Quotable: “The foundations of the antipiracy crusade are evaporating as the cloud undermines the very notion of software piracy.”
Author Archives: infophile
This is your brain on Jane Austen, and researchers at Stanford are taking notes
This is your brain on Jane Austen, and researchers at Stanford are taking notes.
Quotable: “In an innovative interdisciplinary study, neurobiological experts, radiologists and humanities scholars are working together to explore the relationship between reading, attention and distraction – by reading Jane Austen.”
Deborah Cameron defines online dictionaries | berfrois
Deborah Cameron defines online dictionaries | berfrois.
Quotable: “The publisher Collins has recently adopted crowd-sourcing as a lexicographical tool, inviting members of the public to propose new words for its online dictionary.”
Massive River of 10,000 Discarded Books Rages Through Melbourne – My Modern Metropolis
The Digital Shift — Publishers Must Embrace EPUB 3’s Accessibility Features | BEA 2012
The Nation — Ten Reasons to Avoid Doing Business With Amazon.com
The Digital Shift — Top Libraries in U.S. and Canada Issue Statement Demanding Better Ebook Services
NYTimes.com — A Computer User’s Guide to Cloud Storage
Steven Bell – Future of Librarians Interview
Hurst Associates: Digitization 101 Blog — Is Now the Time for Librarians
Great article for alternative librarianship areas.
Hurst Associates: Digitization 101 — Is Now the Time for Librarians
Quotables
“Graduates enter the workforce fresh with new ideas and a willingness to put those ideas into motion. I have seen graduates hired because they are willing to demonstrate a desire to make a difference and to help an organization dream big.”
“Working in non-traditional settings is an area that graduates need to tap into because it is a growth area.”
