Harper's Small World

Library of Congress Authority files - Free

Sun, 11 Mar 2007 02:15:49 GMT

Library of Congress Authority files online. It's free! Great check for cleaning local & group OPACs.

Sun, 04 Mar 2007 03:00:18 GMT

Create smaller networks within your library. Ning.com - Roll Your Own Social Network - The Rise Of The Social Niche-Work.

to create their own social networks on any topic they want useing a log of social media tools like photo sharing, video sharing, blogs etc. There are an amazing array of features avalable and all customizable through a nice ajaxy interface. Basically if you want to create your own version of myspace or facebook for your own college you can, think of it like yahoo groups 2.0. Check out the Battlestar Galactica group on Ning

To get a good overview of Ning you should check out this scoble show video of the CEO walking you through how you create the site.

Potentially Ning could provide the platform for users to create much more meaningful social “niche-works” which could erode the power of some of the monolithic networks like myspace, facebook etc. With all the companies running to put their pages up on myspace, wouldn’t they be better off cultivating their own social network around their brands?

Remember Vortals?

Tip of the hat to my pals at Adaptive Path who were involved in helping think through and design the tools for people to build their own social networks, good job guys.

[ExperienceCurve]

Sun, 04 Mar 2007 02:56:22 GMT

Companion site for Social Software in Libraries. This companion site of the Social Software in Libraries book has many links from each chapter. A great contribution from the book authored by Meredith Farkas.

Instructional design

Thu, 01 Feb 2007 15:09:55 GMT

Instructional Design

pod cast of (ADDIE method) developing instructional material workshop. Worthwhile. I am trying to snag a job concerning content & design for instruction, BUT I am also interested in developing eCourse in Information Literacy for corporate associates and students (Aren't we all)

Heimlich Maneuver and Small World

Thu, 22 Jun 2006 20:54:39 GMT

Small World?

A Buffalo-area teenager who used the Heimlich Maneuver to save the life of a nurse who saved his life seven years ago was presented………….

http://www.forbes.com/entrepreneurs/feeds/ap/2006/06/21/ap2831701.html

Web metrics for librarians

Thu, 20 Jan 2005 04:01:45 GMT

Web metrics for librarians

Using Web Server Logs to Track Users Through the Electronic Forest
by Karen A. Coombs

Thanks Librarian.net for the link to this great Information Today article on using server logs to track where library users travel on library web sites. Whether open source software or commercial tracking packages, librarians need to use these measurements (with surveys and usability evaluations) to improve access for users. Good links to other articles!

http://www.infotoday.com/cilmag/jan05/coombs.shtml

Using Web Server Logs to Track Users Through the Electronic Forest
by Karen A. Coombs

Thanks Librarian.net for the link to this great Information Today article on using server logs to track where library users travel on library web sites. Whether open source software or commercial tracking packages, librarians need to use these measurements (with surveys and usability evaluations) to improve access for users. Good links to other articles!

Web metrics for Librarians

Tue, 11 Jan 2005 03:50:43 GMT

From ResourceShelf. Thanks. And Thanks Marian! An excellent bookmark. Sharon
Electronic Information--Webliographies
Source: Marian Dworaczek, University of Saskatchewan Library
New Edition Available: "Subject Index to Literature on Electronic Sources of Information"
"The page-specific "Subject Index to Literature on Electronic Sources of Information" and the accompanying "Electronic Sources of Information: A Bibliography" (listing all indexed items) deal with all aspects of electronic publishing and include print and non-print materials, periodical articles, monographs and individual chapters in collected works. This edition includes 1,943 indexed titles. Both the Index and the
Bibliography are continuously updated."

Guide to downloading and printing tif patent images from the web

Tue, 11 Jan 2005 03:28:33 GMT

Guide to downloading and printing tif patent images from the web

Used to help engineers download one of these tools (from Citrix) to capture patent image files. This is a good summary for all types of librarians to help their clients.

Tue, 11 Jan 2005 03:19:33 GMT

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Tue, 11 Jan 2005 03:00:18 GMT

"10 ways to use blogs for managing projects" [Daypop Top 40]

Branding Blogs to read

Tue, 11 Jan 2005 02:54:24 GMT

I am interested in Branding, especially the user/client/ experience and how information design and architecture effects - so I will look at this list later

Branding Blogs.

Branding/marketing oriented blogs:

Brand Autopsy

Small Business Branding Blog

What's Your Brand Mantra?

Beyond Branding

Snark Hunting

[The Trademark Blog]

Human gene transfer to cows accomplished - for human breast milk?

Mon, 10 Jan 2005 20:23:10 GMT

Human gene transfer to cows accomplished - for human breast milk?

Let us hope that business doesn’t gloss over the risks of introducing cross-species infections to make a buck (or a yuan) A frightening scenario would be this “human breast milk” (from these cows) might introduce a global viral pandemic. Reckless Science and Big Business will be this species downfall!!

Sat, 08 Jan 2005 05:55:18 GMT

New Scientist - The top 10 news stories of 2004 [Daypop Top 40]

Folksonomy and metadata assignment

Sat, 08 Jan 2005 05:22:46 GMT

Folksonomy and metadata assignment

Link to a nice paper on folksonomy or social classification, which I think is an important clue to address the dynamic aspect using controlled(??) vocabularies in metadata assignment But folksonomy is ONLY part of metadata/classification resolution, because it doesn’t handle synonyms and content types...

more on folksonomy and more on metadata