Poll: Children Embracing eBooks

"Children would read for fun more often if they could obtain e-books, but two-thirds say they still wouldn't give up traditional print books, a poll indicates."

Twitter Athletes

"A growing number of professional athletes are turning to social networking sites like Twitter and Facebook to communicate with their fans. Here's a look at some of the most prolific and outrageous athletes on Twitter, according to twitter-athletes.com."

Libraries Launch Apps to Sync With iPod Generation

"Libraries are tweeting, texting and launching smart-phone apps as they try to keep up with the biblio-techs — a computer-savvy class of people who consider card catalogs as vintage as typewriters. And they seem to be pulling it off."

Kindle Comes to the Web

"Amazon has announced another expansion of its Kindle platform with the Kindle for the Web beta, which allows book samples and snippets to be read directly from a browser."

Twitter Now Getting More Traffic Than MySpace

"Though it ranked third among social networking sites, Twitter ranked #50 in the list of top 50 properties overall. The numbers were crunched by the marketing research firm comScore."

British Library Posts Greek Manuscripts to Web

"The British Library said Monday that it was making more than a quarter of its 1,000 volume-strong collection of handwritten Greek texts available online free of charge, something curators there hope will be a boon to historians, biblical scholars and students of classical Greece alike."

Pew Study: In the News, Apple Is Beating Google

"A new study finds that Apple is beating all other technology companies, at least in terms of media coverage."

4 iPad Rivals Coming Soon

"Want a tablet that's not an iPad? Here's a look at 4 tablets hitting retailers' shelves."

Digital Music Sales Flat This Year: Nielsen

"The rapid rise of digital music sales has stalled in the United States, the world's biggest and most important market, with sales in the first half of 2010 flat compared with a year before."

Is This the Final Chapter for Paper Books?

"E-books are set to revolutionise the way we read. But plot twists may save paper books from going the way of the dinosaur."

Talking to Death: Texts, Phones Kill 16,000: Study

"Drivers distracted by talking or texting on cell phones killed an estimated 16,000 people from 2001 to 2007, U.S. researchers reported on Thursday."

More Than Half of Mobile Apps Not Secure, Report

"More than half of mobile applications aren't secure, according to a report released Thursday by Internet security company Veracode."

Preventing Online Dropouts: Does Anything Work?

"Regardless of what professors do to engage online students, they can’t seem to prevent them from dropping out, a new study suggests. Other experts disagree."

South Korean Colleges Aim to Prosper in Worldwide Online Education

"So Hanyang has begun a new strategy: to look beyond its borders to attract more students from around the globe. The country exports flat-screen TVs and cars, so why not export high-tech education as well?"

Magazines, Newspapers Still in Talks Over iPad Newsstand, Report Says

"Buzz has been picking up lately about Apple opening an iBooks-like distribution medium for the iPad, but for magazine and newspaper subscriptions."

AT&T Says Half a Million iPads Use its Network

"About a half a million iPad owners use AT&T's network to connect the Apple tablet computer to the Internet, according to the telephone company's top executive Randall Stephenson. AT&T, the No. 2 U.S. mobile service, is the only U.S. operator providing cellular connectivity for iPad, of which Apple said it sold 3.27 million units in the second quarter alone."

Apple Computer Owners Happiest, Windows PCs Do Well in Survey

"Apple computer owners are the happiest with their machines, according to a new survey, which also finds that Windows PC owners are very satisfied with their computers."

Going Mobile in Academia

"The California Digital Library has been studying the use of mobile devices among the University of California faculty and students, and this month they released a report on that work."

Renovated Vatican Library Reopens

"The Vatican Apostolic Library reopened its hallowed halls Monday following a three-year renovation, according to library officials. Climate-controlled rooms for precious manuscripts, electronic microchips in books, and state-of-the-art security measures to prevent theft and loss are just a few of the changes made to the library, officials said."

The E-Textbook Experiment Turns A Page

"MacInnis is the founder and CEO of Inkling, a company that designs textbook software for the iPad. He says the iPad has allowed for the reinvention of the textbook."

Mutual Funds Companies Embrace Twitter, Facebook

"Fidelity, Vanguard, Putnam and Charles Schwab are among those using Twitter for customer service and corporate marketing. 'We view it as another tool in the chest, and a very important tool,' says Richard Blunck, executive vice president at Fidelity. Fidelity began tweeting in October, and has about 3,000 followers, Blunck says."

Teens Missing Message on Road Texting Risk

"Many teens view texting while driving as less risky than drunken driving despite a sustained campaign against texting behind the wheel and research indicating it's as dangerous as drinking and driving, a new survey for State Farm insurance company finds."

Twitter's First Revamp in Four Years is Major Overhaul

"Twitter's first major revamp in four years makes it easier to see photos and videos and attract advertising dollars."

E-textbooks Expected to Grow with iPad on Campus

"Analysts say that unlike Amazon.com Inc's Kindle -- briefly touted as an educational tool -- the iPad can play video and illustrate charts and graphics in full color. It also allows for easy note-taking and the online component allows for integrated tests, exercises and updates."

Drexel Freshmen Get Help From 'Personal Librarians'

"With students spending more research time in front of the screen and less in the stacks, librarians at Drexel University are trying a fresh approach to helping new freshmen navigate their resources: 'personal librarians.'"

Tech Employment Inches Up Less Than 1%

"The U.S. tech industry added about 30,200 jobs in the first six months of the year, lobbying group The TechAmerica Foundation said today in an analysis of Bureau of Labor Statistics data."

Study: Playing Action Games Improves Decision Making

"The study found players were able to make their decisions faster, and more accurately, then those who didn't play action games."

Microsoft's Bing Search Tops Yahoo

"For the first time, Microsoft's Bing search engine has more U.S. users than Yahoo, researcher Nielsen said today. In August, Bing had 13.9% of the U.S. search market, compared to 13.1% for Yahoo."

Report: Relatively Few People Use Cellphone Apps

"Their new study, 'The Rise of Apps Culture,' adds that just 68% of those who do have a phone with apps -- about a quarter of all adults -- actively use them."

Americans Spending More Time Reading News

"Americans are spending more time reading the news now than they have at any time during the last decade, according to a new study."

Google's Android to be World No. 2 in 2010: Report

"Google Inc's Android software will become the world's second most popular operating system for cell phones this year, leapfrogging rival offerings from Microsoft Corp, Research in Motion and Apple Inc, according to a new report."

The iPad Could Pass the Mac by 2012

"Within two years, it should be Apple's second largest source of revenue, after the iPhone."

Cybercriminals Create 57K Fake Websites a Week

"In a recent investigation, it was discovered that cybercriminals are creating 57,000 new “fake” websites each week looking to imitate and exploit approximately 375 high-profile brands. eBay and Western Union were the most targeted brands, making up 44 percent of exploited brands discovered. Visa, Amazon, Bank of America and PayPal also heavily targeted by cybercriminals."

UT San Antonio Opens Nation's First Bookless Library on a University Campus

"UTSA officials announced Thursday the opening of the Applied Engineering and Technology (AET) Library, the nation's first completely bookless library on a college or university campus."

Facebook Inches Past Google For Web Users' Minutes

"U.S. Web surfers are spending more time socializing on Facebook than searching with Google, according to new data from researchers at comScore Inc."

More Young Couples Try Long-Distance Relationships

"One recent study, in the journal Communication Research, finds that as many as half of college students are in long-distance relationships, 'and up to 75% will be at some point.'"

Fending Off the Digital Dark Ages: The Archival Storage Issue

"The digital data we are generating wholesale will very likely become unusable within our lifetimes unless we take steps to preserve it."

The Latest Stay-in-School Tool for College Students: Facebook

"Freshmen with a greater number of Facebook 'friends' and wall posts were more likely to return sophomore year, according to a study at Abilene Christian University."

Start-Up Aspires to Make the World 'One Big Study Group'

"OpenStudy, a start-up company spun off by Georgia Tech and Emory University, is betting the answer to that question is yes. Its Web site is the latest effort to create a social platform for independent learners who want to help each other study the huge trove of educational materials published free online by universities like MIT."

Google Unveils Instant Search

"Google's new search feature tries to figures out what a user is searching for as each letter enters the query box. For example, typing the letter "w" causes Google to speculate that a user is looking for the weather. It instantly displays a local forcast."

YouTube Shows a Day Through Eyes Around the World

"YouTube has begun offering glimpses into a day in life around the world."

Report: iPod Touch Makes Up Nearly 40 Percent of iOS Sales

"The iPhone gets all the hype, but the iPod Touch is Apple’s second weapon of mass consumption constituting nearly 40 percent of the company’s mobile device sales, according to a report."

New Kindles Reinforce E-reader's Best-Seller Status

"New, smaller and lighter Kindles have better battery lives, superior glare-free displays and enough storage for up to 3,500 books."

72 Percent of Adults are Text-Messaging Now, Study Says

"Among adult cell phone users, 72 percent of them now send and receive text messages, up from 65 percent in September 2009, and 58 percent in December 2007, according to 'Cell Phones and American Adults,' a report from the Pew Research Center’s Internet & American Life Project."

Articles on Ebooks from Library Journal

"In preparation for the daylong virtual summit Ebooks: Libraries at the Tipping Point, on September 29, from Library Journal and School Library Journal, LJ’s editors have gathered just a few of the many voices exploring the problems and potential of the move to broad ebook use and where libraries fit in."

Free Access to all Sage Journals (1999-Present) Until October 15th

Free access to "more than 290,000 articles from more than 560 SAGE journals with content available from 1999-current. . ." until October 15th.

Students Face New Textbook Picks: Rent vs. Buy, Print vs. E-book

"One reason it is difficult to parse the prospects for e-books this year is that many other things are happening in the textbook market that make "traditional textbook vs. e-book" a false dichotomy. These days, traditional books have electronic supplements; some electronic texts have print-on-demand options; and for many students, textbook decisions have more to do with renting vs. buying than print vs. digital."