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From a ReliefWeb News Release: The UN Office for the Coordination of Humanitarian Affairs (OCHA), United Nations Foundation and Vodafone Foundation released today [May 28, 2011] at the Dubai International Humanitarian Aid & Development Conference a landmark publication examining how technology is reshaping the information landscape in which aid groups respond to sudden onset emergencies. […]
Social media not so hot on the Hill Rep. John Culberson has had it with all the noise on Twitter. “There’s a lot of trolls on Twitter,” the Texas Republican told POLITICO. “I just got to the point that I was sick and tired of it.” And he’s not the only one on Capitol Hill […]
"Full-Text Search Capability Not Without Problems, Scholars Say"
Archives and Special Collections, Libraries, News, Resources
|by Phil Ciciora, University of Illinois News Bureau From the Article: The perception that plugging a few keywords into Google will yield a universe of relevant information is somewhat mistaken, say Kathryn LaBarre and Carol L. Tilley, professors of library and information science at Illinois. [Our emphasis] “There’s a lot of excitement about the availability […]
From a Program Summary on the C-SPAN.org Web Site: The Communicators sat down with Professor Clay Shirky at this year’s “State of the Net” conference. Given the growth of smartphones, Shirky speculates on the future ways users will be able to access the Internet and uses the political unrest across the Middle East as an […]
From an Article by Alexis Madrigal on TheAtlantic.com: …there’s word that the Library of Alexandria is creating an archive of the transformation of Egypt, “collecting flyers, official documents, videos and so on.” But one suspects that projects native to the web will have an easier time finding and preserving all that went on at YouTube, […]
Hellman on "HarperCollins and the Suspension of eBook Disbelief", Weinberger Asks if HarperCollins Has Lost Its Mind or Soul
Companies (Publishers/Vendors), Libraries, New Issue, News, Patrons and Users, Publishing
|Another must read from the “Go to Hellman” blog. Three paragraphs from the 1300+ word blog post: The current library situation, however, does a great job of erecting an availability barrier. eBooks are so popular that in most libraries, many books have long waiting lists. Patrons are pushed towards less popular titles, which is a […]
2011 News Release Schedule A complete listing of our upcoming news releases can be found on our detailed schedule for 2011. All news releases shown on our schedule are made available as RSS feeds. Source: Bureau of Economic Analysis
From a Wired Campus (Chronicle of Higher Ed.) Article By Jeff Young: What if a reference librarian was assigned to a college course, to be on hand to suggest books, online links, or other resources based on class discussion? A media-studies course at Baylor University tried the idea last semester, with an “embedded librarian” following […]
It's Always Something: "Publishing Industry Forces OverDrive and Other Library eBook Vendors to Take a Giant Step Back" (via Librarian by Day)
Companies (Publishers/Vendors), Libraries, News, Patrons and Users, Publishing
|From a Librarian by Day Blog Post: Yesterday I received an email from OverDrive with an attachment titles OverDrive Partner Library Update from Steve Potash [CEO over OverDrive], I glanced at it and filed it away in my to-read pile for a later date (which honestly means I may never have gotten to it). This […]
Start-up Room 77 lets you see your hotel-room view before you arrive Travelers: Ever walk into your hotel room and let out a sigh of extreme sadness when you saw the view of an ugly concrete parking garage? If you answered yes, then you’ll definitely want to know about Room 77, which publicly launches its […]