Hi folks,
Here are a couple of articles that have appeared over the last few days that are relevant to today’s class:
1. A debate about a new policy adopted by the OCLC (Online Computer Library Center) regarding ownership of catalog records in Worldcat
2. A plagiarism case involving a facultly member in our department.
Matt, Heather, and Kathy:
If you would, please “plug” the National Council on Public History Annual Meeting in Providence to the grad students in your classes – encourage them to submit for the poster session, apply for travel $, take advantage of the mentoring and “speed networking,” session, attend the new members breakfast (which CCSU co-sponsored) and the grad student reception. The council has done a great job of creating opportunities for grad students and since Leah and I have both been very active on annual meeting planning committees this year, we are hoping for a strong CCSU turn out.
I’ll forward this email to all the public history students as well, but since you actually see them on a weekly basis, a word from you would be most helpful.
Briann
From: owner-ph-educators-l@listserv.iupui.edu [mailto:owner-ph-educators-l@listserv.iupui.edu] On Behalf Of Koeppel, Sarah N.
Sent: Thursday, November 13, 2008 11:49 AM
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Subject: Please share with your students
Greetings
Below is a list of several opportunities for students at the 2009 Annual Meeting, April 2-5, in Providence, RI.
Poster Session
The call is now online for review. Poster session submissions are due January 8, 2009. http://www.ncph.org/Conferences/2009/tabid/304/Default.aspx#Calls
Graduate Student Project Award
The $500 travel grant to attend the 2009 Annual Meeting recognizes the contributions of student work to the field of public history. January 8 deadline. http://www.ncph.org/Awards/StudentAwards/tabid/344/Default.aspx
Graduate Student Travel Award
Five matching travel grants of up to $300 each for graduate students attending the 2009 Annual Meeting. January 8 deadline. http://www.ncph.org/Awards/StudentAwards/tabid/344/Default.aspx
Mentoring
Sponsored by the Curriculum & Training Committee and Graduate Student Committee, NCPH’s mentoring network connects students and new conference attendees with experienced public historians. Make sure to indicate you want to participate on the annual meeting registration form—available online December 1.
New Member/ First-time Attendee Breakfast
Cosponsored by Central Connecticut State University and the NCPH Membership Committee, this Friday morning event is a wonderful opportunity to meet other new members, first-time attendees, new professionals, and seasoned practitioners while enjoying a breakfast buffet.
Graduate Student Reception
The second annual graduate student reception is being sponsored by the John Nicholas Brown Center at Brown University on Thursday, April 2. Following the public plenary featuring Harvard historian Jill Lepore, graduate students will be shuttled up the ‘hill’ to the center to enjoy snacks, drinks, and camaraderie. This event is free, but a ticket is required.
Speed Networking
Bring your questions and resumes as NCPH models the popular ‘speed dating’ craze. You’ll get a chance to meet shortly with well-established public history practitioners to discuss the field, career opportunities, and any other questions you may have.
Graduate Student Committee
To better serve our graduate student population (which is 20% of our entire membership), NCPH established a Graduate Student Advisory Committee. These individuals will be in touch with you before the meeting through a blog and other social networking tools. They will help familiarize first-time conference attendees with meeting etiquette, host graduate student friendly events such as the mentoring program, and organize fun events taking place after conference hours. http://www.ncph.org/AbouttheCouncil/OfficersBoardsandCommittees/AdHoc/tabid/289/Default.aspx
Survey of Public History Practitioners
If you haven’t already taken the survey, read more about it at http://www.ncph.org/PublicationsResources/Resources/tabid/322/Default.aspx. (Scroll to bottom of the page.)
Sincerely,
Sarah
Sarah Koeppel
Program Director, National Council on Public History
Administrator, Cornelius O’Brien Lecture Series
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Indianapolis, IN 46202
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Here is a copy of today’s lecture on digital history and data mining by Dr. Roger Bilisoly of the Department of Mathematics.
For PC users who want to podcast, Cheryl has just informed us that there is software for PC called Snapcast. Try out the demo. I’ve asked the media center to look into buying it.
I’ve had several questions about the presentations next week (October 15) and the written proposals that are due on October 22. Just to clarify so that everyone is one the same page:
For this Wednesday, October 15, all you need to do is an oral presentation for the class, 10 minutes max.
For October 22, I would like a written proposal that includes the following:
An overview of the project
A work plan — i.e., what steps do you plan to take to implement your project.
Your proposal should answer the following questions:
Who is the audience?
What skills do I have to learn?
What is the final product?
Are there any models for this work?
How can I complete this project in time?
What help will I need and where will I get it?
What ideas from course readings will be used in this project?
Please be a specific as possible. Let me know if you have any questions.
Here is an announcement from Debra Herman at the CCSU library regarding a new digital collection on CT veterans history. I asked her if she would be interested in having students digitize and create a virtual exhibit of items in the physical exhibit of personal items listed below and she said “yes” enthusiastically. So, let me know if you’re interested in working on this for your semester project:
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The Center for Public Policy and Social Research, in conjunction with the Elihu Burritt Library, is pleased to announce the launch of the Veterans History Project Digital Archive. The archive will make available oral history interviews conducted by CCSU students and volunteers with veterans of U.S. armed conflicts, as well as many of the items donated to the project for digitization and preservation.
In order to promote the digital archive as a repository of valuable primary source material for faculty and student research, the library is mounting an exhibit of personal items owned by the men and women interviewed for the project that are associated with their military service. The exhibit will be on display from October 1-23, 2008 on the library’s main level.
Here’s a video by a cultural anthropologist that attempts to explain what is Web 2.0:
Think about the implications of the machine learning from us. What is it learning? How will it be used?
