Archive for May 10th, 2006
So Google Wants To Make A Movie With Librarians
I will really be curious to see if any academic librarians show up in Google’s movie. Google is accepting submissions from librarians who have a great Google story, and will then feature selected librarians in a short movie that will be premiered at the ALA conference. I certainly use Google to find websites when I [...]
Posted: 10 May, 2006 in Just Thinking.
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Pubishers Speak Up
The New York Times (via CNET) reports on how some publishers have responded to the introduction of the Federal Research Public Access Act of 2006. The gist of it? Scholarly publishing has never been a big business. But it could take a financial hit if a proposed federal law is enacted, opening taxpayer-financed research to [...]
Posted: 10 May, 2006 in Scholarly Communications.
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Congratulations To New ACRL President-Elect Julie Todaro
By now most ACRL members have come across some news of the ACRL presidential election results. Just yesterday ACRL made the announcement official with this press release. Congratulations to Julie Todaro on being elected as Vice-President/President-Elect of ACRL. I’m sure we will all be looking forward to her term as ACRL president. It was a [...]
Posted: 10 May, 2006 in ACRL News.
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