Robin Good: As the gathering and discovery of news and stories leverages increasingly the adoption of technology tools that scan, search, find and monitor specific topics or geolocations in real-time, it seems only natural that a new breed of real-time photo/image search engines are beginning to appear.
From the article intro: "Thanks to services like Twitter and Instagram, and the global 'smartphone saturation' phenomenon, live reporting from big events has never been easier.
No longer do we have to rely on professionals delivering content and images from these events, we have our extended social networks doing this for us. And, because so many of these updates get fired into the 'public' timeline, virtually any update from anywhere can be found and shared in a matter of seconds.
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With the London Olympics on our doorstep, expect to see 'real-time photo curation' explode into popularity and we've got some tools to help you be at the forefront of this revolution."
Useful. Resorceful. 8/10
Full article: http://www.stumbleupon.com/su/1CJlJN/www.commscorner.com/2012/05/tick-tock-10-real-time-photo-search.html ; Via Robin Good 
Ready or not, the classroom is changing forever. Thanks to people like Sal Khan, learning has become easier for anyone around the globe. It’s as simple as watching a YouTube video.Whether you agree or disagree with what Khan is doing, there’s no denying that his videos have played a crucial role in the current renaissance of education. Via Susan Bainbridge 
"I Can Has Cheezburger CEO Ben Huh's day job may involve funny pictures of cats and other internet memes, but he also has some serious opinions about the future of journalism."
These are interesting points Ben Huh makes. To me they're good examples of the shift of value that impacts publishing. The objectivity-seeking, gatekeeping traditional media model is dead because in the age of information abondance, personnal opinions are what get content virally distributed.
Isn't that another way of saying Social Curation is changing the future of Publishing? Via lalorek, gdecugis 
Spotlight covers the intersections of technology and education, going behind the research to show how digital media is used in and out of classrooms to expand learning. Via Susan Bainbridge 
The Douglas County Libraries pioneering model for purchasing ebooks directly from publishers is gaining a significant amount of traction.
-Matt Enis @ The Digital Shift Via Robin Illsley 
A global copyright issue arises in a variety of situations. You have to think globally if any of the following apply to you: An employee accesses your licensed databases while traveling out of the country 
The Seattle Public Library system's annual Summer Reading Program is called Century 22: Read the Future, and is tied in with the 50th anniversary of the Seattle World's Fair. Young people are encouraged to scour the city's landmarks for 1,000 books hidden throughout town, and then to re-hide them for other kids to find.
-Cory Doctorow @ Boing Boing Via Robin Illsley 
Why the open data should be limited to public actors? How can companies integrate it into their strategy for dissemination and exploitation of their data? To answer these questions, I suggest you first article devoted to defining the universe of data dissemination business. It talks about open data, but not only . What data to share? With whom? At first glance, the questions are the same for private and public sectors . In reality, both approaches are distinguished by the legal context that applies. There is no obligation for companies to make available their data, except for some specific exceptions (including financial and environmental data). The process must be more proactive for private players. 
"Creativity is driven by Social dynamics. Via Karen Steffensen, michel verstrepen, Joao Brogueira 
Everbody loves a good dark, horrible fantasy. A misanthopic adventure, in which everybody is morally compromised, and we all live and die in the dirt. But every now and then, it's nice to read a fantasy novel in which people are, you know... good. Via Robin Illsley 
Drug companies are very attuned to competitive intelligence. There's a lot of information sloshing around out there, and you'd be wise to pay attention to it. Publications in journals are probably the least of it - by the time something written up for publication from inside a pharma company, it's either about to be on the drugstore shelves or it never will be at all. Patents are far more essential, and if you're going to watch anything, you should watch the patent applications in your field. Via Aqute Intelligence |
In the early days of free caselaw research services, it seemed like new search services were popping up all over the web. But without strong financial support, many disappeared almost as quickly as they had appeared. One of my favorites for caselaw research was PreCYdent because it provided IMHO "one of the most innovative SE algorithms offered for a free, fee-based, or a very expensive licensed legal search experience." Quoting from PreCYdent: 2006 - 2009 (Jan. 28, 2010); see also, Law Prof as Toolmaker: An Interview with PreCYdent's Thomas A. Smith (Jan. 29, 2008). But PreCYdent's funding dried up and it became "history." 
If an application offers advanced filtering, create your groups and organize your friends as you go to make it easier on yourself later on. Here is an overview and breakdown of the privacy settings on some of the different social media sites. Via txwikinger 
Terry Ballard: "Last April I got a contract with Chandos Publishing of Oxfordshire to write a book called "Google this: Putting Google and other social media sites to work for your library." http://www.terryballard.org/googlethis.html ; "As I had envisioned originally, I found dozens of librarians who had done great things with social media and got their stories. Whenever possible, I added cookbook-like instructions for crating things like IGoogle gadgets or captioning videos in YouTube. Being a longtime quote collector, I was able to find an apt quote for every chapter beginning. In the end, I see this as the capstone of a career that has gone on for nearly 50 years." Via Karen du Toit 
School Library Outreach. SUMMARY Twelve ways to expand the reach of the school library beyond its walls. A great library program requires that little bit more in order to thrive, not merely survive. On the Periphery? Via Dr. Steve Matthews 
As American students continue to fall behind foreign peers, 45 states and Washington, D.C. have adopted the Common Core State Standards, a new set of academic benchmarks aimed at raising the bar for teaching and learning across the country. 
This diagram is from work we are doing on the KM Professional Development Course at the University of Edinburgh. A couple of the things we are focused on is gaining a better insight into the sign... 
Catherine: "Special libraries are found within many different types of organizations, such as broadcast networks. Many have internal libraries and librarians which provide archival, research, information retrieval and reference services. These library collections are often closed to the public, focused on serving the needs of direct staff and affiliates. Librarianship within media organizations is a fascinating part of special libraries. In an article from American Journalism Review, in 1995, the 'news librarian' was described as, "the collectors, managers, and re-distributors of the organization's primary product, information. This is critical in all stages of information's flow through the organization – initial information gathering for use in news reporting, in the collection of the news product into databases, in the repackaging of information created by the organization into new products." Much has changed in the industry in the last fifteen years, however the role of collector and manager of the organization's content is still a vital one. NPR is a non-profit privately and publicly funded membership media organization. The content produced by NPR is nationally syndicated to over 900 public radio stations in the United States. The NPR library does not have a publicly accessible website, as their collections are not available for circulation and reference outside of NPR affiliated patrons. The collection consists of archival audio of NPR produced shows, collections of commercial music and spoken word (films, tv shows, speeches, poetry). Library staff do have a twitter account that is well worth following. The tweets often highlight stories on the NPR website such as this one about the The Most Gigantal, Behemothian Thesaurus In The World"
- Includes links to all related websites of NPR. Via Karen du Toit 
Susskind predicted bosses of both large and small companies will seek to reduce their legal spend by 50% over the next five years, as they look for ways of gaining ‘more for less’ through new pricing structures. Via Donna Seyle 
One of the most frequent questions I get asked goes something like this: “I have a really great idea, but (name of big company or university) has a patent on that. What do I do? 
'Chuck' churns through library checkouts in Louisville Daily Camera By John Aguilar Camera Staff Writer Izzy Thomason, 11, left, and Jil Thomason watch the new book-sorting machine at the Louisville Public Library on May 11, 2012. Via Karen du Toit |
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