The head of the catalytic nonprofit dedicated to helping people imagine and act for the public good, Harwood focused his talk on why libraries are needed today more than any other time in his lifetime, and discussed what it will take for libraries to become even more relevant and significant in the lives of communities. Via Patrick Provencher, Patrick Provencher 
Via Scoop.it - Une ville numérique La bibliothèque de Toulouse a trois "sites web" Via BibliothèqueToulouse 
A Day in the life of an “OER Librarian" looking for user-friendly collections of open textbooks (via @OER_center) Via Andreas Link 
RT @aarontay: RT @scio12: How Librarians Can Help in Real Life, at #scio13, and more http://t.co/e3syo4jo by @CogSciLibrarian #scio12
"How do librarians help scientists? If you haven't worked with a good librarian, it's hard to know what we can offer and how we can be useful. I'd love to see a session at a scholarly conference (ScienceOnline, AEJMC, I'm looking at you!) where librarians model how we work our magic with patrons." Via Karen du Toit The distraction-free online editor.... A peaceful online editor: a place where you can be alone with your words and thoughts. Via liblivadia Hello.I'm Bill O'Reilly and I've worked in secondary and post secondary schools for more than 20 years ..... Via Carmel Galvin 
Using the centralized location to advantage, the design team planned for opposing elementary and middle school entries to the library, thus defining a spatial organization that acknowledges the distinct identity of each group. Via Leanne Windsor 
How Libraries Can Go High-Tech on a Tight Budget: It may not be as big an issue in the private sector which know... Via Vesna Cosic 
At a time where some are thinking we urgently need an information diet, Brian Solis puts things in perspective: don't panic!
What he describes on PandoDaily as "the fallacy of Information Overload" is the fact that while we all seem lost at one point or another because our world is changed by the social media revolution, it's both inevitable and something mankind will adapt to.
This post is a great summary of the different ways we are affected and why we shouldn't try to move back to the previous state. But work on improving our filters.
Curation, anyone? Via gdecugis 
Les chercheurs de Facebook, menés par Eytan Bakshy, ont publié une nouvelle étude s’intéressant à comment les gens recevaient et réagissaient à l’information dans le cadre du réseau social. Une étude qui nous invite à “Repenser la diversité de l’information dans les réseaux (voir le papier de recherche, intitulé, lui, plus modestement, “Le rôle des réseaux sociaux dans la diffusion de l’information”). Via Anne-Claude Boutin, michel verstrepen 
Iorad es una interesante herramienta web para los desarrolladores, o para cualquier persona que necesite crear un tutorial sobre una aplicación. El único requisito necesario para utilizar esta herramienta es disponer de Java en nuestro equipo. Via Mauricio M. Escudero, Pepe Crespo, michel verstrepen A hang out with the archivist at Coke. Interesting fact for archivists and librarians and what is in store with regards social networking.
Joe Mandese: "Forget About Likes, Tweets, Or Even Tweet-Ups, The Critical Social App Is Hanging Out - 01/23/2012 Coca-Cola to host Google+ hangout, allowing consumers to visit with their archivists." Via Karen du Toit 
The greater Boston area may not be the hub of the big data universe that some recent research suggests, but it got a leg up this week with news that tech giant Hewlett-Packard is moving some of its big data operations to Cambridge. Via Armando Reis |
“Are there affirmable days or places in our deteriorating world? Are there scenes in life, right now, for which we might conceivably be thankful? Is there a basis for joy or serenity, even if felt only occasionally? Are there grounds now and then for an unironic smile?” – Robert Adams. Via Mario Pires 
This guide is intended to assist people who are interested in exploring interesting works which have entered the public domain. Via Andreas Link 
Future Work Skills 202o, via Michelle at Libraries Interact:
"The skills that IFTF sees as being required in such a work landscape are each related to at least one of the key drivers of change (as represented using colour in the summary map above). The skills are: Sense-making – being able to discover deeper meaning in what is being expressed
Via Karen du Toit 
Plus d’une centaine de nouvelles règles, modifications, fonctionnalités ont vu le jour depuis 2006 sur Facebook. Le rythme est soutenu, avec en perspective une introduction en bourse dans les prochains jours. Via Jérôme DEISS, michel verstrepen 
Last week while roaming the exhibit hall at the ALAMW conference in Dallas, Texas, I discovered Mediasurfer. Mediasurfer offers self-checkout machines for iPads (and other tablet devices in the near future). Users swipe a library card to borrow... Via Laura Speer 
"SOPA blackout: Wikipedia reports 162 million people saw its blackout page, 8 million looked up their congressional reps." Via Howard Rheingold 
SAN FRANCISCO (Reuters) - YouTube, Google Inc's video website, is streaming 4 billion online videos every day, a 25 percent increase in the past eight months, according to the company. According to the company, roughly 60 hours of video is now uploaded to YouTube every minute, compared with the 48 hours of video uploaded per minute in May. Via myriam 
Since the end of the 1970s, Tristan Jeanne-Valès has had a keen interest in Fado. “The theme of popular traditional music has always fascinated me,” says Jeanne-Valès. Via Mario Pires 
Mac/iOS: We've mentioned that regular writing can have big mental and emotional benefits, and even how keeping a work journal can help your career, but to really get into the habit of regular writing, you'll need a tool that encourages you to do... Via Serge FLEITH 
This coming Thursday, Apple will announce tools and platforms to expand digital publishing to the masses and help transform the textbook industry, according to our sources. Via nickcarman |
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