Category: Across the Academy

Online Learning Resources for Students

August 18, 2020 By Lesley Brooks
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Reading Time: 2 minutes Post written by LeEtta Schmidt, Carla Fotherby, Barbara Lewis, Jane Duncan, and Lesley Brooks
Supplementing the instruction received in the class with online resources is not new, and it has become even more important now that most, or all, of a student’s educational experience has been pushed online as institutions try to mitigate the deleterious effects of COVID-19 on the lives of students.  Libraries and institutions of learning around the world have risen to the challenge of updating and improving their catalogue of online learning resources. The Digital Dialogs team has cobbled together a list of helpful tools and resources… (Continue Reading)

3D scans and copyright

November 22, 2019 By LeEtta Schmidt
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Reading Time: 2 minutes Copyright law originated with the printed word and many feel that it most easily and accurately applies when dealing with written works.  The digital world has opened new avenues to creators, however, and the concept of copying is expanding from just paper …Continue Reading

Digital Citizenship

October 31, 2019 By
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Reading Time: 2 minutes What does it mean to be a good digital citizen? Fundamentally, being a good digital citizen reminds us that our digital footprint, or the sum total of information we post and share on the internet, can follow us throughout our lifetime. Photos …Continue Reading

DLF in Tampa

October 18, 2019 By LeEtta Schmidt
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Reading Time: < 1 minute The Digital Library Federation (https://www.diglib.org/) is a library member group that works together to advance research and the development of digital library technologies.  Every year DLF has a forum, open to members and non-members alike, where digital library practitioners can gather, share …Continue Reading

IP Issues in Digital Collections & Archives

August 9, 2019 By LeEtta Schmidt
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Reading Time: 3 minutes Digital collections have the exciting ability to shed light upon and provide accessibility to materials that had previously been hidden within locked rooms in the library building.  By digitizing and sharing material online, libraries can facilitate advancements in research that were hindered …Continue Reading

Catalog of Copyright Entries Project

May 31, 2019 By LeEtta Schmidt
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Reading Time: < 1 minute Before 1976, copyright protection was a lot different than it is today.  Material published with a © notice and registered with the U.S. Copyright Office between 1923 and 1963 were only granted 28 years of copyright protection with an optional 28 year …Continue Reading

Free to use media for your projects

April 26, 2019 By LeEtta Schmidt
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Reading Time: 2 minutes Imagine you are putting together the slides for a presentation.  Knowing that it is much better to use the slides as dynamic visual aids and not load them with text, you are looking for a picture to help get your point across.  …Continue Reading

Digital Collections Rights Statements

April 4, 2019 By LeEtta Schmidt
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Reading Time: 2 minutes Our online world has made finding information and media easier than ever, but knowing what can be done with that material, legally, isn’t always clear.  U.S. Copyright law and international trade agreements mean that most of the material you may find online …Continue Reading

The Women Writers Project

February 21, 2019 By
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Reading Time: 2 minutes “I know I have the bodie, but of a weak and feeble woman, but I have the heart and Stomach of a King, and of a King of England, too.” Elizabeth I, The Tilbury speech, 1588 I discovered this delightful quote in …Continue Reading