universal access | Michael Habib

Weekly Twitter Activity 2012-05-11

Weekly Twitter Activity (2012-05-05 – 2012-05-11)

RT @scilib: Bing adds sidebar for personalized recommendations http://t.co/NALaBFtV – better separation of social from search than Google? 2012-05-11
Scopus title list updated with almost 300 new titles | SciVerse http://t.co/rC8F0K9W 2012-05-10
RT @SauropodMike: .@andyfarke “More on @p_binfield‘s amicable departure from @PLoSONE <– Where?” <– Oh, there is it is, sorry! h … 2012-05-08
Scopus Online Help Files and Tutorials – New Features | SciVerse http://t.co/9g6ar4KF via @sharethis 2012-05-07

Scopus Now Available in Research4Life for Scientists in the Developing World

From the Press Release: “Amsterdam, 2 December 2009 – Elsevier… today announced that Scopus, the largest abstract and citation database of peer-reviewed literature and quality Web sources, will be added to Research4Life… the collective name given to HINARI, AGORA and OARE, the three public-private partnerships that offer health, agriculture and environmental research for free or at very low cost to developing countries.”

(tags: elsevier scopus research4life agora hinari oare pressrelease)

Creative Commons Launches CC0 and CC+ Programs – Creative Commons

CCo is the full realization of “no rights reserved”. CC+ enables users to purchase additional rights beyond those offered by the CC license.

(tags: copyright CreativeCommons)

Older adults and e-books—and how E could be the new large ‘print’

Excellent article arguing the need for large print and senior friendly e-books and readers. I would have the font size blown up all the time. Maybe I need to take a look at the Kindle.

(tags: ebooks books ebookreaders largeprint kindle publishing)
Senior Friendly Libraries

Isabelle Fetherston, “Resources and discussion about library services to older adults.” Author of large print e-book article.

(tags: ebooks largeprint)
E-Book Report – Blog on Publishers Weekly

(tags: ebooks pw publishing publishers weekly ebookreaders)
Inside Higher Ed :: Open Courses Open Wider

via freemoth – to read

(tags: opencourseware opencourses yale)

AxsJAX Brings Accessibility Features to Web 2.0 | Compiler from Wired.com

This will make it a lot easier for government websites, library sites, etc. to improve the usability on their sites. One less excuse…

(tags: usability ajax accessibility google)