Information Technology in the Academic Library

Dian Schaffhauser provides an example of an academic library and IT department providing their functions sharing the same building.

Because library technology and student projects both rely on information technology, I think this partnership can make sense. In my experience, the training librarians receive in interviewing and customer service enables them to calm frustrated students (and faculty) and to refer these people to the help they need.

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Technology Training

Preston Gralla provides links to some websites providing technology training - for free!

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Information Technology in Education

John Shank curates a blog dealing with information techology and college teaching . Shank is a Penn State librarian.

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Information Technology Training

David Strom reviews inexpensive ways to enter Information Technology .

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Disk Storage Management

Corey Sandler explains "How to Free Up Disk Space on Your Computer

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University Students and Information Technology

Eden Dahlstrom, J. D. Walker and Charles Dziuban prepared the ECAR Study of Undergraduate Students and Information Technology, 2013 . Key findings are that students value privacy and expect schools to teach them the technology they require.

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Undergraduate Information Technology

Jason Jones shares highlights from the ECAR Study of Undergraduate Students and Information Technology, 2013. Probably the most surprising classroom innovation is a large number of students are using smart phones to record lectures.

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