Dumping on Libraries for Pageviews
So, Michael Rosenblum lives across from a hole and he likes it. He likes it, because that hole, formerly a library, will soon be a condominium. What does Rosenblum's opinion…
So, Michael Rosenblum lives across from a hole and he likes it. He likes it, because that hole, formerly a library, will soon be a condominium. What does Rosenblum's opinion…
CrunchU, you're now below the fold. Georgia Tech teamed up with Udacity and AT&T to offer the first accredited masters degree in computer science through MOOCs. In terms of pricing,…
Has Edwin Mellen Press set a trend? On the heels of Edwin Mellen Press' lawsuit against librarian, Dale Askey, now OMICS Publishing Group, based in India, is threatening to sue Jeffrey…
Harvard’s Houghton Library — that’s the one with all the serious historical archives — has acquired a mimeographed copy of the Star Trek Guide for writers. This booklet gives insight into how writers were expected to create scripts true to the spirit of the series. For example, Captain Kirk wouldn’t find an attractive crew member to hug in a moment of danger. (He wouldn’t?)
Science fiction culture, at both the professional and fannish level, has produced lots of ephemera, and a number of libraries have made efforts to collect it. SF Fans are a literate and verbose bunch and were engaging in long-distance written discussions before there was an Internet. “Zines” and “APAs” (amateur press associations) carrying news and debates were printed on acid-laden paper and started fading almost before they arrived in the mail.
It was only a matter of time. After reporting and issuing press releases on startups for years, TechCrunch / Michael Arrington spun out CrunchFund to invest in startups. That move…
Written by Lauren Sloss and published by Edcetera. Students in Chris Haskell’s teacher training classes at Boise State University learn by completing digital “quests.” If an assignment has mistakes, Haskell will return…
Written by David Pogue and published by the New York Times. The one everybody keeps saying is the natural heir to Google Reader, though, is Feedly.com. In fact, Feedly says the…
This is the best cover of Space Oddity you'll ever experience. Enjoy the summer, science, and arts. Thanks Commander Hadfield!
by Lydia Willoughby, Reference Librarian at Vermont Technical College With recent coverage in Wired Magazine and NYPL's amazing Stereogranmator, as well as social media wading into the animated waters with…