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The Web 2.0 Face-Off
They called it 2.0 Pecha Kucha—Conversation Face-Off! The program dutifully explained that Pecha Kucha is Japanese for the sound of conversation and represented a fast-paced series of presentations....
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Picture This
The old adage that a picture is worth 1,000 words has found new applications in information. Here’s Darlene Fichter speaking to an overflow audience about harnessing new visualization tools. She...
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Thanks to all who have visited, edited, and joined our CIL 2008 wiki community. You can link to it here or from the CIL webiste. It is becoming a very active part of the CIL event. People are using...
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Marsha Spiegelman and Richard Glass at Nassau Community College teamed up to add a gaming component to information literacy courses. Marsha, an instruction librarian, brings the information aspect to...
View ArticleMeet the Editors
The turnout for the Cybertour "Meet the Editors" wasn’t terrific, although the panel was stellar: Barbara Brynko (Information Today), Barbara Quint (Searcher, present by phone), Dick Kaser (Computers...
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Neat and Nifty Tools for Managing Information
I always enjoy the tools and gadget sessions at Internet Librarian and CIL that Barbara Fullerton helps put together. They are very fast paced and packed full of wonderfully useful information. At...
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Great New Ways to Experience the Library of Congress
The Library of Congress has been closed this week, which was surely disappointing to some CIL attendees who would’ve liked to visit. But it was for good reason: The staff there is busy preparing for...
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Libraries as Happiness Engines
Is your library in the happiness business? Liz Lawley, director of the Lab for Social Computing at Rochester Institute of Technology, says that libraries are more than just a place—they act as the...
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More Great Tools
Steve Cohen can always be counted on to give you a great, humorous, information-packed presentation, and he did not disappoint us. This year, he focused on RSS. You can see all his links on his...
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See You Next Year
CIL 2008 is now history. Plans for next year will soon be underway. Check the Information Today website for dates and location. And if you have a speaking proposal, the Call For Papers will be...
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