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From the Report Overview: Fully 65% of adult internet users now say they use a social networking site like MySpace, Facebook or LinkedIn, up from 61% one year ago. This marks the first time in Pew Internet surveys that 50% of all adults use social networking sites. [Our Emphasis] The frequency of social networking site […]
From the Federal Depository Library Program Web Site: In its efforts to address the value of Federal Depository Library Program (FDLP) membership and to determine baseline outcomes-based performance measures, the U.S. Government Printing Office (GPO), working with Outsell, Inc. and the Depository Library Council, developed a survey for depository library users. The survey ran from […]
Now available online. Free. Read Online Download Full Text (PDF) Highlights: 62% of the UK population said they went to the cinema at least once a year, up from 60% in 2009 Women made up 12% (17% in 2009) of the screenwriters of UK films released in the UK in 2010 and 13% (17% in […]
From Government Technology: The Barack Obama administration added to its portfolio of accountability websites with the introduction Thursday, Aug. 25, of Performance.gov. [Clip] Performance.gov was created last year but was previously only accessible to agencies for internal sharing of data and best practices. Now this information is available for the world to see. Some of […]
From a National Digital Public Library Announcement by John Palfrey, Steering Committee Chair John Palfrey on the DPLA: I wanted to share with you a video about some of the Boston-area Beta Sprint projects that was created this summer by two Berkman Center interns, Ben Naddaff-Hafrey and Meredith Whipple. In their words: “We’re interns at the Berkman […]
Reference: Hurricane Irene: FEMA's National Situation Daily Update & Natl. Hurricane Center Mobile
|By Gary Price, Co-Founder and C0-Editor, InfoDocket.com Here in DC, this is going to be a week we remember for a long time. After our “whole lotta shakin’ goin’ on event” the other day we’re begin to prepare (as is the entire eastern seaboard) for Hurricane Irene. Here are two resources that you might find […]
Google Books: "Google Strikes Deal With French Publisher La Martiniere Groupe"
Companies (Publishers/Vendors), Digital Collections, Interactive Tools, Libraries, Preservation, Publishing
|From Dow Jones Newswires: The deal is the second major agreement the web giant reaches with a publishing house, following a controversy over the group’s digital library project. [Clip] “This collaboration constitutes an important step in our relationships with French publishers and contributes to the preservation of the French culture,” Philippe Colombet, head of Google […]
New White Paper from ProQuest: Scholarly Publishing: “Extending the Reach and Impact of Graduate Works”
Academic Libraries, Journal Articles, Open Access, Publishing
|The focus is on dissertations. “Extending the Reach and Impact of Graduate Works” (PDF) by Austin McLean, Director of Scholarly Publishing at ProQuest Included in the 16 page white paper is a discussion about alternative sources for dissertations, digital repositories, and open access on pages 11-15.
From M-W.com Tweet and social media join other technology-related terms including crowdsourcing (the practice of obtaining information from a large group of people who contribute online) and m-commerce (“a business transaction conducted using a mobile electronic device”). Pop culture brings us bromance (“a close nonsexual friendship between men”) and cougar (“a middle-aged woman seeking a […]
From the Washington Biz Journal: Bloomberg LP has agreed to acquire Arlington-based research and analysis reports publisher BNA in a deal worth $990 million. BNA is owned by current and former employees. Bloomberg will acquire all outstanding shares of BNA for $39.50 per share in cash. The acquisition is expected to close this year, Bloomberg […]