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.

In her talk, Hobbs explores how varying conceptualizations of the concept of digital literacy shape both instructional practices in K-12 education and day-to-day in-home media and technology use, showing how librarians can best support the needs of teachers, learners and their families. Hobbs argues that a more precise understanding of parent and teacher motivations for digital and media literacy is essential in crafting meaningful professional development programs for educators. She will be using some video clips from the forthcoming digital media project entitled Powerful Voices for Kids, which is an online professional development program in media literacy technology integration for K-6 educators.

http://mediaeducationlab.com/hobbs-address-bay-area-independent-school-librarians

BAISL welcomes a limited number of BayNet members to attend the winter meeting. If interested, please contact Debbie Abilock at dabilock [at] gmail.com.

Program:

10-11:15a Renee Hobbs, Founding Director of the Harrington School of Communication and Media at the University of Rhode Island

11:15-12p Lunch

12-1:15p Panel session in dining room (extended working lunch) ”Hazards and Advantages of Digitized Information in Schools”
Facilitators: Nicole Hunter and Rachel Shaw, BAISL librarians
Participants:

• Miriam Gilbert, Rosen Publishing
• Renee Hobbs, Founding Director of the Harrington School of Communication and Media at the University of Rhode Island
• Debbie Abilock, President of BayNet
• Daniel Hudkins, Instructional Technologist, The Harker School, San Jose, CA

  (others TBA)

1:15-1:30p Wrap-up, Salem raffle awarded, thanks and transition to eBook vendor fair

1:30-3p eBook vendor fair
Attendees: Gale, ProQuest, Follett, Rosen, EBSCO, ABC-CLIO, Mackin, Rosen, InfoBase Learning

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.

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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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.

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

Sophia Bekele, GGU Alumna, is Founder and Executive Director of DotConnectAfrica.org ( about:DotConnectAfrica.org ), which “seeks to assist in the strategic coordination of government internet policies, establish policy priorities, offer new policy choices, and ensure that the implications of internet policy options are fully considered.” (Quote from http://dotafrica.blogspot.com/, retrieved February 15, 2011.) Sophia was an elected member of the ICANN (Internet Corporation for Assigned Names and Numbers) Council of the GNSO (Generic Names Supporting Organization), which advises on global internet policy.

William Crossman, GGU Faculty Member and Human Rights Activist, participated in the first United Nations Universal Periodic Review of the United States Government’s human rights record this past November in Geneva, Switzerland.  In a special millennium issue (Dec. 2, 1999), the New York Daily News identified William Crossman ‘as one of six key visionaries for the 21st Century, along with physicist Stephen Hawking, astronaut Jim Lovell, Internet pioneer Vint Cerf, scientist Ray Kurzweil, and bioethicist Art Caplan.’” (Quote from http://lifeboat.com/ex/bios.william.crossman?print, retrieved February 15, 2011.)

Steven Dunlap, Head of Technical Services in the GGU University Library, is the former President of BayNet (Bay Area Library and Information Network). He has pursued intellectual freedom issues throughout his career.

For more please contact Steven Dunlap sdunlap@ggu.edu

“Playing with Fire: Education for the 21st Century”

A conversation with Lewis H. Lapham, editor of Lapham’s Quarterly, a magazine of history and ideas. Editor Emeritus and National Correspondent for Harper’s Magazine, Mr. Lapham is the author of numerous books, including Money and Class in America, Theater of War, Gag Rule, and, most recently, Pretensions to Empire, and Michael Krasny, host of KQED’s Forum and Professor of English at San Francisco State University.

Location: Jewish Community Center of San Francisco, 3200 California Street (onsite parking)
Time: 2:00 PM, Book signing to follow.  See more information and register at http://www.sfwaldorfhighschool.org/newsandevents/lectureseries/index.asp

NOCALL Spring Institute Committee is pleased to announce that Institute and hotel registration are now open. Register by Tuesday, March 8th to take advantage of the early bird rate!

The topic of this year’s Institute is Winds of Change: Where the Legal Industry is Going and How to Harness the Power of Opportunity.  The legal industry is continuing to change at an alarmingly fast rate.  Please join us as we discuss some of the most pressing issues affecting both the practice of law and the law library profession.  The programs and speakers will provide the information and tools necessary to identify and seize opportunities, position ourselves as leaders and act as effective change agents within our organizations.  There will also be ample time to visit with exhibitors and connect with your colleagues.

The 2011 Spring Institute will take place Friday, April 8th and Saturday, April 9th at the Sir Francis Drake (www.sirfrancisdrake.com) in San Francisco.  The institute will begin at 12:00 noon on Friday (4/8) and run through Saturday (4/9) at 2:30 p.m.  We have also partnered with BayNet to hold a pre-Institute workshop on RDA on Friday morning for those who would like to attend.  Early bird registration for the Institute is only $115 and includes a ticket to the evening cocktail reception.  The morning workshop is only $20 and includes a continental breakfast.  For those who are interested in staying overnight in San Francisco, the Sir Francis Drake is giving us a room price of $149 per night for the Institute.  Rooms must be booked by Tuesday, March 8th and can be booked at http://tinyurl.com/nocallSI2011.

We are also pleased to be partnering with Farella Braun + Martel LLP to offer CLE credit, so please extend a registration invitation to your paralegals and attorneys.

You can register online at http://nocall2011.eventbee.com or you can download a copy of the registration form on the 2011 NOCALL Spring Institute web page at http://nocall.org/calendararchive/2011/2011SpringInstitute.html.

We look forward to seeing you in April for another great Institute experience!

Farella Braun + Martel LLP, Certified Provider #1200 and sponsor of the 2011 NOCALL Spring Institute, certifies that this activity has been approved for MCLE credit by the State Bar of California.

Presentation: Stepping into the Future: Perspectives on a changing profession