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Item The Current Landscape of Mobile Devices(2009-10-17) Vacek, Rachel; Dasler, Robin; Gola, ChristinaLearn about the current status of mobile devices, applications, and e-readers, and how they are affecting libraries. The live version of the presentation also provided a show and tell of the resources and devices.Item Get Your Game On in Instruction(2009-11-12) Vacek, Rachel; Dasler, RobinAuthor Zora Neale Hurston said that "Research is formalized curiosity. It is poking and prying with a purpose.” The same could be said about video games, where a gamer explores new and unfamiliar areas, asks questions along the way, consults with outside resources to help understand the objective, learns new things, gains experience, and collaborates to achieve the prize at the end. In this presentation, Robin and Rachel discuss how gaming strategies can be applied to both in-classroom and online library instruction, and how these strategies can help retain students' attention as well as enhance their learning experience. They will discuss how the strategies used within the research process are remarkably similar to the strategies of gamers. The presenters will also highlight several academic libraries successfully incorporating games and gaming concepts into instruction through inexpensive or free open-source technologies. Should you choose to view this session, you will gain +10 to your toolbox of gaming resources, +15 to your ability to connect with students, +10 to your gaming strategies knowledge, and +5 to your creativity.Item iTouch and Go: Funding Innovation in the UH Libraries(2009-10-27) Vacek, Rachel; Dasler, RobinUH Libraries trialed the use of the iPod Touch as a tool to enhance the work of librarians. This presentation outlines the successes and pitfalls of this trial and you’ll learn ways in which you can jump-start a similar program at your own library.Item The Library Makes its Small Screen Debut: Using the iPod Touch to Trial Library Services on Mobile Devices(2009-03) Vacek, Rachel; Arellano, Veronica; Bennett, Miranda; Coombs, Karen; Dasler, RobinThis poster presentation was given at the Association of College & Research Libraries National Conference in Seattle, WA, in March 2009.Item Mobile Innovations in the UH Libraries(2010-02) Vacek, Rachel; Gola, Christina; Dasler, Robin; Hoya, BillyOverview of UH Libraries’ Microgrant Program, highlighting the successes and challenges of two mobile microgrant projects, and sharing how opportunities for collaboration manifested both in and outside the library.Item Research Where You Learn: Incorporating Research and Information Literacy Modules into WebCT(2009-03-27) Vacek, Rachel; Arellano, Veronica; Dasler, RobinMeeting students where they learn is integral to their academic success, and right now, students are learning online. The use of course management systems such as WebCT has expanded well beyond the realm of distance education. In addition to being the primary method of teaching online and hybrid courses, WebCT is used by UH professors who teach traditional classes to manage assignments, communicate with students, and supplement the in-class learning experience. Students log in to WebCT almost as frequently as they log in to Facebook. Since WebCT is so central to the student learning experience within the University of Houston System, it's the perfect platform for discipline-specific research and information literacy instruction. Librarians from the UH M.D. Anderson Library have created a series of course-specific research guides, virtual subject libraries, and research "how-to" videos that can easily be incorporated into multiple WebCT courses. Integrating these modules into the virtual classroom environment creates a direct pathway to the library and its abundant information resources, as well as research instruction. Students with minimal research experience can access resources that have been hand-picked and created by librarians, as well as learn how to use the secondary research tools essential to academic success. By incorporating these research modules into their WebCT courses, faculty can provide research tools and instruction in online environment that is familiar to their students. Doing so will help eliminate unnecessary hurdles in the research process, thereby improving the quality of their students' research papers and projects.