http://www.merlot.org:80/merlot/ A search of MERLOT materials Copyright 1997-2013 MERLOT. All rights reserved. Fri, 24 May 2013 18:41:32 PDT Fri, 24 May 2013 18:41:32 PDT http://www.merlot.org:80/merlot/images/merlot.gif http://www.merlot.org:80/merlot/ 44 34 http://www.merlot.org/merlot/viewMaterial.htm?id=88169 "This tutorial offers base level information on the use of digital imaging to convert and make accessible cultural heritage materials." English and Spanish. http://www.merlot.org/merlot/viewMaterial.htm?id=335236 Learn how to create an interactive online tutorial, from concept to finished product. All faculty who want to make their online or hybrid courses more accessible will learn strategies to 1. accommodate sight-impaired students, 2. accommodate hearing-impaired students, 3. accommodate learning-disabled students. In addition, viewers who want to create their own digital learning objects will learn how to 1. create a storyboard, 2. create screencasts, 3. record audio and video, 4. create accessible documents, 5. pull it all together using Adobe Connect. http://www.merlot.org/merlot/viewMaterial.htm?id=85380 practical training in how to perform collection development activities in public libraries. Each activity is presented as a separate section with links to helpful Internet sites, lists of books and articles for further reading, and definitions of key terms. While this training may be useful to librarians in a variety of libraries, this site is intended primarily for librarians and other library staff working in Arizona's small and rural public libraries. http://www.merlot.org/merlot/viewMaterial.htm?id=289915 From the site itself, Learn More is a series of self-paced discovery entries for library staff interested in venturing out on the social web. Each post is meant as a short introduction to a different social website, tool, or concept. It might not be ground-breaking information to veteran readers of the blogosphere, but I hope each brief summary will act as a gentle nudge for newcomers to social networking. http://www.merlot.org/merlot/viewMaterial.htm?id=294081 This tutorial was created through a collaborative effort of the libraries of the University of Colorado. It focuses on publishing in scholarly journals. In this course you will learn to: * Describe the role of scholarly publishing in an academic career. List the essential steps of planning and writing a scholarly paper. Develop a personal publication plan. Compare and contrast the different publishing models currently in use. Describe the types of articles you can write. List the pros and cons of collaborative authoring. Describe the tools and resources a scholarly writer needs to have on hand