Job Bank 2/22/12

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Associate Director for Technical Services and Library Systems: University at Albany (State University of New York), Albany, NY

Job Posting P12-26930

The University at Albany Libraries (State University of New York, Albany, NY) invites applications and nominations for the position of Associate Director for Technical Services and Library Systems. Reporting to the Dean and Director of [...]

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Caught My Eye: The Phablet

On February 21, 2012 By

Was just reading about the Phablet – a phone with a screen big enough to be used as a tablet. Samsung is coming out with this Android-powered smartphone with other extra features. Will this be the next big device?   Check out this article from Techworld.com to get all the details: “The era of the [...]

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Is the system of peer review breaking down?  Perhaps not, but it is certainly beginning to show some ware, at least according to Global Pressure on Peer Review, a report from the Chronicle of Higher Education’s David  Wheeler.   In his article, Mr. Wheeler discusses a revealing panel discussion at the annual meeting of the [...]

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News and Announcements 2/21/12

On February 21, 2012 By

Today’s menu:  an addendum to the ebrary student ebook survey; more John Cotton Dana awards; a new Univ. of Michigan law journal; 500,oo0 new WorldCat records from China and a new European Library Standards Handbook.

Addendum to ebrary’s 2011 Global Student E-book Survey Now Freely Available

Today ebrary  announced that the social media data of [...]

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Conferences and Meetings 2/20/12

On February 20, 2012 By

Including events sponsored by SPARC; NISO; ALCTS and others.

Creative advancements in Open Access to be showcased at SPARC March meeting   (Hotel reservation deadline Today)

The SPARC Innovation Fair…  “is a favored highlight of the biennial SPARC Open Access Meeting, set for the Kansas City Intercontinental Hotel, March 12 & 13.”  Some of the innovations [...]

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Title: Printing and Prophecy Prognostication and Media Change 1450-1550 Author: Jonathan Green ISBN: Hardcover:978-0-472-11783-3; Ebook 978-0-472-02758-3
Price: Hardcover: $70;  e-book (DRM Protected PDF Document) $60
Imprint: Ann Arbor: University of Michigan Press, 2012,  280 pages.

“Printing and Prophecy: Prognostication and Media Change 1450-1550 examines prognostic traditions and late medieval prophetic texts [...]

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