Quotable: “The foundations of the antipiracy crusade are evaporating as the cloud undermines the very notion of software piracy.”
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.”
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