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Content Discovery: Cornell University Library Selects Summon
Academic Libraries, Associations and Organizations, Libraries, Management and Leadership, Patrons and Users
|From a Summon Announcement: Serials Solutions today announced that Cornell University Library is adopting the Summo service. By utilizing the Summon application program interface (API), Cornell University will integrate the web-scale discovery service’s search functionality with other library applications and learning management systems. This will enable Cornell University to provide greater exposure to the full […]
Letter: Association of Southeastern Research Libraries Strongly Supports ARL’s Position on Recent GPO Decisions
Academic Libraries, Digital Preservation, Libraries, Management and Leadership, News, Preservation
|ASERL Strongly Supports ARL’s Position on Recent GPO Decisions (1 page; PDF) From the Letter: ASERL members support free and open public access to information contained in FDLP collections. ASERL believes that the future of the FDLP lies in collaborative projects, including shared and multi-state Regionals and new models for digitization and preservation, such as […]
Oracle Buys Endeca
Archives and Special Collections, Data Files, Libraries, Management and Leadership, News, Public Libraries
|From an Oracle News Release: On October 18, 2011, Oracle announced it has entered into an agreement to acquire Endeca, a leading provider of unstructured data management, web commerce and business intelligence solutions. The transaction is subject to customary closing conditions and is expected to close before the end of 2011. After the transaction closes, […]
University of Utah: "Two National Leadership Grants Awarded to Marriott Library"
Archives and Special Collections, Digital Collections, Funding, Interactive Tools, Libraries, Management and Leadership, News, Open Access, Patrons and Users
|From the Deseret News: The J. Willard Marriott Library at The University of Utah Library has been awarded two National Leadership Grants from the Institute of Museum and Library Services (IMLS). In the planning grant category, the Marriott Library and project partners Mountain West Digital Library, Northwest Digital Archives and Rocky Mountain Online Archives was […]
"RIP Stanza: Casualty of iOS 5" & Stanza's Death as a Lesson for the Digital Public Library of America
Academic Libraries, Companies (Publishers/Vendors), Libraries, Management and Leadership, Patrons and Users, Public Libraries, Publishing
|From CNET Australia: With the roll-out of iOS 5, users of the free Stanza app for e-reading are discovering that their app no longer works — and it’s doubtful that it will get an update. [Clip] But the worst part is that this was a known problem back in April, when iOS 5 beta testers […]
From Business Insider: In a talk yesterday afternoon at Harvard’s Berkman Center, Berkman fellow (and MIT Media Lab/Sloan School of Management researcher) Benjamin Mako Hill presented his research into that question, focusing on what seems to be the key distinguishing success factor: the fact that Wikipedia was able to attract legions of contributors while the […]
OpenClass: "Pearson and Google Partner to Offer a Free Learning Management System"
Companies (Publishers/Vendors), Management and Leadership, News, Publishing, Reports, School Libraries, Video Recordings
|From a Wired Campus Report by Josh Fischman: Today Pearson, the publishing and learning technology group, has joined the software giant Google to launch OpenClass, a free LMS that combines standard course-management tools with advanced social networking and community-building, and an open architecture that allows instructors to import whatever material they want, from e-books to […]
Database Update: ERIC Adds 42 Sources to Collection (34 Grey Literature Sources + 8 Journals)
Digital Collections, Interactive Tools, Journal Articles, Libraries, Management and Leadership, News, Open Access, Publishing, Reports, Resources, School Libraries
|From an ERIC News Update: From May through August 2011, the ERIC digital library added 42 sources to the collection, including 34 grey literature sources and 8 journals. Of particular note are the number of research centers that will now be represented in the collection. ERIC will index documents and journal articles upon receipt from […]
ARL Releases Statement on Recent USGPO Decisions Concerning the FDLP
Academic Libraries, Associations and Organizations, Libraries, Management and Leadership, Patrons and Users
|From an ARL Announcement: The Association of Research Libraries (ARL) released a statement calling upon the US Government Printing Office (GPO) to reverse its recent, troubling decisions concerning the Federal Depository Library Program (FDLP). ARL asked that GPO approve the University of Minnesota Libraries as the regional for the State of Michigan once it is […]
Data Stewardship from a Health Sciences Library Perspective Article Begins on Page 3 of PDF. Author: Angela Lee Social Work Librarian at the Health Sciences Libraries, University of Washington and Member of the Data Services Committee at UW Libraries. Source: Synergy (September 2011) From the Article: The purpose of this article is to provide an […]