Generational diversity – strategies for the ageing workforce
The number of people in the UK employed over the age of 65 has reached the one million mark. The demographics of the ageing population are astonishing. Today, the median age (where half the population...
View ArticleTV viewing trends
The latest report by Ericsson ConsumerLab explores the ways in which connected devices are changing the ways in which consumers view TV and video content. Consumers in 15 countries* were asked about...
View ArticleNew York shooting – citizen journalists on the scene
On September 15th 2013 (as reported in the New York Times), police officers confronted an ‘agitated’ individual and used their firearms, missing the suspect but injuring two bystanders. After the...
View ArticleOnline piracy in the UK
Ofcom, the UK’s communications regulator, has released its latest report on online copyright infringement in the UK. The report, which covers March – May 2013, reveals how the majority of copyright...
View ArticleCyber-attacks and staying private
Cyber-attacks on banks have been high-profile news in the UK. £1.3 million was taken from Barclays when a computer was hijacked, while police foiled a similar plot against Santander. The Bank of...
View ArticleDigital skills for life: OECD survey
The OECD (Organisation for Economic Cooperation and Development) has published the initial results of its worldwide survey of adults’ skills. The report focuses on the literacy, numeracy and ‘key...
View ArticleMOOCs and librarians – fulfilling the potential
Recent OECD research measured the literacy, numeracy and information skills of adults in 24 countries. The results show how the divide between those who have skills and those who do not can be...
View ArticlePublic access to ICT: Another reason why libraries matter!
The Technology and Social Change Group of the University of Washington’s Library School published its report of the five-year project exploring the impact of public access to ICT around the world. The...
View ArticleWhat drives traffic to corporate websites?
Visits to corporate websites are up (24% in two years) – and the rise is being driven by mobile. Research from Investis IQ has been tracking visitors to corporate websites from social media platforms...
View ArticleOpen Access and MOOCs – disrupting academia
Research set outs to explore the impact of disruptive innovations on academia and teaching. Green and Gold models of Open Access (OA) have been growing steadily over the last decade. An estimated 17%...
View ArticleDeveloping professional networks – what social network analysis teaches us
Social network analysis has been used to measure the impact of the DREaM project which set out to nurture a network of researchers. Social Network Analysis (SNA) explores social relationships and their...
View ArticleDigital romance and relationships
“Living like a 1950s housewife has saved me money, helped me lose weight and kept my marriage strong”. Leafing despondently through a copy of WI Life, I came across this feature. The interviewee and...
View ArticleTeenagers, Facebook and message apps
If teenagers are losing interest in Facebook, where are going – and why? Facebook’s Q3 earnings statement revealed that it had exceeded its revenue targets. However, in the company’s accompanying...
View ArticlePaper and digital archives – preserving the present for the future
Germaine Greer, the author and academic, has sold her personal archive for £1.8million. She is to donate the proceeds to support a rainforest charity. The archive will be housed by the University of...
View ArticleWomen at work – quotas, booth babes and clones
Two of Germany’s political parties have reached a policy compromise supporting the ‘Frauenquote’ – a move to regulate the representation of women on the boards of large companies. The policy would...
View ArticleSelfie is the word of the year
“Is this a selfie which I see before me, The angle toward my hand? Come, let me tweet thee*” Oxford Dictionaries have announced that their word of the year for 2013 is ‘selfie’. Over the course of the...
View ArticleFrom Selfish Giant to Slumdog Millionaire – lessons from Channel 4 film and...
Sometimes it is good to step outside of the information echo chamber. What can we learn from leaders in another profession – one which seeks to balance creative vision with tight budgets; is...
View ArticleHow to be happy – love, friendship and altruism
The Grant Study is a 75-year longitudinal study of Harvard graduates (1939-1944) and ‘disadvantaged’ youths growing up in Boston (1940-1945). All white American men, the subjects were followed for 68...
View ArticleGrumpy Cat and twerking – popular search terms of 2013
Winners this year include Prince George (the new royal baby), the iPhone 5 and twerking. US searches The US top ten of Yahoo search terms is the usual reassuring mix of celebrities (Miley Cyrus,...
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Christmas food in the library
The Guildhall Library, in the City of London, holds the UK’s largest collection of food and wine related materials, including many early recipes. This massive collection formed the basis of a lecture...
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