Microblogging in the classroom discussed at EDUCAUSE. See full story in INSIDE HIGHER ED newsletter.
EDUCAUSE debates merits of cloud computing. See full story in INSIDE HIGHER ED newsletter.
On Sunday, November 1, New York became the 14th state to enforce a ban on texting while driving. A driver text messaging is 23 times more likely to get in a crash than a non-distracted driver. See full story in ithacajourna.com
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
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. See full story in the Cornell Chronicle
Several universities, including Cornell University and the University of Florida, will develop a network over the next two years in the hopes of helping scientists find other academics to work with. See full story in The Chronicle of Higher Education: The Wired Campus
Cornell’s Faculty Innovation in Teaching Program is experimenting with A.nnotate as a way for students to add comments to and provide feedback on collaborative writing projects Read more
As part of National Cyber Security Awareness Month, Cornell welcomes other universities to use Cornell's computer security book as a resource for the development of campus awareness and educational materials. See full story in The Computing at Cornell Security web site
The Andrew W. Mellon Foundation has awarded the libraries of Cornell and Columbia Universities $385,000 to explore collaboration opportunities. See full story in the Chronicle Online.
At least one university press--Duke's--does not like the Federal Trade Commission's new guidelines governing "endorsements and testimonials." See full story in Chronicle of Higher Education
