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A built-in screencasting tool within Windows 10
At The Travelin' Librarian, Michael Sauers alerts us to the fact that Windows 10 includes a built-in screencasting tool! The link to the full original article is http://betanews.com/2015/07/19/windows-10-secret-screen-recording-tool/. There's doesn't appear to be any after-the-fact editing available in this tool, and I haven't actually tried it myself. How about you, does it look useful?
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Due-date scarves and ties
BoingBoing posts about a textile artist who makes scarves and ties that look like the good old due-date slip. S/he offers other designs as well, but why would you bother with those?
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Humble “School’s Out” Bundle
Totally reproducing a press release here, but there is no affiliate link included, it's just a friendly FYI if you've got kids interested in programming (or like to learn at a kids' level 😉 Summer can be tough on kids, and cabin fever can be even worse for parents. But with the new ebook bundle
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Identifying and avoiding predatory publishers: a primer for researchers
My colleague Rob sent a link out about this new 2-page brief from the Canadian Association of Research Libraries (CARL): Identifying and avoiding predatory publishers: a primer for researchers (pdf). So-called predatory publishers are those that lack discernible scholarship, academic rigour or credibility. They use aggressive practices to recruit authors and editors. Predatory publishers’ opaque operations and editorial processes
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What is a (public) library?
We have lots of conversations in my extended family about the role of the public library these days, and I happened across an interesting post from an unlikely source – the Kickstarter blog. In a post titled, Libraries are Everywhere, the author asks the following questions of four founders or employees of very non-traditional, yet