Data for Research (DfR) as learning tool: visualizing ephemeral academic language

I work with Data for Research (DfR) quite a bit as part of my professional duties and wanted to pass along some observations I had regarding its application as a learning tool. DfR is a set of web-based tools for selecting and interacting with content from the JSTOR archive. The service also provides the ability […]

Finishing up in Charlotte

I am finishing up with the AASL Conference in Charlotte, North Carolina. One more day on the exhibition floor and hopefully a few more good conversations with some really switched on secondary school folk. Overall, it has been good and I thought I might share a few of the highlights (both conference related and not). […]

Data for Research (DfR) Quick Use Case Video

This is a quick video outlining some ways in which the new Data for Research dataset service from JSTOR could prove beneficial to researchers. [wpvideo 1v004ZN3] I double dog dare you to search for some terms looking for their academic currency. When did pan-Africanism hit the scene? Sushi enter the academic vernacular? Want to know […]