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A 17 Item Roundup of News From and About Google and Google+
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|UPDATED (Monday, August 15, 2011): Google Acquires Motorola Mobility for $12.5 Billion; Patents Seen as a Leading Reason for Deal Time once again for another in our series of Google news roundups. We missed last week so this is going to be full of items in addition to several Google items we posted as soon as […]
A web version of the exhibition is now available online. The physical exhibit opens in the Special Collections Research Center Exhibition Gallery in the Joseph Regenstein Library on the U. of Chicago campus next week. It will run through December 30, 2011. Details here. From the Web Exhibition Web Site: “Adventures in the Soviet Imaginary” […]
The SEA Currents Blog (via National Network of Libraries of Medicine Southeastern/Atlantic Region) Reports: …the National Library of Medicine changed the name of the MedlinePlus Twitter feed from @medlineplus4you to @medlineplus. Tweets will no longer be published to the @medlineplus4you feed, and, instead, will be published to the @medlineplus feed. Existing subscribers to @medlineplus4you or […]
"Rwandan Libraries Go Digital"
Digital Collections, Interactive Tools, Journal Articles, Libraries
|From the The Korea Herald: The Korea Internationel Cooperation Agency and the Rwanda Development Board recently launched a digital library to be used in 30 Rwandan business development centers. Libraries at telecenters will be equipped with several tablet computers to create an environment for developing digital content and facilitate the access of information. In the […]
From the USDA Blog: Resources Mentioned Include: USDA National Farmers Market Directory Farmers Market Data and Ratings Comparisons API For the Farmers Market Directory Real Time Farms (Database) Eat Well Guide (Database) The Agricultural Marketing Service (AMS), the USDA agency responsible for the National Farmers Market Directory, will continue gathering and refining the data and […]
From the EDUCAUSE Web Site: Gamification is the application of game elements in non-gaming situations, often to motivate or influence behavior. The rewards or the spirit of competition can spur students’ concentration and interest and lead to more effective learning. The use of gamification is wide-ranging in higher education, from extra-credit awards and in-class team […]
Cook County includes the entire City of Chicago and a number of suburbs. From WBEZ Radio: A new online database lets people to see who has outstanding warrants in Cook County. Sheriff Tom Dart said there are about 44,000 people in Cook County who have outstanding warrants. The new online database, he hopes, will help […]
"Getty Launches Expanded Search Function on its Website"
Digital Collections, Interactive Tools, Libraries, Resources
|From a Getty Announcement: The Getty recently unveiled a newly expanded search function on its website that will allow scholars, researchers, and the interested public to better access the Getty’s vast resources of information about the visual arts. The Getty Search Gateway, which is now available online, provides streamlined searches through the Museum’s collections and […]
Just In: "Google+ To Suspend Users Using Pseudonyms", If Suspended You'll Have Four Days to Make a Change
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|From a New Report by Ben Parr on Mashable: Google+ has decided to ban the use of pseudonyms and nicknames in place of real names. In response to feedback though, users will not be immediately suspended for violating Google’s Common Names Policy. The change comes weeks after Google came under fire for suspending countless accounts […]
Roundup: A Selection of Papers to Be Presented at the IFLA (World Library and Information Congress) Next Week
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|The World Library and Information Congress : 77th IFLA* General Conference and Assembly takes place next week in San Juan, Puerto Rico. For the past month we’ve been selecting a few of the papers that will be delivered at the conference that we think will be of interest to INFOdocket readers. There are many more […]