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Did the headline for this NEDCC announcement make you break into a wry smile? NORTHEAST DOCUMENT CONSERVATION CENTER STUDY REVEALS NEED FOR PLANNING TO SUSTAIN DIGITAL COLLECTIONS I think everybody …
Read MoreIf you thought the sky was the limit for Google, think again: NASA and Google have signed a memorandum of understanding (MOU) that outlines plans for cooperation on a variety …
Read MoreThis blogging thing is really starting to work for me – no, I’m not talking so much about my own attempts at sharing my inner-most thoughts and insights with the …
Read MoreYesterday’s San Jose Mercury News carried an article on recommending systems and collaborative filtering. (You can get the article, actually from the Los Angeles Times, here although you may need …
Read MoreLibraries, archives and museums today all have the common responsibility of managing digital information. Whether its born or reborn digital stuff, seeing it through its life cycle involves capturing, naming, …
Read MoreIndoor plumbing. Co-ed housing arrangements. Vending machines. Internet access. Music downloading and file swapping. What are considered the “basics” for American college undergrads are being redefined yet again. On Thursday, …
Read MoreOver the last couple of years, I’ve had various experiences of interacting with the people from the other side of the fence – they’re usually called vendors, manufacturers, or “the …
Read MoreYou knew it was coming. Google Blog Search. Here’s a prepopulated search, if you can’t think of your own. The advanced search is pretty interesting, and takes advantage of some …
Read MoreThe receipt of the following haiku was sufficiently serendipitous, satisfying and apt that I want to share it. a blonde girl, wearing a pink skirt, on a blue bike, willed …
Read MoreThis isn’t brand-new anymore (it got published on August 31st), but it’s still funny – the Onion headlines “Google Announces Plan to Destroy All Information It Can’t Index.” “Our users …
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