Metaphors and Visions
If you like big metaphors and glowing visions of our technological future, I recommend that you read this article on Web 2.0. Even if you don’t enjoy that sort of …
Read MoreNing: a playground for social applications
Ning, a new free service that helps to enable…well, the FAQ says it best. Ning is a free online service (or, as we like to call it, a Playground) for …
Read MoreOpen Content Alliance scans while Google hits the airwaves
By now you probably know that our Neighbors to the North have applied to provide Wi-Fi – for free – to our other neighbors to the north, the city of …
Read MoreLibrarian as genius
So, now many of us can now claim that we know a genius. Last month, the MacArthur Foundation announced its most recent fellows, the recipients of the so-called “genius award.” …
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The Have and Have Nots
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 MoreSpace – the final frontier
If 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 MoreWorks for me…
This 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 MoreThe downside of collaborative filtering
Yesterday’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 MoreIt’s a sorry frog that don’t praise its own pond
Libraries, 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 MoreThe hills are alive…
Indoor 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, …
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