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Google’s Solve for X « NeverEndingSearch
blog.schoollibraryjournal.com | Feb 10, 2012
On Monday, Google launched its Solve for X project–a forum to encourage and amplify technology-based moonshot thinking teamwork. talks address three criteria. They must highlight a huge problem present concrete solution that could make radical impact explain breakthrough science technology

MITPressLog: Monday Eye Candy: Atlas of Science
mitpress.typepad.com | Feb 9, 2012
This week's eye candy comes from Atlas of Science: Visualizing What We Know by Katy Börner. Atlas of Science, based on the popular exhibit "Places & Spaces: Mapping Science," (which will arrive at Northeastern University's Snell library tomorrow, January 31st...

Canada Reads day three: On a Cold Road is frozen out, more protests | Quillblog | Quill & Quire
www.quillandquire.com | Feb 8, 2012
Daily updates from the blog division of Quill & Quire, Canada’s magazine of book news and reviews Canada Reads author Dave Bidini performs with the BidiniBand at the Toronto Reference Library (Photo: Tanja-Tiziana Burdi) Dave Bidini’s rock memoir, On a

The Data Journalism Handbook: Final call for contributions | Open Knowledge Foundation Blog
blog.okfn.org | Feb 6, 2012
This post is by Liliana Bounegru, Project Coordinator at the European Journalism Centre, and Lucy Chambers, Community Coordinator at the Open Knowledge Foundation. It is cross posted on DataDrivenJournalism.net Where can I find data and how can I request access … <a

Celia's | SAGE Research Methods Online (SRMO)
blogs.uct.ac.za | Feb 2, 2012
UCT blogs | Home | Admin Celia's « altmetrics Threats to Digital Lending By Carrie Russell » SAGE Research Methods Online (SRMO) Posted by Celia Walter | 26 Jan, 2012 SAGE Research Methods Online (SRMO): "the essential tool for researchers". UCT access is active at httpsrmo.sagepub.com/ . A link

Update on Ebrary downloadable content - The Distant Librarian
distlib.blogs.com | Jan 4, 2012
Last month I complained that it wasn't possible to download ebrary content directly to the iPad, but that's changed sometime in the intervening weeks. As outlined in this ebrary knowledgebase post, you'll first need to create an Adobe ID (you...

Out of the Jungle: An Outrageous Dictionary
outofthejungle.blogspot.com | Dec 16, 2011
Out of the Jungle Thoughts on the present and future of legal information, legal research, and legal education. Wednesday, September 28, 2011 An Outrageous Dictionary When Webster's Third New International Dictionary was published fifty years ago, it caused a ruckus. In his piece, "When a

Young Librarian: 05/01/2008 - 06/01/2008
younglibrarian.blogspot.com | Dec 15, 2011
Young Librarian A blog of musings, maybe mayhem, and more from a young MLIS. Monday, May 19, 2008 Cover letters, the current one Here's the cover letter I wrote for the job I currently have. As you can tell, it, along with my resume, netted me an interview where I nailed the job. Dear Ms. I am

Pee-You!! | Bookshop Blog
bookshopblog.com | Nov 11, 2011
I stumbled upon this while wandering around the internet, and I was appalled at the meaning of these 10 words. Ick, ick, ick! But fascinating! 10 Nastiest

A Don's Life: First year Ancient History at Newnham. What do we do?
timesonline.typepad.com | Oct 19, 2011
Every year one of my favourite bits of teaching is with my Newnham first year students (technically, I mean, Part 1A -- because a few of them have already done our Prelim course, designed for those without A level Latin,...