MORE 'DASHBOARDS' POSTS
From The White House Blog: [On Monday], the Obama Administration launched the Smart Disclosure Data Community at Consumer.Data.gov. “Smart disclosure” is the act of making potentially useful data more readily available—both to consumers directly and to innovators who can use it to build tools that help consumers make smart decisions. Federal agencies have already taken […]
New Issue Alert: The Code4Lib Journal (Issue 19) is Now Online
Dashboards, Data Files, Libraries, New Issue, News, Open Access, Patrons and Users
|Issue 19 of The Code4Lib Journal was made available earlier today. Here’s what you’ll find (direct links to abstracts and full text): Editorial Introduction: A Peer Network by Andrew Darby Building a Library App Portfolio with Redis and Django by Jeremy Nelson A Comparison of Article Search APIs via Blinded Experiment and Developer Review by […]
From the FDLP Web Site: The next generation of the official Federal Depository Library Program (FDLP) Web site is released in beta. Available at http://beta.fdlp.gov, the site is designed to transform our Web services into a modern, clean, and responsive resource serving the Federal depository library community and the public. Highlighted Features: Streamlined, intuitive navigation […]
Mike Shatzkin: More Thoughts on Libraries and eBook Lending & a New Program from Recorded Books
Companies (Publishers/Vendors), Dashboards, Libraries, News, Patrons and Users, Publishing
|Mike Shatzkin is a well-known and highly respected consultant and “thinker” in the publishing world. This new post on his idealog blog will be of interest to many of you. It’s important to be reading and listening to what people in the publishing industry are thinking. First, a bit of news. Shatzkin writes about a […]
Springer Begins Global Migration of Customers to New Version of SpringerLink
Associations and Organizations, Dashboards, Data Files, Libraries, News, Patrons and Users
|From Springer: Today Springer will begin migrating its global library customers to its new and improved version of its platform, SpringerLink. [Clip] After more than 18 months of development, SpringerLink (link.springer.com) has received a total makeover that will change the way Springer brings its content to students, researchers and librarians. [Clip] Page load times are […]
IMLS Awards More Than $12 Million Dollars in National Leadership Grants
Academic Libraries, Archives and Special Collections, Associations and Organizations, Awards, Dashboards, Data Files, Digital Collections, Digital Preservation, Funding, Interactive Tools, Libraries, Management and Leadership, News, Open Access, Patrons and Users, Preservation, Public Libraries, Publishing
|From the Institute For Museum and Library Services: The Institute of Museum and Library Services (IMLS) today announced 52 National Leadership Grants totaling $12,065,054. The institutions receiving the awards are matching them with $9,759,281 in non-federal funds. IMLS received 211 applications requesting $47,635,924. “We believe that each of these grants will advance the museum, library, […]
Reference: World Bank Releases New Portal For Data and Statistics on Gender
Dashboards, Data Files, Funding, Maps, News, Open Access, Patrons and Users, Reports
|From the News Release: The portal provides country, regional and thematic dashboards, with key indicators displayed through interactive visualizations. Create your own tables, charts, and maps using the DataBank data retrieval system. Featured datasets and resources are drawn from the World Development Indicators, national statistical agencies, databases of United Nations Agencies, and surveys conducted of […]
Books Publishing Statistics: Highlights from 2012 Edition of BookStats
Companies (Publishers/Vendors), Dashboards, Data Files, News, Publishing, Reports
|via the Association of American Publishers: The 2012 edition, released in July 2012, includes data provided by 1977 publishers from all four industry sectors: Trade (fiction and non-fiction for adults and children), School/K-12, Higher Education and Professional/Scholarly Publishing. The survey is available for purchase in three versions: as a customizable interactive online dashboard, an executive […]
From the Announcement: The curated Twitter content in Factiva covers 31 industries, including energy, financial services and technology, with a focus on the most influential tweeters from around the globe. The real time content is available via Factiva Snapshot, a business search tool with news dashboards that help businesses to efficiently gather intelligence and identify […]
New Issue Alert: LIBER Quarterly (Journal of European Research Libraries), Volume 21 (2012), No. 2
Academic Libraries, Archives and Special Collections, Dashboards, Libraries, Management and Leadership, National Libraries, New Issue, News
|Articles in this Issue of LIBER Quarterly Include: Editorial How do Researchers in the Humanities Use Information Resources? Ellen Collins, Michael Jubb A Partnership Approach to Promoting Information Literacy for Higher Education Researchers Stéphane Goldstein Establishing a Research Information System as Part of an Integrated Approach to Information Management: Best Practice at the Karlsruhe Institute […]