Women are disproportionately underrepresented in science-related majors and careers. How some projects are bridging the gap, and encouraging the future females of the technical field.
via 3 Projects That Aim To Unleash Girls’ Inner Geeks | ReadWrite.
The 3 projects discussed are She++, WISH and Tech Choices.
12 Most Absurd Debates Between Extroverts and Introverts | Kate Nasser
5 myths about extroverts that need to die | Stephen’s Lighthouse
How an Introvert Can Be Happier: Act Like an Extrovert | WSJ
6 Things You Thought Wrong About Introverts | HuffPost
10 Myths About Introverts | Stephen’s Lighthouse
How Introverts and Extroverts Can Peacefully Coexist | LifeHacker
See the full article:Â 10 OpenCourseWare Sites for a Free Education | Mashable.
With the Great Recession still affecting public service budgets nationwide, libraries continue to pursue new funding avenues. The latest foray into fiscal triage, undertaken by at least two libraries—Toronto (Ont.) Reference Public Library and the Port Chester –Rye Brook (N.Y.) Library—is to allow commercial enterprises to advertise their products and services in the library.
In both cases, the libraries have accepted a quid pro quo from ad placement companies. The firms provide a product for free to the library. In exchange, the company keeps whatever revenue comes from selling the ads displayed on that free product.
See the full article:Â Libraries Weigh Accepting Paid Ads to Keep Afloat | American Libraries Magazine.
eBooks are a constant topic in library news today. If you’re just getting caught up or striving to keep current, here are 68 resources that will put you in-the-know and help you make an informed decision about implementing eBooks in your library.
via 68 essential resources for eBooks in libraries by Ellyssa Kroski | No Shelf Required.
Just like our lives can often be divided into chapters, there are also different books that can define each decade.
via Summer Reads: Best Books For Your 20s, 30s, 40s, 50s And 60s | HuffPost Books.
It’s simple, as the world has gotten easier because technology has gotten better since touch screens have gotten touchier and social networks have filled every social void in our empty soul, we’re still searching for substance. Too often social networks can result in the technological equivalent of empty calories—sure it feels good to get liked and sounds good to chat but it’s not as genuine and fulfilling as real life.
Shimi Cohen was inspired by Sherry Turkle’s book Alone Together and created this wonderful animation that discusses the ‘innovation of loneliness’.
The University of Iowa library has more than 4,000 miniature books in its collection. The smallest one of all, though, manages to stand out from the rest by measuring in at an itty-bitty 0.138 inches square and 0.04 inches thick. And as The Atlantic uncovered, researchers have only just found out what text this tiny tome is holding, thanks to a new microscope.
via How a Librarian Figured Out What Was Written in This Microscopic Book | Gizmodo.
A commenter describes the reactions of male players she beat in an MMORPG – and the change when she played as a ‘man’.
Quotable: “…[E]ven though these personal threats were against the game rules, the game’s staff assumed no responsibility for enforcing the rules, or else blamed me for ‘provoking’ the male players. (One game operator did tell me that I ‘provoked’ the threats by ‘playing too well’ and suggested I deliberately lose more often so as not to bruise male egos. This game operator was, by the way, female.)”
via Sexism and abuse isn’t only on Twitter: one woman’s gaming experience | Technology | theguardian.com.
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