EDUCAUSE: 7 Things You Should Know About E-Readers

http://net.educause.edu/ir/library/pdf/ELI7058.pdf
The folks at Educause have put together 7 Things You Should Know About E-Readers. This brief guide details the essentials about these portable devices such as:
1. What is it?
2. How does it work?
3. Who’s doing it?
4. Why is it significant?
5. What are the downsides?
6. Where is it going?
7. What are the implications for teaching and learning?

EDUCAUSE: 7 Things You Should Know About E-Readers

Report: A New Preprint:The Academic Library Impact on Student Persistence

http://www.ala.org/ala/mgrps/divs/acrl/publications/crljournal/preprints/crl-074.pdf

Authors: Mark Emmons, Frances C. Wilkinson

Accepted: March 4, 2010

Anticipated Publication Date: January 2011

From the Abstract:

What impact does the academic library have on student persistence? This study explores the relationship between traditional library input and output measures of staff, collections, use, and services with fall-to-fall retention and six-year graduation rates at Association of Research Libraries member libraries. When controlling for race/ethnicity and socioeconomic status, a linear regression finds that a change in the ratio of library professional staff to students predicts a statistically significant positive relationship with both retention and graduation rates. (revised)

Source: ACRL Insider, C

Report: A New Preprint:The Academic Library Impact on Student Persistence

Online Exhibition: NAACP: A Century in the Fight for Freedom

http://www.loc.gov/wiseguide/mar10/index.html

A new online exhibit (based on the complete exhibit) at the Library of Congress. You’ll also find a few interesting facts in the paragraph directly below this one.

From an Overview Page
Founded in 1909, the NAACP celebrated its centennial in 2009. Its records are the cornerstone of the Library’s unparalleled resources for the study of the U.S. Civil Rights Movement. They are the largest single collection ever acquired by the Library and the most heavily used. The records were given to the Library in 1964 and are periodically augmented. They cover issues and history from the period 1842-2003. Included are manuscripts, prints, photographs, pamphlets, broadsides, audio tapes, phonograph records, films and video recordings.


The pictorial portion of the collection includes 4,500 photos, prints, drawings and posters on microfilm. The pictures depict victims of police and mob violence, segregation in schools, and civil-rights marches. Others document African American men and women in the armed services during World War II, reflecting the NAACP’s campaign to integrate the military.


A selection of these can be found in a new online exhibition,“NAACP: A Century in the Fight for Freedom.” The site features nearly 70 treasures from the NAACP’s storied history, including the “Call,” Oswald Garrison Villard’s manifesto that launched the NAACP; the organization’s constitution and bylaws; photos of such key events as the New York Silent Protest of 1917, the Marian Anderson concert at the Lincoln Memorial in 1939 and Rosa Parks’ 1955 arrest; documents about investigations of lynchings; President Harry Truman’s executive orders barring discrimination in the federal government and military; the Supreme Court decisions on discrimination; the Voting Rights Act of 1965; and background on seminal figures in the NAACP. The online exhibition will expand to eventually feature some 150 items.


The overview continues with information about other NAACP materials LC holds as well as, “the personal papers of major figures in black American history.

Access the Library of Congress

Exhibition: NAACP: A Century in the Fight for Freedom

Source: LC (via LC Wise Guide)

Online Exhibition: NAACP: A Century in the Fight for Freedom

The IDEA Center Student Ratings Pilot Program - Survey 25 classes for free!

http://www.theideacenter.org/node/13

The IDEA Pilot Program allows campuses to gain firsthand experience with the IDEA system to assess its fit with the campus culture and needs.


Implementing a new student ratings of instruction instrument is one of the most important processes undertaken at colleges and universities. In order to facilitate faculty and administrator trust, we recommend piloting the IDEA instrument prior to adopting its use. The following information will be helpful for planning the pilot details.

Pilot Offer Details
Survey 25 classes free using paper forms or IDEA Online. Survey materials include:
•25 Faculty Information Forms
•25 Directions to Faculty
•Student Survey Forms (paper or online) needed to survey 25 classes (Diagnostic, Short, or a combination)
•An additional 275 classes can be included for a reduced fee. Contact the Center (http://www.theideacenter.org/contact) for pricing information.
Processed Materials include:
•2 copies of each class report
•A CD with a PDF copy of each class report
•A Group Summary Report including results from all classes in the pilot
•An Aggregate Data File in an Excel spreadsheet format

The IDEA Center Student Ratings Pilot Program - Survey 25 classes for free!

Now Accepting Registrations for the IDEA Users Group Meeting Focusing on the Use of Student Ratings of Instruction

http://www.theideacenter.org/helpful-resources/news-and-events/00460-now-accepting-registrations Now accepting registrations for the upcoming IDEA Users Group Meeting scheduled for May 30, 2010, preceding the Association of Institutional Research (AIR) Annual Forum in Chicago. The meeting will run from 8:00am to 12:00 noon and its purpose is to further develop on-campus expertise in the use of IDEA among faculty, administrators, and staff. Attendees will have the opportunity to learn about best practices from others using IDEA on their campuses and from IDEA Center staff.

The meeting will be interactive and provide participants with a number of resources about the use of student ratings of instruction. We hope to see you in Chicago!

Now Accepting Registrations for the IDEA Users Group Meeting Focusing on the Use of Student Ratings of Instruction

DU ADVISING: Faculty Calling Potential Admits (DUFAAN)

When: Wednesday, March 10, 2010 1
2:00 PM-1:00 PM CST

Where: Rosenwald 114

Greetings!
According to the Office of Enrollment Management, you have indicated an interest in helping with the recruitment process. I have asked Mr. Roberto Diaz del Valle to faciliate a session providing information about the best way to proceed. Please plan to participate on Wednesday of this week at noon in Rosenwald 114. Thank you in advance for your time. Have a great week!

Carla Morelon-Quainoo, PhD
Director of Institutional Effectiveness and Assessment/Advising
National Director, Global Issues Honors Consortium
LOCATION: Dent Hall, Room 109
PHONE: 504-816-4788
cmorelon@dillard.edu

DU ADVISING: Faculty Calling Potential Admits (DUFAAN)

Dillard University Summer and Fall 2010 Advising and Registration to Begin on March 22nd

Greetings!
The Office of Academic Affairs wishes to inform all students that the Summer and Fall 2010 Advising and Registration process will begin on March 22nd. In preparation for this event, all students are encouraged to meet with their assigned faculty advisors immediately. Faculty advisors have been asked to place sign-in sheets on their doors and to contact their advisees to secure personal appointments.

Students who experience any difficulties are encouraged to contact the Office of Academic Advising (details provided below). Additional details are forthcoming.

Carla Morelon-Quainoo, PhD
Director of Institutional Effectiveness and Assessment/Advising
National Director, Global Issues Honors Consortium
LOCATION: Dent Hall, Room 109
PHONE: 504-816-4788
cmorelon@dillard.edu

Dillard University Summer and Fall 2010 Advising and Registration to Begin on March 22nd

Scientists Save Even More Time Keeping Up-To-Date with the New MaterialsViews.com

http://www.materialsviews.com/view/0/index.html

MaterialsViews.com, the news service covering the latest developments in materials science, chemistry, and physics, has been updated with new features that help materials scientists keep up with the latest research.

MaterialsViews.com’s professional scientific editors scan the materials science, chemistry, and physics literature, looking for the most interesting, exciting, and relevant breakthroughs in all of materials science as soon as they are published. They then distill the best papers into concise summaries that can be quickly scanned so busy scientists can identify the papers they want to spend more time reading.


Finding articles is faster on the new MaterialsViews.com, with improved navigation and layout. New individual channels for hot subject areas–including nanotechnology, polymers, energy, electronics, photonics, surfaces, and more–let scientists focus on the stories most relevant to their research.


It’s also easier to find upcoming events and conferences, and the new MaterialsViews.com jobs page can help locate the perfect career opportunity anywhere in the world.


www.materialsViews.com is a free resource.


Source: Wiley (via http://www.knowledgespeak.com/)

Scientists Save Even More Time Keeping Up-To-Date with the New MaterialsViews.com

Open House @ Dillard University Saturday, March 20, 2010

Calling all future Bleu Devils!

http://www.dillard.edu/index.php?option=com_content&view=article&id=793&Itemid=825

Dillard's 2010 Spring Audition Day and Open House will take place Saturday, March 20, beginning at 9 a.m. in the Cook Center, Lawless Assembly Hall, and other buildings on the Dillard University campus. We invite all prospective students to join us for the opportunity to audition and possibly be awarded a Talent-Based Scholarship from the Division of Humanities in Music, Theater, or the Visual Arts. Come out and see all that Dillard University has to offer. If you have never visited Dillard before, this is a great opportunity to take a campus tour.

Our Spring Open House will feature:
On-Site Admissions
Financial Aid Presentation
Student Meet & Greet
Residential Life Resource Fair
Campus Tours


If you will not be able to participate in person, you can click here for our Talent-Based Scholarship Audition/Portfolio Guidelines (http://www.dillard.edu/images/stories/food/talent%20scholarship%20audition%20guidelines.4du.pdf).


If your calendar is open, start planning now and please join us on Saturday, March 20. Stay tuned for more details regarding this special event. In the meantime, feel free to contact the Office of Enrollment Management for additional information. We look forward to seeing you!

Dillard University
Office of Enrollment Management
Division of Student Success
2601 Gentilly Boulevard
New Orleans, LA 70122
(504) 816-4670 (504) 816-4670
(800) 216-6637 (800) 216-6637 (toll free)
(504) 816-4895 (fax)
http://www.dillard.edu/

Open House @ Dillard University Saturday, March 20, 2010

Free Online Archives Containing 137 Years of Popular Science Magazine

http://www.popsci.com/archives

The entire archives (137 years) of Popular Science is now accessible, searchable, and free via the PopSci web site. Here’s the official announcement.



You’ll see that the technology and scanning comes with the assistance of Google. In fact, you’ll notice a Google ad at the bottom of each scanned page.


The Pop Science Archives intro page points out that “advanced features and browsing” are in the works because they are needed. For example, to be able to limit your search to a specific year or range of years would be very helpful.


Nevertheless, it’s more useful (interesting, too!) and free content available to all.


Source: CrunchGear, Twitter, PopSci

Free Online Archives Containing 137 Years of Popular Science Magazine