CIT News about Teaching and Research

Cornell's VIVO concept will expand to connect researchers nationwide

Wed, 28 Oct 2009 13:31:04 +0000

Want to know who's doing what, where and how in some particular field of scientific research at Cornell? You'll probably find the answers in Cornell Library's VIVO at

Crash, bang, rumble! Bringing noise to virtual worlds

Wed, 28 Oct 2009 13:36:08 +0000

Cornell computer scientists have developed a practical method to synthesize the crashing and rumbling sounds of cymbals, falling garbage cans and lids, and plastic water-cooler bottles and recycling bins.

Tweeting in class

Fri, 06 Nov 2009 17:51:26 +0000

Microblogging in the classroom discussed at EDUCAUSE.

Fans and fears of 'lecture capture'

Wed, 11 Nov 2009 20:34:47 +0000

If professors record their lectures and put them online, will students still come to class? Or, does students’ likelihood of skipping class have no correlation with whether a professor decides to capture her lecture and post it the Web.

Oberlin adopts open access for faculty research

Mon, 23 Nov 2009 20:13:30 +0000

Faculty members at Oberlin College voted last week to create an online and free archive to which they will add all work they publish in peer reviewed journals.

New group encourages colleges to start programs in 'Web Science'

Wed, 25 Nov 2009 17:16:47 +0000

The inventor of the World Wide Web, Tim Berners-Lee, announced a new nonprofit group last week to promote the study of "Web science," arguing that his creation deserves its own specific research focus.

U. of Texas system signs up with password-streamlining service

Wed, 25 Nov 2009 17:27:24 +0000

The University of Texas system has agreed to join a growing number of institutions in the InCommon Federation, an organization that makes academic services easily accessible with one username and password per user.

Now available: ECAR study of undergraduate students and information technology, 2009

Wed, 25 Nov 2009 17:59:03 +0000

EDUCAUSE announces a new study of Undergraduate Students and Information Technology, 2009. This year's study includes a special focus on student ownership and use of Internet-capable handheld devices. The full study and more is publicly available to all.