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Recently Updated: Business, Management & the Economy in East Asia: A Guide to Selected Information Sources
Journal Articles, Libraries, Management and Leadership, Resources
|From the Business Reference Services at the Library of Congress: This guide provides a brief overview and information on selected books, periodicals, and electronic resources on business, management, economic trends in East Asia. The guide includes English language material that looks at larger macroeconomic policies and trends, as well as those microeconomic issues that involve […]
New Preprint from Information Technology and Libraries: "Selecting a Web Content Management System for an Academic Library Web Site"
Academic Libraries, Libraries, Management and Leadership, Public Libraries
|Title: “Selecting a Web Content Management System for an Academic Library Web Site” (10 Pages; PDF) Author: Elizabeth L. Black, Ohio St. University Source: Information Technology and Libraries (Published by the Library & Information Technology Assn) The article has been accepted for publication. However, an anticipated publication date is not provided. Abstract This article describes the […]
Preprint: "A Study of Faculty Data Curation Behaviors and Attitudes at a Teaching-Centered University"
Academic Libraries, Data Files, Journal Articles, Libraries, Management and Leadership, Resources
|Title: “A Study of Faculty Data Curation Behaviors and Attitudes at a Teaching-Centered University” Source: C&RL (College and Research Libraries) Authors: Jeanine Marie Scaramozzino, Marisa L. Ramirez, and Karen J. McGaughey Affiliation (All Authors): Robert E. Kennedy Library, California Polytechnic State University, San Luis Obispo, CA Accepted for Publication: August 2011 Anticipated Publication Date: May […]
Apple iPad News Reader Zite Sold to CNN for Just Over $20 Million
Companies (Publishers/Vendors), Management and Leadership, News, Patrons and Users, Publishing
|By Kara Swisher at AllThingsD: Zite, the magazine-style reading app for the Apple iPad, has been sold to news giant CNN for $20 million to $25 million. The arena for news readers on tablets and smartphones is competitive, with high-profile efforts such as Flipboard, Livestand from Yahoo, AOL’s Editions and start-ups such as Pulse and […]
Preprint: "Book Lovers, Technophiles, Pragmatists, and Printers: The Social and Demographic Structure of User Attitudes Toward E-Books"
Academic Libraries, Libraries, Management and Leadership, Publishing
|Title: “Book Lovers, Technophiles, Pragmatists, and Printers: The Social and Demographic Structure of User Attitudes Toward E-Books (22 pages; PDF)” Source: C&RL (College and Research Libraries) Authors: + Andy Revelle (Social Sciences Librarian, Miami University) + Kevin Messner (Life Sciences Librarian, Miami University) + Aaron Shrimplin (Assistant Dean for Reference and Collection Services, Miami University) […]
From Mashable: Google+ was meant to be an identity service, Google Chairman Eric Schmidt said this weekend, shedding some light on Google’s reasoning behind Google+’s controversial real-name policy. Google’s requirement that members of its social layer, Google+, use only their real names has been a point of contention for several weeks — especially for people […]
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 […]
Full Text of Steve Jobs Resignation Letter (via Apple.com) To the Apple Board of Directors and the Apple Community: I have always said if there ever came a day when I could no longer meet my duties and expectations as Apple’s CEO, I would be the first to let you know. Unfortunately, that day has […]
ARL Executive Director Charles B. Lowry to Retire December 2012
Academic Libraries, Archives and Special Collections, Associations and Organizations, Funding, Jobs, Libraries, Management and Leadership
|From an ARL Announcement: Charles B. Lowry has announced that he will retire from his position as Executive Director of the Association of Research Libraries (ARL) at the end of December 2012. By announcing his retirement plans now, Lowry provides the ARL Board of Directors with time for a search and a seamless transition of […]
Art Museums: Marquette University's Haggerty Museum Puts Collection Online
Data Files, Digital Collections, Interactive Tools, Management and Leadership, News
|From the Milwaukee Journal Sentinel: The Haggerty Museum of Art at Marquette University has put nearly a quarter of its 4,500 or so artworks into a digital collections database, the museum announced today. [Clip] The database features the work of 350 artists from 29 different countries and is searchable by artist’s name, title, nationality, medium […]