The Middlebury Blog Network » Middlebury Community Interest http://sites.middlebury.edu/middblogs Selected Posts from the Midd Blogosphere Fri, 17 May 2013 20:05:59 +0000 en-US hourly 1 http://wordpress.org/?v=3.5.1 Friday Links – May 17th http://feedproxy.google.com/~r/MiddLibraryInformationServices/~3/S_qefkLssUs/ http://feedproxy.google.com/~r/MiddLibraryInformationServices/~3/S_qefkLssUs/#comments Fri, 17 May 2013 14:31:53 +0000 Brenda Ellis http://sites.middlebury.edu/lis/?p=31790 Continue reading → Continue reading →]]> Markham Nolan: How to separate fact and fiction online | Video on TED.com

~13 minute video talk by a journalist showing how news organizations verify information posted by users on the web (tweets, photos, videos) using technology such as Google Earth, etc.

How to Read a Book

Did you find an odd box with pieces of paper inside? It might be a book! Some of them still have real pages—and I’ll show you just how to read one.

The Business Value of Google Glass and Wearable Computing – Wearable computing is an emerging technology that’s affecting both the consumer and enterprise space.

Predatory Publishers Strike Back
Predatory publishing is what happens when open access publishing is subverted by manipulation, exploitation, and spammer mentality. Jeffery Beall is a librarian who uses his blog to expose predatory publishers, and they would rather he didn’t. Beall has written a Nature column piece  about predatory publishing, and his blog is Scholarly Open Access.

]]> http://sites.middlebury.edu/lis/2013/05/17/friday-links-may-17th/feed/ 0 Problems with wireless? http://feedproxy.google.com/~r/MiddLibraryInformationServices/~3/4pkMLX3Iyw4/ http://feedproxy.google.com/~r/MiddLibraryInformationServices/~3/4pkMLX3Iyw4/#comments Mon, 13 May 2013 19:40:04 +0000 Michael Lynch http://sites.middlebury.edu/lis/?p=31795 Continue reading → Continue reading →]]> There are just under 600 wireless access points (WAPs) in buildings across the main Middlebury campus, in college-owned buildings in town (e.g. Marble Works and the old Court House), as well as at the Breadloaf campus and the Snow Bowl.  The demands for robust, ubiquitous wireless service have increased dramatically in recent years, and the sheer number and variety of devices accessing our wireless infrastructure can present challenges to both our budget and our Help Desk staff.

As LIS plans to improve and expand wireless coverage to meet these demands, we are seeking help from the community.  If you are aware of a particular area where the wireless service seems consistently sub-optimal, please use this form (Login required) to report it to us.  (Note: if you experience problems with wireless access in multiple buildings, please see the LIS Wireless Troubleshooting page.)

This new form is not a substitute for the Help Desk; you should continue to report specific problems to them.  We may not personally respond to every problem reported via this form, but we will definitely use this information, in conjunction with other tools, to identify under-served areas of the campus as we plan improvements in our wireless services.

]]> http://sites.middlebury.edu/lis/2013/05/13/problems-with-wireless/feed/ 0 A busy lab http://feedproxy.google.com/~r/MiddLibraryInformationServices/~3/4XjGPQoq_bg/ http://feedproxy.google.com/~r/MiddLibraryInformationServices/~3/4XjGPQoq_bg/#comments Mon, 13 May 2013 15:10:03 +0000 Joseph Antonioli http://sites.middlebury.edu/lis/?p=31809 Continue reading →]]> a busy lab

a busy lab

Students fill the Wilson Media Lab in the Davis Family Library, completing media projects for the end of the semester. A good number of students in this picture are finishing up posters for their theses.

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An interesting visual representation of 105 of the most common metadata standards.  The chart breaks the standards into four areas:

  • domain (i.e., most common field(s) of use)
  • community (libraries, museums, publishing industry, etc.)
  • function (e.g. controlled vocabulary vs. markup standard)
  • purpose (resource description, preservation metadata, rights, technical, etc.)

The accompanying glossary provides a good, basic description of each standard/acronym.

Riley, Jenn. “Seeing Standards: A Visualization of the Metadata Universe,” May 6, 2013. http://www.dlib.indiana.edu/~jenlrile/metadatamap/

]]> http://sites.middlebury.edu/lis/2013/05/10/friday-links-may-10/feed/ 0 April 2013 Social Media Stats http://feedproxy.google.com/~r/MiddLibraryInformationServices/~3/fQsM40x2c9s/ http://feedproxy.google.com/~r/MiddLibraryInformationServices/~3/fQsM40x2c9s/#comments Thu, 02 May 2013 12:30:38 +0000 Ian McBride http://sites.middlebury.edu/lis/?p=31766 Continue reading → Continue reading →]]> The following stats refer to activity on the Middlebury College Facebook page, the Middlebury College Twitter account, and share buttons on the main Middlebury College website. For trend comparison, the previous month’s statistics are included in parentheses, where appropriate.

Facebook Insights

  • 232 (326) new people liked our Page, while 54 (94) people unliked our Page.
  • 1032 (1286) unique people shared stories about our page. These stories include liking our Page, posting to our Page’s Wall, liking, commenting on or sharing one of our Page posts, answering a Question we posted, RSVPing to one of our events, mentioning our Page, phototagging our Page or checking in at our Place. [Daily People Talking About This]
  • 33979 (34072) unique people saw one of the items shared in that way. [Daily Viral Reach]
  • 74593 (84316) unique people saw content associated with our Page. [Daily Total Reach]

Top Five Facebook Posts

“Reach” is the number of people who saw the post. “Engagement” is the number of people who clicked on the post.

  1. New York Times notes Middlebury’s pioneering Feb program in this story about mid-year admissions. Reach: 8927, Engagement: 804
  2. The Burlington Free Press offers high praise for Middlebury athletics. Reach: 7436, Engagement: 399
  3. Political science prof. Erik Bleich offers a new take on diversification in higher ed. in today’s Atlantic Wire. Reach: 6795, Engagement: 377
  4. Vote for Middlebury to win the Climate Leadership Award from Second Nature. Midd is a finalist for this prestigious award, but we need your help to win. Click the link below and VOTE for Middlebury’s video. Please SHARE this with your FB friends, and let’s spread the word about Middlebury’s climate leadership! Reach: 6255, Engagement: 242
  5. Check out U.S. Army Lt. Emily Núñez ’12 in Bloomberg Businessweek! Emily and her sister just launched a business venture with help from Middlebury’s Center for Social Entrepreneurship. Emily will be deployed to Afghanistan later this year. Reach: 6252, Engagement: 353

ShareThis

ShareThis is a service that tracks the clicks on the sharing buttons on our website. These buttons are shown on news postings, which are primarily found in the News Room, Arts, Sustainability, and Athleticssections of the site.

Shares By Channel

  • Email: 48 (33) Shares, 326 (278) Clicks
  • Facebook: 42 (85) Shares, 3461 (6024) Clicks
  • Twitter: 29 (41) Shares, 366 (722) Clicks
  • LinkedIn: 5 (14) Shares, 0 (1) Clicks

Top Five Shared Pages

  1. Middlebury College offers 1,750 students acceptance to the Class of 2017. Shares: 27, Clicks 695
  2. Middlebury College mourns loss of Kathryn Wasserman Davis. Shares: 10, Clicks 906
  3. Men’s Lacrosse Sets Records, Advances To NESCAC Semis. Shares: 6, Clicks 52
  4. Hoffman Earns NESCAC Player Of The Week Honors. Shares: 4, Clicks 29
  5. Middlebury College Theatre Program Presents “Undressing Cinderella” April 10-13. Shares: 4, Clicks 26

Data Sets

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Traffic

  1. www.middlebury.edu: 477,603 (503,806) visits from 262,735 (271,839) people
  2. sites.middlebury.edu: 61,992 (59,798) visits from 50,683 (48,237) people
  3. menus.middlebury.edu: 44,602 (37,682) visits from 23,930 (21,004) people
  4. catalog.middlebury.edu 23,923 (9,128) visits from 21,025 (8,430) people
  5. courses.middlebury.edu: 22,032 (19,818) visits from 16,569 (14,217) people
  6. mediawiki.middlebury.edu: 19,982 (19,622) visits from 18,849 (18,237) people
  7. portal.middlebury.edu: 18,434 (14,251) visits from 13,886 (10,605) people
  8. web.middlebury.edu: 12,910 (10,257) visits from 11,965 (9,685) people
  9. biblio.middlebury.edu: 12,485 (9,974) visits from 10,676 (8,896) people
  10. eres.middlebury.edu: 11,465 (12,496) visits from 9,944 (9,971) people

Top Pages

  1. www.middlebury.edu: 255,909 (257,489) pageviews
  2. menus.middlebury.edu: 45,486 (38,390) pageviews
  3. catalog.middlebury.edu/schedules/index/catalog/catalog/MCUG/term/term/201390: 42,379 (7,306) pageviews
  4. www.middlebury.edu/athletics: 31,097 (40,349) pageviews
  5. www.middlebury.edu/academics: 25,502 (22,684) pageviews
  6. portal.middlebury.edu/home: 21,443 (16,932) pageviews
  7. courses.middlebury.edu/dashboard: 20,794 (18,449) pageviews
  8. courses.middlebury.edu: 18,973 (17,365) pageviews
  9. web.middlebury.edu/database/directory/Default.aspx: 17,156 (14,120) pageviews
  10. www.middlebury.edu/admissions: 16,541 (22,049) pageviews

Search Terms

  1. Search Midd: 576 (717)
  2. academic calendar: 255 (272)
  3. floor plans: 154 (29)
  4. course hub: 143 (149)
  5. menu: 137 (159)
  6. symposium: 131 (25)
  7. moodle: 123 (126)
  8. schedule planner: 109 (11)
  9. mojo: 106 (182)
  10. preview days: 98 (45)

Browsers

  • Safari: 37.25% (36.64%)
  • Chrome: 24.30% (22.38%)
  • Firefox: 17.12% (16.96%)
  • Internet Explorer: 16.83% (17.37%)
    • IE8: 9.12% (9.00%)
    • IE9: 4.18% (5.51%)
    • IE7: 1.92% (2.01%)
    • IE10: 1.53% (0.76%)
    • IE6: 0.09% (0.09%)
  • Android Browser: 1.13% (1.26%)

Platforms

  • Macintosh: 45.28% (42.04%)
  • Windows: 39.14% (39.16%)
  • iOS: 11.15% (12.25%)
  • Android: 1.51% (1.59%)
  • Linux: 0.37% (0.38%)
  • BlackBerry: 0.10% (0.12%)
  • Windows Phone: 0.07% (0.05%)
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]]> http://sites.middlebury.edu/lis/2013/04/12/friday-links-april-12-2013/feed/ 0 President Obama’s latest budget is now online http://feedproxy.google.com/~r/MiddLibraryInformationServices/~3/uUWeZFTp8HY/ http://feedproxy.google.com/~r/MiddLibraryInformationServices/~3/uUWeZFTp8HY/#comments Wed, 10 Apr 2013 20:53:21 +0000 Hans Raum http://sites.middlebury.edu/lis/?p=31679 Continue reading → Continue reading →]]> The just released Budget of the United States Government, Fiscal Year 2014 will no doubt get a lot of news coverage in the next few days and you can view it online at  http://purl.access.gpo.gov/GPO/LPS2343.  The Appendix to the Budget, which is much more detailed than the Budget itself, is available online at http://purl.access.gpo.gov/GPO/LPS862

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Traffic

  1. www.middlebury.edu: 503,806 (481,033) visits from 271,839 (260,386) people
  2. sites.middlebury.edu: 59,798 (66,202) visits from 48,237 (55,868) people
  3. menus.middlebury.edu: 37,682 (32,759) visits from 21,004 (19,047) people
  4. courses.middlebury.edu: 19,818 (18,946) visits from 14,217 (15,953) people
  5. mediawiki.middlebury.edu: 19,622 (20,405) visits from 18,237 (19,517) people
  6. portal.middlebury.edu: 14,251 (11,125) visits from 10,605 (9,389) people
  7. eres.middlebury.edu: 12,496 (11,348) visits from 9,971 (10,271) people
  8. web.middlebury.edu: 10,257 (11,686) visits from 9,685 (10,987) people
  9. biblio.middlebury.edu: 9,974 (10,804) visits from 8,896 (9,744) people
  10. catalog.middlebury.edu 9,128 (14,145) visits from 8,430 (12,695) people

Top Pages

  1. www.middlebury.edu: 257,489 (286,339) pageviews
  2. www.middlebury.edu/athletics: 40,349 (32,931) pageviews
  3. menus.middlebury.edu: 38,390 (34,294) pageviews
  4. www.middlebury.edu/academics: 22,684 (26,928) pageviews
  5. www.middlebury.edu/admissions: 22,049 (22,339) pageviews
  6. courses.middlebury.edu/dashboard: 18,449 (5,664) pageviews
  7. www.middlebury.edu/admissions/apply/decisions: 18,010 (2,356) pageviews
  8. courses.middlebury.edu: 17,365 (7,409) pageviews
  9. www.middlebury.edu/athletics/sports: 17,150 (15,779) pageviews

    10. portal.middlebury.edu/home: 16,932 (12,174) pageviews

Search Terms

    1. Search Midd: 717 (727)
    2. academic calendar: 272 (339)
    3. mojo: 182 (266)
    4. menu: 159 (155)
    5. course hub: 149 (178)
    6. moodle: 126 (201)
    7. sites.middlebury.edu: 86 (127)
    8. menus: 49 (50)
    9. admitted students: 47 (9)

      10. go/famis: 47 (47)

 

Browsers

  • Safari: 36,98% (37.72%)
  • Chrome: 24.01% (22.43%)
  • Firefox: 17.92% (18.38%)
  • Internet Explorer: 17,44% (18.47%)
    • IE8: 8.97% (9.68%)
    • IE9: 5.53% (6.04%)
    • IE7: 2.04% (2.26%)
    • IE10: 0.81% (0.41%)
    • IE6: 0.08% (0.08%)
  • Android Browser: 1.26% (1.16%)

Platforms

  • Macintosh: 42.09% (44.62%)
  • Windows: 42.06% (40.71%)
  • iOS: 12.32% (11.51%)
  • Android: 1.66% (1.45%)
  • Linux: 0.41% (0.39%)
  • BlackBerry: 0.12% (0.11%)
  • Windows Phone: 0.07% (0.05%)
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