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mgotcher

Where do people get their news? - 0 views

www.mpopost.com/-americans-get-their-news-1002

Information awesome news

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  • mgotcher on 30 Sep 13
     
    Here's a recent article published in April about where people get their news.
  • anonymous on 30 Sep 13
     
    That's useful, Milan, thanks. Note, though that it's not super-clear what "get" means in this context -- I'm sure a lot of people, like me, get their news from several of these sources. I get news from radio, the Web (including newspaper websites and Google News), and social media, and I'm not sure which of those sources is primary.
anonymous

Basic OCR correction | The Uses of Scale in Literary Study - 0 views

usesofscale.com/...basic-ocr-correction

ocr scanning newspapers magazines books digitization

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  • anonymous on 30 Sep 13
     
    A blog post (nearly a scholarly article) on common errors made by Optical Character Recognition, including the error of thinking that the medial S is an f.
anonymous

Double Fold: Libraries and the Assault on Paper: Nicholson Baker: 9780375726217: Amazon... - 0 views

www.amazon.com/...0375726217

books libraries microfilm paper newspapers destruction

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  • anonymous on 30 Sep 13
     
    A book about the history of microfilming newspapers after World War Two. Baker then set up his own newspaper repository, which he donated to Duke Libraries in 2004.
Natalie Niemeyer

Why Your Brain Craves Infographics - 0 views

neomam.com/13reasons

awesome internet Information

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  • Natalie Niemeyer on 30 Sep 13
     
    This infographic explains why the brain finds it easier to read information presented in this way. Every day, we're exposed to more information than ever before and visuals help our brain process everything.
Daniel Richardson

Jimmy Wales Is Only Worth $1 Million - 1 views

www.theatlanticwire.com/...66648

Wikipedia Cash Information

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  • Daniel Richardson on 25 Sep 13
     
    Interesting article about Jimmy Wales and how he lives a modest middle class life, while running one of the most visited websites on the planet.
  • anonymous on 30 Sep 13
     
    You should look up Craig Newmark, who founded Craigslist! Totally regular guy, although supposedly he's worth about $400 million.
cmarion2

What is DRM? | Digital Restrictions Management - 0 views

drm.info/what-is-drm

drm restrictions management interesting read unexpected

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  • cmarion2 on 26 Sep 13
     
    This article gives a definition of Digital Restrictions Management in terms that everyone can understand. More importantly, it teaches us why we should avoid using business that use DRM and how to do so.
  • anonymous on 30 Sep 13
     
    Huh, interesting that they say the "R" stands for "Restrictions" -- I always heard "Rights." Guess either makes sense.
Ellie Cattle

Book search - Find new, used, rare and out-of-print books - 0 views

www.biblio.com/usedbooksearch.bib

books

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  • Ellie Cattle on 26 Sep 13
     
    There have been a couple of occasions when my Dad has been looking for an obscure book - this is the site he usually uses when he's searching.
  • anonymous on 30 Sep 13
     
    Another one is AbeBooks, which was not created by but is now owned by Amazon: http://abebooks.com
Jimin Kwon

Improve your use of Google Books with Mirlyn and Hathi Trust - 0 views

chronicle.com/...27600

googlebooks mirlyn hathitrust digital content repository reserch library catalog

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  • Jimin Kwon on 29 Sep 13
     
    This piece of writing shows the difference between Google books and other digital content repositories, Mirlyn and Hathi Trust. And she also tells you the most efficient way to find the best sources by using all three repositories.
  • anonymous on 30 Sep 13
     
    Great link, Jimin -- explains better than I did in class why HathiTrust is sometimes preferable to Google Books.
emarmoran

Michael S. Hart - 0 views

www.gutenberg.org/...Michael_S._Hart

hist390 projectgutenberg

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  • emarmoran on 30 Sep 13
     
    Michael S. Hart was one of the founding members of The Gutenberg Project. He recently passed away and this is the link to his obituary.
  • anonymous on 30 Sep 13
     
    Thanks, Erin! He'd be a good guy to do research on for the presentation and final project.
anonymous

http://www.archives.gov/research/alic/tools/online-databases.html - 1 views

Also, please post these as Bookmarks, not Topics! That way it's easier for us to click on the link you've shared: http://www.archives.gov/research/alic/tools/online-databases.html

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Brandon Boucher

Google: 129 Million Different Books Have Been Published - 1 views

www.pcworld.com/...books_have_been_published.html

books published

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  • Brandon Boucher on 25 Sep 13
     
    For those who have ever wondered how many different books are out there in the world.
  • anonymous on 30 Sep 13
     
    Great minds think alike -- I posted the same thing. :) The estimate keeps going up, probably because more books keep being published!
Paola Torrico

History of wikis - 0 views

wikis.wikia.com/...History_of_wikis

information hist390 internet web awesome

shared by Paola Torrico on 24 Sep 13 - No Cached
  • Paola Torrico on 24 Sep 13
     
    I found this to be really helpful if anyone is interested in the history of wikis. Wikipedia is one of the most popular wiki websites, but not the first.
  • anonymous on 30 Sep 13
     
    Another useful link, Paola! Thanks.
Paola Torrico

History of Google - 0 views

www.google.com/...history

HIST hist390 internet information web History basics awesome

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  • Paola Torrico on 18 Sep 13
     
    Since we were talking about the history of Google earlier today, I found this and I thought I'd share with you all. It gives a great detailed timeline (provided by Google themselves) on their history.
  • anonymous on 30 Sep 13
     
    That is a good link, Paola, thanks.
Lauren McDonald

20 Google Search Shortcuts - 1 views

lifehacker.com/...ortcuts-to-hone-your-google+fu

google HIST390 web shortcuts

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  • Lauren McDonald on 19 Sep 13
     
    This website provides a list of 20 shortcuts you can use google for. This list explains how you can maximize the google search engine in order to find a wide variety of information quickly. Enables the user to use google to answer everyday questions easily.
Claire Madison

Study: Wikipedia as accurate as Britannica - 0 views

news.cnet.com/2100-1038_3-5997332.html

Interesting Wikipedia

shared by Claire Madison on 25 Sep 13 - Cached
  • Claire Madison on 25 Sep 13
     
    This article discusses the study of how Wikipedia is just as accurate as Britannica!
  • anonymous on 30 Sep 13
     
    Yep, that's the one I mentioned in class -- thanks for finding it, Claire!
Laura Vazquez

12 must know Zotero tips and techniques | The Ideophone - 1 views

ideophone.org/12-zotero-tips-and-techniques

zotero tips tricks helpful techniques

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  • Laura Vazquez on 30 Sep 13
     
    These are 12 must know tips and techniques for using Zotero.
Vincent Rodriguez

15 Interesting Facts about Wikipedia - 1 views

dailyinfographic.com/eresting-facts-about-wikipedia

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  • Vincent Rodriguez on 29 Sep 13
     
    Here are some interesting facts about wikipedia.
brittneydouress

creating_bibliographies [Zotero Documentation] - 0 views

www.zotero.org/...creating_bibliographies

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  • brittneydouress on 29 Sep 13
     
    How to create a bibliography using Zotero.
Mahrokh Akhavan

Google Celebrates 15 Years - 0 views

abcnews.go.com/...story

internet google innovation technology History

shared by Mahrokh Akhavan on 28 Sep 13 - No Cached
  • Mahrokh Akhavan on 28 Sep 13
     
    Its Google's Birthday today and It seems like the giant among search engines is still continuing to push for better service. I noticed that my google format had changed and I found out it was because Hummingbird, its new search algorithm that gives better search results.
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