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Ease History
The educational environment of the web continues to be transformed by compelling and exciting projects, and EASE History is one fine example of such an endeavor. Started by a team of scholars and researchers at Michigan State University, the EASE History From
Techno-News Blog on July 23, 2005 at 10:45 p.m..
US, India tie up to provide e-learning - India Times
Funding for the US participation in the program is coming from Qualcomm, Microsoft and Cadence Design. "We are delighted to forge this new partnership between Indian institutions and the UC system," said Gretchen Kalonji, director of International Strateg From
Techno-News Blog on July 23, 2005 at 10:45 p.m..
The American Library Association has announced the formation of a new
Task Force on School Libraries, in response to the urgent need to support and maintain school library programs and certified school librarians across the United States From
Peter Scott's Library Blog on July 23, 2005 at 8:36 p.m..
Xrefer has announced that a consortium of public libraries in Scotland have chosen the Xreferplus Ready-Reference service for their users. Scottish Public Library authorities currently participating in this arrangement are: East Renfrewshire, Renfrewshire, West Dunbartonshire, Perth & Kinross, Glasgow, East Dunbartonshire, Highland and Moray. Users will be able to access the Xreferplus service both in their local library and remotely in their own homes From
Peter Scott's Library Blog on July 23, 2005 at 8:36 p.m..
Elsevier Engineering Information has announced that
Engineering Village 2, the leading web discovery platform for engineering research, is now offering custom RSS feeds for users seeking premium engineering content. Subscribers are now able to define their own searches against comprehensive engineering databases including Compendex and Inspec, and receive results delivered directly via RSS From
Peter Scott's Library Blog on July 23, 2005 at 8:36 p.m..
From Dublin to Ithaca: Cornell's James Joyce Collection celebrates Cornell University Library's spectacular collection of letters, manuscripts and books documenting the life and work of James Joyce. For the first time in thirty years, the Library's Division of Rare and Manuscript Collections will exhibit highlights from the Cornell Joyce Collection, one of the richest in the world covering Joyce's early life and writing career. Until October 12, 2005 From
Peter Scott's Library Blog on July 23, 2005 at 8:36 p.m..
Thomson ResearchSoft has released a new version of
EndNote, its bibliographic software package that allows authors, researchers and librarians to search online databases, organise their references and create instant bibliographies. EndNote 9 is now available for Windows 2000 and XP, with a Macintosh version due later this summer From
Peter Scott's Library Blog on July 23, 2005 at 8:36 p.m..
Web users can now search the full text of more than 125,000 books at Amazon.co.uk. In collaboration with leading publishers, Amazon's
Search Inside! function enables customers to search more than 39 million pages of text. Search Inside! is integrated into Amazon.co.uk's standard book search and includes books from all genres. This new feature even allows customers to browse through portions of the book such as the covers, flaps, table of contents and index. The system was first launched in the US in October 2003 From
Peter Scott's Library Blog on July 23, 2005 at 8:36 p.m..
Talis Insight 2005 is the conference and exhibition for the Talis community. At the event, presenters including Talis staff, partners, libraries and industry professionals will discuss how to improve the user experience while still increasing efficiency in line with government and market pressures - 15-16 November, 2005 - Birmingham, UK From
Peter Scott's Library Blog on July 23, 2005 at 8:36 p.m..
The American Library Association (ALA) Public Programs Office announces a new tour of
Forever Free: Abraham Lincoln's Journey to Emancipation, a traveling exhibition about how Lincoln arrived at his decision to give slaves their freedom and the effects of that decision on the United States. Currently, the exhibit is on a 40-library tour, which continues through November 2006 From
Peter Scott's Library Blog on July 23, 2005 at 8:36 p.m..
Free trials of the new
STN AnaVist patent analysis software are available until the end of the year. STN AnaVist allows users to search, analyse and visualise data drawn from standard patent databases, such as CAplus, and the PCT and USPAT full-text databases. The free trial does not include these data sources From
Peter Scott's Library Blog on July 23, 2005 at 8:36 p.m..
Factiva has announced that select Factiva content is now accessible through Yahoo! Search Subscriptions, a beta program launched last month that enables users to search multiple online subscription content sources and the web simultaneously From
Peter Scott's Library Blog on July 23, 2005 at 8:36 p.m..
The Friday Brain-teaser from Xrefer - this week: Eponyms. Eponyms are words or phrases derived from people's names. Often they derive from someone's surname (for example, Braille was invented by Louis Braille). But they can also come from someone's whole name (like the cocktail Tom Collins) or first name (like Benedictine from St Benedict). Try to identify these eponyms from the clues below, which give a description of the word or phrase and the first name of the person it derives from.
Answers here1. A soft stu From
Peter Scott's Library Blog on July 23, 2005 at 8:36 p.m..
A2A allows you to search and browse for information about archives in England, dating from the 900s to the present day. These archives are cared for in local record offices and libraries, universities, museums and national and specialist institutions across England, where they are made available to the public From
Peter Scott's Library Blog on July 23, 2005 at 8:36 p.m..
The Institution of Electrical Engineers has announced the launch of the new
IEE Digital Library. The IEE Digital Library is hosted on the Scitation platform from the American Institute of Physics (AIP) and replaces the current IOJ (IEE Online Journals) platform. The IEE Digital Library now provides access to current issues of the IEE journals, magazines, with conferences and seminar digests to follow shortly. Backfile access from 1994 is also available for most titles. In addition to having all the IEE publications Tables of Contents and abstracts freely ava From
Peter Scott's Library Blog on July 23, 2005 at 8:36 p.m..
Copyright, a new open-access, peer-reviewed journal led by a renowned editorial team, seeks papers on all aspects of copyright in the Internet age. The journal features an extremely rapid review and publication time while maintaining rigorous standards on the quality of work From
Peter Scott's Library Blog on July 23, 2005 at 8:36 p.m..
Eco5.com is a free professional research platform for the financial and economic world. The concept of eco5.com is based on "adding value by selection". This is put into practice by carefully selecting free research resources and making these directly accessible via a simple menu structure, enabling users to save research time and energy From
Peter Scott's Library Blog on July 23, 2005 at 8:36 p.m..
OCLC PICA has acquired Sisis Informationssysteme GmbH, based in Munich, Germany, in a move designed to combine technologies and enhance services for libraries in Europe From
Peter Scott's Library Blog on July 23, 2005 at 8:36 p.m..
Give Wings To Your Dreams: Top Ten Tips For Becoming Independent
Sometimes the best resource of all is to just stop, pull together all of your findings, and see how to integrate them in an effective way in your daily workflow. Intelligent research and experimentation on the cutting edge requires also having time to slow down and learn how to actually fit new ideas and learned lessons into your own personal goals activities. Photo credit: Ben C Too many times the need for speed and for being first at trying this or that, leaves us primitively ignorant as to how beneficial or ineffective some of these discoveries may be. Here for you I have collected ten of m From
Robin Good's Latest News on July 23, 2005 at 8:35 p.m..
PDAs or Tablet PCs for Wireless Reference Work?
I have a medium-sized, public library that already has a wireless network installed and is looking to purchase either PDAs or Tablet PCs for use within the building to assist patrons. Not for the patrons themselves, but for the staff to use out in the stacks, etc.Has your library been doing this long enough to provide feedback? I know the PDAs would be easier to carry around, but they'll also be harder to read, especially for web-based resources. What would you do differently with 20/20 hindsight? I've given them the link to
Megan From The Shifted Librarian on July 23, 2005 at 8:34 p.m..
Sail the Seas of History with History Ship
History Ship, a website that celebrates history in art and sports, among other topics, sets sail on the World Wide Web. With coverage on uncommon topics, the site adds richness to the study of history. [PRWEB Jul 22, 2005] From
PR Web on July 23, 2005 at 8:32 p.m..
Be Strategic When Stocking Your Customer Service Arsenal HYPHEN Bad Service Could Cost You More Than You Think
Every business leader knows the huge role customer service plays in their company. But did you know that losing just one hundred dollars a day due to bad customer service could result in an annual loss of $36,000? To a large company this may not seem like a lot, but it could be the difference between retaining a vital employee and asking them to leave due to budget cuts. Not to mention all the money lost due to prospects who refuse to do business with your company as a result of hearing about your poor service. [PRWEB Jul 23, 2005] From
PR Web on July 23, 2005 at 8:32 p.m..
Ignorant Queries
On information aggregation, I haven't yet said anything about open source software (though some comments refer to it). But to an outsider, OSS does exceptionally well in incorporating the ideas of numerous people. It's analogous to the most optimistic understanding of Wikipedia (yes?). Here are the ridiculously ignorant outsiders' queries,... From
Lessig Blog on July 23, 2005 at 8:32 p.m..
Markets, Prediction Markets, and OSS
First things first: A grateful thanks for the incredibly helpful comments on my ignorant queries about OSS. (More comments on those queries are more than welcome.) The comments prompt the following thought. For OSS, there's a lot of dispersed knowledge and also creativity, and that's a big reason for the... From
Lessig Blog on July 23, 2005 at 8:32 p.m..
Traditionalism
There's another form of information aggregation that we haven't discussed: traditionalism. Conservatives who like traditions often build on the work of Edmund Burke, who emphasized that each of us has a small stock of wisdom, and that traditions embody the wisdom of the many. In this way, there's a link... From
Lessig Blog on July 23, 2005 at 8:32 p.m..
Signing Off, With Bob Dylan
Here's my little Bob Dylan story: I took my 15 year old daughter to a Dylan concert a short while ago, and it was wonderful throughout, but the best part was the encore, when he sang Like A Rolling Stone. In the original version, it's an angry, mean, sneering, contemptuous,... From
Lessig Blog on July 23, 2005 at 8:32 p.m..
Photo: Web tracks 'Forrest Lump'
Steve Vaught, a 350-pound self-described "Forrest Lump" who's trekking across country to shed weight, has developed a wide following on the Web. From
CNET News.com on July 23, 2005 at 8:31 p.m..
vision(s)
I always wondered how it feels to have a vision. Now I'm feeling I have one but I don't bother how it feels it's there and that counts. To find a point where work is not considered as something external to your life thus work becomes just a tag with historical meaning. To accept that you need to acquire techniques in order to achieve things that are out of reach without those little helpers. To accept that almost everything has to be learned and to embrace that fact. And to try hard to get to a point where others can share this version of the world. And to support them w From
thomas n. burg | randgänge on July 23, 2005 at 6:46 p.m..
Four bills expand SBDC services (US)
Four bills expand SBDC services (US). In the dead-tree edition of the Dallas Business Journal today (and presumably in its sister publications as well), there is an extensive article ("New programs eyed for small-biz centers") about four bills now before the Congress in Washington. These would expand the services of Small Business Development Centers. If the legislation is enacted, it would: Help small businesses comply with federal regulations; Develop entrepreneurial education programs for vo-tech schools; Support small business growth on India From
Bill Brandon: eLearning on July 23, 2005 at 5:48 p.m..
Opportunity in the numbers
Opportunity in the numbers. According to Doug Hutt (Texas regional president, Compass Bank), as quoted in this week's Banking & Finance column of the Dallas Business Journal, businesses are feeling good about sales and are less enthusiastic about hiring. No big spending, more emphasis on getting increased efficiency from staff and equipment. Can you see your opportunity here? From
Bill Brandon: eLearning on July 23, 2005 at 5:48 p.m..
moon.google.com
Google maps now reach to the moon. Time for earthlings to get moving on Vint Cerf's work to devise network protocols suitable for inter-planetary message transport. Snippet from a msg Cerf posted to a discussion board in 1999: actually we think each moon will have its own addresss space. Not clear yet the role of DNS in all of this. (Thanks to Lockergnome for the link.) [Technorati tags: gis VintCerf google]... From
Joho the Blog on July 23, 2005 at 4:45 p.m..
Rider Pride In Taiwan
I wish I could be in Calgary tonight to see the Roughriders blow out the Stampeders in their first regular season meeting since Burris defected to Calgary from Saskatchewan. It should be a great game. And just to show the international nature of rider pride, I'd like to share a video featuring young students in Taiwan [...] From
Indiana IT on July 23, 2005 at 2:55 p.m..
Principles For Evaluation Websites
I have "done the drill" re: critically evaluating websites for years now with my preservice teachers. Along with my own work, I have looked to countless online guides describing methods as to how you actually evaluation online content. However, at some point (likely coordinated with my own writing and reading of blogs & wikis) I [...] From
Couros Blog - Frequent Rants from an Ed. Tech'er on July 23, 2005 at 2:55 p.m..
Independent publishing
Independent publishing.
Best Online Resources For Independent Publishers. Sometimes the best resource of all is to just stop, pull together all of your findings, and see how to integrate them in an effective way in your daily workflow. Intelligent research and experimentation on the cutting edge requires also having time to slow down and learn how to actually fit new ideas and learned lessons into your own personal goals activities. Too many times From
Bill Brandon: eLearning on July 23, 2005 at 2:48 p.m..
ISPI Conferences
A note from the ISPI conferences organizing committee: I would like to extend a cordial invitation for you to submit a paper to the IPSI Transactions journal, or to attend one of the upcoming IPSI BgD multidisciplinary, interdisciplinary, and transdisciplinary conferences. ———————————————————————— The first one will take place in New York City, NY, USA: IPS-USA-2006 NEW YORK Hotel Beacon (arrival: 5 January 06 [...] From
Rick's Café Canadien on July 23, 2005 at 1:53 p.m..
LORNET conference program
Here is a preliminary program draft for the upcoming LORNET conference on the U of S campus, August 19. LORNET PRELIMINARY PROGRAM DRAFT Date: August 19th Location: Thorvaldson Bldg, Room 179, University of Saskatchewan Campus, Saskatoon, SK. 9:00 " 9:30 Registration 9:30 " 9:40 : Introduction (Jim Greer) 9:40 " 10:10 Opening Keynote (Griff Richards, SFU) 10:10 " 10:30 Coffee 10:30 " [...] From
Rick's Café Canadien on July 23, 2005 at 1:53 p.m..
Kirsner on Gilder
Scott had a chance to talk with George Gilder about the future of the movies: "The cineplex becomes the home domestiplex." The whole interview is available for download... [Technorati tags: ScottKirsner GeorgeGilder]... From
Joho the Blog on July 23, 2005 at 1:48 p.m..
Creating Custom Podcast Feeds Using del.icio.us
Since the files ended in a .mp3, del.icio.us added them to a unique RSS feed: http://del.icio.us/rss/timlauer/system:media:audio+educast If others also used the tag, educast to tag educational related podcasts, then I could also subscribe to those postings by using this URL: http://del.icio.us/rss/tag/system:filetype:mp3+educast This can get pretty powerful when other folks are tagging items. For example if Tim Wilson, or Steve Burt, or Meredith Melragon uses the educast tag to identify podcasts that they find of interest, these will pop up in iTunes or in my RSS reader, Netnewswire. From
Education/Technology - Tim Lauer on July 23, 2005 at 12:46 p.m..
Famous to fifteen people
Heather Green has risen to defend my honor because a story on podcasting in the NY Times yesterday attributes the quote "In the future, everyone will be famous for fifteen people" as a "podcasting maxim" rather than to me. Thank you, Heather. But, my honor doesn't need or deserve defending in this case. Here's the comment I left in response to Heather's post, which was title "Quote foul!": I'd jump in and grab the glory except for two points: First, although I came up with the line independently, if you google it you'll find a bunch of other people who... From
Joho the Blog on July 23, 2005 at 12:45 p.m..
Stem Cell Bill Stalls in Senate
Congress seemed ready to pass an embryonic stem cell bill able to withstand a threatened veto by President Bush, but opponents appear to be stalling for time. From
Wired News on July 23, 2005 at 6:45 a.m..
Congress: TSA Broke Privacy Laws
A congressional report concludes that the Transportation Security Administration violated the Privacy Act when it secretly obtained data on 250,000 individuals in order to test the Secure Flight airline program. From
Wired News on July 23, 2005 at 6:45 a.m..
John G. Roberts, Jr. Nominated to Succeed Sandra Day O'Connor
As reported by several sources, Bush has nominated John G. Roberts, Jr. to replace Sandra Day O'Connor as Associate Justice on the Supreme Court, the highest federal court in the United States. While he's not as ardently conservative as some of Bush's previous judiciary nominees have been, his short case history leaves him cast in a slightly unpredictable light. He led the anti-trust case against Microsoft and supported the law criminalizing flag burning. He argued against Roe v. Wade, the Supreme Court case that incepted the legality of abortion, but has publicly stated tha From
kuro5hin.org on July 23, 2005 at 12:45 a.m..
COABE Call for Proposals
The Commission on Adult Basic Education National Conference (COABE) and the Texas Association for Literacy and Adult Education (TALAE) are inviting proposal submissions for the 2006 COABE National Conference. The conference committee is interested in outstanding and innovative practices in... From
Adult/Continuing Education on July 22, 2005 at 11:45 p.m..