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Authors: Róbert Sumi, Taha Yasseri, András Rung, András Kornai, János Kertész From an Abstract (via arXiv): We present a new, efficient method for automatically detecting severe conflicts `edit wars’ in Wikipedia and evaluate this method on six different language WPs. We discuss how the number of edits, reverts, the length of discussions, the burstiness of […]
Data rescue initiatives: bringing historical climate data into the 21st century The currently limited availability of long and high-quality surface instrumental climate records continues to hamper our ability to carry out more robust assessments of the climate. Such assessments are needed to better understand, detect, predict and respond to global climate variability and change. Despite […]
Updated: Aaron Swartz’s Blog and Twitter Stream Refers Users to a News Release from Demand Progress: “Federal Government Indicts Former Demand Progress Executive Director For Downloading Too Many Journal Articles” Update: News Release from JSTOR Update: News Release from U.S. DOJ Direct to the Full Text of the Indictment (via Scribd) From The Guardian: Aaron […]
Conference Paper: "Linking to LCSH and LCC: Controlled Subject Headings and Classification Systems through the Web"
Associations and Organizations, Data Files, Journal Articles, Libraries, Resources
|This paper will be presented at on August 16, 2011, at the World Library and Information Congress : 77th IFLA General Conference and Assembly in San Juan. Title: “Linking to LCSH and LCC: Controlled Subject Headings and Classification Systems through the Web” (28 pages; PDF) Authors: Barbara Tillett, Libby Dechman, and Loche McLean (Library of […]
New: "Journal Archiving for UK HE Libraries – a White Paper "
Academic Libraries, Journal Articles, Libraries, Open Access
|Author: Neil Beagrie Source: JISC Repository The aim of this white paper is to help universities and libraries implement policies and procedures in relation to e-journal archiving which can help support the move towards e-only provision of scholarly journals across the HE sector. Includes several case studies. Direct to Full Text (16 pages; MS Word) […]
Reminder: C-SPAN's Library of Congress Documentary Debuts on Monday, Watch Several Clips Now
Awards, Interviews, Journal Articles, Libraries, Maps, News, Profiles
|UPDATE: The complete Library of Congress documentary including a text transcript is now available in the C-SPAN Video Library. Here’s a direct link to the program. The program will premiere at 8pm ET on July 18, 2011 on C-SPAN. The documentary runs 90 minutes and we re-air at 11pm ET/8pm ET. The program will likely […]
New Digital Collection: History of Outdoor Advertising: "Roadside America, Then and Now" (27K Images)
Archives and Special Collections, Funding, Journal Articles, Libraries, Resources
|From Duke University Libraries: Like them or not, billboards are part of the American landscape. They tell us where to fill up on gas, local peaches, and pecan logs. They encourage us to try new products. They display photos of wanted criminals and missing persons. They educate, entertain, and frustrate us, cluttering up the landscape […]
Conference Paper: "Martini Information Literacy: How Does 'Anytime, Anyplace, Anywhere' Access to Information Change What Information Literacy Means?"
Journal Articles, Libraries, Open Access, Patrons and Users, Resources
|Author: Andrew Walsh Source: LILAC 2011, 18-20 April 2011, British Library, London. Via: University of Huddersfield Repository Direct to Full Text Paper (4 pages; PDF) Abstract: A few years ago it was the norm to access the internet through a fixed line, with perhaps small numbers of users using WIFI to connect devices such as […]
From a GPO Announcement (PDF): The U.S. Government Printing Office (GPO) has expanded its collection of eBooks to more than 200 titles. GPO and Google formed a partnership in 2010 to convert Government publications into eBook format and make the eBooks available through Google’s eBookstore. For example, a recent addition, the first volume of the […]
Now Available: D-Lib Magazine (July/August 2011; 17.8)
Academic Libraries, Archives and Special Collections, Digital Collections, Digital Preservation, Interactive Tools, Journal Articles, Libraries, Management and Leadership, New Issue, News, Open Access, Patrons and Users, Preservation, Publishing, Reports, Resources
|Here are links to articles in the new issue of D-Lib (July/August 2011). The editorial, conference reports, and news/events section are available at the bottom of the table of contents. Articles Services for Academic Libraries in the New Era Article by Michalis Gerolimos, Alexander Technological Educational Institute of Thessaloniki, Greece and Rania Konsta, Ionian University, […]