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EDUCAUSE Live 1/21/11 on Mobile Computing & Learning

January 18, 2011

I know many of our cni-announce subscribers are interested in developments in the mobile environment. This webcast will describe a wide range of responses by one campus to the mobile environment.

Don’t forget to register for this free EDUCAUSE event.
–Joan Lippincott
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Friday, January 21, EDUCAUSE Live! will discuss mobile computing at the University of Maryland.

“Spotlight on Mobile Computing: Stories of Mobile Learning”

http://www.educause.edu/live112

1-2pm U.S. Eastern Time, Friday, January 21. No charge, but registration required. Archived for future (re)viewing.

Speaker:

Christopher Higgins
Acting Director, Academic Support
University of Maryland

Summary:

The University of Maryland is in its third year of a mobility initiative that has encompassed everything from student recruitment to app development to class projects. This session will focus on the experiences of faculty and students when using mobile devices for teaching and learning. Specific focus will be given to Digital Cultures and Creativity and Information 3.0, two dynamic programs that incorporate the iPad and iPod touch with other technologies to engage students in learning.

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EDUCAUSE Live – Location-sharing Technologies

July 22, 2010

I know that many in the CNI community are interested in issues related to mobile computing and issues related to privacy. This should be an informative session. Registration details below.

Joan Lippincott

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Next Tuesday, July 27, EDUCAUSE Live! will explore privacy issues related to mobile computing.

“Location-Sharing Technologies: Privacy Risks and Controls”

http://www.educause.edu/live1020

1-2pm U.S. Eastern Time, Tuesday, July 27. No charge, but registration required. Archived for future (re)viewing.

Speaker: Lorrie Faith Cramor, Associate Professor of Computer Science, Carnegie Mellon University http://lorrie.cranor.org/

Summary:

Due to the ability of cell phone providers to use cell phone towers to pinpoint users¹ locations, the increasing popularity of GPS capabilities in cell phones, and the rise of cell phones for Internet use, a plethora of new applications have been developed that share users’ real-time location information online. Foursquare, Loopt, and Google Latitude are just a few examples. This talk will discuss users¹ risk and benefit perceptions related to the use of these technologies and the privacy controls of existing location-sharing applications. We’ll also discuss Locaccino, a location-sharing service we developed to provide a platform for experimenting with privacy controls for end users. Locaccino provides users with precision control over who can see their location. While most location-based systems only allow users to list which contacts should or shouldn¹t be able to see their location, Locaccino offers more granular privacy settings.

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Conversations – July recording available

July 20, 2010

The archived audio recording of the July 15 CNI Conversations session is now available at http://conversations.cni.org/ (to subscribe to the audio feed add http://conversations.cni.org/feed to iTunes, or any podcatcher). This session includes a recap of the JISC/CNI Edinburgh conference by CNI Executive Director Clifford Lynch and myself; sessions on e-science, “digging into data challenge projects,” special collections, institutional strategies for digital content, and services for users of mobile devices were highlighted. Cliff also discussed the IATUL conference and the Microsoft research meeting. I gave a summary of an article on the current status of electronic thesis and dissertation (ETD) programs in the US that Cliff and I co-authored and that will appear soon in the ARL publication RLI (issue 270).

About CNI Conversations
CNI Conversations provides an opportunity for individuals from member institutions and organizations to talk to CNI Director Clifford Lynch and others; currently the events take place in audio-conference format. Questions and discussion are invited and encouraged. Real-time participation in CNI Conversations requires pre-registration, which is open only to those at member institutions and organizations; if you are interested in participating in CNI Conversations, please contact Jackie Eudell at jackie@cni.org. We plan to continue to make audio or other records of these exchanges generally available after the event.

For questions or comments related to CNI Conversations, please contact me at Joan@cni.org.

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July 2010

July 16, 2010

Audio Recording [mp3 1:06:46 hr.] July 15, 2010

In the July 2010 CNI Conversations, Executive Director Cliff Lynch and Associate Director Joan Lippincott provide a recap of the JISC/CNI Edinburgh conference; sessions on e-science, “digging into data challenge projects,” special collections, institutional strategies for digital content, and services for users of mobile devices were highlighted. Cliff also discussed the IATUL conference and the Microsoft research meeting. Joan Lippincott gave a summary of an article on the current status of electronic thesis and dissertation (ETD) programs in the US that she and Cliff co-authored and that will appear soon in the ARL publication RLI (issue 270).

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M-libraries – new publication and next conference

June 11, 2010

This international group has taken the lead in organizing programs related to use of mobile devices in library and information-oriented applications. The proceedings from last year’s conference are now available – see below – and plans are underway for the 2011 conference in Australia – save the date! I am on the international organizing committee for the conference.
Joan

The book of proceedings from the second International Conference has just been launched http://www.facetpublishing.co.uk/title.php?id=696-1 and the publishers have given us permission to make the book from the first conference freely available for download. This can be accessed via the m-libraries website http://www.usq.edu.au/m-libraries

Plans are progressing well for the third conference in Brisbane 11-13 May 2011 and we hope to be adding details of keynote speakers etc in the near future to the website.
http://library.open.ac.uk/mLibraries/2011/index.html

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WolfWalk – NC State tour for mobile devices

March 9, 2010

An innovative project developed by the NC State Libraries combines a campus tour with links to digitized materials from the library’s Archives and Special Collections. WolfWalk is a self-guided campus tour that leverages the location awareness capabilities of mobile phones. Courtesy of Tito Sierra of NC State, you can find information:

http://news.lib.ncsu.edu/2010/03/08/wolfwalk-turns-mobile-devices-into-nc-state-time-machines/

More information and screenshots here:

http://www.lib.ncsu.edu/wolfwalk/

This newly launched version of WolfWalk is a mobile website, so it works across different mobile device platforms. No install is required.

We are working on an iPhone “app” version of WolfWalk (with enhanced features) that will go live early this summer.

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Handheld Librarian Conference – Mobile Devices

February 2, 2010

Joan Lippincott, CNI Associate Executive Director, will give a keynote for this online conference.  For librarians interested in learning more about services to users with mobile devices, this is a good opportunity to hear a wide variety of presentations.

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Alliance Library System and LearningTimes Offer Handheld Librarian 2!

More people than 2000 people attended the first ever Handheld Librarian Conference in July 2009 which featured a wide array of collaboration, learning and networking activities focused on Mobile Library Services!  The Handheld Librarian 2 will continue the dialog with a 2-day online conference scheduled for February 17-18, 2010 and is now accepting registrations at http://www.handheldlibrarian.org. The program — sponsored by Alliance Library System, and LearningTimes — will include a series of  wonderful keynote and featured speakers collection of available resources, discussions boards, and access to the recording of all live events for one year after the conference.  More people than ever are using mobile devices for a wide variety of purposes including communication, internet access, text messaging, and entertainment. It is important that libraries provide mobile services as handheld use increases.

The conference will feature three exciting keynote talks:

·       Joan K. Lippincott from the Coalition for Networked Information speaking about “Mobilizing Libraries for Today’s Students”
·       Joe Murphy from Yale University speaking about “This is Now: The Mobile Library”
·       Tom Peters of TAP Information Services, addressing “Morphing with Mobile”

The Handheld Librarian II will also include the real-life experiences of libraries and information professionals. We are now soliciting presentation proposals highlighting current, evolving and future issues in mobile library services.

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