Der RSS-Feedreader Reeder ist mit einer ersten öffentlichen Beta-Version zurück auf dem Mac. Nachdem die App mit dem Ende des Supports für den Google Reader im Sommer vergangenen Jahres aus dem Mac App Store verschwand, kehrt die beleibte App nun zurück.
Library Classification Trends in the 21st Century, published by Woodhead Publishing. ISBN 978 1 84334 660 9. E-ISBN 978 1 78063 298 8. Book. Kumbhar. (I)Library Classification Trends in the 21st Century(/I) traces development in and around library classification as reported in literature published in the first decade of the 21st century. It reviews literature published on various aspects of library classification, including modern applications of classification such as internet resource discovery, automatic book classification, text categorization, modern manifestations of classification such as taxonomies, folksonomies and ontologies and interoperable systems enabling crosswalk. The book also features classification education and an exploration of relevant topics.
Environmental book - a critical primer on clean energy, green tech, energy efficiency, overpopulation, environmental justice, green cities, economic growth, transportation, and green cities.
The Library of Congress today unveiled 'The Library of Congress National Recording Preservation Plan,' a blueprint for saving America’s recorded sound heritage for future generations. The congressionally mandated plan spells out 32 short- and long-term recommendations involving both the public and p
We’ll soon be adding new fields to Tweet structures returned by the API, helping developers more easily work with targeted subsets of Tweet collections.
As one of the first mass produced industrial artifacts the book remains a solid cultural signifier of stability. That aura is pretty strong and attractive and makes it pretty...
World’s largest natural sound archive now fully digital and fully online. “In terms of speed and the breadth of material now accessible to anyone in the world, this is really revolutionary,” says...
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Anyone who has been paying attention to higher education this year will have heard of the MOOC – courses from prestigious universities offered for free online.There’s been great interest in them from…...<br/>...<br/>Reflections<br/><br/>Like many Australian academics, I have observed the MOOC phenomenon with interest and trepidation.<br/><br/>The course delivery platform is generally equal to the platforms I’ve used at four tertiary institutions where I’ve studied, with a couple of minor improvements (the “chunking” of lectures into short videos; the “vote” function on discussion boards to raise important or interesting topics to the top of the forum; integrating self-test multiple choice questions into video).<br/><br/>However, Australian universities shouldn’t feel that the technology is much more advanced than our existing learning management systems.<br/><br/>Assessment was thoughtfully developed and appropriate for the course content. The feedback and critical self-reflection demonstrate clear pedagogical objectives, but the subjectivity of some of the self assessment presents challenges for the model.<br/><br/>MOOCs are rightly being observed as a disruptive force in higher education. However, until these courses can contribute to the credentials of a degree from a reputable educational institution, they will be a diversion from an integrated, scaffolded degree or diploma.<br/><br/>But for me, I’m proud of my Coursera achievement and my certificate, and will certainly be adding it to my CV to impress potential employers and others, and I think many Australian and international students will too.
Toward a Library of Virtual Machines: Insights interview with Vasanth Bala and Mahadev Satyanarayanan. A blog post at "The Signal: Digital Preservation" on 2011-09-21.
The leaves are falling, the weather is cooling (at least for those of us in temperate climates), and November is whipping by. I can hardly believe how quickly this semester has gone, but I am very excited to head home for the fast-approaching holidays. Like me, you may be looking forward to gatherings of family…
Adam Fletcher shares his insights into the top tips to becoming a real citizen of Schland. Just remember to obey the red man and get some qualifications...
As part of our dissemination and evaluation plan, the project last week became the topic of a New History Lab seminar, held here at the University of Leicester’s Centre for Urban History. Despite it being a Friday afternoon/evening, the event was well attended by the Centre’s staff and students alike, and after an introduction to…
Dieser Blog bearbeitet Informationen, Medien und Links zu bewegten Skulpturen (Kinetische Kunst), Kugelbahnen, kuriosen Maschinen und Automata. Im weiteren werden in diesem Blog auch die Updates der Webseite http://www.kugelbahn.ch publiziert. This blog is devoted to the subject of Kinetic Art, Rolling Ball Sculptures, Automata, weird machines and wooden and paper mechanics.
Insights is an occasional series of posts in which members of National Digital Stewardship Alliance Innovation Working Group take a bit of time to chat with people doing novel, exciting and [...]
The following is a guest post by Keri A. Myers, a volunteer archivist with NDIIPP. Let's face it: most of us fall short of perfection when it comes to managing our personal digital [...]
Konzept Wer Wert auf möglichst hohe Simplizität legt, der ist mit der ersten Mac-App des Teams von Tapbots möglicherweise zunächst ein wenig überfordert. Nach langer Alpha- und Beta-Phase hat Tweetbot for Mac endlich seinen Weg in den App-Store gefunden und ist das genaue Gegenteil von etwa dem radikal simplen Wren geworden: Ein Monster von einem…
I had the distinct pleasure of hearing about the on-going development of the free and open-source Archivematica digital preservation system twice this year. First, from Peter Van Garderen [...]