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Robert H. McDonald

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Dean of @cublibraries & Sr Vice Provost #OnlineLearning | #libraries #archives #OER #openaccess | @mcdonald @fosstodon .org

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@mcdonald
Robert H. McDonald
8 years
Great sticker from the exhibits #alaac16 stop by @Raspberry_Pi booth in maker pavilion
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6 years
thanks for outpouring of kind words from friends & colleagues on this new venture. grateful for a decade’s worth of opportunities w/wonderful colleagues @iulibraries @InsideUITS @d2icenter @hathitrust
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Robert H. McDonald
6 years
thanks @cublibraries for the warm welcome. looking forward to being part of the @CUBoulder team!
@cublibraries
CU Boulder Libraries
6 years
We are excited to welcome Robert H. McDonald, @mcdonald , as our new Dean of the University Libraries. “I have long admired the University of Colorado Boulder’s reputation for original thinking and innovative research. I am honored by this appointment."
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Robert H. McDonald
7 years
Congrats to @IUBloomington Mark Bruhn on @educause Award #edu17
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Robert H. McDonald
6 years
Deadlines approaching for #JCDL2018 call for papers! Jan 15
@jcdl2018
JCDL 2018
6 years
Only 10 days left (due Jan 15) to finalize your full and short paper submissions to #jcdl2018 !
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Robert H. McDonald
4 years
Congrats to @tadawes and @docsparker ! Looking forward to working with everyone @ARLnews #CUBoulder
@ARLnews
Association of Research Libraries
4 years
Three new Board members were elected by the membership for three-year terms: Trevor A. Dawes, @UDLibrary ; Robert McDonald, @cublibraries ; and Susan Parker, @ubclibrary . @tadawes @mcdonald @docsparker
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Robert H. McDonald
4 years
I wanted to take a moment today to thank all of our #CUBoulder workers for all that they do to make our libraries great! #LibraryWorkersDay
@cublibraries
CU Boulder Libraries
4 years
For #LibraryWorkersDay , we want to recognize all of our employees who make @cublibraries great. Thank you for your service especially as our campus navigates this unprecedented time in history.
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Robert H. McDonald
5 years
Today I got to attend the building topping for the addition to our @cuboulder college of business and college of engineering and applied sciences buildings. It will give the @cublibraries a new and improved business library!!! Opening next fall! #latergram
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Robert H. McDonald
5 years
Come and work with us in beautiful Colorado!
@ALA_JobLIST
ALA JobLIST Library & LIS Jobs
5 years
Assistant Dean of Digital Strategy & Information Technology Services - University of Colorado Boulder Libraries - Boulder, CO #libraryjobs #LISjobs #libjobs #jobs
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5 years
Opening reception for #ShapingEdu thanks to my colleague Larry Levine for helping @CUBoulder be a sponsor for this event @cublibraries #CUBoulder #ForeverBuffs
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Robert H. McDonald
3 years
Happy to help my team with the installation of our new exhibit in #NorlinLibrary called Transcend: Transgender Voices by artist @transpainter Kickoff event with the CU Boulder Pride Office on Thurs Sept 16, at 4pm Sundial Plaza @cublibraries #cuboulder
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Robert H. McDonald
5 years
Watching Quanetta Batts kickoff #IDEAL19
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Robert H. McDonald
5 years
Great colleagues @jamieviva @nfhall giving overview of @US_IMLS funded #lib3dvr #cni18f
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Robert H. McDonald
5 years
Excited to be at my first #cuboulder #graduation ceremony today- congrats #classof2019 #foreverbuffs the bagpipes were amazing
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Robert H. McDonald
7 months
I hate that I can not attend #EDU23 this year as I was so looking forward to it but came down with COVID and had to cancel. Hope everyone is having a great time in a great city.
@EDUCAUSEreview
EDUCAUSEreview
7 months
Let the fun begin! #EDU23
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Robert H. McDonald
5 years
Kicking off the livestream of the Open Access Tipping Point Public Forum TODAY starting at 12pm MDT #OpenAccess #OATIP2019 @jmmason kicks it off
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Robert H. McDonald
4 years
Happy to see this piece come out in @CRL_ACRL congrats to @jamieviva @nfhall @jlhardes #zach #matt #jennie #zhiwu and thanks for all of your work on our project @US_IMLS
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Robert H. McDonald
5 years
I was honored to be part of the gift ceremony (last week) for the Encyclopedia of Buddhist Arts, the first comprehensive compilation of Buddhist art worldwide from the Fo Guang Shan Buddhist Temple! This will be an excellent resource for all users of @cublibraries #latergram
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Robert H. McDonald
6 years
Great news for @UVaLibrary @alexisohanianjust mentioned how important #Alderman library was to him as a student #EDU18
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Robert H. McDonald
3 years
I am so happy that we now have ILL borrowing back for all @CUBoulder students, faculty and staff. Thanks to a wonderful team @cublibraries that is making it happen!
@cublibraries
CU Boulder Libraries
3 years
InterLibrary Loan borrowing of physical materials is now open for all @CUBoulder students, staff and faculty. Can't find a resource in our collections? Access them through one of our many partner institutions! 🌐📦 Learn more:
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Robert H. McDonald
5 years
Had the great opportunity to spend the morning with @ilovemyanythink director Pam at their awesome facility in Thornton, CO
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Robert H. McDonald
6 years
Enjoying making some noise @iulibraries @IU_CEWiT maker space this afternoon @HermanBWells librfy
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Robert H. McDonald
5 years
loved getting to meet Aubrey Kroger, Friends of the Libraries Fellow! don't miss her exhibit 'Wonder Women: The dynamic, influential, & innovative scientists of @CUBoulder ' - on display now in Gemmill Library. #STEM #WomenInSTEM @CUEngineering
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Robert H. McDonald
5 years
For the next few days will be tweeting from #ShapingEdu in #tempe @ASU #unconference #conferencing
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Robert H. McDonald
5 years
Great insight at @ALA_ACRL @SPARC_NA about journal content issues “radical transparency” helps @UNC_Librarian #ALAac19
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Robert H. McDonald
7 years
Celebrating the retirement of Gary Charbonneau (systems librarian) @iulibraries @HermanBWells the #vt100 from #DEC thanks @ComputerHistory
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Robert H. McDonald
1 year
Great to see my old friend @jodybritten at #SXSWEDU today - her and her team @Team4Tech are doing great things world wide for learners #codesign #innovation
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Robert H. McDonald
4 years
Happy to start #contactless pickup today @cublibraries #cuboulder #safe restart
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Robert H. McDonald
6 years
Had a great time today driving a golf cart to help with move-in day @CUBoulder - while on campus check out one of our five @cublibraries #GoBuffs
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Robert H. McDonald
6 years
Great day for the #U2eiTour
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@mcdonald
Robert H. McDonald
7 years
Happy to collaborate w @VTLibraries @OU_Libraries on a successful @US_IMLS forum proposal on 3D/VR Standards for libraries @iulibraries
@US_IMLS
IMLS
7 years
Announcing 49 grants totaling $10M to support #libraries and archives. Check out the projects:
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Robert H. McDonald
6 years
Chiming in on the #HETechChat group and @S_dF @kyleejohnson I wish I had known more about building successful teams earlier in my career!
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@mcdonald
Robert H. McDonald
5 years
. #ACRL19 check out @xocg and @heidi_sb with the tech talk Publish Not Perish in Atrium Ballroom B happening soon... #ACRL2019 #cmsrealtalk
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Robert H. McDonald
6 years
It is that time of year again to think about who to vote for in the @ALALibrary elections - I am backing @phepbu check out his election site #peter4ala
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@mcdonald
Robert H. McDonald
5 years
check out the excellent scholarship by our @cublibraries faculty in this issue of @CRL_ACRL
@CRL_ACRL
C&RL
5 years
The January issue of C&RL is now freely available online!
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Robert H. McDonald
5 years
A fun change of pace as I am @google Boulder HQ for #googlecloud #HPC Day great #vizwall
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Robert H. McDonald
6 years
An article that I helped to edit has been published today @thePeerJ #LegalIssues #SciencePolicy #DataScience great for those who are interested in #OA
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Robert H. McDonald
9 years
#VIVO15 @dweinberger mentions cool piece The Web We Have to Save by @h0d3r it looks like an amazing read
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Robert H. McDonald
8 years
stop by the @Instructure booth and retweet this for a chance to win an iPhone 7 #EDU16 #colorfulcanvas
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Robert H. McDonald
4 years
I was on campus yesterday and glad to have the #TheLaughingGoat open again for coffee @cublibraries #CUBoulder See hrs at
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Robert H. McDonald
6 years
Great work by my former #OA team @iulibraries - good to see @tind_io going strong cloud based with open software! #opensource #libraries #openaccess
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Robert H. McDonald
2 years
Great closing plenary session with Philip Schmidt and Timothy Summers moderated by Amanda Winters @BadgeSummit
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Robert H. McDonald
3 years
Are you interested in developing for @FOLIO_LSP come work for us 2 positions #CUBoulderLibraries and
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@mcdonald
Robert H. McDonald
5 years
Excited to be co-hosting this event on wed-thurs April 17-18 in #NorlinLibrary What Is a Feminist Lab? #CUBoulder #CUBLibraries #feministlab
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Robert H. McDonald
5 years
Great to hear @mauraseale from @UMichLibrary quote one of our @cublibraries librarians at today’s #ARL19DC program around student assessment and success
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Robert H. McDonald
3 years
Excited to be working with all of our libraries and museums and cultural heritage organizations on campus for our inaugural #CutureCrawl to happen this week on Oct 7 - hope to see you there #CUBoulder @cublibraries
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Robert H. McDonald
4 years
Congrats to all of our wonderful students who also work in our libraries at #cuboulder - congrats to all of you and your families! 🥳 #ForeverBuffs #classof2020
@cublibraries
CU Boulder Libraries
4 years
Today we are celebrating the graduating the student interns, employees and volunteers who have helped the Libraries help you! Congratulations to you! We thank you for your service and wish you all the best! 🎓🎉 #ForeverBuffs #ClassOf2020 #CUBoulder
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Robert H. McDonald
5 years
Happy to be at our annual #cublibraries leadership retreat - working on our next #strategicplan 2019-2022
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Robert H. McDonald
3 years
All of us @cublibraries wish our students the best with finals and all of the other things happening in their lives right now. #TakeCare #StayEncouraged
@cublibraries
CU Boulder Libraries
3 years
The University Libraries wish you the best of luck and hope you are taking care of yourself! Our librarians offer some tips and resources for getting through the rest of the semester:
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Robert H. McDonald
6 years
Interested in doing a panel session for @jcdl2018 shoot me a note and let's talk - deadline for proposals is Jan 29, 2018 #JCDL2018 @iulibraries @d2icenter
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Robert H. McDonald
6 years
Great panel discussion from research librarians at #ARLCNIforum18 @cni_org @ARLnews
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Robert H. McDonald
6 years
Glad to see my former colleagues @iulibraries @IUNetSci and #BTAA get this funding track to develop a cross institutional research data gateway @US_IMLS #bigdata
@iulibraries
IU Libraries
6 years
At IU Libraries, we are thrilled to announce that we were awarded a @US_IMLS grant totaling $2 million & including funding from libraries, universities, & industry. The Shared BigData-Gateway (SBD-G) will develop a cloud-based, extensible infrastructure for sharing library data.
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Robert H. McDonald
7 years
Glad to announce @iulibraries @iusoic + partners #IMLSGrant grant - @hathitrust Research Center #datacapsule #HTRC
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Robert H. McDonald
8 years
Excited to see @xocg giving update at #EBSCOusers16 discussing agile process for non-dev teams as used @iulibraries
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Robert H. McDonald
6 years
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Robert H. McDonald
2 years
Great to see our #CultureCrawl T-shirt’s arrive for our upcoming event Oct 19. So happy to be working with so many of our partner arts, museums and culture organizations on the #CUBoulder campus. @cublibraries
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Robert H. McDonald
9 years
Check out my ER&L Closing Keynote Free Stream Starting up http://t.co/wOs8htKxsr #erl15 #erl15 http://t.co/aYl9Ooqn1I
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Robert H. McDonald
6 years
Fun name tags built for #LIB3DVR #forum2 by @OU_Libraries #emergingtech team - yes they are laser etched wood @US_IMLS
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Robert H. McDonald
6 years
Great overview by Bill Mischo on discovery library trends - thanks to Bill and @IllinoisLibrary for hosting this event #btaalib18
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Robert H. McDonald
6 years
We are so proud of our new home delivery service for content! #CUBoulder #ForeverBuffs
@cublibraries
CU Boulder Libraries
6 years
The Libraries will now MAIL materials to your home address--a great way for those who are housebound or have mobility issues to still receive books & materials!
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Robert H. McDonald
7 years
. @iulibraries #inhouseinstitute presentation of PA Staff Award goes to Richard Higgins of the #scholcomm department @HermanBWells
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Robert H. McDonald
7 years
I agree this will be a big loss to the #diglib community - thanks to all at #CNRI who made D-Lib Mag possible
@hvdsomp
W3C.social/@hvdsomp (Herbert)
7 years
This is so sad. D-Lib Magazine has been enormously important for my career.
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5 years
@cublibraries
CU Boulder Libraries
5 years
Busy day for Assoc. Dean of the Libraries @knievelj and @cuhistorybuffs prof Henry Lovejoy advocating for the humanities! Thank you to the Legislative Aides, Tia Bogeljic from @RepPerlmutter & Jack Turnage from @SenatorBennet offices for meeting with us! #HAD19 @humanitiesall
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5 years
Great keynote to kickoff #SSP2019 from Mariam Yeshak on scientific and societal impact of science in Africa
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Robert H. McDonald
4 years
I am very excited to work with the @boulderlibrary on this initiative on anti-racism for our community #cuboulder #CUBlibraries
@cublibraries
CU Boulder Libraries
4 years
CU Boulder and the City of Boulder are bringing the campus and Boulder communities together to deepen understanding about anti-racism through their One Read program. This year's book selection is So You Want to Talk About Race, by Ijeoma Oluo. More info:
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Robert H. McDonald
3 years
Join us today Sept 10 at 1pm to discuss our #buffs1read title American Like Me by @AmericaFerrera #CUBoulder
@cublibraries
CU Boulder Libraries
3 years
Interested in engaging with the @CUBoulder Buffs One Read? Join us for workshops focused on diving deeper into excerpts from Ferrera’s collection of essays & exploring the essayists’ journeys toward self-discovery The first workshop is TODAY at 3 p.m.
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Robert H. McDonald
5 years
Today am at the presentation by computing legend Alan Kay @cuatlas - glad to have such wonderful programs on campus in my areas of interest #cuboulder #polymath
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Robert H. McDonald
3 years
Excited to see our Video Creation Station come online in Norlin library! great facility for creating class content.
@cublibraries
CU Boulder Libraries
3 years
Instructors, do you need a place to record videos for your classes? The Video Creation Station is an easy-to-use AV studio in Norlin with everything you need to enhance your instructional content. Reserve the studio and check out helpful recording tips!
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Robert H. McDonald
5 years
. @vacekrae and @heidi_sb talk about @UMichLibrary #DEIA web redesign statement at #IDEAL19
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Robert H. McDonald
8 years
Glad to be @UWMadLibraries today to speak more about @hathitrust #research #center @hey_library discussing #bookworm interface
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Robert H. McDonald
4 years
Glad to be @CUBoulder 30th annual #diversitysummit where we are hearing from author @KaliMaFaja
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Robert H. McDonald
6 years
Tweeting live this week from our second @US_IMLS forum on #LIB3DVR see our agenda thanks to Carl Grant and the @OU_Libraries for welcoming our community
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Robert H. McDonald
5 years
Happy for all of our library assistants who are fall graduates @cublibraries can’t wait to see what you will accomplish! #CUBoulder
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Robert H. McDonald
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Robert H. McDonald
6 years
Tweeting this week from my new home airport and conference city #Denver for #edu18 - love the ribbons @EDUCAUSE_HULK #CUBoulder
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Robert H. McDonald
6 years
Thanks to @informjennifer for giving an update on #CS3DP at our #LIB3DVR forum all sponsored by @US_IMLS
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@mcdonald
Robert H. McDonald
4 years
So happy to be working with @boulderlibrary on spreading the news about their #onebook #oneboulder title - @cublibraries we have copies as well
@cublibraries
CU Boulder Libraries
4 years
Our friends at @boulderlibrary are bringing #Boulder together through the new One Book, One Boulder program. This year's selection is "So You Want to Talk About Race' by @IjeomaOluo Find digital copies at BPL or at and join the virtual discussion 7/29!
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Robert H. McDonald
5 years
Nominate your professor @CUBoulder for our Open Educator Award - sponsored by @cublibraries and @CUSGBoulder - Nominations Due Dec 20 -
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Robert H. McDonald
9 years
HathiTrust Research Center Releases Massive (4.8M) Dataset of Features Derived from Public Domain Corpus http://t.co/JjuIadn7K7 @hathitrust
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Robert H. McDonald
5 years
Great session on @AAUniversities @APLU_News @ARLnews public access to data report #cni18f
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Robert H. McDonald
2 years
So happy for @xocg on her new piece with @heidi_sb skobuffs and go blue @cublibraries @UMichLibrary
@cublibraries
CU Boulder Libraries
2 years
Congrats to @heidi_sb and #CUBLibraires UX Librarian @xocg on their recent publication! 👏👏
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Robert H. McDonald
6 years
Fun pics from the early morning @UCBerkeley campus this year’s host of #HTRCUC18 @hathitrust
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Robert H. McDonald
5 years
@lutefisk812
Thea Lindquist ~ @[email protected]
5 years
So looking forward to this event -- thanks to co-organizers @mayalivio @loriemerson and all of our featured speakers and local lab reps. We're going to blow the roof off @cublibraries at @CUBoulder ! #feministlabs
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Robert H. McDonald
3 years
Hi everyone #CUBoulder - just wanted to point out all of the hiring we will be doing for students #CUBLibraries in the coming month. Please give us a look if you need a great job that puts you close to campus for your studies -
@cublibraries
CU Boulder Libraries
3 years
Hey #Buffs , are you looking for an on campus job this fall semester? Consider working for the #CUBLibraries ! We are hiring multiple positions across the libraries. Learn more about working for us➡️
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Robert H. McDonald
7 years
The awesome Michelle Kelmer talking @pressbooks at #statewide17 @iulibraries @InsideUITS
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Robert H. McDonald
4 years
Thanks to everyone @cni_org and to my co-presenter @zoepster who made this such a fun event - and for everyone else - there is a recording! #CUBoulder
@cni_org
Coalition for Networked Information
4 years
Robert McDonald ( @mcdonald @cublibraries ) & Zoe Borovsky ( @zoepster @UCLALibrary ) discuss #staffing issues related to digital scholarship in this webinar from the Digital Scholarship Planning Series with Joan Lippincott. #libraries @ARLnews
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