MOOCs and Libraries > Recent Postings

[Nate Hill]

I was probably being overly sensitive. Just lookin' out for my peeps.
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On Monday, May 20, 2013, Blatchley, Carolyn wrote:

>  Don’t shoot [Gerry] the messenger. This was published by Meredith
> Schwartz (mschwartz at mediasourceinc.com <javascript:_e({}, 'cvml',
> 'mschwartz at mediasourceinc.com');>), News Editor of *Library Journal<http://lj.libraryjournal.com/2013/05/library-services/massive-open-opportunity-supporting-moocs/>
> *.****
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> I admit I was a little offended until I focused on the words “may not” and
> thought of some of our smallest public libraries. They may not even have
> Internet access… ****
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> She didn’t state what kind of librarian she interviewed that said, “I’m
> sorry to be dumb, but what’s a MOOC?” Still, the way it was written didn’t
> come across as very kind to public libraries. I’ll bet there are librarians
> of ALL kinds that don’t know what a MOOC is.****
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> Carolyn Blatchley****
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> Training Services Coordinator****
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> Cumberland County Library System****
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> 1601 Ritner Highway, Suite 100****
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> Carlisle, PA 17013-9380****
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> 717.240.5379 | cblatchley at ccpa.net <javascript:_e({}, 'cvml',
> 'cblatchley at ccpa.net');>****
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> cumberlandcountylibraries.org****
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> *From:* Web technologies in libraries [mailto:WEB4LIB at LISTSERV.ND.EDU<javascript:_e({}, 'cvml', 'WEB4LIB at LISTSERV.ND.EDU');>]
> *On Behalf Of *Nate Hill
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> "If you’re a public librarian, on the other hand, you may not even have
> heard of them"****
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> Man, cut that. C'mon. ****
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> On Sunday, May 19, 2013, McKiernan, Gerard [LIB] wrote:****
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> Colleagues/****
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> IMHO > Most Excellent !!!****
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> /Gerry****
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> 1> Massive Open Opportunity: Supporting MOOCs in Public and Academic
> Libraries****
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> If you’re an academic librarian, you’re probably already awash, at least
> peripherally, in news about MOOCs—massive open online courses have been
> touted as the next big thing in higher ed since they burst on the scene
> about a year ago. If you’re a public librarian, on the other hand, you may
> not even have heard of them. Yet MOOCs are bringing unprecedented
> challenges and opportunities to both kinds of libraries already, and
> they’re only going to grow.****
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> What is a MOOC****
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> Why would they need the library?****
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> CLEARING COPYRIGHTED CONTENT****
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> Supporting production****
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> Supporting students ****
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> Measuring a MOOC****
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> Preservation****
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> The Library as Content Creator****
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> MOOCs and the public library****
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> MOOCs for librarianship****
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