Category Archives: Technology

NFB Streaming Webinars

Posted on September 17, 2012 by Annie Jensen

Langara Library provides access to CAMPUS, the National Film Board’s unique online streaming service for film and media, which is gaining momentum across Canada. It offers access to over 2,500 films, teaching guides, interactive projects, customizable playlists and other resources, … Continue reading →

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New Creative Commons License Tool

Posted on August 7, 2012 by Annie Jensen

  The Creative Commons recently unveiled a new license chooser tool, that allows you to custom tailor how you’d like others to be able to remix or reuse your content using Creative Commons licensing. For a refresher on what CC … Continue reading →

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Quiet Coming Back

Posted on July 17, 2012 by Patricia Cia

At Libraries, Quiet Makes a Comeback, by Jennifer HowardThe Chronicle of Higher Education, July 16, 2012 A recent article in The Chronicle of Higher Education‘s Technology section discusses the impact of technology on students and libraries. The ubiquitous computers, laptops, … Continue reading →

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ARTstor images in PowerPoint

Posted on June 26, 2012 by Annie Jensen

Do you use ARTstor images in your classes?  With over a million images from outstanding museums, photographers, libraries, scholars, photo archives, and artists and artists’ estates from all over the world, ARTstor is a wonderful online resource.  It’s also easy … Continue reading →

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DIY Infographic Tools

Posted on June 11, 2012 by Annie Jensen

Infographics (sometimes known as Data Visualizations) can be powerful tools for presenting statistics, data, and other information in sophisticated and visually engaging ways.  Whether you use them to examine the Cost of Tuition Across Canada, to map out the Evolution … Continue reading →

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Future U

Posted on June 6, 2012 by Annie Jensen

A timely series from Ars Technica. Future U is a multipart series on the university of the 21st century. We will be investigating the possible future of the textbook, the technological development of libraries, how tech may change the role … Continue reading →

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New way of buying e-books

Posted on May 17, 2012 by Joyce Wong

Not sure if it’ll take off but here is a different model of publishing (sort of a groupon for books): Unglue.it is a service provided by Gluejar, Inc. It’s a place for individuals and institutions to join together to liberate … Continue reading →

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Game Changers

Posted on May 11, 2012 by Patricia Cia

Game Changers: Education and Information Technologies A new book from EDUCAUSE available full text online (free) “It explores the tools and processes that can improve the quality, flexibility, and scalability of post secondary education. The book takes a hard look … Continue reading →

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College students more tech savvy than ever

Posted on May 7, 2012 by Patricia Cia

How Tech Is Changing College Life May 6, Mashable by Sam Laird “Community college students are less digitally connected than students at four-year schools, but more and more people are making the Internet their education gateway. Twelve million students take … Continue reading →

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Food for Thought

Posted on February 10, 2012 by Patricia Cia

The Parable of the Farmers and the Teleporting Duplicator : Imagine a world where food is cheap and freely available, thanks to the amazing Teleporting Duplicator. What could go wrong?The Guardian (UK), February 10, 2012 Putting Elsevier and other major … Continue reading →

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