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Tuesday, June 9, 2009
All Day |
Extra HelpingsAre you hungry for answers? Do you thirst for knowledge? Do you have a technology or software related question? Do you want to check your email, blog or Facebook account between Food For Thought sessions? Simply visit the "Extra Helpings" area, located on the Library’s first floor (Re:Search Zone). This area will be open throughout the day, offering computer access and personalized face time with staff from ITS Desktop Support, RIT Online Learning, RIT Libraries Technology Services and other Library staff. If we can’t answer your "Extra Helpings" questions on the spot, we will get back to you with solutions after the event!Location: Wallace Library, 1st Floor, Re:Search Zone |
8:00 - 8:50Arriving early assures you an official "Food For Thought" folder (while supplies last) and first shot at your choice of pastry! Sign in at the registration table near the Library’s first floor Circulation Desk. |
Welcome Reception and Opening RemarksChandra V. McKenzie, Assistant Provost and Director, RIT Libraries.Registration begins at 8:00 a.m. Stop by the registration table to pick up a name badge, your personalized schedule, and your Food For Thought folder. Mingle with your friends (and meet new ones) while you enjoy complimentary coffee, tea, and pastries. Opening remarks start at 8:40 a.m. Location: Wallace Library, 1st Floor, Idea Factory |
8:50 - 9:00 |
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9:00 - 10:00Make your selection from this group of deliciously enlightening courses. Polish up your MS Office 2007 skills, learn how to edit digital video, introduce yourself to useful RIT tools, or bite into tips and tricks for successful exhibits. Yummy! |
Exhibit Tips and Tricks: Planning, Designing and Installing ExhibitsOnly a few seats left.
Becky Simmons, RIT Archivist
Jody Sidlauskas, Archives Assistant Whether you have to fill a wall or fill a case, this program will introduce topics that you might need to consider, including planning, basic design considerations, creating a narrative, writing text, mounting objects, framing, matting, security, and contracting with outside exhibit designers and fabricators.
Location: Wallace Library, 3rd Floor, RIT Archive Collections 05-3660 Make the Cut: Video for WebOnly a few seats left.
Tatyana Orlovich, Web Designer and Marketing Assistant, RIT Libraries
The power of video as a communication and entertainment tool is undeniable. What makes it great is only partially determined by equipment and captured shots, editing is essential for success. Don your storytelling hats to put together an RIT-themed mash-up video. We will use the free Windows Movie Maker for selecting and mixing clips, pictures and audio, as well as a springboard for discussing the effect of various shots, transitions and camera movements. Participants are encouraged to bring a thumb/usb drive to save work. The session will provide information on captioning and sharing the finished product.
Location: Wallace Library, Bib Lab, 05-3650 RIT Tools for ProductivityJonathan Jiras, Technology Services Librarian, RIT Libraries
This workshop will cover four helpful tools that staff can use to be more productive. Tiger File Exchanger allows for secure sharing of large files within the RIT network. Clipboard is a home-grown easy-to-use survey tool. The RIT Wiki is a convenient website for group collaboration. Outlook Web Access allows you to read/send email through a web browser. It also has some handy hidden features that we will explore.
Location: Wallace Library, 2nd Floor, VIA Lab MS Office 2007 Tips, Tricks, and New FeaturesShirley Bower, Manager of Digital Assets Team, RIT Libraries
Heard your office mates grumbling about the new Office 2007? Afraid you will lose productivity while you learn the new release? Then this workshop is for you - a concise overview of the new layout and features of the latest 2007 release of Microsoft's popular MS Office. Designed for current MS Office 2003 users, this session will highlight overall enhancements with a focus on MS Powerpoint, MS Word and MS Excel.
Location: Lecture Room, 06-A205 (Basement of COLA) |
10:00 - 10:15 |
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10:15 – 11:30Delicious morsels of knowledge abound during this timeframe! See what's involved in self publishing a book, gain insights into the students we serve, sample a smorgasbord of useful and free web tools for productivity, or savor the goodness of Drupal. Nutritious! |
Understanding the RIT StudentMargaret Barlett, Information and Education Services Manager, RIT Libraries
Dawn Soufleris, Assistant Vice President for Student Affairs How well do you know the students you serve? The seminar will explore this generation of college students, from demographics to behavior choices, social connections, their use of technology and support systems. National and RIT-based information regarding college students will be shared and discussed.
Location: Lecture Room, 06-A205 (Basement of COLA) Simple Website Content Management Using Drupal: It's Drupalicious!Only a few seats left.
Tatyana Orlovich, Web Designer and Marketing Assistant, RIT Libraries
Patrick Reed, Web Developer, RIT Libraries In this workshop, users will learn how to create an interactive web site with the Drupal content management system. Drupal is a free software package that allows multi-user creation and maintainance of web site and content. The distinct permission levels deliver powerful tools for administrators and easy to use interface for content managers. This workshop will demonstrate how to install and configure a Drupal-based site. Further customization such as advanced content types, image galleries and blogging capabilities may be demonstrated based on audience input.
Location: Wallace Library, Bib Lab, 05-3650 Web Sites for Workplace ProductivityOnly a few seats left.
Linette Koren, Librarian/Liaison Kate Gleason College of Engineering/CIMS, RIT Libraries
The Internet has numerous web sites that can make you more productive at work. Need a bite-sized URL rather than a long one? There is a website for that. Need to create a quick cover page for a report? There is a website for that. Need to highlight the important points of a document before sending someone a link? There is a website for that too. Attend this session to see these and similar sites in action.
Location: Wallace Library, 2nd Floor, VIA Lab Creating & Self-Publishing Your First BookMarianne Buehler Head of Publishing & Scholarship Support Services, RIT Libraries
Robert Chandler Marketing Communications Specialist, RIT Libraries Nick Paulus Scholarly Communication Coordinator, RIT Libraries Using vital lessons learned while writing/publishing his first novel through Lulu.com, Bob will review his experiences as a novice who wrote/published his first novel in 2008. He will also provide a helpful hints hand-out. Marianne will provide answers to first-time author questions, such as: Why self-publish, how to, and where? What does a Lulu-published book look like? What types of items can be published, and more! Nick will add useful formatting tips on prepping for publication, show Lulu’s manuscript templates, and provide guidance on custom Adobe InDesign layouts. He will review image requirements and how to use Lulu’s cover creation wizard.
Location: Wallace Library, 1st Floor, Idea Factory |
11:30 – 12:00 |
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12:00 - 1:00 Please your palate with these lunch-time, brown bag sessions offering "light bytes" of information with an emphasis on networking and fun. |
Just Duct It: Duct Tape CraftsJennifer Roeszies, Information Delivery Services Technician
We all know that there are 1001 uses for Duct Tape. In this workshop you will learn a few of the more crafty uses. Participants will learn how to make bookmarks, luggage tags, and roses. Other project ideas will be available for participants to make on their own as well.
Location: Wallace Library, 1st Floor, Study Tables Adjacent to Circulation Desk Don’t Just Call Me, Skype Me!Susan Mee, Librarian/Liaison CAST and Distance/Online Learning Library Coordinator, RIT Libraries
Skype is free software that allows you to make free voice calls over your computer – to anywhere in the world. With the addition of a webcam, your call becomes a free video call. And, the quality is excellent! This session will demonstrate how to set up a Skype account, how to use Skype, and using a webcam with Skype.
Location: Lecture Room 06-A205 (Basement of COLA) Caring Hearts for RIT Campus Cats: Volunteer Work with a Feral Cat PopulationKira Barnes, Cataloging and Metadata Librarian, RIT Libraries
Carol Convertino, Research Associate, Center for Education Research Partnerships, NTID Jenny Glanton, Staff Assistant, Photographic Arts Division School of Photographic Arts and Sciences Tracy Peterson, Visiting Lecturer SUNY Geneseo School of Education Four members of the volunteer group, Caring Hearts for RIT Cats, will describe their work with feral cats on campus. Unbeknownst to most people, RIT, like most college campuses, has feral cats living on campus grounds. The group’s mission is to have every feral cat at RIT spayed/neutered, fed and cared for over its natural lifespan. Any kittens or tamable adults are carefully adopted out. The group has neutered and/or adopted out 129 cats. Come see pictures of the cats and hear about how a feral cat management program works and how you can help.
Location: Wallace Library, 1st Floor, Idea Factory, Global Resource Area Getting LinkedIn to your future: A Guide to Using LinkedIn for Your CareerOnly a few seats left.
Megan Cheever, Associate Director of Alumni Relations, E. Philip Saunders College of Business
LinkedIn is an online professional network that allows people to connect to each other across the globe for business purposes. It allows you to build your own professional network online while sharing your experience and skills with others. This session will teach the basics of using LinkedIn and how important it can be to your current and future career. It will also overview the latest and most important features within the site that will empower you to go out and begin building your own LinkedIn network.
Location: Wallace Library, 2nd Floor, VIA Lab IM at WorkChris Lerch, Head of Library Technology Services, RIT Libraries
Instant Messaging isn't just for fun anymore. A recent industry survey shows that 56 percent of businesses are using IM. How can you use IM in your job? When is it appropriate? What are the do's and don'ts? This Brown Bag session will focus on Instant Messaging in the work environment. Various tools will be discussed, including client and web based IM solutions, as well as new types of messaging like Facebook and Twitter. Messaging etiquette will also be covered.
Location: Wallace Library, Bib Lab, 05-3650 Awakening to SustainabilityMarianne Buehler Head of Publishing & Scholarship Support Services, RIT Libraries
Witold Bujak Sustainability Manager, Facility Management Services at RIT Witold will present on RIT's evolving path towards sustainability in a variety of past, current and anticipated future activities, including how you can be involved in the greening of RIT. Marianne will provide information on the opportunities and ways that you, your family, and others can increase your "green quotient" to create a more sustainable and healthy community.
Location: Wallace Library, 2nd Floor, Study Tables Outside of Cary Library CraigsList and other "Green" toolsOnly a few seats left.
Sheila Smokey, Head of Acquisitions/Serials, RIT Libraries
Linda Coppola, Librarian/Liaison, College of Liberal Arts, RIT Libraries With global warming and the economy on everyone's mind, most of us are looking for ways to recycle and to make and save money and resources. This session will look at various websites including CraigsList that offer ways to achieve these goals. We will also look at book and CD/DVD swap sites including paperbackswap.com, frugalreader.com and titletrader.com. We will review the do's and don’ts of using these venues.
Location: Wallace Library, Library Conference Room, 05-1470 |
1:00 - 1:15 |
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1:15 – 2:15Any of these afternoon delights are sure to satisfy hungry minds! Sample the wholesome freshness of Image Resources, savor the flavor of Open Source Software, satiate your hunger for knowledge by digging deeper into Facebook, or sample the bounty of library services for RIT Staff. Scrumptious! |
Open Source and Free Alternatives to Commercial SoftwarePatrick Reed, Web Developer, RIT Libraries
Open source solutions can offer several advantages to commercial products. This workshop will discuss the advantages and disadvantages of open source software and touch on the history and philosophy of the movement. Several open source and free alternatives to popular commercial software packages will be discussed.
Location: Wallace Library, 1st Floor, Idea Factory Image Resources to Jazz Up PresentationsThis session is filled to capacity.
Shirley Bower, Manager of Digital Assets Team
Kari Horowicz, Fine Arts and Photography Liaison/Librarian, RIT Libraries Has a professor or administrator given you an outline and asked you to put together a PowerPoint presentation with images? Come to this session to learn about the Library's image databases and free Internet resources to enhance your PowerPoint presentations. Participants will learn how to search image databases, download images, insert images into PowerPoint, and include proper credit for those images.
Location: Wallace Library, 2nd Floor, VIA Lab It’s Your Library Too! An introduction to the RIT Libraries for RIT StaffRoman Koshykar, Librarian/Liaison Golisano College of Computing and Information Sciences, RIT Libraries
RIT Libraries serves the entire RIT community, including staff members. This informal session has two purposes – to introduce RIT staff to the services and resources of the RIT Libraries, and to give staff members some background in conducting library research today. Whether you are unfamiliar with the variety of resources we offer or you are already a library fan who just wants to learn more about conducting library research online, this session is for you!
Location: Wallace Library, Bib Lab, 05-3650 Facebook & PrivacyJennifer Freer, Librarian/Liaison, E. Philip Saunders College of Business, RIT Libraries
So you are on Facebook and want to share, share, share. But do you really want to share everything with everybody? If you are not already thinking about privacy on Facebook, this session will get you started. We will explore some of the issues and news around privacy and Facebook. We will also demonstrate how to view and change some of the basic "Privacy Settings."
Location: Lecture Room, 06-A205 (Basement of COLA) |
2:15 - 2:30 |
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2:30 - 4:00Hopefully, you left room for dessert! Chow down and share your digital photographs, bite into MS Outlook, get your dim sum on with our "Lightning Talks", or devour the Deaf Deaf Campus Interactive Activity. You won't go away hungry! Sweet! |
Lightning TalksJulia Lisuzzo, Manager of Administrative Operations, RIT Libraries
The Lightning Talks session is an opportunity for RIT Staff to give eight minute "micro-presentations" on departmental projects, useful technology, the future of RIT, or anything of interest. Consider attending this session to hear what's on the minds of your colleagues at RIT.
The following presenters are scheduled: Louise T. Carrese, Senior Associate Director, Employer Relations Mary-Beth Cooper, Vice President of Student Affairs Bill Destler, President of RIT Ian Gatley, Director, Center for Student Innovation Gurcharan Khanna, Director of Research Computing Jeremiah Parry-Hill, Assistant Director, Online Learning Kevin Roche, Digital Media Producer Colette Shaw, First Year Enrichment Instructor James Watters, Senior Vice President of Finance and Administration Lynn Wild, Assistant Provost for Faculty Success Location: Wallace Library, 1st Floor, Idea Factory Point, Shoot, and Share: Optimizing Your Digital PhotosOnly a few seats left.
Elizabeth Torgerson-Lamark, Visual Resources Manager with ETC Photo
Laura DiPonzio Heise, Manager of Access Services, RIT Libraries This workshop aims to discuss several aspects of shooting digitally with all kinds of digital cameras. We will go over pixels and resolution, how to shoot within different environments, color temperature of lights, and using the flash on a camera. Additionally, the session will include an overview of popular photo sharing sites, sample uploads, photo organization, prints and other products offered on the sites, the different options to print your photos, and the safety of storing your photos.
Location: Wallace Library, 2nd Floor, VIA Lab Organizing with MS Outlook: Mail and CalendaringJustin Newcomer, Software Specialist, RIT Libraries
This workshop has two main parts; First we will talk about the calendaring system in Outlook to do various tasks, such as scheduling appointments and locations. Then we will show you how to employ rules to automatically turn your jumbled mailbox into an easy to use e-mail filing system.
Location: Lecture Room, 06-A205 (Basement of COLA) Deaf Deaf Campus Interactive ActivityJoan Naturale, Librarian/Liaison NTID, RIT Libraries
Barbara Ray Holcomb, ASL professor at NTID Participants arrive to find themselves in a Deaf Deaf campus environment where they are not permitted to use their voices, and where they must work their way through a variety of activities led by deaf and hard of hearing (hh) facilitators. At the end of the simulation, a guided discussion including all participants debriefs the experience. The following objectives of the workshop are to: (1)Expose hearing participants to the everyday experiences of deaf/hh students, faculty and staff in navigating a hearing campus environment, (2)Provide an experience that will help participants understand the barriers to communciation faced by deaf/hh students, faculty and staff on campus and (3)Provide participants with strategies that will improve access to their campus for deaf/hh students, faculty and staff.
Location: Wallace Library, 2nd Floor, Study Tables Outside of Cary Library |