| Staff Development |
July 2004
Featured QuickGuide: Need to schedule a meeting with multiple people and are having difficulties finding a time everyone has free? Maybe you just want to see if someone is in the office before visiting, calling or sending an email. With this QuickGuide, you will be shown how to check another's calendar with just a few easy steps. (Use Resources page for link to Quick Guides)
Featured Library Blog: The Information Literacy Land of Confusion.
Blog of librarian Michael Lorenzen discussing library user education, library instruction, librarianship, information literacy, and search engines. Also covers other observations on life in general.
Featured Quote:
Blessed are the flexible, for they shall not be bent out of shape.
-- Unknown
Featured Tip: Put Internet Explorer to work for you when entering domain names in the Address bar: Just type in the domain name and press Ctrl-Enter to have Internet Explorer type the www. and the .com for you. (If you're going to a .org, .gov, or other non-.com site, Ctrl-Enter won't help.)
Featured Tech Website: Library Instruction
This website is toted as the Librarian's Weapon of Mass Destruction. While this site deals primarily with library instruction, there are also many interesting articles compiled here that are relevent to all library staff not necessarily involved with traditional instruction. Some interesting topics include: working with campus writing centers, working with adult learners, and using video and CD-ROM to reach new students before they arrive on campus.
Featured Wacky Website: New Urban Legends
Did Taco Bell end its famous ad campaign because the dog died? Your American flag has touched the ground. Should you burn it? Visit this site of recent updates and additions to the original Urban Legends Reference Pages to find out.