RefWorks Announces Launch Of RefMobile

"RefWorks announced the launch of RefMobile, a new interface that enables students and researchers to use the RefWorks web-based research management service from anywhere, via web-enabled mobile phones, smart phones, and personal data assistants (PDAs)."

(source: Mobile Libraries, 01/05/09)

Aref JDEY propose sur Slideshare ce tutoriel: Twitter: un outil social au service des bibliothèques

(source: Demain la veille, 22/04/09)

- 7 Things You Should Know About QR Codes
(source: Educause, 14/02/09)
"QR codes are two-dimensional bar codes that can contain any alphanumeric text and that often feature URLs that direct users to sites where they can learn about an object or place (a practice known as “mobile tagging”). Decoding software on tools such as camera phones interprets the codes, which are increasingly found in places such as product labels, billboards, and buildings, inviting passers-by to pull out their mobile phones and uncover the encoded information. [...]"

- Do We Need a New Internet?
(source: New York Times, 14/02/09)

- OpenURL listserv archives are now publicly available
(source: OpenURL Maintenance Agency / via Antoinette, 28/01/09)

- Facette Adds Real Organization to Delicious Bookmarks
(source: Lifehacker, 16/02/09)
Des facettes dans Delicious.

- Web Design Matters: Ten essentials for any library site
(source: Library Journal, 15/02/09)

- BookDepository
(source: Lafeuille, 23/02/09)
Une cartographie des acheteurs de livres via BookDepository.

- The NetGens 2.0: Clouds on the Horizon
(source: Educause Review, vol. 44, no. 1 (January/February 2009): 66–67)
""NetGens 1.0" to "NetGens 2.0" is how the author describes the shift in tech requirements of today's college undergrads. In the space of four years, they've gone from an environment where getting a laptop was a big deal to one where pretty much everyone is born with a laptop. Reports indicate that today's 18-29 year olds are the most connected group in history; they're also interacting online the most. The author naturally wonders how these habits will affect IT requirements in higher ed."

- What cloud computing really means
(source: InfoWorld, avr. 08 / via DigitalKoans, 25/02/09)

- Talking about ‘A Berkeley View of Cloud Computing’
(source: Planet RDF, 25/02/09)

- HerdictWeb
(source: Berkman Center for Internet and Society, Harvard University)
Vérifier l'accessibilité d'un site. Et produire un rapport d'accessibilité (nombre de fois, quand, où, etc.).

- Cloud Computing is the New [Fill in the blank]
(source: ALA TechSource, 02/03/09)

- eXtensible Text Framework (XTF)
(source: California Digital Library, 04/03/09)
"XTF is an open source, highly customizable piece of software supporting the search, browse, and display of heterogeneous digital content and offering efficient and practical methods for creating customized end-user interfaces for distinct digital collections."

- Can We Outsource the Preservation of Digital Bits?
(source: Disruptive Library Technology Jester, 05/03/09)

- Anatomy of the Zotero Library to RSS Feed Pipe
(source: Disruptive Library Technology Jester, 06/03/09)

- Internet Explorer décline toujours sur le Web
(source: ZDNet News, 06/03/09)

- How Many Links Are Too Many Links?
(source: O'Reilly Radar, 24/02/09)

- 10 raisons de sauver le CD
(source: LesInrocks, 07/03/09)

- [livre] Creating Your Library Brand: Communicating Your Relevance and Value to Your Patrons
(source: Elisabeth Doucett, Chicago: American Library Association, 2008 / revue dans The Journal of Academic Librarianship, vol. 35, n° 1, janv. 09, p. 98 / sur abonnement)
"As libraries continue to compete with the Internet and bookstores to provide information to their users, it becomes critical to leave a lasting and positive impression on patrons so they will remember that libraries should be their first point of contact, for they still exist primarily to assist users in obtaining their desired information needs. How do libraries go about marketing themselves to accomplish this goal? Branding. In Creating Your Library Brand, Elisabeth Doucett uses her extensive background and education in business and marketing to enlighten library professionals about the significance of developing a library brand and how to market the brand so that an individual institution stands out among their virtual and retail-oriented competition. [...]"

- « iSchools » : revue de la faculté d'information de Toronto
(source: B-n de J-M. Salaün, 06/02/09)

- Usagers VS Internautes
(source: Des Bibliothèques 2.0, 08/02/09)

- JISC Digital Media
"TASI, one of the JISC’s Advisory Services, has changed to become JISC Digital Media."

- Future of the Future: Rise of the Knowledge Librarian
(source: KMWorld / via iLibrarian, 09/02/09)

- Zotero: un manuel en français
(source: M. Riondet / via Urfist, 10/02/09)

- L'édition électronique scientifique, son impact dans le traitement de l'information d’un centre de documentation
(source: Sylvie Gresillaud, Jacqueline Gillet, Catherine Morel-Pair, ArchiveSIC, 10/02/09)
"L'INIST, l'Institut de l'Information Scientifique et Technique du CNRS, s'adapte continuellement aux nouvelles technologies. Acquérir un fonds documentaire, le gérer, l'exploiter et le valoriser demande, à toutes les étapes, des compétences orientées vers l'informatique documentaire. Nous verrons comment les différents métiers de l'INIST-CNRS ont été modifiés au cours de ces dernières années, en particulier pour l'acquisition de documents électroniques, de leurs données de signalement et la transformation de celles-ci, les négociations et les aspects juridiques concernant leurs droits d'exploitation imposés ou devant être discutés directement avec les éditeurs. Ces pratiques d'ingénierie documentaire nécessitent une méthodologie favorisant la mutualisation des ressources et outils de transformation ; les techniciens et ingénieurs bénéficient actuellement d'un déploiement de compétences technologiques initié il y a déjà quelques années."

- Planning For Transformational Times
(source: ACRLog, 10/02/09)
A propos du développement stratégique en cours à l'Association of Research Libraries.

- Le numérique dans les médiathèques de Seine-Saint-denis : Etat des lieux et enjeux
(source: Association Bibliothèques en Seine-Saint-Denis / via Tour de Toile du BBF, 11/02/09)
"Cette étude répondait au besoin de faire le point sur l’existant et révèle une situation fort contrastée. Si des avancées certaines ont été accomplies ces dernières années, il reste encore beaucoup à faire dans nos établissements en matière d’offre et d’accès à Internet et aux données numériques mis à la disposition des publics à desservir."

- SAGE Librarian's Website
(source: liste LibLicense, 12/02/09)
"SAGE a mis à jour son site dédié aux bibliothèques: Librarian Resource Center."

- How ‘Big’ Is the Library of Congress?
(source: Library of Congress Blog, 11/02/09)

- Wall Street Journal gets rid of 2 News Librarians
(source: j's scratchpad, 12/02/09)
"Apparently, the Wall Street Journal has eliminated the two research librarian jobs at the paper with no plans to replace them. The idea, apparently, is that reporters should be doing their own damn research from now on. [...]"

- Librarians' attitudes towards marketing library services
(source: Journal of Librarianship and Information Science, Vol. 41, No. 1, 39-50 (2009) / sur abonnement)
"This research set out to explore the attitudes of school, academic and public librarians towards marketing libraries. The main question that was examined is whether personality characteristics such as empowerment, extroversion and resistance to change influence librarians' attitudes towards the marketing of libraries. One hundred and fifty-six participants took part in this study. The research tools included: a personal details questionnaire, extroversion/ introversion questionnaire, attitudes towards marketing a library questionnaire, a resistance to change questionnaire and an empowerment questionnaire. The most important finding of this research was the positive correlation between personal characteristics: empowerment, extroversion and resistance to change and attitudes towards marketing libraries. The results of the current research emphasize the idea that librarians of all branches should be exposed to marketing concepts in order to maintain their central position as information providers despite — and within — the new technologies."

- Academic libraries and social and learning space: A case study of Loughborough University Library, UK
(source: Journal of Librarianship and Information Science, Vol. 41, No. 1, 7-18 (2009) / sur abonnement)
"A key area of debate within the public and academic library sectors across the world is use of physical space. Changing ideas about what a library should be, coupled with the growth of digital collections, has raised fundamental questions about how library buildings are used and the role of space in library services. Alongside these drivers is the need for libraries to produce data on services to inform their future development and design. This article is a case study from Loughborough University in the UK to evaluate the use of a large open learning/social space in the library. The investigation employs an ethnographic approach to gather data, a method little used in the field. Findings are explored under the following themes: collaborative study, individual study, social space, intrusions and interruptions, use of technology, diversity, library staff/library materials and spatial organization. The role of ethnographic studies within the library context is considered alongside the broader theoretical considerations of the use of physical space."

An open letter to Thomson Reuters

Signée Caveat Lector (D. Salo)

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Lire aussi:
- Extracts from the Thomson Reuters Lawsuit Against Zotero
- Thoughts on the Thomson Reuters / Zotero case
- Thomson Reuters Sends Zotero a $10 Million EndNote
- (06/10/08) Updates on the EndNote/Zotero Lawsuit

7 Things You Should Know About Zotero

Une université qui se veut à la pointe de l’informatique en tant qu’outil de communication ne peut ignorer ces pratiques nouvelles. Elle se doit même de les utiliser, non pas pour les “récupérer”, encore moins pour les contrôler, ces deux objectifs n’étant pas acceptables, mais s’il s’agit d’un outil fréquemment utilisé par beaucoup d’étudiants, l’Institution doit pouvoir adopter ce nouveau concept et en faire elle-même un usage “sympathique” et perçu comme positif par tout le monde. Nous développons actuellement un outil de ce genre, sur la base du “trombinoscope” que nous avons lancé avec le nouveau site web. La technologie est au point, il ne manque que l’ajout de fonctionnalités usuelles dans ce genre d’outils que nous pourrions élaborer en collaboration étroite avec les étudiants eux-mêmes avant de la mettre complètement à leur disposition. [B. Rentier, recteur de l'ULg]

Encore faut-il être en mesure de proposer de tels outils (moyens, compétences, savoirs, convictions, frilosité, technophobies...). Certains diront, avec raison: fort bien, mais avant de se pencher sur ces "nouveaux" concepts, encore faudrait-il que certains "anciens" concepts existent (oups) et/ou fonctionnent correctement (re-oups). Mais il s'agit là de cuisine interne, n'est-ce pas, et ce n'est pas le lieu pour en débattre. Ben tiens...

Le plugin Vertov permet d'annoter des vidéos et d'intégrer ces informations à d'autres sources ou notes stockées dans Zotero.

Réalisé par Concordia University’s Digital History Lab (Canada)

Via Dan Cohen's Digital Humanities Blog

(Zotero plus fort que EndNote, Refworks, etc.)

Zotero et Internet Archive vont lancer "Zotero Commons" défini comme "a repository for scholarly materials, as well as personal, restricted-access storage for scholars." [ lire + chez Dan Cohen ]

Via DigitalKoans

Francesco Dell'Orso, Bibliography Management Software: with a Detailed Analysis of Some Packages:

- RefWorks® web-based: v. 5
- ProCite ® Windows: v. 5.0.3 ; Mac OS 7.5.5: v. 5
- EndNote ® Windows: v. X1 (11) ; Mac OS X: v. X1 (11)
- Reference Manager ® Windows: v. 11.0.1