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A few notes from the 2015 DLF Forum in Vancouver BC.

Storified by Shawn P. Calhoun · Wed, Nov 18 2015 14:15:22

The Taiga Forum, held annually in conjunction with the DLF Forum, is a place to facilitate a robust community of practice for academic library leaders who cross traditional organizational boundaries to focus on creating the future within our organizations. The 2015 event will be a conversation about employee relations in libraries.
Wrapping up the full day that was Taiga Forum 2015 is not an easy task. Rather than attempting to capture it all, here are a few thoughts that might provide a sense of what happened.

First and foremost, thank you to everyone who made it out to the spectacular University of British Columbia campus and our sponsors - OCLC and Katherine Kott Consulting. And many thanks to DLF - their continued support allows us to hold these forums.

Also, a big shout out to Allan Bell and the UBC Library forall their support and allowing us to use this room free of charge.
UBC Library · shawncalhoun

The big question at Taiga as introduced by our moderator/@taiga4um steering committee member Dale Askey:

“Crossing the Table is our theme, but it occurs to me thatone doesn't so much cross the table as slowly change position at it. At theoutset, one is low on the org chart. There's a supervisor, or two or three,between oneself and the UL or dean. As one takes on new positions, there arefewer instances, and the place at the table when it comes to personnel issuesevolves.

Eventually, at the AUL/AD/UL/Dean level, one is squarely onthe side of the table from which good news and bad news emanates. On the upsidethis means that promotions, outstanding ratings, reorganizations are now partof your job. On the downside, it means that one must accept the role ofoccasionally being the bearer or even the agent of bad or difficult news.Anyone who says this comes easy or naturally is probably either lying or asociopath.

In our orgs, there are precious few people with whom we canspeak about these matters. We have our boss, but their time is even morelimited than our own. We have our AUL/AD peers, but that's a small cohort, andwe have so much work to talk about. What we need is a peer network, either onour campus, or in our profession. This is the role that Taiga strives to fill.We are not here to prognosticate; we are here to learn from each other andsupport each other as we make these challenging transitions in our work lives.” -
@daskey
Ready to get #TaigaForum started @ubclibrary :: @taiga4um! @CLIRDLF @bibezhik #DLFforum https://t.co/0m2ipXo5Rw · Shawn P. Calhoun
One thing we did early on was to setuout some social media rules of the road… some of what we set out to discuss could be taken out of context or otherwise misunderstood. In order to make the day a safe space for all to openly discuss their views, we asked that attendees ‘think twice’ before tweeting. That will at least in part help explain why the number of #Taiga2015#TaigaForumposts are a bit thin. It was by design.
Once we got going, the opening presentation was given by Gwen Bird - Dean of Library Services and University Librarian at Simon Fraser University

“Employee Relations: a University Librarian’s View”
—Gwen Bird,Dean of Libraries, Simon Fraser University
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<![CDATA[Debates in the Digital Humanities: Lecture & Reception with Matthew Gold]]>

USF hosted a talk with Matt Gold on Feb 7, 2013. This story documents some of the prep going into lecture, the lecture and some of the follow-up to the event.

Storified by Shawn P. Calhoun · Fri, Feb 08 2013 22:04:17

Matt's talk was about an hour and covered so many DH issues and topics, my original plan to live-tweet went by the wayside after the first 10 minutes. That said, here are a few tweets and images from Matthew Gold's Feb 7 2013 lecture at USF.
#dhdebates talk with @mkgold getting going now in the @GleesonLibrary Rare Book Room #USFDH http://pic.twitter.com/Ewf5cYAu · Shawn P. Calhoun
nice quote from kathleen fitzpatrick from matt gold's talk · davidsilver
great turnout for matt gold's talk on digital humanities in the rare book room in gleeson library · davidsilver
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<![CDATA[The University of San Francisco: The Week in Tweets 9/22/12]]>

A quick collection of tweets from @usfca covering last week... If I've missed anything just let me know @shanwcalhoun or @gleesonlibrary

Storified by Shawn P. Calhoun · Mon, Sep 24 2012 23:39:02

Shuttle #Endeavour flying over San Francisco and #USFManagement! #Spottheshuttle http://pic.twitter.com/Ij2wXBmA · USF Management
RT @milljame: Waiting for Endeavor. http://pic.twitter.com/UoAy3GoL [love the view from the room back there!] · ITweetUSF
Ron Shinault and the rest of the #USFDons soccer team waiting for our flight to Boston http://pic.twitter.com/Zu2M6TmY · USF Men's Soccer
Student Leadership - ASUSF Fall Elections
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<![CDATA[University of San Francisco - The week in Tweets 9/15/12]]>

Another great week on the Hilltop!! If you think I missed anything give me a shout @GleesonLibrary or @ShawnCalhoun

Storified by Shawn P. Calhoun · Sun, Sep 16 2012 23:24:21

An hour before game time ... So this is all I have on the volleyball game v. Cal. #GoDons!!
Game Day today!! Help us beat Cal and get some free pizza while you're at it http://instagr.am/p/Pm_6pMmUFo/ · USF LOS LOCOS
Hilltop Cup IX - Collegiate coxing at its very best!!
Things are heating up on the hilltop! #GoDons http://pic.twitter.com/9mCAoUQc · foghornphoto
Full house at SFUSD board of Ed candidates panel ! http://twitpic.com/aub1e9 · USFCA_SOE
Had dinner with some #USFDons alumni. Great hearing their stories of the Hilltop. Oh & that's a Natl championship ring http://pic.twitter.com/5FINsvqc · Luke Wicks
Watching our #first segment for the semester! #KickOffParty! http://pic.twitter.com/bXOOUSO3 · USFtv
We're back! Hot off the press: the sale of KUSF, Edward Sharpe and the Magnetic Zeros, USF's fierce soccer team, & more http://pic.twitter.com/90vTELek · The SF Foghorn
The USF event "Women in broadcast journalism" was amazing! Speakers included Vicky Nguyen, Anna Duckworth, Valerie Coleman Morris, Teresa Moore, Belva Davis and Jana Katsuyama.
@usfca associate professor Teresa Moore moderates panel of distinguished women in broadcast journalism. #journalism http://pic.twitter.com/hPaRw3Xk · Anne-Marie Devine
Women Telling the News - 21 · shawncalhoun
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<![CDATA[University of San Francisco Tweets of the Week 9/7/12]]>

News and updates from Dons about Dons for Dons.

Storified by Shawn P. Calhoun · Sat, Sep 08 2012 05:35:51

Tripppppy! Non Profit Expo on a beautiful sunny day! Til 2 at Gleeson. #usfnpe12 http://twitpic.com/arrsti · USF Career Services
A HUGE weekend for USF athletics!!
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<![CDATA[Digital Humanities]]>

A collection of resources related to Digital Humanities. Prepared for The University of San Francisco by @shawncalhoun

Storified by Shawn P. Calhoun · Mon, Dec 31 2012 18:00:17

What is/are the digital Digital Humanities? From the article below:  The digital humanities, also known as humanities computing, is a field of study, research, teaching, and invention concerned with the intersection of computing and the disciplines of the humanities. It is methodological by nature and interdisciplinary in scope. It involves investigation, analysis, synthesis and presentation of information in electronic form. It studies how these media affect the disciplines in which they are used, and what these disciplines have to contribute to our knowledge of computing.  via Wikipedia
A solid (visual/.pdf) overview from the good folks at Stanford.
Great new resource from @ALA_ACRL (Jennifer L. Adams and Kevin B. Gunn) on where to start with DH.
Two perspectives on DH and where to start. The first link includes a short overview and a great collection of links by @lisaspiro and the second link was provided by Jessica Lu Digital Collections Librarian at the University of San Francisco
USF and AJCU Digital Humanities/Digital Repository Programs
Boston College LibGuide by Lindsay Skay Whitacre  
Below is a link to David's Black Mountain bibliography discussed at the meeting
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<![CDATA[Apple Education - iBooks, iTunes U and Textbooks]]>

A summary of perspectives on today's announcement by Apple Computer. And a few articles that followed the breaking news.

Storified by Shawn P. Calhoun · Mon, Jan 23 2012 17:59:20

From the source - how Apple sees the future.
A w/t of entire preso by Apple.
The Washington Post does a nice job summing up the annoucnements.
AI and Endgadget bring the apps and the platform (iPad) together very well. 
This writer is scared....
Rut Roh - Someone read the End-user license agreement. This will get lots of attention.
And of course twitter is all abuzz.... 
HufPo addresses questions about inkling and today's announcements.
And Inkling blogs... but not really, no way to comment on their site. 
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<![CDATA[What is a University Learning Commons?]]>

Learning Commons (LC) are collaborative learning environments typically situated in an academic library. LCs provide access to resources, technology & people to support teaching, learning & research.

Storified by Shawn P. Calhoun · Tue, Jul 28 2015 20:34:57

Learning Commons Websites. Below are a sample of learning commons' websites. If you are unfamiliar with what an LC is, you might want to start with the Educause article directly below this list of websites.
A nice update on the @seattleU story.
A collection of presentations from the 2012 University of Calgary 6th Canadian Learning Commons Conference. The theme of the conference was New Media, New Fluencies and Life Skills Development: Preparing Learners for the 21st Century.
An interesting new journal dedicated to leaning spaces published by UNC Greensboro.
Educause discusses the "modern learning commons" (April 2011) in terms of what it is, how it woks, who's building them and why. Downsides are also discussed. Two highlights from this article include the implication that LCs need to be designed with student and faculty learning and teaching needs as the primary drivers and that the design of LCs are local. While LC's share many common features, each must meet the needs of the unique populations it serves.
York University, in planning for their learning commons, make an important point that applies to this collection of documents as well... The intention of this document is to begin discussions, not to define a vision. Learning spaces are effective only when they are developed in dialogue with local needs and users.
Early collaborative spaces that melded teaching, learning and research resources were called "information commons". This article touches on this topic then moves the conversation to "learning commons". One key point this article makes is that: "too often, planning for new spaces . . . begins with the wrong questions"--questions about what and how much will go in the space. Such questions usually yield answers relating to things (books and computers, for instance) and services (help with reference questions and the use of technology in the case of the information commons). The right first questions focus instead "on student learning--what actually is to happen in the classroom and lab" and, one may add, in the learning commons. The key, then, is to replace our typical first question about what should be in a space with the less typical question, what should happen in the space.
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<![CDATA[CSI Big Dig and the Masonic Cemetery]]>

The Center for Science and Innovation at USF "big dig" began in July 2011. A few days into the dig, things got interesting... while it was known the University of San Francisco was built on the Masonic Cemetery, what happened when they started to dig follows....

Storified by Shawn P. Calhoun · Thu, Oct 27 2011 08:00:07

One of the best posts around from Trina Lopez regarding the history of San Francisco cemeteries.


A prelude to this story: "Anyone wanting to have decedents privately reburied had to pay for it themselves."

And of course everyone at USF knows the stories about Lone Mountain being haunted...

In early July 2011, a story started to take shape via Twitter when the construction workers digging in front of Harney Science Center dug up a few coffins.  

Harney is being excavated in preparation for the new USF Center for Science and Innovation.
CSI_Dig_July2011_1 · shawncalhoun
Of course I had to run over and get a photo.
CSI_Dig_July2011_11 · shawncalhoun
People around campus are staying each red flag marks a grave site. I counted 21 on 7/7/11.
CSI Red Flags1 · shawncalhoun
Wonder what they found in Harney? http://yfrog.com/h0960xaj · itweetUSF
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<![CDATA[Therapy Dogs at Zief Library]]>

Zief law library held a 3-day event for student studying for finals - brining in specially trained therapy dogs from the San Francisco SPCA.

Storified by Shawn P. Calhoun · Thu, Oct 27 2011 08:55:34

The Zief library blog post announcing the therapy dog program. 
You know someone had to ask!
Local media picks up the story.
A few of the photos from day one of the event at Zief. The dog's name is Sophia Loren and her trainer from SF SPCA is Carol Singh. More photos here --> http://www.flickr.com/photos/shawncalhoun/sets/72157626641304624/ 
Pet Therapy at Zief - 01 · shawncalhoun
A few posts from twitter day one.
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