Needle

HASTAC Needle Newsletter

Welcome to Needle, HASTAC's information commons!
Here you will find the latest on the HASTAC community: press releases, blog posts, upcoming HASTAC events, fellowship and job opportunities, as well as announcements of news and events of general interest to the HASTAC community.

We hope you will join our online community and contribute regularly to this site, whether by posting your own blog entry, by sharing news and announcements of interest to the HASTAC community, or by announcing employment and fellowship opportunities. HASTAC site members who log in will find "Post" links in each of the sections below.

Latest from Shaping Youth

Turn Down the Media Volume!
Shaping Youth: A forum about media and marketing's influence on kids:

2006-2007 In|Formation Year Archives

Information Year Videos

HASTAC's YouTube Channel

Latest from Digital Media & Learning Competition Winners

The latest from the Digital Media & Learning Competition's Winner's Hub:

Latest from Chris Kelty's 'Two Bits'

In Two Bits, Christopher M. Kelty investigates the history and cultural significance of Free Software, revealing the people and practices that have transformed not only software, but also music, film, science, and education.

Here's the latest from the "Two Bits" project:

Latest from 'HASTAC on ning'

There is a growing community of HASTAC enthusiasts on the ning social networking site, "HASTAC on ning." Read some of the community's latest blog and forum posts below:

About HASTAC

HASTAC is a virtual institution, an entirely voluntary consortium of leading researchers and nonprofit research institutions worldwide. Its primary members are universities, supercomputing centers, grid and teragrid associations, humanities institutes, museums, libraries, and other civic institutions. HASTAC members have been co-developing software, hardware, and cyberinfrastructure systems since early 2003. Members have developed tools for multimedia archiving and social interaction, gaming environments for teaching, innovative educational programs in information science and information studies, virtual museums, and other digital projects. HASTAC’s mission is to promote expansive models for thinking, teaching, and research.

To become a part of the HASTAC network and contribute to Needle, one only needs to register as a user on the HASTAC website.