Ghost of Taxonomies Present
Much they saw, and far they went, and many homes they visited, but always with a happy end. The Spirit stood beside sick beds, […]
Words Are Important
For more than a decade, Merriam-Webster has been issuing annual lists with the top ten words of that year. For 2017 the word is […]
Net Neutrality and Its Importance to Academia
The Federal Communication Commission (FCC) has voted to repeal net neutrality rules enacted in 2015 to stop Internet service providers (ISPs) from blocking and tightening control on […]
Los Alamos Looking for Librarian
To be as helpful as possible to those in the fields of taxonomy, information sciences, ontology, etc., we are sharing career opportunities that we find with our […]
Technology and Health
A new web-based, searchable directory of health applications is being released to the 800+ general practitioners in Tasmania that will allow them to prescribe […]
Digital Culture and Community
A new Executive Director for the Digital Public Library of America (DPLA) has been announced. John S. Bracken will begin on December 4, 2017. Bracken […]
Changes in the Librarian Profession
A recent report on the aging demographics of academic librarians raises awareness of the need for more library professionals. The paper, “Delayed Retirements and […]
eBooks Get a Pilot Test
The Digital Public Library of America (DPLA) has unveiled a pilot program to test a new model for a library-owned and library-centered ebook marketplace for […]