Category: Social Networks
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2014 (and 2013) – My year in reading
Way back in 2011 I thought it'd be fun to note the books I had read the previous year. I kept the info in a text file and created a couple of infographics to go along with the post. I did the same in 2012, but never got around to 2013. I have been logging…
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Free Web-based Tools for Information Literacy Instruction
The latest issue of Library Hi Tech News has the following article, which contains a pretty good list of free and freemium tools that may be new to you as many were to me. Christine Palma Forbes , (2014),"Free Web-based Tools for Information Literacy Instruction", Library Hi Tech News, Vol. 31 Iss 10
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Free ebooks from Microsoft and the best email alert services
A couple of good-looking posts from my aggregator today: Microsoft has 130 ebooks available for free download: Largest collection of FREE Microsoft eBooks ever, including: Windows 8.1, Windows 8, Windows 7, Office 2013, Office 365, Office 2010, SharePoint 2013, Dynamics CRM, PowerShell, Exchange Server, Lync 2013, System Center, Azure, Cloud, SQL Server, and much more… Digital…
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Smart Zabuton checks café seat availability via cushion, links to smartphone app
Yep, I'm still dreaming of a solution for seating availability notification. Here's a coffee shop solution from Japan. Problem is our chairs don't stay with their respective tables, so probably not a perfect solution for us. Related articles Thinking about available seats Postifier – yet another option for reporting available seats?
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A couple of tips for wrangling the behaviour of LinkedIn
Over the past couple of days I've run across a couple posts that will help you quickly manage the behaviour of LinkedIn's email alerts and endorsements. Amit posts about a bookmarklet that will allow you to unsubscribe from all LinkedIn email with one click. Lifehacker shows how to "Turn Off LinkedIn's Annoying Endorsements". Ahh, so…
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Altmetrics seem to be gathering steam
A couple of altmetrics related updates. The Scholarly Kitchen has a great writeup on EBSCO's recent acquisition of Plum Analytics, and an announcement from a couple weeks ago that Springer is now sharing data from Altmetric on SpringerLink. It'll be an interesting year in this arena, don't you think? Related articles Stick to Your Ribs:…
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Plum Analytics Becomes Part of EBSCO Information Services
As announced on the Plum Analytics blog, Plum Analytics Becomes Part of EBSCO Information Services. I find this fascinating because I know how instrumental Mike and Andrea were to the start and early success of ProQuest's Summon. Wonder if EBSCO will try to pick their brains on that product…
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A blow for altmetrics? – Twitter’s Value as Measure of Scientific Impact Encounters New Doubt
The Chronicle of Higher Education reports that Twitter's value as a measure of scientific impact may not be as solid as previously thought. This would seem to be a minor (or possibly bigger) blow to the idea of altmetrics. What do you think?
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Bat fellatio (or altmetrics)
Sorry (not really) for the linkbait headline, but I'm recently inspired. AND, it really is mentioned in the article I just read, Altmetrics: A 21st-Century Solution to Determining Research Quality. Bet you want to read it now! This is an overview article that makes the case for and describes the concept of altmetrics (alternative metrics for scholarly output…
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Google for remote tech / reference support
I haven't had to worry about this in a while since I get to use my University's license for Bomgar, but if you're looking for a free tool for remote tech support you should take a look at Google Hangouts, as suggested at Profhacker. Even more potentially interesting is Engadget's report that Google is "reportedly…