Brewster profiled
Brewster Kahle of the Internet Archive was profiled in Sunday’s San Jose Mercury News. The online version of the article does not include “five things to know about Brewster Kahle.” …
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Ning: 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.” …
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 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, …
Read MoreGoogle Blog Search
You 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 MoreHighlights from SAA
I returned from the Society of American Archivists annual meeting on Saturday – the meeting had not yet concluded, but I had a date with destiny (my high school reunion, …
Read MoreEAD Report Card now yours for the taking
A few weeks ago, I told you that we were testing the open source version of the RLG EAD Report Card. I’m pleased to announce that the files are now …
Read MoreMinistry of Reshelving
Oh dear. Let’s hope no one tries this prank in the library. A little like another trickster in the museum world.
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