Friday, November 7, 2008

Can You Hear Me Now: How to Make a Podcast


Friday, March 20th, 2009
Room A in Frazar Library
Morning Session: 8:30 a.m - 11:30 a.m.
Afternoon Session: 12:30 p.m. - 4:30 p.m.


Thinking about how to promote your services and reach out to more people? Want to learn how podcasts can help and how to make your own? This hands-on class is designed to provide a fun yet informative introduction to podcasting and how you can utilize this technology to enable your users to access information whenever they want, wherever they want and however they want it. Basic steps and suggestions on how to make a podcast will be covered and students will be able to enjoy hands-on practice on popular audio recording and editing software and make their first personal podcast!

This workshop will be taught by Shikun (KK) Jiang from the National Network of Libraries of Medicine South Central Region (NN/LM SCR). Each session will be approximately 3 hours long and limited to 15 people. The morning session will be from 8:30 a.m - 11:30 a.m. The afternoon session will be from 12:30 p.m. - 4:30 p.m. Both sessions will be held in Room A of the Frazar Library. You must register through the NN/LM SCR website here. Registration is free.

Course Agenda

Friday, August 8, 2008

Faculty Refreshers: August 21st


Grab a Turtle Mochasippi from our new coffee kiosk in the lobby and join the library faculty for the Frazar Library’s 2nd Faculty Refresher on August 21st, 2008 in Room A. Sessions will focus on topics ranging from personal interest to library resources that support research and teaching. These workshops have a fun, casual atmosphere. Upon completion of the program, initial format and topics will be assessed using an evaluation form. Feedback from participants will be used to improve, and assist in programming for, future Faculty Refreshers. If you have any questions please contact Josh Finnell @ jfinnell@mcneese.edu.

Schedule of Events:

10:00 – 10:45 Gov Docs 2.0: What's new in the McNeese Government Documents Depository?

Rebecca Blakeley will discuss new initiatives and policies in the depository, as well as demonstrate howto navigate the new departmental website and use its various Web 2.0 tools to help you and your students.

11:00 – 11:45 Navigating the Louisiana Digital Library:

Pati Threatt will discuss the history of the LDL, the collections contained therein, and how to search and retrieve digital objects.

1:00 – 1:45 Your Personalized EBSCO Account:

During this session, Breanna Weston will show you how to create your personalized account to use in the EBSCO databases. You will learn how to create and manage your custom folders. You will learn how to create search alerts and journal alerts that can be sent to your email or monitored through an RSS feed reader.

2:00 – 2:45 Information Literacy: What is it? How Will It Help Your Students?

Here, Rebecca Blakeley and Jessica Hutchings will explain the facets of Information Literacy: defining the information need, locating and retrieving resources, critically evaluating resources, and using information effectively, ethically, and legally. They will also discuss the nationwide trend of integrating information literacy across the higher education curriculum and give professors ideas for promoting information literacy in their classes.

3:00 - 3:45 Computer Tips and Tricks:

Jerome Marcantel, electronic resources librarian, will show you tips and tricks for enhancing your computer and internet usage. This session will show you how to navigate the murky water of Microsoft Word 2007 and the wizardry of Mozilla Firefox.

How to Open a .docx File If You Do Not Have Office 2007

How to Set Office 2007 To Save As .doc By Default

4:00 – 4:45 Simple Book Repairs:

Josh Finnell will give a brief presentation on how to perform simple repairs on damaged books. After attending this session, participants will learn how to mend torn pages, re-attach pages of a book, and tighten loose hinges.

Tuesday, July 29, 2008

Faculty Refreshers at the Frazar Library: July 24th


The Frazar Library’s 1st Faculty Refresher was held on July 24th, 2008 in Room A of the Frazar Library. Sessions focused on topics ranging from personal interest to library resources that support research and teaching. These workshops had a fun, casual atmosphere. Upon completion of the program, initial format and topics were assessed using an evaluation form. Feedback from participants will be used to improve, and assist in programming for, future Faculty Refreshers. Stay tuned to this blog for future updates. We are already planning for the next Faculty Refresher early in the fall semester. If you have any questions please contact Josh Finnell @ jfinnell@mcneese.edu.

Schedule of Events:

10:00 – 10:45 Gov Docs 2.0: What's new in the McNeese Government Documents Depository?

Rebecca Blakeley will discuss new initiatives and policies in the depository, as well as demonstrate howto navigate the new departmental website and use its various Web 2.0 tools to help you and your students.

11:00 – 11:45 Navigating the Louisiana Digital Library:

Pati Threatt will discuss the history of the LDL, the collections contained therein, and how to search and retrieve digital objects.


1:00 – 1:45 Your Personalized EBSCO Account:


During this session, Jessica Hutchings will show you how to create your personalized account to use in the EBSCO databases. You will learn how to create and manage your custom folders. You will learn how to create search alerts and journal alerts that can be sent to your email or monitored through an RSS feed reader.

2:00 – 2:45 Everything You Ever Wanted To Know About Your ILLiad User Account


Paul Drake will show you how you can monitor and manage your interlibrary loan requests. Includes electronic article delivery, renewals, and a history of everything you have ever requested through interlibrary loan - at least since spring 2001.

3:00 – 3:45 Information Literacy: What is it? How Will It Help Your Students?

Here, Rebecca Blakeley and Jessica Hutchings will explain the facets of Information Literacy: defining the information need, locating and retrieving resources, critically evaluating resources, and using information effectively, ethically, and legally. They will also discuss the nationwide trend of integrating information literacy across the higher education curriculum and give professors ideas for promoting information literacy in their classes.


4:00 – 4:45 Simple Book Repairs:

Josh Finnell will give a brief presentation on how to perform simple repairs on damaged books. After attending this session, participants will learn how to mend torn pages, re-attach pages of a book, and tighten loose hinges.