The DU ASIS&T group is the student chapter of the national, Association of Information Science & Technology organization. We are dedicated to exploring information science and technology and best of all, membership is free!
We host the widely popular TechBytes workshops, which are short (30 minutes) presentations on some aspect of technology. If you are interested in learning more or would like to join, please email us at asistdu@gmail.com.
Please, join us for the last TechBytes of the 2012-2013 academic year. Snacks will be provided! We hope to see you there!
Below you will find some more information about this TechBytes from the Libschool listserve.
Topic: Licensing Electronic Content
When: Tue, May 21, 6:20pm ? 7:00pm (please note the date change from the
spring quarter upcoming events email I sent out in March)
Where: KRH, Rm. 435 and online at https://connect.du.edu/techbytes (please
enter as a guest)
Speaker: Peter Kersten
Speaker’s Biography:
Peter earned his JD from Marquette University Law School in 2005, went
into private practice and then entered the trust field. After three years,
he entered library school and also worked part-time as a reference
librarian at Marquette Law and at a litigation boutique firm in Milwaukee,
Wisconsin. He received his MLIS from the University of Wisconsin-Milwaukee
in 2011 and joined the University Of Denver Law Library in October, 2012.
Description of the talk:
This session will focus on some of the practical and legal issues to
consider before getting into licensing electronic content for your
library. We will discuss tips on negotiating good licenses, ways to avoid
problems, and the effects licenses can have on your library as well as the
end-user, which includes legal and patron use issues.
The room number for our upcoming TechBytes called “Mendely: The Basics & Beyond” is going to be in KRH 401 (Mountain View Room). Please see below for more information about this exciting TechBytes!
Topic: Mendeley: The Basics & Beyond
When: Tuesday, April 30th, 6:30 – 7 pm
Where: KRH, Rm 401 (Mountain View Room)
Speaker: Bronwen Maxson
Speaker’s biography: Bronwen Maxson is a second-year MLIS candidate who
is currently working as a library assistant for Davis, Graham & Stubbs in
Denver. She is interested in integrating digital resources into scholarly
communications and research.
Description: This TechBytes session is designed to introduce you to
Mendeley and answer some of your more advanced questions about the
application. If you are not familiar with Mendeley, it is a FREE citation
management tool that will allow you to do much more than generate a
bibliography. In the desktop application you can read and annotate PDFs,
organize and tag your resources, backup and sync your papers with the web
for mobile access, and collaborate with colleagues to securely share your
research. On www.mendeley.com, you can discover Open Access papers,
people, and public groups on as well as find answers to your support
questions. There is also a web importer tool lets you import webpages
with metadata. This all-inclusive research tool will help you study more
effectively, and the best part is you will not lose access after you
graduate! To compare Mendeley with your current citation manager, check out
this chart: http://www.mendeley.com/compare-mendeley/.
Please join us in person or online for another TechBytes! Details below:
Who: Bronwen Maxson
What: This TechBytes session is designed to introduce you to Mendeley and answer some of your more advanced questions about the application. If you are not familiar with Mendeley, it is a FREE citation management tool that will allow you to to do much more than generate a bibliography. In the desktop application you can read and annotate PDFs, organize and tag your resources, backup and sync your papers with the web for mobile access, and collaborate with colleagues to securely share your research. On www.mendeley.com, you can discover Open Access papers, people, and public groups on as well as find answers to your support questions. There is also a web importer tool that lets you import webpages with metadata.
This all-inclusive research tool will help you study more effectively, and the best part is you will not lose access after you graduate! To compare Mendeley with your current citation manager, check out this chart: http://www.mendeley.com/compare-mendeley/.
When: Tuesday, April 30, 2013, 6:20-7pm
Where: TBA
Speaker bio: Bronwen is a second year MLIS candidate who is currently working as a Library Assistant for Davis, Graham & Stubbs in Denver. She is interested in integrating digital resources into scholarly communications and research.
Please join me in welcoming your 2013-2014 Officers!!
Chair: Gina Schlesselman-Tarango
Vice Chair: Sylvia Smith
Secretary and Treasurer: Wendy Thomas
Program Director: Jen Baldwin
Marketing Director: Rachel Garfield-Levine
Web Content Manager: Julia Havelick
Congratulations to all of you! I know you will do a great job next year!
For those that missed the Web Services Librarian Panel that was held on March 30th or for those that would like to hear it again, here is the link to the recording.
http://videomanager.du.edu/player?id=2989
Please join us for the first TechBytes of the Spring Quarter! Details below:
Who: Joseph Labrecque
What: This TechBytes will be about the open-source Apache Flex framework. Flex is a top-level project with the Apache Software Foundation. We’ll discuss: what Flex is, how if came about, its current state, continued Adobe involvement, and related projects.
When: Wednesday, April 3rd, 2013, 6:30-7PM
Where: KRH 204
Speaker’s bio: Joseph Labrecque is the Senior Interactive Software Engineer for the University of Denver who specializes in the creation of expressive desktop, web, and mobile solutions. His focus is on the Adobe Flash Platform and related technologies. He is also the proprietor of Fractured Vision Media, LLC, a digital media production company, technical consultancy, and distribution vehicle for his creative works. Joseph is also the author of a number of publications based on Adobe technologies and serves as an Adobe Education Leader and Adobe Community Professional.
For those of you can’t make it, we will be streaming this talk on our Adobe Connect page.
Please use these bios to learn about the candidates running for 2013-2014 officer positions. Then use our survey to vote for each position.
Gina Schlesselman-Tarango – running for Chair
Gina Schlesselman-Tarango, who hails from small-town Iowa, has lived in Denver since 2009. She holds a BA in Sociology and Anthropology and a Master’s of Social Sciences. She currently works as a graduate teaching assistant at DU’s University Libraries Research Center and is excited about using technology to help others discover and create knowledge. Gina is running for Chair and is confident that she can use her leadership skills and creativity to continue to deliver great programming to the DU community.
Sylvia Smith – running for Vice Chair
A low-key Texan with outdoorsy and vegetarian stylings, Sylvia looks forward to spontaneous overflows of conviviality. Having entered the MLIS program after a short career as a software developer, she enjoys being a nerd and helping people immerse themselves in the inescapable and endlessly fascinating chasm of emerging technologies. She’s running for vice chair, and hopes to be able to bring her strong organizational and jumping-in-and-getting-hands-dirty skills to this job in order to keep ASIS&T DU the awesome student group it currently is!
Jennifer Baldwin – running for Program Director
Hi everyone, I’m Jennifer (or Jen) and I’ll be running for the position of ASIS&T ProgramDirector. This is my first year in the LIS program and so far I’m on the academic library track.I’ve also recently discovered how much I enjoy outreach services and how important they are to academic libraries. I have been looking for opportunities to become more involved in activities with my fellow students, and becoming an officer in ASIS&T looks like a great way to accomplish this. I’m running for the Program Director position because it entails much of what is required of me while working in tech support for MCE—I am familiar with the classroom and Commons technology, as well as the process of booking rooms for events, and what equipment is available for check-out to support those events. In addition, I am enthusiastic concerning outreach services for any organization, so I believe I would be ideal for promoting events and securing speakers. If I am elected as the ASIS&T Program Director, I know that there will be a lot to learn in the coming months, but I look forward to both the challenges and the opportunities that this role would bring.
Wendy Thomas – running for Secretary and Treasurer
My name is Wendy Thomas and I am a first-year MLIS student at DU. I decided to pursue an MLIS degree because in my current and past lives as a bookkeeper and school secretary, I have enjoyed managing large volumes of information; I just lacked the technological know-how and tools to take it to the next level. ASIS&T has helped me experience a wide range of technologies this year and my interest in being the secretary and treasurer of DU’s ASIS&T stems from these great educational opportunities. From the Tech Bytes to the Tech Bootcamp, I have learned so much and I would like to be instrumental in presenting these programs to students in the next academic year. For the past seven years I have been a secretary at a Jefferson County K-12 charter school and for the ten years prior to that I was a bookkeeper for two small businesses. My relevant experience (I have loads of irrelevant experience!) includes management of student records, management of records for various school committees, documentation of staff and administrative meetings, documentation of emergency building and medical situations and management of financial records. I will bring these same skills to the table for ASIS&T along with a commitment to support the other officers, as well as my fellow MLIS students, in the pursuit and presentation of technological knowledge. I would love to contribute to this service-driven team as the secretary and treasurer and look forward to another year of great programs!
Rachel Garfield-Levine – running for Marketing Director
My name is Rachel Garfield-Levine, and I am interested in running for the position of Marketing Director with ASIS&T DU. I have been interested in and active with social media for several years, and am constantly trying to stay on the cutting edge of new social media platforms such as Tumblr, Twitter, Instagram and Facebook. In addition, I am very interested in outreach librarianship, and I would love to further explore the possibilities of combining the two and using social media as a platform to reach new audiences for libraries and information technologies. I believe the two will continue to converge, as the population of users with smartphones and social media access seems to be constantly growing. I would be very interested to work with ASIS&T DU in a social media aspect and hone my skills, as well as providing further outreach and publicity possibilities for the organization.
Julia Havelick – running for Web Content Manager
My name is Julia Havelick, and I am a second-year LIS student, with an expected graduation date of June, 2014. I am currently the DU ASIS&T Web Content Manager, where I manage the content on the DU ASIS&T Web Site. I am running for this position again because I feel i have the necessary experience as Web Content Manager and former Content Writer for a legal web site. I am familiar with Content Management Systems (CMS) and managing content on various social media site (i.e. Twitter, Facebook, etc.)
