Yahoo vs Google
Now that Yahoo doesn't use Google as its search engine, the results have begun to diverge - leading to the usefulness of this comparison engine. Looking at the links, you can see the much greater influence of blogs on Google. More...
eScholars of the World, Unite! The University of California Revolutionizes Publishing Paradigm
The University of California is by no means the first to consider institutional e-prints archives (despite what the headline suggests) but its size makes it among the more important to do so. More...
Open Archives Initiative Service Providers Part III: General
Another good examination of OAI resource repositories, including diagrams of system configurations and specific examples. More...
The On-Demand World is Finally Coming
Interesting talk that highlights not only the scale of the BBC's online offering, but also the important role that the publicly owned broadcasting service plays in ensuring that people are not left behind in the rush toward broadband. More...
Black Arts of the Science Mags
In a nutshell, "the web is ending scientific publishing's stranglehold." This news report follows from recent hearings in the U.K. regarding the current scientific publishing market. More...
Starbucks Tunes In to Digital Music
This is a great example of the use of content to sell products of a more durable - or should I say, delicious - nature. Starbucks has announced the launch of a program to provide free access to online music while you are in their locations. The company also expects to sell some of these tunes - but I expect that people will in time get a free song with their Latte - after all, a cup of coffee is worth much more than a song, especially at Starbucks. More...
Emerging Trends in E-Learning
PowerPoint slides from my presentation today at RIMA IECF - not a whole lot of text, but I move through five concepts: learning objects, object repositories, content syndication, social software, and learning environments, demonstrating a progression through these five concepts to the learning systems of the next ten years or so. More...
Quebec City
Photos from a couple of days of wandering around this city, a city that is (as you will see) a jewel even in wintery March weather. I am here for the next few days for the RIMA IECF conference. More...
The NTEU Annual Report is prepared for annual meeting of the National Council, which was held 4-6 October. It includes reports from the national officers and reports on the activities of the National Office and each of the Divisions. More...The National Tertiary Education Union (NTEU), representing staff in universities and colleges, welcomes the ALP’s announcement today to commit an additional $14billion to public schools over the next decade. More.../https%3A%2F%2Fprofilepics.canalblog.com%2Fprofilepics%2F1%2F0%2F1076071.jpg)
