A movie star and a prominent scientist have teamed up to reassure the public that childhood vaccines are safe and do not cause autism.Amanda Peet, who starred in films including The X-Files: I Want To Believe and Syriana, is working with Paul Offit, the chief of infectious diseases at Children’s Hospital of Philadelphia.Their goal is [...]
What does information literacy mean in the age of web search engines? I’ve been arguing for some time (e.g. in The Library Flip) that one of the core skills going forward for those information professionals who “help people find stuff” is going to be SEO – search engine optimisation. Why? Because increasingly people are attuned [...]
I have mentioned SEO (Search Engine Optimization) a few times as an increasingly important area of interest for librarians. However, as I have suggested, I come across resistance on the grounds that this is some sort of base or mendacious activity. We are very interested in interoperability, however, and for this reason it may be [...]
UNIVERSITY OF CALGARY – QATAR CAMPUSCHIEF LIBRARIANThe University of Calgary opened its first overseas branch campus with generous financial support from the State of Qatar, and began delivering undergraduate nursing programs in the Fall of 2007. As a member of our University of Calgary – Qatar team you will play a significant role in the [...]
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From the survey news release:1 per cent of web users are unaware of how Internet Search Engine results are compiled, according to research released today by Fasthosts Internet Ltd, (www.fasthosts.co.uk), the UK’s number one web hosting company. The study of 1600 UK consumers(1), which focused on the public’s day-to-day use of search engines, found that [...]
Another must-read posting at The Ubiquitous Librarian. Having just read Outliers by Gladwell he was looking at the ARL stats.While Reference Stats Decline, Oregon surges +51%. A glimpse at some ARL outliersAsk ourselves the tough question.Why do ARL stats show a decline in reference questins from 1995-2005 of an average of 47%?If what will be [...]
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++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++EVENT: LIBRARY TECHNOLOGY WORKING GROUP LAUNCHES ON FRIDAY DEC 5th @ 12pm ET++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++………………………………………………………………….Visit http://ImmersiveEducation.org/events/ on the day of this event for meeting materials (such as images and videos) and additional details ………………………………………………………………….WHAT: Library Technology Working Group (LIB.TWG) [LAUNCH EVENT]WHEN: Friday December 05, 2008 from 12-1pm ET (9-10am Pacific / SL time)WHERE: Second Life http://slurl.com/secondlife/Smithers%20Bluff/35/205/89OVERVIEW:The Library [...]