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iLibrarian » How To: Use Twitter’s New Retweet Feature

Wed, 25 Nov 2009 01:18:09 GMT

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JISC Digital Media programming 2009-2010

Tue, 24 Nov 2009 22:00:46 GMT

JISC Digital Media has just published its training timetable for the period January to April 2010. Subscribe to the training RSS

Coming Soon: Celebrity Librarian DeathMatch!

Tue, 24 Nov 2009 17:00:10 GMT

Welcome to the home of Celebrity Librarian DeathMatch, the show that pits two teams of reference librarians against one another for bragging rights and prizes! Listen in to the live podcast and play along through our TalkShoe Interface, or listen to past shows in the Episode Guide!

Build Flash-based websites for free with Wix

Tue, 24 Nov 2009 16:42:31 GMT

BY BILL FERRISJust because you dont know web design doesnt mean you cant have a nice-looking website. Wix lets you create a Flash-based website from one of their many templates, or build a site from scratch. Heres a sample site I made in about five minutes. Wix templates

The Big Bad Book Blog » Blog Archive

Tue, 24 Nov 2009 15:40:19 GMT

Inspired by Young Adult Novel, Austin Boy Runs Away from HomeWhat Books Drove You to Do Something?A few weeks ago we noticed a story in the news about an 11-year-old boy here in Austin who was inspired to leave home after reading My Side of the Mountain by Jean Craighead George. The boy filled a

Bloomberg Press Closing

Tue, 24 Nov 2009 12:46:00 GMT

Bloomberg Press, the publishing imprint of financial giant Bloomberg L.P., is closing down, although the exact timing of when the house will shut is still being worked out.

No significant difference between OA, TA journal policies on anim...

Tue, 24 Nov 2009 12:04:45 GMT

The advent of the open access (OA) movement in publishing has been instrumental in causing a shift in the accessibility of research findings published in academic journals.

Comic Books Added to UNL’s (University of Nebraska-Lincoln) Onlin...

Tue, 24 Nov 2009 10:01:36 GMT

From the Article:In addition to learning from Ernest Hemingway, students at UNL can look forward to learning from Spider-Man or the Flash, thanks to a project led by UNL assistant professor and media services librarian Richard Graham.“In all respect,” Graham said, “comic books are indeed worthy of

Spider-Man Noir.

Tue, 24 Nov 2009 09:52:03 GMT

Booklist Online, featuring over 120,000 book reviews, as well as audiobook, video, and database reviews, is the counterpart to Booklist magazine, published by the American Library Association.

Exec Editor John Byrne Out at BusinessWeek

Tue, 24 Nov 2009 09:10:00 GMT

BusinessWeek vet John Byrne is jumping ship from the title, a few weeks after being offered a chance to stay under a Bloomberg LP regime.

#Tip of the day from Journalism.co.uk – discussing the future of ...

Tue, 24 Nov 2009 08:44:29 GMT

This London-based journalists' group, 'Future of News' will meet virtually - and in person - to discuss the digital revolution and how it changes journalism. Tipster: Judith Townend. To submit a tip to Journalism.co.uk, use this link - we will pay a fiver for the best ones published.

21 Steps: How to Publish a Kindle Blog (And Why You Might Want To...

Tue, 24 Nov 2009 04:50:43 GMT

Stephen Windwalker provides instructions on how to publish your blog for the Kindle.

ACRL | How to be a person: Tips and tricks for virtual reference

Tue, 24 Nov 2009 01:19:01 GMT

Five steps to a happy patron1. Welcome the patron (no scripts). 2. Get some background info. 3. Let them know how long this will be.4. Do not be afraid of smileys.5. Never leave them wanting more.

Protec Adds Distribution, Business-Intelligence Software

Tue, 24 Nov 2009 00:00:00 GMT

Online Publishing Technology News - Newspaper industry technology news and headlines.

AOL Unveils New Brand

Tue, 24 Nov 2009 00:00:00 GMT

In advance of its stock hitting the market, AOL offered a preview of the new brand that will carry it forward as an independent company. Consulting firm Wolff Olins assisted AOL in coming up with the new logo. The company's common stock will begin trading on the New York Stock Exchange Dec. 10.

Important, but not urgent

Mon, 23 Nov 2009 23:16:00 GMT

In the very kind essay Living in Constant Fear, Miguel Guhlin reflects on my last post and the difficulty of making changes in education. Read it now. It's OK, I'll wait... At the end of the post, Miguel suggests:

Major U.S. financial regulation reform proposals (at Reuters)

Mon, 23 Nov 2009 20:56:06 GMT

WASHINGTON, Nov 23 (Reuters) - Congress next week will resume work on tightening bank and capital market regulation, with the House Financial Services Committee expected to vote on Wednesday on systemic

EduBlog Awards 2009 (Get the word out, vote!)

Mon, 23 Nov 2009 19:32:07 GMT

Description: A discussion of information fluency, teaching, and learning in the 21st century.

You don’t get Wikipedia, so stop trying

Mon, 23 Nov 2009 17:08:35 GMT

For years, I’ve been reading that Wikipedia is dying. (Of course, on the internet, anything successful attracts an “is dying” movement.)

Answers.com Announces First Answers Summit (Business Wire)

Mon, 23 Nov 2009 16:37:00 GMT

NEW YORK--(BUSINESS WIRE)--Answers Corporation (NASDAQ: ANSW - News), creators of the leading answer engine Answers.com® which includes WikiAnswers® and

IGI Global Launches New Database Platform

Mon, 23 Nov 2009 15:24:03 GMT

IGI Global (www.igi-global.com) announced a new platform and XML-powered engine for its electronic resources. It features advancements such as CrossRef, COUNTER-compliant statistics, and a single personalized gateway. The new platform is designed to assist users in fully utilizing IGI Global's

Associated Press scans Sarah Palin’s book

Mon, 23 Nov 2009 13:00:00 GMT

As long-time readers of this blog are probably aware, the Associated Press has caused a bit of controversy lately involving people ostensibly violating its

AT Kearney: Print media still has a chance if it diversifies reve...

Mon, 23 Nov 2009 09:03:46 GMT

AT Kearney: Print media still has a chance if it diversifies revenues sources - Wall-Street, posted by circulation subscription - Goo

Book of the year recommendations

Sun, 22 Nov 2009 04:10:16 GMT

Book of the year recommendations There will be a lot more of these in the coming weeks, but the first 'book of the year recommendations', where newspapers and magazines ask their contributors or people in the public eye for their best reads of the year, have begun to appear.

Jon Friedman's Media Web: Bloomberg to close Bloomberg Press unit...

Fri, 20 Nov 2009 22:02:00 GMT

NEW YORK (MarketWatch) -- Bloomberg L.P. plans to close its Bloomberg Press operation, a small unit that publishes books, following its acquisition of BusinessWeek magazine, spokeswoman for the parent company said on Friday afternoon.