World eBook Fair : July 4 – August 4, 2011
http://www.libraries.wright.edu/noshelfrequired/?p=3985
The World eBook Fair runs from July 4 to August 4, 2011, during which time there will be free public access for this month to 6.5 million eBooks.
E-Reader Ownership Doubles in Six Months
http://pewresearch.org/pubs/2039/e-reader-ownership-doubles-tablet-adoption-grows-more-slowly
“The share of adults in the United States who own an e-book reader doubled to 12% in May, 2011 from 6% in November 2010. E-readers, such as a Kindle or Nook, are portable devices designed to allow readers to download and read books and periodicals. This is the first time since the Pew Internet Project began measuring e-reader use in April 2009 that ownership of this device has reached double digits among U.S. adults.”–From the website.
Social Networking Sites And Our Lives
From Pew Research Site: “Questions have been raised about the social impact of widespread use of social networking sites (SNS) like Facebook, LinkedIn, MySpace, and Twitter. Do these technologies isolate people and truncate their relationships? Or are there benefits associated with being connected to others in this way? The Pew Research Center’s Internet & American Life Project decided to examine SNS in a survey that explored people’s overall social networks and how use of these technologies is related to trust, tolerance, social support, and community and political engagement.”
ebooks and ereaders in Academic and Public Libraries
This is a helpful study that was done in May, 2011, by the Poudre River Public Library System, Colorado State University, and Front Range Community College.
60 Apps in 60 Minutes
http://www.slideshare.net/scbrown5/60-apps-in-60-minutes
Various kinds of apps are presented here in this slidedeck.
Finding Information on the Internet : A Tutorial
http://www.lib.berkeley.edu/TeachingLib/Guides/Internet/FindInfo.html
UC-Berkely offers this tutorial on how to search the internet to find information, on how to evalute web pages, as well as offering style sheets for citing resources, a glossary of internet & web jargon, information on specific search tools, and more.
OnGuard Online
“OnGuardOnline provides practical tips from the federal government and technology industry to help you be on guard against Internet fraud, secure your computer, and protect your personal information.”–From the website.
Terra USA
A search engine that is en espanol.
Mexico Web
An Internet Search engine in Spanish.
Social Media : A Guide For Researchers
“This guide has been produced by the International Centre for Guidance Studies, and aims to provide the information needed to make an informed decision about using social media and select from the vast range of tools that are available.”–From the website.
Electronic Services Computer Training : Akron-Summit County Public Library
http://www.akronlibrary.org/training/handouts.html
Excellent, free handouts for Computer Basics, Microsoft Word 2003 and 2007, Microsoft Excel 2003 and 2007, Microsoft Publisher 2003 and 2007, Microsoft PowerPoint 2003 and 2007, Mail Merge 2003 and 2007, the Internet, E-Mail, and Special topics from the Akron-Summit County Public Library.
American Journeys : Eyewitness Accounts of Early American Exploration and Settlement : A Digital Library and Learning Center
http://www.americanjourneys.org/
“American Journeys contains more than 18,000 pages of eyewitness accounts of North American exploration, from the sagas of Vikings in Canada in AD1000 to the diaries of mountain men in the Rockies 800 years later.”–from the website.
GPO and Library of Congress To Digitize Historic Documents
http://www.gpo.gov/pdfs/news-media/press/11news13.pdf
“The U.S. Government Printing Office (GPO) and Library of Congress (LOC) are collaborating to digitize some of our nation’s most important legal and legislative documents after receiving approval from the Joint Committee on Printing (JCP). The digitization project will include the public and private laws, and proposed constitutional amendments passed by Congress as published in the official Statutes at Large
from 1951-2002. GPO and LOC will also work on digitizing official debates of Congress from the permanent volumes of the Congressional Record from 1873-1998.”–From the Press Release.
In-Library eBook Lending Program Launched
http://blog.archive.org/2011/02/22/in-library-ebook-lending-program-launched/
“Today, a group of libraries led by the Internet Archive announced a new, cooperative 80,000+ eBook lending collection of mostly 20th century books on OpenLibrary.org, a site where it’s already possible to read over 1 million eBooks without restriction. During a library visit, patrons with an OpenLibrary.org account can borrow any of these lendable eBooks using laptops, reading devices or library computers. This new twist on the traditional lending model could increase eBook use and revenue for publishers.”–From Web Post.
The Social Side of the Internet
http://www.pewinternet.org/~/media//Files/Reports/2011/PIP_Social_Side_of_the_Internet.pdf
“The internet is now deeply embedded in group and organizational life in America. A new national survey by the Pew Research Center’s Internet & American Life Project has found that 75% of all American adults are active in some kind of voluntary group or organization, and internet users are more likely than others to be active: 80% of internet users participate in groups, compared with 56% of non-internet users. And social media users are even more likely to be active: 82% of social network users and 85% of Twitter users are group participants.”–From the website.
