Presentation: Creating a Virtual Learning Commons Using Google Sites
Food for Thought: Google Sites are easy to build, can insert documents, forms, etc easily from Google Drive. You can set privacy for individuals or groups (with manual set up). However, data is stored in data banks outside Canada, and privacy and security is not their main priority.
Online Resource: Google Site from this presentation: http://bit.ly/VLCOLA
General Learning Commons Google Site Idea Bank: https://sites.google.com/site/internationalvlcideas/?pageDeleted=%2Fphysical-learning-commons-plc
Presentation: Google Apps for Education
Food for Thought: "Google is never going to die" - but they have phased out multiple projects which have had poor uptake.
Presentation: Action Research in the Library: Think It, Plan It, Do It, Share IT
Online Resource: AASL Infographic Great infographic about 'What Librarians Do'
Food for Thought: Sharing is part of advocacy - it helps others understand the impact of what we do.
Food for Thought: Action research involves 'finding out if you are fooling yourself' - deciding on a change, making the change, and analyzing the effect of the change, rather than just assuming it is an improvement.
Good Idea: Your own statistics have a much bigger impact than studies at other Universities. Don't forget to collect data about people's attitudes and perceptions, beyond just use. And always find a way to share the results!
Presentation: Developing a Real-Time Visual Dashboard for Library Statistics
Food for Thought: "Libraries are good at collecting data; we aren't good at making decisions from it". Visualizations help us recognize small, potentially meaningful changes in patterns.
Good Idea: Used PHP -> Google chart with API
Presentation: Permission to Build Granted
Food for Thought: Clients need to clearly define a vision/ program. They contribute experience, and establish success parameters. Project Manager negotiates between both sides. Architect translates vision into physical form and represents the client (in design-bid-build projects).
Food for Thought: Choosing a builder: make sure you have clear and concise requirements and selection criteria. Bids will almost always go to the lowest bidder, so the requirements are critical for ensuring you get what you want. Builders can be pre-qualified, based on experience, financial status, and capability to complete. References ARE important, and should be checked.
Online Resource: https://www.raic.org/raic/contract-documents Standard Contract documents in Canada.
Good idea: Doing a schematic design, showing adjacencies but not necessarily scale, can be useful for designing flow of space. It is like a mind map of the space, not a floor plan.
Food for Thought: As time progresses, the cost of any changes goes up, and the client's opportunity for influence decreases. Example - think of the plugs you will need in the floor at the outset!
Good Idea: Identify a Project Sponsor - a third party with the ability to make decisions, but who is fair and approachable. They will help resolve budget disputes (when the client wants something expensive, most likely).
Action Item: Develop a two stage RFP. Issue and RFP, narrow down the candidates, and invite them to a competition for concept drawings (with honorarium), and conditional second stage dependant on funding. This ensures continuity, but doesn't oblige us to do the work - best way to get concept drawings to use for fundraising.
Food for Thought: Google Sites are easy to build, can insert documents, forms, etc easily from Google Drive. You can set privacy for individuals or groups (with manual set up). However, data is stored in data banks outside Canada, and privacy and security is not their main priority.
Online Resource: Google Site from this presentation: http://bit.ly/VLCOLA
General Learning Commons Google Site Idea Bank: https://sites.google.com/site/internationalvlcideas/?pageDeleted=%2Fphysical-learning-commons-plc
Presentation: Google Apps for Education
Food for Thought: "Google is never going to die" - but they have phased out multiple projects which have had poor uptake.
Presentation: Action Research in the Library: Think It, Plan It, Do It, Share IT
Online Resource: AASL Infographic Great infographic about 'What Librarians Do'
Food for Thought: Sharing is part of advocacy - it helps others understand the impact of what we do.
Food for Thought: Action research involves 'finding out if you are fooling yourself' - deciding on a change, making the change, and analyzing the effect of the change, rather than just assuming it is an improvement.
Good Idea: Your own statistics have a much bigger impact than studies at other Universities. Don't forget to collect data about people's attitudes and perceptions, beyond just use. And always find a way to share the results!
Presentation: Developing a Real-Time Visual Dashboard for Library Statistics
Food for Thought: "Libraries are good at collecting data; we aren't good at making decisions from it". Visualizations help us recognize small, potentially meaningful changes in patterns.
Good Idea: Used PHP -> Google chart with API
Presentation: Permission to Build Granted
Food for Thought: Clients need to clearly define a vision/ program. They contribute experience, and establish success parameters. Project Manager negotiates between both sides. Architect translates vision into physical form and represents the client (in design-bid-build projects).
Food for Thought: Choosing a builder: make sure you have clear and concise requirements and selection criteria. Bids will almost always go to the lowest bidder, so the requirements are critical for ensuring you get what you want. Builders can be pre-qualified, based on experience, financial status, and capability to complete. References ARE important, and should be checked.
Online Resource: https://www.raic.org/raic/contract-documents Standard Contract documents in Canada.
Good idea: Doing a schematic design, showing adjacencies but not necessarily scale, can be useful for designing flow of space. It is like a mind map of the space, not a floor plan.
Food for Thought: As time progresses, the cost of any changes goes up, and the client's opportunity for influence decreases. Example - think of the plugs you will need in the floor at the outset!
Good Idea: Identify a Project Sponsor - a third party with the ability to make decisions, but who is fair and approachable. They will help resolve budget disputes (when the client wants something expensive, most likely).
Action Item: Develop a two stage RFP. Issue and RFP, narrow down the candidates, and invite them to a competition for concept drawings (with honorarium), and conditional second stage dependant on funding. This ensures continuity, but doesn't oblige us to do the work - best way to get concept drawings to use for fundraising.
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