I shared this news with my colleagues in the library and on Facebook a few weeks ago, and now it’s time to share it here: I have accepted a new position in the University’s HR Learning & Development office. My last day at Gorgas will be Friday, May 10, and I’ll begin my work in HR…
Read More Leaving the libraryWelcome Alabama Library Association Annual Convention attendees! Sources referenced in my Alabama Library Instruction Round Table (ALIRT) Best Practices session, along with some related resources, are listed below. They are also available via the Diigo collaborative bookmarking site: mbfortson’s alla13 Bookmarks on Diigo.
Read More Alabama Library Association Annual Convention: Universal Design for Library InstructionI’ve been thinking about professional identity.
Read More Some thoughts on professional identityI recently presented a brown bag session on accessibility and the digital humanities for the Alabama Digital Humanities Center. The sources referenced in my session, along with some related resources, are listed below (crossposted from the ADHC blog). They are also available via the Diigo collaborative bookmarking site: mbfortson’s adhc_a11y Bookmarks on Diigo.
Read More Accessibility & the Digital HumanitiesLast month, I attended the 15th Annual Accessing Higher Ground conference in Westminster, CO.
Read More Accessing Higher Ground 2012A couple of weekends ago, I attended THATCamp Accessibility, a one-day unconference exploring digital humanities, technology, and issues of accessibility. The event was held at Carleton University in Ottawa, ON, but I was able to attend virtually through an- accessible!- online conferencing system.
Read More THATCamp AccessibilityWelcome Library 2.012 attendees! Sources referenced in my session, along with some related resources, are listed below. They are also available via the Diigo collaborative bookmarking site: mbfortson’s library2012access Bookmarks on Diigo.
Read More Library 2.012: Universal Design for Library InstructionLast Friday, I attended AATEX Alabama: Accessible and Assistive Technology Expo of Alabama, presented by the Office of Disability Services at The University of Alabama.
Read More AATEX Alabama: Accessible and Assistive Technology Expo of AlabamaIn my request for travel support to attend the Association of College & Research Libraries Immersion ’12 Teacher Track Program, I pledged to blog about my participation in Immersion. To read more about my Immersion experience, check out my posts tagged immersion or my Immersion tweets.
Read More Immersion: In which I sing the praises of the #imm12 facultyWelcome Alabama Library Association Annual Convention attendees! 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.
Read More Doing More for Less: Windows and Mac Accessibility Features