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Emily Broadwater

Google Has Gone 'Dark': The Search Giant Just Ended Its Free Data And People Are Freaki... - 0 views

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    AP Late this month, Google went "dark" in terms of providing publishers with free information on which words led people searching in Google to click on their sites. The move came as Google seeks to reassure users following the NSA/PRISM domestic surveillance scandal.
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    Wow, I hadn't even heard about that, Emily. Terrific story. That's a bummer, though -- I use Google Analytics on some of my sites, though I probably should make more use of it, and it was always interesting to see what keywords people were using to get to my site. Sometimes the keywords were weird.
Anthony Rossi

"7 Ways To Keep Audience Attention During Your Presentation" - 0 views

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    Just a few tips to consider if/when you feel your audience is losing interest. A lot of these tips are common sense and straight forward. However, although they are simple, at the same time they can be easily overlooked and under utilized. Lastly, most of these would not work with our class presentations. They are geared more towards larger presentations that take up more time.
Tiana Robles

Harvard University says it can't afford journal publishers' prices - 0 views

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    Harvard University has been advising its professors to publish their work to open access journals since many large journal publishers are charging higher fees.
Xiaotong Liu

http://library.ucf.edu/Reference/Guides/ScholarlyvPopular.php - 0 views

This website shows the difference between magazines and scholarly journals.

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started by Xiaotong Liu on 13 Oct 13 no follow-up yet
Xiaotong Liu

Scholarly Journals vs. Magazines - 0 views

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    the difference between scholarly journals and magazines in different ways.
Elloise Lotoc

2013 Internet Hall of Fame Inductees - 0 views

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    Here is a list of people who are inductees for this year hall of fame, in case anyone still needs a person to do their project about.
Claire Madison

Using Primary Sources on the Web - 0 views

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    Gives the definition of a Primary Source and how/when to use them! Plus it gives great examples of what a Primary Source actually is!
Benjamin Rizo

Jonah Peretti: Unknown Internet Hero - 0 views

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    I figured an appropriate way to end the semester was to have a blog post about my blog post :)
Xiaotong Liu

WordPress 3.8 update comes with a new admin and default theme - 0 views

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    The new version of WordPress has been released. Here is the article introduced some new information of the new version.
Alex Gregg

Wordpress Tip and Tricks - 0 views

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    I found this interesting. It could be useful to anyone who really wants to make their wordpress profile stand out. If you have the patience to learn it all, it would definitely be helpful.
Paola Torrico

Optical Character Recognition - 0 views

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    A good article that goes in depth of what Optical Character Recognition does.
Natasha Taliferro

What Is A Peer-Reviewed Article? - 0 views

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    From the library of The City University of New York on the importance of peer review, features of a peer-reviewed article, and how to find peer-reviewed articles.
Daniel Richardson

Micheal Hart: Founder of Project Gutenberg - 0 views

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    Interesting blog post about why and how Project Gutenberg was founded and started by Micheal Hart
Maximum Sullivan

Support Grows for Open Access to Science Research - 0 views

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    Good article on federally funded research to be freely accessible over the internet. It's the second article on the page.
Mahrokh Akhavan

Former NSA contractor designs 'surveillance-proof' font - 0 views

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    A ally interesting article about a former NSA contractor who has developed 4 different types of fonts so that they cant be read by Optical Character Recognition programs. The video does a nice job of showing how it works.
Xiaotong Liu

Understanding MARC - 0 views

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    a good website help you understand all the details about MARC.
Claire Madison

How to Give Kind Criticism, and Avoid Being Critical - 0 views

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    A great read for the next few weeks of presentations! A how-to on constructive criticism!
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    Thanks, Claire! It's all been pretty constructive so far, I think, but this is helpful.
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