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Online Learning Update (Free subscription) | yesterday
Georgia Tech received $857,000 to create a digital library to be shared by colleges in the University System of Georgia. The grant from the Institute of Museum and Library Science matched the nearly $857,000 raised by the participating institutions to allow shared access to research and other scholarly work. When complete, a user will be able to log onto one site and search databases from all participating...
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The Web Scene (Free subscription) | 07/11/2009
ACM announced that it is providing institutional library customers with advanced electronic archiving services to help preserve their electronic resources. The services, which will be provided by Portico and CLOCKSS, address the scholarly community’s need for long-term solutions for reliable, secure, and deliverable access to their growing collections of digital content. ACM is providing these...
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The Computers Blog (Free subscription) | yesterday
By Arthur Max Kindle eBook Reader has made us become more advanced than the past. It made us move on from reading those books that were paper-made to a reading experience that is more convenient, more comfortable, and easier. It is definitely hot and is used by those white-collared circles as an attire to impress or a status to flaunt. Whether you are an avid reader or not, this Kindle eBook Reader...
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PageToScreen (Free subscription) | 07/11/2009
Like others, I need to play video on a web page for clients. To this end I have been trawling the web for players and solutions.
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Metroblogging Los Angeles (Free subscription) | 06/11/2009
Downtown Los Angeles was no stranger to adaptive reuse. Dr. Walter Lindley built California Hospital at 315 W. Sixth Street in 1887. Years later, you could yourself buy a hat for $2.00, or rent a room for 50 cents at “The Lindley.” The year was 1912. Photo from the USC Digital Library
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Hindu (Free subscription) | 06/11/2009
KOZHIKODE: An international workshop on UNESCO’s open source ‘Greenstone’ digital library software will be held at the Indian Institute of Management, Kozhikode (IIM-K) from November 23 to 28. IIM-K Director Debashis ...
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SPICY IP (Free subscription) | 06/11/2009
The Traditional Knowledge Digital Library (TKDL), recently reconstituted to form an independent entity within the Council for Scientific and Industrial Research (CSIR), has already achieved early successes in its mandate to "prevent the misappropriation of Traditional Knowledge" in the international patent arena. Until now, many may have believed the potential of the TKDL to be merely academic,...
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All Africa (Free subscription) | 06/11/2009
In March 2005 the City of Windhoek officially opened a library in the the Greenwell Matongo area of Katutura.
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Living on the frontlines (Free subscription) | 06/11/2009
I'm just posting this as a service to pass along. SAVE THE DATE Thursday, November 19, 2009 The Computer Center for Visually Impaired People (CCVIP) at Baruch College Invites You to a Technology Demonstration on Accessible Book Readers Time: 7:00-9:00pm Where: Baruch College , 17 Lexington Avenue (between 22nd and 23rd Streets, on the east side of Lexington Avenue ), Room 1220 What: Join us as we look...
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Blue Skunk Blog (Free subscription) | 05/11/2009
My friend Scott McLeod at the Dangerously Irrelevant blog posts a list of hard questions about books, libraries and librarians in " 10 questions about books, librarians, and schools. " He's been using these questions as the foundation of some (very good) keynotes given at library conferences, including one here in Minnesota . Now I don't normally cut and past large blocks of other folks'...
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Houston Chronicle (Free subscription) | 04/11/2009
It's a matter of personal preference as to whether folks would rather hold the real thing in their hands or read by the glow of a technical device, but there's no denying the convenience of electronic books.
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The Huffington Post (Free subscription) | 04/11/2009
The Raleigh-based online book publisher is now selling electronic books by traditional authors, expanding beyond its lineup of self-published titles for the first time. More on eReaders
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Fast Company (Free subscription) | 04/11/2009
Books and beer are more than just a great late-night combination; they're also both integral to Magdeburg, Germany's new Open Air Library. The pop-up library started with the facade of an old warehouse and ended up as an open-air library constructed out of over 1,000 beer cartons. The library, which was built by Karo Architekten and local community members, features a reading cafe and stage for cultural...
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TREND HUNTER Magazine (Free subscription) | 03/11/2009
(TrendHunter.com) This open air library in Magdeburg, Germany was finally completed after a temporary installation was erected from beer crates. KARO Architects designed the open air library to be a functioning public area…
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