Information Technology and Libraries articles from June 2003

Information Technology and Libraries archives from June 2003

President's column.(Library and Information Technology Association president invites membership communication)(Column)
June 1, 2003... I am pleased to be able to inaugurate the Library and Information Technology Association (LITA) president's column in Information Technology and Libraries (ITAL). It is part of an ongoing effort to increase communication and a sense of...

Guest editorial: the changing role of libraries in instructional support.(Editorial)
June 1, 2003... The application of technology to instruction and to information access has proliferated greatly in recent years. Faculty have become increasingly aware of the need for expertise in developing instructional technology, and students expectations...

The village of ISS: providing library-based instructional support.(Instructional Support Services)
June 1, 2003... Institutions want courses that incorporate the latest instructional technology. Instructors cannot take advantage of new technology if they are unfamiliar with the tools and have limited experience with online learning pedagogies. It has been...

An organizational model for instructional support at a community college.
June 1, 2003... The Instructional and Information Support Services (IISS) division at North Seattle (Wash.) Community College brings together the college's Library, Media Services, and Distance Learning (DL) units, and the Teaching and Learning Center to...

Building a new infrastructure for digital media: Northwestern University Library.
June 1, 2003... The Northwestern University Library has been a pioneer in text and media digitization. From early efforts primarily focused on enhancing access to reserve material to current projects involving vast quantities of streaming media, in great part...

Collaborative digitization projects: opportunities to enhance teaching and learning.
June 1, 2003... Many libraries assist faculty in the development of digital materials for instruction, with services ranging from scanning documents for electronic course reserves to providing digital production centers for faculty use. But what types of...

Arts instruction in the age of technology: providing library services to support studio and survey faculty who use technology for instruction. (Communications).
June 1, 2003... Where students once came into higher learning equipped with pencils and protractors, paintbrushes and easels, scores and record player, today's art student arrives armed with laptop, speakers, and wireless card. Just as academic institutions...

Improving art history education: library and faculty partnerships in instructional technology development. (Communications).(Digital Projects Department and Art History Department create online partnership)
June 1, 2003... This article discusses the provenance of a partnership between the Digital Projects Department (DPD) at Northern Illinois University (NIU) Libraries and NIU's Art History Department that seeks to improve art education at NIU. Academic...

Developing the online learning environment: the pros and cons of using WebCT for library instruction.(Kresge Library WebCT tutorial at Oakland University)
June 1, 2003... Rising enrollments at Oakland University (OU) have required librarians to decrease instruction time with each basic writing class in order to preserve contact with all sections. As a result, the faculty at Kresge Library developed an online...

Eric Meyer on CSS.(Mastering the Language of Web Design)(Book Review)
June 1, 2003... Mastering the Language of Web Design by Eric A. Meyer. Indianapolis, Ind.: New Riders, 2002. 322p. $45 (ISBN 0-73571-245-X). Most of us have seen visually dazzling Web sites--with out-of-date content. Often this happens because the...