MORE POSTS FROM AUGUST 2015
From the PASTEUR4OA Project Web Site: Most of the data visualisations are based on data taken from ROARMAP on 24th August 2015, though some use live data. The use of live ROARMAP data is an area the PASTEUR4OA team hope to carry out more investigation into over the duration of the project. The visualisations illustrate […]
From The Oracle During his recent fall address to faculty, USF Provost Ralph Wilcox announced that the students enrolled in professor Jennifer Schneider’s Literature in Childhood Education course will use an open-access e-textbook to read digital literature collections, move through interactive lessons and visit children’s literature museums. [Clip] Schneider, an associate professor in the College […]
New today from the NOAA VisLab. Hurricane Katrina as seen by GOES East [Satellite], including rapid scan imagery, from August 22 through September 1, 2005. Learn More About GOES East See Also: These Maps Show the Severe Impact of Hurricane Katrina on New Orleans (via Smithsonian Magazine) See Also: Facts and Statistics About Hurricane Katrina […]
From the Texas A&M Transportation Institute America’s traffic congestion recession is over. Just as the U.S. economy has regained nearly all of the 9 million jobs lost during the downturn, a new report produced by INRIX and the Texas A&M Transportation Institute (TTI) shows that traffic congestion has returned to pre-recession levels. According to the […]
1. Streaming Video: “Kanopy Signs 377 New Universities and Colleges for 2015-2016 Academic Year” 2. “Coursera Raises $49.5M to Help it Expand to Latin America, China, and India” (via VentureBeat) 3. Elsevier Launches New App for Tablets: My Knovel ToGo 4. hoopla Adds New Titles From Image Comics Including The Walking Dead
Lisa Funderburke Hoffman Appointed by President Obama to National Museum and Library Services Board
|The White House announced today that Lisa Funderburke Hoffman has been appointed to the National Museum and Library Services Board. The board, “is an advisory body that includes the director and deputy directors of IMLS and presidentially appointed and Senate-confirmed members of the general public who have demonstrated expertise in, or commitment to, library or […]
Here’s a slide deck used in a recent presentation by Professor Christine Borgman (UCLA) and Co-Chair, CODATA-ICSTI Task Group on Data Citation and Attribution. Title: “Data Citation and Scholarship” The presentation took place at the Identify Citation Workshop, CODATA-ICSTI Task Group in Lanzhou, China. Direct to Slides (PDF; via bepress) See Also: Full Text Article: […]
From the Old Maps Online Web Site: Use your iPhone, iPad or any Android device to view over 250,000 historical maps from the 15th to the 20th century. The Old Maps mobile app can display the relevant maps according to the places of interest to you. Don’t like travelling yourself? No worries, you can still […]
U.S. Small Business Administration (SBA) Partners with the Federal Research Division of Library of Congress
Funding, Jobs, Libraries, Management and Leadership, News, Reports
|From the Small Business Administration Blog: Created by Congress in 1958, the Small Business Investment Company (SBIC), program was established as a public–private partnership in order to generate long-term capital for small businesses within the United States. It was the second program established after the one today known as the 7(a) loan program. SBIC leverages […]
From an Institute for Museum and Library Services (IMLS) Blog Post by Tim Carrigan: In May, a group of thought leaders met at the Kansas City Public Library in Kansas City, Missouri, for an IMLS Focus convening on the subject of learning in libraries. The event featured lively conversations on a variety of topics, including […]