Senior citizens' use of technology might shave 10 years off their mental age; Global Council call for nominations
<http://click.e.oclc.org/?qs=ec2d8c1a47e8fef530fa131b6ec31e1a0389e43c0f3a141 4363f50c240a96299> OCLC <http://click.e.oclc.org/?qs=ec2d8c1a47e8fef5171467ea4c6fcc4fd353fbad01c8ad6 f158db54792960cbe> Abstracts <http://image.e.oclc.org/lib/fe8d12727d6501797d/m/1/mailbanner_abstracts_02. png> 15 September 2015 Vol. 18 No. 37 ISSN 1932-4847 <http://click.e.oclc.org/?qs=ec2d8c1a47e8fef520c9148a9b1aad7f4991288c32a506a 715d3488010cb0aa9> <http://click.e.oclc.org/?qs=ec2d8c1a47e8fef5e1e500cc96422d93d333dfd1f250d6c f1d9109009d0e9399> OCLC to launch linked data pilot this month <http://click.e.oclc.org/?qs=ec2d8c1a47e8fef5e1e500cc96422d93d333dfd1f250d6c f1d9109009d0e9399> The Person Entity Lookup pilot is designed to learn more about how linked data will influence library workflows in the future. It will help library professionals reduce redundant data by linking related sets of person identifiers and authorities. To date, participating libraries include Cornell University, Harvard University, the Library of Congress, the National Library of Medicine, the National Library of Poland, Stanford University and the University of California, Davis. <http://click.e.oclc.org/?qs=ec2d8c1a47e8fef520c9148a9b1aad7f4991288c32a506a 715d3488010cb0aa9> Learn more Use of technology keeps senior citizens young <http://click.e.oclc.org/?qs=ec2d8c1a47e8fef5a3ae5d86cf204cb7d4b4e528a71a76a 11f809e13d29f61fc> A new study, published in the journal Intelligence, found that the use of computers and mobile phones could partly explain why senior citizens today appear to be four to eight years younger, cognitively speaking, than a similar population less than a decade ago. The positive effect stands up even after controlling for factors such as education, gender and health. <http://click.e.oclc.org/?qs=ec2d8c1a47e8fef5478a403e6b123d4d239d0061143e0ec 1ba507778322766a5> Learn more <http://click.e.oclc.org/?qs=ec2d8c1a47e8fef59d6b0fb562c31ccae4b3c405e2afad6 33e892e0d0fab0c5b> Global, Regional Council nominations now open <http://click.e.oclc.org/?qs=ec2d8c1a47e8fef59d6b0fb562c31ccae4b3c405e2afad6 33e892e0d0fab0c5b> OCLC Global and Regional Councils represent the voices of all member libraries. 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