From Salon.com:
The author of a new book talks about the secret lives of America’s favorite — and endangered — disciplinarians.
Behold the stereotypical librarian, with her cat’s-eye glasses, bun and pantyhose — a creature whose desexualized persona and desire for us to be quiet has fueled generations of wild sexual fantasies. But [...]
KMDI Professional Development Events – Seeking Featured Panelists!
“Domain Specific Applications of Knowledge Media Design”
Do you work in a field that is related to Knowledge/Media/Design?
Do you consider your work ‘domain specific’?
Do you enjoy speaking to students and sharing your experiences?
If you answered yes to those question, we need you!
Who are we?
The professional development committee consists of [...]
October 19-23 marks the first international Open Access Week.
Open Access Week is an opportunity to broaden awareness and understanding of Open Access to research, including access policies from all types of research funders, within the international higher education community and the general public. The now-annual event has been expanded from a single day to [...]
Lisa Torjman established the social entrepreneurship program at MaRS that includes Social Innovation Generation (SiG@MaRS). This program provides social innovators and entrepreneurs access to resources to turn their ideas into positive outcomes for society.
Lisa participated in Ingnite Toronto in August. Here is the video of her presentation on Social Innovation.
Ignite T.O. Lisa Torjman – Social [...]
The Google Book Search Settlement has been much in the news recently, with the Internet Archive, Philip K. Dick’s heirs, consumer groups and Microsoft registering their objections to the search giant’s agreement with authors and publishers. And now Justice Department anti-trust lawyers are meeting with Google about the settlement, raising the possibility of a full-blown [...]