Libraries and data management

From Public Library of Science Biology (via) DocuTicker: Dealing with Data: A Case Study on Information and Data Management Literacy

"Libraries have traditionally been the place to acquire information; now they have become the place to learn how to manage it. The eagle-i Consortium, a collaborative resource sharing network, is designed to address both the researcher's data-sharing needs and the modern library's new mandate to facilitate and accelerate the discovery of new knowledge."

New Census data released

From Statistics Canada's The Daily: 2011 Census: Age and sex

"...seniors accounted for 14.8% of the population in 2011, up from 13.7% in 2006"

Cross border cloud computing - some policy considerations

From Journal of International Commerce and Economics: Policy Challenges of Cross-Border Cloud Computing
by Renee Berry and Matthew Reisman
"...the shared nature of cloud services may provide a way for a business to access applications or computing power that would otherwise be unaffordable...The potential benefits of cloud computing need to be weighed taking into account the organization’s needs in terms of privacy, security, regulatory compliance, existing hardware/infrastructure, and many other factors."

When is the best time to tweet?

From Search Engine Watch: When to Post on Facebook, Twitter, Tumblr for Maximum Effect

"The best time to post content with a link on Twitter is 1 to 3 p.m. EST Monday to Thursday. Over on Facebook, between 1 and 4 p.m. mid-week is the sweet spot..."

Battle for the Internet

From The Guardian: Battle for the Internet

A series on the future of the Internet.  Highlights include:

• Big Data age puts privacy in question as information becomes currency
• Me and my data: how much do the internet giants really know?
• The online copyright war

Student services are a challenge in an online environment

From The Chronicle of Higher Education: Distance-Learning Survey Shows Growing Concern for Student Services

"...student services, like library services, student orientation, tutoring, and counseling are needed to provide a well-rounded education.”

Indicators of financial inclusion

From The World Bank: Measuring Financial Inclusion

 by Asli Demirguc-Kunt & Leora Klapper

"... presents the first round of the Global Findex database, a new set of
indicators that measure how adults in 148 economies save, borrow, make payments,
and manage risk."