You never write, you never call…

August 14th, 2006 Stewart Posted in Uncategorized |

Instead of another Millennials/cell phones rant, thought I’d make a quick post about some projects I’m currently working on:

1. Firefox stuff for the HSL
   I added several UB-related search plug-ins for Firefox a few weeks back. Then, last week in an orientation for new dental students, I find out that they are all using Firefox, apparently at the suggestion of the Dental School. Today, I started work on developing a LibX toolbar for UBHSL, and began mapping out the Firefox workshop Michelle and I will be offering this Fall.
2. Book chapter and journal
   I was recently approached to write a chapter on information literacy instruction for a revised medical librarianship textbook. Meanwhile, a colleague and I are about to start up a journal on information literacy in higher education, so if you are prepping any IL articles, please let me know. You never know; you might be in our inaugural issue this spring.
3. Federated search tool
   Marcy Daumen is a lady who works in our basement. She’s also the amazingly talented informationist behind CIRRIE, an international database of literature in rehabilitation. Recently, she and I were talking and came up with a brainstorm idea of creating a federated search interface for CIRRIE and Rehabdata, their U.S.-focused counterpart. We’re just getting started, but dbWiz looks like our most likely candidate, if we can find appropriate server space for it. Wish us luck!
4. Millennials talk
   At SUNY Orange in a little over a week. Yeah, I knew I couldn’t get through a whole post without at least one mention of the Mils.