University Catalog in now in relational database form

24 06 2010

In case you missed the announcement earlier this month, the University’s Undergraduate Catalog has been moved online and is now available as a searchable relational database (as opposed to last year’s PDF format) at catalog.scranton.edu. The catalog database also includes last year’s undergraduate catalog, graduate catalog, and student handbook.  (Don’t forget that previous catalogs, all the way back to 1926, can be found in the Library’s digital collections at www.scranton.edu/library/coursecatalogs).

According to the Public Relations office, there will be an information session on campus about the new catalog format at some point.  All content changes are expected to be completed by the time Orientation begins in July.

There will be a print version of the catalog available, but in limited quantities.

Comments or questions should be addressed to Gerry Zaboski at zaboskig1@scranton.edu.


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Computer control

21 06 2010

Last week Brian Croxall from Clemson University wrote a post for ProfHacker about faculty needing to have control over their own computer resources.  An excerpt:

Now I have nothing against IT Staff. In my interactions with them at the two schools where I’ve taught, they have been helpful and friendly. But relying on another person to adjust the tools that I need for my research is never efficient, and it suggests that researchers or teachers are not in a position to judge what is best for them. (I’ve been told, for instance, that I could not install specialized software we were using in class on a classroom’s podium computer because it would deviate from the standard software set.) If the computer is the equivalent of laboratory equipment–and for many in the humanities, it is the only “laboratory equipment” we have–then we should have control over its use.

Any thoughts? Is this an issue for you on our campus? Post to the comments.


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New PIR website

3 06 2010

The Division of Planning and Information Resources home page is being converted over to the University’s new Hannon Hill content management software – and the new page is worth taking a look.  Some content that might interest faculty:

There’s also other content still in the works – like information on New Initiatives (including handheld devices), and a Division Organizational Chart.


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Faculty and Social Media

17 05 2010

Earlier this month, publishing company Pearson released a survey of college faculty and their use of social media. The survey showed that most faculty members use social networking accounts, though only around 30% of faculty use those networks to communicate with students.  Video and podcasts are popular for in-class use and for personal use.

Let us know how you’re using social media in the classroom (or how you’d like to use it) and what campus resources you need to support that goal in your teaching!


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IT Matters Spring 2010

7 04 2010

The Spring 2010 edition of the IT Matters newsletter is available for download.  This semester’s issue contains articles on virtualization, classroom sustainability, the information management advisory committee, and the conversion to Windows 7 and Office 2010, among other topics.


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