Posts Tagged ‘Library’
Grey Areas in Plagiarism
Throughout college, I would get anxious when I submitted papers to a professor who used plagiarism software. I always cited my sources, following the correct style format of the professor’s choosing, but there was always that shadow of a doubt whether the words I wrote were in fact my words, or if I had read…
Read MoreDealing in the Dark
We have all heard about the darknet, the Web content that exists on overlay networks which use the public Internet but which require specific software, configurations or authorization to access. A similar version of libraries – called pirate or shadow libraries – have been created. All around the world these libraries are filled with banned…
Read MoreNew Librarian of Congress Appointed
To quote a colleague, “They finally picked a librarian to do a librarian’s job!” She was referring to the recent appointment of a new librarian of Congress. NPR brought this news to us in their article, “Senate Approves Carla Hayden As New Librarian Of Congress.” The Senate approved Dr. Carla Hayden as the next librarian…
Read MoreNew Words Added to the Oxford
The Oxford English Dictionary recently released their list of added words as part of their June update to the more than 150-year old publication. This interesting information came to us from ABC out of Australia in their article, “Budgie smugglers: Australian slang term officially added to Oxford English Dictionary.” Among the 1,000+ word list were budgie…
Read MoreThe Role of Metadata in Genealogy
Metadata is data about data, regardless of what the data is about. If you think of the primary data as a library book, then the metadata is what you would find in the online catalog or, if we were time traveling, what was in the card catalog thirty or more years ago. The catalog contains title,…
Read MoreLearn More About Peer Review Approaches
The National Federation of Advanced Information Services (NFAIS) offers educational opportunities in various venues. One of them is their virtual Lunch & Learn with NFAIS sessions and the next one is scheduled for Tuesday, July 26, 2016. PLOS’s Mark Johnson will be providing an overview of new alternative peer review approaches and discuss lessons learned at PLOS in dealing…
Read MoreThe Fair is Coming
There are many reasons to visit the Frankfurt Book Fair – the most important international trading place for content, from novels and children’s books to academic databases. Nowhere else does the publishing industry show itself in a more multifaceted, innovative and international light. One of the reasons would be the speaker lineup. For starters, Karina…
Read MoreCall for Applications: NLM/Association of Academic Health Sciences Libraries (AAHSL) Leadership Fellows Program
The National Library of Medicine (NLM) has announced the 2016-2017 year of the leadership program jointly sponsored with the Association of Academic Health Sciences Libraries (AAHSL). The NLM/AAHSL Leadership Fellows Program is focused on preparing emerging leaders for the position of library director in academic health sciences libraries. The application deadline is July 22, 2016. The…
Read MoreDigital Content is Everywhere
According to a recent survey, sixty-two percent of school districts have a digital content and curriculum strategy, and more than half of those strategies include using open educational resources (OER). This interesting information came from eSchool News in their article, “Survey: Districts are increasingly going digital.” It is important to remember that digital content does not just…
Read MoreIn Your Permanent Record
The words that brought chills to every student’s bones has a new meaning in these days of technology. This interesting information came to us from the American Libraries Magazine in their article, “Privacy and School Data.” What we traditionally think of in a student record – grades, transcripts, teacher notes, attendance, conduct – has changed.…
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