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Screen Videos LibGuide

Posted on May 23, 2013 by

Over the past few months, we have been gathering information and advice from many people and resources around Penn on creating screen videos for educational use. We recently published a new LibGuide that presents an overview of screen videos and … Continue reading →

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Storify-ing Environmental Studies

Posted on May 13, 2013 by

We have used the social media tool Storify to document WIC events such as our annual symposium and Gadget Day – Summer 2012. Penn Career Services has created great “day-in-the life-of” stories with this tool. By bringing in information from … Continue reading →

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CURF 2012 Showcase

Posted on January 19, 2013 by

Each year, the Center for Undergraduate Research & Fellowships (CURF) hosts Undergraduate Research Symposiums, where students’ exemplary work is showcased.  We highlighted the February 2012 posters back in May, and we’re excited to add three new posters to our Student … Continue reading →

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Zero Client Computer at WIC

Posted on January 17, 2013 by

We now have a Zero Client computer – right behind the WIC Desk.  What does this mean, you may ask? Simply put, a Zero Client computer has no local computing power – it runs off a remote server.  The set … Continue reading →

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ALA Digital Literacy Google Hangout

Posted on November 10, 2012 by

Next Wednesday, November 14, the ALA Digital Literary Task Force program  is hosting a nationwide virtual conversation called “Creating a Culture of Learning: How Librarians Keep Up with Digital Media and Technology.”  The Google Hangout session will explore how information … Continue reading →

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Wireless Keyboards and Trackpads for iMacs

Posted on October 12, 2012 by

The wireless keyboards and trackpads that we had announced last month in our iMacs on the Move post are now available for check out at the WIC Desk.  Each keyboard and trackpad is labeled with its Group Study Room number – … Continue reading →

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STARTALK Students Skype at WIC

Posted on September 6, 2012 by

Once a week this July, high school students in Penn’s STARTALK summer program came here to our group study rooms to converse, in Hindi or Urdu, with global friends.  The program, federally funded as a National Security Language Initiative (NSLI) … Continue reading →

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Playing Games with Metadata

Posted on September 4, 2012 by

To follow up on my first post, where I tried to shed some light on the elusive Digital Humanities field, I thought I would introduce another example of a neat project in DH that hopefully continues this demystification quest of … Continue reading →

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iMacs on the Move

Posted on September 2, 2012 by

The five group study rooms along the window-side of WIC now have iMacs in place. We hope that the iMacs, set up in the corner of each room, will help groups with video-conferencing and video-recording, providing newer technology than the … Continue reading →

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Making the Transition

Posted on August 22, 2012 by

One of our big summer projects here in WIC was converting our many handouts and tutorials into user-friendly LibGuides. We’re excited to start sharing these comprehensive resources for the software and tasks we teach, and answer questions about.  We’ll be … Continue reading →

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