From the Chronicle, August 26, 2008
Digital textbooks offered by publishers do not incorporate the features students want. 75% of 500 students surveyed, prefer an affordable printed text over a digital textbook.
The title link leads to the full article.
Tuesday, August 26, 2008
Tuesday, August 19, 2008
Young Librarians Talk About Their Generation
From the Chronicle of Higher Education, October 19, 2007
Librarians answer the questions:
What is the future of the book?
Will their be a reference desk?
What are libraries doing right and wrong?
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Librarians answer the questions:
What is the future of the book?
Will their be a reference desk?
What are libraries doing right and wrong?
To access this article: msam2410, MEzuFuFY
Wednesday, August 13, 2008
Computer Animation Research Unites Disney with Two Universities
From the Chronicle of Higher Education, Wednesday, August 13, 2008
Two Universities Join Disney In Computer-Animation Research
Carnegie Mellon University and the Swiss Federal Institute of Technology Zurich might be the creators of Disney's next animated character. The Walt Disney Company will establish collaborative labs with the two universities, the corporation announced yesterday at a computer graphics conference in Los Angeles. The collaborative labs, in Pittsburgh and Zurich, will do research on computer animation, computational cinematography, autonomous interactive characters, robotics, data mining, and user interfaces, among other topics, according to a news release. Disney will provide funds for five years to pay the directors of the two labs, and money for seven years for eight principal investigators. One of the Carnegie Mellon lab's first projects will be finding ways for people to interact with virtual or robotic characters. The Swiss researchers will look at issues such as computer animation, image synthesis, and artificial intelligence. Disney may use the results for any of its divisions, including Parks and Resorts, Disney Media Networks, ESPN, Walt Disney Feature Animation, Walt Disney Studios Motion Pictures, Disney Interactive Media Group, and Pixar Animation Studios. --Maria José Viñas
Two Universities Join Disney In Computer-Animation Research
Carnegie Mellon University and the Swiss Federal Institute of Technology Zurich might be the creators of Disney's next animated character. The Walt Disney Company will establish collaborative labs with the two universities, the corporation announced yesterday at a computer graphics conference in Los Angeles. The collaborative labs, in Pittsburgh and Zurich, will do research on computer animation, computational cinematography, autonomous interactive characters, robotics, data mining, and user interfaces, among other topics, according to a news release. Disney will provide funds for five years to pay the directors of the two labs, and money for seven years for eight principal investigators. One of the Carnegie Mellon lab's first projects will be finding ways for people to interact with virtual or robotic characters. The Swiss researchers will look at issues such as computer animation, image synthesis, and artificial intelligence. Disney may use the results for any of its divisions, including Parks and Resorts, Disney Media Networks, ESPN, Walt Disney Feature Animation, Walt Disney Studios Motion Pictures, Disney Interactive Media Group, and Pixar Animation Studios. --Maria José Viñas
Monday, August 11, 2008
Web Privacy on the Radar In Congress
From The New York Times, August 11, 2008
Business Day Section
Original Article Written By: Stephanie Clifford
Web Privacy on the Radar in Congress
Data collection and privacy policies are of concern to Congress lately. On the first day of August 2008, 33 cable and Internet companies received letters from 4 top members of the House Committee on Energy and Commerce. The companies included Google and Microsoft. For the most part, the committee wants more information about their privacy policies. Compliance is tricky however, as technology policies shouldn't become outdated as technology itself advances.
Business Day Section
Original Article Written By: Stephanie Clifford
Web Privacy on the Radar in Congress
Data collection and privacy policies are of concern to Congress lately. On the first day of August 2008, 33 cable and Internet companies received letters from 4 top members of the House Committee on Energy and Commerce. The companies included Google and Microsoft. For the most part, the committee wants more information about their privacy policies. Compliance is tricky however, as technology policies shouldn't become outdated as technology itself advances.
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