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New Online Resource Offers Teachers Wealth of Middle East Material
| Digital Collections, Funding, Interactive Tools, Libraries, News
From a University of Chicago News Release: Students in high schools and colleges around the country can get a much richer look at the history and culture of the Middle East through a new online resource, “Teaching the Middle East,” which includes articles written by University of Chicago faculty on topics ranging from prehistory through […]
Webcast Now Available: "FDsys Helps GPO Provide Access to Federal Digital Publications"
| Digital Preservation, Libraries, Management and Leadership, News, Open Access, Patrons and Users, Preservation, Publishing
From a National Digital Information Infrastructure and Preservation Program/Library of Congress Announcement: “It’s like an all-you-can eat buffet, but all the options are healthy for you,” said Kate Zwaard, the Government Printing Office’s Lead Program Planner for Digital Preservation, in a visit to the Library of Congress on November 16, 2010. Zwaard was talking about […]
New, Free Full Text Book: "Linked Data: Evolving the Web into a Global Data Space"
| Data Files, Lecture, News, Publishing
An HTML version of the book is free online. PDF and hard copy copy versions are also available for a fee. By: Tom Heath, Talis and Christian Bizer , Freie Universität Berlin Published by: Morgan & Claypool From the Abstract: The World Wide Web has enabled the creation of a global information space comprising linked […]
Congratulations to Karen Coyle! Recipient of 2011 ALCTS Outstanding Publication Award
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UPDATE: The full text of the report mentioned below is available online (free). Direct to: Understanding the Semantic Web: Bibliographic Data and Metadata (January, 2010) Congrats and Kudos to Karen! From an ALA Announcement: The Association for Library Collections & Technical Services Outstanding Publication Award recipient for 2011 is Karen Coyle for her “Understanding the […]
From an International Labour Organization Announcement: The International Labour Organization (ILO) has expanded its online database of labour market statistics to include information disaggregated by sector of the economy. Data are available for 17 sectors in 54 countries according to their national classifications, ranging from agriculture, mining, manufacturing, and construction to trade or transport, among […]
Media and Information sites thrive in popularity as consumers seek the ‘real world’ on the web In Jan 2004, nine media companies featured in the UK’s 50 most-popular brands online. By January 2011, the number had risen to 16, with the growth principally coming from TV broadcasters (ITV, Channel 4 and Sky) and national newspapers […]
Recently Released: R&D Dashboard (U.S. Federal Investments in Science and Research)
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From the Dashboard Web Site (Interactive Resource) From the In response to the eGov Act of 2002 Section 207, the R&D Dashboard beta web site provides an initial look at U.S. Federal Investments in Science and Research from two agencies; the National Institutes of Health (NIH) and the National Science Foundation (NSF) from years 2000-2009. […]
A few questions for Josh Marwell, Harper Collins Sales Director, after publication of his open letter (linked below). Dear Mr. Marwell: We just read. “Open Letter to Librarians” on the Library Love Fest Blog. I would like to share a few comments that we’ve posted on INFOdocket in the past few days about changes you […]
Research Paper: "Digital Technology Innovation in Scholarly Communication and University Engagement"
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From a Recently Published Paper From the Canadian Centre for Studies in Publishing: Authors: Rowland Lorimer (Simon Fraser University), Johanne Provençal (Simon Fraser University), Brian Owen (Simon Fraser University), Rea Devakos (University of Toronto), David Phipps (York University), and Richard Smith (Simon Fraser University). Canada has earned worldwide attention for its general level of digital […]
New from GAO: National Archives: Framework Governing Use of Presidential Library Facilities and Staff
| Archives and Special Collections, Associations and Organizations, Libraries, News
From the Summary of a New GAO Report: The National Archives and Records Administration (NARA) operates presidential libraries for all of the former U.S. presidents since Herbert Hoover. These libraries received over 2.4 million visits in 2009, including researchers, public program attendees, and museum visitors. Each library is associated with a private foundation, which raised […]
