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"
Filed by on May 17, 2011
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
Filed by on May 17, 2011
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 [...]
New Research: "The Tweet Smell of Celebrity Success: Explaining Variation in Twitter Adoption among a Diverse Group of Young Adults"
Filed by on May 17, 2011
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
Filed by on May 17, 2011
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
Filed by on May 17, 2011
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 [...]
The New York Public Library Releases First in a Series of Free iPad Apps
Filed by on May 17, 2011
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 [...]
