Friday, October 28, 2011

Weekly News Wrap-up

The temporary autonomous library at Occupy Boston, an interview with Kristin Parker
http://www.librarian.net/stax/3698/the-temporary-autonomous-library-at-occupy-boston-an-interview-with-kristin-parker/

Digital Public Library of America and Europeana Announce Collaboration
http://dp.la/2011/10/21/digital-public-library-of-america-and-europeana-announce-collaboration/

Be sure to check out the interactive version of this super cool readers' advisory flow chart!
Navigating NPR’s Top 100 Science Fiction and Fantasy Books
http://www.swissarmylibrarian.net/2011/10/25/navigating-nprs-top-100-science-fiction-and-fantasy-books/

Social Networking On-The-Go: U.S. Mobile Social Media Audience Grows 37 Percent in the Past Year
http://www.comscore.com/Press_Events/Press_Releases/2011/10/Social_Networking_On-The-Go_U.S._Mobile_Social_Media_Audience_Grows_37_Percent_in_the_Past_Year

And in other social networking news:

Nearly One-Fourth of Companies Now Provide Customer Service via Facebook
http://www.prnewswire.com/news-releases/nearly-one-fourth-of-companies-now-provide-customer-service-via-facebook-132522103.html

Twitter quietly testing expandable timeline
http://news.cnet.com/8301-17939_109-20125563-2/twitter-quietly-testing-expandable-timeline/

Quite a few of the stories I post here (especially this week) are found via the Resource Shelf Blog. If you're going to follow a blog, I would highly recommend that one. As always, email me (naeierman@stkate.edu) with any stories you'd like to see in the wrap-up!

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