EDUCAUSE | Podcasts and information commons

E07 Podcast: An Interview with Heather Gordon

kellywalker — Mon, 12 Nov 2007 09:48:21 -0600

In this 12-minute podcast, we feature a phone interview with Heather Gordon, Director, Information Services and University Librarian, James Cook University . She discusses the University's recent Review of Information Services Report and the role of the library and its staff in providing resources to enhance learning, research, and information literacy. Gordon also discusses her role as Copyright Officer for James Cook University.

An Interview with Lisa Hinchliffe

mpasiewicz — Mon, 18 Dec 2006 10:35:15 -0600

In this 15 minute recording, Lisa Hinchliffe shares some thoughts on, among other things, the role of librarians in the social computing sphere and shares some thoughts on her experiences there.

This interview is provided courtesy of CNI and was recorded at their 2006 Fall Task Force Meeting. The Coalition for Networked Information (CNI) is an organization dedicated to supporting the transformative promise of networked information technology for the advancement of scholarly communication and the enrichment of intellectual productivity. You can learn more about CNI at their web site, http://www.cni.org

An Interview with Al Essa

mpasiewicz — Thu, 26 Oct 2006 14:23:32 -0500

In this 18 minute recording, we'll hear from Al Essa, Associate Vice Chancellor & Deputy CIO at the Minnesota State Colleges and Universities. Listen in as he shares some thoughts on the Spellings report, patents, and Kurzweil's Law of Accelerating Returns.

An Interview with Rachel Edwards

mpasiewicz — Thu, 26 Oct 2006 14:49:36 -0500

In this 16 minute recording, we'll hear from Rachael Edwards, Learning Grid Manager at the University of Warwick. Listen in as she shares a bit about their innovative library and learning space.

An Interview with Paul Gandel

mpasiewicz — Thu, 19 Oct 2006 17:16:37 -0500

The attached 14 minute recording provides coverage of an interview with Syracuse CIO, Paul Gandel. Listen in as Gene Spencer hosts a discussion about strategies for talking with the press, data visualization, scholarly communication and much more.

An interview with the University of Tennessee's Barbara Dewey and Julie Little

mpasiewicz — Wed, 19 Apr 2006 09:46:00 -0500

In this 19 minute recording, I sit down with University of Tennessee's Barbara Dewey and Julie Little. We'll learn about their information commons and touch briefly on the concept of a virtual commons, and highlight some potential challenges associated with designing systems so that they're usable on a variety of mobile devices.

An earlier interview with Julie at last year's EDUCAUSE Annual Conference is also available, as is a recent one hosted by Jarrett Cummings. Julie has also published a podcast introducing their information commons.

This interview is provided courtesy of CNI and was recorded at their 2006 Spring Task Force Meeting. The Coalition for Networked Information (CNI) is an organization dedicated to supporting the transformative promise of networked information technology for the advancement of scholarly communication and the enrichment of intellectual productivity. You can learn more about CNI at their web site, http://www.cni.org

An Interview with Wayne State's Jeffrey Trzeciak

mpasiewicz — Tue, 03 Jan 2006 11:10:00 -0600

In this 12 minute recording, we'll hear from Jeff Trzeciak about his presentation at CNI regarding museum & library collaborations, blended librarianship, and the concept of urban labs.

This interview is provided courtesy of CNI and was recorded at their 2005 Fall Task Force Meeting. The Coalition for Networked Information (CNI) is an organization dedicated to supporting the transformative promise of networked information technology for the advancement of scholarly communication and the enrichment of intellectual productivity. You can learn more about CNI at their web site, http://www.cni.org

Joan Lippincott Interview

mpasiewicz — Wed, 26 Oct 2005 16:16:00 -0500

This 30 minute interview with CNI's Joan Lippincott provides coverage of a range of topics including learning space design, IT/Library Collaboration, and blogs.

Information commons interview with Joan Lippincott

dianao — Tue, 20 Sep 2005 12:48:06 -0500

Joan Lippincott, Associate Executive Director of the Coalition for Networked Information (CNI), joined me for an interview to supplement our recent focus session on informal learning spaces. Joan has held positions in a number of libraries, so I wanted to get her views about the role of libraries and information commons as informal learning spaces. I also asked Joan to explore how we might adjust these spaces to take advantage of what we know about students and how they learn.