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Thursday, September 4th, 2014Mobile Apps News written by Nichole Hennig is a twice monthly free newsletter on mobile apps, tips for using them in creative ways, and discounts on courses and ebooks. Read about “surprising ways that mobile apps are making information accessible to all.” And if you haven’t heard about it already, here’s a place to learn […]
Tactile Models Exhibit in the Library
Monday, August 4th, 2014Blind persons were invited to touch tactile models in a Lithuania library exhibit. The library didn’t have a 3D scanner so volunteers used their own DSLR cameras to take pictures of celebrities in the library. The library then displayed 3D scan and 3D print faces of these famous celebrities and political leaders and 3D print models of historical landmarks and […]
White House Maker Faire
Tuesday, June 24th, 2014To celebrate America’s students and entrepreneurs who are inventing the future with these new technologies and techniques, the President hosted the first-ever White House Maker Faire on June 18, 2014. The event featured Makers, innovators, and entrepreneurs of all ages who are using cutting-edge tools to bring their ideas to life. Read more and watch […]
Global Accessibility Awareness Day May 15
Wednesday, April 30th, 2014The 2014 Global Accessibility Awareness Day (GAAD) is May 15th. On that day, designers, developers, usability professionals and everyone else is encouraged to take an hour to experience first hand the impact of digital accessibility. Use a mobile device to caption a video. Follow YouTube or 3Play Media for Vimeo information to add captions. Register […]
Libraries and Broadband: Urgency and Impact
Monday, April 7th, 2014“Libraries and Broadband: Urgency and Impact” – a public hearing that you can join in person, on YouTube or through Google+ (live stream) The Institute of Museum and Library Services (IMLS), has issued an invitation to a public hearing, “Libraries and Broadband: Urgency and Impact.” Federal Communications Commission Chairman Thomas Wheeler will make opening remarks, […]
8th Annual Digital Commonwealth Conference
Friday, January 31st, 20148th Annual Digital Commonwealth Conference April 8, 2014 Hogan Center at Holy Cross in Worcester This one-day conference features keynote addresses from two nationally known speakers: Melissa Levine and Liz Bishoff. Melissa Levine is the Lead Copyright Officer from the University of Michigan Library. She will speak about current copyright issues. Liz Bishoff, of the […]
AskRI in the News
Monday, December 2nd, 2013AskRI was featured in the Warwick Beacon on Thanksgiving. Check it out and be sure to share with your patrons, too.
Adaptive Technology Program
Monday, November 25th, 2013Kathleen Cahill, Assistive Technology Specialist for the MIT Assistive Technology Information Center (ATIC) wrote a touching letter to colleagues about Joe Lazzaro. Joe ran the Adaptive Technology Program at the Mass. Commission for the Blind. Joe recently died. Kathy said, “Joe believed in the power of technology to transform people’s lives and helped to provide […]
Digital Media Labs Online Training
Monday, November 25th, 2013The Utah State Library is offering 5 sessions on Building a Digital Media Lab and has invited librarians from across the country to attend. This is a great opportunity to hear speakers from all over the nation discuss what they’ve done at their libraries. The sessions are online and free. Note that all times are […]
E-Books on your mind?
Thursday, May 9th, 2013ALA provides a great resource in its “E-Book Media and Communications Toolkit. It’s all online at http://www.ala.org/transforminglibraries/ebooktoolkit
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