Journal of Information Literacy Vol 2, No 2 (2008) now available (Source: Peter Scott’s Library Blog) More: continued here

From the article:The New York Times admits it published a hoax letter purportedly from the mayor of Paris.In the fake letter, Mayor Bertrand Delanoe criticizes Caroline Kennedy’s bid for a U.S. Senate seat as “appalling” and “not very democratic.”In a note posted Monday on its website, the Times admits the letter was a fake. + [...]

From the summary:It’s no mystery that publications have been taking a beating as more and more people read their news on the Net. But there’s a catch. The online info may be instant and abundant — and in many cases free — but it may come at a cost, says a new study published in [...]

Members of the MidContinental Region,Have you been thinking about your need for extra funding for library services and considered applying for the Continuity of Health Information Award? The NN/LM MCR is still offering up to $15,000 for projects and efforts in three broad areas: Health Information Literacy, Hospital Library Advocacy, and Emergency Preparedness.We’ll be holding [...]

Feature the latest news in science, math and technology. Make rainbows, control a tornado, play with lightning, make a snowflake, and hit a home run. (University of Wisconsin-Madison, National Science Foundation) More: continued here

Uses animations to answer six questions: What is DNA? What are genes? What are chromosomes? What is a protein? What is heredity? What is a trait? (University of Utah, National Institutes of Health) More: continued here

As Americans prepare for a change in government, one thing that must not change is the remarkable progress being made by our nation’s schools. Schools are expecting more from students. And our students are meeting the challenge. More: continued here

Secretary Spelling made the following statement regarding the nomination of Arne Duncan as U.S. Secretary of Education: Arne Duncan is a visionary leader and fellow reformer who cares deeply about students. As the CEO of the Chicago Public Schools, Arne has advanced policies to hold schools accountable for providing all our nation’s students. More: continued [...]

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A bit outdated, but perhaps of interest.Washington DC–The Association of Research Libraries (ARL) has released the final report from a study that ARL commissioned Ithaka to conduct, Current Models of Digital Scholarly Communication, by Nancy L. Maron and K. Kirby Smith, along with the database of exemplars that the study produced.In the spring of 2008, [...]