American Libraries features this nifty article on easy tech wins:
Even non-techies can offer cutting-edge services right away
New social media websites such as Facebook and Twitter enable librarians to converse, communicate, and collaborate with patrons as never before, because they are increasingly a part of people’s everyday lives. A brochure [...]
Google Founder Sergey Brin writes his response in the NYT for critics of Google Books:
By SERGEY BRIN
Published: October 8, 2009
Mountain View, Calif.
“THE fundamental reasons why the electric car has not attained the popularity it deserves are (1) The failure of the manufacturers to properly educate the general public regarding the wonderful utility of the electric; [...]
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 [...]
by Phil Manchester
Search reality check
From BEA Systems and its soon-to-be owner Oracle, from mighty IBM to a myriad of social network and online office start-ups, vendors have been telling us how the “Google generation” and Web 2.0 will change the way we work. Many have been flogging applications and middleware products, [...]
Knowledge Ontario receives $5 million grant from Ontario Government
As part of the 2008 Ontario budget, Knowledge Ontario will receive an additional $5 million grant to sustain its projects and services.
Together with a 2006 grant of $8 million, the Government of Ontario through the Ministry of Culture has committed $13 million over four years to fund [...]