From meganem at stanford.edu Tue Oct 1 08:32:23 2013 From: meganem at stanford.edu (Megan Erin Miller) Date: Tue, 1 Oct 2013 08:32:23 -0700 Subject: [opensource] Last month on the SWS Blog: Module Filter, Good help requests, Scrum Master overview Message-ID: Happy October! Here's your monthly rundown from the SWS Blog: - *Module of the Day: Module Filter * (9/24/13) ? John shares how to make your Modules page more user-friendly using the Module Filter module. - *Imagery: Preparing your Image for the Web*(9/16/13) ? Megan helps you prepare your image for the web with cropping, levels, and color balance. - *Sites Superstar: Digital Humanities at Stanford*(9/12/13) ? The new Digital Humanities website is a home for discussion and engagement with Digital Humanities at Stanford. - *How to Create a Good Help Request*(9/9/13) ? John shares tips for how to create a good help request that will get you the help you need. - *Holding Space: A Scrum Master Overview*(9/3/13) ? Linnea explains what it means to be a Scrum Master vs. a Scrum Product Owner. The Stanford Web Services Blog features tutorials, articles, and case studies from the SWS team, and provides an avenue of communication for SWS activities, a forum for discussion around trends and technologies, and a resource to the community. We welcome you to subscribe to the blog here, or keep an eye out for our monthly digest via email. * * * * * * * * Stanford Web Services ? http://webservices.stanford.edu Read more about Stanford Sites: http://sites.stanford.edu Contact us through HelpSU: http://stanford.io/XkTdwt Find us on Twitter: http://twitter.com/SUWebServices Read our blog: http://swsblog.stanford.edu -------------- next part -------------- An HTML attachment was scrubbed... URL: From irina.zaks at stanford.edu Mon Oct 14 16:41:29 2013 From: irina.zaks at stanford.edu (Irina Zaks) Date: Mon, 14 Oct 2013 16:41:29 -0700 Subject: [opensource] Chalk Talk! Open: source, access, education, research, minds - Thursday, October 17, 2013, 2:30-4 pm Message-ID: <525C8129.9030308@stanford.edu> Chalk Talk! Open: source, access, education, research, minds When: Thursday, October 17, 2013, 2:30-4 pm Where: Green Library, IC Classroom October's Chalk Talk will feature two very special "open" advocates: John Willinsky from the Graduate School of Education and founder of thePublic Knowledge Project " a multi-university initiative developing (free) open source software and conducting research to improve the quality and reach of scholarly publishing" and Irina Zaks from the Stanford Law School andOpen Source Lab . Their perspectives will set the stage for an open discussion about various facets of open access, including impacts and opportunities for the libraries. Please join us! http://library.stanford.edu/news/2013/10/chalk-talk-open-source-access-education-research-minds -------------- next part -------------- An HTML attachment was scrubbed... URL: From irina.zaks at stanford.edu Mon Oct 14 17:55:32 2013 From: irina.zaks at stanford.edu (Irina Zaks) Date: Mon, 14 Oct 2013 17:55:32 -0700 Subject: [opensource] Open Access Week, October 21-27, 2013: Get involved Message-ID: <525C9284.8040106@stanford.edu> Hello All, Open Access Week, a global event now entering its sixth year, is an opportunity for the academic and research community to continue to learn about the potential benefits of Open Access, to share what they've learned with colleagues, and to help inspire wider participation in helping to make Open Access a new norm in scholarship and research. Get Involved! https://opensource.stanford.edu/content/open-access-week-october-21-27-2013-get-involved -------------- next part -------------- An HTML attachment was scrubbed... URL: