Brown Bag Series and T-Time for Technology

Reference Services Library Brown Bag Series
These brief and informal, "come as you are" gatherings will cover a variety of topics, including tips on providing reference service in our new environment, discussion about the latest in technological trends, and strategies for handling a variety of reference encounters.
Some of these seminars will feature our resources, highlighting additions to our print collection or exploring changes to our electronic database repertoire. These forums are casual and are designed to promote professional development, advance scholarly discussion, and give us all an opportunity to share ideas and develop strategies for enhancing service to the C.W. Post community. All are welcome.
Ultimately the success of the Brown Bag Series depends on your participation.
If you have an interesting idea or would like to discuss an issue please contact Mary Kate Boyd-Byrnes at (516) 299-4145 or mboyd@liu.edu.

Coming Brown Bag Events

September 26, 2008 - Clickers in the Classroom: Using Student Response Systems to Promote Active Learning

Ingrid Wang, librarian and Coordinator of Technology and Information Services at our Brooklyn Campus will be on hand to lead a demonstration and discussion on Student Response Systems (SRS's) also known as "clickers". Clickers are student-held transmitters that work with classroom receivers to record student answers to short questions, capture student opinions, and help instructors quickly assess whether students understand the main points of the day's class instruction. Clickers have become standard equipment in many college classrooms because of their ability to provide a more active learning environment and appraisal of student learning.

Coffee and light refreshments will be served. However, in the spirit at a true brown bag feel free to bring your lunch. To reserve your spot, please RSVP on the online form.

Friday, September 26, 2008 from 11:00 to 12:00, Library Room 220

Past Brown Bag Events

June 18, 2008 - Got Game? : Libraries and Games

Dona McDermott will lead a discussion on the use of games in library instruction. Game Studies have indicated that there is a genuine interest in and potential for libraries and librarians to use games for instruction. Two of the games discussed will be Library Bingo (it's not the old folks version in the church basement) and the Cephalonian Method. Let's get together to explore this topic further and talk about how we might tap into our users' interests in games to teach library and research-related theory. Come and get your game on!

Wednesday, June 18 from 11:00 a.m. to noon in the Library Instruction Room, Lib 220.
April 11, 2008 - Trends, Fads or Folly: Spotting Library Trends That Matter

In surveying the library landscape and the technological trends that impact this landscape, it's easy to identify new technologies that "could" be used by libraries to improve or enhance service. This program will explore some of these trends like patron-created folksonomic cataloging (del.icio.us, LibraryThing, and the new breed of OPAC's), libraries and librarians in virtual environments (such as Second Life), and provide an update on libraries and social networks (MySpace and Facebook). The main focus of the presentation will be a discussion on the extent to which libraries need to quickly incorporate these new technologies into their programming. Or rather, "Just because you can do it... does that mean that you should?"
Friday, April 11, 2008 from 12:00 to 1:00, Library Instruction Lab, Room 220
Please arrive a few minutes early as the program will begin promptly at noon. Coffee and a light refreshment will be served. However, in the spirit of a true brown bag, feel tree to bring your lunch. Space is limited. To reserve your spot, please RSVP using this form.
All are welcome to this College of DuPage Teleconference that is co-sponsored by the B. Davis Schwartz Memorial Library and the Palmer School of Library and Information Science.
Questions? Contact Mary Kate Boyd-Byrnes at 516-299-4145 or by email at MaryKate.Boyd-Byrnes@liu.edu. Palmer school students may wish to direct their inquiries to Laurie Murphy at 516-299-2866 or by email at Laurie.Murphy@liu.edu.
March 13, 2008 - Moodle and DSpace

Moodle is an open source course management system. Moodle effectively assists educators in creating online learning communities. DSpace serves as an online repository system for the academic community. DSpace enables the archiving, storage, indexing and redistribution of research materials and publications in an online commons. Learn how to use these technologies to better serve the information needs of librarians, faculty and students.
Presented by Hao Zeng and the Digital Initiatives Department: Catherine Larkin, Department Head; Donna Graziose, Digital Technician; and Michelle Raczkowski, Librarian.
Light refreshments will be served. Please RSVP by 3/11/08: clarkin@liu.edu.

Library Instruction Lab, Thursday, March 13, 11:00 a.m.
March 12, 2008 - Webcast: Plagiarism and Turnitin

The C.W. Post Library will be holding a webcast on Turnitin.com. It will focus on best practices in using Turnitin effectively to prevent and detect plagiarism. In addition, this online meeting will also demonstrate how to use this database on the WebCT platform. By simultaneously broadcasting this session at the Brooklyn Campus Library, we will be able to share experiences online with our Brooklyn colleagues.

If you would like to attend this session, please RSVP to Amrita Madray at ext. 2833 or email her at amadray@liu.edu:
   Where: Bibliographic Instruction Lab - Library Room 220
   When: Wednesday, March 12, 2008
   Time: 1:00 pm - 2:00 pm

If you are unable to join us in the library, you can take part (all you need is a computer and telephone) by following the instructions below:
   Meeting Number: 750 607 624
   Meeting Password: turn100

To join the online meeting, or to see more information:
   1. Go to https://turnitin.webex.com/turnitin/j.php?ED=95861542&UID=491705362
   2. Enter your name and email address.
   3. Enter the meeting password: turn100
   4. Click "Join".
To join the teleconference only:
  Call-in toll-free number (US/Canada): 866-469-3239
  Call-in toll number (US/Canada): 650-429-3300
  Toll-free dialing restrictions: http://www.webex.com/pdf/tollfree_restrictions.pdf

March 7, 2008 - Library Spaces: Future Need

What is one of the most difficult-to-solve constraints concerning delivering library services? Space! Join three experts as they discuss making the most of current library spaces. The panelists will address design and function in all types of libraries, and explore creative ways of configuring current and future library spaces to meet new services. The discussion will feature some of the more innovative library spaces today.
Alan Kirk Gray, Assistant Director of Operations for the Darien (CT) Public Library, brings together a panel of prominent architects to discuss how the use of space can reflect the role of today's libraries. Mr. Gray has consulted on the development of appropriate, innovative library spaces, and is currently responsible for the planning and construction of a new Darien Public Library building. Elisabeth Martin and Jeffrey Hoover, noted architects whose focus is on library planning and design, will join Mr. Gray in an enlightening conversation.
Please arrive a few minutes early as the program will begin promptly at noon. Coffee and a light refreshment will be served. However, in the spirit of a true brown bag please feel free to bring your lunch. Space is limited, for questions or to reserve your spot contact Mary Kate Boyd-Byrnes at 516 299- 4145 or by email at MaryKate.Boyd-Byrnes@liu.edu or Laurie Murphy at 516 299-2866 or by email at Laurie.Murphy@liu.edu.
This College of DuPage Teleconference is co-sponsored by the B. Davis Schwartz Memorial Library and The Palmer School of Library and Information Science.

Library Instruction Lab, Friday, March 7, from 12:00 to 1:30
November 19, 2007 - SmartBoard

Please join us on for a hands-on demonstration of SmartBoard presented by Emily Walshe. The SmartBoard is an interactive whiteboard for computer projected presentations. This introductory session will focus on how to apply this technology for bibliographic instruction: from mobile setup to colorful toolkits to sophisticated applications for saving and sharing your work.

Please RSVP by Friday, November 16th.

Library Instruction Lab, Monday, November 19, from 10:30 - 11:30 a.m.
October 18, 2007 - RefWorks

Please join us for a demonstration of RefWorks, a web-based tool for managing your citations. Presented by Rob Battenfeld, this introductory session will focus on database basics, including creating your own personal RefWorks account, importing citations, and generating formatted bibliographies.

Please RSVP by Monday, October 15th.

Library Instruction Lab, Thursday, October 18 from 11:30 - 1:00.

May 11, 2007 - The Relevance of Libraries in a Digital Age: Library Challenges & Opportunities

All are welcome to join us to view this College of DuPage teleconference.

"James G. Neal, the Vice President for Information Services and University Librarian at Columbia University, will assemble a panel to discuss the future relevance of libraries as we know them. The digital age has been with us long enough to make some practical predictions of how traditional roles of libraries will change in information selection, acquisition, synthesis, navigation, dissemination, interpretation and archiving. New responsibilities in information aggregation, publishing education, research and development and policy advocacy will be explored. It promises to be a lively and provocative session."
Please arrive a few minutes early as the program begins promptly at noon. Coffee and a light refreshment will be served, however feel free to bring your lunch. For questions, please contact Mary Kate Boyd-Byrnes at mboyd@liu.edu

Library Instruction Lab, Friday, May 11, 12:00 - 1:30
May 10, 2007 - Ask SirsiDynix about Rome

SirsiDynix has announced a plan to release a new integrated technology platform called Rome. This release is slated to take place sometime late in 2008. Unfortunately, this shift on the part of our vendor raises serious questions and concerns regarding their intentions to support Horizon now and in the future. As a result, we strongly encourage librarians and interested others to attend a webinar given by SirsiDynix. This webinar will provide us an opportunity to begin exploring the impact of this change on our library.

Please arrive a few minutes early as the program begins promptly at 10:00.
Library Instruction Lab, Thursday, May 10, 10:00 - 11:30
April 27, 2007 - Library Education: Facing New Realities

"A forum on the issues that face LIS Programs and their impact on practitioners was held at the Seattle ALA meeting. Taped highlights of the forum will be part of this live webcast from College of DuPage. The webcast will use these presentations as a point of departure and focus on ideas that will ensure that library educational programs remain vibrant and are responsive to the needs of practitioners. We know you will find it thought-provoking.

Co-sponsored by ALISE and ALA's Committee on Education, the Seattle forum, moderated by Don O'Connor, Chair of COE, featured brief presentations by:

Michael Gorman, immediate past president of ALA
Leslie Burger, current ALA president
Loriene Roy, president-elect
Tom Leonhardt, chair of COA
John Budd, ALISE president

The College of DuPage webcast will be co-hosted by Richard Dougherty and Mike Jackson. Guests will be:

Dan O'Connor, chair of COE
John Budd, President of ALISE
Jan Sanders, Director, City of Pasadena Public Library
Janice Simmons-Welburn, Dean of Libraries, Marquette University"

Please arrive a few minutes early as the program begins promptly at noon. Coffee and a light refreshment will be served, however feel free to bring your lunch. Space is limited, so please RSVP. For questions, please contact Mary Kate Boyd-Byrnes at mboyd@liu.edu

Library Instruction Lab, Friday, April 27, 12:00 - 1:30
April 19, 2007 - Refworks Workshop for Faculty

This session is designed to support faculty in their teaching, learning, and research by introducing RefWorks, a web-based bibliographic management tool that makes creating bibliographies or citing resources quick and easy work. RefWorks allows users to generate their own personal bibliographic database by importing references from text files or online databases into personal accounts. These references can then be integrated into papers and can also be used to format bibliographies.

The workshop is hands-on and will feature:

An Introduction to RefWorks
Creating a RefWorks Database
Importing References into your Database
Managing your References
Generating Footnotes and Bibliographies

Coffee and a light refreshment will be served. However, in the spirit of a true Brown Bag please feel free to bring your lunch. Space is limited, so please RSVP. For additional information, please contact Rob Battenfeld at x2165 (Robert.Battenfeld@liu.edu) or Mary Kate Boyd-Byrnes at x4145 (mboyd@liu.edu)

Library Instruction Lab, Thursday, April 19, 11:30 to 1:00
April 13, 2007 - The Best from the Web

Please join us for a College of DuPage teleconference.

When: Friday, April 13th from 12:00 to 1:30

Where: C.W. Post Campus, Library Room 220

Presenters: Kelly Watson, Debra Kakuk, Ameet Doshi

Program Description: "Love it or hate it, the Internet is often a librarian's best friend - assisting us in serving our patrons and many times helping us do our jobs better. However, as the World Wide Web continues to grow at an exponential rate and many of us feel overwhelmed, have you ever wished that everything could be simpler? Do you sometimes long for a list of web sites that would get you through the most challenging of workdays? If you answered yes to either of these questions, then The Best from the Web is for you. Kelly Watson and a panel of experts have compiled a toolkit of the best the web has to offer library workers. Learn about web resources that will assist you in your everyday job, whether you work at a public desk or behind the scenes in tech services. Leave this session with your 'best of the web' toolkit and make your job of providing the best information for your patrons easier."
Please arrive a few minutes early as the program begins promptly at noon. Coffee and a light refreshment will be served, however feel free to bring your lunch. Space is limited, so, for questions or to RSVP, please contact Mary Kate Boyd-Byrnes at mboyd@liu.edu
March 23, 2007 - Library Transformation: Making It Happen

All are welcome to join us to view this College of DuPage teleconference. Noted librarians will discuss library transformation, not as an abstraction or buzzword, but as something real with hard, practical ideas on what is necessary to make it happen. They will spell out what needs to happen in terms of facilities, budgets, staffing, management and leadership to make transformation a reality. The speakers are:

Leslie Burger, Director of the Princeton Public Library in Princeton, New Jersey.
Lucy Hansen, Lead Librarian in the South Texas Independent School District and Biblioteca Las Américas in Mercedes, Texas.
Chandra McKenzie, Assistant Provost and Director of RIT Libraries in 2001.
Josie Parker, Director of the Ann Arbor District Library (Ann Arbor, Michigan) and President-elect of the Michigan Library Association.
Nancy Tessman, Director of the Salt Lake City Public Library.

In keeping with the spirit of a true brown bag, please feel free to bring your lunch to the program. Coffee will be served. Please RSVP to mboyd@liu.edu.

Library Instruction Lab, Friday, March 23 from 11:45 - 1:30

January 18, 2007 - RefWorks

All are welcome to join us for a demonstration of RefWorks presented by Rob Battenfeld and Mellissa Hinton. RefWorks is a web-based tool for managing your citations. This hands-on session is unique in that it will focus on database basics from a user's perspective. It will include information on creating your own personal RefWorks account, importing citations, generating formatted bibliographies, and provide you with tips on how to deal with issues that arise as a result of the dark side of RefWorks. Please RSVP by Monday, January 15th. Email your reply to mboyd@liu.edu.

Library Instruction Lab, Thursday, January 18, 10:00-12:00.

February 9, 2006 - Camtasia Studio

John Pirraglia and Danny Delahanty will demonstrate this comprehensive software package that is designed to assist you in recording, editing, and publishing online tutorials, interactive quizzes, and video presentations. Please RSVP to this hands-on demonstration by February 8 to mboyd@liu.edu.

Library Instruction Lab, Thursday, February 9, 10:00 a.m.

December 8, 2005 - The Cedar Swamp Historical Society Web Project

Catherine Larkin, Head of the Digital Initiatives Department, and Donna Marciano, Digital Technician, will discuss their work with regard to this historic collection. The Cedar Swamp Collection is comprised of approximately 1,100 items including a variety of important 18th and 19th century paper-based materials. Among the highlights are American Revolutionary and Civil War documents, rare maps and atlases, and illustrated song sheets, as well as letters, journals, and books from some of Long Island's founding families. The original documents from the Cedar Swamp Historical Society are housed in the Special Collections Department of our library. The aim of this project is to identify and preserve the most important pieces of this collection and make them available to the research community.

Library Instruction Lab, Thursday, December 8, 11:00 a.m.

November 2, 2005 - New Service Initiatives for the Library Liaison Program

Jean O'Neill-Uhl, chair of the Library Liaison Program Committee, will lead a discussion designed to exchange ideas, discuss experiences, and focus on recent service enhancements that will provide each of us with increased opportunities for collaborating with our respective departments.

Library Instruction Lab, Wednesday, November 2, 11:00 a.m.

April 13, 2005 - Conducting Business Research

If you're not too taxed, join us for a demo and discussion on conducting business research. Martha Cooney and Beth Mezick will lead the forum and have tailored their presentation to include discussion on tackling some of your most troubling questions. Topics will include tracking down financial filings and other company information. For a great return on your investment, be sure and attend this informative seminar on business research.

Library Instruction Lab, Wednesday, April 13, 11:30 a.m.

February 2, 2005 - Engaging Students in the Learning Process

Please join us on Wednesday, February 2nd, for a Library Brown Bag. Professor Joseph Piro from the School of Education, Department of Curriculum and Instruction, and featured faculty of the Faculty Technology Resource Center, will be on hand to share his teaching methods for engaging students in the learning process. His discussion will touch on a number of topics including: incorporating active learning into the classroom, classroom management techniques, ideas on how to more fully connect with students, as well as a variety of other principles and best practices.

Library Instruction Lab, Wednesday, February 2nd, 11:00 a.m.

December 8, 2004 - Finding and Preventing Plagiarism

With the enormous amount of content that is available on the Internet and elsewhere, and the ease with which this material can be copied, the Library has developed webpages that will assist faculty in Preventing and Detecting Plagiarism. In conjunction with these pages, the Library is holding a session for faculty in the Library's Instruction Lab on Wednesday, December 8th. In the session and webpage, Plagiarism: A Guide for C.W. Post Faculty, you will find steps to take in detecting plagiarism as well as steps to take in proving that plagiarism has occurred. To bring plagiarism to the attention of your students, please direct them to Students' Guide to Preventing and Avoiding Plagiarism that presents a definition of plagiarism, states the C. W. Post policies on plagiarism, offers tips to students on how they can avoid plagiarism, and details the consequences of plagiarism. If you are interested in attending the session, please contact, Amrita Madray at extension 2833 or email amadray@liu.edu. If you cannot attend, we will be happy to arrange an individual session for you. For further assistance, please contact the Reference Department at extension 2305.

Library Instruction Lab, 10:00-11:30 a.m.

October 13, 2004 - Making the Connection: Maximizing Your Liaison Experience

Please join us for a discussion on how to maximize your liaison experience. The library's Liaison Program was designed to facilitate an ongoing partnership with teaching faculty. Liaisons answer questions about the library and inform faculty about library services, programs, and resources.
Some of the intended goals of the program are to:

Identify faculty perceptions and needs
Increase the student and faculty use of the library
Improve the quality of library collections
Jean O'Neill-Uhl, chair of the Library Liaison Program, will be on hand to lead the discussion and present ideas to assist you in making your liaison connection a success.

Library Instruction Lab, 11:30 a.m.

March 26, 2004 - Meeting the Information Needs of the Learning Disabled

Please join us to discuss and exchange ideas on how to better meet the information needs of the learning disabled. Mithilda Stucke, the Director of the Academic Resource Center, will lead the discussion and offer strategies on helping students who learn differently maximize their learning experience. Topics for discussion include working with dyslexic students, as well as outlining and exploring some of the auditory and visual processing disabilities we might encounter in the classroom. We look forward to seeing you for what promises to be a focused and informed discussion. Light refreshments will be served.

Library Instruction Lab, 2:00 p.m.

Feb 27, 2004 - Revisiting the Print Collection

This gathering will give each of us an opportunity to share ideas and highlight some of the real gems in our respective print collections. Please bring at least one of your favorite print titles, either from your department's collection, or, perhaps, from a neighboring department and share some of the reasons why you find this title useful. We look forward to seeing you for what promises to be a practical and enlightening discussion.

Feb 06, 2004 - Real Time Reference : Converting the Web Surfer into a Library User

Please join us for our first Brown Bag when we will chat about the virtues and vices of Virtual Reference. Beth Mezick has been exploring the feasibility of Live Reference and will be available to share her expertise and impressions of this recent service initiative. We look forward to seeing you for what promises to be an enlightening discussion.

T-Time for Technology
Each semester, Library faculty and staff come together for tea and talk on current topics relating to our collective mission - issues that affect our daily work practices and strategic service initiatives. "Tea time" changed to "T-Time" in 2002 to reflect the technological orientation of our discourse, such as "The Wherewithal of Wireless" and "Chance Favors the Prepared Mind: Notes on Database Utilities."
All persons on campus are invited to attend T-Time. Look for postings on this site for future programs. For more information, contact Emily Walshe at (516) 299-4141or emily.walshe@liu.edu.

Coming T-Time Events

TBA - To Be Announced

Past T-Time Events

June 9, 2004 - The Modern Scribe: A Discourse in Duplicating Data

"Progress might have been all right once, but it has gone on too long" ~Ogden Nash~

Our Spring 2004 T-Time will focus on the pragmatics of library photoduplication. You'll get answers to you questions about "sleep mode" and the ever-illusory card systems. From bound book to sound byte, we'll get a nuts-n-bolts orientation on the current provisions for library duplication; get the skinny on existing policies that direct or printing and data-capturing practices (Adobe, ProQuest, and others); and discuss future initiatives for better assisting students and faculty in the effective transference of printed and online information. Please R.S.V.P to extension 2305 or libref@cwpost.liu.edu by Friday, June 4th.
Library Instruction Laboratory, Wednesday, June 9, 10:00am-12:00nn

Dec 10, 2003 - Chance Favors the Prepared Mind : Notes on Database Utilities

Did you know that our library currently offers over 200 general and specialized databases and that 56 have been added over the last six months? In this high-tech, hunt-n-peck world, consortia subscriptions wax and wane; vendors aggregate their electronic products; students scream for full-text; and librarians try to keep up with amorphous information products and services. Join us for this colloquial discussion. Among the database utilities we pay for, how are we using them? How are we teaching them? What hidden features might our serendipitous adventures reveal? This symposium will include the following topics:

Finding Online Versions of Our Journals, Larry Kirschenbaum
WebSpirs ERIC, Jackie Elsas
Ebsco Topic Search, Mary Kate Boyd-Byrnes
First-Things-FirstSearch, Emily Walshe
Gale Literary Index, Amrita Madray
Literature Resource Center, Mara Rosenthal
Cambridge Scientific Abstracts, Wendy Roberts
Grove Dictionary of Art, Cathy Larkin
Linguistics and Language Behavior Abstracts, Richard Rapecis
Business and Company Resource Center, Dona McDermott
Hoover's Online, Martha Cooney

Library Instruction Room, 10:00 a.m.
April 29, 2003 - Moola for Schoola: Grant Writing for the Academic Library

Development Officers and grant writers-in-residence, Daniel Leidl and Kitty Rocket, led a seminar in grant writing basics. They focused on identifying relevant grant-funding institutions, developing an appropriate timeline for projects, writing a compelling inquiry letter, components of an energetic proposal, and grant support guidelines and protocols.

November 6th, 2001 - Wherewithal of Wireless

Since we are one of the first college campuses on Long Island with wireless connectivity, we thought this would be a timely topic for T-time. Ali Atieh, C.W. Post's Chief Information Officer, will speak to us on the freedom and portability of wireless and the exciting prospects for teaching in traditionally unwired locations (such as the Great Lawn).

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