Four new database tutorials and one new "Using ANTS" tutorial have been added to the ANimated Tutorial Sharing (ANTS) website since August:
CBCA from Richard Baer at Camosun College
JSTOR from Richard Baer at Camosun College
CINAHL from Duncan Dixon at Trinity Western University
NCJRS from Richard Baer at Camosun College
"How to Upload Camtasia Studio files to DSpace" by Richard Baer at Camosun College.
The ANTS Team
Wednesday, October 24, 2007
ANimated Tutorial Sharing Project Announcement
The ANTS Working Group would like to announce that we have a new site and new location for uploaded tutorials (in addition to DSpace).
The new ANTS site (which integrates the Web Page and Wiki onto one site, is now found at:
http://ants.wetpaint.com
Anyone can register to make postings to this wiki or receive RSS feeds from it. In addition, you can also set up you own personal profile so people can learn more about each contributor.
Beyond this, you should notice that we expanded our repertoire of potential tutorials so that we now have a listing of Information Literacy Tutorials identified for development. Many institutions are creating some wonderful ones, and we now welcome contributions for tutorials that are not strictly e-resource tutorials. People have been asking us whether we would accept different types of tutorials and we always said yes. Now we have an official list for them.
Another new development is that we now have an additional site that you can go to in order to view tutorials and locate source code. It is located at our Screencast.com site which Techsmith so graciously allowed us to test this year for free. The Screencast.com site is a step forward as it (1) displays some tutorials – especially Camtasia ones – better than DSpace, and (2) as it provides people with the code they need to embed tutorials on Web Sites or blogs. This new site is located at:
http://www.screencast.com/users/ants/folders/Database%20Tutorials
One last bit of news: ANTS is currently doing some Beta testing on BLIP.TV. We like it as it has some wonderful push technology that would enable us to notify people of the existence of any new tutorial via some very popular Internet sites.
Both the Screencast.com and the Blip.TV sites allow people to embed source code for each tutorial. Both sites allow creators to retain ownership and assign creative commons rights so that others can use your tutorials. We still require people to upload files to DSpace initially for security and archival purposes. But we will then be moving files to sites where embedding code is available - as several people have requested it as a feature they would like to see added to the project.
The ANTS Team.
The new ANTS site (which integrates the Web Page and Wiki onto one site, is now found at:
http://ants.wetpaint.com
Anyone can register to make postings to this wiki or receive RSS feeds from it. In addition, you can also set up you own personal profile so people can learn more about each contributor.
Beyond this, you should notice that we expanded our repertoire of potential tutorials so that we now have a listing of Information Literacy Tutorials identified for development. Many institutions are creating some wonderful ones, and we now welcome contributions for tutorials that are not strictly e-resource tutorials. People have been asking us whether we would accept different types of tutorials and we always said yes. Now we have an official list for them.
Another new development is that we now have an additional site that you can go to in order to view tutorials and locate source code. It is located at our Screencast.com site which Techsmith so graciously allowed us to test this year for free. The Screencast.com site is a step forward as it (1) displays some tutorials – especially Camtasia ones – better than DSpace, and (2) as it provides people with the code they need to embed tutorials on Web Sites or blogs. This new site is located at:
http://www.screencast.com/users/ants/folders/Database%20Tutorials
One last bit of news: ANTS is currently doing some Beta testing on BLIP.TV. We like it as it has some wonderful push technology that would enable us to notify people of the existence of any new tutorial via some very popular Internet sites.
Both the Screencast.com and the Blip.TV sites allow people to embed source code for each tutorial. Both sites allow creators to retain ownership and assign creative commons rights so that others can use your tutorials. We still require people to upload files to DSpace initially for security and archival purposes. But we will then be moving files to sites where embedding code is available - as several people have requested it as a feature they would like to see added to the project.
The ANTS Team.
Portico Webcasts - CORRECTION
Portico has just notified COPPUL that there are unique meeting IDs for each webcast.
Here is the logon information by session:
Friday, October 26th at 1:00 pm PDT
https://www.gotomeeting.com/join/205845405
Meeting ID: 205-845-405
Conference number to use: 800-747-5150
Use access code: 4551128
Monday, October 29th at 11:00 am PDT
https://www.gotomeeting.com/join/222674870
Meeting ID: 222-674-870
Conference number to use: 800-747-5150
Use access code: 4551128
Portico apologies for any confusion.
Here is the logon information by session:
Friday, October 26th at 1:00 pm PDT
https://www.gotomeeting.com/join/205845405
Meeting ID: 205-845-405
Conference number to use: 800-747-5150
Use access code: 4551128
Monday, October 29th at 11:00 am PDT
https://www.gotomeeting.com/join/222674870
Meeting ID: 222-674-870
Conference number to use: 800-747-5150
Use access code: 4551128
Portico apologies for any confusion.
Tuesday, October 23, 2007
Portico Webcasts Confirmed
The two Portico webcasts announced previously have been confirmed for:
Friday, October 26
at 1:00 pm PDT (2:00 pm in Alberta and Saskatchewan; 3:00 pm in Manitoba)
Monday, October 29
at 11:00 am PDT (12:00 noon in Alberta and Saskatchewan; 1:00 pm in Manitoba)
All COPPUL staff are welcome to join either webcast. The login information is:
https://www.gotomeeting.com/join/205845405
Meeting ID: 205-845-405
Conference number to use: 800-747-5150
Use access code: 4551128
The webcast is expected to last approximately 90 minutes.
Please note that Ken DiFiore who is the lead for the Friday session will not be available for the Monday webcast. If you have a choice of days, you may want to consider attending the Friday session for more in-depth information.
Friday, October 26
at 1:00 pm PDT (2:00 pm in Alberta and Saskatchewan; 3:00 pm in Manitoba)
Monday, October 29
at 11:00 am PDT (12:00 noon in Alberta and Saskatchewan; 1:00 pm in Manitoba)
All COPPUL staff are welcome to join either webcast. The login information is:
https://www.gotomeeting.com/join/205845405
Meeting ID: 205-845-405
Conference number to use: 800-747-5150
Use access code: 4551128
The webcast is expected to last approximately 90 minutes.
Please note that Ken DiFiore who is the lead for the Friday session will not be available for the Monday webcast. If you have a choice of days, you may want to consider attending the Friday session for more in-depth information.
Monday, October 15, 2007
Nominations Sought for the COPPUL Outstanding Contribution Award
Nominations are now open for the COPPUL Outstanding Contribution Award. (Apologies for any duplication in posting).
This new award will be given to an individual or team, working in a member library, that has made an outstanding contribution to the consortium.
Eligibility:
Individuals currently employed by COPPUL member institutions. Note: COPPUL Board members and COPPUL staff are not eligible.
Criteria:
Contributions should enhance service in multiple COPPUL libraries, i.e. have an impact within the region.
Procedures:
Nominations can be made by staff of any COPPUL member library, and should be no more than two pages in length.
Nominations must include:
* Name of individual being nominated, and home institution
* Description and impact of the exemplary contribution
* Contribution to the COPPUL mission
* Other supporting/relevant documentation
* Name of nominator and home institution
* One letter of support (the ‘seconder’)
Deadline for nominations:
January 31, 2008.
Nominations are to be sent to Sandy Slade <coppul@royalroads.ca> at the COPPUL Office. A decision will be made by the Directors at the spring 2008 meeting. All nominations will remain confidential to the COPPUL Directors and staff.
The award will consist of a plaque and a gift certificate for $200.
This new award will be given to an individual or team, working in a member library, that has made an outstanding contribution to the consortium.
Eligibility:
Individuals currently employed by COPPUL member institutions. Note: COPPUL Board members and COPPUL staff are not eligible.
Criteria:
Contributions should enhance service in multiple COPPUL libraries, i.e. have an impact within the region.
Procedures:
Nominations can be made by staff of any COPPUL member library, and should be no more than two pages in length.
Nominations must include:
* Name of individual being nominated, and home institution
* Description and impact of the exemplary contribution
* Contribution to the COPPUL mission
* Other supporting/relevant documentation
* Name of nominator and home institution
* One letter of support (the ‘seconder’)
Deadline for nominations:
January 31, 2008.
Nominations are to be sent to Sandy Slade <coppul@royalroads.ca> at the COPPUL Office. A decision will be made by the Directors at the spring 2008 meeting. All nominations will remain confidential to the COPPUL Directors and staff.
The award will consist of a plaque and a gift certificate for $200.
Portico Webcast Offered for COPPUL Members
Portico is inviting COPPUL members to participate in one of its webcasts to learn more about the Portico solution to e-journal preservation.
Portico is proposing webcasts on either:
Friday, October 26 at 1:00 pm PDT
Monday, October 29 at 11:00 am PDT
If you would like to participate in a webcast on one of those dates, please contact Sandy Slade <coppul@royalroads.ca> by Friday, October 19. Invitation details will follow if there is enough interest to proceed with these sessions.
Portico is proposing webcasts on either:
Friday, October 26 at 1:00 pm PDT
Monday, October 29 at 11:00 am PDT
If you would like to participate in a webcast on one of those dates, please contact Sandy Slade <coppul@royalroads.ca> by Friday, October 19. Invitation details will follow if there is enough interest to proceed with these sessions.
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