[re-blogged from Resource Connection : April 26, 2011] A project of the Research Information Network (RIN) focuses on the behaviours and needs of researchers working
No Such Thing as Evanescent Data
Pretty good coverage of the “iphone keeps track of where you’ve been” story in today’s NYT “Inquiries Grow Over Apple’s Data Collection Practices” and in
Data Exhaust and Informational Efficiency
Heard an interesting talk by Paul Kedrosky a few weeks ago at PARC titled Data Exhaust, Ladders, and Search. The gist of the talk is
The Rubrikization of Higher Education
The rubricization of education has always rubbed me the wrong way but I’ve never been able to put my finger on concrete flaws beyond the
radio + internet + letter to your senator = democracy in action
This project, reported by WNYC and npr’s On the Media is one of the best uses of web crowd sourcing I’ve heard about. They ask
Sociology of Information in the News
A flurry of sociology of information items in today’s New York Times: “Book Lovers Fear Dim Future for Notes in the Margins” In a digital
Innoeduvation 