03/19/2013
Public Colleges Contribute $26.6-Billion Annually to Florida Economy, Report Says - Bottom Line - Th
http://chronicle.com/blogs/bottomline/public-colleges-contribute-26-6-billion-annually-to-florida-economy-report-says/?cid=cc&utm_source=cc&utm_medium=en
chronicle.com
Florida’s state and community colleges contribute $26.6-billion to the state’s economy each year, providing taxpayers there with a 9.4-percent rate of return on their expenditures, according to a report released on Monday at a news conference by the Florida College System Council of Presidents. The…
03/11/2013
Free-Textbook Company Rewrites Its Content Following Publishers' Lawsuit - Wired Campus - The Chroni
http://chronicle.com/blogs/wiredcampus/free-textbook-company-rewrites-its-content-following-publishers-lawsuit/42809?cid=wc&utm_source=wc&utm_medium=en
chronicle.com
A free-textbook company that was sued last year by three major textbook publishers has now rewritten the content it was accused of stealing.
02/04/2013
Publishers and Library Groups Spar in Appeal to Ruling on E-Reserves - Technology - The Chronicle of
http://chronicle.com/article/PublishersLibrary-Groups/136995/?cid=wc&utm_source=wc&utm_medium=en
chronicle.com
A flurry of filings marked a new phase in the keenly watched copyright case.
01/07/2013
Library of Congress digs into 170 billion tweets
http://www.cnn.com/2013/01/07/tech/social-media/library-congress-twitter/index.html?hpt=hp_t2
cnn.com
An effort by the Library of Congress to archive Twitter posts has amassed more than 170 billion tweets.
11/26/2012
Academic Librarians Get Graphic
A fun and unique approach to introducing students to library research: http://lj.libraryjournal.com/2012/11/marketing/academic-librarians-get-graphic/
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Kansas State University Salina and Kansas Wesleyan University partnered to create a graphic novel that explains how to conduct effective library research. Heidi Blackburn, undergraduate services librarian at Kansas State Salina, and Kate Wise, associate librarian at Kansas Wesleyan, worked with Kans...
11/26/2012
New York Public Library, New York, NY
11/26/2012
25 Libraries That Changed the World | OEDb
http://oedb.org/library/beginning-online-learning/25-libraries-that-changed-the-world
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Thanks to the following institutions, both the shape of libraries and the world completely changed in large and small ways alike.
11/26/2012
College, Reinvented: The Finalists - College, Reinvented - The Chronicle of Higher Education
http://chronicle.com/article/College-Reinvented-The/135764/
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What kind of college would you create if you could start one from scratch? Chronicle readers submitted their ideas, and now it's time to vote.
11/01/2012
Course-Management Companies Challenge MOOC Providers - Wired Campus - The Chronicle of Higher Educat
http://chronicle.com/blogs/wiredcampus/course-management-companies-challenge-mooc-providers/40734?cid=wc&utm_source=wc&utm_medium=en
chronicle.com
Two software companies that sell course-management systems, Blackboard and Instructure, have entered the race to provide free online courses for the masses.
10/15/2012
10 Most Amazing Library Laboratories | OEDb
http://oedb.org/library/beginning-online-learning/10-most-amazing-library-laboratories
oedb.org
Here are just a few of the most amazing library labs that exist today, though many more are in the works.
10/15/2012
Libraries reinvent themselves as labs of creativity
csmonitor.com
Local libraries are becoming centers for creativity and innovation – not only places to borrow stuff, but also places to make stuff.
08/13/2012
The Best Time to Buy and Sell College Textbooks
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An analysis offers tips to students about when to buy and sell college textbooks.
06/21/2012
Report: College students prepped for workforce
Florida Scores High on Student Preparation. http://www.tallahassee.com/apps/pbcs.dll/article?AID=2012306200015
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Florida gets high marks for opening colleges to students, keeping them there and preparing them for the workforce, according to a report released Tuesday.
06/06/2012
Libraries Have a Key Role in Academic Accountability - Wired Campus - The Chronicle of Higher Educat
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The continuing drive for more accountability in academe presents “a unique opportunity” for libraries, which are well placed to connect students, faculty members, and administrators. That was the takeaway from two summits on the value of academic libraries organized by the Association of College & R...
05/16/2012
The Centered Librarian: Animated Anatomy of Shakespearean Insults (video)
http://centeredlibrarian.blogspot.com/2012/05/animated-anatomy-of-shakespearean.html
centeredlibrarian.blogspot.com
Tracking innovation, development and experimentation in information studies and library science and spotting new technologies, trends, fun stuff and much more.
05/16/2012
The Centered Librarian: Founded 212 years ago today - The Library of Congress
http://centeredlibrarian.blogspot.com/2012/04/founded-212-years-ago-today-library-of.html
centeredlibrarian.blogspot.com
Tracking innovation, development and experimentation in information studies and library science and spotting new technologies, trends, fun stuff and much more.
05/03/2012
Library of Congress Plans to Digitize Pre-1978 Copyright Records
nationaljournal.com
The Library of Congress has embarked on a project to digitize its pre-1978 copyright records, a solicitation reveals. It is enlisting partners to help it scan the catalog that lists its massive holdings, the first step toward building an online repository of the collection.
04/23/2012
The Centered Librarian: The top ten fast growing and most quickly dying industries
http://centeredlibrarian.blogspot.com/2012/04/top-ten-fast-growing-and-most-quickly.html
centeredlibrarian.blogspot.com
Tracking innovation, development and experimentation in information studies and library science and spotting new technologies, trends, fun stuff and much more.
04/23/2012
The Centered Librarian: 25 Insane Reasons Why Kids Don't Like Certain Colleges
http://centeredlibrarian.blogspot.com/2012/04/25-insane-reasons-why-kids-dont-like.html
centeredlibrarian.blogspot.com
Tracking innovation, development and experimentation in information studies and library science and spotting new technologies, trends, fun stuff and much more.
04/23/2012
We're Still in Love With Books - Advice - The Chronicle of Higher Education
chronicle.com
I spend a lot of time working with computers now, but much of my life is still defined by the long relationship I've maintained with books.
04/19/2012
The Centered Librarian: The Art of Hemingway: The Old Man and the Sea in Four Minutes
http://centeredlibrarian.blogspot.com/2012/04/art-of-hemingway-old-man-and-sea-in.html
centeredlibrarian.blogspot.com
Tracking innovation, development and experimentation in information studies and library science and spotting new technologies, trends, fun stuff and much more.
04/19/2012
The Centered Librarian: Leonardo: Anatomist - by Nature Video
http://centeredlibrarian.blogspot.com/2012/04/leonardo-anatomist-by-nature-video.html
centeredlibrarian.blogspot.com
Tracking innovation, development and experimentation in information studies and library science and spotting new technologies, trends, fun stuff and much more.
04/16/2012
The Centered Librarian: No fiction award by Pulitzer Prize judges in 2012
http://centeredlibrarian.blogspot.com/2012/04/no-fiction-award-by-pulitzer-prize.html
centeredlibrarian.blogspot.com
Tracking innovation, development and experimentation in information studies and library science and spotting new technologies, trends, fun stuff and much more.
04/16/2012
The Centered Librarian: Library Rules, 1799
http://centeredlibrarian.blogspot.com/2012/04/library-rules-1799.html
centeredlibrarian.blogspot.com
Tracking innovation, development and experimentation in information studies and library science and spotting new technologies, trends, fun stuff and much more.
04/12/2012
How to Better Manage Your Student Loans and Graduate with Less Debt
http://lifehacker.com/5901439/how-to-better+manage-your-student-loans-and-graduate-with-less-debt
lifehacker.com
Student loan debt has surpassed total revolving credit card debt in the United States, and the momentum is only just beginning. There is now genuine concern about the sustainability of this debt, as 58.8% of students are graduating with loans and other financial obligations.
04/12/2012
What We Can Learn from First-Generation College Students | TIME Ideas | TIME.com
http://ideas.time.com/2012/04/11/what-we-can-learn-from-first-generation-college-students/
1. Know what you don't know.
2. Figure out the unwritten rules.
3. Make connections.
4. Embrace a new identity while preserving the old one.
ideas.time.com
First-generation college students — undergraduates whose parents did not attend university — have reason to be proud. They've made it, against daunting odds. But once they get on campus, many of these individuals struggle.
04/11/2012
The Centered Librarian: It's National Bookmobile Day!
http://centeredlibrarian.blogspot.com/2012/04/its-national-bookmobile-day.html
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Tracking innovation, development and experimentation in information studies and library science and spotting new technologies, trends, fun stuff and much more.
04/11/2012
The Centered Librarian: DOJ may sue Apple, publishers over e-book pricing
http://centeredlibrarian.blogspot.com/2012/04/doj-may-sue-apple-publishers-over-e.html
centeredlibrarian.blogspot.com
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04/10/2012
The Centered Librarian: 19 Regional Words All Americans Should Adopt Immediately
http://centeredlibrarian.blogspot.com/2012/04/19-regional-words-all-americans-should.html
centeredlibrarian.blogspot.com
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04/06/2012
Bringing Up a Young Reader on E-Books
nytimes.com
It may take a generation to know for sure whether e-books are better for children than regular books.
04/06/2012
The Centered Librarian: People who read e-books read more
http://centeredlibrarian.blogspot.com/2012/04/people-who-read-e-books-read-more.html
centeredlibrarian.blogspot.com
Tracking innovation, development and experimentation in information studies and library science and spotting new technologies, trends, fun stuff and much more.
04/05/2012
The Fantastic Flying Books of Mr. Morris Lessmore (2011)
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Adzywe9xeIU
youtube.com
The Fantastic Flying Books of Mr. Morris Lessmore (2011)
04/05/2012
A Look at Students Using eTextbooks (Infographic) - eBookNewser
An infographic look at Students Using eTextbooks:
http://www.mediabistro.com/ebooknewser/a-look-at-students-using-etextbooks-infographic_b21348
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A Look at Students Using eTextbooks (Infographic)
04/05/2012
Art Project - Behind The Scenes
Behind the scenes at Google's Art Project.
http://youtu.be/diz8Ery_7uQ
youtube.com
04/05/2012
The rise of ebooks
One-fifth of American adults (21%) report that they have read an e-book in the past year, and this number increased following a gift-giving season that saw a spike in the ownership of both tablet computers and e-book reading devices such as the original Kindles and Nooks. In mid-December 2011, 17% of American adults had reported they read an e-book in the previous year; by February, 2012, the share increased to 21%.
The full Pew report is here: http://libraries.pewinternet.org/2012/04/04/the-rise-of-e-reading/
04/05/2012
JISC Collections - The trusted experts in negotiating, procuring, and licensing digital content for.
Libraries help researchers save time. Academics are choosing the library as their first choice for getting hold of scholarly material because access is quick, it helps them make new connections to related information and the library may be the only place they can access that material.
Full article here: http://www.jisc-collections.ac.uk/Reports/ukscholarlyreadingreport/
jisc-collections.ac.uk
JISC Collections, together with Professor Carol Tenopir from the Center for Information and Communication Studies at the University of Tennessee, has carried out research to measure the value and outcomes from access to scholarly publications by academics.