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WLIC 2011 is scheduled to take place from August 13-18, 2011 in San Juan Puerto Rico. The final Programme* for the IFLA World Library and Information Congress in Puerto Rico is available online: Full, Quick Overview Daily Overviews Full, Printable Overview (* Changes in sessions may be made between now and August.)
New Online Database: Wall Street Journal Jet Tracker (Past Flights of Non-Commercial Aircraft)
Data Files, Journal Articles, Management and Leadership, News
|Make sure to read all of the documentation before using the database. From a WSJ Article The Wall Street Journal filed several Freedom of Information Act requests with the Federal Aviation Administration for the entire Enhanced Traffic Management System database, which contains flight records for aircraft that flew in the U.S. under instrument flight rules. […]
Upcoming Webinar from SPARC: What is the Digital Public Library of America?
Academic Libraries, Archives and Special Collections, Funding, Libraries, Public Libraries
|From a SPARC Announcement: In October 2010, leaders from research libraries, foundations, and cultural institutions gathered to discuss how to work together toward the creation of a Digital Public Library of America (DPLA) – defined as “an open, distributed network of comprehensive online resources that would draw on the nation’s living heritage from libraries, universities, […]
Florida BioDatabase From press release: The Florida BioDatabase (www.floridabiodatabase.com) is a freely accessible public database that tracks the biotechnology industry in Florida along a number of metrics. It follows the industry held standard of defining a biotechnology company according to the Ernst & Young guidelines that include core research and development and involve the use […]
David Weinberger on "Rebooting Library Privacy in the Age of the Network"
Companies (Publishers/Vendors), Data Files, Libraries, Patrons and Users, Podcasts
|Dr. David Weinberger is the Director of the The Harvard Library Innovation Laboratory at Harvard Law School, the host of the new Library Lab/The Podcast, blogs at Joho The Blog, and has been published in a number of publications including several articles linked to directly from home page of Joho the Blog. Dr. Weinberger’s bio […]
Digital Public Library of America Releases Details About "Beta Sprint"
Jobs, Libraries, Management and Leadership, Public Libraries, Resources
|The Beta Sprint program was first announced two weeks ago. Today, complete details about the “sprint” were released. From a Berkman Center (Harvard Law School) Announcement: The Digital Public Library of America (DPLA) Steering Committee is delighted to announce today a Beta Sprint that aims to surface innovations that could play a part in the […]
Marshall Breeding on 3M's Plans to Debut Cloud Based eBook Lending Service at ALA Annual
Associations and Organizations, Companies (Publishers/Vendors), Libraries, Patrons and Users, Publishing
|From Marshall’s Library Technology Guides 3M Library Systems announces that it will introduce the 3M Cloud Library eBook lending service at the ALA Annual Conference on June 24, 2011 in New Orleans, LA. 3M Cloud Library eBook lending provides eBooks, software and hardware with titles from leading publishers including Random House and IPG; partnerships with […]
The NISO: Mobile Technologies Forum is an all-day event taking place in Philadelphia today (May 20, 2011). Agenda Tweets available at #NISOmobile Slides from Keynote Speaker, Brian O’Leary, Founder and Principal, Magellan Media
The segment (produced by Vermont Public Radio) aired on National Public Radio’s (NPR) All Things Considered Program yesterday. A splashy new campaign moves to update the image of public libraries. “Geek the Library” isn’t just aimed a patrons but at potential funders. It shows off the many services libraries offer to many kinds of patrons. […]
So Long and Goodbye! Google Is Ending Newspaper Digitization Project
Archives and Special Collections, Companies (Publishers/Vendors), Digital Preservation, Journal Articles, Libraries, Management and Leadership, News, Patrons and Users, Reports, Resources
|Update (5/22): We’ve Added A Few Pieces of Info From the Letter Google Sent to Google Newspaper Digitization Partners. You’ll Find Them At the Bottom of this Entry. Google’s goal to digitize all of the world’s newspapers is ending. Matt McGee from SEL reports that after approximately 32 months after a formal launch announcement, Google […]