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From Elsevier: The Gray’s Anatomy for Students App provides access to a clinically-oriented, student-friendly textbook for human anatomy. Beginning with a general chapter on the body, students are introduced to the anatomical terminology, positioning, medical imaging and overview of body systems. The content then progresses through the body in a logical manner, building on the […]
"IBM Develops Full-Text Digitization System for National Diet Library of Japan"
Digital Collections, Digital Preservation, Interactive Tools, Libraries, Patrons and Users, Resources
|From an IBM Announcement: The prototype technology, created by IBM Research, allows full-text digitization of Japanese literature to be quickly realized through expansive recognition of Japanese characters and enabling users to collaboratively review and correct language characters, script and structure. Additionally, the full-text digitization system is designed to promote future international collaborations and standardization of […]
From the National Security Archive: Pursuant to a FOIA lawsuit filed by the National Security Archive on the 50th anniversary of the infamous CIA-led invasion of Cuba, the CIA has released four volumes of its Official History of the Bay of Pigs Operation. The Archive today posted volume 2, “Participation in the Conduct of Foreign […]
From a Euroalert.net Article: The European Commission launched a new database in order to improve access to information on unfair commercial practices. The website provides an extensive overview of national laws transposing the Directive, jurisprudence, administrative decisions and references to relevant literature. The Directive 2005/29/EC on Unfair Commercial Practices ensures that consumers are not misled […]
Congrats Brewster! This article was picked up by hundreds of newspapers around the globe. From the Associated Press: Tucked away in a small warehouse on a dead-end street, an Internet pioneer is building a bunker to protect an endangered species: the printed word. Brewster Kahle, 50, founded the nonprofit Internet Archive in 1996 to save […]
The always interesting and informative Colorado Library Research Service blog lets us knows us that the IMLS (Institute of Museum and Library Services) released files with data from the 2009 Public Libraries Survey (PLS) at the end of last week. The new data along with data files back to 1992 can be accessed here. From […]
University of Virginia's New "Libra" Digital Repository Debuts
Academic Libraries, Data Files, Journal Articles, Libraries, Open Access, Publishing
|From a UVa Announcement: Libra, a new digital repository, is designed to archive U.Va. faculty articles and scholarship from any discipline in a searchable database, said Martha Sites, deputy university librarian. The service will also host student theses and dissertations, as well as research data sets. “It provides a way for scholars to ensure the […]
The two new apps are only available for iPad users. Like all of the other apps in the directory they’re free to download and use. 1. Science360 for iPad from the National Science Foundation (NSF) The National Science Foundation’s (NSF) Science360 for iPad provides easy access to engaging science and engineering images and video from […]
If you’re not a developer, here’s some news that might be of interest to them. Perhaps it’s time to for developers and non-developers to brainstorm new ways to use Dept. of Labor data. The team at the wonderful ProgrammableWeb.com, home to a massive directory of API’s and mashups pointed out that the U.S. Department of […]
From RLUK: New figures from RLUK university members have challenged the tired stereotype of academic libraries as being quiet, dusty, and increasingly empty. Figures for 2009/10 (the latest for which full data are available) show that there were over 35 million visits to RLUK’s 23 UK university member libraries. This represented an increase of 10% […]