Open Clip Art Project The Open Clip Art Project is a new effort to catalog and encourage the creation of new clip art using the Creative Commons public domain dedication. Providing clipart for open source productivity applications is one of OCAP's goals. Contribute your clipart creations now, perhaps your work will one day be available to OpenOffice's m From Creative Commons: weblog on April 27, 2004 at 9:45 p.m..

Linux seller licenses Windows Media technology Turbolinux, a Japanese seller of the open-source operating system, bridges a philosophical divide by licensing Microsoft technology for playing digital music and video. From CNET News.com on April 27, 2004 at 9:45 p.m..

Dipsie wades in search waters The Web search start-up plans to introduce a tool to help Web sites improve their rankings in query results on Google, Yahoo and others. From CNET News.com on April 27, 2004 at 9:45 p.m..

Intel's Dothan chip expected May 10 Intel's next notebook chip is almost here, insiders say, and the powerful processor's debut will come with lower prices and a new naming schme. From CNET News.com on April 27, 2004 at 8:45 p.m..

First Test Post from Windows ecto first test post from Windows ecto From Roland Tanglao's Weblog on April 27, 2004 at 7:52 p.m..

Global ECM market still likely to consolidate Brice Dunwoodie reports on a recent Ovum report on the future of enterprise content management vendors. To quote: Vignette & Interwoven - proceed with caution warns Ovum. The entry into the Enterprise Content Management (EMC) market of Microsoft and the... From Column Two on April 27, 2004 at 7:48 p.m..

Making a program Working really hard on the program for BlogTalk 2.0. Tomorrow it'll be ready to go public. From thomas n. burg | randgänge on April 27, 2004 at 7:48 p.m..

Internet Manual (collaboratively edited) Excellent, Internet-Reader in German, done by http://de.wikipedia.org. wikireader internet . sehr schön. [via rll ] [ smi ] From thomas n. burg | randgänge on April 27, 2004 at 7:48 p.m..

i18n again Sam Ruby pinpoints the glitch: Let's take a closer look into Jon's RSS feed: ... From Jon's Radio on April 27, 2004 at 7:47 p.m..

It's so, like, serindipidipitous, man... First thing this morning, for reasons yet unclear to me, I subjected a group of very nice people to the dreaded introduction to learning objects presentation, puppet show, and dance… The talk was hosted by UBC’s cross-town rivals at Kwantlen University College. At the outset, most of the attendees admitted to scant awareness and only slightly more curiosity about this... From Object Learning on April 27, 2004 at 7:47 p.m..

Google AdWords Under Further Trademark Scrutiny Search marketers could be impacted by Google's recent tangles with trademark owners. From E-Commerce Guide on April 27, 2004 at 7:45 p.m..

IBM expands midmarket push Big Blue continues its efforts to win over midsize businesses with a set of products for managing computer environments, including disaster-recovery services. From CNET News.com on April 27, 2004 at 7:45 p.m..

Survey: Big business bears brunt of attacks Security breaches are making six-figure dents in the bank balances of large British companies, according to a U.K. government report. From CNET News.com on April 27, 2004 at 6:45 p.m..

Web portal for sale, slightly used Terra Lycos hires Lehman Brothers and touts booming search market in a bid to sell its flagging U.S. division. From CNET News.com on April 27, 2004 at 6:45 p.m..

Problematic Password Proliferation Mishawaka, IN. One of the unexpected side effects of big increases in web commerce and information distribution is a proliferation of passwords. Almost every web site requires its own user name and password scheme in order to place orders, check... From Indiana IT on April 27, 2004 at 6:01 p.m..

Are You Revealing Company Secrets? Most business managers know that electronic data can be harder to destroy than paper data. Copies can be made or e-mailed with the click of a button, and even deleting files may leave their data intact on the hard drive.... From Indiana IT on April 27, 2004 at 6:01 p.m..

Wireless Strategy - the New Buzzword A few short years ago, everyone wanted to know what your Internet strategy was HYPHEN your boss, the board of directors, shareholders, even your neighbors. While the hype surrounding wireless technologies hasn't quite reached the level of the Internet mania... From Indiana IT on April 27, 2004 at 6:01 p.m..

Convergence Becoming A Reality Convergence has been one of the more overused buzzwords so far in this millenium. For years, we've been hearing that technologies are converging HYPHEN televisions, video games, and computers are supposed to be "converging" into the same device, for example.... From Indiana IT on April 27, 2004 at 6:01 p.m..

Video Management Once upon a time, "video surveillance" was used primarily for security purposes. Video cameras allowed security personnel to monitor remote areas without actually having a physical presence, and video recordings could be replayed in the event of a crime... From Indiana IT on April 27, 2004 at 6:01 p.m..

Search Engine Upheaval in 2004 Until 2004, the web search business was a single story: Google consolidating its hold on web searches. During that time, Google.com became the most popular search site, and through partner sites dominated much of the rest of the industry. As... From Indiana IT on April 27, 2004 at 6:01 p.m..

Netsky and Other Worm Attacks A new wave of worm attacks is filling inboxes around the world. In an increasingly common scenario, old worms have been given new life with version changes. At the moment, Netsky.q is the most troublesome. This virus poses as an... From Indiana IT on April 27, 2004 at 6:01 p.m..

Hidden Costs of Linux While most adopters of Linux proclaim its cost (often free) as its major virtue, a survey by the Yankee Group finds that corporate IT managers are concerned about costs other than the outright purchase cost. They anticipate significantly higher installation... From Indiana IT on April 27, 2004 at 6:00 p.m..

The Death of E-mail? A recent cover story in Infoworld flatly proclaimed, "E-mail is Broken". Others have gone so far as to say e-mail is dying or dead. While the reports of e-mail's death have been greatly exaggerated (to paraphrase Mark Twain), there are... From Indiana IT on April 27, 2004 at 6:00 p.m..

Google and IT Departments There's little doubt that Google has been a wildly popular search tool. Despite the efforts of Google's trademark lawyers, one still hears talk about "googling" one's date. The effectiveness of its spidering and indexing much of the content on the... From Indiana IT on April 27, 2004 at 6:00 p.m..

Neel Chatterjee '91: Orrick IP partner Neel is a top lawyer under 40 in California <%image(20040424-dartseal.jpg|68|75|)%> Siliconindia: SAN FRANCISCO: Orrick, Herrington & Sutcliffe LLP has said that Neel Chatterjee, an intellectual property partner in the firm's Silicon Valley office, has been named as one of the top 20 lawyers under 40 in California by legal newspaper &#8220;The Daily Journal&#8221;. Chatterjee earned a B.A. from Dartmouth College in 1991 and his J.D. from Vanderbilt University School of Law in 1994.Read article here--> From BuzzFlood News on April 27, 2004 at 5:59 p.m..

Australia's Most Populous State Bans Production Of GM Food Until 2006. Premier Bob Carr announces the ban on the production of GM food crops (such as canola, clover, mustard and field peas) until 2006 in New South Wales, Australia's most populous state. From ORGANIC (Ltd) on April 27, 2004 at 5:59 p.m..

Speaking Volumes, May-June 2004 From What's New at the Minneapolis Public Library on April 27, 2004 at 5:58 p.m..

Take me by the hand, take me somewhere new This is interesting: Bell Sympatico and Mobility teamed up to provide coverage to Avril Lavigne's mall tour. The interesting part is, all photo coverage was provided by Mobility via their flagship camera phones, Samsung A600s. Sympatico posted them all on Buzznet, a moblogging site. This comes as a bit of a surprise to me, since Bell Canada has always been obsessed with order process approvals and workflow management. In other words, they're the type of corp that you'd think would least likely make a blog. It's risky, especially considering the number of comment flames you& From silentblue | Quantified on April 27, 2004 at 5:58 p.m..

Stay in touch From AudioCourses Distance Learning Online Sound Engineering School- Forums on April 27, 2004 at 5:58 p.m..

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All the craze in Asia - Mobile Flash Straps From Simply UK Gadgets on April 27, 2004 at 5:57 p.m..

WeatherBug's 'Embedded Blogger' Taking hold age of not one, but two trendy words that describe the latest developments in journalism, WeatherBug has added an "embedded blogger" to its tornado coverage. Fifth-grade science teacher David Thon has been selected to join a team of WeatherBug meteorologists who will spend five days chasing storms in the "Tornado Alley" region of the Midwest U.S. at the height of tornado season.&nbsp;He'll blog the tornado chase, which will begin on May 3 in Oklahoma City, with impressions and pho From Poynter E-Media Tidbits on April 27, 2004 at 5:57 p.m..

Instant Messenger Innovations & Learning Kann das eine Typ-Frage sein? Vor ca. 3 Jahren haben wir in einem größeren Team Instant Messaging (mehr über IM hier) eingeführt: man konnte auf dem Screen in einem kleinen Fenster sehen, welche Kollegen online (ich glaube, da war eine... From www.weiterbildungsblog.de on April 27, 2004 at 5:54 p.m..

Towards a Philosophy of M-Learning Ein weiteres Konzept, das ich in seinen Auswirkungen noch nicht abschätzen kann: M-Learning. Lange Zeit dachte ich, dass M-Learning nichts weiter als das Ergebnis der Suche nach einem neuen Buzzword sei und schenkte dem Phänomen wenig Aufmerksamkeit. Mit Blick auf... From www.weiterbildungsblog.de on April 27, 2004 at 5:54 p.m..

Fliegen, Sitzen, Krank, Tot Wer über den Atlantik pendelt, kennt das Problem: Die Mehrzahl der Passagiere sitzt eingeklemmt, selbst in den dicksten Flugzeugen. Die... From Handakte WebLAWg on April 27, 2004 at 5:54 p.m..

Justitias Schwäche Die Vorsitzende Richterin B. Koppenhöfer hat sich im Mannesmann-Prozess ungewollt in den Vordergrund gespielt, heißt es in der SZ. Bei... From Handakte WebLAWg on April 27, 2004 at 5:54 p.m..

Von Blawg-Ringen und Law-OPML´s Mone (die mit den neuesten Nachrichten) hat sich jetzt auch in die Niederungen der Juristen begeben und dabei auch die... From Handakte WebLAWg on April 27, 2004 at 5:54 p.m..

An Intro to Online Training Games From ScotFEICT on April 27, 2004 at 5:54 p.m..

La Universidad de Almería permitirá cursar por Internet asignaturas optativas y de libre configuración En el Aula Virtual de la Universidad de Almería tendrán cabida materias de todas las titulaciones que se ofertan en el campus, siempre y cuando sean optativas y de libre configuración específica. ... (Sigue) From Titulares eLearning WORKSHOPS on April 27, 2004 at 5:53 p.m..

Upcoming conference at Brandeis Scholarly Publishing at the Crossroads will be held at Brandeis University on May 4, 2004 from 9 AM - 12 PM. Panelists include Emilie Marcus, Editor, Cell, and Executive Editor, Cell Press; Peter Newmark, Editorial Director, BioMed Central; Vivian Siegel, Executive Director, Public Library of Science; and Margaret Reich, Director of Publications and Executive Editor, American Physiological Society. They will discuss the advantages and disadvantages of traditional and open access modes of publishing, particularly with respect From FOS News on April 27, 2004 at 5:50 p.m..

David Weinberger's excellent rant C-SPAN captured David Weinberger's excellent rant yesterday at the Technology and Politics Summit in DC. The stream was overloaded last I checked, but I captured a clip (WinMedia, --> From Jon's Radio on April 27, 2004 at 5:47 p.m..

AutoZone wants SCO case put on hold The auto parts retailer answers the SCO Group's legal push against big Linux users by asking the court to postpone the copyright-violation lawsuit against it. From CNET News.com on April 27, 2004 at 5:45 p.m..

Bloglines (like MailByRSS) will convert mailing lists into RSS feeds Tim pointed out in a comment to my MailByRSS post that Bloglines will also convert mailing lists into RSS feeds. Of course, you need a free Bloglines account. If you don't mind or want a server based RSS reader, I definitely would recommend Bloglines. It is one of the best hosted blog readers. From --> From Roland Tanglao's Weblog on April 27, 2004 at 4:53 p.m..

MailFeed - PHP script to turn mail into RSS Cool, need to check this one out! From MailFeed: Generate an RSS feed from a POP3, IMAP, or NNTP mailbox: QUOTEMailFeed is a PHP script that checks a POP3, IMAP, or NNTP mailbox on demand and returns an RSS feed containing the messages in the mailbox. I wrote MailFeed after realizing that it would be much more convenient to read my email along with my morning RSS feeds.UNQUOTE From Roland Tanglao's Weblog on April 27, 2004 at 4:53 p.m..

CMAJ stands by OA policy Medical research, the media and open access, CMAJ 170(9), 1365 (April 27, 2004). One of the questions regarding OA to medical information is how that information gets translated or misintrepreted by the press and public (and if such is the case, then why allow open access to the source publication so that the public may be even more confused, skeptics may argue.) While exploring these questions in their current issue, CMAJ also points to data that signify: "Online publication brings a different readership, and a wider authorship." From FOS News on April 27, 2004 at 4:50 p.m..

Kill Drill, Vol. I In the tradition of 'no sacred cows', I'm going to bite the hand. Learning Circuits, that hosts this blog, has a new article titled An Intro to Online Training Games. They say nothing wrong, but it's a sin by omission. They convey the impression that games for learning are all dressed-up "drill and kill", gameshow trappings for knowledge test. Whether that's the received wisdom or not, it's limited and harmful. Yes, there are times when... From Learning Circuits Blog on April 27, 2004 at 4:47 p.m..

7-Eleven rings in cell phone service The convenience store chain is selling its own prepaid cell phone service in 1,400 stores. Analysts say other retailers will soon follow. From CNET News.com on April 27, 2004 at 4:45 p.m..

Aussie bank scales up against 'phishing' A major Australian financial group increases its efforts to combat online fraud and drops its large-scale use of Microsoft Windows for ATM and point-of-sale transactions. From CNET News.com on April 27, 2004 at 4:45 p.m..

Stepping up security efforts Heightened security concerns are leading businesses worldwide to make sure their computer networks are shipshape. From CNET News.com on April 27, 2004 at 4:45 p.m..

Institutional Archives Registry Listing of known Open Archives Initiative (OAI) repositories with numbers of records and growth charts. So far, something like 180 repositories are listed (view them by type and by country of origin by clicking 'browse') though as Stevan Harnad indicates in his email, there are more out there. If you have one and it's not listed, consider adding it to the site. By Tim Brody, EPrints.Org, April, 2004 [ From OLDaily on April 27, 2004 at 4:45 p.m..

Towards a Philosophy of M-Learning Terry found this paper and forwarded it to Rory, who forwarded it to me. It is well worth noting. The author writes, "The medium in which children play, communicate, and learn - the world of networked computing and mobile communications - is increasingly identical with the world in which adults communicate, work, do business, and seek entertainment." This causes us to rethink the role of the school and the idea that learning is something that people, and especially children, do in isolation from society as a whole. Moreover, the author notes, not only is our locus of communication changing, so From OLDaily on April 27, 2004 at 4:45 p.m..

Google IPO Could Re-energize Valley Everyone is going ga-ga over the possibility of a Google IPO. Let me go on the record as being (possibly the only person in the world to be) opposed to the idea. Sure, an IPO would generate a whack of cash. But Google makes money now, good money. And IPOs are not free: when you sell shares, you lose your independence, and time and again Google has demonstrated that the rules it plays by - starting with its core principle, "Don't do evil" - are different from the mainstream of the corporate community. Add to that the foolish and unjustified spin-off effect a Google IPO would cause and you From OLDaily on April 27, 2004 at 4:45 p.m..

World Finance Officials Focus on Poverty Bonnie Bracey summarizes this item nicely in WWWEDU: "A number of countries, led by the Netherlands, Norway, Britain, France and Canada, announced new commitments for a World Bank fast-track program to get more support to 40 poor nations judged to have the best plans for achieving universal education. But education advocates said the effort was being held back by the reluctance of other wealthy countries including the United States to commit enough money to the program." Though Bonnie linked to an AOL source in her email, which requires a registration, I have loctaed this open access alternati From OLDaily on April 27, 2004 at 4:45 p.m..

As Wealthy Fill Top Colleges, New Efforts to Level the Field A university degree from a prestigious institution, they say, is synonomous with academic excellence. Of course, this may be a relic of the past, as a university degree from these institutions is becoming increasingly a sign of how wealthy your parents are. This is a trend I have been observing for the last 20 years, since I entered university as an unmatriculated adult. Sooner or later, the other show will drop, and universities will pay the price for favoring financial means over academic qualifications. By David Leonhardt, New York Times, April 22, 2004 [OLDaily on April 27, 2004 at 4:45 p.m..

Implementation of WSIS recommendations at National Levels It would appear that publishers are now alerted to the danger that WSIS might promote open access, if this commentary on the WSIS process in Britain is any guide. This item contains a scathing comment from Francis Muguet, who chairs the WSIS Working Group on Scient ific Information. She writes, "One can clearly see that the oral testimony schedule is completely unbalanced in favor of publishers. There are fours panels for publishers vs one panel for Libraries and only one for Academics... The irony is that Committee' secretary replied to us that 'Your written evidence was very thorou From OLDaily on April 27, 2004 at 4:45 p.m..

Study: Carriers answer customer demands The majority of cellular consumers are happy with the quality and coverage of their service, according to a study from Jupiter Research. From CNET News.com on April 27, 2004 at 3:45 p.m..

Handheld shipments dip in first quarter Shipments of handhelds declined in the first quarter after two quarters of growth. An especially strong fourth quarter was partly to blame, according to a report. From CNET News.com on April 27, 2004 at 3:45 p.m..

Multinational team cracks crypto puzzle Mathematicians from Europe and North America used 10 workstations to solve RSA Security's latest challenge--and win $10,000. From CNET News.com on April 27, 2004 at 3:45 p.m..

Prof. Perrin: Move over, guzzlers, for wave of future <%image(20040427-solo.jpg|60|88|null)%> The News Tribune: One of the perks of editing letters to the editor for The News Tribune is that occasionally you get to meet friendly readers. Gail Nuckels, came by the office the other day and gave me a ride in her shiny new Toyota Prius hybrid... One reason I wanted a spin in Nuckels' Prius was my recollection of a charming 1991 book by a Dartmouth professor, &#8220;Solo, Life with an Electric Car.&#8221; The prof, Noel Perrin, ordered a bat From BuzzFlood News on April 27, 2004 at 3:00 p.m..

Jeffrey Immelt '78, GE chairman: Get ready for some heated competition, rapid growth of '90s is over <%image(20040427-Immelt.jpg|141|215|)%> Concord Monitor:HANOVER - The business world is in a period of increased competitiveness that will reward those who hone their ideas and skills most sharply, Jeffrey Immelt, chief executive and chairman of General Electric, said yesterday. In his keynote address at Dartmouth College's third annual &#8220;Greener Ventures&#8221; entrepreneurship conference, Immelt, who graduated from Dartmouth College in 1978, restated a message that many companies and executives must already repeat to themselves: The easy days of the 1990s are long over, and From BuzzFlood News on April 27, 2004 at 3:00 p.m..

A wasted opportunity for the web accessibility cause One look at the UK Disability Rights Commission's website, as a working example of one that is accessible, is enough to put you off the idea of accessible websites for life. It needn't be this way: you can make your website virtually any way you like and it can still be accessible. From Digital Media Europe - digital media news from across Europe on April 27, 2004 at 3:00 p.m..

Combining multi-player gaming with reality TV and iTV Danish IT and iTV consultant Peter Jørgensen has a crazy idea for a interactive massively multi-player reality game-show. Any takers? From Digital Media Europe - digital media news from across Europe on April 27, 2004 at 3:00 p.m..

Siemens installs China Mobile WAP gateway The installation will allow around 100m mobile phone subscribers to access mobile internet applications, making it the world's second largest WAP gateway. From Digital Media Europe - digital media news from across Europe on April 27, 2004 at 3:00 p.m..

Cablecom orders Transmode System 1100 WDM Transmode is providing Cablecom with its System 1100 WDM transmission equipment. From Digital Media Europe - digital media news from across Europe on April 27, 2004 at 3:00 p.m..

E-voting causes security and privacy concerns in the Netherlands A Dutch lower house report on e-voting has revealed some disturbing security and privacy problems with the country's plans for electronic voting. From Digital Media Europe - digital media news from across Europe on April 27, 2004 at 3:00 p.m..

DVRs poised to change advertising culture Forcasts of increased DVR usage could mean decreased TV advertising budgets. TV's loss may lead to an increase in Internet advertising revenues. For years, TV advertisers have relied upon the "captive audience" for pushing their product pitches, but now TV viewership is on the wane with the rise of the Internet and other entertainment options. Add in the commercial skipping features of DVRs and TV advertisers are faced with a precipitous decline in the value of their advertising dollar. This new viewership reality has started to change advertiser attitudes and From unmediated on April 27, 2004 at 3:00 p.m..

TI says streaming will grow 87% Texas Instruments says home streaming media is only going to get bigger. TI says streaming will grow at a rate of 87% annually between 2004 and 2008. Note: TI is in the streaming biz, and has an interest in its growth. From unmediated on April 27, 2004 at 3:00 p.m..

Laser vision You'll have to feel&nbsp;totally comfortable with beaming lasers into your eyes to want to try this out, but a company called Microvision has come out with the Nomad Expert Technician System, which uses a wireless computer and a sort of monocle to project a virtual image by beaming lasers directly into the retina. Microvision says th From unmediated on April 27, 2004 at 3:00 p.m..

Tiny Stealth PC Adds Integrated WiFi Stealth Computing's newest small footprint PC, the LPC-401XW, has built-in WiFi, but sadly only of the 802.11b variety. With up to a 3.2GHz Pentium 4 inside, you could hide this substantial little box anywhere there is a power outlet (think Home Theater PC). The 802.11b is really too bad, From unmediated on April 27, 2004 at 3:00 p.m..

Australia's Most Populous State Bans Production Of GM Food Until 2006. Premier Bob Carr announces the ban on the production of GM food crops (such as canola, clover, mustard and field peas) until 2006 in New South Wales, Australia's most populous state. From ORGANIC (Ltd) on April 27, 2004 at 2:59 p.m..

Musical Allergy, A Sour Note Title: Musical Allergy, A Sour NoteCategory: Health NewsCreated: 4/26/04Last Editorial Review: 4/26/04 From MedicineNet Daily News on April 27, 2004 at 2:58 p.m..

LASIK in Summer, Think Twice Title: LASIK in Summer, Think TwiceCategory: Health NewsCreated: 4/26/04Last Editorial Review: 4/26/04 From MedicineNet Daily News on April 27, 2004 at 2:58 p.m..

Keeping Your Cool While Pregnant Title: Keeping Your Cool While PregnantCategory: Health NewsCreated: 4/26/04 1:58:00 AMLast Editorial Review: 4/26/04 1:58:19 AM From MedicineNet Daily News on April 27, 2004 at 2:58 p.m..

Open Hernia Surgery Bests Scope Title: Open Hernia Surgery Bests ScopeCategory: Health NewsCreated: 4/26/04 1:58:00 AMLast Editorial Review: 4/26/04 1:58:19 AM From MedicineNet Daily News on April 27, 2004 at 2:58 p.m..

50 Years Later, 'Polio Pioneers' Still Recall the Fear Title: 50 Years Later, 'Polio Pioneers' Still Recall the FearCategory: Health NewsCreated: 4/26/04 1:58:00 AMLast Editorial Review: 4/26/04 1:58:20 AM From MedicineNet Daily News on April 27, 2004 at 2:58 p.m..

First Online Teaching Experiences In the April issue of the Journal of Asynchronous Learning Networks, Dianne Conrad of the University of New Brunswick has published her qualitative research on the reflections of novice online instructors. The research covers interviews with five new instructors, all using the WebCT platform in a university setting. The study uses Collins & Berge's framework for facilitating interacti From Poynter E-Media Tidbits on April 27, 2004 at 2:58 p.m..

SMS Games as a Marketing Tool Spanish newspaper La Vanguardia will offer readers an entertaining way to learn more about the Forum 2004. That event, "the first Universal Forum of Cultures," takes place this summer in Barcelona and hosts debates, themed exhibitions, and the World Festival of the Arts. Readers of La Vanguardia can participate in a daily SMS contest in which they have to answer questions about Forum 2004's artists, themes, and topics. < From Poynter E-Media Tidbits on April 27, 2004 at 2:58 p.m..

A Wider Selection at the Newsstand Physical newsstands are an anachronism in the Internet age. With newspapers from around the world only a mouse-click away, the shops lost one of their primary reasons for being in the 1990s. But perhaps I've written them off too soon. NewspaperDirect, a print-on-demand newspaper service that delivers same-day editions to hotels, conferences, and cruise ships, has entered into its first agreement with a retail chain in Switzerland. The company is working with k-Kiosk AG, Switzerland's largest retail kiosk chain, to provide same-day printed From Poynter E-Media Tidbits on April 27, 2004 at 2:58 p.m..

Classroom Assessment Techniques Through close observation of students in the process of learning, the collection of frequent feedback on students' learning, and the design of modest classroom experiments, teachers can learn much about how students learn and, more specifically, how students respond to particular teaching approaches. Classroom Assessment helps individual college teachers obtain useful feedback on what, how much, and how well their students are learning. Faculty can then use this information to refocus their teaching to help students make their learning more efficient and more effective. From Elearnopedia on April 27, 2004 at 2:55 p.m..

40 Fragen Am 01.05.2004 wächst die EU um 75 Mio. Menschen. Damit entstehen auch viele Fragen, wie z.B.: "In welchem Umfang können... From Handakte WebLAWg on April 27, 2004 at 2:55 p.m..

Röll´s Überlegungen Martin Röll macht sich Gedanken um Sixapart (TypePad, MT) einerseits und die Unternehmenskommunikation anderseits.... From Handakte WebLAWg on April 27, 2004 at 2:55 p.m..

US: National Archivist http://www.lisnews.com/article.pl?sid=04/04/26/142203 An Anonymous sends us more news on the nominee for National Archivist. Nine professional organizations (not named in this article, but discussed in an earlier LISNews story or two) have expressed concerns about Allen Weinstein's qualifications and experience, especially his penchant for secrecy. The entry is referring to: A Controversial Choice for the Position of Archivist of the United States: Part of the Bush Administrat From Archivalia on April 27, 2004 at 2:54 p.m..

Prints and Photographs Online... The Library of Congress: http://www.loc.gov/rr/print/catalog.html From Archivalia on April 27, 2004 at 2:54 p.m..

Comunae lanza un campus virtual con más de 250 cursos online El portal de formación Comunae y la empresa Aulavía han firmado un acuerdo para poner en marcha un --> From Titulares eLearning WORKSHOPS on April 27, 2004 at 2:54 p.m..

Más de 5.000 personas aprenden valenciano por Internet Ya son 5.000 las personas matriculadas en los cursos de valenciano a través de Internet, según ha declarado el director general de Política Lingüística y Patrimonio Cultural Valenciano, David Serra.... (Sigue) From Titulares eLearning WORKSHOPS on April 27, 2004 at 2:54 p.m..

Las TIC impulsan la modernización de la educación y el conocimiento La Fundación Telefónica ha presentado el estudio sobre la implantación de las Tecnologías de la Información y las nuevas técnicas de e-Learning en el desarrollo de la educación española. ... (Sigue) From Titulares eLearning WORKSHOPS on April 27, 2004 at 2:54 p.m..

The Nonsense Of 'Knowledge Management' This interesting paper &quot;Examines critically the origins and basis of 'knowledge management', its components and its development as a field of consultancy practice. Problems in the distinction between 'knowledge' and 'information' are explored, as well as Polanyi&amp;ap... From Kolabora.com on April 27, 2004 at 2:53 p.m..

Get The Pulse Of The Online Collaboration Industries There is indeed so much to be learned in this blooming online collaboration marketplace that only by having a continued and intense exposure to different collaboration technologies one can truly appreciate the opportunities and routes opening up for many companies to create a successful business and... From Kolabora.com on April 27, 2004 at 2:53 p.m..

Notes from Above the Mall Okay, so I wasn't actually there. From The Gadflyer | All Feeds on April 27, 2004 at 2:51 p.m..

How to Lose Friends and Not Influence People Why does the Bush Administration view rising anti-Americanism in Europe as validation, rather than the danger that it is? From The Gadflyer | All Feeds on April 27, 2004 at 2:51 p.m..

On crisis in scholarly book publishing Jennifer L. Holberg and Marcy Taylor, Getting the Profession We Want, or A Few Thoughts on the Crisis in Scholarly Publishing, Pedagogy 4(1), 1-7 (2004). (Access restricted to subscribers.) The editors of Pedagogy explore the economics of the scholarly monograph, a condition of tenure for many academic departments. As library book budgets are increasingly constrained by the rising costs of books and especially journals, university presses and would-be authors have suffered. Holberg and Taylor review much of the discussion aroun From FOS News on April 27, 2004 at 2:50 p.m..

OA edition of Chris Awre article When I first blogged Chris Awre's article from the April issue of Learned Publishing, The JISC's FAIR Programme: disclosing and sharing institutional assets, it was only accessible to subscribers. But he has now created an OA edition by depositing it in E-L From FOS News on April 27, 2004 at 2:50 p.m..

Dartmouth repository coming Alix Cody, Google, colleges team up to provide research tools, The Dartmouth Online, April 27, 2004. Dartmouth is about to adopt a DSpace institutional repository and participate in the Google harvesting project. Not much detail here about either one. From FOS News on April 27, 2004 at 2:50 p.m..

More on the UK inquiry The House of Commons has posted the uncorrected transcript from the April 21 session of oral evidence. The witnesses on this transcript are Lynne Brindley (British Library), Peter Fox (Cambridge University Library), Frederick Friend (JISC and University College London), Di Martin (University of Hertfordshire), Jane Carr (Authors' Licensing & Collecting Society), James Crabbe (Animal and Microbial Sciences, University of Reading), Nigel Hitchin (Mathematics, Oxford), D.F. Williams (Tis From Joho the Blog on April 27, 2004 at 2:49 p.m..

Jewgle, Part 3 Shel points out that now when you search for "jew," Google at the top of the page points you to a quite reasonable explanation of why you're getting anti-Semitic pages. This seems like to me like an excellent resolution. Ironically, the first site on the list is no longer Jew Watch. It's the entry "Jew" in the wikipedia, undoubtedly the result of the benevolent "google bombing" by concerned anti-anti-semites.... From Joho the Blog on April 27, 2004 at 2:49 p.m..

about formats and conferences Around BloggerCon there is some discussion about formats (interview show, call-in show, unconference), formats of communication, modes of transferring, creating, and sharing of information, experiences, visions - of knowle... From thomas n. burg | randgänge on April 27, 2004 at 2:48 p.m..

BlogWalk 2.0 in Nuremberg I love the formula that Lilia Efimova, Seb Fiedler, Ton Zijlstra, and others have cooked up for BlogWalk, a series of small-scale, reflective blogger gatherings taking place across Europe. Judging from participant reports, BlogWalk One in the Netherlands was a success. I hope to be able to attend one soon! Sebastian Fiedler has recently anno From Seb's Open Research on April 27, 2004 at 2:48 p.m..

Amaya 8.5 Released 2004-04-27: Amaya is W3C's Web browser and authoring tool. Version 8.5 has bug fixes for CSS, (X)HTML, and the Amaya user interface. Download Amaya binaries for Linux and Windows NT/2000/XP and Debian, Mac OS X and RPM packages. Source code is available. Visit the Amaya home page and the Annotea home page. (News archive) From World Wide Web Consortium on April 27, 2004 at 2:48 p.m..

Position Papers Due 30 April: Workshop on Web Applications and Compound Documents 2004-04-27: The W3C Workshop on Web Applications and Compound Documents will be held in San Jose CA, USA on 1-2 June. Attendees will discuss application development using the Web as a platform-independent environment and standardization of documents created in multiple markup languages. Position papers are due 30 April. Read about Workshops and Interaction at W3C. (News archive) From World Wide Web Consortium on April 27, 2004 at 2:48 p.m..

News Industry's Digital Future I'll be speaking Friday at the University of California-Berkeley on a "Disrupting the News Industry" panel, part of a several-day series of conferences culminating with a two-day session on China's Digital Future. Everything is being Web-cast. From Dan Gillmor's eJournal on April 27, 2004 at 2:47 p.m..

The Best Things in Life Are Free Final Jeopardy: Its objective is to provide practical information about how to use eLearning. It's free. 30,000 people read it every month in the course of 80,000 visits. Its archives boast 300 substantive articles and a 100 product reviews on eLearning. Its many contributors are an influential community of practice. Sites in 65 countries link to its glossary. It has never spent a dime on advertising. What is it? You have thirty seconds to... From Learning Circuits Blog on April 27, 2004 at 2:47 p.m..

Linux specialist MontaVista raises new funds Siemens Venture Capital leads a round that delivers $7 million to the company that makes Linux for embedded computing devices. From CNET News.com on April 27, 2004 at 2:45 p.m..

NTT DoCoMo plans airborne Wi-Fi Subscribers may soon snap open laptops and suck Wi-Fi at 30,000 feet. From CNET News.com on April 27, 2004 at 2:45 p.m..

Toshiba taps UPS for laptop repairs The PC maker will use UPS's network of drop-off locations, as well as its repair technicians and supply chain, to streamline the way it handles notebook repairs. From CNET News.com on April 27, 2004 at 2:45 p.m..

EU members ignore spam directive Eight countries, including France and Germany, have yet to implement the EU antispam directive, six months after the official deadline. From CNET News.com on April 27, 2004 at 1:45 p.m..

Morgan Stanley, IBM ink utility computing deal Big Blue makes another major on-demand win with Morgan Stanley, which will move some of its business applications from a mainframe environment to a shared IBM infrastructure. From CNET News.com on April 27, 2004 at 1:45 p.m..

MCI sees green in securing small businesses Coming out of bankruptcy protection in a tough field for long-distance carriers, MCI adds managed security services for smaller businesses to its lineup. From CNET News.com on April 27, 2004 at 1:45 p.m..

IBM shareholders voice concerns At its annual meeting, shareholders call on Big Blue to review plans to hire workers overseas. Also: The company raises its dividend 12.5 percent. From CNET News.com on April 27, 2004 at 1:45 p.m..

Too Much of the Wrong Thing http://www.work-learning.com/seductive_augmentations.htm Work-Learning Research has an interesting review of research in the area of "Seductive Augmentation" of learning material. Seductive Augmentation is defined as "interesting yet unimportant words, sounds, photos, graphics, and video that are added to instructional materials." The research indicates that seductive augmentation can negatively impact learning retention in some situations. However, it is less clear what constitutes "seductive augmentation" and wh From D'Arcy Norman's Learning Commons Weblog on April 27, 2004 at 12:45 p.m..

AOL updates its journal service New features let members add to their Web logs via instant message or text message. Diarists can also ask to receive alerts whenever readers add comments to their journals. From CNET News.com on April 27, 2004 at 12:45 p.m..

Software recaptures venture crown The sector is once again the top recipient of venture capital funding, after losing out to biotech for two quarters in a row, according to a new survey. From CNET News.com on April 27, 2004 at 12:45 p.m..

Web Services Choreography Description Language 1.0 Working Draft Published 2004-04-27: The Web Services Choreography Working Group has released the First Public Working Draft of the Web Services Choreography Description Language Version 1.0 (WS-CDL). Comments are invited on the group's public mailing list. WS-CDL defines peer-to-peer collaboration between Web service participants. Read the press release and visit the Web services home page. (News archive) From World Wide Web Consortium on April 27, 2004 at 11:47 a.m..

Google Fights Off Corporate Quasi-Censorship I've been tough on Google for what I see as failings (or possiblities of doing the wrong thing), but now that the company is nearing mega-power status it's drawing ridiculous attacks. The latest is this lawsuit by a French company, AXA, that objects to Google's competitors buying Adwords when its name is searched. On its face, this lawsuit is absurd. There's no hijacking going on. The main search will return the company's site. The links on the site offer a variety of information -- inclu From Dan Gillmor's eJournal on April 27, 2004 at 11:47 a.m..

Radical software customization The always-interesting Sean McGrath has a great column this week about software customization. He says, in part: In order to stay sane, most programmers concentrate on the part of the problem they are working on today. As a consequence, their view of what pieces of the functions under development need to be parameterized and which do not, tends to be a quite low level. Indeed, most of the items programmers will chose to parameterize will amount to double dutch to the business analysts. [Sean Mcg From Jon's Radio on April 27, 2004 at 11:47 a.m..

Metablognition (via ebnWL News) I mentioned this course on Weblogs for Alaskan teachers a couple of weeks ago, and after the first week, the reports are pretty interesting: I selected the term metablognition for this course because I like to think about weblogs as another layer of thinking for teachers and students. There are class discussions, private conferences and conversations, interactions with all types of texts, respo From weblogged News on April 27, 2004 at 10:48 a.m..

A Mash-up of My Life! 18 Months of Phone Cam Photos "With the help of a special query to the hiptop Nation database, I was able to back up over 18 months of moblog posts and phone cam photos From The Shifted Librarian on April 27, 2004 at 10:48 a.m..

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