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Last week Jeopardy featured a match between two of their most successful champions and Watson, a computer system developed by IBM. The final score from Jeopardy’s IBM challenge. No copyright infringement intended From a librarian’s perspective, Watson’s ability to seemingly Continue reading Thoughts on Watson and Plagiarism
Among the items in President Obama’s State of the Union Address was a promise to reorganize the U.S. government. The President citied his “favorite example” of odd organization to laughter from members of Congress. “The Interior Department is in charge Continue reading Consider the Salmon, and also the CRO
You might have heard recent news stories concerning Google’s new Art Project. Using Google’s Street View technology, designer Amit Sood teamed up with 17 of the world’s most famous museums, including the MoMA, the Met, the Tate and the Hermitage, Continue reading Google’s new art project
Have you ever been shopping, brought stuff with you to the dressing room, and were unsure of what to do with the merchandise after you’d finished trying it on? Some folks opt to put clothing back on the rack where Continue reading When you’re finished with books you’ve browsed…
The Wired Campus blog of the Chronicle of Higher Education recently featured an article about a game designed to teach students how to find and cite sources for research papers. The game, called Bibliobouts, was developed at the University of Continue reading Bibliobouts: a game about citations
While many European countries continue to develop their online digital libraries, the United States is just beginning to think at the national level. Yesterday’s New York Times article, “Playing Catch-Up in a Digital Library Race,” gives an overview of this Continue reading Imagining a national digital library
“If you’re interesting enough to find your refuge in the library, you’re usually pretty interesting to talk to.” That’s Glenn Slater’s point of view as reported in the New York Post.
A recent Chronicle of Higher Education blog post includes the top teaching apps for your mobile device. The post notes apps for taking attendance, finding and managing course readings, taking notes and preparing course lectures. For those of you looking Continue reading For Faculty: Teaching apps you might find useful