From khostetler at cocc.edu Thu Apr 2 14:34:16 2015 From: khostetler at cocc.edu (Kirsten Hostetler) Date: Thu, 2 Apr 2015 21:34:16 +0000 Subject: [Libtech_or] Only 5 Days Left! Message-ID: *please excuse cross postings* The countdown has begun! Deadline to register for the 2015 Oregon Virtual Reference Summit Pre-Conference is Tuessday, April 7, 2015! Don't miss out, register today at http://www.olaweb.org/conference-2015---preconference-sessions. This year's OVRS will be held as a preconference session to OLA 9 a.m.-4 p.m., Wednesday, April 15, 2015, with an informal gathering from 8-9 a.m. at the Eugene, Oregon, Hilton. The Oregon Virtual Reference Summit is Oregon's annual conference dedicated to reference, service, and technology. It is a one-day conference that strives for a fun, friendly, inclusive environment with reference-focused content appropriate for all skill levels, library types, and experiences. It is an excellent opportunity to meet virtual reference staff from around the state face-to-face and exchange ideas. Presenters and attendees do not need to staff Answerland; all are welcome. A day of presentations and conversation about reference services, featuring: Marie Radford morning main speaker: Marie Radford has long been a leading voice in the world of virtual reference. Her latest books include: "Leading the Reference Renaissance" and "Reference Renaissance: Current and Future Trends," co-edited with R. David Lankes. She received the 2010 ALA/RUSA Mudge Award for distinguished contributions to reference service. Marie Radford is Director of the Ph.D. Program and a Professor at the Department of Library and Information Science in the School of Communication & Information, Rutgers University, New Brunswick, NJ Cathy Camper, afternoon main speaker: Cathy Camper was interviewed on Oregon Public Broadcasting's Think Out Loud for her most recent book published in November, 2014, "Lowriders in Space," a graphic novel for kids with illustrations by Raul the Third. She is also the creator of "Bugs Before Time: Prehistoric Insects and Their Relatives." Her work has also been featured in "Simple Times: Crafts for Poor People" by Amy Sedaris, as well as in Wired, Cricket, Cicada, Primavera, Women's Review of Books, Utne Reader, and Giant Robot. She is a graduate of VONA/Voices writing workshops for people of color in Berkeley, California. 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URL: From darci.hanning at state.or.us Thu Apr 9 16:16:03 2015 From: darci.hanning at state.or.us (Darci Hanning) Date: Thu, 9 Apr 2015 23:16:03 +0000 Subject: [Libtech_or] Pew Report: Teens, Social Media & Technology Overview 2015 Message-ID: Greetings, I thought that this would be of interest, see below for links to the full report, etc. Cheers, Darci ------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------ Darci Hanning * Technology Development Consultant Library Support and Development Services * Oregon State Library 250 Winter St. NE, Salem, OR 97301 503-378-2527 darci.hanning at state.or.us FOLLOW US: [facebookSmall.png] [http://www.thewwwblog.com/images/blogger-logo.jpg] [Picture] From: Pew Research Center: Internet, Science & Tech [mailto:info=pewinternet.org at mail177.atl61.mcsv.net] On Behalf Of Pew Research Center: Internet, Science & Tech Sent: Thursday, April 09, 2015 4:05 AM To: Darci Hanning Subject: New report: Teens, Social Media & Technology Overview 2015 Email not displaying correctly? View it in your browser. NUMBERS, FACTS AND TRENDS SHAPING YOUR WORLD [https://gallery.mailchimp.com/434f5d1199912232d416897e4/images/9d0a7a72-e2c1-44b5-a1a6-e9926527aae3.png] April 09, 2015 [http://gallery.mailchimp.com/434f5d1199912232d416897e4/images/twitter_16.png] [http://gallery.mailchimp.com/434f5d1199912232d416897e4/images/facebook_16.png] [http://gallery.mailchimp.com/434f5d1199912232d416897e4/images/rss_16.png] Teens, Social Media & Technology Overview 2015 73% of teens have or have access to a smartphone; 91% of teens go online using a mobile device, and 24% of teens say they go online ?almost constantly? [Teens and tech]Fully 73% of American teens have, or have access to, a smartphone and 30% have a basic cell phone. Our survey of more than 1,000 teens finds that 92% of teens report going online daily ? including 24% who say they go online ?almost constantly.? The study also finds that Facebook remains a dominant social media platform for the bulk of American teens, with 71% of all teens reporting use of the platform. Instagram and Snapchat are also quite popular with teens, especially girls. 61% of girls use Instagram compared with 44% of boys, and 51% of girls use Snapchat, compared with 31% of boys. For more, read or download the full report: http://www.pewinternet.org/2015/04/09/teens-social-media-technology-2015 -------------- next part -------------- An HTML attachment was scrubbed... URL: -------------- next part -------------- A non-text attachment was scrubbed... Name: image003.jpg Type: image/jpeg Size: 859 bytes Desc: image003.jpg URL: -------------- next part -------------- A non-text attachment was scrubbed... Name: image002.png Type: image/png Size: 734 bytes Desc: image002.png URL: -------------- next part -------------- A non-text attachment was scrubbed... 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