Our Reference Librarians love to celebrate birthdays. Today was Jessica's turn to get serenaded by the department, and Jason brought a lovely cupcake cake to celebrate the occasion.Formats available: Windows Media (.wmv), Flash Video (.flv)
Tech Tools for Tough Times
I was honored to present at the ALA MAR/RUSA program on Tech Tools for Tough Times. For my part of the talk, I discussed using web video to reach out to patrons, while also putting our knowledge on the web. Here are my slides. Give Your Work VoiceView more presentations from cfboeninger.
Playing with Camstudio picture-in-picture
I've been using Camstudio a long time to record all my desktop videos and screencasts. I only just discovered today that it will do picture-in-picture recording with a web cam. It's a cool feature to this free software, although as evidenced by the lag, I likely need to tweak some settings or close more programs.Formats... Continue Reading →
How to present like Steve Jobs
I'm not an Apple fanboy by any means, but I will say that Steve Jobs does have a knack for drumming up a little excitement. This video shows how you can incorporate some of Jobs' style into your own presentations. Granted we don't have a product as exciting as in iPhone when we teach students... Continue Reading →
Unplugging while plugging along
Some of my best thinking comes when I'm the least plugged in, like when I'm hoisting a 300 pound barbell above my head. In a recent post at the ACRLog, Stephen Bell writes of the importance of unplugging as a way to calm down a bit and maintain balance. I was particularly interested in... Continue Reading →
Web 2.0 and Libraries
I had a library school student who emailed me some questions about Web 2.0 and libraries. Rather than reply via email, I made this video. This video also serves double duty as my Day 6 video for NaVloPoMo. Take a look at libraryvoice.com/videos for my other videos for the month.Formats available: MPEG4 Video (.mp4), Flash... Continue Reading →
Monday night in the library
https://vimeo.com/7414826 Day 3 of NaVloPoMo 2009. A stroll from my office, to the reference desk, which is where you will find me working every Monday night in Ohio University's Alden Library.
Staffing the IM service
Today I had a patron who tried to get a rise out of me. He/she didn't know they were dealing with the coolest librarian on the planet. ;-)Formats available: Microsoft Video (.avi), Flash Video (.flv)Tags: instant messaging, customer service, smile, customer is always right
Blackboard Troubles
Some students today were supposed to take a test, and Blackboard was not cooperating. The test timer was covering up the submit button, so they could not complete the test. It turns out that the test-taking feature of Blackboard 7.0 does not work well in Internet Explorer 8. The students wound up just printing out... Continue Reading →