Edu_RSS ~ November 20, 2003

Most recent update: November 20, 2003 at 11:15 p.m. Atlantic Time (GMT-4) Search Edu_RSS: Hollywood == Tobacco Industry? Susan Crawford offers an interesting take on her blog regarding the FCC's lack of authority to mandate the broadcast flag (New tack on the broadcast flag). Her take is certain to be popular in Hollywood as it analogizes the copyright... From The Importance Of on November 20, 2003 at 10:50 p.m.. (38057) New News services from EEVL From ScotFEICT on November 20, 2003 at 10:49 p.m.. (38056) Bush Pushes Controversial Cyber-Crime Treaty Despite the fact that the U.S. is a non-voting member of the Council of Europe, President Bush is nevertheless pushing for Designed to address problems associated with trans-border law enforcement, the multinational treaty binds countries to establishing a minimum set of laws for dealing with high-tech crimes. What it doesn't do is ensure adequate privacy protection for citizens of the signing countries--or indeed, for any Internet user. From Copyfight: The Politics of IP on November 20, 2003 at 10:45 p.m.. (38055) Slater Wins One @ Harvard Derek Slater fights the good fight and wins a round (Update: Diebold, Harvard, and Me). Slater was one of the citizens engaged in e-civil disobedience against e-voting machine manufacturer Diebold's mendacity. He posted a mirror of the infamous Diebold memos,... From The Importance Of on November 20, 2003 at 9:50 p.m.. (38054) Open-Source Learning Content Management System based on Learning Design Spec Where’s Scott Leslie when you need him? While making random Google passes, Michelle discovered this open source LCMS built in java: PhiTone.LCMS is a Java-based Open-Source Learning Content Management System (LCMS). It is an implementation of the Learning Design Specification.... From Object Learning on November 20, 2003 at 9:46 p.m.. (38053) 2003 National Awards for Quality Schooling (NAQS) - The Stories of the Winning Schools, Teachers and School Leaders The site lists the winners for Outstanding Achievement in the Whole School/ Team of Teachers Category ($24,000 each) and the winners for Outstanding Achievement in the Individual Teacher/ School Leader Category ($12,000 each). DEST, November 2003 From EdNA Online on November 20, 2003 at 9:45 p.m.. (38052) Mature Age Workers: Ideas for Action - public comment sought Government and industry agree - Australia needs to put some effort into its 45-plus workforce. These people need to be encouraged stay in the workforce longer and to reskill continually. They'll need to be attracted to training that suits them and their employers probably need to be more enlightened about their capabilities and value. How do we do it? ANTA has been researching this issue, and talking to other government agencies and industry, including the Prime Minister's Business Community Partnership. We've now developed an 'Ideas for Action' paper on the potential From EdNA Online on November 20, 2003 at 9:45 p.m.. (38051) Pop-up Ad Firm WhenU.com Beats Preliminary Injunction Sought by Wells Fargo WIRED reports that "contextual marketing" firm WhenU.com (a purveyor of pop-up and pop-under ads keyed to URLs and keywords) has won a decision against Wells Fargo, which was seeking a preliminary injunction against WhenU.com (Pop-Up Firm Wins Again in Court).... From The Importance Of on November 20, 2003 at 8:50 p.m.. (38050) The Other Black Box How universities deal with students in receipt of cease-and-desist letters bearing specious copyright claims. From Copyfight: The Politics of IP on November 20, 2003 at 8:45 p.m.. (38049) IndyJunior... Where in the World Was I? IndyJunior Flash Mapping Module is a nifty Flash application from Bryan Boyer... By editing your own XML file, IndyJunior generates a dynamic map of places you have been or are planning to go to, and IJ features a configuration tool to customize the map appearance and features. Nodes can be set as hyperlinks to relevant sites. I quickly mocked up a where in the world is/was cogdogblog page as an example. I found an --> From cogdogblog on November 20, 2003 at 7:47 p.m.. (38048) Pointers to Elearning Glossaries http://www.edtechpost.ca/pmwiki/pmwiki.php/ EdTechPost/ELearningGlossaries As part of the background research for the Edutools project I am constantly on the lookout for new elearning glossaries with which to compare definitions of terms. Here is a list of the ones I know about (in a wiki, so feel free to add if you want) - most of them are generic 'elearning' glossaries though there are a few specific to 'metadata' and 'learning objects' here too. - SWL From EdTechPost on November 20, 2003 at 6:50 p.m.. (38047) Resources on metadata, taxonomies and vocabularies in Education http://www.edtechpost.ca/pmwiki/pmwiki.php/ EdTechPost/MetadataTaxonomiesAndVocabularies Similar to the last post, here's a new wiki page with some pointers to resources that may be helpful in dealing with metadata issues, taxonomies and some controlled vocabularies in higher education. - SWL From EdTechPost on November 20, 2003 at 6:50 p.m.. (38046) Librarians are the freakin' coolest! This morning I had the pleasure of giving a fairly standard overview of weblogs and RSS to a group of librarians. Nice sized group, and the response was gratifying… This is the second time I’ve addressed members of the... From Object Learning on November 20, 2003 at 6:46 p.m.. (38045) Macromedia Max 2003 Award Winners Announced Macromedia today announced the winners of the 2003 MAX Awards, which recognize the most innovative digital experiences built with Macromedia technology: Macromedia Max 2003 Award Winners The winner and runner-up of the e-Learning category were both targeted at the medical sector. Web-based training for Siemens Medical Solutions syngo software developed by Spirit Link GmbH won the e-Learning category with a training a From e-Learning Eclectic on November 20, 2003 at 6:46 p.m.. (38044) Links of the Day Ed Foster on first sale and eBay (via Furdlog) Ernest Miller's First Amendment views.  Every once in awhile, Ernest has hinted about these on pho in relation to copyright.  This fuller explanation is most interesting, particularly because I'm in the midst of an --> From A Copyfighter's Musings on November 20, 2003 at 5:47 p.m.. (38043) Update: Diebold, Harvard, and Me Earlier, I reported on my C+D from Diebold and my challenge to Harvard's using it as one strike against me in its 512(i) policy.  Today, Harvard's general counsel officially ruled that the University would not count my posting as an infringement.  My record and Internet access are safe. While I greatly appreciate the University's a From A Copyfighter's Musings on November 20, 2003 at 5:47 p.m.. (38042) The Golden Ruler In the last 35 years, the world has experienced an unprecedented period of global inflation. From 1792 to 1915, the cost of a bag of groceries in America went unchanged, but from 1973 to 1982, the dollar lost over half of its buying power at the store counter. Since then, the dollar has shed another half of its remaining value when buying that same bag of groceries. Not to be outdone, the UK walked a similar path. From 1795 to 1910, prices didn't budge, but since 1973, the pound has lost almost nine tenths of its retail muscle. What is going on? From kuro5hin.org on November 20, 2003 at 5:45 p.m.. (38041) Required Reading: The Anarchist in the Library I put my order in months ago, but here's a tasty description of Siva Vaidhyanthan's new book, The Anarchist in the Library: How the Battles Between Freedom and Control are Hacking Real World and Crashing the System--courtesy of Siva himself: The book was supposed to be a quick study of the ways peer-to From Copyfight: The Politics of IP on November 20, 2003 at 5:45 p.m.. (38040) PR Wars Heat Up in Open-Access Publishing This very brief item is a good survey of the conflict between open access and subscription academic publications. "The economics of scholarly publishing can best be described as broken and dysfunctional. Fewer and more powerful publishers are in ongoing struggles with their biggest customers, characterized by boycotts and dramatic contractual battles. Until the fundamental structural problems in the publishing industry are fixed, there will not likely be an end to the barrage of open-access alternatives. And it may already be too late." Not that the commercial publishers are standing still, as From OLDaily on November 20, 2003 at 5:45 p.m.. (38039) Sustainable Provision of Online Curriculum Beyond 2005: An Issues Paper The Learning Federation, a collaboration of ten governments in Australia and New Zealand, explores options for collaboration beyond 2005 and adduces four major criteria: continuing online curriculum content procurement and distribution embedding online content in the practices of schools a national vision about schooling for the future and commitment to a range of policies and programs to support the vision.That said, the paper reflects issues in how this development should proceed. "There are tensions, and at times conflict, in the understandable desire of schooling a From OLDaily on November 20, 2003 at 5:45 p.m.. (38038) KM Europe Outstanding coverage is available online of Knowledge Management Europe. This link points to Mathemagenic's November 15 coverage, which provides numerous links, outlines, and commentary. Readers will also want to scan Headshift's summary with commentary and even more links. It's hard to capture the wide range of discussion in a single post, but what I've seen leads me to suggest that, if there is a trend, it is away from explicit characterization of knowledge structures. --> From OLDaily on November 20, 2003 at 5:45 p.m.. (38037) iRATE Radio iRATE Radio has nothing to do with the angry blowhards of the talk radio circuit, but rather is an open source, collaborative filtering client/server mp3 player/downloader. The iRATE server has a large database of music. You rate the tracks and... From The Importance Of on November 20, 2003 at 4:50 p.m.. (38036) Churchill Papers - online - Ab und zu begegnet man im Netz auch einmal einem echten Juwel - so nun: Die katalogisierten Churchill Papers,- und... From Handakte WebLAWg on November 20, 2003 at 4:50 p.m.. (38035) Gründe für Streiks an den Unis Die sozialistische Linksruck-Hochschulgruppe nennt vier Gründe, warum sie für Streiks an den Unis ist: 1. Wir müssen nicht sparen! 2. Die Konkurrenz ist gewollt! 3. Zahlen ist nicht gerecht! 4. Konten sind auch Gebühren! Zum vollen Artikel: "Streiks an den Unis – Vier gute Gründe dafür". Siehe auch "Der neoliberale Umbau der Hochschulen" vom November 2000. [via Genosse Tabu] From Gegen Studiengebühren in Hessen on November 20, 2003 at 4:49 p.m.. (38034) It's All About the Distribution, Stupid O'Reilly Network writer Andy Oram, inspired by Dave Winer's piece on candidates taking stands on internet regulation, makes a plea for a global approach towards information law (Time for a data transmission summit). I couldn't agree more with Oram that... From The Importance Of on November 20, 2003 at 4:04 p.m.. (38033) Federal Courts Adopt Linux Backend I haven't been following court technology very closely lately (mostly through frustration with their resistance to truly open court publishing), but this story caught my eye. The San Antonio Business Journal reports that PEC Solutions (motto: "Web-enabling Government") has received... From The Importance Of on November 20, 2003 at 4:04 p.m.. (38032) Zehntausende Studenten in Bayern protestieren 20.000 Studenten haben in Bayern gegen Kürzungen und Studiengebühren demonstriert. Sie warfen der Landesregierung Wahlbetrug vor. [...] Mehr in der >>> NetZeitung Laut dpa waren es jedoch zahlenmässig mehr als 20.000:Zehntausende Studenten protestieren in Bayern und Sachsen-Anhalt München (dpa) - Zehntausende Schüler und Studenten sind in Bayern und Sachsen-Anhalt auf die Straße gegangen. Sie protestierten gegen die Sparpläne ihrer Regierungen im Hochschulbereich.... From Gegen Studiengebühren in Hessen on November 20, 2003 at 4:00 p.m.. (38031) Internet Librarian Conference Blogged Internet Librarian 2003 Blogged... From Object Learning on November 20, 2003 at 3:51 p.m.. (38030) Wired News on Loca Records Today's Wired News features an article profiling our featured content from a couple weeks ago, Loca Records. From Creative Commons: weblog on November 20, 2003 at 3:46 p.m.. (38029) It's Freedom of the Press, Stupid There has been a lot of discussion on the net recently about making internet regulation a major political issue, starting with Dave Winer's post on getting presidential candidates to "make an impassioned plea to keep the Internet free of interference... From The Importance Of on November 20, 2003 at 2:52 p.m.. (38028) Trusted digital repositories for cultural heritage Many of the presentations from the conference, Trusted Digital Repositories for Cultural Digital Heritage (Rome, November 17-19, 2003) are now online, and it appears that the others will be coming soon. From FOS News on November 20, 2003 at 2:49 p.m.. (38027) Down the slippery slope Jeff Jacoby is a conservative columnist in the Boston Globe. His response today (link will break tomorrow) to the Massachusetts Supreme Judicial Court's ruling permitting gay marriage is to warn us — Sanctorumly — that we've started down a slippery slope towards polygamy and incest. After all, he writes, one of the dissenting judges said that state's equal rights amendment was cited in the Court's decision, and the Boston Globe in 1976 had dismissed the claim that "the amendment would...legitimize marriage between people of the same sex." Yet, 27 years later, th From Joho the Blog on November 20, 2003 at 2:49 p.m.. (38026) Web ohne Barrieren Die Seite "Web ohne Barrieren" informiert umfassend über das Thema barriefreie Informationstechnik mit dem Schwerpunkt barriefreies Internet. Dazu gehört auch... From Handakte WebLAWg on November 20, 2003 at 1:50 p.m.. (38025) Öffentliche Open-Air Vorlesungen in Darmstadt Hi! Seit heute Morgen 8.30 wurde am Luisenplatz in Darmstadt öffentliche Vorlesungen gehalten. Themen waren u.a. Physik, Elektrotechnik, Mathematik, Kryptographie, etc. Im Asta Lkw war eine Tafel befestigt und für die richtige Akustik war durch ein PA System gesorgt. Vor dem Asta LKW wurden Tische und Stühle, sowie Heizstrahler aufgebaut. Ich habe mal 4 Bilder der Open-Air Vorlesungen auf meine Seite gestellt. Sind leider nicht mehr geworden, mein Speicherplatz wurde knapp... Ansonsten... From Gegen Studiengebühren in Hessen on November 20, 2003 at 1:49 p.m.. (38024) Open letter on open access to law review preprints Dan Hunter of the Wharton School has written an open letter to the California Law Review, protesting its policy that articles must be removed from preprint exchanges and eprint archives once they are published in the CLR. Excerpt: "Second, there is the issue of your capture by the commercial providers. On the face of it, your decision to remove my drafts cannot help but appear to be motivated by the interests of the commercial online database providers. Even if you a From FOS News on November 20, 2003 at 1:48 p.m.. (38023) EdBlogger Panel I'll be taking part in a panel on Sunday at EdBlogger that deals with "Blogging in the classroom, lab, library and school." It's going to be moderated by Terry Elliot and will include Karen Claxton, Paul Allison, Christopher Kelly and Tim Lauer. I know Tim, but I h From weblogged News on November 20, 2003 at 1:47 p.m.. (38022) The KISS Method of Web Log Newspapering Here's the Mock Online Newspaper for Seton Hill University's "Practice of Journalism" course. Very cool, and very easy. I need to make sure Bryan teaches me how to make columns in Manila on Saturday. (Via Mike Arnzen) From weblogged News on November 20, 2003 at 1:47 p.m.. (38021) The Future Of Web Conferencing: Good Interviews Dina Mehta I really enjoyed interviewing Dina Mehta on the Future Of Web Conferencing as Dina is not a CEO or technology wizard of anyone new start-up. Dina Mehta is an expert in marketing research and in the use of new media communications technologies to augment the knowledge management abilities of any organization. Dina is also a skilled researcher and a valuable independent reporter. writer, and you can enjoy much of her great abilities to summarize, synthesize and review in her rich and fascinating weblog: Conversations With Dina. Dina writes daily about blogs, enterprise communications, disruptive From Robin Good' Sharewood Tidings on November 20, 2003 at 12:53 p.m.. (38020) Google Directory aktualisiert Anfang November 2003, als die ersten Änderungen aufgenommen, dann aber wieder verworfen wurden, kritisierte Klaus Schallhorn in seinem Blog die... From Handakte WebLAWg on November 20, 2003 at 12:53 p.m.. (38019) Virtuelle Rasterfahndung Mit komplexer Software fahnden immer mehr Banken nach dubiosen Zahlungsströmen. Bald soll die Technik auch kriminelle Ärzte entlarven, so der... From Handakte WebLAWg on November 20, 2003 at 12:53 p.m.. (38018) More on OA to education research I've learned more about why the GAO report singles out the Department of Education (DOE) from all the other federal agencies that fund research (see previous blog entry). The answer is that Congress adopted the Education Sciences Reform Act in November 2002. The statute created the From FOS News on November 20, 2003 at 12:50 p.m.. (38017) More on the GAO report Two quick addenda on the GAO report, which despite its title is as much about open access as conflicts of interest. The report is based in part on a survey of the 200 universities that received the most federal research funding in the year 2000. Here's how the report describes the results (p. 12): "Among the 171 university respondents to our survey, 91 universities (53 percent) supported posting the grantee''s final technical reports on the agency'&a From FOS News on November 20, 2003 at 12:50 p.m.. (38016) FH Frankfurt: "Strike goes on!" In der Vollversammlung der FH Frankfurt stimmten heute Mittag um 13.30 Uhr 977 Studenten FÜR eine Weiterführung des Streiks (92 Gegenstimmen, 43 Enthaltungen) bis zum 4.12.. Von den insgesamt 8950 Studierenden der Fh Frankfurt waren somit 1112 anwesend. Zunächst hatten sich die Studierenden gegen eine Weiterführung des Streiks bis zum 17.12. (dritte Lesung des StuGuG) ausgesprochen. Im Vorfeld der Vollversammlung wurde vor dem Audimax ein etwa 10 minütiger Film-Vortrag... From Gegen Studiengebühren in Hessen on November 20, 2003 at 11:51 a.m.. (38015) Spewing Pirates The S.P.E.W. Factor is what most of the contributors to the Word Pirates page think Word Pirates is about. (Thanks to Tom Wilson for the link.)... From Joho the Blog on November 20, 2003 at 11:49 a.m.. (38014) Future Trends in Libraries? An editorial from Philadelphia Weekly examines some possible effects of amazon.com's "search inside the book" feature. [thanks James]... From Education Librarian on November 20, 2003 at 11:49 a.m.. (38013) Working with Bayesian categorizers There's been some discussion in the blog world about using a Bayesian categorizer to enable a person to discriminate along various interest/non-interest axes. I took a run at this recently and, although my experiments haven't been wildly successful, I want to report them because I think the idea may have merit. [Full story: O'Reilly Network: Working with Bayesian Categorizers] This month's O'Reilly Network column was a struggle because categorization it From Jon's Radio on November 20, 2003 at 11:47 a.m.. (38012) exemplary guide on teaching mathematics:How to exemplary guide on teaching mathematics:How to teach mathematics ... From duskanddawn.blogspot.com on November 20, 2003 at 10:51 a.m.. (38011) So, this is it, the learning designer's So, this is it, the learning designer's dilemma:The effectiveness of your learning product is inversely proportional to your ability to make a livingI.e. it is much easier to make money producing things that don't necessarily help the target audience learn/perform.Related to this:If you don't know what game you are ... From duskanddawn.blogspot.com on November 20, 2003 at 10:51 a.m.. (38010) My Shadow A journalism student "shadowed" me the other day for a class project. I knew she was writing a feature story for the class, but I didn't realize it would end up online in a mock newspaper. Since it's ostensibly about a "day in the life of a writing teacher" I... From PEDABLOGUE on November 20, 2003 at 10:51 a.m.. (38009) Irisches Recht Diese Seite enthält die neuesten Entwicklungen im Irischen (und Europäischen) Recht. Der Schwerpunkt liegt beim Urheber- und Onlinerecht sowie auf... From Handakte WebLAWg on November 20, 2003 at 10:50 a.m.. (38008) Links to presentations given at Internet Librarian ... Links to presentations given at Internet Librarian 2003 in Monterey, CA., are now available From Peter Scott's Library Blog on November 20, 2003 at 10:48 a.m.. (38007) More than 105,000 Canadians who are blind or visua ... More than 105,000 Canadians who are blind or visually impaired now have access to thousands of books, daily newspapers, and magazines with the launch of The CNIB Digital Library. The online library is the most advanced library of alternative formats in the world and a model for 175 international libraries producing alternative-format information. It also contains The Children's Discovery Portal, the world's first portal of its kind for children who a From Peter Scott's Library Blog on November 20, 2003 at 10:48 a.m.. (38006) This week's Friday brain-teaser from xrefer tests ... This week's Friday brain-teaser from xrefer tests your knowledge of War and Peace. Answers here:1. Which war started with what was called "the phoney war"?2. "CO" is used for a person who objects to serving in the armed forces. What does this abbreviation stand for?3. In which year did the Falklands War take place between Britain and Argentina?4. The Vietnam anti-war movement began soon after which American president ordered the bombing of North Vi From Peter Scott'apos;s Library Blog on November 20, 2003 at 10:48 a.m.. (38005) A World of Wonders: Danish Children's Literature - ... A World of Wonders: Danish Children's Literature - National Library of Scotland - Exhibition dates: 17 November-10 December From Peter Scott'apos;s Library Blog on November 20, 2003 at 10:48 a.m.. (38004) Hand Bookbinders of California 31st Anniversary Ex ... Hand Bookbinders of California 31st Anniversary Exhibition - on display until December 27 2003 at Thomas A. Goldwasser Rare Books, San Francisco, CA From Peter Scott'apos;s Library Blog on November 20, 2003 at 10:48 a.m.. (38003) Emerald's Journals of the Week for November 17, 20 ... Emerald's Journals of the Week for November 17, 2003 are Aircraft Engineering and Aerospace Technology and Journal of Knowledge Management From Peter Scott'apos;s Library Blog on November 20, 2003 at 10:48 a.m.. (38002) ACRL Information Literacy website - a gateway to a ... ACRL Information Literacy website - a gateway to and a gathering place for resources on information literacy focused on improving the teaching, learning, and research role of the higher education community From Peter Scott'apos;s Library Blog on November 20, 2003 at 10:48 a.m.. (38001) The IDEAlliance Webinar, XML Primer, will be broad ... The IDEAlliance Webinar, XML Primer, will be broadcast on November 20 2003 by Dianne Kennedy of IDEAlliance. IDEAlliance Webinars are broadcast live to your desktop From Peter Scott'apos;s Library Blog on November 20, 2003 at 10:48 a.m.. (38000) The Year in Books 2003 - War in Iraq, politics, bo ... The Year in Books 2003 - War in Iraq, politics, both domestic and literary, and the rise of the graphic novel made for a year of controversy and surprise - Publishers Weekly From Peter Scott'apos;s Library Blog on November 20, 2003 at 10:48 a.m.. (37999) The VALA2004 12th Biennial Conference and Exhibiti ... The VALA2004 12th Biennial Conference and Exhibition is the Australian forum where the use of technology in libraries is discussed. It will feature invited overseas and Australian keynote speakers, plenary and concurrent sessions and an exhibition highlighting the latest products from leading suppliers - 3-5 February, 2004 - Melbourne Convention Centre From Peter Scott'apos;s Library Blog on November 20, 2003 at 10:48 a.m.. (37998) LITA has just added Proxy Web Servers & Authentica ... LITA has just added Proxy Web Servers & Authentication as a full-day Institute preceding ALA's Midwinter Meeting in San Diego, January 9, 2004. This program is a combination of instruction on the theory of proxy servers, their use in library situations, and practical examples of implementations. The background of proxy servers as defined in the HTTP protocol specification will be outlined, followed by From Peter Scott'apos;s Library Blog on November 20, 2003 at 10:48 a.m.. (37996) Taylor & Francis Group PLC has agreed to acquire, ... Taylor & Francis Group PLC has agreed to acquire, subject to regulatory clearances, the business and publishing assets of the Dekker group of companies, a US based Scientific, Technical and Medical publisher from the family owned Marcel Dekker Inc for US$138.6 million From Peter Scott'apos;s Library Blog on November 20, 2003 at 10:48 a.m.. (37995) The long list of nominated titles for The 2004 Int ... The long list of nominated titles for The 2004 International IMPAC Dublin Literary Award have been announced From Peter Scott'apos;s Library Blog on November 20, 2003 at 10:48 a.m.. (37994) PhysicsFinder, from the American Institute of Phys ... PhysicsFinder, from the American Institute of Physics, is designed to help researchers find information published in AIP journals From Peter Scott'apos;s Library Blog on November 20, 2003 at 10:48 a.m.. (37993) The Atlantic World: America and the Netherlands ex ... The Atlantic World: America and the Netherlands explores the history of the Dutch presence in America and the interactions between the United States and the Netherlands from Henry Hudson's 1609 voyage to the post-World-War-II period. The project is the product of ongoing cooperation between the Library of Congress and the National Library of the Netherlands, which has enlisted the cooperation of other leading Dutch libraries, museums, and archives From Peter Scott'apos;s Library Blog on November 20, 2003 at 10:48 a.m.. (37992) The programme for the 2004 Search Engine Meeting - ... The programme for the 2004 Search Engine Meeting - The Hague, The Netherlands, 19-20 April 2004 - is now available From Peter Scott'apos;s Library Blog on November 20, 2003 at 10:48 a.m.. (37991) The September/October 2003 issue of the Bulletin f ... The September/October 2003 issue of the Bulletin from the National Library of Canada is now available From Peter Scott'apos;s Library Blog on November 20, 2003 at 10:48 a.m.. (37990) Thomson ISI has announced the Century of Science, ... Thomson ISI has announced the Century of Science, an initiative to provide the research community with access to the world's most influential scientific research throughout the 20th century. Currently, Web of Science coverage extends to 1945. The Century of Science initiative will expand the Web of Science to include bibliographic data from the highest impact scientific literature published between 1944-1900, adding nearly 850,000 articles from approximately 200 journals. From Peter Scott'apos;s Library Blog on November 20, 2003 at 10:48 a.m.. (37988) JISC, The UK's Joint Information Systems Committee ... JISC, The UK's Joint Information Systems Committee, has announced that it has secured agreements with seven major international publishers via NESLi2, the national electronic journals initiative for Higher and Further Education, since the launch of the new programme in June this year From Peter Scott'apos;s Library Blog on November 20, 2003 at 10:48 a.m.. (37987) Cites & Insights: Crawford at Large 3:14 (December ... Cites & Insights: Crawford at Large 3:14 (December 2003), the Stuff and Nonsense issue, is now available for downloading From Peter Scott'apos;s Library Blog on November 20, 2003 at 10:48 a.m.. (37986) If you are planning to attend the Online Informati ... If you are planning to attend the Online Information 2003 meeting in London, CSA (Cambridge Scientific Abstracts) invites you to attend their annual User Group meeting and lunch, Wednesday, 3 December From Peter Scott'apos;s Library Blog on November 20, 2003 at 10:48 a.m.. (37985) The OASIS E-Government Technical Committee has pos ... The OASIS E-Government Technical Committee has posted a document concerning Search Service interoperability From Peter Scott'apos;s Library Blog on November 20, 2003 at 10:48 a.m.. (37984) The European Information Association is running tw ... The European Information Association is running two courses on EU information for librarians in London. How to find out about the EU on December 4 and Electronic sources of EU information on December 5 From Peter Scott'apos;s Library Blog on November 20, 2003 at 10:48 a.m.. (37983) Shows You the Money Here's a map that shows you where each candidate's money is coming from. Interesting. (Thanks to Darhl Stultz for the link.)... From Joho the Blog on November 20, 2003 at 10:47 a.m.. (37982) Communication Networks and Services Research conference This one's close to home. Well, my current home anyways. Via Steve. 2nd Annual Conference on Communication Networks and Services Research (CNSR 2004) Fredericton, N.B., Canada,  May 19-21, 2004 From Seb's Open Research on November 20, 2003 at 10:46 a.m.. (37981) Journascience Journascience ist ein neues Informationsportal zum Thema "Kriminalität", das speziell für die Recherchearbeit von Journalisten entwickelt worden ist. Hier findet... From Handakte WebLAWg on November 20, 2003 at 9:50 a.m.. (37980) Ariadne Conference (2) Vladan talked about web intelligence and education. He started with a reference to the "good old AI" research community and then explained that "Web Intelligence" is not AI on the web: it focuses on deep understanding, agents and ontologies.... From ErikLog on November 20, 2003 at 9:50 a.m.. (37979) GAO calls for open access to education research The US Government Accounting Office (GAO) issued a report on November 14 recommending "that the Department of Education [DOE] post the final technical reports of the research it funds on its Web site." Moreover, the DOE "agreed with the recommendation to post research results on its Web site." I'm still reading the report, but haven't yet found a reason why it singles out the DOE from all the other federal agencies that fund research. Nor does the DO From FOS News on November 20, 2003 at 9:49 a.m.. (37978) More on the Elsevier boycott and cancellations Jonathan Knight, Cornell axes Elsevier journals as prices rise, Nature, November 20, 2003 (accessible only to subscribers). Background on the Cornell decision to cancel "several hundred" Elsevier journals. Excerpt: "Cancellations by other universities are also likely, says Duane Webster, director of the Association of Research Libraries in Washington DC. 'Cornell is just the first,' he says. Among tho From FOS News on November 20, 2003 at 9:48 a.m.. (37977) USA Today on open access Dan Vergano, Upstart science journals take on the powerhouses, USA Today, November 19, 2003. On the PLoS Biology launch. Excerpt: "Science's Rocky-style publishing battle starts its second round Monday when a groundbreaking journal releases its latest [second] issue....The two sides are at odds over 'open access,' an idea that is gathering strength in the scientific publishing world. Most journal publishers retain copyrights to reports on scientific From FOS News on November 20, 2003 at 9:47 a.m.. (37976) Too Much Fun--276 and Counting... I think I'm having too much fun doing my daily post to my journalism class. First of all, it gives me a chance to be silly, but it also gives me a chance to point to really good work being done by my students. That was one major goal I had for this quarter was to be more Barbara Ganley and Anne Davis like in bringing together the relevant comments and work from among my students' Web logs. It is just so very cool to be abl From weblogged News on November 20, 2003 at 9:47 a.m.. (37975) Semantic weblog @ Université de Montréal I just found out about Houssein Ben-Ameur's Semantic weblog. Houssein is working towards a Ph.D. on semantic web services at my alma mater. So a research blogger remains in the tower... nice! From Seb's Open Research on November 20, 2003 at 9:46 a.m.. (37974) David Weinberger on M2M I'm pleased to report that the good doctor is guestblogging on Many-to-many. He's been making a bunch of interesting observations and conjectures based on his experience in the social software-enabled Dean campaign in the US. I suspect that social software will benefit from that campaign as much as the campaign benefits from social software. As --> From Seb'apos;s Open Research on November 20, 2003 at 9:46 a.m.. (37973) eastlex Mit eastlex aus dem Hause juris informieren Sie ausgewiesene Experten prägnant über die wichtigsten rechtlichen Bedingungen und Entwicklungen in den... From Handakte WebLAWg on November 20, 2003 at 8:50 a.m.. (37972) TKG: Umsetzung des EG-Rechtsrahmens Wie die TK-Recht-Liste mitteilt, hat die EG-Kommission gestern den neunten Bericht über die Umsetzung des EG-Rechtsrahmens auf dem Gebiet der... From Handakte WebLAWg on November 20, 2003 at 8:50 a.m.. (37971) RealNetworks switches on video for AT&T - Stefanie Olsen, CNET News.com RealNetworks will announce a deal on Thursday to provide AT&T Wireless with technology to stream digital video to cell phones, according to sources. The Seattle-based digital media services company is expected to provide the infrastructure to deliver From Techno-News Blog on November 20, 2003 at 8:46 a.m.. (37970) Camera phones rival DVD players as fastest growing - Jefferson Graham, USA TODAY Teeny camera cell phones appear to be on pace to replace DVDs as the fastest-growing consumer technology device ever. Introduced three years ago in Japan and less than a year ago in the USA, they've caught on so fast that Nokia and other phonemakers sa From Techno-News Blog on November 20, 2003 at 8:46 a.m.. (37969) Broadband 'worth an hour's work a week' - Graeme Wearden, ZDNet UK A new industry group argues that with fairer pricing, high-speed Internet connectivity could be worth billions to the UK economy. The Broadband Industry Group (BIG), which was formally launched on Wednesday, claims that a properly regulated broadband From Techno-News Blog on November 20, 2003 at 8:46 a.m.. (37968) Snap! Edit! Organize! - Carol Holzberg, techLearning Walk the halls of any K-12 setting and you're likely to find photos of student projects, field trips, and school events posted on bulletin boards and doors. Visit a school or classroom Web site, glance at the newsletters sent home to parents, or examin From Educational Technology on November 20, 2003 at 8:46 a.m.. (37967) Tech foundations join in $130M education project - eSchool News staff and wire service reports Charitable foundations established by Microsoft chairman Bill Gates and Dell Inc. founder Michael Dell are combining to donate $55 million toward a massive statewide project to redesign and improve Texas high schools. Gov. Rick Perry on Nov. 12 announ From Educational Technology on November 20, 2003 at 8:46 a.m.. (37966) Educators search for best mix of IT, tradition - Paunie Samreth, DAILY BRUIN Combining technology with traditional teaching methods to enrich undergraduate education will be the focus of a program headed by the Faculty Committee on Educational Technology and the Office of Instructional Development. Known as the Blended Instruc From Online Learning Update on November 20, 2003 at 8:45 a.m.. (37965) Midwest EDUCAUSE Call for Proposals The conference will be held in Chicago from 12:45 p.m. on Wednesday, April 21 through 12:00 p.m. Friday, April 23. Tracks include "Teaching Learning and Libraries" - "Leadership, Management, and Strategy" - "Enterprise Systems" - "Infrastructure". Pro From Online Learning Update on November 20, 2003 at 8:45 a.m.. (37964) Test Your Website At Modem Speed And See Which Images Slow You Down Optiview Cool Tools http://tinyurl.com/vt6r = must have Online Service FREE Optiview Cool Tools is a great set of free online services that allow you to easily gauge the waste of bandwidth and download time your Web graphics are imposing on your online visitors. Most of you are quite familiar with the issue of bloated graphics slowing down many a site due to the significant amount of extra time needed, for users on dial-up Internet connections, to have all of the images inserted on a Web page display fully on their user screens. Unless digital images are optimized for Web use,... From Robin Good' Sharewood Tidings on November 20, 2003 at 7:49 a.m.. (37963) Ariadne Conference (1) We just started the ARIADNE Conference. Papers are on-line - slides will follow in the coming days. Katherine Maillet talked about EducaNext: they have added support for communities to their infrastructure. (This seems to be a popular theme these days:... From ErikLog on November 20, 2003 at 7:49 a.m.. (37962) Tufts Health Care Institute Launches Online Learning Campus to Train New Doctors Tufts Health Care Institute (THCI) today announced that it has launched an advanced online learning system that will help residency training programs prepare physicians to excel in the rapidly evolving U.S. health care system. Called THCI's Online Lea From Online Learning Update on November 20, 2003 at 7:45 a.m.. (37961) EU May Fund Embryo Cell Studies The European Parliament backs research using stem cells taken from human embryos. The move sends a message to EU ministers, who will decide soon whether to lift a ban on the controversial procedure. From Wired News on November 20, 2003 at 6:46 a.m.. (37960) Scientists ID New Whale Species Japanese scientists say they've discovered a new type of baleen whale, but some U.S. researchers remain skeptical. If confirmed, it's a whale of a find. From Wired News on November 20, 2003 at 6:46 a.m.. (37959) Republicans Back E-Vote Bill A House bill that would require electronic voting machines to provide a receipt has previously only been supported by Democrats. Now there are some new faces in the crowd -- Republicans. From Wired News on November 20, 2003 at 6:46 a.m.. (37958) CodeFellas Smart mobs? Fuhgeddaboutit. Not till they hired me. Now they're getting a secure P2P bet-processing system. A mafia hacker tells his story to Wired magazine's Simson Garfinkel. From Wired News on November 20, 2003 at 6:46 a.m.. (37957) Space Mission on Auction Block A satellite manufacturer has come up with a novel way to market its product: It's selling an entire space mission on eBay. SpaceDev offers the chance to design and operate a satellite for a fraction of what most orbiters cost. By Lakshmi Sandhana. From Wired News on November 20, 2003 at 6:46 a.m.. (37956) Next Big Thing in Biotech: RNAi A new technology that has the potential to stop disease in its tracks could help produce the next generation of blockbuster drugs. Venture capitalists and startups are giddy, but are trying to curb their enthusiasm. By Kristen Philipkoski. From Wired News on November 20, 2003 at 6:46 a.m.. (37955) Speed Kills, Military Wants More Ever in search of more powerful weapons, the Pentagon is planning some big and mighty fast missiles and rockets. By Noah Shachtman. From Wired News on November 20, 2003 at 6:46 a.m.. (37954) Record Label Sings New Tune A small record label in Great Britain wants to foster artistic freedom and creativity by publishing music free of the usual copyright restrictions, so anyone can remix and sample the work. By Katie Dean. From Wired News on November 20, 2003 at 6:46 a.m.. (37953) Negocios en Internet Llego por El blog de Enrique Dans, profesor del Instituto de Empresa, a este artículo de Expansión: Los negocios que funcionan en Internet..., y por qué (PDF). Ver una selección de artículos periodísticos del autor sobre temas de nueva economía... From eCuaderno v.2.0 on November 20, 2003 at 5:49 a.m.. (37952) Investieren statt "Kahlschlag" SPD will beim Hessen-Etat andere Schwerpunkte setzen Die SPD geht bei den Haushaltsberatungen des Landes in die Offensive: Statt im Sozialbereich, in der Bildung und bei wichtigen Zukunftsprojekten zu kürzen, müsse Hessen Geld investieren und den "Kahlschlag" im sozialen Netz rückgängig machen. [Weiter bei Frankfurter Rundschau] From Gegen Studiengebühren in Hessen on November 20, 2003 at 5:48 a.m.. (37951) Highnoon in Karlsruhe Das "sonderabgabenfinanzierte Subventionsgesetz" ist eine Einrichtung, die den deutschen Steuerzahler keinen Cent kostet. Es finanziert sich ausschließlich aus den Einnahmen... From Handakte WebLAWg on November 20, 2003 at 4:49 a.m.. (37950) "To Blawg or Not to Blawg"? - 22 Fragen 22 Fragen und Antworten haben Carolyn Elefant und Jerry Lawson im "MSBA Solo Conference Blog" zusammengestellt, wie bei Andis Kaulins... From Handakte WebLAWg on November 20, 2003 at 4:49 a.m.. (37949) Ein "Trauerspiel" Peter K. wollte sterben. Notärzte retteten ihn, jetzt liegt er HYPHEN wie 8000 Menschen in Deutschland auch HYPHEN im Koma.... From Handakte WebLAWg on November 20, 2003 at 4:49 a.m.. (37948) Die Web-Elite Keine leichte Aufgabe hatten zwölf Juroren aus Wirtschaft und Wissenschaft, alle Exposés unter die Lupe zu nehmen und die Internet-Projekte... From Handakte WebLAWg on November 20, 2003 at 4:49 a.m.. (37947) Pistas Desde Japón el Antipixel Blog de Jeremy Hedley (A deliberate pouring from empty into void) y World Net Japan de Mike McKay (My so called Web Design Blog from Japan). Desde Londres City of Sound de Dan Hill (I try... From eCuaderno v.2.0 on November 20, 2003 at 4:49 a.m.. (37946) National Science Board, Citing Census Stats on Foreign-Born Scientists and Engineers, Releases Workforce Report with New Sense of Urgency From Distance-Educator.com's Daily News on November 20, 2003 at 4:48 a.m.. (37945) VBRICK Systems Introduces Ethernetv, The First Digital Video Distribution From Distance-Educator.com's Daily News on November 20, 2003 at 4:48 a.m.. (37944) Tech-Job Meltdown in Final Stages From Distance-Educator.com'apos;s Daily News on November 20, 2003 at 4:48 a.m.. (37943) Elluminate's vClass Delivers Critical Voice Communications for Illinois Virtual High School Online Courses From Distance-Educator.com'apos;s Daily News on November 20, 2003 at 4:48 a.m.. (37942) LOMA and NAILBA Partner to Offer Online Learning for CE Credit to Producers From Distance-Educator.com'apos;s Daily News on November 20, 2003 at 4:48 a.m.. (37941) Online learning likely to grow in popularity From Distance-Educator.com'apos;s Daily News on November 20, 2003 at 4:48 a.m.. (37940) Tufts Health Care Institute Launches Online Learning Campus to Train New Doctors From Distance-Educator.com'apos;s Daily News on November 20, 2003 at 4:48 a.m.. (37939) What Types of Online Facilitation Do Students Need? From Distance-Educator.com'apos;s Daily News on November 20, 2003 at 4:48 a.m.. (37938) Christendom College Graduate Professor Prokes Observes Pontifical Academy of Sciences Meeting [PRWEB Nov 20, 2003] From PR Web on November 20, 2003 at 4:45 a.m.. (37937) Two Degrees of Separation Do some Saints have descendants? "Absolutely," says Bruce Harrison, president of Millisecond Publishing Company, Inc., "and you are one of them."People will be astounded to see the enormous and far-reaching genetic migration that was set in motion by one person who lived eight centuries ago. In this case, the person was not only a Saint; he was "one of the greatest of all French Kings." [PRWEB Nov 20, 2003] From PR Web on November 20, 2003 at 4:45 a.m.. (37936) Internet Sources The Internet Sources From PR Web on November 20, 2003 at 4:45 a.m.. (37935) ShoppingBots Sites and Resources for 2004 Now Available! The Virtual Private Library From PR Web on November 20, 2003 at 4:45 a.m.. (37934) Learn to Speed Read at WaveReading.com by Using a Wave Tool You Can Make with a Pen and a Drink Stirrer WaveReading.com, a newly published web site by Hanover Park, IL inventor Tom Chesters, will make you smile. There's just something funny about what he will ask you do there, which is to turn your pen into a strange new kind of speed reading pointer. [PRWEB Nov 20, 2003] From PR Web on November 20, 2003 at 4:45 a.m.. (37933) Soul Graffiti Soul Graffiti From PR Web on November 20, 2003 at 4:45 a.m.. (37932) MySelfHelp.com Introduces Revolutionary Online Program for Depression: Interactive Self-Help Program Available 24 Hours a Day After almost eight years in development, the MySelfHelp.com Defeating Depression program is now available to the public. Defeating Depression HYPHEN the latest product in MySelfHelp.com's family of interactive, online self-help programs HYPHEN joins the Stop Binge Eating program, which was introduced in July. [PRWEB Nov 20, 2003] From PR Web on November 20, 2003 at 4:45 a.m.. (37931) End-users assess potential risks in Office 2003 with new guide A guide to 'Assessing Potential Risks Posed by Patents Pending' was released by software inventor Eric Wilson today, highlighting concerns about Microsoft's new product and continuing conduct. The document outlines why a clash of business models makes end-user involvement in a dispute inevitable, if patents pending are granted and using Office 2003 is found to infringe. It also shows why law-abiding resellers are under obligation to make proper disclosure to end-users HYPHEN even if Microsoft refuses to do so. [PRWEB Nov 20, 2003] From PR Web on November 20, 2003 at 4:45 a.m.. (37930) The "Game Development with ActionScript" book (Premier Press) by CEO of Ism Studios, LLC., Lewis Moronta Hits the Shelves Lewis Moronta's new book, "Game Development with ActionScript" is the right book for aspiring Flash game developers and developers in general. No matter what creative field you are in, this book will teach you how to create games from the ground up. [PRWEB Nov 20, 2003] From PR Web on November 20, 2003 at 4:45 a.m.. (37929) PhD dissertation on implementing blogs in manufacturing environment I don't know if it's supposed to be public. It's availiable on-line; I wrote to the author two weeks back and get no reply, so I'm going to link to it. Finished PhD dissertation by Chaelynne Wolak - A model for the implementation of a blog in a manufacturing environment (.pdf, 6.7Mb) [via Blogresource] I From Mathemagenic on November 20, 2003 at 3:50 a.m.. (37928) Learning webs: Learning in weblog networks Learning webs: Learning in weblog networks (.doc) - a paper by me and Sebastian Fiedler, submitted to Web-based communities 2004. This article explores how professionally oriented Weblog projects support the emergence of loosely coupled learning networks. We provide an overview of the technical infrastructure of this particular form of personal Webpublishing and the social ecosystems that emerge throug From Mathemagenic on November 20, 2003 at 3:50 a.m.. (37927) Retired Teachers Have Florida, Not the Schools, on Their Minds Since January, 5,480 teachers have retired, accelerating a recent trend that mostly reflects an aging of the public school workforce. From New York Times: Education on November 20, 2003 at 3:45 a.m.. (37926) Change on Early Admission Produces Application Shifts Changes in the early admissions rules at Harvard, Yale and Stanford have produced sharp shifts in where students applied early this year. From New York Times: Education on November 20, 2003 at 3:45 a.m.. (37925) L.I. Athletes Are Said to Face Juvenile Trial Three varsity football players from Long Island accused of sexually abusing freshman teammates will not be prosecuted as adults, a Pennsylvania judge ruled. From New York Times: Education on November 20, 2003 at 3:45 a.m.. (37924) So a Guy Walks Into a School in a Skirt . . . Even now, no one is entirely sure why Kevin Dougherty, 15, showed up for school one day last month wearing a floral skirt and matching scarf tied jauntily around his neck. From New York Times: Education on November 20, 2003 at 3:45 a.m.. (37923) More Questions Raised on School Security in Mount Vernon School officials in Mount Vernon, N.Y., are reviewing their security procedures after the police arrested an 18-year-old man who they say signed a 14-year-old girl out of school under false pretenses. From New York Times: Education on November 20, 2003 at 3:45 a.m.. (37922) High School Admission Rules Change Sense of 'Not in My Backyard' Despite a new computerized matching system intended to give students the best shot at the high school they most want, parents say it's still about strategizing. From New York Times: Education on November 20, 2003 at 3:45 a.m.. (37921) New College Programs Reflect a Renewed Interest in Africa After decades of looking the other way, colleges and universities are beginning to show interest in Africa. From New York Times: Education on November 20, 2003 at 3:45 a.m.. (37920) A. Michael DeSisto, 64, Who Founded School for Troubled Youth, Dies Mr. DeSisto's innovative school in Stockbridge, Mass. specializes in helping adolescents through unusual programs in fields like the culinary and performing arts. From New York Times: Education on November 20, 2003 at 3:45 a.m.. (37919) Internet Librarian Presentations Now Available! Sorry, still swamped. However, I did manage to upload the various presentations I did (mostly with Steven Cohen) at the Internet Librarian conference a couple of weeks ago. On the SLS site, you can find our preconference presentation and a cybertour I did on using blogging to market yourself (I filled in for Steven because it was his idea but it was scheduled after he left Monterey). Over on Steven's site, you can -- From The Shifted Librarian on November 20, 2003 at 2:46 a.m.. (37918) JISC announces new arrangements for access to eJournals JISC The UK's Joint Information Systems Committee, announcesthat it has secured agreements with seven major international publishers to provide access to eJournals for the higher and further education sector in the UK. From FOS News on November 20, 2003 at 1:47 a.m.. (37917) PR Wars Heat Up in Open-Access Publishing Outsell carries a small report on what it sees as a growing PR war between academic and open access publishers From FOS News on November 20, 2003 at 12:47 a.m.. (37916) Where Journalism is Dangerous Reporters without Borders: Cyber-dissident Zouhair Yahyaoui freed after 18 months in jail. Reporters Without Borders welcomed the conditional release today... From Dan Gillmor's eJournal on November 20, 2003 at 12:46 a.m.. (37915) ICANN Troubles Two of the presenters at The State of Play conference, demonstrating their wide-ranging interests, are finding trouble regarding ICANN. Michael Froomkin is writing about the negotiations regarding the Free Trade Area of the Americas (FTAA) treaty, in particular, the issue... From The Importance Of on November 19, 2003 at 11:50 p.m.. (37914) [List Feeds][Add Another Feed][Back to Edu_RSS]