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This Day in Information: Birth of ALA
Today in 1876, during the Centennial Exposition in Philadelphia, 103 librarians, 90 men and 13 women, responded to a call for a “Convention of Librarians” to be held October 4-6 at the Historical Society of Pennsylvania. At the end of … Continue reading
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InfoStory Quotes: Writers’ Opinions
“…we try as often as possible to commission important fiction writers to review important fiction… Often, however, fiction writers are disinclined to review their fellow practitioners for fear they won’t like the book as much as they might wish.” –Sam … Continue reading
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This Day in Information (Extra): The First Complete English Bible
Today in 1535, the first complete English-language edition of the Bible, translated by Miles Coverdale, was printed in Antwerp. It was printed in England 3 years later. The significance of this event is summarized by Liah Greenfeld in Nationalism: “..the … Continue reading
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This Day in History: Solar-Powered Phone Calls
Today in 1955, the first field trial of a rural telephone system making use of transistors and the Bell Solar Battery was held in Americus, Georgia. Today, 1.5 billion people, one quarter of the world’s population, live without electricity, and … Continue reading
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InfoStory Timeline: The Web (1)
In his book Weaving the Web, Tim Berners-Lee writes: “I was excited about escaping from the straightjacket of hierarchical documentation systems…. By being able to reference everything with equal ease, the web could also represent associations between things that might … Continue reading
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InfoStory Quote: Smart Phones, 1899
“Telegraphy without wires – how attractive it sounds… A little instrument that one can almost carry in the pocket, certainly in a microscopic grip, and if your corespondent be likewise equipped, you may arrest his attention and talk to him … Continue reading
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SANA: Telemedicine in Action
“Known as Sana, which means “healthy” in Spanish and Italian, the open-source software system relies on smart phones running Google’s Android operating system to connect health-care workers in rural regions with physicians in urban areas. Using the Sana application on … Continue reading
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InfoStory Timeline: The Web
Twenty years ago, in October 1990, Tim Berners-Lee started writing code for a Web client on his new NeXT computer. By mid-November he had a Web browser/editor which he called the World Wide Web. The year before, in March 1989, … Continue reading
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This Day in Information: “Radio Music Box”
Today in 1915*, David Sarnoff, Chief Inspector for The Marconi Wireless Telegraph Company of America wrote to his superiors: “I have in mind a plan of development which will make radio a ‘household utility’ in the same sense as the piano or phonograph. … Continue reading
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InfoStory Quant: Enagaging with the Web
A quarter of Americans (32% for Internet users) have posted product reviews or comments online. 46% of Americans use social networks such as Facebook or LinkedIn (up from 5% in 2005). Source: Pew Internet
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