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UPDATE: Today’s Event is Now Accessible in the C-SPAN Video Library The “Future of the Congressional Research Service” discussion sponsored by the Sunlight Foundation that’s scheduled for this afternoon (May 9th) will air live on C-SPAN. The program will begin at 2pm EDST/11am PDST and run for 90 minutes. You can find a link to […]
Research Paper: "How Journal Rankings Can Suppress Interdisciplinarity. The Case of Innovation Studies in Business and Management"
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|“How journal rankings can suppress interdisciplinarity. The case of innovation studies in business and management” (via arXiv) by: Ismael Rafols, Loet Leydesdorff, Alice O’Hare, Paul Nightingale, Andy Stirling From the Abstract: While interdisciplinary research (IDR) is valued as a means of encouraging scientific breakthroughs, innovation and socially relevant science, it is also widely perceived as […]
One mobile app (all smartphones, now download required) and one iPhone app. Both resources are free and are being made available by the Department of Veterans Affairs. From the Mobile Gov Blog: National Resource Directory The National Resource Directory is a mobile optimized website that connects wounded warriors, service members, veterans, and their families with […]
OPM Launches USAJOBSRecruit.gov The U.S. Office of Personnel Management (OPM) launched USAJOBSRecruit.gov, a one-stop gateway to recruitment resources throughout the Federal Government. President Obama’s Hiring Reform Initiative highlights the importance of recruiting and hiring top talent to better serve the American people. USAJOBSRecruit provides tools and guidance, and encourages collaborative development of best practices within […]
A new mobile research tool. Because the FORTUNE 500+ is a web app it should work on most mobile web browsers, no download required. What does 500+ mean? The Top 1000 companies are listed. Free and Fee-Based Access Levels (Registration is Required For Both Versions) Free Version Explore the full FORTUNE 1000 list complete with […]
Lists and Rankings: Best-Selling Graduate Works of 2010 Published by ProQuest/UMI Dissertation Pub
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|From ProQuest: Best-selling graduate works are based on an analysis of sales results, search queries, and customer service inquiries of the chosen titles. Each spring the best-selling dissertations from the previous year are announced to the scholars, libraries, and researchers. This year the list has expanded to include the best selling master’s theses. ProQuest/UMI Dissertation […]
U.S. Holocuast Museum & Ancestry.com Announce Launch of Project to Create World's Largest Online Resource About Victims of Holocaust and Nazi Persocution
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|Note: Two other recent Holocaust projects are linked at the bottom of this post. Btw, this is yet another example of a resource that will be built with the help of crowdsourcing. From a U.S. Holocaust Memorial Announcement: The United States Holocaust Memorial Museum and Ancestry.com today announced the launch of the World Memory Project, […]
Education Research: Create Customized RSS Feeds With ERIC Database
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|From a New Post on the ERIC Web Site: Would you like to receive the latest material on an education topic of your choice? You can build on any search you create in ERIC by setting up a customized RSS (Really Simple Syndication) feed. The symbol lets you know that you can click on your […]
New: Westchester County (New York) Launches Online Digital Archives
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|From Westchester.com: More than 9,000 historical photographs and maps stored in archival vaults have been digitized and placed online as part of the newly launched Westchester County Archives’ Digital Collections. “Every aspect of government needs to be continually improving,” said County Executive Robert P. Astorino. “This digitization project is an example of how technology can […]
By Maureen McGrath Source: Journal of the Library Administration and Management Section New York Library Association; Spring 2010-2011; Vol. 7, No. 2 From the Abstract: (Page 29 of PDF) Trough first-person interviews, this article describes the process and experience of switching over a library’s non-fiction collections to a more BISAC-like system and presents the problems […]