Recent research in cognitive science, psychology and neuroscience has demonstrated that deep reading—slow, immersive, rich in sensory detail and emotional and moral complexity—is a distinctive experience, different in kind from the mere decoding of words.
For the full article see: The Case for Preserving the Pleasure of Deep Reading | MindShift.
23 Mobile Things: Join the Australian / New Zealand Course « Tame The Web
Excerpt below from Tame the Web | http://tametheweb.com/2013/05/01/23-mobile-things-join-the-australian-new-zealand-course/
What are the 23 Mobile Things?
You can view the 23 Mobile Things on the official blog here –http://23mobilethings.net/wpress/the-things/
What is this NZ/Australian cohort all about?
simple; it is just establishing a group of librarians in NZ and Australia who are keen to do the 23 Mobile Things at the same time. This cohort will give us mutual support and contact with each other so that we can learn together and keep each other motivated. Hopefully it will help you grow your own personal learning network (PLN) and have fun and great collaborations throughout the course!
Quotable: “As I tried to navigate my way through the wading pool of rejection, creation, and then rejection again, my biggest downfall wasn’t funding, or a business plan, or office space. It was my habit of constantly comparing myself and my own progress to others that nearly led to my demise.”
My personal preference was to discover new music based on recommendations from previous purchases or my library content, rather than listening to the radio. Or I would be watching a TV program (e.g. So You Think You Can Dance) and hear a track and absolutely must have it. Its time-consuming to find new music, so more and more I’m using recommender systems for discovery. There are so many options available now to discover music, its hard to decide which one is best for you. I’ve used Shazam in the past for recognition and just signed up for This is My Jam to follow what my friends like and Noon Pacific (because who doesn’t want handpicked music recommendations delivered by email!).
(Note: For music within an academic context most academic libraries offer a music library portal or music subject guides.)
Music curation and discovery is shifting from computer-generated algorithms back to including human recommendations and integrating social media and sharing within music streaming and radio services. The article Human Editors Are Returning To Music | FastCompany discusses services Pandora, iTunes, NPR and Rdio in this context.
There seems to be no end to the options for music streaming services, offered offline, online or as apps, free, freemium or subscription-based. Some services put social discovery at the forefront, rather than streaming. Here is a non-comprehensive list of music discovery and streaming services, with emphasis on discovery. Some of these services, such as Pandora (only offered within the U.S), have restrictions based on country.
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Slacker Radio Wants to Redefine Top 40 Music Charts by “Engagement” | Gizmodo
Why it’s still hard to discover new music online (and how we can fix it) | Digital Trends
100 Ways to Discover and Enjoy Music | DailyTekk – April 16, 2012
Taylor Stevens: 11 Most Kickass Literary Heroines | Huffington Post Books
Post by the Vanessa Michael Monroe series author Taylor Stevens. What a great topic for a book club or book forum! What is the meaning and context of kickass? Does kickass necessarily require violent death? Comparing heroines across genres…dystopian, paranormal, historical/literary, mystery, action/adventure and science fiction/fantasy.
The post comments also suggest Lisbeth Salandar from the Dragon Tattoo series, Scarlett O’Hara, Elizabeth I and Paksenarion.
I would like to add Mrs. Amelia Peabody Emerson from Elizabeth Peters’ Amelia Peabody series (Victorian set in London and Egypt), with her trusty steel shaft umbrella and archeological “tool belt.”
CIA Releases Analyst’s Fascinating Tale of Cracking the Kryptos Sculpture | Threat Level | Wired.com.
This story exemplifies qualities we could all try to nurture in ourselves and others: perseverance, dedication, motivation, discretion, problem-solving…and curiosity!
Quotable: “When confronted with a puzzle or problem, we sometimes can lose sight of the fact that we have issued a challenge to ourselves–not to our tools. And before we automatically reach for our computers, we sometimes need to remember that we already possess the most essential and powerful problem-solving tool within our own minds.”
Hyperlinked web version of The Puzzle at CIA Headquarters: Cracking the Courtyard Crypto by David D. Stein | Elonka.com
One of the best ways to gauge your website’s effectiveness, performance, and customer satisfaction can be found right inside the measurements that analytics reveal:
via Know your users: Web analytics tools | TechRepublic. The article reviews Google Analytics and Crazy Egg.
Also recommended is Andrew Maier’s Complete Beginner’s Guide to Analytics. It is a few years old though.
Libraries offer resources, from research to licensing support, that are essential to the future of MOOCs as they grow both in numbers and in seriousness. As MOOCs become an increasingly valid and valuable resource, it’s clear that they can benefit from another great educational resource: librarians.
via Librarians: Your Most Valuable MOOC Supporters – OEDB.org.
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