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"BuddyPress, Libraries and Higher Education: An Interview with Kenley Neufeld and Michael Stephens"
Associations and Organizations, Interviews, Libraries, Management and Leadership, Profiles, Public Libraries, Reports
|Neufeld and Stephens chat with Kyle Jones, the co-author along with Polly-Alida Farrington of the latest issue of Library Technology Reports titled, “Using WordPress as a Library Content Management System.” You can access a free chapter of LTR here and purchase a print or e-book copy at the ALA Store. Here’s One Exchange From the […]
"College Students' Use of Kindle DX Points to e-Reader’s Role in Academia"
Academic Libraries, Interviews, Journal Articles, News, Profiles, Publishing, School Libraries
|From the University of Washington News and Info Office: A study of how University of Washington graduate students integrated an Amazon Kindle DX into their course reading provides the first long-term investigation of e-readers in higher education. While some of the study’s findings were expected – students want improved support for taking notes, checking references […]
Paper — Demystifying the Data Interview
Data Files, Interviews, Journal Articles, Libraries, Management and Leadership, Profiles, Resources
|Demystifying the Data Interview What would a “typical” librarian need to know before conducting an interview with a faculty member regarding his/her research data and associated needs in managing or curating this data? Supported by the Institute of Museum and Library Services, the Purdue University Libraries and the Library School at the University of Illinois […]
UPDATE: “Desert Island Discs on mobile: A 70 year radio archive in your pocket (Radio 4 & Radio 4 Extra Blog) Direct to the Desert Island Disc Online Archive At the beginning of March we posted an item about the complete archive of the BBC radio program “Desert Island Discs” (first broadcast was in 1942) […]
Amazon.com Launches New Author Interview Series
Archives and Special Collections, Awards, Interviews, Profiles, Publishing
|From an Amazon.com Announcement: Amazon.com [has] introduced “Author Interviews@Amazon,” the new author interview series that will be available in a new content destination called The Backstory (www.amazon.com/thebackstory). Author Interviews@Amazon launches with five video interviews, including celebrity chef and James Beard Award-winning Tom Douglas, New York Times bestselling debut author Joshua Foer, young adult authors Holly […]
So many conferences and events but so little time. Here’s a new site/database that can help keep you informed about upcoming events that you might be interested in attending. This site also will be useful to speakers and conference planners. It’s name: LISEvents (The Library Community Conferences and Events) Site and it comes from Blake […]
Recently Released: CRL Website Features Global Resources Forum With Reviews, Profiles, and More
Academic Libraries, Archives and Special Collections, Data Files, Libraries, Open Access, Preservation, Profiles, Resources
|Some of the material accessible from the resource listed below will likely be of interest to many librarians, researchers, and others in the info community. From a Center for Research Libraries Announcement: CRL recently opened the Global Resources Forum section on its website. The section offers four main tools to help CRL libraries make informed collection […]
From a Text Summary of a Federal News Radio Interview: Now in its 150th year, the Government Printing Office has been on a digital tear for the last several years. In December it went live with FDsys.gov, its new system of record. GPO is partnering with several agencies to help with digital conversion and public […]
Former Random House CEO Alberto Vitale: ‘Paper Books Will Evolve into More Precious Products’ Alberto Vitale was running Bantam Books, the world leader in paperbacks, when the Newhouse family recruited him to become the COO of Random House. In that role, and later as the CEO of one of the world’s top publishing firms, Vitale […]
From an LA Times Article: At a Los Angeles City Council committee meeting Tuesday, city librarian Martin Gomez said making computer use as private as possible is the best solution. Gomez said all of the nearly 3,000 computers in the L.A. Public Library system are outfitted with screens that make it hard for bystanders to […]