Today we chat with new Digital Scholarship Librarian Amanda Licastro. Even though she’s just started at Swarthmore, it’s already clear to us in the Academic Technology team that Amanda will be one of our real partners in the Libraries as … Continue reading Interview with Digital Scholarship Librarian, Amanda Licastro
Web pages are cluttered with unnecessary—to the reader—content such as ads, multiple navigation menus, videos that auto play. These all contribute to cognitive load. With nothing to add to your computer at all, you can focus effortlessly while browsing the … Continue reading Focus effortlessly while browsing the web
Friends, as we embark on a much-deserved winter break, ITS would like to express our sincere appreciation for the many ways you support our community. In addition to our ITS colleagues, we want our entire community to enjoy a relaxing … Continue reading ITS Support During Winter Break 2022-2023
Are you an employee at Swarthmore with old, non-reusable electronic devices in your workspace? Not sure how to sustainably dispose of them? You can now recycle them without leaving campus! In partnership with People Advancing Reintegration Recycle Works (PAR), we’re … Continue reading Swarthmore College’s Inaugural E-Waste Collection Event
Are you looking for a way to build a website for your academic research or online CV? If so, Swarthmore ITS has several options available for faculty. Types of Faculty Websites From generally less technical/time-consuming to more technical/time-consuming: Profile page … Continue reading Faculty Website Options
EDUCAUSE is higher education’s information technology (IT) professional organization. Each year they create a list of the top 10 IT issues facing institutions. This year’s version was revealed at the annual conference last week. There were three main areas of … Continue reading Top 10 Higher Education IT Trends
