JSTOR begins offering free yet limited access to online literature

JSTOR begins offering free yet limited access to its online academic library By Ben Kersey, theverge.com Online dig­i­tal library JSTOR will begin offer­ing free access to its cat­a­logue of jour­nals, papers, and books. The Reg­is­ter & Read pro­gram will now allow indi­vid­u­als to reg­is­ter for the ser­vice, but mem­bers will only be able to read… … Continue reading JSTOR begins offering free yet limited access to online literature

MIT Social Network Analysis: Can Social Media Reveal our Identities?

A new study from MIT uncovers a fascinating fact: the connections we make, groups we join and information we contribute, even minimally, to online networking tools like Facebook can reveal very detailed, personal information about our identities by using statistical, computational methods. Related articles Alumni Surveys on Entrepreneurship (kauffman.org) MIT Builds An Open-Source Platform For … Continue reading MIT Social Network Analysis: Can Social Media Reveal our Identities?

Knight Science Journalism Fellowships at MIT

Knight Science Journalism Fellowships at MIT. Related articles OpenNews: Building a Community of Fellows (sinker.tumblr.com) How MIT Can Honor Aaron Swartz (slate.com) Google offers 10-week summer 2013 Google Journalism Fellowships (jimromenesko.com) New water desalination technology shows promise (earthsky.org)