RSS feeds in your catalog
Exciting news from the world of ILS's [as reported by Jenny at The Shifted Librarian]! I've been crawling out of my skin with anticipation, waiting to be able to announce…
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Can’t write a word?
Clive Thompson at collision detection posed an interesting question in his blog today: "can you think better when you're typing?" I've found, at least for the past 10 years, that…
The Max Power way
According to Techdirt, a California state senator has introduced a bill that threatens developers of file sharing applications with jail time. John Borland at CNET, writes, “if passed and signed…
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Testing information literacy
According to the New York Times, ETS has developed a test to measure a college student's level of information literacy in order to determine how well schools are preparing students…
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A new corporate approach to intellectual property
IBM is making 500 of its patents available for free to people doing open source projects. Rock on! From the New York Times: I.B.M. executives say the company's new approach…
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User-centered technology implementation
David King wrote two responses to Michael Stephen's 2005 library tech predictions. The first one highlights the importance of user-centered technology planning and implementation. This is something that cannot be…
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Web design resources
I just discovered Spectacle today. It is a gorgeous site with lots of links to the coolest web design resources. From there, you can see Forty Media's web design predictions…
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Michael Stephens’ crystal ball
I find myself often linking to Michael's posts on Tame the Web. So much so that I would urge all of my readers to subscribe to his blog (most of…
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Life gets in the way
I may not be online too much over the next few days. My grandfather is in the hospital, probably with a stroke, though they haven't figured it out yet. When…
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The impact of open access
Peter Suber at Open Access News pointed me to a very interesting pre-print article about the citation impact of open access journal articles. Citation Impact of Open Access Articles vs.…
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Alternative economic model for online publishing
John Batelle offers up an interesting model for generating revenue with online open access publishing in an article in this month's MIT Technology Review. Batelle makes the suggestion for "an…
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Would you pay to read the New York Times online?
Techdirt reported today that the New York Times is considering charging to allow people access to their website. Really really bad idea. It seems that the newspaper, like many others,…
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The amazing race?
Steven Cohen commented on my post yesterday about Skype and my husband: I'm just wondering why it matters if librarians hear about new techie devices before or after others do.…
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Skype has entered the library blogosphere
Has anyone else just noticed that Skype has been mentioned a whole bunch over the past few days? I've now heard about it from Steven Cohen, Library Web Chic, Dave's…
Exhuming McCarthy
Bill Gates recently sat down with CNET for an interview (which begins with the frightening teaser "Bill Gates is coming to your living room, whether you like it or not").…
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The race to get plugged in
The New York Times has an article about how our mobile technologies have made us increasingly dependent on seeking out electricity in places like cafes, restaurants, bookstores and even commuter…
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Maslow and library technology
As a former social worker/psychotherapist, Maslow's hierarchy of needs is a very familiar concept to me. People must fulfill their basic material needs before they can start thinking about things…
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Why RSS rocks
From Extension 337 [via Tame the Web], comes 10 Reasons why Nonprofits Should Use RSS. The post lists some very good reasons why RSS is a much better way to…
Are we mainstream or invisible?
I know blogging is getting bigger. Blogs seem to have been featured in every magazine and newspaper lately. Everyone keeps saying 2004 was the "year of the blog" yadda, yadda.…
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Questions about the Google Library Project
Barbara Quint has put together a list of questions and answers about the Google Library Project that have been pondered by various people in the library and search worlds. Some…
