3M Cloud Patron “Buy and Donate”; No Anonymity in Facebook Search; Nye, NASA YouTube Jupiter Series; Making Makerspaces

This Encyclopedic Site Contains 41 Years of Video Game Console Design | Kotaku. The Wikipedia contributor behind the site, Evan Amos, wants to establish a free, online museum based on his collection.

Developers suggest 17 Sites for Web Design Inspiration | Mashable.

New to YouTube? Take a look at The Beginner’s Guide to YouTube | Mashable.

Here’s What a Pinterest Ad Looks Like | AllThingsD

Socratic World Textbook, Berners-Lee Google Coalition for Cheap DW Internet, SCRIBD Founder Envisions E-Reading Wearables

Posted on October 8, 2013 by infophile

Socratic Is Creating a Textbook for the World, One Teacher Video at a Time | AllThingsD
Socratic today announced that it has raised $1.5 million from Spark Capital, Betaworks, John Maloney, Terrapin Bale, Chris Dixon and David Tisch. The company (formerly known as Vespr) aggregates and organizes video lessons (first, high school and college content; today, just chemistry and physics) so teachers and students can use them as resources.

Sir Tim Berners-Lee and Google lead coalition for cheaper internet [to the developing world] | The Bookseller
Cross-industry coalition aims to provide cheaper access in developing world, but analysts say service lacks support from ISPs.

Scribd Founder Envisions Google Glass-like Wearables For E-reading
“If we’re going to build hardware, the thing we want to do is build reading goggles, so you can do hands-free reading,” Adler says. “It’s a little bit of a crazy idea, and I think it’s a long way away for us, but there is already a number of e-readers out there, and I don’t think people need yet another device.”

Amazon Non-English Digital Growth, Amazon Shipping Chromecast Internationally, McCall Smith to Pen Emma Adaptation, Nielsen Twitter Ratings

Posted on October 8, 2013 by infophile

Non-English digital growth ‘matches UK/US’ | The Bookseller
The digital adoption rate in non-English language markets where Amazon Kindle operates is matching that in the English-speaking world. This is according to Russ Grandinetti, vice-president for Kindle Content at Amazon, speaking to delegates at Publishers Launch held yesterday (Monday 7th October) on the eve of Frankfurt Book Fair.

Amazon now shipping Chromecast orders outside of the US | Engadget
Google has yet to expand Chromecast sales outside of the US, but that isn’t stopping Amazon from getting a little piece of the action. Android Central noticed that the online retailer has opened orders on Amazon.com to include additional international shipping options, providing an legitimate and cost-effective way to get the $35 streaming dongle before it officially lands on foreign shores.

McCall Smith to rework Austen’s Emma | The Bookseller
Alexander McCall Smith is to write a modern adaptation of Jane Austen’s Emma for HarperCollins. The author is the latest recruit to the publisher’s “Austen Project”, which will see Joanna Trollope tackle Sense and Sensibility, Val McDermid modernise Northanger Abbey, and Curtis Sittenfeld rework Pride and Prejudice.

Nielsen to roll out Twitter ratings for TV shows… | CNET
The goal of the “Nielsen Twitter TV Ranking” will be to measure the unique audience tweeting about individual programs.

News: SCSL Social Media Library Launched, 10 Libraries Receive Grant, New Software Code Library, Favorite Gothic Romance Novels

Posted on October 5, 2013 by infophile

South Carolina State Library Launches Social Media Library and Archive | The Digital Shift
The South Carolina State Library (SCSL) has launched the South Carolina State Agency Social Media Library, a new project that will archive all tweets, Facebook posts, and YouTube content generated by the official accounts of South Carolina’s state agencies while simplifying public access to this social media activity via a single online portal at scsocialmedialibrary.org. The portal and the archive were developed in collaboration with ArchiveSocial, a for-profit social media archiving company based in Durham, NC. It follows a similar effort launched by the State Archives of North Carolina less than a year ago.

Ten ‘enterprising libraries’ receive grant | The Bookseller
Ten library services around the country will receive a share of £450,000 designed to help promote business and entrepreneurship. The scheme has been established by Arts Council England (ACE), the British Library and the Department for Communities and Local Government.

Ex-Amazon Engineer Builds Library for World’s Software Code | WIRED
Kumar created a service called Runnable, a means of finding and using all the software “building blocks” that are freely available across the web.

My Favorite Gothic Romance Novels | HuffPost Books
Reviews 7 gothic novels.

Though lighter on the romance, I would add The Thirteenth Tale by Diane Setterfield, The Historian by Elizabeth Kostova and Sepulchre by Kate Mosse to the list. Did you know Louise May Alcott wrote gothic short stories? She did! Take a look at A Whisper in the Dark by the author. A collection of gothic novellas no longer under copyright.

The Ultimate Who-To-Follow Guide for Tweeting Librarians, Info Pros, and Educators | Ellyssa Kroski – OEDB.org

Posted on October 2, 2013 by infophile

Wondering about who you should be following on Twitter to keep up with the steady stream of updates in Libraryland? Well, here’s a list of lists! This quick guide will give you 30 great lists of librarians, instructors, and information professionals that you’ll want to follow on Twitter as well as tweeting authors’ accounts and people and publications to follow to gain tech insights. Check out each of these and start subscribing!!

See the list: The Ultimate Who-To-Follow Guide for Tweeting Librarians, Info Pros, and Educators | Ellyssa Kroski – OEDB.org.

This really is the ultimate guide to LIS professionals on Twitter! I would add to the other categories:

Book Lovers

Shelf Awareness @ShelfAwareness
The Bookseller @thebookseller
Huffington Post Books @HuffPostBooks
Publishers Weekly @PublishersWkly
Book Riot ‏ @BookRiot

News & Technology

The Modern MLIS @themodernmlis
MIT Tech Review @techreview
Buzz Feed @BuzzFeed
TEDTalks Updates @tedtalks
PCMag @PCMag
Flavorwire ‏ @flavorwire
TIME Techland ‏ @Techland
Gizmodo ‏ @Gizmodo
Harvard Biz Review ‏@HarvardBiz
Fast Company @FastCompany

U.S. Banned Books Week News Links

Posted on September 25, 2013 by infophile

Curated links of banned books news stories from the U.S. that you should read if you are concerned about intellectual freedom and the freedom to read. Toni Morrison’s The Bluest Eye challenge is of particular interest, as the author is from Ohio and the challenge to her novel originated from an official at the Ohio State Board of Education.

Practice of Banning Books Still Going Strong | Future Librarians for Intellectual Freedom

Banned Books Week: ‘Captain Underpants’ tops list of challenged books; 10 most challenged books of 2012 | CNN.com

Banned Books Week 2013: Books about LGBT Families Remain Targets of Censorship | ACLU

America’s most surprising banned books | The Week

10 Surprising Books That Parents Have Tried To Ban From Schools | Business Insider

Beauty is Truth: The Case Against Banning The Bluest Eye | The Millions AND Controversy Brews Over Official Comments About Author [Toni Morrison] | nbc4i.com

Freedom to Read Under Fire as Attempts to Ban Books Continue | HuffPost Books

7 Reasons Your Favorite Books Were Banned | HuffPost Books