Edu_RSS ~ October 1, 2003

Most recent update: October 1, 2003 at 11:15 p.m. Atlantic Time (GMT-4) Search Edu_RSS: Why content management systems are like relationships Gareth has written some very amusing points on why content management systems are like relationships. These are just the first three of his points, visit his page for the rest: There comes a point in your life when you feel... From Column Two on October 1, 2003 at 10:48 p.m.. (29553) More discussion on RSS/XML-Data There's been good discussion in response to the idea of RSS-Data.  I've included a few thoughts below in response to questions and concerns. I'm not sure I get it, or I quite understand what the client is in this case. Is the vision RSS aggregators that go out and harvest all kinds of data on behalf of a user and hand it off to his or her calendars, recipe books, shopping lists and so forth? Yes, the idea is that a new breed of RSS aggregators From Jeremy Allaire's Radio on October 1, 2003 at 10:47 p.m.. (29552) CCAGW Misreads Mass. Policy, Open Standards Generally mhrivnak writes "The Council for Citizens Against Government Waste made this press release blasting the Massachusetts policy decision to move to Open Source. ... From Slashdot on October 1, 2003 at 10:46 p.m.. (29551) Update: ISO emphasises free-of-charge use of its country, currency and language codes. In a further clarification of its position, ISO now emphasises the free use of its country, currency and language codes, even by commercial software developers. From CETIS: Standards in Education Technology on October 1, 2003 at 9:49 p.m.. (29550) Slashback: VeriSign, Balance, Manifestation Tonight's Slashback brings updates and clarifications to several previous Slashdot stories, so read on below for information on the (over-stated) recall of ... From Slashdot on October 1, 2003 at 9:46 p.m.. (29549) PC, you can drive my car Shiny SUVs packed with the tech gear du jour are all the rage at product launches--just ask Microsoft. From CNET News.com on October 1, 2003 at 9:45 p.m.. (29548) James Farmer took my last post and ran with it, ri ... James Farmer took my last post and ran with it, rightly pointing out that blogs might not fit well into traditional teaching models, but that they might help in the transition to more authentic learning experiences: "... in this new context, where learners build their learning, where we 'facilitate' and don't 'teach' and where courses aren't assessment driven is where blogs will work."I&a From Jeremy Hiebert's headspaceJ -- Instructional Design and Technology on October 1, 2003 at 8:52 p.m.. (29547) High school teacher Butterfly Gemini talks about t ... High school teacher Butterfly Gemini talks about the challenges of teaching teenagers in a difficult environment. I love the tone of The P(r)ep Assembly and The Paper Issue. The students want nothing to do with the assembly, but are forced to go anyway. I've also been enjoying this exchange from Ms. Frizzle who also posted a matter-of-fact From Jeremy Hiebert&apos;s headspaceJ -- Instructional Design and Technology on October 1, 2003 at 8:52 p.m.. (29546) Library Layoffs in Anchorage: 22 staffers lose their jobs From ResourceShelf on October 1, 2003 at 8:49 p.m.. (29545) Balancing visual and structural complexity in interaction design Henrik Olsen has written an excellent article on the difference between simplicity and usability. To quote: Usability is based on principles such as "Less is more" and "Keep it simple, stupid". But there is more to simplicity than meets the... From Column Two on October 1, 2003 at 8:48 p.m.. (29544) New U.S. Sales Tax Regime For Internet Sellers? morganew writes "As reported last week on Slashdot, States are pushing for new sales tax rules that would force Internet sellers to collect taxes for up to ... From Slashdot on October 1, 2003 at 8:46 p.m.. (29543) Untitled NY Times: "The White House was besieged again today with questions about who disclosed the name of an undercover CIA officer in what appeared to be an attempt to get back at the officer's husband for questioning the Bush administration's rationale for going to war in Iraq." From Scripting News on October 1, 2003 at 8:46 p.m.. (29542) Hot spots, cellular can coexist From CNET News.com on October 1, 2003 at 8:45 p.m.. (29541) Layer 7 debuts with Web security kit From CNET News.com on October 1, 2003 at 8:45 p.m.. (29540) Napster to launch next week From CNET News.com on October 1, 2003 at 8:45 p.m.. (29539) Open-source group plugs three holes The OpenSSL Project releases a patch to fix several vulnerabilities that were found during a security test by the U.K. government. From CNET News.com on October 1, 2003 at 8:45 p.m.. (29538) New Tool Announcement: Location for Radio Userland New Tool: Location for Radio Userland This tool enables geotagging of individual weblog postings. Below the post editing box, there are inputs for latitude and longitude. A good site to find lat/lon coords is maporama. The lat/lon coords should be... From Radio on October 1, 2003 at 7:53 p.m.. (29537) NetNewsWire Lite 1.0.5b1 - RSS newsreader for... NetNewsWire Lite 1.0.5b1 - RSS newsreader for websites. [MacUpdate - Mac OS X] A lite version of Netnewswire is coming... From Disruptive Technology on October 1, 2003 at 7:52 p.m.. (29536) E-learning Competency Center Learning Objects Competition Stephen pointed to this ongoing competition site as a chance to view a fair number of learning objects in one place. More than that, these are all what you would call "rich" multi-media objects, most often done in Authorware or Flash, with each typically covering a distinct 'unit' of learning. I went through a half-dozen or more, and what was striking to me was the extent to which visual design, not instructional design, was the overriding factor in how receptive I was to the material. As much as I think some of these illustrate how effective rich multimedia can be for From EdTechPost on October 1, 2003 at 7:47 p.m.. (29535) South Korea Jumps To Open Source Software mormop writes "Following on from the news that a far-eastern Linux distro is on the way, silicon.com is carrying news that South Korea is switching ... From Slashdot on October 1, 2003 at 7:47 p.m.. (29534) Arcade ROMs for Download, Legally jgoeres writes "StarROMs, Inc. has just launched a pay-per-download service for classic arcade ROM sets. These are what you need to make your emulator fun and ... From Slashdot on October 1, 2003 at 7:47 p.m.. (29533) Untitled Got an email earlier saying that Dean campaign manager Joe Trippi will speak to local technology industry leaders tomorrow 3:30PM at the Portsmouth Brewery, --> From Scripting News on October 1, 2003 at 7:46 p.m.. (29532) Untitled BlogBridge is a "new kind of Blog Reader, making it practical for a non-technical user to discover, follow and enjoy literally hundreds of feeds without loosing their mind." From Scripting News on October 1, 2003 at 7:46 p.m.. (29531) Untitled It's on days like this that I'm glad the DNC has a weblog. From Scripting News on October 1, 2003 at 7:46 p.m.. (29530) Untitled Doc Searls and Ed Cone on the scandal brewing in Washington, and how it connects to and through the blogosphere. From Scripting News on October 1, 2003 at 7:46 p.m.. (29529) Untitled Hal Roberts started a BloggerCon tech support page. From Scripting News on October 1, 2003 at 7:46 p.m.. (29528) Untitled Frank Leahy: How to Make Photos More Searchable. From Scripting News on October 1, 2003 at 7:46 p.m.. (29527) Untitled Two of our international visitors will be on their ways soon. Got an emaill from Lance. And it looks like Adam really is coming. I just found out that Esther Dyson is coming. The Con almost under way. Start counting the hours soon. From Scripting News on October 1, 2003 at 7:46 p.m.. (29526) Untitled The BloggerCon attendee list updated. Lots of new names. From Scripting News on October 1, 2003 at 7:46 p.m.. (29525) Untitled Michael Feldman: "The Hong Kong restaurant in Harvard Square, site of the sure-to-be fabulous kick-off party for BloggerCon, has a long and storied past as a dark and private rock under which Harvard students can creep when they need to disappear without leaving campus, as well as a bottomless bowl From Scripting News on October 1, 2003 at 7:46 p.m.. (29524) Untitled And don't doubt, for a minute, that we'll have great music! From Scripting News on October 1, 2003 at 7:46 p.m.. (29523) Untitled I'm making a list of things I can do in the opening session on Saturday. I left a huge amount of time at the beginning of Day 1 to warm everyone up. And then I just read that Joi Ito, the other one, not the cat, plans to Stealth Disco everyone. Well there you have it. That's the spirit. I want everyone to know it's okay not to be boring! Like life, BloggerCon is not serious. From Scripting News on October 1, 2003 at 7:46 p.m.. (29522) Untitled Fraase: "In about a week or so the Republicans will realize they're going to need an actual presidential candidate." From Scripting News on October 1, 2003 at 7:46 p.m.. (29521) Ectogenesis - Panacea or Ethical Nightmare? Stem cell research, abortion, teenage sex, cloning, genetic manipulation, surrogacy... nothing seems to raise the red flag more than reproductive issues. Add ectogenesis to the list. Ectogenesis is the development of an organism in an artificial environment and when it comes to humans, it is no longer something out of Aldous Huxley's Brave New World. Scientists have been attempting to create artificial wombs since the 1950s, but it was not until the 1990s that fetuses survived in them for more than a few hours. From kuro5hin.org on October 1, 2003 at 7:45 p.m.. (29520) Bell Canada, Microsoft TV team up The Canadian phone company plans to begin testing a new service that uses Microsoft technology to deliver video over telephone lines. From CNET News.com on October 1, 2003 at 7:45 p.m.. (29519) Microsoft gears up for small-business push As large companies clamp down on their tech spending, smaller firms are spending more. And the software giant--along with many other companies--wants a piece of the action. From CNET News.com on October 1, 2003 at 7:45 p.m.. (29518) Microsoft moves beyond patches Conceding that its strategy of patching Windows holes as they emerge has not worked, the software giant plans a new security effort focused on what it calls "securing the perimeter." From CNET News.com on October 1, 2003 at 7:45 p.m.. (29517) Distance Ed Cruise Today I gave a lecture (actually led a discussion) on best practices in online learning for a group of education faculty at ECU. We talked about how online learning is in the “craft mode” now at ECU with individuals creating... From IDT Matrix on October 1, 2003 at 6:49 p.m.. (29516) The Institute for Scientific Information Posts Nobel Laureate Predictions From ResourceShelf on October 1, 2003 at 6:49 p.m.. (29515) ICANN Investigates Site Finder From ResourceShelf on October 1, 2003 at 6:49 p.m.. (29514) CNET Complains to Google About Cached Material From ResourceShelf on October 1, 2003 at 6:49 p.m.. (29513) GPO Makes Searchable/Browsable Knowledge Base Available of Help Desk Type Questions Available From ResourceShelf on October 1, 2003 at 6:49 p.m.. (29512) During the Month of October, Ovid is Offering Free Trial Access to GeoRef From ResourceShelf on October 1, 2003 at 6:49 p.m.. (29511) Now Available: RLG's New Web-Based Union Catalog, Holdings from Many Research of Libraries From ResourceShelf on October 1, 2003 at 6:49 p.m.. (29510) What's wrong with learning communities? Learning from a curriculum and learning from a network. The curriculum vs. the personal learning network. George Siemens on learning communities and learning networks: Courses work in an environment when knowledge/information is fairly static and developing slowly. The more rapidly information develops, the more quickly courses cease to serve the needs of learn From Bill Brandon: eLearning on October 1, 2003 at 6:49 p.m.. (29509) Schildkröte und Achilleus Dazu fällt mir das Gleichnis von Achilleus und der Schildkröte ein. Wiewohl, wenn wir die Sache konstruktiv angehen, es ja... From thomas n. burg | randgänge on October 1, 2003 at 6:47 p.m.. (29508) Telemarketing Honchos: Don't Call Us, We'll Call You Top executives, employees submit numbers even as their organization wages legal fight against registry. From Dan Gillmor's eJournal on October 1, 2003 at 6:47 p.m.. (29507) The OpenBSD 3.4 Song: Theo Sings Back-up shking writes "Theo has pre-released the OpenBSD 3.4 song. It was written, arranged & recorded by Ty Semaka and Jonathan Lewis of the Plaid Tongued Devils. ... From Slashdot on October 1, 2003 at 6:46 p.m.. (29506) RIAA Okays Personal Use In our dreams, anyway. Here's Lawrence Solum, imagining the rhetorical stance the RIAA might take were it politically useful for the industry to recognize current copynorms: "Share with your friends, not with strangers! [...] Make a compilation CD. Use AOL instant messenger to share MP3 files with your friends. We're cool with that. But giving away MP3 files by the hundreds and thousands--that's not flat. From Copyfight: The Politics of IP on October 1, 2003 at 6:45 p.m.. (29505) Small Biz Worried About Success While most small business owners are optimistic about their growth, they have legitimate concerns about managing expansion. From CyberAtlas on October 1, 2003 at 6:45 p.m.. (29504) The October Sky Mars on the downswing. Venus emerges. Mercury exits. Morning giants. Meteors from Halley's comet. -- October 1, 2003 From Celestial Delights Online on October 1, 2003 at 5:52 p.m.. (29503) ICANN Investigates Site Finder From ResourceShelf on October 1, 2003 at 5:49 p.m.. (29502) Easy Classroom Web Presence Ran across this article and it makes some great points about the distributed content creation model for school Websites and the potential headaches that go along with it. But what I found even more interesting was the premise that the way to give teachers the power to create and post content on the site is to use a course management package like Blackboard or webCT. Now I know that CMS give you a lot more bang in general, but it costs a lot more buck. I think I heard somewhere that the full install of Blackboard can run upwards From weblogged News on October 1, 2003 at 5:48 p.m.. (29501) Die Blogosphere als Monster Weblogs und Blogosphere sind Monster, was machen wir am besten mit ihnen? Ich habe gerade einen ersten Entwurf zu ein... From thomas n. burg | randg&#228;nge on October 1, 2003 at 5:47 p.m.. (29500) Cisco halts Huawei piracy suit Peace in our time From The Register on October 1, 2003 at 5:46 p.m.. (29499) New Palm Lineup Reviewed: Tungsten T3 & E, Zire 21 Geartest.com writes "PalmOne (AKA Palm) launched three new handhelds today: The Tungsten T3, Tungsten E and Zire 21. Without going on at length about the ... From Slashdot on October 1, 2003 at 5:46 p.m.. (29498) SCO to yank SGI's Unix license The software company expands its battle over Linux by pledging to revoke the Unix contract held by high-end computer maker Silicon Graphics Inc. From CNET News.com on October 1, 2003 at 5:45 p.m.. (29497) McAfee founder joins chorus of music sellers Srivats Sampath is set to launch a song download company that's half-iTunes and half-Friendster in its mix of digital music sales and community recommendations. From CNET News.com on October 1, 2003 at 5:45 p.m.. (29496) Blog-EFL Graham Stanley has a great blog named Blog-EFL. http://blog-efl.blogspot.com/ I will post more in the evening. Graham, thanks for trying out the flash email form.... From EdBlogger Praxis on October 1, 2003 at 4:51 p.m.. (29495) Bloglines Gets Even Better Mark continues to enhance the Bloglines service. The latest addition to the service is a blogrolling function, that allows you to pull in your subscriptions for inclusion on a blog. You can pull in your entire list, or only a folder at a time. You can mark individual feeds or entire folders as private so that they won't show in... From Don't Back Down on October 1, 2003 at 4:50 p.m.. (29494) The curriculum vs. the personal learning network George Siemens on learning communities and learning networks: Courses work in an environment when knowledge/information is fairly static and developing slowly. The more rapidly information develops, the more quickly courses cease to serve the needs of learners. The information is outdated before the ink is dry. [...] learning communities allow us to become knowledgeable in a specific area of int From Seb's Open Research on October 1, 2003 at 4:47 p.m.. (29493) Architecture of the World Wide Web Working Draft Updated 2003-10-01: The W3C Technical Architecture Group (TAG) has released an updated Working Draft of the Architecture of the World Wide Web. Drafted for discussion at the TAG's upcoming face-to-face meeting, the document explains Web protocols in three dimensions: identification and resources, interaction, and representation and formats. Comments are welcome. Visit the TAG home page. (News archive) From World Wide Web Consortium on October 1, 2003 at 4:47 p.m.. (29492) Today is World Vegetarian Day World Vegetarian Day was established in 1977 by the North American Vegetarian Society, and is intended to promote the joy, compassion, and life-enhancing possibilities of vegetarianism. Comment: There is no mention of this on NAVS's web site. There is much better support for World Vegan Day on November 1st? From carvingCode on October 1, 2003 at 4:47 p.m.. (29491) EMC beefs up midrange NAS NetApp in sights From The Register on October 1, 2003 at 4:46 p.m.. (29490) Sun makes rare move to place Lintel kit ahead of Sparc/Solaris Changing times From The Register on October 1, 2003 at 4:46 p.m.. (29489) OpenOffice.org Hits 1.1 sander writes "OpenOffice.org 1.1.0 has finally been released (after 5 release candidates -- should make it pretty sweet). The announcement is here, there is a ... From Slashdot on October 1, 2003 at 4:46 p.m.. (29488) Databazaar.com Gets Human Touch When computer supplies retailer Databazaar.com needed to provide a multi-tiered customer service option to its rapidly growing customer base, it turned to LivePerson. From E-Commerce Guide on October 1, 2003 at 4:45 p.m.. (29487) More 333 more wedding pictures, by Kittie Deemer. (54 words) From dive into mark on October 1, 2003 at 4:45 p.m.. (29486) What features do YOU want to see in a "Learning Object Repository" ? We're still in the planning stages for the next version of the software that runs CAREO and friends. This would be a Good Time to send in wish lists for things that you would like a learning object repository to do, things you like/dislike/can't stand about the current version of CAREO, or even (especially) Pie-In-The-Sky wishes/dreams about what you would like to see. Ideally, feature requests would point toward making the software more usable in a real-life context (i.e., "This is what it will take for me to use LO Repositories in the classroom..." etc...) Anything goes. If you can From D'Arcy Norman's Learning Commons Weblog on October 1, 2003 at 4:45 p.m.. (29485) Yahoo settles telemarketing dispute The company says it will alter the way it markets to its customers as part of an agreement with New York State Attorney General Eliot Spitzer. From CNET News.com on October 1, 2003 at 4:45 p.m.. (29484) Report: Big Blue still biggest in IT outsourcing IBM leads the pack in the $68.5 billion information technology outsourcing market, but Hewlett-Packard and a handful of overseas companies are gunning to catch up, says IDC. From CNET News.com on October 1, 2003 at 4:45 p.m.. (29483) ATI revs up graphics chips From CNET News.com on October 1, 2003 at 4:45 p.m.. (29482) A feast of handhelds, but who's biting? Though the PDA market is sluggish, Dell and Sony Electronics are updating their product lines with new units that range from simple and sleek to advanced with wireless capabilities. From CNET News.com on October 1, 2003 at 4:45 p.m.. (29481) IBM banks billion-dollar utility deal Big Blue lands a $2.6 billion deal to provide pay-as-you-go IT outsourcing services to Nordea, one of Northern Europe's largest financial services companies. From CNET News.com on October 1, 2003 at 4:45 p.m.. (29480) Suche Praktikum in der Erwachsenenbildung Diesen Beitrag habe ich auch im BildungsBlog veröffentlicht: Im Rahmen meines Pädagogikstudiums (Schwerpunkt Erwachsenenbildung im Hauptstudium) suche ich eine 12wöchiges Praktikum, möglichst ab sofort. Was läge also näher, als mein Praktikumsgesuch versuchsweise auch hier in meinem Weblog zu veröffentlichen? Das Praktikum sollte in einer erwachsenenbildnerischen Einrichtung stattfinden; so wie sich das mir darstellt reicht das also von Altenbildung über Volkshochschule, Uni, Au From PlasticThinking: Moe's Blog. on October 1, 2003 at 3:54 p.m.. (29479) GPO Makes Searchable/Browsable Knowledge Base of Questions and Answers Available From ResourceShelf on October 1, 2003 at 3:51 p.m.. (29478) During the Month of October, Ovid is Offering Free Trial Access to GeoRef From ResourceShelf on October 1, 2003 at 3:51 p.m.. (29477) Quiz of the Day -- Star Wars Character You are Luke Skywalker: Which Star Wars Character are you? I need to work on being less nice and more on pillaging Jawa camps. They have a good taste for droids you know.... From Tim Swanson on October 1, 2003 at 3:50 p.m.. (29476) More on Nesson's Technodefense Regarding his own proposal for copyright holder self-help, Professor Nesson asks, "Why is first reaction to it to look for ways to condemn it rather than for ways to support its legality?" I don't think it's necessarily a knee-jerk reaction, if that's what he means. Myself, I'm somewhat closer to where Professor Fisher seems to be at on this issue, as expressed at the HLS discussion: "I don't think it would be terrible to move in [ From A Copyfighter's Musings on October 1, 2003 at 3:49 p.m.. (29475) SCO Derides GPL, Will Revoke SGI's UNIX License ComaVN writes "Not a big surprise for those who have followed the recent SCO misery, but SCO is going after SGI. According to SGI, SCO intends to terminate ... From Slashdot on October 1, 2003 at 3:47 p.m.. (29474) Is the Internet Your Source of Knowledge? serutan asks: "How much do you rely on the Internet for information? Since getting online 7 or 8 years ago, I have gradually abandoned almost all other sources ... From Slashdot on October 1, 2003 at 3:47 p.m.. (29473) Big players eye Web services management From CNET News.com on October 1, 2003 at 3:45 p.m.. (29472) Report: Flaws quickly spawn Net attacks Online vandals are quickly exploiting flaws, leaving companies with little time to patch their computer systems, according to data analysis by Symantec. From CNET News.com on October 1, 2003 at 3:45 p.m.. (29471) OpenOffice update finalized The group behind the open-source rival to Microsoft's Office releases the first major update of its software, OpenOffice 1.1. From CNET News.com on October 1, 2003 at 3:45 p.m.. (29470) 3Com weaves around Cisco into China The accord reached by Cisco and its Chinese rival, Huawei, clears a bigger path for the Massachusetts-based networking company to enter China's hot telecom market. From CNET News.com on October 1, 2003 at 3:45 p.m.. (29469) Microsoft suit stays in Texas A judge in Texarkana rejects an attempt by the software giant to have a lawsuit brought against it by British phone maker Sendo dismissed or moved to Washington state. From CNET News.com on October 1, 2003 at 3:45 p.m.. (29468) Web Crossing Ships Wiki Plug-in Web Crossing today announced a Wiki plug-in that enables easy Wiki Web page collaboration in a Web C... [MacNN] Web... From Disruptive Technology on October 1, 2003 at 2:52 p.m.. (29467) Preserving Ephemera of Recall Campaign From ResourceShelf on October 1, 2003 at 2:50 p.m.. (29466) Opera announces strategic licensing agreement with Adobe From ResourceShelf on October 1, 2003 at 2:50 p.m.. (29465) New Fast Facts Database of Canadian Weather Rankings From ResourceShelf on October 1, 2003 at 2:50 p.m.. (29464) Draft Legislation: Database and Collections of Information Misappropriation Act of 2003 From ResourceShelf on October 1, 2003 at 2:50 p.m.. (29463) MIT Launches Free Online Access to Class Materials From ResourceShelf on October 1, 2003 at 2:50 p.m.. (29462) OLDMEDLINE Citations Now Available on PubMed From ResourceShelf on October 1, 2003 at 2:50 p.m.. (29461) Google Acquires Kaltix From ResourceShelf on October 1, 2003 at 2:50 p.m.. (29460) Resources, Reports, Tools, Lists, and Full-Text Do... From ResourceShelf on October 1, 2003 at 2:50 p.m.. (29459) A Report on the Evaluation of Criteria Sets for Assessing Health Web Sites From ResourceShelf on October 1, 2003 at 2:50 p.m.. (29458) Full-Text Report, "An Economic Analysis of Scientific Research Publishing" From ResourceShelf on October 1, 2003 at 2:50 p.m.. (29457) Cool! New Search Engine Focused on Business Documents is Now Available From ResourceShelf on October 1, 2003 at 2:50 p.m.. (29456) An Invitation Subscribe to The ResourceShelf Remi... From ResourceShelf on October 1, 2003 at 2:50 p.m.. (29455) Web Search--Google DMCA Source: Chilling Effects... From ResourceShelf on October 1, 2003 at 2:50 p.m.. (29454) The Difficulties of Integrating Web logs (via James Farmer) Seb's post from a few weeks ago has been percolating in my aggregator for a couple of weeks and when James picked up on it today, I made sure to revisit it. It's a really interesting discussion on whether or not implementing Web logs into a structured classroom setting for a short period of time has any real effectiveness. In his post he says: This really m From weblogged News on October 1, 2003 at 2:48 p.m.. (29453) European mobile networks ally for added clout The 'we're not Vodafone' fraternity From The Register on October 1, 2003 at 2:46 p.m.. (29452) California Demands Licensure For VoIP Providers muonzoo writes "Looks like California will be wrangling up the VoIP companies and mowing them down. Or, at least licensing them. CNET has a story about state ... From Slashdot on October 1, 2003 at 2:46 p.m.. (29451) Weather researchers test out radar grids The University of Massachusetts is leading a $40 million research effort to see if a grid of low-cost radar sensors can forecast severe weather better than more expensive equipment and methods. From CNET News.com on October 1, 2003 at 2:45 p.m.. (29450) Nach PISA: Selbstgesteuertes... [...] Wie die Forschergruppe um Cordula Artelt vom Berliner Max-Planck-Institut für Bildungsforschung (MPIB) am heutigen Dienstag mitteilte, zeichneten sich die lernstärksten Schüler durch Lerntechniken und eine förderliche Einstellung aus. Ihre Strategien zielen auf das Verstehen ab. Schüler aus dieser Gruppe schneiden auf der Pisa-Skala im Schnitt 63 Punkte oder rund eine Kompetenzstufe besser ab als lernschwache. Diese würden nach dem Bericht besonders stark davon profitieren, wenn ihnen die Schule Hilfestellung beim selbstgesteuerten Lernen leistete. From Handakte WebLAWg on October 1, 2003 at 1:52 p.m.. (29448) Resources, Reports, Tools, Lists, and Full-Text Do... From ResourceShelf on October 1, 2003 at 1:50 p.m.. (29447) A Report on the Evaluation of Criteria Sets for Assessing Health Web Sites From ResourceShelf on October 1, 2003 at 1:50 p.m.. (29446) Full-Text Report, "An Economic Analysis of Scientific Research Publishing" From ResourceShelf on October 1, 2003 at 1:50 p.m.. (29445) Cool! New Search Engine Focused on Business Documents is Now Available From ResourceShelf on October 1, 2003 at 1:50 p.m.. (29444) An Invitation Subscribe to The ResourceShelf Remi... From ResourceShelf on October 1, 2003 at 1:50 p.m.. (29443) More on the Wellcome Trust statement Stephen Pincock, Wellcome support for open access, The Scientist, October 1, 2003. A good backgrounder --that happens to quote me: "When the Wellcome Trust decides to support open-access publishing, that's a strong endorsement of open access that should carry weight with holdouts who are intrigued by the promise of open access, but undecided about its economics. It also means that a lot of important medical research in the near future will be openly accessible, which is very good news for the acceleration of progress, growth From FOS News on October 1, 2003 at 1:49 p.m.. (29441) Adobe's trial balloon Earlier this month I brokered a dialogue between Kirk Holbrook, an Acrobat developer who'd read my Acrobat and InfoPath column, and Adobe executive Chuck Myers, whom I'd interviewed for the column. Apparently Chuck's response to Kirk made some news in the PDF community: ... From Jon's Radio on October 1, 2003 at 1:47 p.m.. (29440) Turn Your New Opteron Into A One-Game Console An anonymous reader writes "A new 64-bit Linux CD can instantly turn an AMD Opteron-equipped PC into the ultimate gaming console, according to Super Computer ... From Slashdot on October 1, 2003 at 1:46 p.m.. (29439) User Interface Design for Programmers ellenf contributes this review of User Interface Design for Programmers. "Aimed at programmers who don't know much about user interface design and think it is ... From Slashdot on October 1, 2003 at 1:46 p.m.. (29438) Study: For-fee downloads to spur game growth The online market for computer games is expanding, but fee-based downloads are what will bring in revenue for game companies, says market research firm IDC. From CNET News.com on October 1, 2003 at 1:45 p.m.. (29437) Cisco, Huawei suspend patent suit The networking gear maker reaches an accord with Chinese rival Huawei Technologies, suspending patent litigation between the two companies. From CNET News.com on October 1, 2003 at 1:45 p.m.. (29436) Suche Praktikum in der Erwachsenenbildung Im Rahmen meines Pädagogikstudiums (Schwerpunkt Erwachsenenbildung) suche ich eine 12wöchiges Praktikum, möglichst ab sofort. Was läge also näher, als mein Praktikumsgesuch versuchsweise auch hier in meinem Weblog zu veröffentlichen? Das Praktikum sollte in einer erwachsenenbildnerischen Einrichtung stattfinden; so wie sich das mir darstellt reicht das also von Altenbildung über Volkshochschule, Uni, Aus-und Weiterbildung bis hin zu ausserschulischer Jugendarbeit. Leider ist für mich nirgends auf den diversen Webseiten der Studienordnungen und p&a From EdBlogger Praxis on October 1, 2003 at 12:51 p.m.. (29434) NIH roadmap The NIH announced yesterday a $2 billion program to accelerate medical research. Excerpt from the New York Times coverage: "Dr. Zerhouni said he wanted to speed the development of new drugs by creating a public collection of hundreds of thousands of chemical compounds that could be tested by scientists, with advanced technology now available only to pharmaceutical companies. Data from testing such compounds would go into 'a freely accessible public database', Dr. Zerhouni said." F From FOS News on October 1, 2003 at 12:49 p.m.. (29433) Sendo wins round one of MS smartphone secrets lawsuit Case neither dismissed nor moved From The Register on October 1, 2003 at 12:46 p.m.. (29432) Baltimore Inner Harbor To Go Wireless An anonymous reader writes "The City of Baltimore has made free wireless internet available in the Inner Harbor in hopes of bringing in more tourists and ... From Slashdot on October 1, 2003 at 12:46 p.m.. (29431) Parsing with Powell Emerging issues related to the Internet present FCC Chairman Michael Powell with a myriad of new questions to ask and decisions to make. From CNET News.com on October 1, 2003 at 12:45 p.m.. (29430) Korea launches a switch to open source The South Korean government says that by 2007 it plans to replace proprietary software with open-source alternatives on a substantial number of its PCs and servers. From CNET News.com on October 1, 2003 at 12:45 p.m.. (29429) Weblog der Professur für... Die Professur für Medienpädagogik in Augsburg um Prof. Dr. Gabi Reinmann-Rothmeier präsentiert ihr neues Internet-Angebot in Form eines Weblogs. Nebenbei: Dort beginnt nächstes Semester auch das Seminar "Personal Webpublishing Systeme und Weblogs im Kontext von Lernen, Lehren und Wissensmanagement" [via Seblogging] From BildungsBlog on October 1, 2003 at 11:51 a.m.. (29428) Adult Basic and Literacy Education Conference Rutgers University in New Jersey, USA, is hosting a conference on defining and improving quality in adult basic education on October 23 and 24, 2003. The registration deadline is October 11th. For information and registration materials (pdf format), click here.... From Adult/Continuing Education on October 1, 2003 at 11:50 a.m.. (29427) Profile of Eva Harris The September 30 New York Times profiles Eva Harris, an assistant professor of infectious diseases at Berkeley and the "Robin Hood of biotechnology". She starts with expensive, sometimes patented processes, such as synthesizing phosphorous buffered saline or purifying DNA for polymerase chain reaction processing. Then she finds cheap and public-domain ways to get the same results, and shares this knowledge in books and directly with scientists in developing nations. (Thanks to Terry Foreman.) From FOS News on October 1, 2003 at 11:48 a.m.. (29426) It Turns Out the Music Industry Is Actually Doing Pretty Well Given the Economic Climate Lawsuits Damp Down P2P Audience "Since the week ending June 29, traffic to Kazaa has fallen 41 percent to about 3.9 million unique visitors from 6.5 million in the week ending September 21." [Wired News] Global Music Sales Tumble... Again "The battle-weary music industry surveyed the wreckage of another dismal six months on Wednes From The Shifted Librarian on October 1, 2003 at 11:47 a.m.. (29425) World of Broadcasters? Richard MacManus asks, why would normal people want to publish to the Web? Accurate observations in there. I honestly believe blogging as we currently know it will never become mainstream. The reason is that it is a poor fit for anyone who isn’t the (hyper)text-driven, infovore kind of person. However, that doesn’t mean that the more general practice of broadcasting information of personal relevance will not become mainstream. My vision of the future in this respect is closest to what --> From Seb&apos;s Open Research on October 1, 2003 at 11:47 a.m.. (29424) Expanding the Scope of RSS Jeremy Allaire: Expanding the role of RSS into data-oriented applications. What's needed is a simple data language that can enhance... From Dan Gillmor&apos;s eJournal on October 1, 2003 at 11:47 a.m.. (29423) Untitled <a href="/url?ntc=04SBI&q=http://www.geek.com/news/geeknews/2003Oct/bpd20031001022008.htm">Three new handhelds from palmOne -edited. <a href="/url?ntc=04SBI&q=http://www.geek.com/news/geeknews/2003Oct/bpd20031001022008.htm">[Google Sci/Tech News] From Handheld Instructional Technology on October 1, 2003 at 11:46 a.m.. (29422) 3G Waves Causes Headaches, Sharpens Memory jonknee writes "MobileTracker noted that an interesting study on 3G cellular networks has been released out of Amsterdam. The findings were that exposure to 3G ... From Slashdot on October 1, 2003 at 11:46 a.m.. (29421) Untitled Cheap date for Day 2: NY to Boston, round trip, $88. From Scripting News on October 1, 2003 at 11:46 a.m.. (29420) Untitled Imagine my surprise when I went to configure my LinkSys wireless router, it now has a password. Oooops. Shouldn't have left that open. So now I have to change the password, that one of my neighbors must have set. Or a wardriver. So is there some magic incantation to reset the router, or do I have to buy a new one? (Postscript: Thanks to Seth Finkelstein, there's a big fat Reset thingie on the back that I missed.) From Scripting News on October 1, 2003 at 11:46 a.m.. (29419) Untitled Check out this new site. Does it piss you off? If it does, is your name Joi Ito? Are you laughing or shaking your fist at the screen? From Scripting News on October 1, 2003 at 11:46 a.m.. (29418) Homework Loads Newsflash?: Stories are breaking across the news today that students study less than an hour a day (I learned that a Brookings Institute study is responsible from Dennis Jerz' Literacy Weblog). I'm not surprised by this; a number of entering freshman in my experience often seem to either lack basic... From PEDABLOGUE on October 1, 2003 at 10:53 a.m.. (29417) Wenn die Gesellschaft Bildungsinhalte... Interessanter Zeitungsartikel von Professor Dres. Rolf Dubs, Universität St. Gallen zum Thema "Nationale Leistungsstandards" aus der Neuen Zürcher Zeitung vom 30.9.2003 http://www.nzz.ch/servlets/ch.nzz.newzz.DruckformatServlet?url=/2003/09/30/se/article93KZ9.nzzoml From BildungsBlog on October 1, 2003 at 10:52 a.m.. (29416) White House adds Novak, Rove, CIA, DOJ to 'Do-Not-Call' bill President Bush signed the 'do-not-call' bill into law after waiting for the insertion of a provision which forbids certain parties in Washington from contacting each other. The new bill prohibits conservative commentator Robert Novak, political adviser Karl Rove, CIA, the Department of Justice, and the Washington Post from communicating with each other. From GWBush04.com on October 1, 2003 at 10:52 a.m.. (29415) RFID and PKI meet The Book of Revelation How far are we, really, from the day when they'll stamp an RFID tattoo on your ankle/hand/toungue at birth with your category 5 PKI certificate encrypted on it that serves as your birth certificate, payment card, room key, drivers license and Internet login? Simon and I had a short conversation about the threat posed by e-tags to privacy--RFID tags that are put on product by manufacturers/retailers to track them through the supply chain, and could concievably be used well after the sale to track the habits of cu From Sean Gallagher: the dot.communist on October 1, 2003 at 10:51 a.m.. (29413) Number 23 - September 26th From Seb Schmoller's Fortnightly Mailing Home Page on October 1, 2003 at 10:50 a.m.. (29412) New q-bio archive at arxiv On September 15, arXiv added a new archive on quantitative biology, coordinated by Terry Hwa and Michael Lässig. Quoting Terry Hwa: "It will help biology by indirectly guiding physicists to work on problems of direct biological relevance. It will enrich physics by providing a fresh, steady supply of interesting but complex phenomena arising in biology....At the moment, q-bio papers are published in at least a dozen different journals, many of which are not regularly read by a large fraction of q-bio archive s From FOS News on October 1, 2003 at 10:49 a.m.. (29411) The Meaning behind AKMA's Words [I've been a bad blogger and am now catching up on the blogreading that events kept me from for about a week.] AKMA is once again doing the hard work for us, worrying about how our ways of talking about literalism are themselves infused with non-literal metaphors: Am I being perversely literalistic if I ask, "If the world is behind the text, why can?t I reach around and touch it?" And in a follow-up entry he writes: ...metaphors such as "the text is a mirror" should help us understand something that would otherwise be obscure, or they risk further obscuring... From Joho the Blog on October 1, 2003 at 10:49 a.m.. (29410) Untitled Palm updates PDAs with larger screens, Palm OS 5. BOSTON - Palm Inc. introduced three new personal digital assistants (PDAs) Wednesday, adding two new Tungsten devices and a new Zire device to the company lineup as it gets ready for the end-of-year shopping season and the reorganization of its operating structure. [InfoWorld: Top News] From Handheld Instructional Technology on October 1, 2003 at 10:46 a.m.. (29409) Untitled The person who invented CTRL+ALT+DELETE (aka the 3 finger salute). Thank this guy for ‘control-alt-delete’ .. Ctl-Alt-Del gannettonline.com/e/trends/18001162.htmltrack this site | 9 links[blogdex - the weblog diffusion index] From Handheld Instructional Technology on October 1, 2003 at 10:46 a.m.. (29408) Untitled FIRST LOOKS:Palm Fights Back. PC Magazine Oct 1 2003 1:02AM ET [Feedster RSS Search Results for palm] From Handheld Instructional Technology on October 1, 2003 at 10:46 a.m.. (29407) Untitled Palm Tungsten T3 Review. Palm today has officially released the Tungsten T3 handheld. The T3 packs a brilliant 320x480 screen, a 400mhz Intel XScale processor and 64MB of RAM in a compact and functional design. The T3 prominently features the largest screen found on a Palm branded handheld to date, and double the resolution of any Pocket PC. Palm Inc's new top of the line Tungsten handheld with a large screen and small form factor debuts with a $399 price tag. Read on for the full review. [ From Handheld Instructional Technology on October 1, 2003 at 10:46 a.m.. (29406) Untitled Palm Debuts New Tungsten T3, E and Zire 21 Handhelds. Palm today has launched their new fall handheld lineup. Palm has introduced two new Tungsten handhelds, the T3 and Tungsten E and a update to zire line with the new OS 5 Zire 21. Palm has also dropped prices on some of it's current models and has discontinued the m515 and m130. [PalmInfocenter] From Handheld Instructional Technology on October 1, 2003 at 10:46 a.m.. (29405) Untitled <a href="/url?ntc=04SBI&q=http://reviews.zdnet.co.uk/hardware/handhelds/0,39023880,39116785,00.htm">Palm's new Tungstens : a first look. <a href="/url?ntc=04SBI&q=http://reviews.zdnet.co.uk/hardware/handhelds/0,39023880,39116785,00.htm">[Google Sci/Tech News] From Handheld Instructional Technology on October 1, 2003 at 10:46 a.m.. (29404) US BB take-up hampered by cost, content Could be worse From The Register on October 1, 2003 at 10:46 a.m.. (29403) IBM 'poisoning workers' case goes to trial Test case for the semi business? From The Register on October 1, 2003 at 10:46 a.m.. (29402) Band goes ahead with Webcast suicide Hell on Earth From The Register on October 1, 2003 at 10:46 a.m.. (29401) Symbian on wheels? Auto makers moot 'open' architecture German majors propose standards for auto IT systems From The Register on October 1, 2003 at 10:46 a.m.. (29400) India Cool to Microsoft Source Code Offer indianseason writes "Economic Times, India reports on the failure of Microsoft to sign up the Indian government as part of the Government Security Program. The ... From Slashdot on October 1, 2003 at 10:46 a.m.. (29399) Microsoft offers Server collaboration tools The software titan releases Windows SharePoint Services, a set of tools for building online collaboration sites based on Windows Server 2003. From CNET News.com on October 1, 2003 at 10:45 a.m.. (29398) Saarland: Gerichtsentscheidungen online Wie das LAWgical berichtet, können ab dem 01.10.2003 ausgewählte Entscheidungen saarländischer Gerichte im Internet abgerufen werden. Der Server enthält Urteile... From Handakte WebLAWg on October 1, 2003 at 9:51 a.m.. (29397) Institutional Affiliates of JMIR The Journal of Medical Internet Research, (JMIR) has recently announced support for "Institutional Affiliates". Plan A, designed for smaller institutions, costs 790 USD per year. In Plan A, upfront article processing fees (APFs, normally 500 USD per article) are waived for up to two submissions per year, with a 20% fee reduction for subsequent submissions. Plan B, designed for larger institutions, costs 1190 USD per year. In Plan B, APFs are waived for an unlimited number of submissions from authors affiliated wit From FOS News on October 1, 2003 at 9:48 a.m.. (29396) Another PLos Biology preview The Duke University Chronicle has a piece on the paralysis research of Duke researcher Miguel Nicolelis. Excerpt: "Next week, he anticipates, the fledgling Public Library of Science Journal [PLoS Biology], meant to compete 'head to head' with the well-established Science and Nature journals, will debut exciting preliminary clinical data on neuroprosthetic devices that can be controlled simply by thinking about [them]." From FOS News on October 1, 2003 at 9:48 a.m.. (29395) Small change, big change I don't usually get sentimental about money. Here's an exception... Frankly, I thought they were nuts when the Dean campaign gave itself the very public goal of raising $5M in ten days, mainly over the Internet. And it looked like I was right as the thermometers on the Dean site slowly edged up. But last night, they made it and came damn close to the absurd goal of raising $15M in a quarter, breaking the previous record of $10.4M set by Bill Clinton when he was president and not competing for funds with 9 other candidates. Ah, but you point... From Joho the Blog on October 1, 2003 at 9:48 a.m.. (29394) Speedy recovery, AKMA AKMA's doctor is pleased with his patient's recovery. AKMA wonders what the stitches look like from the inside.... From Joho the Blog on October 1, 2003 at 9:48 a.m.. (29393) The Internet and politics PoliticsOnline put out an interesting list of 25 people who are changing the world of Internet and politics. PoliticsOnline asked its 30,000 readers From Seb'apos;s Open Research on October 1, 2003 at 9:47 a.m.. (29392) Ishkur's Guide to Electronic Music Ishkur's Guide to Electronic Music [via Hossein] is simply great. It features representative samples from loads of different subgenres, and provides colorful descriptions for each. This from the Acid Jazz definition: This kind of music is best meant for late-night coffee houses and alternative culture eateries where the waitresses are all short-haired lesbians, the From Seb'apos;s Open Research on October 1, 2003 at 9:47 a.m.. (29391) Quattrone Case Looks Somewhat Weak The best evidence of a high-profile federal trial is the presence of sketch artists. Cameras aren't allowed into most federal... From Dan Gillmor'apos;s eJournal on October 1, 2003 at 9:46 a.m.. (29390) TSL Is Dead, Long Live TSL Masta writes "Trustix AS, the company behind Trustix Secure Linux filed for bankruptcy on monday. Erlend Midttun and Christian Toldnes, two former employees of ... From Slashdot on October 1, 2003 at 9:46 a.m.. (29389) Untitled Phillip Pearson: "How do you send blog posts with complicated RSS over the MetaWeblog API?" From Scripting News on October 1, 2003 at 9:46 a.m.. (29388) Driving school courses to be available online Driving schools in New Brunswick will soon be able to use online instruction in their private passenger vehicle driver-training courses. From AFTER 5 on October 1, 2003 at 8:51 a.m.. (29387) Ossidian Awards Innovatia Exclusive North American Marketing License Innovatia has secured an exclusive North American marketing agreement for an online portfolio of wireless communications training courses developed by Ossidian Technologies Ltd. From AFTER 5 on October 1, 2003 at 8:51 a.m.. (29386) Congratulations to New Brunswick Training Group Inc. The New Brunswick Training Group Inc. (NBTGI) recently signed a $2.8 million contribution with the CIDA Bilateral Program. From AFTER 5 on October 1, 2003 at 8:51 a.m.. (29385) After 5: New function avaible Now you can provide the news from After 5 from your own web site From AFTER 5 on October 1, 2003 at 8:51 a.m.. (29384) Innovatia Inc. Receives Atlantic Innovation Funds for the Development of Learner-Centric eLearning Products and Service The project will focus on improving eLearning adoption rates by addressing three key areas for improvement: service delivery to support the learners; usage and design of simulations technology within eLearning environments; and usage and role of facilitated and collaborative eLearning technology. From AFTER 5 on October 1, 2003 at 8:51 a.m.. (29383) UNB Professor Wins Prestigious Award Dr. Dianne ConradÂ’s diligent work in the distance education field has earned her the Charles Wedemeyer Award for Excellence in Research, presented each year at the University of WisconsinÂ’s conference on distance teaching and learning. The award is presented in conjunction with the American Journal of Distance Education. From AFTER 5 on October 1, 2003 at 8:51 a.m.. (29382) LearnStream Celebrates 10 years!! What were you doing ten years ago? If your name is Ken Reimer, you were laying the foundation for what would quickly grow into one of CanadaÂ’s largest custom e-learning firms, and one of Atlantic CanadaÂ’s most celebrated IT companies. From AFTER 5 on October 1, 2003 at 8:51 a.m.. (29381) Universia.net alcanza un acuerdo con el MIT para publicar traducciones en español y portugués de sus cursos Universia.net publicará las traducciones en español y portugués de más de 25 cursos del Inst... (Sigue) From Titulares eLearning WORKSHOPS on October 1, 2003 at 8:50 a.m.. (29380) National Poetry Day 2003 - Thursday 9 October 2003 ... National Poetry Day 2003 - Thursday 9 October 2003 From Peter Scott's Library Blog on October 1, 2003 at 8:48 a.m.. (29379) Articulation Site (Con't) Met with the Social Studies Articulation group yesterday and trained them on how to use the site. I think all of them realize the potential good that can come from doing this, especially in our situation where we draw 700 kids a year from four different sending districts who have little or no conversation with each other about what is taught or how. But in talking with the supervisor here after the meeting, we both agreed that this is going to be a slow trip. The goal is to have 25 such objects by the end of the year. I think that& From weblogged News on October 1, 2003 at 8:47 a.m.. (29378) Geer Comments On Firing From @Stake dwbryson writes "Last week Dan Geer, co-author of the CCIA Microsoft security report, was fired from @stake for expressing 'values and opinions [of the report] ... From Slashdot on October 1, 2003 at 8:46 a.m.. (29377) Untitled So much interesting cool stuff happening, here's a sad note. If he were alive, today would be my uncle's 58th birthday. The Great Vava Voom must live somewhere, perhaps on the Great Dope-Smoking Beach in the Sky. I miss you Ken. Wish you were here. Happy birthday where ever you are. From Scripting News on October 1, 2003 at 8:46 a.m.. (29376) Untitled Jeremy Allaire proposes a new format called RSS-Data. He and I have been talking about this for several months. I think it's a good idea. The challenge will be to get it done without getting mired in working-group-itis. From Scripting News on October 1, 2003 at 8:46 a.m.. (29375) Untitled Chris Lydon interviews Elizabeth Spiers and Jim Moore, both of whom are on his Day 1 panel. From Scripting News on October 1, 2003 at 8:46 a.m.. (29374) Franny's #1! A big thank you goes out to Franny O. in Texas this AM for the gifts she sent from Amazon and my wish list. Thanks so much Franny, you're the best! From megnut on October 1, 2003 at 8:45 a.m.. (29373) Ahoy, oyster-loving mateys! This Saturday is the (free!) New York City Oyster Festival in lower Manhattan! From noon-9pm there'll be oysters, Guinness, and live music. And there's a shucking competition scheduled for 2pm. It takes place in lower Manhattan at Hanover Square and Stone Street. Rain date is Sunday October 5th. Perhaps I'll see you there? From megnut on October 1, 2003 at 8:45 a.m.. (29372) Catching the wireless wave Music lovers and Game Boy owners will soon be able to play unplugged. Also: Wireless broadband. From CNET News.com on October 1, 2003 at 8:45 a.m.. (29371) An open-source letter Former Novell executive Joe Firmage details the internal battles that led to the sale of the licensing rights for Unix to SCO and how that decision is now roiling the Linux market. From CNET News.com on October 1, 2003 at 8:45 a.m.. (29370) Rare Book School, University of Virginia, has anno ... Rare Book School, University of Virginia, has announced its courses for 2004 From Peter Scott&apos;s Library Blog on October 1, 2003 at 7:49 a.m.. (29369) The Joint Steering Committee for Revision of AACR ... The Joint Steering Committee for Revision of AACR has announced that its website has been redesigned and updated From Peter Scott'apos;s Library Blog on October 1, 2003 at 7:49 a.m.. (29368) The editors of Library Journal need your help in i ... The editors of Library Journal need your help in identifying the emerging leaders in the library world. Its third annual Movers & Shakers supplement will profile 50 up-and-coming people from across the U.S. and Canada who are innovative, creative, and making a difference. Deadline for submissions is November 1, 2003 From Peter Scott'apos;s Library Blog on October 1, 2003 at 7:49 a.m.. (29367) The IFLA Section on Management and Marketing in co ... The IFLA Section on Management and Marketing in collaboration with IFLA Gold Corporate Partner 3M has announced the IFLA 3M International Marketing Award for 2004. The objectives of the award are to reward the best library marketing project worldwide each year, encourage marketing in libraries, and give libraries the opportunity to share marketing experiences From Peter Scott'apos;s Library Blog on October 1, 2003 at 7:49 a.m.. (29366) Off the Wall and Online: Providing Web Access to C ... Off the Wall and Online: Providing Web Access to Cultural Collections - November 4-5, 2003 - Las Vegas, Nevada - This conference explores digitization for collections management and education in museums and other cultural institutions of all sizes. The faculty includes museum and library professionals, technical experts, educators, and administrators who will discuss a broad range of highly relevant topics From Peter Scott'apos;s Library Blog on October 1, 2003 at 7:49 a.m.. (29365) Each year, the Friends of the Princeton University ... Each year, the Friends of the Princeton University Library offer short-term Library Research Grants to promote scholarly use of the research collections. The Program in Hellenic Studies also supports a limited number of Library Research Grants in Hellenic studies, and the Cotsen Children's Library supports research in its collection on aspects of children's books From Peter Scott'apos;s Library Blog on October 1, 2003 at 7:49 a.m.. (29364) Great American Public Libraries: The 2003 HAPLR Ra ... Great American Public Libraries: The 2003 HAPLR Rankings - by Thomas J. Hennen Jr. - American Libraries, October 2003 From Peter Scott'apos;s Library Blog on October 1, 2003 at 7:49 a.m.. (29363) LOEX Clearinghouse for Library Instruction has ann ... LOEX Clearinghouse for Library Instruction has announced the official Call for Proposals for the 2004 national conference, which will be held in Ypsilanti, MI on May 6-8, 2004. The conference theme is, Library Instruction: Restating the Need, Refocusing the Response From Peter Scott'apos;s Library Blog on October 1, 2003 at 7:48 a.m.. (29362) Wellcome Trust supports open access Here are a few more details on the open-access position statement issued today by Wellcome Trust. Excerpts: "The Trust has a fundamental interest in ensuring that neither the terms struck with researchers, nor the marketing and distribution strategies used by publishers (whether commercial, not-for-profit or academic) adversely affect the availability and accessibility of this material [produced by its research grants]....The Wellcome Trust therefore supports open and unrestricted access t From FOS News on October 1, 2003 at 7:48 a.m.. (29361) Economics of scientific research publishing Here are some more details on Economic Analysis of Scientific Research Publishing report released today by Wellcome Trust. (The cover date is January 2003, but the report was released today.) On its web site the Trust says that "[t]he findings of this report contributed to [its] position statement in support of Open Access Publishing." The final section of the report contains conclusions, possible future scenarios, and an importa From FOS News on October 1, 2003 at 7:48 a.m.. (29360) RSS-Data: A Proposed Format Expanding the role of RSS into data-oriented applications   For well over 5 years, I've been excited about the role of syndication in evolving how the Internet is used and applied, and am thrilled with the progress that's been made with RSS as a common standard for content syndication, and with SOAP web services for application integration a From Jeremy Allaire&apos;s Radio on October 1, 2003 at 7:46 a.m.. (29359) 3G in new health scare Tingling, nausea and headaches From The Register on October 1, 2003 at 7:46 a.m.. (29358) Worms spread faster, blended threats grow Not nice, not nice at all From The Register on October 1, 2003 at 7:46 a.m.. (29357) Toshiba, HP unveil Media Center 2004 notebooks Reg Kit Watch Dell and Gateway go for the desktop market From The Register on October 1, 2003 at 7:46 a.m.. (29356) Canadians Are Frequent Connectors - Robyn Greenspan, CyberAtlas Many Canadians log on, log off, log on, log off, and log on again, according to research from The Yankee Group that finds 48 percent of the nation's users access the Internet at least three times per day. Furthermore, 71 percent of those spend at lea From Techno-News Blog on October 1, 2003 at 7:46 a.m.. (29355) Bill Gates' Next Big Idea - Helen Jung, Associated Press Couch potatoes, rejoice. Now you have even less reason to get up. Microsoft Corp. and several hardware companies on Tuesday will unveil a slew of personal computers powered with a new version of Windows XP Media Center software. The Media Center oper From Techno-News Blog on October 1, 2003 at 7:46 a.m.. (29354) AOL to launch service for Hispanics in U.S. - Reuters America Online plans to tap the underserved Hispanic audience in the United States with a new service, to attract new customers and help stave off a decline in subscribers. The AOL online services unit, owned by AOL Time Warner, is hoping the new bili From Techno-News Blog on October 1, 2003 at 7:46 a.m.. (29353) Online Learning Strategy for Schools is Envy of Europe - Karen Quinn, IC Northern Ireland ULSTER'S pioneering online learning strategy for schools could transform the way our children learn, a top UK education expert will reveal today. Prof David Hargreaves, chairman of the British Educational Communications and Technology Agency, will also From Educational Technology on October 1, 2003 at 7:46 a.m.. (29352) Technology makes school resources both fast and vast - BRENT FLYNN, Plano Star Remember when watching a movie at school required a student to go down to the library to retrieve a bulky film projector or TV and VCR on a big rolling cart? Or doing research for a term paper or presentation meant countless trips to the library to s From Educational Technology on October 1, 2003 at 7:46 a.m.. (29351) Students and teachers still adjusting to online classes - Jace Duval, CRC Connection Many students who registered for classes this fall found that they needed more than just a pencil and paper for their classes. With more than 47 online component classes listed in the course catalog, some Cosumnes River College students are finding tha From Online Learning Update on October 1, 2003 at 7:46 a.m.. (29350) MIT for free, virtually - Paul Festa, CNET News.com The Massachusetts Institute of Technology is making its course materials available to the world for free download. One year after the launch of its pilot program, MIT on Monday quietly published everything from class syllabuses to lecture videos for 5 From Online Learning Update on October 1, 2003 at 7:46 a.m.. (29349) It's Time to Stand Up for Online Instructors - Sally M. Johnstone, Syllabus At most colleges and universities distance learning programs began as small experimental activities involving a few faculty members and, frequently, a special campus organization to administer the courses. As these programs became popular with students From Online Learning Update on October 1, 2003 at 7:46 a.m.. (29348) Infobits September 2003 is now available from The ... Infobits September 2003 is now available from The University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill From Peter Scott'apos;s Library Blog on October 1, 2003 at 6:49 a.m.. (29347) Wellcome Trust boost for Open Access A new report published today by the UK's leading biomedical research charity reveals that the publishing of scientific research does not operate in the interests of scientists and the public, but is instead dominated by a commercial market intent on improving its market position. In an accompanying position statement the Trust makes it clear that it 'supports open and unrestricted access to the published output of research, including the open access model as From FOS News on October 1, 2003 at 6:48 a.m.. (29346) Lindows to Microsoft: Buzz Off The seller of a Linux-based operating system tweaks the software giant yet again, refusing to shut down a website which purports to help consumers cash in on a $1.1 billion class-action settlement. From Wired News on October 1, 2003 at 6:46 a.m.. (29345) Global Warming Deaths on the Rise About 160,000 people die each year from malaria, malnutrition and other maladies caused by global warming, a new study says. Researchers estimate the number could almost double by 2020. From Wired News on October 1, 2003 at 6:46 a.m.. (29344) 3G Mobile Signals: Health Effects A recent Dutch study tests the radiation from base stations for current mobile phone networks against the new third generation networks for fast data transfer. The new signals can cause headaches and nausea, the study found. From Wired News on October 1, 2003 at 6:46 a.m.. (29343) Lawsuits Damp Down P2P Audience Activity on the more popular peer-to-peer networks has dropped 41 percent in three months, according to a new poll. The RIAA's no-download message, delivered through lawsuits against individuals, seems to be getting through. From Wired News on October 1, 2003 at 6:46 a.m.. (29342) SonicVision Reaches for Stars New York's Hayden Planetarium, now the Hayden Space Theater, is one of the most powerful virtual-reality machines in the world. Now playing: SonicVision, featuring Moby, Radiohead and Bowie. Michelle Delio reports from New York City. From Wired News on October 1, 2003 at 6:46 a.m.. (29341) Palm Hands Off New Handhelds Adding features without raising prices, Palm unveils three additions to its popular line of Zire and Tungsten handhelds. The new devices could help the company become profitable this year. By Elisa Batista. From Wired News on October 1, 2003 at 6:46 a.m.. (29340) Rappers in Disharmony on P2P At a Senate committee hearing on Tuesday, rappers Chuck D and LL Cool J offer different points of view on the song-swapping issue. One wants his rights protected, the other sees an opportunity. By Katie Dean. From Wired News on October 1, 2003 at 6:46 a.m.. (29339) Ousted Official Back at Nuke Lab Stanley Busboom, former head of security at the Los Alamos lab, is back as a consultant. But how's that? Six months ago, he was forced to resign after whistle-blowers were sacked for uncovering security problems. By Noah Shachtman. From Wired News on October 1, 2003 at 6:46 a.m.. (29338) Palm launches Tungsten, Zire trio Leaked specs. confirmed From The Register on October 1, 2003 at 6:46 a.m.. (29337) Virtual Grid Supercomputer Goes (Partly) Online hotsauce writes "The BBC is reporting that CERN (the guys who invented the Web) are working on a virtual supercomputer called the Grid. The Grid taps computing ... From Slashdot on October 1, 2003 at 6:46 a.m.. (29336) Untitled Four years ago today Jon Udell and I were plotting categorization of elements of RSS feeds. It's still a big topic. It's so not about technology, it is about getting technologists to drop their egos and adopt someone else's scheme. This is a core theme in my next essay, The Rule of Win-Win. From Scripting News on October 1, 2003 at 6:46 a.m.. (29335) Untitled Happy birthday to Jake Savin! From Scripting News on October 1, 2003 at 6:46 a.m.. (29334) Untitled Friday Night Party, 7PM, Cambridge. Sponsored by Adam Curry and Dave Winer (me). We couldn't get a big company to sponsor a party without some awful strings attached, so Adam and I are splitting the tab personally on the Friday night party at The Hong Kong restaurant in the middle of Harvard Square. I've not been there myself, but I hear that it's a orgy of drunken college students. We'll be upstairs, schmoozing and trading business cards. You can drink if you want. I said to Palfrey, let's go for qu From Scripting News on October 1, 2003 at 6:46 a.m.. (29333) Untitled There's so much to talk about today. I can't believe the following isn't the top item at 4:51AM Eastern. From Scripting News on October 1, 2003 at 6:46 a.m.. (29332) Untitled If you've got something to announce at BloggerCon, it's now officially The Last Minute. Be sure to give me a heads-up. We'll try to arrange a time on Day 1 for very brief announcements, and editorial judgement will apply. Then we'll try to fit it into one of the Day 2 sessions and that's subject to the approval of the discussion leader of the session. It has to be something that's relevant to the broad blogging world for Day 1, and relevant to the topic of the Day 2 session. Feel free to approach the discussion leaders of the Day 2 sessions. From Scripting News on October 1, 2003 at 6:46 a.m.. (29331) Untitled If you eat in Cambridge, congratulations -- all restaurants and bars are now non-smoking. You can enjoy your meal without smoking. A couple of years ago I would have found that disappointing. Now I'm happy. They say you can't teach an old dog new tricks? Total bullshit. From Scripting News on October 1, 2003 at 6:46 a.m.. (29330) Untitled I linked it into the Community section of the BloggerCon directory. The list of all RSS feeds of the Con-ers is available in OPML. If you're coming to Day 2, and want your feed listed, use this form. The feed of feeds is updated once an ho From Handakte WebLAWg on October 1, 2003 at 5:51 a.m.. (29327) FBI-Guide Die Entführer der Flugzeuge vom 11.09.2001 nutzten einfache Teppichmesser, um die Maschinen in ihre Gewalt zu bekommen. Damit in Zukunft... From Handakte WebLAWg on October 1, 2003 at 5:51 a.m.. (29326) Featured Painting: Pyramid, Acrylic on Shaped Canvas, 1999 Pyramid - A large, vertical, mural scale contemporary figure composition with monumental female nude set in an architectonic niche From Randolphlee McIver - Figurative Painter, Draughtsman, Sculptor on October 1, 2003 at 5:50 a.m.. (29325) Prints and Printmaking Series of modern prints and printmaking interpretating the human form in a variety of techniques and media including etchings, lithographs, silkscreens, patter prints From Randolphlee McIver - Figurative Painter, Draughtsman, Sculptor on October 1, 2003 at 5:50 a.m.. (29324) mmO2: Competition Commission squeezes profits There may be troubles ahead From The Register on October 1, 2003 at 5:46 a.m.. (29323) UK entrepreneurs destroyed by lack of IT credit But are PCs on the never never the answer? From The Register on October 1, 2003 at 5:46 a.m.. (29322) Brits pound OpenSSL bugs Abstract thinking From The Register on October 1, 2003 at 5:46 a.m.. (29321) Untitled BloggerCon.LocalFeeds.Com: Imagine a web service that read all the feeds of all participants in BloggerCon, and presented them in reverse chronologic order as if we were all writing for the same weblog. Well, Ross Karcher did exactly that. It's totally worth bookmarking. Thanks! From Scripting News on October 1, 2003 at 5:46 a.m.. (29320) Gesundheitsreform erweitert Beschlagnahmeverbot Das am Freitag verabschiedete GesundheitsreformG hat auch Auswirkungen auf die StPO, meldet die Ärzte-Zeitung. Denn erstmals ist geregelt, welche Zugriffsrechte... From Handakte WebLAWg on October 1, 2003 at 4:51 a.m.. (29319) Google umwirbt Kaltix Wie BusinessWire mitteilt, hat Google offenbar Interesse an Kaltix, einer neuen Suchmaschine (von der es leider nur Vorab-Berichte gibt). Die... From Handakte WebLAWg on October 1, 2003 at 4:51 a.m.. (29318) Response Request for BloggerCon by EdBloggers BloggerCon is about to happen in a couple of days. There is a thread on education at the event. Skip Dodson invites edbloggers. to leave a comment on the Ohio Edublogging Site. Skip will be going to what is shaping up to be a major event. . Blogger Con is... From EdBlogger Praxis on October 1, 2003 at 4:50 a.m.. (29317) Blog City Blog City also offers a free blog hosting service. For a quick overview of features visit this page Blog City... From Disruptive Technology on October 1, 2003 at 4:50 a.m.. (29316) Half of UK homes has Net access Spam concerns From The Register on October 1, 2003 at 4:46 a.m.. (29315) Data will save mobile operators - report Revenue hike From The Register on October 1, 2003 at 4:46 a.m.. (29314) PLANNER SIMPLIFIES COLLEGE RECRUITING PROCESS FOR HIGH SCHOOL ATHLETES Blackboard Media Group publishes planner designed to help high school athletes, parents and coaches navigate the college recruiting process. [PRWEB Oct 1, 2003] From PR Web on October 1, 2003 at 4:46 a.m.. (29313) ICanType! Deluxe has been released! ICanType! is a personal typing teacher.Increase your typing speed with ICanType! [PRWEB Oct 1, 2003] From PR Web on October 1, 2003 at 4:46 a.m.. (29312) AdvantEdge Magazine ALL NEW magazine dedicated to YOUR success! by Nightingale-Conant Corporation. [PRWEB Oct 1, 2003] From PR Web on October 1, 2003 at 4:46 a.m.. (29311) Basel II fraglich? Die geplante Beschlussfassung über die neuen Eigenkapitalregeln "Basel II" sowie die geplante Umsetzung in nationales Recht bis Ende 2006 droht... From Handakte WebLAWg on October 1, 2003 at 3:51 a.m.. (29310) "tv kofler" statt "tv komplett" Premiere reagiert mit einem ungewöhnlichen Schritt auf die einstweilige Verfügungen mehrerer Verlage gegen "tv komplett". Die neue 14-tägliche Programmzeitschrift wird... From Handakte WebLAWg on October 1, 2003 at 3:51 a.m.. (29309) New Milestones Tuesday was a day of three important milestones. The most important milestone reached was Will Richardson making his 1000th post on his Weblogg-Ed blog. Will continues to post his rich reflections not only what hes is doing but on the how weblogs are and can be utilized better in the... From EdBlogger Praxis on October 1, 2003 at 3:50 a.m.. (29308) PBS And Leading Colleges Join To Provide "Anytime, Anywhere" Access to Top Quality Distance Education College Courses and Degrees From Distance-Educator.com's Daily News on October 1, 2003 at 3:49 a.m.. (29307) The Digital Disconnect: The Widening Gap Between Internet Savvy Students and their Schools From Distance-Educator.com&apos;s Daily News on October 1, 2003 at 3:49 a.m.. (29306) CMS Directory Johan Klein has established a new site on content management called CMS Directory. It's very early days, so the amount of content is limited, but I expect it will grow rapidly from here.... From Column Two on October 1, 2003 at 3:47 a.m.. (29305) Snail Mail As E-Mail techcon writes "An Australian startup Planetwide has launched an interesting product called Scan Me. The idea is simple, you redirect your snail mail to them ... From Slashdot on October 1, 2003 at 3:46 a.m.. (29304) Social Expectations Pressuring Women at Duke, Study Finds Many female students feel they are supposed to be smart, accomplished, fit, beautiful and popular, all without visible effort. From New York Times: Education on October 1, 2003 at 3:45 a.m.. (29303) A Private School That Thrives on Rules In a bleak corner of Brooklyn stands a 20-year-old private school where poor black and Hispanic youngsters consistently excel. From New York Times: Education on October 1, 2003 at 3:45 a.m.. (29302) Pataki Signs Sweatshop Bill Public colleges and school districts will be able to shun those who sell sporting goods made in sweatshops even if the firms have the lowest bid. From New York Times: Education on October 1, 2003 at 3:45 a.m.. (29301) Ms Pryputniewicz's Science Homework Site From Milton High School Milton, Massachusetts comes, Ms Pryputniewicz's Science Homework Site is a new blog. Blog as Homerwork site.... From EdBlogger Praxis on October 1, 2003 at 2:51 a.m.. (29300) Games in WebCT (9/30/03) More and more educators are interested in using games to enhance learning in the online environment; however, a common concern is that educators may not have the time, resources, or desire to develop their own games. The Digital Games Community includes links to a wide range of games that can be easily customized so that faculty members can incorporate their own course material. From Edutools News: Course Management Systems on October 1, 2003 at 2:50 a.m.. (29299) Horses for courses (are my titles getting inane?) George asks us to humour him for a moment... more than happy to, especially with something this interesting! This entry basically says "Courses are artifacts of a learning model that is becoming obsolete" and could be replaced with Communities of Practice (CoPs)... 'a learning network' He concludes: "I sincerely believe that communities and networks are the future of learning. Course and programs will continue to face pressure to adapt…and instituti From James Farmer's Radio Weblog on October 1, 2003 at 2:49 a.m.. (29298) Weblogs in formalized learning Jeremy Hiebert points to Seb & Seb talking about the difficulty of integrating blogs into formalized learning. Which is pretty relevant!!! ;O) Jeremy has some good things to say about commitment, writing something meaningful and the way in which some DBs work.. and others don't. Perhaps what interests me most though is the thoughts he has at the end of his post: < From James Farmer&apos;s Radio Weblog on October 1, 2003 at 2:49 a.m.. (29297) "IMing Means Never Having to Say You're Not There" "According to a recent America Online (AOL) Teen-Wired survey, 70 percent of teens use the Internet for instant messaging, real-time message exchange, or chat. The number jumps to 83 percent for older teens, ages eighteen to nineteen - 56 percent of them prefer the Internet to the telephone. According to Sheila Tran, a spokesperson for AOL, 'Analysts predict that by 2005, instant messaging will surpass e-mail as the primary way of communicating online.' Teens have led the way. Tran notes that 'from the start, teens had mor From The Shifted Librarian on October 1, 2003 at 2:48 a.m.. (29296) 2003 HAPLR Index Is Now Available The latest HAPLR Index is out, so commence poring over the data! (Emphasis below is mine.) "This site rates public libraries in the United States based on the latest  data from almost 9,000 U.S. libraries as reported to the Federal State Cooperative System; This is the fifth edition of the ratings. Libraries are rated, scored and ranked on 15 input and output measures. From The Shifted Librarian on October 1, 2003 at 2:48 a.m.. (29295) Love on Campus: Trying to Set Rules for the Emotions The University of California is beginning the academic year under a new policy that bans "romantic or sexual" relationships between professors and their students. From New York Times: Education on October 1, 2003 at 2:46 a.m.. (29294) Governor's Commission on School Financing Has Some Competition More than a week remains before Gov. George E. Pataki's commission on educational financing even holds its first meeting, yet it has already lost its distinction as the only game in town. From New York Times: Education on October 1, 2003 at 2:46 a.m.. (29293) New York Schools to Compete for Reading Grants New York State will receive $129 million in new federal money to pay for a program designed to improve literacy among young schoolchildren as part of the No Child Left Behind act. From New York Times: Education on October 1, 2003 at 2:46 a.m.. (29292) Football Coach Apologizes but Says He Knew of No Hazing The head coach of Mepham High School's football team apologized for not being able to protect three players who say they were sexually assaulted by their older teammates. From New York Times: Education on October 1, 2003 at 2:46 a.m.. (29291) Teacher Reassigned Amid Reports of Selling Tickets to Students A math teacher at a Queens high school was reassigned yesterday as school officials investigated whether he sold students tickets to last week's free Dave Matthews Band concert, officials said. From New York Times: Education on October 1, 2003 at 2:46 a.m.. (29290) Harvard Adds a New Biology Department Harvard Medical School is setting up its first new department in two decades, devoted to the emerging field of systems biology. From New York Times: Education on October 1, 2003 at 2:45 a.m.. (29289) Cameras Watching Students, Especially in Biloxi Fears of violence have spurred a trend to outfit public schools with the same surveillance cameras used in Wal-Marts to catch thieves. From New York Times: Education on October 1, 2003 at 2:45 a.m.. (29288) On Front Lines, Casualties It is the third week of school, and the Booker T. Washington Middle School on 107th Street is still short of books, chairs, computers, science laboratory materials and space. From New York Times: Education on October 1, 2003 at 2:45 a.m.. (29287) Iraqi Schools Expelling 'Beloved Saddam' Iraqi children will be told to cross out Saddam Hussein's face from their textbooks when they return to school this Saturday. From New York Times: Education on October 1, 2003 at 2:45 a.m.. (29286) In 'No Child Left Behind,' a Problem With the Math As might be expected from a law that creates a single accountability formula for every American school, No Child Left Behind is replete with technicalities. From New York Times: Education on October 1, 2003 at 2:45 a.m.. (29285) What is the best free blog service. Anne Davis is asking for response to her question on her EdublogInsights "We'll be using Manila for the course blog, but I'm curious if anyone has strong recommendations on the many free ones that seem to be appearing recently. I'm having trouble keeping up with them - that's a good... From EdBlogger Praxis on October 1, 2003 at 1:51 a.m.. (29284) Philadelphia University's School of Architecture goes MoTime Philadelphia University's School of Architecture & Design will have students in their A628 Multimedia course use MoTime Blogs. "The objective of the blog is to give every student an easy way to capture interesting web links relating to the Internet, multimedia and to the technology as it relates to his/her... From EdBlogger Praxis on October 1, 2003 at 1:51 a.m.. (29283) tblog tBlog offers free blog hosting. There is also very inexpensive $1.99 a month service. For the freebie service you get:... From Disruptive Technology on October 1, 2003 at 1:50 a.m.. (29282) MoTime : Free Blog service Will Richardson found a free hosting service called MoTime. MoTime is a sharp looking hosting service. It must be getting... From Disruptive Technology on October 1, 2003 at 1:50 a.m.. (29281) With Pathlore, Kansas Department of Transportation Paves the Way for E-Learning From Distance-Educator.com'apos;s Daily News on October 1, 2003 at 1:49 a.m.. (29280) Class.com, Inc. to Provide Online Courseware for Plano ISD From Distance-Educator.com'apos;s Daily News on October 1, 2003 at 1:49 a.m.. (29279) Huge computing power goes online From Distance-Educator.com'apos;s Daily News on October 1, 2003 at 1:49 a.m.. (29278) MIT for free, virtually From Distance-Educator.com'apos;s Daily News on October 1, 2003 at 1:49 a.m.. (29277) Higher costs for higher education From Distance-Educator.com'apos;s Daily News on October 1, 2003 at 1:49 a.m.. (29276) Managing E-Learning Pieces From Distance-Educator.com'apos;s Daily News on October 1, 2003 at 1:49 a.m.. (29275) New Museum Joins Forces With Artists' Web Site From Distance-Educator.com'apos;s Daily News on October 1, 2003 at 1:49 a.m.. (29274) Carnegie grant to help revamp teacher training From Distance-Educator.com'apos;s Daily News on October 1, 2003 at 1:49 a.m.. (29273) Resources, Reports, Tools, Lists, and Full-Text Do... From ResourceShelf on October 1, 2003 at 1:49 a.m.. (29272) Submit Nominations for Next LJ Movers & Shakers Issue Time for the LJ Third Annual Movers amp Shakers "Brian Kenney writes: 'The editors of Library Journal need your help in identifying the emerging leaders in the library world. From librarians to vendors to others who work in the field or related industries, our third annual Movers & Shakers supplement will profile up-and-coming talent: people who are innovative, creative, and making a difference. Now more than ever, library workers are creating ground-breaking s From The Shifted Librarian on October 1, 2003 at 1:47 a.m.. (29271) Mapping the Reach of Libraries WorldKit "WorldKit is an easy to use and highly flexible mapping application for the Web. It's a Flash based app, configured entirely by XML and requires no programming or extra software. It's in the style of World as a Blog, with many customizable design elements. If you have any sort of geographic information .. such as environmental data, weblog, site visitors, travel diary, photo albums, news .. on worldwide or local scale, check o From The Shifted Librarian on October 1, 2003 at 1:47 a.m.. (29270) Army enlists HP for tech overhaul Hewlett-Packard plans to announce a contract worth up to $500 million to provide hardware, software and services to help the U.S. Army integrate its information systems. From CNET News.com on October 1, 2003 at 1:45 a.m.. (29269) HP does a Double-Take on data backup Hewlett-Packard is teaming with a small software company to offer a data replication product for Microsoft applications. From CNET News.com on October 1, 2003 at 1:45 a.m.. (29268) EMC beefs up mid-tier storage The data storage giant plans to unveil a set of network-attached storage products, including a device that runs Microsoft's new storage operating system. From CNET News.com on October 1, 2003 at 1:45 a.m.. (29267) Sun enlists utility computing ally The server company signs up consulting firm SchlumbergerSema to partner on pay-as-you-go processing power and outsourcing services. From CNET News.com on October 1, 2003 at 1:45 a.m.. (29266) Palm pitches three new handhelds The company is looking to gain new customers while satisfying its upgrade-happy enthusiast crowd, but analysts expect it to be a tough holiday season for the overall PDA market. From CNET News.com on October 1, 2003 at 1:45 a.m.. (29265) Millennials Go to College This afternoon, I attended an open General Assembly at SHU, where Director of Admissions Mary Kay Cooper presented a well-delivered demographic snapshot of today's entering college students, drawn largely from the booklet, Millenials Go To College by Neil Howe and William Strauss. We were given seven core traits of students... From PEDABLOGUE on October 1, 2003 at 12:51 a.m.. (29264) Full-Text Report, "An Economic Analysis of Scientific Research Publishing" From ResourceShelf on October 1, 2003 at 12:48 a.m.. (29263) Public Schools Beware, OpenCourseWare Is Here From another blog I post at:"Free" Private Education - MIT OpenCourseWare In 1999, MIT began an initiative to "virtualize" all of their graduate and undergraduate programs, for public consumption, por gratis (an idea similar to Wikipedia). As of September 2003... From Tim Swanson on October 1, 2003 at 12:48 a.m.. (29262) Who is Biff Cantrell? According to the pre-eminent source, there are only 10 known web sightings of the myterious person who calls himself "Biff Cantrell" (Google for "Biff Cantrell"). How come his home address is unknown? All messages sent to biff@zippy.com are bounced back? Does anyone know Biff? Seen him? Please have him call home. From cogdogblog on October 1, 2003 at 12:47 a.m.. (29261) The Surprising Benefits of Being Unemployed SimuAndy writes "David Dvorkin, a programmer and writer of some repute, has published an essay on The Surprising Benefits of Being Unemployed. Well worth the ... From Slashdot on October 1, 2003 at 12:46 a.m.. (29260) Improved RSS feed The Open Access News RSS feed now supports titles and bylines. I gladly give public thanks to OAN contributor Mark Pilgrim for the script revisions that made it possible. Thank you, Mark! From FOS News on September 30, 2003 at 11:48 p.m.. (29259) House to Vote on CARP Revision Bill So I was wondering about legislative process reform and came upon this, from kurthanson.com (via Joseph Lorenzo Hall on the dig-copyright mailing list): "A bill intended to reform the copyright arbitration process known as CARP has passed the House Judiciary Committee, and will next go to the full House of Representatives for a vote." "H.R. 1417, the 'Copyright Royalty and Distribution Reform Act,' addre From A Copyfighter&apos;s Musings on September 30, 2003 at 11:48 p.m.. (29258) Untitled The Guy Responsible For Ctrl-Alt-Del. Gannett News is running a story about David Bradley, the IBM engineer who, in 1980, coined Ctrl-Alt-Del. Interestingly, he meant for it to remain a ... [Slashdot] From Handheld Instructional Technology on September 30, 2003 at 11:46 p.m.. (29257) 9.8 m/s^2 Georgie wasn't terribly bright. Sometimes that got him down. Once he had been so low that he almost threw himself out of the twenty-fourth story window of the Manor Manor hotel. Fortunately the young master had been there. The young master had said, "you don't want to do that Georgie." When Georgie had insisted that he did, the young master had asked him if he knew just how fast he would fall if he jumped out the twenty- fourth story window. "Yes," Georgie had replied, "nine point eight metres per second." He was surprised to hear himself say it. He hadn't known he'd known. From kuro5hin.org on September 30, 2003 at 11:45 p.m.. (29256) California to license VoIP providers Regulators in the Golden State have begun forcing Internet telephone service providers to apply for telephone operator licenses, a state official says. From CNET News.com on September 30, 2003 at 11:45 p.m.. (29255) [List Feeds][Add Another Feed][Back to Edu_RSS]