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Blogging Elsewhere: April 2011

Reid All About it

Like many large national associations, the American Library Association has struggled with a “digital image problem” in the last decade. Will you pay $195 a year to read the New York Times online? The folks at TMG’s Engage blog explain the Times’ new metered approach. Content Alone Is Not Enough.

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The (Questionable) Value of Being the Authority

Jamie Notter

In the New York Times article about the move, there was some discussion, as you might expect, about the Britannica/Wikipedia conflict and the role of the Internet in general on this issue, and Gary Marchionini, dean of Library Sciences at UNC, made an interesting point: “There’s more comprehensive material available on the Web,” Mr. May 2012 (7).

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Seen Elsewhere: Resources for Trend Scanning, Gaming, Productivity

Idea Architects

For a great example of gaming in action, watch this 8-minute video on how the New York Public Library engaged 500 people overnight in writing a book about its collections. Dec 2011 (6). Nov 2011 (5). Oct 2011 (9). Sep 2011 (7). Aug 2011 (13). Jul 2011 (10). Jun 2011 (13).