Add to ORKGLibrary budgets are feeling the effects of the economic downturn, and librarians have to be creative in order to meet the collaborative needs of faculty and students. Not all libraries can afford licenses for higher-end videoconferencing software packages such as Adobe Connect or Cisco WebEx, despite their importance in serving distance education students and facilitating faculty collaborations. But with all the free alternatives available, how do you decide what s worth it? The presenters evaluated free programs that offer voice, chat, and screensharing capacities; they are also cross-platform and entirely free of charge. These programs have applications both for reaching distance education students and for professional development. Adv...
The outbreak of the present pandemic coronavirus (official designation COVID-19 or SARS-CoV-2) has a...
This session, led by two librarians with decades of combined acquisitions experience, was based on t...
Actively engaging students in the learning process makes for a much more satisfying experience for b...
Library budgets are feeling the effects of the economic downturn, and librarians have to be creative...
Doing more with less is a veritable mantra these days. Yet there are important questions to be answe...
Libraries everywhere are dealing with tight budgets and shrinking staff. Small and medium libraries ...
The presenters examine the conditions and models institutions may have when developing attitudes tow...
When students have complex research questions, we suggest that they come to the reference desk or sc...
Technology provides a terrific way to remove obstacles to learning. Many of the available tools are ...
Librarians have always tried to stretch the limits of applicable technologies to create effective co...
One of the difficulties of distance-learning and online students can be the seeming disconnect from ...
Planning and implementing online professional development opportunities is challenging but attainabl...
Instruction librarians are constantly looking for ways in which they can reach more students with fe...
Students will sometimes use 'it's all free on the internet' as justification for not using universit...
Open Educational Resources (OER) ensure students have equal and immediate access to course materials...
The outbreak of the present pandemic coronavirus (official designation COVID-19 or SARS-CoV-2) has a...
This session, led by two librarians with decades of combined acquisitions experience, was based on t...
Actively engaging students in the learning process makes for a much more satisfying experience for b...
Library budgets are feeling the effects of the economic downturn, and librarians have to be creative...
Doing more with less is a veritable mantra these days. Yet there are important questions to be answe...
Libraries everywhere are dealing with tight budgets and shrinking staff. Small and medium libraries ...
The presenters examine the conditions and models institutions may have when developing attitudes tow...
When students have complex research questions, we suggest that they come to the reference desk or sc...
Technology provides a terrific way to remove obstacles to learning. Many of the available tools are ...
Librarians have always tried to stretch the limits of applicable technologies to create effective co...
One of the difficulties of distance-learning and online students can be the seeming disconnect from ...
Planning and implementing online professional development opportunities is challenging but attainabl...
Instruction librarians are constantly looking for ways in which they can reach more students with fe...
Students will sometimes use 'it's all free on the internet' as justification for not using universit...
Open Educational Resources (OER) ensure students have equal and immediate access to course materials...
The outbreak of the present pandemic coronavirus (official designation COVID-19 or SARS-CoV-2) has a...
This session, led by two librarians with decades of combined acquisitions experience, was based on t...
Actively engaging students in the learning process makes for a much more satisfying experience for b...