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91% of Americans concerned about online privacy -- 7% would change their name as protec... - 1 views

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joenmori on 05 Sep 14

In this article I could see that the privacy is a topic very important in the life of each person in America, with the increment of technology, people can enjoy of many services that help to make any task in a easier way, but the government has taken a lot of actions "worried" about social welfare, finishing with the privacy that new technological services can offer. So, I think that the providers of these services should explain the rules to use them in a clearly way, and people must decide about what personal information to share and specify that this have to respect, and think in alternatives to change this trend where government wants to control everything, well, it's just a review.

<div class="cArrow"> </div><div class="cContentInner">In this article I could see that the privacy is a topic very important in the life of each person in America, with the increment of technology, people can enjoy of many services that help to make any task in a easier way, but the government has taken a lot of actions "worried" about social welfare, finishing with the privacy that new technological services can offer. So, I think that the providers of these services should explain the rules to use them in a clearly way, and people must decide about what personal information to share and specify that this have to respect, and think in alternatives to change this trend where government wants to control everything, well, it's just a review.</div>

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Dirks, Udacity CEO square off in online-learning debate - 0 views

newscenter.berkeley.edu/...-off-in-online-learning-debate

open access open knowledge mooc

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kenlitt on 08 Oct 14

An article that contains a link to a video with a nearly 1 and 1/2 hour debate on the purpose of education and the future of online learning. One of the participants is Sebastian Thrun, who is the CEO of Udacity, a service that offers free courses.

<div class="cArrow"> </div><div class="cContentInner">An article that contains a link to a video with a nearly 1 and 1/2 hour debate on the purpose of education and the future of online learning. One of the participants is Sebastian Thrun, who is the CEO of Udacity, a service that offers free courses.</div>

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How To Self-Publish Your Book Through Amazon - 5 views

Even though this article tries to convince you how easy it is to become a millionaire by self-publishing your book online it is not entirely true. The key point is that printing and producing costs...

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started by anonymous on 22 Sep 14 1 follow-up, last by anonymous on 08 Oct 14

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A definition of open science - 4 views

This blog includes a very important aspect of open science: Your research is not done until it is published online. Very often we see scientists being too busy to actually publish their findings on...

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started by anonymous on 07 Oct 14 1 follow-up, last by anonymous on 08 Oct 14

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True cost of science publishing - 2 views

www.nature.com/...-of-science-publishing-1.12676

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kvdmerwe on 10 Dec 14

This is an interesting article about the cost of formal publishing verses open access publishing. Although there seems to be a lot of secrecy around the issue, the research shows that the total cost for open access publishing is a lot less than formal publishing. That appears to bring the perception that the open access works are not as good as those published in formal journals. Despite this factor there is growing encouragement to authors to publish their work in open access sources, but traditional models remain very popular. A large percentage of these journals actually allow people to publish online, although some do ask for a time delay. Despite that, many authors do not proceed to publish online after they have gone through the formal process although some authors are obliged to do so by their institution. It could be a good test to see why these authors do not take the step to publish online. Reasons could range from apathy, to not enough knowledge of the process, to a need not to share the information with everyone. Economically, there is also a concern that open access sources will become more expensive as more authors begin publishing in this way.

<div class="cArrow"> </div><div class="cContentInner">This is an interesting article about the cost of formal publishing verses open access publishing. Although there seems to be a lot of secrecy around the issue, the research shows that the total cost for open access publishing is a lot less than formal publishing. That appears to bring the perception that the open access works are not as good as those published in formal journals. Despite this factor there is growing encouragement to authors to publish their work in open access sources, but traditional models remain very popular. A large percentage of these journals actually allow people to publish online, although some do ask for a time delay. Despite that, many authors do not proceed to publish online after they have gone through the formal process although some authors are obliged to do so by their institution. It could be a good test to see why these authors do not take the step to publish online. Reasons could range from apathy, to not enough knowledge of the process, to a need not to share the information with everyone. Economically, there is also a concern that open access sources will become more expensive as more authors begin publishing in this way.</div>

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The future of the book | The Economist - 2 views

www.economist.com/...and-powerful-encountered-vault

future bookpublishing history

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mbittman on 16 Oct 14

From papyrus to pixels: The digital transformation of the way books are written, published and sold has only just begun. Very interesting article in several formats - check it out online or in the print version of the Economist...or!

<div class="cArrow"> </div><div class="cContentInner">From papyrus to pixels: The digital transformation of the way books are written, published and sold has only just begun. Very interesting article in several formats - check it out online or in the print version of the Economist...or!</div>

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mbittman on 16 Oct 14

From papyrus to pixels: The digital transformation of the way books are written, published and sold has only just begun. Very interesting article in several formats - check it out online or in the print version of the Economist...or!

<div class="cArrow"> </div><div class="cContentInner">From papyrus to pixels: The digital transformation of the way books are written, published and sold has only just begun. Very interesting article in several formats - check it out online or in the print version of the Economist...or!</div>

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Dictionary online - 1 views

http://visual.merriam-webster.com/about-visual_overview.php As with the Architecture dictionary, this is also an online resource, free to all tuse. What distinguishes this is, however, the source ...

Dictionary Visual open access

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Dark Social: The Dominant Force In Online Sharing - 4 views

Where does the majority of the data shared online come from? A very thought provoking article with infographic. http://www.forbes.com/sites/niallmccarthy/2014/12/04/dark-social-the-dominant-force-...

knowledge social data share

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Online education - 1 views

www.timeslive.co.za/...ad-future-of-education-is-here

open access

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monde3297 on 10 Dec 14

Online education

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villamater on 11 Dec 14

open knowledge online teaching and learning

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ukanjilal on 12 Dec 14

Thanks for sharing this write up. Though it is written in the context of African continent, it holds true for any developing country. MOOCs have potential to reach out to the masses if rightly implemented. accessibility to technology at the learner end is a a major issue and it needs to be addressed first to make MOOCs relevant and sustainable.

<div class="cArrow"> </div><div class="cContentInner">Thanks for sharing this write up. Though it is written in the context of African continent, it holds true for any developing country. MOOCs have potential to reach out to the masses if rightly implemented. accessibility to technology at the learner end is a a major issue and it needs to be addressed first to make MOOCs relevant and sustainable.</div>

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What Does Your Brain Like Better: Paper or Ebooks? - 6 views

publishingperspectives.com/...in-like-better-paper-or-ebooks

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shared by talenwu on 03 Dec 14 - No Cached

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siyuwang on 04 Dec 14

This is an interesting post. Thank you for your sharing. As mentioned in this post, new research shows that electronic readers promoted more deep reading and less active learning. However, from my own experience, I feel like electronic reading leads to less deep reading but more active leaning. For me, I will never choose to read electronically if I have the physical version of the book because reading from digital devices, such as e-readers, tablets and smartphones, make me feel it's not like reading, it's more like looking through some online content or some one else blog posts. When read electronic books, it easy for me to skip around, and lose focus, attention or patience. I always need to read a second time for fully understanding a paragraph, when I read electronically. Also, with out the convenient of highlighting and making notes, reading electronic books prevent me from better understanding the content and thinking deeply. However, reading electronically, especially reading online might promote active learning because in some online reading website or softwares, there's interactive section on the side where readers of the book or article post their own opinions or form a discussion. This promote people to read, think and learn actively and collaboratively.

<div class="cArrow"> </div><div class="cContentInner">This is an interesting post. Thank you for your sharing. As mentioned in this post, new research shows that electronic readers promoted more deep reading and less active learning. However, from my own experience, I feel like electronic reading leads to less deep reading but more active leaning. For me, I will never choose to read electronically if I have the physical version of the book because reading from digital devices, such as e-readers, tablets and smartphones, make me feel it's not like reading, it's more like looking through some online content or some one else blog posts. When read electronic books, it easy for me to skip around, and lose focus, attention or patience. I always need to read a second time for fully understanding a paragraph, when I read electronically. Also, with out the convenient of highlighting and making notes, reading electronic books prevent me from better understanding the content and thinking deeply. However, reading electronically, especially reading online might promote active learning because in some online reading website or softwares, there's interactive section on the side where readers of the book or article post their own opinions or form a discussion. This promote people to read, think and learn actively and collaboratively.</div>

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talenwu on 04 Dec 14

For the topic of whether you like physical book or ebooks, we have discussed a lot during our class discussion. And the result is, all people prefer physical book other than ebook, the main reason that people said for their choices is the same one, the reading speed could be much faster when they are reading with ebook because they are scanning the texts in the device, however, by this way, they don't remember much about what they just read and have to read again and again in order to understand what the content is talking about. Reading with physical book make them feel more comfortable that they can take some notes in the margin of the book and they all like the texture of physical book.

<div class="cArrow"> </div><div class="cContentInner">For the topic of whether you like physical book or ebooks, we have discussed a lot during our class discussion. And the result is, all people prefer physical book other than ebook, the main reason that people said for their choices is the same one, the reading speed could be much faster when they are reading with ebook because they are scanning the texts in the device, however, by this way, they don't remember much about what they just read and have to read again and again in order to understand what the content is talking about. Reading with physical book make them feel more comfortable that they can take some notes in the margin of the book and they all like the texture of physical book.</div>

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christofhar on 09 Dec 14

"electronic readers promoted more deep reading and less active learning" Some of my observations. I believe the future is for electronic reading only.

<div class="cArrow"> </div><div class="cContentInner">"electronic readers promoted more deep reading and less active learning" Some of my observations. I believe the future is for electronic reading only.</div>

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monde3297 on 10 Dec 14

For me, maybe I am old school, it depends on the mood. I am wired towards both the print and electronic books. I cannot wait to have a printed book in my hand this Christmas holiday. The smell of the new selection of books and the paging through is a wonderful experience.

<div class="cArrow"> </div><div class="cContentInner">For me, maybe I am old school, it depends on the mood. I am wired towards both the print and electronic books. I cannot wait to have a printed book in my hand this Christmas holiday. The smell of the new selection of books and the paging through is a wonderful experience.</div>

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Directory of Open Access Journals (DOAJ) - 5 views

doaj.org

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ussycat on 12 Oct 14

DOAJ is an online directory that indexes and provides access to quality open access, peer-reviewed journals.

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scat39 on 19 Oct 14

DOAJ is an online directory that indexes and provides access to quality open access, peer-reviewed journals. DOAJ es un directorio de revistas de acceso abierto, que tiene filtros por lenguaje, rama, país de publicación, año de publicación, y lo que me pareció más interesante, el tipo de licencia.

<div class="cArrow"> </div><div class="cContentInner">DOAJ is an online directory that indexes and provides access to quality open access, peer-reviewed journals. DOAJ es un directorio de revistas de acceso abierto, que tiene filtros por lenguaje, rama, país de publicación, año de publicación, y lo que me pareció más interesante, el tipo de licencia.</div>

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Kutty Kumar on 30 Oct 14

Directory of Open Access Journals

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jurado-navas on 02 Nov 14

Es un recurso muy interesante, aunque personalmente suelo utilizar el ISI Web of Science, que considero más completo y relevante. Pero todos estos repositorios facilitan localizar adecuadamente la información sobre un autor, trabajo concreto o revista, y permite elegir, además, adecuadamente, la revista a la que mandar un trabajo de investigación que haya desarrollado uno mismo simplemente visitando tal directorio y viendo los topics que tiene cada una de las revistas.

<div class="cArrow"> </div><div class="cContentInner">Es un recurso muy interesante, aunque personalmente suelo utilizar el ISI Web of Science, que considero más completo y relevante. Pero todos estos repositorios facilitan localizar adecuadamente la información sobre un autor, trabajo concreto o revista, y permite elegir, además, adecuadamente, la revista a la que mandar un trabajo de investigación que haya desarrollado uno mismo simplemente visitando tal directorio y viendo los topics que tiene cada una de las revistas.</div>

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diigoname2 on 04 Nov 14

Unfortunately I see there is only one South African source.

<div class="cArrow"> </div><div class="cContentInner">Unfortunately I see there is only one South African source.</div>

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Julia Echeverría on 04 Nov 14

"Open access seems to be known as much for inadequate and exploitative publishing practices as for any increase in access". This is the bigges problem with publishing practice. Julia

<div class="cArrow"> </div><div class="cContentInner">"Open access seems to be known as much for inadequate and exploitative publishing practices as for any increase in access". This is the bigges problem with publishing practice. Julia</div>

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tazzain on 10 Dec 14

DOAJ is an online directory that indexes and provides access to quality open access, peer-reviewed journals.

<div class="cArrow"> </div><div class="cContentInner">DOAJ is an online directory that indexes and provides access to quality open access, peer-reviewed journals.</div>

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monde3297 on 10 Dec 14

I like the directory as it will allow access to the type of information that the world needs at no cost at all. Well done!

<div class="cArrow"> </div><div class="cContentInner">I like the directory as it will allow access to the type of information that the world needs at no cost at all. Well done!</div>

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This is who I am to you - 3 views

This episode of the radio show Spark, from the Canadian Broadcasting Corporation, looks at online pseudonymity from a theoretical and practical point of view. It talks about why we may segment our ...

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started by daniellew31 on 05 Sep 14 no follow-up yet

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Facial recognition app matches strangers to online profiles - CNET - 0 views

www.cnet.com/...s-strangers-to-online-profiles

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Dvora Marina Brodsky on 07 Sep 14

Soon your face could be your calling card. An upcoming app for Android, iOS, and Google Glass called NameTag will allow you to photograph strangers and find out who they are -- complete with social networking and online dating profiles. Spot someone out and about that you want to identify, and you can capture their face using your device's camera.

<div class="cArrow"> </div><div class="cContentInner">Soon your face could be your calling card. An upcoming app for Android, iOS, and Google Glass called NameTag will allow you to photograph strangers and find out who they are -- complete with social networking and online dating profiles. Spot someone out and about that you want to identify, and you can capture their face using your device's camera.</div>

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An online Magna Carta: Berners-Lee calls for bill of rights for web - 0 views

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irgbit on 03 Sep 14

The inventor of the world wide web believes an online "Magna Carta" is needed to protect and enshrine the independence of the medium he created and the rights of its users worldwide. Sir Tim Berners-Lee told the Guardian the web had come under increasing attack from governments and corporate influence and that new rules were needed to protect the "open, neutral" system.

<div class="cArrow"> </div><div class="cContentInner">The inventor of the world wide web believes an online "Magna Carta" is needed to protect and enshrine the independence of the medium he created and the rights of its users worldwide. Sir Tim Berners-Lee told the Guardian the web had come under increasing attack from governments and corporate influence and that new rules were needed to protect the "open, neutral" system.</div>

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Read All of Shakespeare's Plays Free Online, Courtesy of the Folger Shakespeare Library - 0 views

www.openculture.com/...olger-shakespeare-library.html

open Shakespeare knowledge library play

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cvpido on 13 Sep 14

Just a few short years ago, the world of digital scholarly texts was in its primordial stages, and it is still the case that most online editions are simply basic HTML or scanned images from more or less arbitrarily chosen print editions.

<div class="cArrow"> </div><div class="cContentInner">Just a few short years ago, the world of digital scholarly texts was in its primordial stages, and it is still the case that most online editions are simply basic HTML or scanned images from more or less arbitrarily chosen print editions.</div>

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About MathVids and SchoolVids Online Math Video Help Service - 1 views

mathvids.com/aboutus

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christofhar on 23 Oct 14

What makes MathVids Different? Although there are other online sites that have a similar vision and mission to MathVids, our approach is unique. While other sites rely on their community to flag content as inappropriate, every bit of content on MathVids.com is moderated and approved by a certified math teacher, including lessons, web resources, document resources, comments, and reviews.

<div class="cArrow"> </div><div class="cContentInner">What makes MathVids Different? Although there are other online sites that have a similar vision and mission to MathVids, our approach is unique. While other sites rely on their community to flag content as inappropriate, every bit of content on MathVids.com is moderated and approved by a certified math teacher, including lessons, web resources, document resources, comments, and reviews.</div>

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SA varsities go global online - 1 views

www.timeslive.co.za/...sa-varsities-go-global-online

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monde3297 on 27 Nov 14

Wits University said yesterday that it was partnering edX, a non-profit provider of such online courses that was founded by Harvard University and the Massachusetts Institute of Technology. edX has more than 200 000 students in Africa who will now be able to access free courses offered by Wits without having to pay a cent.

<div class="cArrow"> </div><div class="cContentInner">Wits University said yesterday that it was partnering edX, a non-profit provider of such online courses that was founded by Harvard University and the Massachusetts Institute of Technology. edX has more than 200 000 students in Africa who will now be able to access free courses offered by Wits without having to pay a cent.</div>

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nthabik on 27 Nov 14

this is a good innitiative by Wits, Its good to see African University keeping up with the world trends in education. Considering the cost of education in SA this will make life easier. However acess to broadband and internet is still a problem.

<div class="cArrow"> </div><div class="cContentInner">this is a good innitiative by Wits, Its good to see African University keeping up with the world trends in education. Considering the cost of education in SA this will make life easier. However acess to broadband and internet is still a problem.</div>

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Online education company edX expanding to offer free courses aimed at high school stude... - 2 views

www.bostonglobe.com/...story.html

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ilanab on 11 Sep 14

This is taking the access of quallity participatory online education beyond tertiary level. It will also provide the opportunity for those who have been unable to complete high education to do so.

<div class="cArrow"> </div><div class="cContentInner">This is taking the access of quallity participatory online education beyond tertiary level. It will also provide the opportunity for those who have been unable to complete high education to do so.</div>

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Research and Reference Services: Frequently Asked Questions - 0 views

www.loc.gov/res-faq.html

Knowledge open access

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rafopen on 31 Oct 14

Just thought I'd share a Frequently Asked Question from the Library of Congress site. The answer highlights the antithesis of open access. One would think that the LOC would lead open access given that our tax dollars fund it and democracy requires an informed citizenry. What online databases and indexes does the Library make available to researchers on site? The Library subscribes to a large number of online subscription databases which offer indexes to journals, information on library holdings, and other resources in a wide range of subject areas. Workstations for searching these services are available in all of the Library's reading rooms. The Library also subscribes to a number of Internet-based databases and full-text journal services, which are searchable on any of the public Internet workstations in the Library's reading rooms. Patrons onsite using their personal laptops or other wireless-enabled devices to connect to the Library's wireless network are also able to access these services. The Library does not offer access to these services off-site, but they are widely available at public and academic libraries...."

<div class="cArrow"> </div><div class="cContentInner">Just thought I'd share a Frequently Asked Question from the Library of Congress site. The answer highlights the antithesis of open access. One would think that the LOC would lead open access given that our tax dollars fund it and democracy requires an informed citizenry. What online databases and indexes does the Library make available to researchers on site? The Library subscribes to a large number of online subscription databases which offer indexes to journals, information on library holdings, and other resources in a wide range of subject areas. Workstations for searching these services are available in all of the Library's reading rooms. The Library also subscribes to a number of Internet-based databases and full-text journal services, which are searchable on any of the public Internet workstations in the Library's reading rooms. Patrons onsite using their personal laptops or other wireless-enabled devices to connect to the Library's wireless network are also able to access these services. The Library does not offer access to these services off-site, but they are widely available at public and academic libraries...."</div>

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ibudule on 01 Nov 14

The same situation with all "large number of online subscription databases of indexes and full-texts" only in the libraries in many countries and many libraries, not only LOC.

<div class="cArrow"> </div><div class="cContentInner">The same situation with all "large number of online subscription databases of indexes and full-texts" only in the libraries in many countries and many libraries, not only LOC.</div>

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Evaluation on the resource I shared: The Future of the Library: How They Will Evolve fo... - 2 views

This article provides a in depth analysis of the future trend of library in the current digital age. According to the author, the rapid development of digital technologies and Internet has changed ...

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