series, Accessibility Awareness and Technologies. Despite our own technological issues for the session, everyone did a great job and I am so happy that so many of you showed up. Particular thanks to our speakers, Scott Meneely and Patty Petronello, who were the ones who had the power outage, but came back to finish the session, and to Amy Snyder, who moderated the session.

The link to watch is available here, https://youtu.be/iFmyiJnzYG4

As a reminder, the C&CS team is looking for new sessions. Feel free to contact me or any member of the team listed on the C&CS page here: https://crdpala.org/connect-communicate/ , or fill out the Google form on the same page. That page also has some of our past programs available for watching at your convenience.

Happy Friday, ya’ll!

Last Call for Registration!

August 14, 2018

by Matthew McNelis

Last call for registration for this CRD sponsored program!

The College & Research Division presents ACRL Roadshow: Assessment in Action.

When: August 17, 2018
Where: Arcadia University, Glenside, PA

Description: In this day-long workshop on strategic and sustainable assessment, participants will identify institutional priorities and campus partners, design an assessment project grounded in action research, and prepare a plan for communicating the project results. This workshop is based on the highly successful ACRL Assessment in Action program curriculum.

Registration deadline: Friday August 10th. No registrations are accepted at the door. Attendance is limited to 100 people so register early.
PaLA Members – $45.00
Students – $25.00

More details and the full program schedule can be found at goo.gl/U2wRDC

This project is made possible by a grant from the U.S. Institute of Museum and Library Services as administered by the Pennsylvania Department of Education and the Commonwealth of Pennsylvania, Tom Wolf, Governor, through the College and Research Division (https://crdpala.org/) of PaLA. Show your appreciation by becoming a member of PaLA! And if you are a member – thank you!

Library Crawl

August 13, 2018

by Judith Koveleskie

Bucknell University Digital Scholarship Conference Registration Open

August 13, 2018

by Jill Hallam-Miller

Registration is now open for #BUDSC18, Bucknell University’s fifth annual Digital Scholarship Conference. The conference will take place at Bucknell University in Lewisburg, PA from October 5th-7th. The theme of the conference is “Digital Scholarship: Expanding Access, Activism, and Advocacy.”

The schedule along with travel and hotel information are now available on the conference website.

#BUDSC18 will bring together a community of practitioners–faculty, researchers, librarians, artists, educational technologists, students, administrators, and others–committed to promoting access to and through digital scholarship. We consider “access” in the broadest possible terms: accessible formats and technologies, access through universal design for learning, access to a mode of expression, access to stories that might not otherwise be heard or that might be lost over time, access to understanding and knowledge once considered beyond reach.

If you are considering implementing a Digital Scholarship program in your library, if you’re thinking about running a DS summer research program with students, or if you just want to know more about DS, I encourage you to join us at the conference! Please feel free to contact me (Jill Hallam-Miller) with any questions at jbhm001@bucknell.edu.