A Social network analysis of conflict of interest in Vaccine safety research
(rescuepost.com): Three papers based on a Danish patient registry argued against a link between mercury-containing vaccines and autism. Following a related analysis of the autism-MMR vaccine link, these studies were published in close succession in prestigious journals, based on marginally differentiated analyses of the same events and prepared by author… Read More
Google sends China users to Hong Kong for uncensored results
(arstechnica.com): Google has officially stopped censoring search results in China, but in a somewhat roundabout way. Google.cn no longer works as a search portal—instead, visitors are being directed to Google's service based out of Hong Kong, where taboo topics are not regulated by the Chinese government. Google's page reads (translated)… Read More
The new issue of Journal of Science Communication is now published
(scienceblogs.com): The new issue of Journal of Science Communication is now online (Open Access, so you can download all PDFs for free). Apart from the article on blogging, this issue has a number of interesting articles, reviews, perspectives and papers. JCOM is an open access journal on science communication. Since… Read More
Companies must plan for digital preservation, says British Library
(computerweekly.com): Companies need to come up with digital preservation policies to deal with ever-growing volumes of digital data. A consortium including IBM, Microsoft and Tessella Technology and Consulting has looked at the way 200 organisations are maintaining long-term access to digital information. They say the volume of digital information held… Read More
Suit wants publishers to warn ahead of time
(your-story.org): A $1–per-year subscription must be entered for every PI on each campus. Each institution is trusted to do its own counting of PIs, and can also add certain other staff (deans, research administrators, etc) at the $1 per year price. The grand total of desired readers is multiplied by… Read More
Digital Universe to Surpass 1 Zettabyte in 2010
(softpedia.com): For a long period of time, especially in the last century, humankind settled into its role as a consumer society. Information, products, everything was produced by few and consumed by many. Thanks to the Internet, that is changing, everyone is a creator today, for example, by simply posting a… Read More
Has Apple invented a whole new paradigm for computing?
(business.rediff.com): Apple Computer announced on Monday that the iPad had sold 1 million units in just 28 days, notably faster than the iPhone's 74 days. Although the initial euphoria has died down, it is worth considering if Apple has, true to its image as an innovator, created something truly new… Read More
The Brigadoon Library!
(librarything.com): Techcrunch just reported an interesting development with Barnes and Noble’s Nook eReader, a feature called “Read in Store.” The idea is simple. If you’ve got a Nook and you’re in a physical Barnes and Noble store, you can read any ebook they carry. When you leave the store, the… Read More
In Online News, Content Is No Commodity
(internetevolution.com): Is news a commodity? Is it like grain or oil, the value essentially being the same everywhere, decided in terms of how the market sees the thing itself, as opposed to how it sees the value of a particular provider? Rupert Murdoch is often mocked by the digiterati for… Read More
IMLS Awards More Than $22.6 Million in Librarian Recruitment and Education Grants
(imls.gov): The Institute of Museum and Library Services (IMLS) today awarded 38 Laura Bush 21st Century Librarian Program grants totaling $22,623,984. These grants provide scholarships for students in master’s and doctoral programs in library and information science, support the research of early career faculty in graduate schools of library and… Read More
