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Librarian. Teacher. Technology Enthusiast.

By on January 1, 2009 in Housekeeping

I’m Melissa. I work as a Research and Instructional Services Librarian at The University of Alabama’s Amelia Gayle Gorgas Library. This site serves as a personal webspace, professional portfolio, and digital playground; it is perpetually under construction. Thanks for visiting! Please contact me if you have questions or are looking for additional information.

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Five Things to Know About Online Conferencing for Reference & Instruction

By on April 24, 2012 in LIS, Professional

Welcome Alabama Library Association Annual Convention attendees! Thanks for visiting my website. The resources referenced in my CUS/AACRL Best Practices Mini-Session presentation, Five Things to Know About Online Conferencing for Reference & Instruction, are listed below. They are also available via the Diigo collaborative bookmarking site: mbfortson’s alla2012mini Bookmarks on Diigo. You can find a [...]

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Doing More for Less: Windows and Mac Accessibility Features

By on April 24, 2012 in Disability, LIS, Professional

Welcome Alabama Library Association Annual Convention attendees! Thanks for visiting my website. The resources referenced in my presentation, Doing More for Less: Windows and Mac Accessibility Features, are listed below. They are also available via the Diigo collaborative bookmarking site: mbfortson’s alla2012 Bookmarks on Diigo. You can find a copy of the presentation slides here: [...]

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Twitter as an Information Source

By on March 29, 2012 in LIS, Professional

Welcome Shelton State Lunch & Learn attendees! Thanks for visiting my website. The resources referenced in my presentation, Twitter as an Information Source, are listed below. They are also available via the Diigo collaborative bookmarking site: mbfortson’s sheltontweets Bookmarks on Diigo. Feel free to contact me via the “connect” links or the comments below, and [...]

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Designing Web-Based Support Materials

By on February 28, 2012 in LIS, Professional

I was recently invited to share “experiences and advice” re: designing web-based support materials (tutorials, LibGuides & LibAnswers entries) with MLIS students in the LS 527: User Instruction class at SLIS. These are some of the resources I shared; they’re also bookmarked at mbfortson’s ls527 Bookmarks on Diigo. Me Serves as a liaison to the [...]

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