Welcome to the Digital Public Library of America By Dan Cohen Executive Director of the DPLA: ” It’s not very often you get to build a new library. Together, that’s what we will begin to do today. Starting with over … Continue reading
April 19, 2013
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from Mashable, Brie Weiler Reynolds is the content and social media director at FlexJobs, the award-winning site for telecommuting and flexible job listings, and a former career advisor. At FlexJobs, Brie offers job seekers career and … Continue reading
March 12, 2013
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OPEN ACCESS CAFE Visit DiMenna-Nyselius Library’s Open Access Cafe for 5 minutes EVERY day of Open Access Week (October 22-26) to learn more about the Open Access Movement. Watch short videos from the Colbert Report and from SPARC (the Scholarly … Continue reading
October 19, 2012
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from Mashable.com June 30, 2012 by Sam Laird College students aren’t just concerned with getting good grades and finding the best parties. More than ever, they’re using their smartphones to navigate life on campus. On the bus, waiting in line, … Continue reading
July 5, 2012
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We all use Google – as a search engine, maybe for our email, browsing YouTube and more. Google’s new privacy policy,which goes into effect today (3/1/12), will permit Google to do more with the information it has already been collecting … Continue reading
March 1, 2012
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Mashable rides the recent wave highlighted in the New York Times (The Joy of Quiet) regarding the importance of unplugging for peace of mind and to get work done. Instead of forcing online users to separate from their device of … Continue reading
January 4, 2012
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Due to inclement weather our National Library Week Event outdoor event will be held on Thursday April 14 from 1-4pm. Join us to see our new Social Network exhibit, learn more about the role of social networking in the … Continue reading
April 11, 2011
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We asked the students to show us what they like about the library, now vote for your favorite photo! April 10th– 12pm, April 14th:Vote for your favorite photo in the Library Facebook Photo Contest in support of National Library Week. … Continue reading
April 9, 2011
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Join us to celebrate the DiMenna-Nyselius Library in our “Connect at the Library” events: 1. Help us reach 1,000 followers on Facebook- click here to LIKE us . Or follow FairfieldUlib on Twitter at http://twitter.com/FairfieldULib 2. Join us on Tuesday … Continue reading
April 6, 2011
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For more information about the contest, visit the library Facebook page and click on “Contests” on the left hand side. Check out our current entries while you’re there! Don’t want to enter the contest? You can still participate! “Like” the … Continue reading
April 6, 2011
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For faculty and staff: You’re invited to a workshop on integrating productivity tools for your life, for your teaching and for your research! The focus will be on the following “cloud” technologies: iGoogle Dropbox Instapaper Evernote Mendeley The workshop will … Continue reading
March 25, 2011
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Read the article Social Media Lure Academics Frustrated by Journals in Chronicle of Higher Education (2/20/20111) to find our what types of professors have embraced social media, such as Facebook, Google Docs and Twitter.
March 3, 2011
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The blog Lifehacker has some good recommendations for getting ready–at least technologically–for your first year of college. You may also want to check out Fairfield’s Computing and Network Services’ (CNS) resources for students, including their student information page, and their … Continue reading
July 15, 2010
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Listen to Jimmy Wales, a co-founder of Wikipedia, discuss the best—and worst—ways to use the online encyclopedia in teaching and research. Click here to see short text and hear video.
June 23, 2010
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Library material can be used in unusual ways. Meet Phil Levin, a biologist at Northwest Fisheries Science Center in Seattle, who scoured libraries in the Pacific Northwest for local cookbooks to determine the changes in rockfish availability over the past … Continue reading
May 20, 2010
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