Planting the Seed: How to Teach Yourself Digital Tools

Technology is constantly evolving, and information professionals evolve with it - but how do we start teaching ourselves new skills? Constantly updating your repertoire of digital skills can be a daunting task, but don\u27t despair! During this workshop you\u27ll hear about techniques that will help you start learning a new digital tool in your area, then we\u27ll work as a group to find motivation, strategize, and get started on learning. Everyone will leave with a plan to teach yourself a skill of your choice, complete with goals, plans to find help, and learning resources shared by fellow participants. This workshop hopes to lower the barrier of entry to self-teaching so that when the spark of inspiration strikes, we\u27re prepared with the tools necessary to make our projects successful

Lowering the Barrier of Entry: Developing an Online Self-Guided Learning Module for an Information Technology Competency Test

Incoming master’s students in the University of North Carolina Chapel Hill School of Information and Library Science have the opportunity to take a three-part online test to complete their Information Technology Competency Requirement. While the test encourages students to teach themselves the skills, use outside resources, and continue to resubmit until they pass the exam, there are few updated resources available to assist with the process. This project created an online learning module that provides students with self-guided lessons and external resources in order to help them learn the skills necessary to pass the test. The overarching goal of the project was to lower the barrier of entry for incoming master’s students to teach themselves technology skills and improve their digital literacy.Master of Science in Information Scienc

#INLSmakes: Packout Outreach Program for BeAM

A plan for interactive outreach programming on packout tables for UNC-Chapel Hill's Be a Maker (BeAM) makerspaces

OApen Me

Graduate students in the School of Information and Library Science collaborated on this zine as the conclusion of a three-part workshop on Open Access for library and information science professionals

Production of high levels of poly-3-hydroxybutyrate in plastids of Camelina sativa seeds

Poly-3-hydroxybutyrate (PHB) production in plastids of Camelina sativa seeds was investigated by comparing levels of polymer produced upon transformation of plants with five different binary vectors containing combinations of five seed-specific promoters for expression of transgenes. Genes encoding PHB biosynthetic enzymes were modified at the N-terminus to encode a plastid targeting signal. PHB levels of up to 15% of the mature seed weight were measured in single sacrificed T1 seeds with a genetic construct containing the oleosin and glycinin promoters. A more detailed analysis of the PHB production potential of two of the best performing binary vectors in a Camelina line bred for larger seed size yielded lines containing up to 15% polymer in mature T2 seeds. Transmission electron microscopy showed the presence of distinct granules of PHB in the seeds. PHB production had varying effects on germination, emergence and survival of seedlings. Once true leaves formed, plants grew normally and were able to set seeds. PHB synthesis lowered the total oil but not the protein content of engineered seeds. A change in the oil fatty acid profile was also observed. High molecular weight polymer was produced with weight-averaged molecular weights varying between 600 000 and 1 500 000, depending on the line. Select lines were advanced to later generations yielding a line with 13.7% PHB in T4 seeds. The levels of polymer produced in this study are the highest reported to date in a seed and are an important step forward for commercializing an oilseed-based platform for PHB production

Program Initiation

Included are several documents to utilize in proposing the program to administration, a CFP for inviting participants, and a longer document for assessing project details