Dave Lester’s Finding America

Earlier this week Amazon released their new e-book reader, Kindle, which Newsweek has referred to as the “ipod of reading.”  While that headline may be the hype Amazon needed to sell out their supply in only 5 ½ hours, many of us are left scratching our heads wondering whether or not this product could launch [...]

Using the new Facebook platform, several libraries have established a presence by creating applications. These applications are added by users and allow information to be displayed within Facebook’s website — even a user’s profile. Michigan, UIUC, and Ryerson U have all led the pack with the earliest of these academic applications.
While these [...]