MORE POSTS FROM AUGUST 2011
The fastest growing private companies in America. Have generated revenue by March 31, 2007; Have generated at least $100,000 in revenue in 2007; Have generated at least $2 million in revenue in 2010; Be privately held, for profit, based in the U.S., and independent (not a subsidiary or division of another company). Direct to the […]
From the Dallas Observer: Corinne Hill has been the interim director of libraries for the city of Dallas since June of last year. That, she says, will change soon enough: Either she will be made the permanent director, or the city will install someone else in that position. City Manager Mary Suhm acknowledges as much: […]
From the Zotero Blog: Eleven months ago, we announced Zotero Everywhere, a grant-funded initiative to extend Zotero far beyond the Firefox browser. Last week we took the wraps of our new site design, which allows users to edit and reorganize their libraries via the web. Today we’re thrilled to announce the immediate availability of beta […]
From a NARA Statement: Assessments are continuing of the earthquake damage at the National Archives Washington National Records Center in Suitland, MD. Based on preliminary review by engineers, the facility will remain closed through Monday, August 29, 2011. A full review will determine when the facility will reopen. During an extensive walkthrough, National Archives Executive […]
From OCLC: On August 26, 1971, the OCLC Online Union Catalog and Shared Cataloging system (now known as WorldCat) began operation. That first day, from a single terminal, catalogers at Ohio University in Athens, Ohio, cataloged 133 books online. Today, WorldCat comprises more than 240 million records representing more than 1.7 billion items in OCLC […]
As Hurricane Irene approaches us here in the Mid-Atlantic and Northeast we thought pointing out RadioReference.com might be useful to those of you who might like to listen to live feeds from first responders using the Internet. It’s also likely some of you have access to these feeds using one of many iOS, Android, and […]
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 […]