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November 13, 2009

Quote of the Week

"A black cat crossing your path signifies that the animal is going somewhere"
- Groucho Marx

Internet Sites of the Week

Books/eBooks

Hate reading text online? There IS a better way...

How to Purchase Books Online for Less
(Source: hrouda)

Kindle readers beware - big Amazon is watching you read 1984
(Source: Liz Bryson)

Publishers and Booksellers Rally to Support eBooks and eReaders
(Source: Peter Scott)

Push-Button Books

The Second Generation of e-Book Readers is on the Way
(Source: Library Web)

Computers and Internet

The Age of the Informavore
(Source: Liz Bryson)

Clicker launches for all-watch it
Online video and TV directory
(Source: raduboncea)

Copyright overreach takes a world tour
(Source: lapsedluddite)
See also: A Call for Copyright Rebellion

Google Dashboard: Its unintended uses (and abuses)

Google: Free Wifi at Logan, other airports

Google Wave: Better than Twitter for Conference Chatter?
(Sources: Library Web; Ellyssa Kroski)
See also: Uncovering the meaning of Google Wave for publishers
(Source: TheOccasional)

A glut of Google can give you a virtual fever

Harvard's Web Ecology Project
Part 1 and Part 2
(Source: BoraZ)

How to Read 622 RSS Feeds

It's All Semantics: Searching for an Intuitive Internet That Knows What Is Said-And Meant
See also: The Rapid Evolution of Search
(Source: asu132

Maggwire
"Experience magazines online"
(Source: Bernie Sloan)

Marissa Mayer: The Visionary
(Source: NYT Technology Journalists)

Open and Save DOCX Files Without an Upgrade

QOTD: protocol-based time travel for the web

Rev The Engines: Bing Video Pulls In Hulu And YouTube

U.S. to speed up broadband plan

Where Are the Mile-High Hookups?

Wikipedia Bookshelf Project
(Source: Peter Scott)
See also: Wikipedia: How Accurate Is It?
See also: Edit This Page: Is it the end of Wikipedia?
(Source: Colleen McCaffrey)

Harvard

In Case You Didn't Know: Harvard Is In A Lot Of Movies

Queer Artist Speaks at Women's Center

Libraries

Bookless Libraries?

Bubbles, Panics & Crashes: A Century of Financial Crises, 1830s - 1930s
(Source: Laura Linard)

Climbing out of the "Ivory Tower"
(Source: Peter Scott)

How to be a person: Tips and tricks for virtual reference
(Source: Peter Scott)

In Face of Professors' 'Fury,' Syracuse U. Library Will Keep Books on Shelves

Librarians and the Future of Work

Libraries and the future of search
(Source: Jacqueline Snider)

Libraries check out the eBook
(Source: ResourceShelf)

The Ripple Effect: Part 1 Extending the library's reach
(Source: Peter Scott)

Rise Of The Web Librarian: An Elegant DMOZ Solution
(Source: Pandia Search World)

Support for the Research Process: An Academic Library Manifesto
(Source: Peter Scott)

University Libraries' report issued
Report of the Task Force on University Libraries
(Source: Steven Hyman)

Web 2.0, Marketing and Libraries
See also: Web 2.0 and Libraries

Life, Family, Work and Money

Everyday Creativity

How to invest your 401(k)
See also: A 401k No-No

How to Write a Mission Statement that Isn't Dumb
(Source: The 99 Percent

Over 50, and zero job offers
See also: Dealing with Age as an Older Job-Hunter

The Secret to Learning is Unlearning
(Source: Lone Wolf Librarian )

Self-Employed Retirement Magic

Top 10 Clever Fixes for Your Broken Stuff
(Source: Beyond the Black Stump)

Scholarly Publishing

European University Presses Fold, Consolidate in Economic Downturn
(Source: Michelle Pearse)

If It's Broke, Fix It

Is Peer Review Broken?
(Source: Theo Bloom

Learning to share
(Source: Stevan Harnad)

Open Access Memberships: Are Libraries Paying Too Much?
(Source: Open Access Tracking Project

University Public-Access Mandates Are Good for Science

Science and Technology

Adding a Sixth Sense to Your Cellphone

Bad Decisions May Be Contagious

Cell size and scale
(Source: Boing Boing)

Choose From the Latest Sound Systems

Discovery launches science news Web site

A Dream Interpretation: Tuneups for the Brain

Emotions Influence Perception of Pain
(Source: psychcentral)

Federated Search - Don't Get Caught Taking the Narrow View of What is Possible

GotReception
info on cellular reception in different US locales
(Source: beSpacific)

A Laboratory for Mixing Art and Science

LED Galaxy Dress: The World's Largest Wearable LED Display

Mimicking the building prowess of nature

New report calls for family-friendly policies in science

Preparing for Behavioral Interviews

Pushing light beyond its known limits
(Source: lsmarshall)

Radio Stories Feature Women with Disabilities in Science

Ranking scientists

The Science Behind 'Stop Me If I've Told You This'

A Scientist's Guide to Academic Etiquette

Sheila Widnall

Should you buy refurbished electronics?

Strength in science collaboration

Sympathy tips for Physicists

Tactics for Successful Grant Writing

Time to take gene therapy seriously

Want a Solution? Try Offering a Prize
(Source: Science in the News)

www.sciforum.net, the unique international platform for holding electronic conferences for scholars
(Source: Open Access Tracking Project)

Social Networks

How Twitter is Changing the Face of Media
(Source: libraryfuture)

I'm Innocent. Just Check My Status on Facebook
Social Networking and the New Me
(Source: Sharon Hayes)

TwitCritics
(Source: Beyond the Black Stump

Twitter links to LinkedIn

Travel
How to make business travel manageable

NEW BOOKS

Received November 7 - 13, 2009