Please save the date for the next free webinar for Spectrum Scholars in the Technology Transforms Communities series:

Smartphones in Libraries: How to Take Charge of Delivering Mobile Services to Your Patrons

Wednesday, February 15^th at Noon Central

Instructions for logging in will be sent in February, no pre-registration required

5 years ago Apple released the iPhone, dramatically changing the mobile technology landscape for the general public, and for library patrons. As the number of smartphone owners rises every year, libraries must increasingly deliver their services to mobile patrons. Participants in this webinar will receive an overview of the mobile landscape, focusing on the usage patterns of underserved populations. This session will provide a tutorial on helping you plan to implement mobile library services. All skill levels will be addressed, from adapting a mobile ILS plugin to writing your own mobile library app from scratch.  Participants will also be given a list of model libraries providing mobile services. Presented by Stephen X. Flynn and Jamal L. Cromity.  Stephen X. Flynn is a 2009 Spectrum Scholar and Emerging Technologies Librarian at the College of Wooster Andrews Library and Jamal L. Cromity is a 1998 Spectrum Scholar and UX Specialist of Platform Management at ProQuest Dialog.

About Technology Transforms Communities

The Office for Diversity, with support from the Bill and Melinda Gates Foundation, has initiated a new project, “Technology Transforms Communities.”  Through this project we plan to pilot enhancements to the Spectrum Scholarship Program that will better incorporate technology into Spectrum’s leadership development offerings.  We seek to develop a cohort of Spectrum alumni and new scholars with sophisticated technological skills and experience in leading technology policy and decision-making to serve as information technology trainers and advocates in traditionally underserved communities.  For the most part, we are relying on the expertise of our alumni community to develop our technology and advocacy training.  Special thanks to Stephen X. Flynn–2009 Spectrum Scholar, Gates Millennium Scholar and Emerging Technologies Librarian at the College of Wooster–for serving as the Curriculum Coordinator for the Technology Transforms Communities initiative.

Previously recorded webinars in this series:

Engaging Under-served Users With Your Digital Initiatives -  access the recording at: http://connectpro72403849.adobeconnect.com/p8wu80bcbwe/. Once you have watched the recorded session, please take a moment to complete a brief evaluation.  Access the evaluation at http://www.surveymonkey.com/s/TTCdigitalinitiatives

Recently, I upgraded the group Facebook account for the Special Libraries Association Leadership and Management Division (SLALMD).  One the better features added to the  group upgrade is the ability to set up an email account for the group.

Why is a Facebook group email cool? Well, you can now simple email the group to send a post. By having an integrated email account, members of the group can:

• Send post easier and make posting a more practical part of communicating
• Sends post faster without logging into Facebook
• Help make posting to the group space a more shared process among members

http://jvenupub.wordpress.com/2011/08/03/nice-upgrade-added-to-facebook-groups-r/

Hi Everyone,

For sometime now, I have been looking for a central place that I can post and store links to my articles. In addition, I wanted to find a way to harness the knowledge of others while helping a large number of professionals learn more about new technology and social media.  In my spare time (i.e. generally evenings and weekends  ) I committed time to develop a new company called Jvenu, LLC. The mission of Jvenu is to become a trusted source for information and consulting. It  is a company that publishes analyses about  technology and social tools having an impact on the information industry. Advertising, consulting, and workshops are offered to enhance users experience with various popular web applications.

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