Friday, April 06, 2012
Journal of Digital Humanities - first issue
Journal of Digital Humanities - Vol. 1, No. 1 Winter 2011 - The Journal of Digital Humanities is a comprehensive, peer-reviewed, open access journal that features the best scholarship, tools, and conversations produced by the digital humanities community in the previous quarter
The Friday Brain-teaser from Credo Reference - April 6, 2012
The Friday Brain-teaser from Credo Reference - this week: France. "France is said to be the most visited country in the world. How much do you know about France and the French? Test your knowledge with this brainteaser" Answers here.
1. Paris, the capital of France, is situated on which river?
2. Leonardo da Vinci's "Mona Lisa" is in which Paris museum?
3. In 1965, a road tunnel was opened from Chamonix in France to Courmayeur in Italy - under which mountain (the highest mountain in the Alps)?
4. What are the three colours on the French flag?
5. In which region of France does true champagne come from: the northwest, the northeast, or the southeast?
6. Which famous French singer was born Edith Giovanna Gassion and adopted a name which meant a "little sparrow"?
7. Which large island in the Mediterranean is an offshore province of France?
8. Which 1980 musical was based on an 1862 novel by Victor Hugo?
9. In 1998, France became world champions by beating which country's team in the soccer World Cup at the Stade de France?
10. In 1898, which French novelist aroused interest in the Dreyfus Case by writing a letter beginning "J'accuse"?
1. Paris, the capital of France, is situated on which river?
2. Leonardo da Vinci's "Mona Lisa" is in which Paris museum?
3. In 1965, a road tunnel was opened from Chamonix in France to Courmayeur in Italy - under which mountain (the highest mountain in the Alps)?
4. What are the three colours on the French flag?
5. In which region of France does true champagne come from: the northwest, the northeast, or the southeast?
6. Which famous French singer was born Edith Giovanna Gassion and adopted a name which meant a "little sparrow"?
7. Which large island in the Mediterranean is an offshore province of France?
8. Which 1980 musical was based on an 1862 novel by Victor Hugo?
9. In 1998, France became world champions by beating which country's team in the soccer World Cup at the Stade de France?
10. In 1898, which French novelist aroused interest in the Dreyfus Case by writing a letter beginning "J'accuse"?
Thursday, April 05, 2012
Nature Publishing Group releases linked data platform
Nature Publishing Group has joined the linked data community by opening up access to its publication data via a linked data platform
Crossroads - April 2012
Crossroads: the newsletter of WebJuntion.org - April 2012 issue is now available
Findmypast.co.uk launches new Titanic records
Family history website findmypast.co.uk has published two new sets of records, which include information about the passengers and crew aboard the Titanic's ill-fated maiden voyage. The Maritime birth, marriage and death records and White Star Line Officers' books are both available from today. Debra Chatfield, family historian at findmypast.co.uk, said: "These fantastic new additions to findmypast.co.uk will be of immense value not only to people with ancestors who were employed at sea, but also to anyone who has been struggling to find a record of an ancestor’s birth, marriage or death. There has never been a single centralised register of births, marriages and deaths at sea, so many of the names listed in these records will not appear in the information already available online."
Wednesday, April 04, 2012
Library Trends - Winter 2012
Library Trends Volume 60, Number 3, Winter 2012 is now available. Published by The Johns Hopkins University Press
Brill is now a participant in the Journal Usage Statistics Portal
Brill has announced its participation in the Journal Usage Statistics Portal, a new service built in response to demand from the UK HE community
April 2012 batch of Early Reviewer books is up at LibraryThing
The April 2012 batch of Early Reviewer books is now available at LibraryThing. There are 2202 copies of 73 books available this month
National Poetry Month - United States and Canada
National Poetry Month is a celebration of poetry first introduced in 1996 by the Academy of American Poets as a way to increase awareness and appreciation of poetry in the United States. It is celebrated every April in the United States and (since 1999) in Canada as well. Since 2000 Great Britain has celebrated a National Poetry Month each October
First Monday - April 2012
First Monday - Volume 17, Number 4, 2 April 2012 now available. First Monday is a Great Cities Initiative of the University of Illinois at Chicago University Library, USA
C&RL News – April 2012
C&RL News – April 2012 is now freely available online from The Association of College and Research Libraries
ManeyTrack
Maney Publishing has launched its customised production tracking system, ManeyTrack. ManeyTrack is a comprehensive web-based system which handles the tracking, information, and reporting elements of the journal production process. It has been developed in collaboration with MPS Limited. The system was custom-built after an extensive search showed that there was no off-the-shelf solution available that fully met Maney's needs, as identified from a comprehensive workflow analysis
Book Grocer: 4-10 April, 2012
Book Grocer: 4-10 April, 2012 - The week ahead in literary London from the Londonist blog. #books #London
Meet me @ the Library – Gale celebrates National Library Week with fun giveaways and free access to resources
Gale, part of Cengage Learning, is celebrating National Library Week, April 8–14, by encouraging library advocacy in local communities across the country. To help drive awareness at the local level, and to support the American Library Association theme, You Belong @ the Library, Gale will be offering limited edition bumper magnets with the tag line: Meet me @ the Library, to the first 100 libraries to visit and "like" the Gale Facebook page (http://www.facebook.com/GaleCengage). In addition, Gale is offering free access to dozens of its online resources, such as Powerspeak Languages, Career Transitions and the In Context products, to U.S. and Canadian customers via its trial program site - http://www.galetrials.com
Tuesday, April 03, 2012
UK Public Libraries contact information
Contact information for 4,040 UK Public Library branches with unique identifiers. Includes branch-name, postal address, main telephone, email and web address where known. Published 14th March 2012 by Collections Trust in association with ACE, SCL, CILIP, UKOnline, BBC
Library of Congress acquires Lee Strasberg collection
The Library of Congress has acquired the initial portion of the personal papers of the American director, producer, actor and acting teacher Lee Strasberg (1901-1982), internationally known for his development of method acting in the Stanislavsky tradition, which deeply influenced performance in American theater and film. The collection has come to the Library as a generous donation by Strasberg's widow, Anna Strasberg of New York City, who noted that she joins son Adam Strasberg in making this gift to the Library of Congress
MLA '12 Annual Meeting and Exhibition (Medical Library Association)
MLA's annual meeting is an opportunity to present and discuss papers, posters, applied research, and important issues in health sciences information management. The event gives MLA members and affiliated professionals a chance to share ideas, hear from experts, see the latest products, network, and socialize. Mark your calendar for May 18–23, 2012, in Seattle, WA
Center for Copyright Information
The Center for Copyright Information was formed as part of a collaborative effort between U.S. content creators in the movie and music industries and leading IPSs to help educate the public and deter copyright infringement and offer information about legal content options and protecting personal computers from unintentional file sharing through P2P networks. CCI Member companies and associations include the Motion Picture Association of America, Inc. and its members, the Recording Industry Association of America and its members as well as 5 major ISPs - AT&T, Cablevision, Comcast, Time Warner Cable and Verizon. Also Independent Film and Television Alliance and American Association of Independent Music (the major associations which represent independent film and music producers) are represented via their association with the MPAA and RIAA. CCI will also benefit from an Advisory Board of consumer advocates, privacy and education specialists and technical experts
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