The Evolution of Social Networking
(knowledge.wharton.upenn.edu): Social networking tools such as Twitter and the emerging Google Wave web application are taking individuals and organizations to the frontiers of real-time communication and collaboration. The technology has the potential to make it easier to discover and share information, interact with others, and decide what to buy or… Read More
Grassley Calls on NIH to Stiffen Ghostwriting Rules
(medpagetoday.com): Institutions receiving research grants from the National Institutes of Health should be required to do more to police industry-sponsored ghostwriting of medical journal articles, Sen. Charles Grassley (R-Iowa) said in a letter to NIH Director Francis Collins, MD, PhD. The senator -- a frequent critic of the pharmaceutical and… Read More
Ranking Institutional Repositories
(openaccess.eprints.org): Deposit mandates are necessary in order to generate OA content. It makes a big practical difference for success in reaching agreement on adopting a mandate in the first place that both institutional and funder mandates should require convergent institutional deposit, rather than divergent and competing institutional vs. institution-external deposit.… Read More
Libraries evolve into information clearinghouses
(nctimes.com): Libraries, long recognized as book lenders, are evolving along with changing reading habits and new technology to become information clearinghouses, offering services as diverse as free passes for museums, e-book loans, housing clinics and live performances. Libraries are also trying to provide a bulwark against the economic erosion of… Read More
Universities and Libraries Move to the Mobile Web
(educause.edu): The convergence of web-enabled smartphones, the applications designed for smartphone interfaces, and cloud computing is rapidly changing how people interact with each other and with their environments. The commercial sector has taken the lead in creating mobile websites that leverage the capacities of smartphones, and the academic community has… Read More
IPad replaces handhelds, say 38% of iPad owners
(computerandvideogames.com): Around 38% of iPad owners say they'd not buy a portable gaming device after owning the Apple tablet, according to a recent survey. The study, which was conducted online across a nationally representative sample, says that gaming devices and e-readers, not netbooks and laptops, will feel the biggest impact… Read More
The Progression of Digital Publishing
(rand.org): E-books are beginning to emerge from their incunabula stage. While some may think of an e-book as just an electronic image of a paper product, others have used the electronic format to broaden the spectrum of publishing in the digital age. This paper examines three innovative examples that demonstrate… Read More
The situation with the social media – a position paper
(cryptome.org): Open Source as a concept is solely devoted to finding out the best methods to spread a product in an open manner, where open is to be understood purely within the logic of the market. The hacker attitude, based on play and sharing amongst peers, has been co-opted therein… Read More
Cloud computing becoming preferred method of backup, disaster recovery
(edlconsulting.com): Small- and medium-sized companies with fewer IT resources than larger firms previously shied away from using cloud computing or any new technology. However, it's become clear that it has actually saved its users substantial funds, which makes it an attractive option for SMBs of all kinds. Read More
Half of college students intend e-reader purchase for next year, according to survey
(collegenews.com): e-readers are becoming increasingly popular on campus. Whether or not that’s because students are genuinely gravitating toward the portable electronic devices, or because many campuses are increasingly requiring campus-goers to obtain them for classroom use, is up for debate. One thing is for certain, though: According to The Independent,… Read More
