Earlier this week we released a new Freebase data service, which provides Topic views using the Resource Description Framework. RDF is a very general approach to data modeling that has become a…
Pfiffiges Konzept einer Metasuche als (OpenSearch basierter) Such-Aggregator
The Tower and The Cloud is a new book released this week by EDUCAUSE. The book is available OA in digital format or for purchase in print. At least these chapters touch on topics related to OA or…
“The Library as Conversation” Library Adaptation: Expose Yourself, WNYLRC Conference, Buffalo, NY.
Abstract: Every librarian has “the story.” That story about linking a patron to a needed social…
You should always know where a link takes you before clicking on it. Services like TinyURL.com make that difficult. LongURL Mobile Expander uses the LongURL.org web services to let you know where…
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Purpose - This paper examines the emerging field of reference in virtual worlds and attempts to determine its place among existing reference services. The virtual world of Second Life is…
Allen, Jonathan P. and Rosenbaum, Howard and Shachaf, Pnina (2007) Web 2.0: A Social Informatics Perspective. Thirteen Americas Conference on Information Systems, Keystone, CO.
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Purpose The purpose of this paper is to examine the adoption of social software in public libraries and to explore its impact. Design/methodology/approach This research uses a…
The Guardian just moved all of their RSS feeds from partial to full-text. They are the first major newspaper in the world to do so
After a century of continuous publication, The Christian Science Monitor will abandon its weekday print edition and appear online only, its publisher announced Tuesday. The cost-cutting measure makes…
Sarah Bee in Colberts Daily Show über McCains Sexismus, sehr bitter und sehr gut! :)
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Darüber hinaus bieten wir Bibliotheken, Universitäten und anderen Organisationen die Möglichkeit, Abonnements für Institute zu erwerben, wodurch Nutzer Zugriff auf den vollständigen Text von…
Big news day! This will have a huge impact on libraries as we know them.
Doesn’t mention Jungle Disc because it’s a paid service
