My thoughts on emerging technologies, the social web, libraries, research tools, and tech culture.
I mentioned in a prior post that I am organizing THATCamp SoCal (The Humanities and Technology Camp, Southern California) this September at my campus, Cal State Fullerton. Well, yesterday I hit the “no going back” point — we opened up registration. So, if you live in Southern California, or simply want to visit our gorgeous [...]
Abram Fox (@abramfox), a Ph.D. student in art history, shares a detailed account of his first THATCamp experience.
This past weekend, Facebook finally opened up this platform to my own campus network, so I’ve been getting my hands dirty this week in the new Groups for Schools Platform.
Despite using Omeka for nearly three years, until recently, I failed to understand the value of the Dublin Core “Description” field when adding Items.
After two and a half years of playing with and teaching Omeka, I recently started building out an Omeka site to publish one of my own personal research projects.
Yesterday, Facebook announced the introduction of a new platform — Groups for Schools. Based on what I have read, these are features that I think are key to getting faculty and other higher ed Group administrators to embrace and champion the new Groups for Schools.
There has been much chatter on Twitter this week due to it being the 100th anniversary of the Titanic and its ill-fated maiden voyage. And this reminded me of a post that I have been meaning to write for a good year or so, showcasing some of the innovative ways that historians and future historians are using Twitter for historical reenactment.
A sample assignment to teach your students or other heritage professionals how to use Omeka to showcase digital history collections or research projects.
It’s been two years since my library’s Social Media Team defined our social media objectives, so we met last month to reassess whether or not they still support our organizational mission.
My initial observations of the new Facebook Pages design that became available to all Pages this morning.
I am a librarian, web developer, technologist and trainer from Orange County, California. Systems Librarian at the Pollak Library, Cal State Fullerton. Foodie, hiker, craft nut, local historian and genealogist. Wife, mom, and dog lover.
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