Library News & Notes 1/8/10
Rowland Institute at Harvard
Library News & Notes
January 8, 2010
Happy New Year and New Decade
“How are things? Just as they are.”
Rowland News
Shriram Ramanathan, leader of the Oxides Research Group, is the editor of the recently published Thin Film Metal Oxides. Congratulations, Shriram!
Harvard Libraries News
Kathryn Allamong Jacob, curator of manuscripts at the Schlesinger Library, published King of the Lobby:
The Life and Times of Sam Ward, Man-About-Washington in the Gilded Age. Congratulations, Kathryn!
Internet Sites of the Week
Books/eBooks
From Spotify to Bookify: how playlists could revolutionize the books market
(Source: Library Web
)
Pico Iyer on the tyranny of the moment
(Source: Roy Kenagy)
There’s More to Publishing Than Meets the Screen
(Source: JosephJEsposito)
Computers and Internet
Google Nexus One review roundup
See also: Nexus One vs Droid vs iPhone [Comparison Chart]
(Source: The Proverbial Lone Wolf Librarian)
PayPal vs Fake PayPal: Can You Tell the Difference?
(Source: nahumg)
Thanks Technology
(Source: Paul Steinbrueck)
5 Reasons Why RSS Readers Still Rock
(Source: Michael Sauers)
Libraries
Academic Library Learning Network
(Source: David Osterbur)
Accessing library catalogue & databases on your Mobile phone
Do Librarians Really Do That?
(Source: Shamsha Damani)
Harvard Hacks Away at its Priceless Libraries
(Source: HarvardNews)
In Praise of Public Libraries
Reasons for College Students to Use Libraries
Scholarly Legitimacy
(Source: Open Access Tracking Project)
Social Media, Libraries, and Web 2.0: How American Libraries are Using New Tools for Public Relations
(Source: New Jersey Library Association)
7 arguments for building new libraries
(Source: ALDirect)
10 Librarian Blogs To Read in 2010
Life
Finding Happiness in Helping Those Who Have Less
How to Lower Your Cable Bill Now?
How to Protect Yourself From Identity Theft
(Source: Stephen’s Lighthouse)
Man Unable To Wear Nice Clothes Without Everyone Asking Questions
Peacefully Adrift as the Mississippi River Just Rolls Along
Scholarly Publishing
Should Copyright of Academic Works Be Abolished?
(Source: Open Access Tracking Project)
Unheard Voices: Institutional Repository End-Users
(Source: ResourceShelf
Why Hasn’t Scientific Publishing Been Disrupted Already?
(Source: Joseph J. Esposito)
Who will pay for the arXiv?
(Source: Open Access Tracking Project)
Science and Technology
Academic research, DOE facilities are buoyed by recovery act
Accept Defeat: The Neuroscience of Screwing Up
(Source: Brad Pierce)
The Blueprints Database
(Source: Beyond the Black Stump)
biological wiki comparison
(Source: phylogenomics)
Cherry Murray seeks impact for next-generation global leadership
A Decade in Computational Structural Biology
(Source: Bradley Pallen)
Epernicus
Science networking
An Experiment on Prediction Markets in Science
How the Scientist Got His Ideas
How to Train the Aging Brain
(Source: CommonHealth)
Resuscitating industrial research without monopoly money
Social Networking
How to: Build a Social Media Cheat Sheet for Any Topic
(Source: Xuemei)
How To Create the Perfect Facebook Fan Page
(Source: Xuemei)
Why Twitter Will Endure
(Source: Roy Kenagy)
10 Ways to Use Speed Networking in Your Job Search
(Source: Alexis S. Kim)