There are two books about Moodle on three-day reserve for faculty at the Libraries Circulation Desk:

LB1028.3 .R543 2006
Moodle : E-learning Course Development : A Complete Guide to Successful Learning Using Moodle
Rice, William H.

LB1028.68 .R535 2007
Moodle Teaching Techniques : Creative Ways to Use Moodle for Constructing Online Learning Solutions
Rice, William H.

In addition, the Libraries’ subscription to the Safari e-book database includes books about Moodle http://www.lib.lsu.edu/databases/descriptions/safari.html (search on Moodle).

Noted oral historian Donald Ritchie will speak on Friday, February 15th, at noon in Hill Memorial Library’s lecture hall, in conjuntion with the LSU Libraries’ exhibition, “Have You Heard? The Past in First Person from the T. Harry Williams Center for Oral History.” Those attending are invited to bring a brown bag lunch. Beverages will be provided. The exhibition and talk are free and the public is invited.

Ritchie is Associate Historian in the United States Senate Historical Office, where he conducts an oral history program. A former president of the Oral History Association, he has served on the council of the American Historical Association, and chaired the Organizaon of American Historians’ committee on research and access to historical documention. Ritchie is a frequent commentator on C-SPAN and NPR. He has authored seven books, including Press Gallery: Congress and the Washington Correspondents (1991), winner of the Richard W. Leopold Prize, Reporting from Washington: The History of the Washington Press Corps (2005), and Electing FDR: The New Deal Campaign of 1932 (2007). Ritchie’s Doing Oral History, first published in 1995, is a leading source book on the theory, methods, and practice of oral history. A second, expanded edition was issued in 2003.

Ritchie’s talk is sponsored by the LSU Libraries in conjunction with “Have You Heard,” an exhibition featuring oral history interviews collected by the T. Harry Williams Center for Oral History. Topics include LSU history, World War II, the Houma Indians, Hurricanes Betsy and Katrina, the Flood of 1927, folklife in the Atchafalaya and Louisiana politics.

Hill Memorial Library Lecture Hall

At 12 Noon, Friday, February 15, 2008

LSU Libraries will host a patent workshop on Saturday, February 16, in conjunction with the LSU Small Business Development Center. The session will be held in Himes Hall Room 129 from 10:30-12:30. It will begin with a presentation by Patent & Trademark Librarian Alexis Carrasquel, focusing on general information and the initial search process. The second presentation will be given by local Intellectual Property attorney John Edel. He will discuss the application process and hold a Q & A session. The workshop is free and open to the public. Preregistration is required and can be done online at: http://www.lsbdc.org/workshop.aspx?ekey=2280003 or by calling 578-4680.