“As a librarian I use a lot of information, software, and resources which are made available to me through creative commons licensing, open access repositories, and the open source community. If you’re like me and looking for ways to give back, here are a few ideas for ways you can contribute to these amazing communities.”
via 7 Ways Librarians Can Participate in Open Access/Open Source/Education Communities – iLibrarian.
“In a landmark ruling, the Supreme Court, by a 6-3 margin, today held that the doctrine of first sale, which allows for legally acquired copyrighted works to be resold by their owners, does apply to works made overseas.”
via Supreme Court Upholds First Sale In Landmark Kirtsaeng Ruling | Publisher’s Weekly
“From health care to city management, we hold out a lot of hope for data–and even more, “Big Data”–to fix our problems. And, in many cases, it surely will. But the perils of personal information being freely available to all–from fraud, to identity theft, to authoritarian intrusion–are also clear. Data is a double-edged sword that’s just as likely to deprive us of our individualism, as serve up the perfect, and personalized, 21st-century solution.”
via The Promise And Peril Of Big Data | Co.Exist: World changing ideas and innovation.
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I think Google has underestimated the number of Google Reader users. There has been a very vocal backlash from the bloggers, journalists, reporters, media personnel, and information professionals, etc. who use the service the most. Its very disappointing to me this service is being retired when its so useful. Personally, I use the service daily following over 100 blogs on a variety of topics. Retiring Google Reader is not going to instantly make me sign up for Google+ or other Google products either. Fortunately alternatives are available and being improved in response.
Google Reader Retires July 1st: Options for When Google Sucks | Stephen’s Lighthouse
8 Google Reader Alternatives That Will Ease Your RSS Pain | Gizmodo
A Librarian’s Guide to Makerspaces: 16 Resources – iLibrarian.
“Makerspaces, sometimes also referred to as hackerspaces, hackspaces, and fablabs are creative, DIY spaces where people can gather to create, invent, and learn. In libraries they often have 3D printers, software, electronics, craft and hardware supplies and tools, and more. Here are some excellent resources for anyone thinking about setting up a makerspace in their organization.”
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Manufacturing Makerspaces | American Libraries Magazine – The Modern MLIS
Resources for Digital Learning – The Digital Shift.
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“Miami Ad School students Max Pilwat, Keri Tan and Ferdi Rodriguez have come up with a concept video about how public libraries could share book samples via subway ads – via the Near Field Communication (NFC) technology embedded in many cell phones.”
via Can NFC Technology Save Libraries, Provide Book Samples? (VIDEO)Â | Huff Post Books.
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