Monthly Archives: January 2010

The Center for Studies in Higher Education has released Assessing the Future Landscape of Scholarly Communication: An Exploration of Faculty Values and Needs in Seven Disciplines.
Here's an excerpt:

We describe here the results of our research conducted between 2007 and 2010. In the interest of developing a deeper understanding of how and why scholars do what [...] Continue reading →

The Library of Congress has established procedures to release open source software.
Here's an excerpt from the press release:

"The overall effect will be to clarify and streamline the process for releasing software as open source," said Michelle Springer, a digital initiatives project manager at the Library, "allowing the Library and its partners to more fully participate [...] Continue reading →

The North Carolina State University Libraries are recruiting a Lead Developer.
Here's an excerpt from the ad (position #40024):

Design and develop large-scale library web applications using a variety of technologies including Java, JavaScript, PHP, Python, PostgreSQL, MySQL and XML. Help manage development projects through full life cycle from requirements definition to deployment and support. Maintain and [...] Continue reading →

Dr. Gary Marchionini, Cary C. Boshamer Professor at the School of Information and Library Sciences at the University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill, has been appointed Dean of that school effective April 1, 2010.
Here's an excerpt from the press release:

"Gary Marchionini is a distinguished faculty member whose extraordinary academic background is internationally renowned," said [...] Continue reading →

The Princeton University Library is recruiting a Library Application and Database Manager/Developer. Anticipated Hiring Range: $75,000-$85,000.
Here's an excerpt from the ad (Requisition #1000065):

Description: Princeton University Library seeks a Library Application Database Manager/Developer to maintain, enhance and create applications for Library users and staff. In addition, this person will help develop web based library services for [...] Continue reading →

The Cybermetrics Lab of the Consejo Superior de Investigaciones Cientóficas has released The Ranking Web of World Repositories (January 2010 edition).
Here's an excerpt:

As in previous edition we provide two global Rankings. One that covers all repositories (Top400) and another that focuses only on Institutional Repositories (Top 400 Institutional). We are considering to include in future [...] Continue reading →

It appears the feud is over, with the publisher winning this time. Turns out Amazon’s pulling Macmillan titles was just a token gesture.
Amazon has posted the following announcement to its Kindle Community forum:
Dear Customers:
Macmillan, one of the "big six" publishers, has clearly communicated to us that, regardless of our viewpoint, they are committed to [...] Continue reading →

Found via Wired: NASA has added a free e-book section to its website, and posted its first title—a history of the X-15 rocket plane test program which was an important part of space research in the 1960s.
The book is available in DRM-free “Kindle” and “Sony Reader” formats—though mousing over the links reveals they are really [...] Continue reading →

Review by Joel Friedlander, TheBookDesigner.com
Our next book for review is Stay by Moriah Jovan. (6? x 9?, 332 pages, softbound, ISBN 978-0981769639, B10 Mediaworx.) This is the second book in a series titled “The Tales of Dunham.”
Design Review—Cover
All of Moriah’s design for this book is careful and elegant, and the tone is set by the [...] Continue reading →

Editor’s Note: this is reprinted, with permission, from Scriviner’s Error blog of C. E. Petit. As a lawyer I’ll just say that I agree with this conclusions. Numbers in brackets refer to footnotes at the end of the article. PB
Depending on how one counts, this is either the second or third major AmazonFail [...] Continue reading →