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Tuesday, November 21, 2017
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Crowdfunding New (Extraterrestrial?) Technologies
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by Woody Evans
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Tom DeLonge, famous for his former role in the band Blink-182, just launched a new multimedia production company, To The Stars Academy of Arts and Science (TTS Academy). It aims to "educate and inspire curiosity in scientific possibilities through various media formats like film, television, books, music and art."
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FCC Will Vote on Net Neutrality in December
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According to an article by Todd Shields in Bloomberg Politics, in December 2017, the Federal Communications Commission (FCC) "is planning a vote to kill Obama-era rules demanding fair treatment of web traffic and may decide to vacate the regulations altogether."
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Accessible Archives Completes American Military Camp Newspapers Collection
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Accessible Archives, Inc. finished digitizing all images in the American Military Camp Newspapers component of the America and World War I series. The XML-tagged text will be available in early 2018.
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Apple Introduces New Visitor Center With Views of Its Campus
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Apple debuted its new Apple Park Visitor Center in Cupertino, Calif., as an "architectural extension" of its existing campus. According to the press release, "The Visitor Center's cantilevered carbon fiber roof appears to float and is only supported by stone clad cores and no other extraneous columns for support."
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Library of Congress Rolls Out Free Civics Apps
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The Library of Congress partnered with education institutions to launch three free web- and mobile-based apps that help K-12 students learn about Congress, civic participation, and other government-related topics.
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Springer Nature and PaperHive Make Reading More Collaborative
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Springer Nature and PaperHive joined forces to develop a 1-year pilot program for giving students collaborative reading options--including PaperHive's in-document group discussion, sharing, and rich-media annotation options--on Springer and Springer Spektrum books and textbooks.
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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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