Jan 19
Announced at the ALA Midwinter Meeting in Boston by the United Kingdom Serials Group
(UKSG) and the National Information Standards Organization
(NISO), the KBART (Knowledge Bases and Related Tools)
Working Group has published their initial set of practical
recommenda... Read more »
Jan 15
Anyone following the plethora of news announcements released in time for ALA Midwinter is aware that mobile is currently one of the hottest area of activity in the library environment. All the more reason then to view this video (from Ohio television news station, NBC4) that shows Mike Teets, Vice President, OCLC Enterprise Ar... Read more »
Jan 14
The 2010 Horizon Report (PDF download) is a collaboration between the New Media Corsortium and the Coalition for Networked Information. Although the report has not yet been formally released, Read more »
Jan 13
In mid-2009, the House Committee on Science and Technology in conjunction with the White House Office of Science and Technology Policy (OSTP) convened a body of stakeholders to discuss scholarly publishing. They were specifically asked to "develop a consensus regarding access to and preservation of the results of federally funded research that addresses the needs of all parties." Roundtable ... Read more »
Jan 08
The Edge's annual question for 2010 is How Is The Internet Changing The Way You Think? http://www.edge.org/q2010/q10_index.html See pieces by Clay Shirky, Read more »
Jan 04
In reviewing news clips from the month of December, I came across this ResourceShelf entry, directing me to several presentations from academic librarians on mobile technology.
In particular, I want to draw attention to the Read more »
