{"id":464,"date":"2009-12-04T19:28:27","date_gmt":"2009-12-04T23:28:27","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/blogs.law.harvard.edu\/rihlib\/?p=464"},"modified":"2012-05-07T15:33:25","modified_gmt":"2012-05-07T19:33:25","slug":"library-news-notes-12409","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/archive.blogs.harvard.edu\/rihlib\/2009\/12\/04\/library-news-notes-12409\/","title":{"rendered":"Library News & Notes 12\/4\/09"},"content":{"rendered":"

Rowland Institute at Harvard<\/a>
\nLibrary News & Notes
\nDecember 4, 2009<\/p>\n

Quotes of the Week<\/strong><\/p>\n

“I have one small drop of knowing in my soul. Let it dissolve in your ocean.” ~Rumi
\n(Source: Lori Moreno<\/a>)<\/p>\n

“When you give yourself, you receive more than you give.” -Antoine De Saint-Exupery
\n(Source: justsocial<\/a>)<\/p>\n

Rowland News<\/strong><\/p>\n

A High-Throughput Screening Approach to Discovering Good Forms of Biologically Inspired Visual Representation
\n<\/a>
\nDavid Cox<\/a> and colleagues demonstrate potential advances in computer “vision” using powerful information processing and video game technology combined with principles from molecular biology in this PLoS Computational Biology paper.
\nInternet Sites of the Week<\/strong><\/p>\n

Books\/eBooks<\/strong><\/p>\n

Best books of 2009: fiction<\/a>
\nA list by the Christian Science Monitor, with links to reviews
\nSee also: Book reviewers on the Web<\/a>
\n(Source: Maxine Clarke<\/a>)
\n
\n‘The Cusp of Every Bibliomaniac’s Dream’<\/a><\/p>\n

Funny conversations between book dealer and customers<\/a>
\n(Source: Boing Boing<\/a>)<\/p>\n

Future of book publishing is unknowable<\/a>
\n(Source: Open Access Tracking Project<\/a>)<\/p>\n

In defense of books<\/a>
\nArticle about Robert Darnton<\/a> in the Gazette
\nSee also: Google and the New Digital Future<\/a><\/p>\n

An Introduction to the Mechanics of Writing a World Famous E-book<\/a><\/p>\n

The Lost Pleasure of Browsing<\/a><\/p>\n

One Way to Improve Your Book Sales<\/a><\/p>\n

Protect eBooks Or Trust Customers To Do The Right Thing? <\/a>
\n(Source: bibliothekarin<\/a>)
\nSee also: What Does it Mean to \u201cBuy\u201d an E-book?<\/a>
\n(Source: O’Reilly Radar<\/a>)
\nSee also: Ten Predictions For The E-Reader\/E-Book Market In 2010<\/a>
\n(Source: Lisa Carlucci<\/a>)<\/p>\n

The Scholars\u2019 Catalog Project<\/a>
\n(Source: ResourceShelf)<\/p>\n

Stop, you’re killing me<\/a>
\nA website for mystery lovers
\n(Source: FreePint<\/a>)<\/p>\n

Computers and Internet<\/strong><\/p>\n

ACM Names 47 Fellows for Innovations in Computing, Information Technology<\/a>
\n(Source: Computational Complexity<\/a><\/p>\n

Best Websites of the Decade<\/a><\/p>\n

Choose an ISP<\/a><\/p>\n

DEC may be gone, but it’s not forgotten<\/a><\/p>\n

How to YouTube with Success<\/a>
\n(Source: The Kept-Up Academic Librarian<\/a>)<\/p>\n

If you want to test a man\u2019s character, give him power*point<\/a>
\n(Source: Hacker News<\/a>)<\/p>\n

Music library disaster? How to rip songs from your iPod<\/a><\/p>\n

New Technologies That Save Time & Money<\/a><\/p>\n

Pandora<\/a><\/p>\n


\nPC World’s Top 10 How-To Videos<\/a><\/p>\n

Programmer search engine<\/a>
\n(Source: Hacker News<\/a>)<\/p>\n

Test Your Internet Connection Speed<\/a><\/p>\n

Tools for Remote Collaboration and Interaction<\/a>
\n(Source: The Distant Librarian<\/a>)<\/p>\n

Top 8 Disposable Email Address Services<\/a><\/p>\n

Top 10 Semantic Web Products of 2009<\/a>
\n(Source: Library Web<\/a>)
\n
\nVerizon Droid: A 60-second review <\/a><\/p>\n

Where Google Goes From Here, Part 1<\/a>
\nSee also: Why Should You Care About Google Wave?<\/a>
\nSee also: 5 things you can only do on Google Wave<\/a>
\n(Source: mistygirlph<\/a>)
\nSee also: New Chrome Browser: Fast, Safe and Simple<\/a>
\nSee also: Un-Google Yourself<\/a>
\n(Source: Sharon Hayes<\/a>)<\/p>\n

Libraries<\/strong><\/p>\n

Another reason data services need librarians<\/a>
\n(Source: Open Access Tracking Project<\/a>)<\/p>\n

Bookkeeping: The right library reforms will preserve the health of Harvard\u2019s collections<\/a><\/p>\n

Catalyzing Collaboration: Seven New York City Libraries<\/a>
\n(Source: Digital Koans<\/a>)<\/p>\n

Enhancing ur work<\/a>
\n(Source: ALA_TechSource<\/a>)<\/p>\n

The future of bookstores is the…<\/a>
\n(Source: Bonnie Swoger<\/a>)<\/p>\n

The Hyperlinked Library in Times of Change and Challenge
\n<\/a>
\n(Source: Librarian in Black<\/a>)<\/p>\n

Information Architecture Principles: Use in a Library Setting<\/a><\/p>\n

Information Society<\/a>
\n“This collection includes several thousand of articles and books on the information society, in various languages, freely available for download.”
\n(Source: Open Access Tracking Project<\/a>)<\/p>\n

“The Law of Stackable Hamsters”<\/a>
\n(Source: Roy Kenagy<\/a>)<\/a><\/p>\n

Lessons Learned: How College Students Seek Information in the Digital Age<\/a>
\n(Source: ResourceShelf<\/a>)<\/p>\n

Libraries and crowdsourcing – 6 examples<\/a>
\n(Source: Library Web<\/a>)<\/p>\n

Libraries Consider Merging Despite Faculty Questions<\/a>
\n(Source: Open Access Tracking Project<\/a>)<\/p>\n

More Cuts Coming to Yale University Library<\/a>
\n(Source: ResourceShelf<\/a>)<\/p>\n

Networking: Overcoming Your Hesitation<\/a><\/p>\n

Next-Gen Libraries Presentation<\/a>
\n(Source: Library Web<\/a>)<\/p>\n

North American Institutions Most Frequently Represented in High-impact Library Journals<\/a>
\n(Source: Peter Scott’s Library Blog<\/a>)<\/p>\n

Preserving the Library in the Digital Age<\/a>
\n(Source: The Distant Librarian<\/a>)<\/p>\n

So you want to write about libraries?<\/a><\/p>\n

Social Construction of Authorized Users in the Digital Age<\/a>
\n(Source: ResourceShelf<\/a>)<\/p>\n


\nWhat is the Next Trend in Usage Statistics in Libraries?<\/a>
\n(Source: schopfel<\/a>)<\/p>\n

Life, Family, Work and Money<\/strong><\/p>\n

America Without a Middle Class<\/a>
\n(Source: beSpacific<\/a>)<\/p>\n

Be Prepared<\/a>
\nList of questions compiled from an academic job search<\/p>\n

Beat stage fright at work<\/a><\/p>\n

Control is an Illusion You Need to Let Go<\/a><\/p>\n

Eight Tips to Know If You’re Being Boring<\/a><\/p>\n

\u2018Fear of fear\u2019 can lead to depression<\/a><\/p>\n

Find a Mentor\/Role Model<\/a>
\n(Source: masswomen<\/a>)<\/p>\n

FlyOnTime.us<\/a>
\n“Find the most on-time flight between two airports or check how late your flight is on average, in good weather and bad, before you leave.”
\n(Source: beSpacific<\/a>)
\nForgiveness: Letting go of grudges and bitterness<\/a>
\n(Source: MEDLINEPlus<\/a>)<\/p>\n

Former Polaroid owner found guilty of running Ponzi scheme<\/a><\/p>\n


\nHow to make small talk<\/a><\/p>\n

How to Prepare for a Performance Review<\/a><\/p>\n

How to Stop Comparing Yourself to Others<\/a>
\n(Source: Hacker News<\/a>)<\/p>\n

How to Stop Taking Things Personally<\/a><\/p>\n

Leverage the advantages of being an introvert at work<\/a><\/p>\n

‘Tis the Season for Better Credit<\/a><\/p>\n

When to Confront Someone: The Rule of Three<\/a>
\n(Source: HarvardBiz<\/a>)<\/p>\n

Scholarly Publishing<\/strong><\/p>\n

Best Thinking<\/a>
\n“Open access publisher and syndicator of journal quality content”
\n(Source: Open Access Tracking Project<\/a>)<\/p>\n


\nThe next generation of electronic journals: prospects and problems<\/a>
\n(Source: Open Access Tracking Project<\/a>)<\/p>\n

Online Journals and the Evolving Genre Ecosystem of Science<\/a>
\n(Source: BoraZ<\/a>)<\/p>\n

Open access and the Google book settlement<\/a><\/p>\n

Paying for open access? Institutional funding streams and OA publication charges<\/a><\/p>\n

Peer review, data quality, and usage metrics<\/a>
\n(Source: Open Access News<\/a>)<\/p>\n

Tenurometer<\/a>
\n(Source: Stevan Harnad<\/a>)
\nWhen Scholarly Publishers Reduce Author Rights in the Face of Open Access Initiatives<\/a>
\n(Source: mrgunn<\/a>)<\/p>\n

Science and Technology<\/strong><\/p>\n

Beating the diffraction-limit using CARS microscopy<\/a><\/p>\n

BioKM: Cloud-based Research Knowledge Management<\/a>
\n(Source: mrgunn<\/a>)<\/p>\n

The complicated history of simple scientific facts<\/a>
\n(Source: konfigmaster<\/a>)<\/p>\n

Division of Condensed Matter Physics Image Gallery<\/a>
\n(Source: Condensed Concepts<\/a>)<\/p>\n

Ground-Breaking Science: Very Old Papers Are Both Awesome and Hilarious<\/a>
\n(Source: Hacker News<\/a>)<\/p>\n

Imaging Cell Biology<\/a><\/p>\n

Major scientists with blogs<\/a><\/p>\n

MIT Mad Scientists Say Corpse-Reanimation Still 10 Years Away<\/a><\/p>\n

The most important letter in your scientific career?<\/a><\/p>\n

The Mystery of Bosnia’s Ancient Pyramids<\/a>
\n(Source: Science in the News<\/a>)<\/p>\n

Physics Model Determines Dynamics of Friends and Enemies<\/a><\/p>\n

Playing tricks with the speed of light<\/a><\/p>\n

THE question<\/a><\/p>\n

Read the ad, answer the ad<\/a><\/p>\n

Research at the Intersection of the Physical and Life Sciences<\/a><\/p>\n

Science Matters: It pays to fund research<\/a>
\n(Source: sciencegoddess<\/a>)<\/p>\n

Scientist takes aim at her longtime silent scourge<\/a>
\n(Source: Cameron Partridge)<\/p>\n

Scientists demonstrate multibeam, multi-functional lasers<\/a>
\n(Source: HarvardNews<\/a>)<\/p>\n

SEAS, Murray engineer solutions to global problems<\/a><\/p>\n

Splitting Time from Space\u2014New Quantum Theory Topples Einstein’s Spacetime
\n<\/a><\/p>\n

The Value of New Scientific Communication Models for Chemistry<\/a>
\n(Source: Open Access Tracking Project<\/a>)
\nSee also: Are chemists really grinches?<\/a>
\n(Source: phylogenomics)<\/p>\n

Where Are the Female Scientists in Research Articles?<\/a>
\n(Source: Under the Microscope<\/a>)
\nSee also: More PhDs for women<\/a><\/p>\n

Why should anyone give credence to industry sponsored research?<\/a>
\n(Source: Andrew Spong<\/a>)<\/p>\n

Wired for Sound<\/a>
\nlist of science podcasts
\n(Source: Maxine Clarke<\/a><\/p>\n

Wizard at circuits, physics<\/a><\/p>\n

You Choose<\/a>
\nAdvice on selecting grad students for a lab<\/p>\n

Social Networking<\/strong><\/p>\n

The Anti-Social-Network Social Network<\/a><\/p>\n

Are Facebook Groups the New Drug Interventions?<\/a><\/p>\n

Avoiding Twitter Spam<\/a><\/p>\n

How Social Media Completely Changed Overnight<\/a>
\n(Source: konfigmaster<\/a>)<\/p>\n

\u201cI Want To Use Twitter For My Conference\u201d<\/a>
\n(Source: Roy Tennant<\/a>)<\/p>\n

Jack Dorsey on Square, How It Works & Why It Disrupts<\/a>
\n(Source: Hacker News<\/a>)<\/p>\n

Listimonkey<\/a>
\n“Google alerts for Twitter lists”
\n(Source: rstoup<\/a>)<\/p>\n


\nmentionmap – a Twitter visualization<\/a>
\n(Source: Sharon Hayes<\/a>)<\/p>\n

Social media in learning examples<\/a>
\n(Source: neiljohnford<\/a>)<\/p>\n

The Tao of Tweeting<\/a><\/p>\n

Twitter May Breed Better Socializers<\/a><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

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