Curious about How Well Your State’s Bridges are Doing? or about the Condition of U.S. Highway Bridges? Have a look and see the data in a visual format. The folks at IBM’s Collaborative User Experience research group use visualization “as an efficient way of transferring a large amount of information from a database into an […]
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Another kind of visualization
April 2nd, 2008 · No Comments
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Take a break with fiction anthologies
March 20th, 2008 · No Comments
Although the library focuses on science and technology resources, it has much more to offer eager readers: a selection of international literature, notable biographies, core classics of literature, works of genre fiction, and even contemporary international fiction. If you are in the mood to dabble in some short works of genre fiction, you may be […]
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Read bestsellers online for free
March 5th, 2008 · No Comments
You might be aware that there are thousands of copyright free books available online for reading. (If not, see this recent post.) There are even many open source journal sites (as mentioned in an earlier post) and open courseware pages (mentioned in yet another another post). But did you know that there are some sites that allow you to read the full text of […]
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Stay warm this winter - cozy up with a good book
December 21st, 2007 · 1 Comment
When exams are over and your last paper is turned in, indulge in some reading that doesn’t involve highlighting or taking notes. This year’s Winter Break Reading Guide explores information technology and its role in our everyday lives. The collection includes five books from Amazon’s Best of 2007 list and covers everything from […]
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Conversation Network
October 11th, 2007 · No Comments
Need to get inspired? Check out the Conversation Network, a listener-supported non-profit podcast network. Currently the network offers three channels IT Conversations, Social Innovation Conversations (from the Center for Social Innovation at Stanford Business School) and Media Conversations. The idea behind the Conversation Network is to offer full recording of presentations or interviews by inspiring […]
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