This week's Week in Review explores Google's Book Search, China's gao kao ("high test"), a call for papers on mentoring, and an article about linguistics and dying languages. If you'd like to contribute to next week's Review, add your link(s) in the comments, or send them to Tom or Mike directly. From Tom Adam Smith: What's Next for Google Book Search? (Chronicle of Higher Education, 06/12/09): Do you use Google Books to take a preview and/or search materials? Is your institution partnering with Google Book … [Read more...] about Week in Review – gao kao, google books, and more!
New Technology and Academic Research
A few links to pass along, regarding connections between new technology and academic research. The Chronicle's Wired Campus blog last week reported on academic uses for Google Earth, such as a map of county-by-county election results, dating back to 1840. Alice Marwick has posted an annotated bibliography of academic research on LiveJournal. (HT: danah boyd, who has also compiled a bibliography on social network research) Online social networks are one of my (many) casual interests. Any other links on this topic … [Read more...] about New Technology and Academic Research