Community Generated Media
Monday July 21 (1:00 - 2:00pm)
Room L01 of the Bass Library (lower level)

Community-generated media (CGM) is the real-world equivalent of “user-generated content” online. As our major media begin to roll out into our streets via wireless networks, handheld devices, and public displays, an exciting opportunity arises for the personal and social potential of these media to foster a “Renaissance 2.0″ within our cities and community spaces. Ambient urban media still follows a broadcast paradigm (like TV), whereas the primary dynamic of public space is social (like the Internet). Humanity’s participative nature will make it possible for communities to collectively create vibrant, hyperlocal identities for themselves through media. Think of CGM as a “strange loop” where communities generate media that generate community.

For more information, http://net.educause.edu/eliweb087.

Research Clinics

What: 30 minute informal sessions highlighting one area of library research or service.

Where: All clinics meet on the lower level of the Bass Library in room L01.

When:

• March 26 @ 4pm - Finding the perfect book for your research
• March 28 @ 4pm - Finding scholarly journal articles
• April 8 @ 5pm - How to publish a Website with your Pantheon Account*
• April 10 @ 4pm - Using legal resources
• April 15 @ 5:30pm - Bridging the gap - OSX and Windows*
• April 14 & 16 @ 3pm - Organizing your digital life
• April 28 @ 4pm - Keeping up over the summer [RSS feeds and alert services]

* Sessions taught by Yale College Student Techs.

Drop-In Hours

What: Times when librarians, student techs, and others will be available to assist students with specific research tasks.

Where: Drop-in hours will be held at a service table on the lower level of the Bass Library under the café.

When:

• April 2 & 3 @ 5pm - Finding Images drop in hours
• April 21-25 @ 3-5pm - Bibliography/citations drop-in hours

If you have any questions or suggestions for future clinics please contact barbara.rockenbach@yale.edu.