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Tuesday, November 14, 2017
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Remembering Barbara Quint
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Barbara Quint, known as bq, passed away last month. She had recently retired from her positions as senior editor of Online Searcher, co-editor of The Information Advisor's Guide to Internet Research, and columnist for Information Today. Join friends and colleagues in sharing memories of this remarkable information industry icon.
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The British Library Encourages Analysis of Historical Playbills
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The British Library unveiled In the Spotlight, a crowdsourcing project for transcribing, enhancing, and discussing nearly 100,000 18th- and 19th-century playbills.
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Cricket Media and IEEE Foster STEM Engagement in Schools
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Cricket Media and IEEE joined forces to create TryEngineering Together, an "eMentorship" platform for companies looking to get employees involved in educating the next generation of engineers, scientists, and technical professionals. ...
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JSTOR Launches Forum for Making Content More Discoverable
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JSTOR Forum is the newest version of JSTOR's Shared Shelf tool for helping libraries, museums, and individuals make their digital collections and projects more visible and usable.
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Credo Adds Critical Thinking Resources to InfoLit Modules
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Credo debuted the CT (Critical Thinking) Expansion Pack, which expands the instructional reach of its InfoLit Modules.
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Wolters Kluwer Health Rolls Out Quizzing Tool for Students
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Wolters Kluwer Health introduced a quizzing engine featuring personalized learning and on-the-go insights for medical students, who can use it to track progress, view results, and build customized quizzes for specific subjects, topics, or their areas of weakness.
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Hot Topics at ASIS&T 2017
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by Emil Levine
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The Association for Information Science and Technology (ASIS&T) held its 80th annual meeting in Arlington, Va., Oct. 27-Nov. 1, 2017. Its theme was Diversity of Engagement: Connecting People and Information in the Physical and Virtual Worlds.
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If you are interested in sponsoring the NewsLink newsletter throughout the year, please contact account executive LaShawn Fugate for details: lashawn@infotoday.com.
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