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Citing tweets in academic papers
I haven’t been asked about this, but then again, I’m not dealing directly with students much these days. Amit at Digital Inspiration dug out links to the official APA and MLA guidelines on how to cite tweets in academic papers. Good to know!
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A couple of screencasting links
Michael Steeleworthy posts his opinions on Camtasia vs. Captivate vs. the Organization. I'm not sure where the Organization part comes in, but he makes some interesting points about why he gives Captivate a nod over Camtasia. Personally, I don't care about the file size, which seems to be his biggest concern with Camtasia, 'cause I…
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A sign from the Internet Gods?
Hmm, first my dad calls me out on multitasking, and then within 10 minutes of reading his link to the review of Hamlet’s BlackBerry I see a tweet to this older article in the NYT: Hooked on Gadgets, and Paying a Mental Price. I’m sure my wife and kids would easily identify with the family…
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Signs of the times
Stephen Abram linked to a couple of interesting graphics. The first is A Graphic History of Newspaper Circulation Over the Last Two Decades. No real comment on this other than "Wow!". The second is US Smartphone Ownership Share. What I found interesting about this one is how starkly it contrasts with what our statistics say…
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Camtasia for the Mac Update…
Betsy and Troy from Techsmith post a couple of screenshots as proof that the OSX version of Camtasia Studio is still coming along. Betsy’s also hinting on her twitter stream that there’ll be some sort of announcement at Macworld on Tuesday the 6th. If not Camtasia, I wonder what it could be? Snagit for OSX?…
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Collect and Connect – new strategy for NRC-CISTI
The National Research Council Canada Institute for Scientific and Technical Information (NRC-CISTI) is implementing its collect and connect strategy. From their Press Release: For journals, this strategy focuses on collecting electronic-only and connecting clients to publisher sites and other sources of content. This is part of the transition from print delivery to knowledge discovery of…
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Reading a Nintendo DS
HarperCollins and Nintendo have made a deal that will allow 100 classic books to be readable on the Nintendo DS. Initially this will only be available in Britain, for some reason. I think, as I guess the audience for the DS is young-ish, this would work better if they could’ve worked a deal for literature…
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Literal Library Video – Tears for Fears
Enjoy! A couple more (non-library) at http://www.dustfilms.com/literalvideos (thanks for the tip Jerremie!)
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OECD using Espresso Book Machine to launch new Green book
An interesting press release from the OECD stating that instead of shipping their latest book on sustainable development to Australia, they’re going to reduce the carbon footprint and use an Espresso Book Machine to allow Australians to print on demand. ‘OECD Insights: Sustainable Development’ will still be published using traditional methods in markets where the…
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The Thirteenth Off-Campus Library Services Conference Proceedings, Part I
Volume 48(3/4) of the Journal of Library Administration has just been released, containing papers from the Thirteenth Off-Campus Library Services Conference held earlier this year in Salt Lake City. And on a related note, the Fourteenth Off-Campus Library Services Conference will be held April 28-30, 2010, in Cleveland, OH.