By BayNet | Published:
January 5, 2012
Renee Hobbs offers a keynote address at the winter meeting on the Bay Area Independent School Librarians (BAISL) in San Franciso on Tuesday, January 17, 2012, in talk entitled, “Transforming Education Through Digital and Media Literacy.”
She will also join a panel discussion on the “Hazards and Advantages of Digitized Information in Schools,” with Mirian Gilbert of Rosen Publishing, Debbie Abilock, President of BayNet, and Daniel Hudkins, instructional technologist at the Harker School in San Jose. Nicole Hunter and Rachel Shaw facilitate the conversation.
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By BayNet | Published:
January 5, 2012
Google + = ?
presented by
Scott Brown
of Social Information Group
Google + is arguably the fastest-growing social networking tool out there. Not only has adoption of Google + soared, but features are also being added on an almost weekly basis. But is it useful? And if so, how? In this fast-paced session, you’ll get a crash course on Google + for finding information, as well as some best practices in using it to track companies and people of interest to you and your organization.
Our presenter for the evening will be Scott Brown, owner of Social Information Group (http://www.socialinformationgroup.com), an independent information practice that focuses on the effective use of social networking tools for sharing and finding information. He has over 20 years of experience in library and information organizations, in public, academic and corporate settings. The use of social networking has been an area of significant interest to our members, and we’re pleased to have Scott back again to discuss this hot topic.
Program and registration information.
By BayNet | Published:
December 20, 2011
BayNet and Northern California & Nevada Medical Library Group are hosting a tour of the Stanford Health Library – South Branch and a moderated program about “Using Volunteers Effectively: Issues and Opportunities“ on February 1st. Please see Stanford Health Library Tour and Panel Discussion on Library Volunteers for details and registration.
By BayNet | Published:
May 6, 2011
At the BayNet Annual Meeting on May 6 at the San Francisco Public Library, Lee Rainie, Director of the Pew Research Center’s Internet & American Life Project discussed the latest research findings of the Project about how Americans use the Internet and cell phones. He described how libraries can be actors in building and participating in social networks through their use of social media such as Facebook, Twitter, and blogging and through delivering their time-tested — and trusted — services to their patrons.
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By BayNet | Published:
March 21, 2011
Tour is Full, but we will put you on the wait list.
BayNet has set up a tour with Internet Archive in San Francisco. Robert Miller, Director of Books, will lead the tour. He will provide an update on their progress toward scanning “every book ever published,” and provide an overview on the Open Library and other current projects of the Internet Archive.
For more information about IA’s scanning process, see: Book Digitization Process Document.
The tour is on March 31st, 4-6 PM. This tour is limited to 25 persons. Please RSVP by sending an email to events@baynetlibs.org.
Tour registrants will be provided information on public transportation or where to park.
By BayNet | Published:
March 15, 2011
When the Egyptian Government cut off Internet Access in Egypt, the impact was felt throughout the world. Sophia Bekele, a GGU alumna and adviser on global Internet policy, was in Cairo when Internet access was cut off.
Join her; William Crossman, GGU faculty member and human rights activist; and Steven Dunlap, former president of BayNet (San Francisco Bay Area Library and Information Network) for an exciting session exploring
Freedom of Information as a Human Right
Thursday, March 24, noon to 1 pm
536 Mission Street, San Francisco, Room 6208
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