Archives for May 17, 2011
Reference: A List and Database of Top 50 Sports Advertisers By Dollars
The data was provided by Nielsen and was originally published in the Sports Business Journal. The database was first published in the Dayton Business Journal. Search by company name, sort results by clicking at the top of any column. You can review the entire list by selecting “all” from the pull-down menu. Direct to Database […]
"ALA: Department of Education Withdraws Federal Support for School Libraries"
Although study after study demonstrates that school libraries make a difference (see below) it appears not to make a difference to the feds. This is not only sad but it also makes no sense if education is such a high priority in the U.S. Of course, science, tech, engineering, and math skills are also critical […]
CRL and California Digital Library to Develop Print Archives Preservation Registry
From a Center for Research Libraries Announcement: CRL is working with the California Digital Library to develop a Print Archives Preservation Registry (PAPR). PAPR will support research library and consortial efforts to archive and manage critical print serial collections in an informed and cost-effective manner. PAPR will feature a searchable database of information about current print […]
More May 17, 2011 Posts
New Research: "The Tweet Smell of Celebrity Success: Explaining Variation in Twitter Adoption among a Diverse Group of Young Adults"
We’re long time admirers of Eszter Hargittai’s work around here and today we’re sharing a link to a preprint version of a paper that Hargittai co-authored with Eden Litt, a graduate student at Northwestern University in Evanston Illinois. Title: New Research: “The Tweet Smell of Celebrity Success: Explaining Variation in Twitter Adoption among a Diverse Group of […]
Emerging Technologies in Education: The NMC Horizon Report: 2011 K-12 Edition Is Now Available
From a New Media Consortium Blog Post: The NMC Horizon Report: 2011 K-12 Edition (40 pages; PDF) is now available (free) from the New Media Consortium. From the Executive Summary: The NMC Horizon Report series is the most visible outcome of the NMC Horizon Project, an ongoing research effort established in 2002 that identifies and […]
More Than 80 Items/Collections Nominated to Join UNESCO's Memory of the World Register List for Documentary Collections
From the UN: More than 80 unique documentary items and collections from around the world have been nominated for inscription this year on the Memory of the World Register List run by the United Nations culture agency in an effort to promote and preserve them through digitization. The United Nations Educational, Scientific and Cultural Organization […]
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Just Released Paper: "Computer-Assisted Update of a Consumer Health Vocabulary Through Mining of Social Network Data"
Super Interesting! Author: Kristina M Doing-Harris*, BCompSci MA MS PhD; Qing Zeng-Treitler*, PhD Affiliation (Both Authors) University of Utah, Department of Biomedical Informatics, Salt Lake City, UT, United States Source: Journal of Internet Medical Research (13.2, 2011) ABSTRACT Background: Consumer health vocabularies (CHVs) have been developed to aid consumer health informatics applications. This purpose is […]
Using Online Tools to Engage – and be Engaged by –The Public
Using Online Tools to Engage – and be Engaged by –The Public Mr. Leighninger’s report begins to pull back the veil on how the various online engagement tactics and tools can be used, and when they work best. His report describes common scenarios where public managers may find themselves needing, or using, public input. He […]
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The New York Public Library Releases First in a Series of Free iPad Apps
From the NY Times: “Biblion: The Boundless Library” is the name for a series of apps available on Apple’s tablet computer that highlight different elements in the library’s collection. It was developed by the library and the design firm Potion. [Clip] The first edition showcases the library’s 1939-1940 New York World’s fair holdings, which are […]
