Stephen Francoeur (he/him)

I’m thinking that Baruch will use the LTI page builder tool, as we will want to display not only a relevant LibGuide but also e-reserves. Is anyone else going that route? If so, do you have a screenshot you could share of what an actual LTI page looks like within the Blackboard frame?

At Baruch, our plan is to integrate traditional LibGuides (subject-specific research guides and course-specific guides) as well as e-reserves course pages into Blackboard courses. We’re trying to solve the problem of how to label the link to all that content (the link will appear in the left navigation in every Blackboard course). It’s worth…[Read more]

We’ve got some basic event tracking set up in Google Analytics for the library website at Baruch, but I’m interested in rolling out a more comprehensive scheme that will give us much richer data on clicks and other interactions. Is there anyone here who has set up a system of categories, events, labels, and values in Google Analytic event tracking…[Read more]

The next meeting of the Library Technology Subcommittee will  be Tuesday, December 13, from 2 pm – 4 pm. We will meet in the library at Queens College.

Please feel free to suggest agenda items. So far, I’ve got:

Preliminary analysis of survey results about library logins
Review draft of library technology subcommittee
Elections next spr…[Read more]

Using Qualtrics, I’ve drafted the survey of library technology that we’d like to begin running on an annual basis. I’m a little concerned that the way that the survey is set up might a bit overwhelming.

There’s really just one question, presented as a long table. The rows are each kind of technology we’re asking about (desktop computers-Windows,…[Read more]

I have set up a Doodle poll to help us find the best date and time for a December 2016 meeting of the Library Technology Subcommittee. Please note that this meeting will be held at the library at Queens College.

http://doodle.com/poll/ddx8inarp7m24igg

Please respond to the poll by November 1.

Thanks!

Notes from 4 October 2016 meeting of the Library Technology Subcommittee

Location
Baruch College

Attendees
Alex Berrio Matamoros (CUNY Law)
Mark Eaton (Kingsborough)
Stephen Francoeur (Baruch)
Stefanie Havelka (Lehman)
Ann Matsuuchi (LaGuardia)
Sean O’Heir (Lehman)
Derek Stadler (LaGuardia)
Allie Verbovetskaya (CUNY OLS)
Dave Williams (…[Read more]

Just a reminder that we’ll be meeting tomorrow (Tuesday, October 4) at 3:30 pm, in the Newman Library at Baruch College. We’ll be in room 415 (the library conference room).

A proposed agenda is at:
https://docs.google.com/document/d/140_PStEv00q7qy2fB5ztD33UAPR61O-2XlKqFx6xd0s/edit?usp=sharing

Minutes from the last meeting (April 14) can be…[Read more]

It must be fall, as meetings and events are beginning to rapidly fill my calendar. I’d like to reconvene the Library Technology Subcommittee so we can pick up where we left off last spring.

I’ve set up a Doodle poll to help us select a meeting time:

http://doodle.com/poll/43ynezkgdeypwmux

Alex Berrio Matamorros and I would still like us to…[Read more]

Notes from 14 April 2016 meeting of the Library Technology Subcommittee

Location

LaGuardia Community College

Attendees

Stephen Francoeur (Baruch)
Greg Gosselin (CUNY OLS)
Charles Keyes (LaGuardia)
Joan Kolarik (CUNY OLS)
Alex Berrio Matamoros (CUNY Law)
Ann Matsuuchi (LaGuardia)
Ned Wall (Queens)

Adoption of the Agenda

The agenda was adopted…[Read more]