Issues Forum V: The Literacies of MMOGaming What Libraries Need to Know - With Constance Steinkuehler
Wednesday, March 29, 2006
3:30 to 6:30 PM
METRO, 57 East 11th Street, 4th Floor

http://www.metro.org/2006
_spring/issues_forum4_mmogaming.html

A patron reported that the there has been no heat in rooms 615 and 616 either today or Saturday. I have reported this to butlerfix.

The CUIT guys just left. They think they’ve solved the wireless issues.

RUSA to host preconference,“Reinvented Reference,” during Annual Conference, June 23

InterviewsRus.com
Was one of your favorite celebs recently interviewed on U.S. television? This site (searchable) lets you download and view high-quality copies of many of those interviews from a variety of programs. The database is updated regularly. You’ll need to register to download content but it’s free and easy. At the moment, access to over 430 interviews are available.

From: http://www.resourceshelf.com/2006/02/
pop-culture-looking-for-celebrity.html

Program information for the first ACRL/CNI/EDUCAUSE Joint Virtual Conference is now available and it looks like a feast for the senses if you’re interested in anything related to technology and the transformation of library resources, collections and services!

Innovate and Motivate: Next Generation Libraries will be online with synchronous and asynchronous programming on April 20-21, 2006. Registration is now open (and available until April 6th). And, you don’t even have to rush to book a conference hotel room or hope for a great, last-minute air fare!

From: http://acrlblog.org/2006/02/21/registration-and-programs-posted-for-acrlcnieducause-virtual-conference/

See the Lehman blog for details & the class description.

Are Digital Images Changing Teaching in Liberal Arts Colleges?

Monday, April 24, 2006
9:00am - 4:00pm
College of the Holy Cross Hogan Campus Center, Fourth Floor - Suite
A Parking is at the Hogan Campus Center
Worcester, MA

How are digital images being used in teaching and research within
liberal arts colleges? Are the dynamics and processes of teaching
and learning changing at all through the deployment of more
flexible…

From: http://www.nercomp.org/events/upcoming_events.aspx

Giving credit where it’s due, my father sent this on to me…

From a message Bill Sees received & sent to the i-desk team:

“Byung Kim from Housing & Dining came to my office at about 11:30am today to inform me that they had a problem with the VTS unit in Butler. I instructed Byung that he get in contact with you to inform you of the problem. At that time he also informed me that he did not have a estimate as to how long it would take to fix the problem. The solution that they came up with was to put up signage directing customers to go to the Blue Java location in Butler’s lobby to add value to their cards. Blue Java will also have blank cards that can be valued for anyone who may need to purchase a card.

…

Dan”

Question: In order to listen to podcasts on our office workstations, we’ll need to download iTunes, correct? I wanted to listen to the podcast of the CCNMTL syposium, especially Jim Neal’s opening remarks, and was unable to do so because I don’t have iTunes on my workstation. Sarah, can you ask LSO if iTunes can be downloaded to all of our workstations? That would be easier than each of us requesting it individually.