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aria-label="visualization (6 items)">visualization</a> </div> </div> <div class="js-ajax-frame"> <section class="post-list"> <h3>Recent posts</h3> <article class="post"> <div class="article-footer"> <time datetime="2017">14 Feb 2017</time> <h4><a href="https://www.idea.org/blog/2017/02/14/made-a-splash/">OtherWordly Makes Splash at Takoma Park Play Day</a></h4> </div> <p>Community Embraces New Word Game at Mid-Year Play Day This past Sunday, families at Takoma Park’s Seventh Annual Mid-Year Play Day had the opportunity to experience OtherWordly for the first time. Our educational language game drew curious children and parents to our table throughout the afternoon. Words in Space Several children gathered around our iPads <a href="https://www.idea.org/blog/2017/02/14/made-a-splash/">[…]</a></p> <a class="more" href="https://www.idea.org/blog/2017/02/14/made-a-splash/">Read more</a> </article> <article class="post"> <div class="article-footer"> <time datetime="2017">9 Feb 2017</time> <h4><a href="https://www.idea.org/blog/2017/02/09/lets-play-day/">Play OtherWordly at Takoma Park Play Day This Sunday!</a></h4> </div> <p>Play with the meanings of words, in space! Come by 7500 Maple Ave on Sunday afternoon, at the Takoma Park Community Center (next to the library) for the Seventh Annual Mid-Year Play Day. We’re excited to introduce OtherWordly to our local community! What to Expect As part of IDEA’s commitment to childhood literacy, OtherWordly helps <a href="https://www.idea.org/blog/2017/02/09/lets-play-day/">[…]</a></p> <a class="more" href="https://www.idea.org/blog/2017/02/09/lets-play-day/">Read more</a> </article> <article class="post"> <div class="article-footer"> <time datetime="2014">5 Mar 2014</time> <h4><a href="https://www.idea.org/blog/2014/03/05/gender-role-literacy-girls-in-science/">Gender role literacy: Girls in science?</a></h4> </div> <p>There are gender wars, and then there are casualties. It wasn’t until 2011 that the behemoth toymaker LEGO acknowledged girls’ desire to build with bricks, even though the company had long before made a seemingly effortless pivot to co-branding, video games, and major motion pictures. So it’s little wonder that girls face all-too-real obstacles when <a href="https://www.idea.org/blog/2014/03/05/gender-role-literacy-girls-in-science/">[…]</a></p> <a class="more" href="https://www.idea.org/blog/2014/03/05/gender-role-literacy-girls-in-science/">Read more</a> </article> </section> </div> </div> </div> </div> </header> <main role="main" id="main"><div id="twocolumns" class="full_width"> <div class="container default_page"> <div class="twocolumns-holder"> <section id="content" class="ajax-container"> <div class="title"> <h1>Tag: Data</h1> </div> <div class="post-4296 post type-post status-publish format-standard hentry category-interactivity category-learning tag-climate-change tag-data tag-evidence tag-googlestreetview tag-history tag-maps tag-nasa tag-photos tag-pins tag-state-of-flux" id="post-4296"> <div class="title"> <h2><a href="https://www.idea.org/blog/2013/08/21/changes-over-time-in-photos-and-maps/" rel="bookmark">Changes over time, in photos and maps</a></h2> <p class="info"><strong class="date"><a href="https://www.idea.org/blog/2013/08/21/changes-over-time-in-photos-and-maps/" rel="bookmark">August 21st, 2013</a></strong> by IDEA</p> </div> <div class="content"> <p><img class="size-thumbnail wp-image-4302 alignright" alt="Muir Glacier, Alaska" src="http://www.idea.org/blog/wp-content/uploads/2013/08/Screen-Shot-2013-08-19-at-5.16.41-PM-150x85.png" width="150" height="85" srcset="https://www.idea.org/blog/wp-content/uploads/2013/08/Screen-Shot-2013-08-19-at-5.16.41-PM-150x85.png 150w, https://www.idea.org/blog/wp-content/uploads/2013/08/Screen-Shot-2013-08-19-at-5.16.41-PM-240x137.png 240w, https://www.idea.org/blog/wp-content/uploads/2013/08/Screen-Shot-2013-08-19-at-5.16.41-PM-545x311.png 545w, https://www.idea.org/blog/wp-content/uploads/2013/08/Screen-Shot-2013-08-19-at-5.16.41-PM.png 942w" sizes="(max-width: 150px) 100vw, 150px" />Images gain new meaning when given the context of location or change. Two sites, from NASA and HistoryPin do this to good effect — such as showing the the dramatic <a href="http://climate.nasa.gov/state_of_flux#Icemelt.jpg">melting of the Muir glacier</a> in Alaska, or how a city evolves.</p> <p>Launched in autumn 2011 by a British nonprofit, <a href="http://www.historypin.com/">HistoryPin</a> pins historical items on a map. Their service demonstrates the potential for a global, crowdsourced database of historical media. <a href="https://www.idea.org/blog/2013/08/21/changes-over-time-in-photos-and-maps/#more-4296" class="more-link"><span aria-label="Continue reading Changes over time, in photos and maps">(more…)</span></a></p> </div> <div class="meta"> <ul> <li>Posted in <a href="https://www.idea.org/blog/category/interactivity/" rel="category tag">Interactive experiences</a>, <a href="https://www.idea.org/blog/category/learning/" rel="category tag">Learning & access</a></li> <li><a href="https://www.idea.org/blog/2013/08/21/changes-over-time-in-photos-and-maps/#comments">2 Comments</a></li> <li>Tags: <a href="https://www.idea.org/blog/tag/climate-change/" rel="tag">Climate change</a>, <a href="https://www.idea.org/blog/tag/data/" rel="tag">Data</a>, <a href="https://www.idea.org/blog/tag/evidence/" rel="tag">Evidence</a>, <a href="https://www.idea.org/blog/tag/googlestreetview/" rel="tag">googlestreetview</a>, <a href="https://www.idea.org/blog/tag/history/" rel="tag">history</a>, <a href="https://www.idea.org/blog/tag/maps/" rel="tag">maps</a>, <a href="https://www.idea.org/blog/tag/nasa/" rel="tag">NASA</a>, <a href="https://www.idea.org/blog/tag/photos/" rel="tag">photos</a>, <a href="https://www.idea.org/blog/tag/pins/" rel="tag">pins</a>, <a href="https://www.idea.org/blog/tag/state-of-flux/" rel="tag">State of Flux</a></li> </ul> </div> </div> <div class="post-3939 post type-post status-publish format-standard hentry category-interactivity category-technology tag-actionscript tag-data tag-flash tag-html tag-javascript tag-mobile tag-open-source tag-visualization" id="post-3939"> <div class="title"> <h2><a href="https://www.idea.org/blog/2012/10/25/great-tools-for-data-visualization/" rel="bookmark">Great tools for data visualization</a></h2> <p class="info"><strong class="date"><a href="https://www.idea.org/blog/2012/10/25/great-tools-for-data-visualization/" rel="bookmark">October 25th, 2012</a></strong> by IDEA</p> </div> <div class="content"> <p><img class="alignright size-thumbnail wp-image-3960" title="A Carefully Selected List of Recommended Tools" src="http://www.idea.org/blog/wp-content/uploads/2012/10/Screen-Shot-2012-10-24-at-1.56.17-PM1-133x150.png" alt="" width="133" height="150" srcset="https://www.idea.org/blog/wp-content/uploads/2012/10/Screen-Shot-2012-10-24-at-1.56.17-PM1-133x150.png 133w, https://www.idea.org/blog/wp-content/uploads/2012/10/Screen-Shot-2012-10-24-at-1.56.17-PM1-240x269.png 240w, https://www.idea.org/blog/wp-content/uploads/2012/10/Screen-Shot-2012-10-24-at-1.56.17-PM1.png 262w" sizes="(max-width: 133px) 100vw, 133px" />Most data is meaningless to most people — unless it is visualized. Stepping beyond familiar visualizations like bar charts and pie charts, there are many approaches to visualizing data, from mapping (e.g., color coding a map to show voting patterns) to visualizing networks (e.g., the links between people).</p> <p>You are not limited to Microsoft Excel, or your own programming abilities. We’re now in an awesome generation for visualization, with dozens of freely available software libraries — which developers have spent months (or years!) building. Increasingly these use Javascript (so they work in all browsers and mobile devices). The folks at Datavisualization.ch <a href="http://datavisualization.ch/tools/selected-tools/">highlight most of the best tools</a> for making maps and charts, or processing data… <a href="https://www.idea.org/blog/2012/10/25/great-tools-for-data-visualization/#more-3939" class="more-link"><span aria-label="Continue reading Great tools for data visualization">(more…)</span></a></p> </div> <div class="meta"> <ul> <li>Posted in <a href="https://www.idea.org/blog/category/interactivity/" rel="category tag">Interactive experiences</a>, <a href="https://www.idea.org/blog/category/technology/" rel="category tag">Technology</a></li> <li><a href="https://www.idea.org/blog/2012/10/25/great-tools-for-data-visualization/#comments">10 Comments</a></li> <li>Tags: <a href="https://www.idea.org/blog/tag/actionscript/" rel="tag">ActionScript</a>, <a href="https://www.idea.org/blog/tag/data/" rel="tag">Data</a>, <a href="https://www.idea.org/blog/tag/flash/" rel="tag">flash</a>, <a href="https://www.idea.org/blog/tag/html/" rel="tag">HTML</a>, <a href="https://www.idea.org/blog/tag/javascript/" rel="tag">JavaScript</a>, <a href="https://www.idea.org/blog/tag/mobile/" rel="tag">mobile</a>, <a href="https://www.idea.org/blog/tag/open-source/" rel="tag">Open source</a>, <a href="https://www.idea.org/blog/tag/visualization/" rel="tag">visualization</a></li> </ul> </div> </div> <div class="post-3752 post type-post status-publish format-standard hentry category-learning tag-access tag-costs tag-creative-commons tag-data tag-open-access tag-open-textbook tag-peer-review tag-publishing" id="post-3752"> <div class="title"> <h2><a href="https://www.idea.org/blog/2012/05/11/new-highered-open-textbook-catalog/" rel="bookmark">New higher-ed open textbook catalog from UMinn</a></h2> <p class="info"><strong class="date"><a href="https://www.idea.org/blog/2012/05/11/new-highered-open-textbook-catalog/" rel="bookmark">May 11th, 2012</a></strong> by IDEA</p> </div> <div class="content"> <p><img class="alignright size-thumbnail wp-image-3756" title="UM Open Academics" src="http://www.idea.org/blog/wp-content/uploads/2012/05/Screen-Shot-2012-05-11-at-11.34.26-AM-150x61.png" alt="" width="150" height="61" srcset="https://www.idea.org/blog/wp-content/uploads/2012/05/Screen-Shot-2012-05-11-at-11.34.26-AM-150x61.png 150w, https://www.idea.org/blog/wp-content/uploads/2012/05/Screen-Shot-2012-05-11-at-11.34.26-AM-240x99.png 240w, https://www.idea.org/blog/wp-content/uploads/2012/05/Screen-Shot-2012-05-11-at-11.34.26-AM.png 322w" sizes="(max-width: 150px) 100vw, 150px" />Open textbooks are receiving a potential boost by an ambitious new, organized peer review project organized by the University of Minnesota. The average college student suffers with <a href="http://minnesota.publicradio.org/display/web/2012/04/23/university-open-source-textbooks/">$1,000 or more</a> in annual textbook costs; however, if more professors adopt open textbooks, higher education will become more affordable. <a href="https://www.idea.org/blog/2012/05/11/new-highered-open-textbook-catalog/#more-3752" class="more-link"><span aria-label="Continue reading New higher-ed open textbook catalog from UMinn">(more…)</span></a></p> </div> <div class="meta"> <ul> <li>Posted in <a href="https://www.idea.org/blog/category/learning/" rel="category tag">Learning & access</a></li> <li><a href="https://www.idea.org/blog/2012/05/11/new-highered-open-textbook-catalog/#comments">3 Comments</a></li> <li>Tags: <a href="https://www.idea.org/blog/tag/access/" rel="tag">access</a>, <a href="https://www.idea.org/blog/tag/costs/" rel="tag">costs</a>, <a href="https://www.idea.org/blog/tag/creative-commons/" rel="tag">Creative Commons</a>, <a href="https://www.idea.org/blog/tag/data/" rel="tag">Data</a>, <a href="https://www.idea.org/blog/tag/open-access/" rel="tag">open access</a>, <a href="https://www.idea.org/blog/tag/open-textbook/" rel="tag">Open textbook</a>, <a href="https://www.idea.org/blog/tag/peer-review/" rel="tag">peer review</a>, <a href="https://www.idea.org/blog/tag/publishing/" rel="tag">publishing</a></li> </ul> </div> </div> <div class="post-3213 post type-post status-publish format-standard hentry category-research tag-access tag-data tag-data-element tag-libraries tag-library tag-markup-language tag-metadata" id="post-3213"> <div class="title"> <h2><a href="https://www.idea.org/blog/2011/11/04/mapping-the-world-of-cultural-metadata-standards/" rel="bookmark">Mapping the world of cultural metadata standards</a></h2> <p class="info"><strong class="date"><a href="https://www.idea.org/blog/2011/11/04/mapping-the-world-of-cultural-metadata-standards/" rel="bookmark">November 4th, 2011</a></strong> by IDEA</p> </div> <div class="content"> <p><img class="alignright size-thumbnail wp-image-3219" title="Card Catalog (University of Michigan Library Card Catalog, by David Fulmer)" src="http://www.idea.org/blog/wp-content/uploads/2011/11/Screen-Shot-2011-11-03-at-5.41.40-PM-150x137.png" alt="" width="150" height="137" srcset="https://www.idea.org/blog/wp-content/uploads/2011/11/Screen-Shot-2011-11-03-at-5.41.40-PM-150x137.png 150w, https://www.idea.org/blog/wp-content/uploads/2011/11/Screen-Shot-2011-11-03-at-5.41.40-PM-300x274.png 300w, https://www.idea.org/blog/wp-content/uploads/2011/11/Screen-Shot-2011-11-03-at-5.41.40-PM.png 393w" sizes="(max-width: 150px) 100vw, 150px" />Metadata is a the glue that makes information useful. It is data about data. It could be a title, location, and camera settings for a photo; the history of a painting; the materials in a museum object; the authors of a journal article; or the time, date, and location of photo of a butterfly for a citizen science project. “Tags” added to blog posts, photos, or tweets are all a form of metadata, allowing others to quickly hone in on related items.</p> <p>To make some sense of the sea of metadata, Jenn Riley mapped 105 metadata standards for cultural heritage. <a href="https://www.idea.org/blog/2011/11/04/mapping-the-world-of-cultural-metadata-standards/#more-3213" class="more-link"><span aria-label="Continue reading Mapping the world of cultural metadata standards">(more…)</span></a></p> </div> <div class="meta"> <ul> <li>Posted in <a href="https://www.idea.org/blog/category/research/" rel="category tag">Research</a></li> <li><a href="https://www.idea.org/blog/2011/11/04/mapping-the-world-of-cultural-metadata-standards/#respond">No Comments</a></li> <li>Tags: <a href="https://www.idea.org/blog/tag/access/" rel="tag">access</a>, <a href="https://www.idea.org/blog/tag/data/" rel="tag">Data</a>, <a href="https://www.idea.org/blog/tag/data-element/" rel="tag">Data element</a>, <a href="https://www.idea.org/blog/tag/libraries/" rel="tag">Libraries</a>, <a href="https://www.idea.org/blog/tag/library/" rel="tag">library</a>, <a href="https://www.idea.org/blog/tag/markup-language/" rel="tag">Markup language</a>, <a href="https://www.idea.org/blog/tag/metadata/" rel="tag">Metadata</a></li> </ul> </div> </div> <div class="post-2986 post type-post status-publish format-standard hentry category-communications tag-android tag-apple tag-apps tag-audience tag-data tag-interactivity-2 tag-ios tag-itunes tag-mobile tag-museum tag-nina-simon tag-qr-code tag-redlaser tag-smartphone tag-video tag-visitors" id="post-2986"> <div class="title"> <h2><a href="https://www.idea.org/blog/2011/09/05/what-are-qr-codes-and-how-are-they-useful-for-outreach/" rel="bookmark">What are QR Codes? And how are they useful for outreach?</a></h2> <p class="info"><strong class="date"><a href="https://www.idea.org/blog/2011/09/05/what-are-qr-codes-and-how-are-they-useful-for-outreach/" rel="bookmark">September 5th, 2011</a></strong> by IDEA</p> </div> <div class="content"> <p><a href="http://www.idea.org/blog/wp-content/uploads/2011/09/img.php_.png"><img class="alignright size-full wp-image-2991" title="QR code" src="http://www.idea.org/blog/wp-content/uploads/2011/09/img.php_.png" alt="" width="108" height="108" /></a>QR codes are a way to send information to mobile devices (e.g., a smartphone) using its camera. You send a short blurb of text, or a web address (URL) by representing it as a code which people photograph from their phone.</p> <p>The codes are easy to generate. <a href="http://qrcode.kaywa.com/">Several</a> <a href="http://www.qrstuff.com/">web</a> <a href="http://goqr.me/">sites</a> and software programs will make the codes for you.</p> <p><a href="http://www.idea.org/blog/wp-content/uploads/2011/09/qr-code-01.jpg"><img class="alignleft size-medium wp-image-2994" title="Andy Warhol - total art" src="http://www.idea.org/blog/wp-content/uploads/2011/09/qr-code-01-300x199.jpg" alt="" width="300" height="199" srcset="https://www.idea.org/blog/wp-content/uploads/2011/09/qr-code-01-300x199.jpg 300w, https://www.idea.org/blog/wp-content/uploads/2011/09/qr-code-01-150x99.jpg 150w, https://www.idea.org/blog/wp-content/uploads/2011/09/qr-code-01.jpg 800w" sizes="(max-width: 300px) 100vw, 300px" /></a>To read the codes, users need a QR reader app to take a snapshot of the code with their device’s camera. The app returns the decoded text or web URL.</p> <p>In the photo at left, a pedestrian takes a photo of a QR code promoting an Andy Warhol show.</p> <p>There are hundreds of barcode-reader apps (e.g., <a href="http://redlaser.com/">RedLaser</a> and <a href="http://www.quickmark.com.tw/En/basic/index.asp">QuickMark</a> for iOS and Android devices, and the <a href="http://reader.kaywa.com/phones">Kaywa</a> reader for dumber smartphones), and code-reading can be included in custom apps, e.g., a museum tour. <a href="https://www.idea.org/blog/2011/09/05/what-are-qr-codes-and-how-are-they-useful-for-outreach/#more-2986" class="more-link"><span aria-label="Continue reading What are QR Codes? And how are they useful for outreach?">(more…)</span></a></p> </div> <div class="meta"> <ul> <li>Posted in <a href="https://www.idea.org/blog/category/communications/" rel="category tag">Communication</a></li> <li><a href="https://www.idea.org/blog/2011/09/05/what-are-qr-codes-and-how-are-they-useful-for-outreach/#comments">14 Comments</a></li> <li>Tags: <a href="https://www.idea.org/blog/tag/android/" rel="tag">Android</a>, <a href="https://www.idea.org/blog/tag/apple/" rel="tag">Apple</a>, <a href="https://www.idea.org/blog/tag/apps/" rel="tag">apps</a>, <a href="https://www.idea.org/blog/tag/audience/" rel="tag">Audience</a>, <a href="https://www.idea.org/blog/tag/data/" rel="tag">Data</a>, <a href="https://www.idea.org/blog/tag/interactivity-2/" rel="tag">interactivity</a>, <a href="https://www.idea.org/blog/tag/ios/" rel="tag">iOS</a>, <a href="https://www.idea.org/blog/tag/itunes/" rel="tag">iTunes</a>, <a href="https://www.idea.org/blog/tag/mobile/" rel="tag">mobile</a>, <a href="https://www.idea.org/blog/tag/museum/" rel="tag">museum</a>, <a href="https://www.idea.org/blog/tag/nina-simon/" rel="tag">nina simon</a>, <a href="https://www.idea.org/blog/tag/qr-code/" rel="tag">QR Code</a>, <a href="https://www.idea.org/blog/tag/redlaser/" rel="tag">RedLaser</a>, <a href="https://www.idea.org/blog/tag/smartphone/" rel="tag">smartphone</a>, <a href="https://www.idea.org/blog/tag/video/" rel="tag">video</a>, <a href="https://www.idea.org/blog/tag/visitors/" rel="tag">visitors</a></li> </ul> </div> </div> <div class="post-2829 post type-post status-publish format-standard hentry category-technology tag-cloud-computing tag-content-management tag-data tag-data-center tag-google tag-hardware tag-outsourcing tag-servers tag-social-network" id="post-2829"> <div class="title"> <h2><a href="https://www.idea.org/blog/2011/07/28/what-does-a-cloud-data-center-look-like/" rel="bookmark">What does a “cloud” data center look like?</a></h2> <p class="info"><strong class="date"><a href="https://www.idea.org/blog/2011/07/28/what-does-a-cloud-data-center-look-like/" rel="bookmark">July 28th, 2011</a></strong> by IDEA</p> </div> <div class="content"> <p><img class="size-full wp-image-2836 alignright" title="Clouds" src="http://www.idea.org/blog/wp-content/uploads/2011/07/Screen-Shot-2011-07-28-at-4.45.13-PM.png" alt="" width="184" height="134" srcset="https://www.idea.org/blog/wp-content/uploads/2011/07/Screen-Shot-2011-07-28-at-4.45.13-PM.png 230w, https://www.idea.org/blog/wp-content/uploads/2011/07/Screen-Shot-2011-07-28-at-4.45.13-PM-150x109.png 150w" sizes="(max-width: 184px) 100vw, 184px" />Cloud computing is a metaphorical term for hosted services on the Internet. This can be infrastructure (i.e., raw equipment), platforms (e.g., operating systems, basic software like databases or web servers), or software (e.g., content managements systems, social networking software). Typically, it is sold on metered basis, like a utility charges for water.</p> <p> <a href="https://www.idea.org/blog/2011/07/28/what-does-a-cloud-data-center-look-like/#more-2829" class="more-link"><span aria-label="Continue reading What does a “cloud” data center look like?">(more…)</span></a></p> </div> <div class="meta"> <ul> <li>Posted in <a href="https://www.idea.org/blog/category/technology/" rel="category tag">Technology</a></li> <li><a href="https://www.idea.org/blog/2011/07/28/what-does-a-cloud-data-center-look-like/#respond">No Comments</a></li> <li>Tags: <a href="https://www.idea.org/blog/tag/cloud-computing/" rel="tag">Cloud computing</a>, <a href="https://www.idea.org/blog/tag/content-management/" rel="tag">content management</a>, <a href="https://www.idea.org/blog/tag/data/" rel="tag">Data</a>, <a href="https://www.idea.org/blog/tag/data-center/" rel="tag">Data center</a>, <a href="https://www.idea.org/blog/tag/google/" rel="tag">google</a>, <a href="https://www.idea.org/blog/tag/hardware/" rel="tag">Hardware</a>, <a href="https://www.idea.org/blog/tag/outsourcing/" rel="tag">outsourcing</a>, <a href="https://www.idea.org/blog/tag/servers/" rel="tag">Servers</a>, <a href="https://www.idea.org/blog/tag/social-network/" rel="tag">Social network</a></li> </ul> </div> </div> <div class="post-2602 post type-post status-publish format-standard hentry category-learning category-research tag-access tag-data tag-google tag-iphone tag-mobile tag-smartphone tag-study" id="post-2602"> <div class="title"> <h2><a href="https://www.idea.org/blog/2011/05/13/smartphones-widely-integrated-into-our-lives-graphs/" rel="bookmark">Smartphones widely integrated into our lives (graphs)</a></h2> <p class="info"><strong class="date"><a href="https://www.idea.org/blog/2011/05/13/smartphones-widely-integrated-into-our-lives-graphs/" rel="bookmark">May 13th, 2011</a></strong> by IDEA</p> </div> <div class="content"> <p>Smartphones (e.g., the iPhone or Android) are commonplace, and education outreach projects need make use of this reality. People use their smartphones while doing all kinds of things. For example:</p> <p><img class="aligncenter size-full wp-image-2607" title="Things people do while using a smartphone" src="http://www.idea.org/blog/wp-content/uploads/2011/05/Screen-shot-2011-05-13-at-12.49.51-PM.png" alt="" width="379" height="143" srcset="https://www.idea.org/blog/wp-content/uploads/2011/05/Screen-shot-2011-05-13-at-12.49.51-PM.png 379w, https://www.idea.org/blog/wp-content/uploads/2011/05/Screen-shot-2011-05-13-at-12.49.51-PM-150x56.png 150w, https://www.idea.org/blog/wp-content/uploads/2011/05/Screen-shot-2011-05-13-at-12.49.51-PM-300x113.png 300w" sizes="(max-width: 379px) 100vw, 379px" /></p> <p><em>(Left to right, top: while waiting in line, socializing, in the bathroom, while watching TV; bottom: while using a computer, playing video games, reading a paper, or a book.)</em></p> <p>The most common place to use a smartphones is at home (93% of smartphone owners), but people use their smartphones all kinds of places: <a href="https://www.idea.org/blog/2011/05/13/smartphones-widely-integrated-into-our-lives-graphs/#more-2602" class="more-link"><span aria-label="Continue reading Smartphones widely integrated into our lives (graphs)">(more…)</span></a></p> </div> <div class="meta"> <ul> <li>Posted in <a href="https://www.idea.org/blog/category/learning/" rel="category tag">Learning & access</a>, <a href="https://www.idea.org/blog/category/research/" rel="category tag">Research</a></li> <li><a href="https://www.idea.org/blog/2011/05/13/smartphones-widely-integrated-into-our-lives-graphs/#respond">No Comments</a></li> <li>Tags: <a href="https://www.idea.org/blog/tag/access/" rel="tag">access</a>, <a href="https://www.idea.org/blog/tag/data/" rel="tag">Data</a>, <a href="https://www.idea.org/blog/tag/google/" rel="tag">google</a>, <a href="https://www.idea.org/blog/tag/iphone/" rel="tag">iPhone</a>, <a href="https://www.idea.org/blog/tag/mobile/" rel="tag">mobile</a>, <a href="https://www.idea.org/blog/tag/smartphone/" rel="tag">smartphone</a>, <a href="https://www.idea.org/blog/tag/study/" rel="tag">study</a></li> </ul> </div> </div> <div class="post-2182 post type-post status-publish format-standard hentry category-business-management category-learning tag-collection-management tag-content-management tag-data tag-online-access tag-publishing" id="post-2182"> <div class="title"> <h2><a href="https://www.idea.org/blog/2011/04/07/collection-management-systems-museums-and-the-web-2011/" rel="bookmark">Collection management systems: Museums and the Web 2011</a></h2> <p class="info"><strong class="date"><a href="https://www.idea.org/blog/2011/04/07/collection-management-systems-museums-and-the-web-2011/" rel="bookmark">April 7th, 2011</a></strong> by IDEA</p> </div> <div class="content"> <p><img class="alignright size-full wp-image-2184" title="mw2011" src="http://www.idea.org/blog/wp-content/uploads/2011/04/Screen-shot-2011-04-07-at-1.30.56-AM.png" alt="" width="261" height="55" srcset="https://www.idea.org/blog/wp-content/uploads/2011/04/Screen-shot-2011-04-07-at-1.30.56-AM.png 261w, https://www.idea.org/blog/wp-content/uploads/2011/04/Screen-shot-2011-04-07-at-1.30.56-AM-150x31.png 150w" sizes="(max-width: 261px) 100vw, 261px" />Museums and archives manage information about their collections, facilitate interdepartmental communication, and make collections available to the public using <em>collection management software</em>. Here’s a rundown of the collection management systems being <a href="http://conference.archimuse.com/mw2011/exhibits">exhibited</a> at Museums and the Web 2011… <a href="https://www.idea.org/blog/2011/04/07/collection-management-systems-museums-and-the-web-2011/#more-2182" class="more-link"><span aria-label="Continue reading Collection management systems: Museums and the Web 2011">(more…)</span></a></p> </div> <div class="meta"> <ul> <li>Posted in <a href="https://www.idea.org/blog/category/business-management/" rel="category tag">Business</a>, <a href="https://www.idea.org/blog/category/learning/" rel="category tag">Learning & access</a></li> <li><a href="https://www.idea.org/blog/2011/04/07/collection-management-systems-museums-and-the-web-2011/#comments">1 Comment</a></li> <li>Tags: <a href="https://www.idea.org/blog/tag/collection-management/" rel="tag">collection management</a>, <a href="https://www.idea.org/blog/tag/content-management/" rel="tag">content management</a>, <a href="https://www.idea.org/blog/tag/data/" rel="tag">Data</a>, <a href="https://www.idea.org/blog/tag/online-access/" rel="tag">online access</a>, <a href="https://www.idea.org/blog/tag/publishing/" rel="tag">publishing</a></li> </ul> </div> </div> <div class="post-1110 post type-post status-publish format-standard hentry category-business-management category-learning tag-advertising tag-data tag-journals tag-open-access tag-open-access-journal tag-publishing tag-study" id="post-1110"> <div class="title"> <h2><a href="https://www.idea.org/blog/2011/04/04/fees-and-other-business-models-fund-open-access-journals/" rel="bookmark">Author fees and other business models fund open access journals</a></h2> <p class="info"><strong class="date"><a href="https://www.idea.org/blog/2011/04/04/fees-and-other-business-models-fund-open-access-journals/" rel="bookmark">April 4th, 2011</a></strong> by IDEA</p> </div> <div class="content"> <p><img class="alignright size-full wp-image-1950" title="OA biz models" src="http://www.idea.org/blog/wp-content/uploads/2011/04/Screen-shot-2011-04-01-at-7.09.43-PM.png" alt="" width="133" height="77" />Open access means that readers have free access. But who pays for the operational costs of running a publication? Often it’s the authors, though there are several common business models.</p> <p>How much are authors paying? What do they think about it? And what are some other business models to sustain journals and other kinds of digital content? <a href="https://www.idea.org/blog/2011/04/04/fees-and-other-business-models-fund-open-access-journals/#more-1110" class="more-link"><span aria-label="Continue reading Author fees and other business models fund open access journals">(more…)</span></a></p> </div> <div class="meta"> <ul> <li>Posted in <a href="https://www.idea.org/blog/category/business-management/" rel="category tag">Business</a>, <a href="https://www.idea.org/blog/category/learning/" rel="category tag">Learning & access</a></li> <li><a href="https://www.idea.org/blog/2011/04/04/fees-and-other-business-models-fund-open-access-journals/#comments">1 Comment</a></li> <li>Tags: <a href="https://www.idea.org/blog/tag/advertising/" rel="tag">advertising</a>, <a href="https://www.idea.org/blog/tag/data/" rel="tag">Data</a>, <a href="https://www.idea.org/blog/tag/journals/" rel="tag">journals</a>, <a href="https://www.idea.org/blog/tag/open-access/" rel="tag">open access</a>, <a href="https://www.idea.org/blog/tag/open-access-journal/" rel="tag">open access journal</a>, <a href="https://www.idea.org/blog/tag/publishing/" rel="tag">publishing</a>, <a href="https://www.idea.org/blog/tag/study/" rel="tag">study</a></li> </ul> </div> </div> <div class="post-1932 post type-post status-publish format-standard hentry category-communications category-learning tag-data tag-journals tag-open-access tag-open-access-journal tag-peer-review tag-study" id="post-1932"> <div class="title"> <h2><a href="https://www.idea.org/blog/2011/04/04/open-access-journals-stats-by-field-key-facts/" rel="bookmark">Open access journals are 10% of journals: Findings from SOAP</a></h2> <p class="info"><strong class="date"><a href="https://www.idea.org/blog/2011/04/04/open-access-journals-stats-by-field-key-facts/" rel="bookmark">April 4th, 2011</a></strong> by IDEA</p> </div> <div class="content"> <p><img class="alignright size-full wp-image-1934" title="Open Access" src="http://www.idea.org/blog/wp-content/uploads/2011/04/Screen-shot-2011-04-01-at-4.44.35-PM.png" alt="" width="167" height="81" srcset="https://www.idea.org/blog/wp-content/uploads/2011/04/Screen-shot-2011-04-01-at-4.44.35-PM.png 167w, https://www.idea.org/blog/wp-content/uploads/2011/04/Screen-shot-2011-04-01-at-4.44.35-PM-150x72.png 150w" sizes="(max-width: 167px) 100vw, 167px" />Open access journals are transforming how researchers share information, and how the public can access it. They are peer reviewed journals which are digital, online, free of charge, and free of most copyright and licensing restrictions.</p> <p>Open access journals are now commonplace. As of last lear, nearly 10% of scholarly articles were published in open access journals. There are now currently over 7500 open access journals, according to the <a href="http://www.doaj.org/doaj?func=browse&uiLanguage=en">Directory of Open Access Journals</a> (DOAJ), which indexes freely available, peer-reviewed journals that don’t have an embargo period (see <a href="http://www.doaj.org/doaj?func=loadTempl&templ=about&uiLanguage=en">criteria</a>). <a href="https://www.idea.org/blog/2011/04/04/open-access-journals-stats-by-field-key-facts/#more-1932" class="more-link"><span aria-label="Continue reading Open access journals are 10% of journals: Findings from SOAP">(more…)</span></a></p> </div> <div class="meta"> <ul> <li>Posted in <a href="https://www.idea.org/blog/category/communications/" rel="category tag">Communication</a>, <a href="https://www.idea.org/blog/category/learning/" rel="category tag">Learning & access</a></li> <li><a href="https://www.idea.org/blog/2011/04/04/open-access-journals-stats-by-field-key-facts/#comments">1 Comment</a></li> <li>Tags: <a href="https://www.idea.org/blog/tag/data/" rel="tag">Data</a>, <a href="https://www.idea.org/blog/tag/journals/" rel="tag">journals</a>, <a href="https://www.idea.org/blog/tag/open-access/" rel="tag">open access</a>, <a href="https://www.idea.org/blog/tag/open-access-journal/" rel="tag">open access journal</a>, <a href="https://www.idea.org/blog/tag/peer-review/" rel="tag">peer review</a>, <a href="https://www.idea.org/blog/tag/study/" rel="tag">study</a></li> </ul> </div> </div> <nav class="navigation pagination" role="navigation"> <h2 class="screen-reader-text">Posts navigation</h2> <div class="nav-links"><span aria-current='page' class='page-numbers current'>1</span> <a class='page-numbers' href='https://www.idea.org/blog/tag/data/page/2/'>2</a> <a class="next page-numbers" href="https://www.idea.org/blog/tag/data/page/2/">Next page</a></div> </nav> </section> </div> </div> </div> </main> <footer id="footer"> <div class="container"> <nav class="page-nav"> <ul> <li id="menu-item-4498" class="menu-item menu-item-type-post_type menu-item-object-page menu-item-home menu-item-4498"><a href="https://www.idea.org/blog/">Home</a></li> <li id="menu-item-4497" class="menu-item menu-item-type-post_type menu-item-object-page menu-item-4497"><a href="https://www.idea.org/blog/about/">Mission & history</a></li> <li id="menu-item-4499" class="popup menu-item menu-item-type-custom menu-item-object-custom menu-item-4499"><a title="popup" class="js-btn-show-popups" href="#wrapper">Browse topics</a></li> <li id="menu-item-4666" class="menu-item menu-item-type-post_type menu-item-object-page menu-item-4666"><a href="https://www.idea.org/blog/contact/">Contact IDEA</a></li> <li>Copyright © 2025 <a href="https://www.idea.org/blog">IDEA</a></li> </ul> </nav> </div> </footer> </div> <script type='text/javascript'> /* <![CDATA[ */ var wpcf7 = {"apiSettings":{"root":"https:\/\/www.idea.org\/blog\/wp-json\/contact-form-7\/v1","namespace":"contact-form-7\/v1"},"cached":"1"}; /* ]]> */ </script> <script type='text/javascript' src='//www.idea.org/blog/wp-content/plugins/contact-form-7/includes/js/scripts.js'></script> <script type='text/javascript' src='//www.idea.org/blog/wp-content/themes/ideaorg/js/jquery.main.js'></script> <script type='text/javascript' src='//www.idea.org/blog/wp-includes/js/wp-embed.min.js'></script> </body>  <script async src="https://www.googletagmanager.com/gtag/js?id=G-Y68B45MT0H"></script> <script> window.dataLayer = window.dataLayer || []; function gtag(){dataLayer.push(arguments);} gtag('js', new Date()); gtag('config', 'G-Y68B45MT0H'); </script> </html>