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Tuesday, November 03, 2015
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IT Trends Revealed at EDUCAUSE
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by Marydee Ojala
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At the opening session of the annual EDUCAUSE conference, held this year in Indianapolis, EDUCAUSE president and CEO John O'Brien announced that about 7,000 people from 43 countries were in attendance. The focus of conference presentations was on trends in IT that affect all aspects of higher education, which makes sense because EDUCAUSE is a nonprofit association for IT professionals in higher education. ... What caught their attention? Tools to facilitate and measure student recruitment, engagement, retention, and graduation.
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Pew Report Studies Device Ownership
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Pew Research Center's Internet, Science & Tech division released a new report, "Technology Device Ownership: 2015," which reveals that 68% of Americans age 18 and older have smartphones, and 45% have tablets.
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Adam Matthew Offers Free Sources on Historic Black Community
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Adam Matthew is offering free access to The Weeksville Exhibition, part of the recently released African American Communities collection, for the month of November 2015.
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Federal Election Commission Launches New Website
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The Federal Election Commission (FEC) created beta.fec.gov, a new website being launched in phases that shares campaign finance data and information on registration and reporting, among other federal elections details.
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NEH Contest Encourages Use of Open Data
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The National Endowment for the Humanities (NEH) introduced the Chronicling America: Historic American Newspapers Data Challenge, a contest inviting U.S. "hackers and data enthusiasts" to produce web-based tools, data visualizations, or other projects using the open data from the Chronicling America digital repository of U.S. newspapers.
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New W3C Website Offers Resources for Developers
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The World Wide Web Consortium (W3C) announced a W3C Developers website designed as a one-stop resource for developers to find what they need for their work.
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Who's Who in E-Audiobooks
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by Brandi Scardilli
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Audiobooks have come a long way since books on tape. Most vendors now offer e-audiobooks as digital files that can be streamed online or downloaded for offline listening. When deciding on digital content vendors, libraries need to determine if they are looking for a company that offers only e-audiobooks or if they need a solution offering different media types, including ebooks and streaming video. The following are some major e-audiobook vendors and their features to help libraries make an informed decision about their options.
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Download Our October Editorial Sampler
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