Thesaurus Construction - Speaker: Stella Dextre Clarke - June 21-22 - This two day course addresses ... Thesaurus Construction - Speaker: Stella Dextre Clarke - June 21-22 - This two day course addresses the fundamental questions of whether and how to build a thesaurus, how to adapt it for specific needs and how to plan the work that will be involved - TFPL, London, UK From Peter Scott's Library Blog on June 4, 2004 at 2:50 p.m..

Lund University has launched Phase 2 of the Directory of Open Access Journals (DOAJ). The new versio ... Lund University has launched Phase 2 of the Directory of Open Access Journals (DOAJ). The new version now includes records at article level and a search functionality allowing users to search articles in potentially all Open Access Journals From Peter Scott's Library Blog on June 4, 2004 at 2:50 p.m..

The Spring 2004 issue of STS Signal from the Science & Technology Section of ACRL, is now available ... The Spring 2004 issue of STS Signal from the Science & Technology Section of ACRL, is now available From Peter Scott's Library Blog on June 4, 2004 at 2:50 p.m..

The new and improved U.S. Federal Government Blue Pages Listings website provides an easy and fast w ... The new and improved U.S. Federal Government Blue Pages Listings website provides an easy and fast way to search listings by state, city, area code, agency or service, and keyword From Peter Scott's Library Blog on June 4, 2004 at 2:50 p.m..

This week's Friday Brain-teaser from xrefer tests your knowledge of mythical people and events. Answ ... This week's Friday Brain-teaser from xrefer tests your knowledge of mythical people and events. Answers here:1. What kind of animal was the mythical Pegasus?2. Which wizard supervised King Arthur's education and made theRound Table for him?3. In which city did Batman fight crime?4. Achilles was a Greek warrior in the Trojan War. He died of awound in which part of his body?5. In Roman mythology, who was the god of wine?6. Who caused the Trojan War by abducting Helen from he From Peter Scott's Library Blog on June 4, 2004 at 2:50 p.m..

Tally man In response to Jeneane's observation that I've been slighting women, and at the risk of being slightly obsessive, here's a list of every mention I've made of a blog since May 1. 1 Wireless blog starts - all men 2 I'm going to blog a conference — Neutral 3 Democratic Convention blog — All guys so far 4 AP writes up Joi Ito, male blogger 5 Halley interviews Andre — female blogger 6 Tool for turning your blog into a book — I credit a guy for the link 7 BlogCritics mention — mixed gender blog 8 Cluetrain writeup —... From Joho the Blog on June 4, 2004 at 2:50 p.m..

Diana Oblinger Ocotillo Presentation: Breezed Version Adds Punch, Value to PPT Philosophical question: If a presentation falls in the woods, and there is no one there, does it make a sound? Or for that matter, if you miss a conference presentation, does an abstract, a paper, or even the PowerPoint itself really provide information (worth the weight, er... wait, of the download?) Like Jay Cross's recently posted audio narrated ASTD presentation, we had done the same for a keynote presentation by Diana Oblinger From cogdogblog on June 4, 2004 at 2:49 p.m..

Xplana.com: The Fetid Stink of Linrot Xplana.com is rotting in my aggregator- they used to have a series of education technology blog articles; I cannot say I was a frequent reader, but I monitored them on my regular rounds. But there is a foul, dead skunk smell coming from the aggregator coming from http://www.xplana.com/, and that is the odor of Linkrot, a scourge of the internet that is not as annoying as spam, but has more of an impact: it is the stench of lost knowledge and the ignorance of web designers. From cogdogblog on June 4, 2004 at 2:49 p.m..

Aggregators as Referrers? There are people, likely those trying to make a buck off of RSS, who would like to measure how much "hit" there is from information syndicated as RSS Feeds, consumed, and hopefully clicked at. Checking your web server log for access of the RSS URL do not mean much, as they are continually hit by aggregators, and give no indication if the content is accessed. Not being a server dude, I have no idea to the answer to this question, but I was just wondering what the web server logs indicate fora referrer when a link is generated from a desktop aggregator? (the web server log records ev From cogdogblog on June 4, 2004 at 2:49 p.m..

Lemmings no more: the rise of personal knowledge management A recent lunch conversation with Yan Simard - who's been keeping an eye on trends in the management literature - and Lilia Efimova's recent pointer to a KM Magazine feature on personal knowledge management made me realize that the individual-centered approach to knowledge management is finally breaking into the mainstream, meaning that it is about to get management buy-in in organization settings. Obviously I think this is very good news. I don't believe this is happen From Seb's Open Research on June 4, 2004 at 2:48 p.m..

Into the fray Brian, Alan, and D'Arcy (the Three Amigos as I like to call them) are conducting an interesting experiment in preparation for their talk at the New Media Consortium Summer Conference 2004 (NMC 2004). Basically, they have asked a --> From Seb's Open Research on June 4, 2004 at 2:48 p.m..

Boiling kettle Daniel Lemire is on a roll. Here's a researcher who has clearly accumulated a few things he wanted to say over the years, and has found an outlet. Things you don't often hear about, fresh air in the academic hallway, all in one convenient location. A few choice quotes:

Bad Patent Opposition Revealed? TheoDP writes:While news accounts credited Tim Berners-Lee's mighty pen with triggering the USPTO reexam of the Eolas plug-in patent that could negate a $520+ million judgment against Microsoft, newly released USPTO interview notes suggest the reexam may owe more to an alliance of tech giants who appear to have quietly advanced the same arguments to the USPTO weeks From Dan Gillmor's eJournal on June 4, 2004 at 2:48 p.m..

Optical illusions In 1832, the Swiss crystallographer Louis Albert Necker discovered his famously ambiguous cube, which seems to jump back and forth between two orientations. Given the same raw data -- a particular arrangement of a dozen line segments -- our brains find different ways to interpret it. ... The real integration challenge resides inside our heads. There is no single frame of reference for data. [Full story at --> From Jon's Radio on June 4, 2004 at 2:47 p.m..

TinderWest I open and use Tinderbox everyday for journal writing and notetaking. That's like using a yoga backbender to dry clothes. It works, but what a waste of design and functionality. Here's a chance to learn how to use it!"We're starting to plan a West Coast Tinderbox Weekend. How does October 2-3, in San Francisco, strike you? If that's particularly good or From homoLudens III on June 4, 2004 at 2:47 p.m..

Kumar departs from embattled CA From CNET News.com on June 4, 2004 at 2:45 p.m..

Week in review: Requiem for the handheld? From CNET News.com on June 4, 2004 at 2:45 p.m..

Chipmaker raises revenue forecast From CNET News.com on June 4, 2004 at 2:45 p.m..

Sun plans an open-source Java--someday From CNET News.com on June 4, 2004 at 2:45 p.m..

EMC, Samsung launch storage alliance From CNET News.com on June 4, 2004 at 2:45 p.m..

Marketers Missing Measurements Corporations are seemingly unaware of the performance of their overall marketing initiatives, forcing marketers to defend their budgets and implement tracking systems. From ClickZ Stats on June 4, 2004 at 10:45 a.m..

Kumar walks away from Computer Associates From CNET News.com on June 4, 2004 at 10:45 a.m..

eWeek fumbles domain name renewal From CNET News.com on June 4, 2004 at 10:45 a.m..

SCO to request more IBM code From CNET News.com on June 4, 2004 at 9:45 a.m..

Briefly: SCO to request more IBM code From CNET News.com on June 4, 2004 at 9:45 a.m..

Is self-organization in learning always the problem of somebody else? One observation from last week's conversations at BlogWalk 2.0 is holding my attention. If it comes to self-organization and self-direction in learning a lot of people immediately talk about them, usually referring to students, co-workers, pupils, teachers, etc. who either lack the will or skill to take responsibility for their own learning and change. At the same time you find quite a few people who would hold up and defend the exceptionality and importance of institutionalized learning as it t From Seblogging News on June 4, 2004 at 8:52 a.m..

The Linda Hall Library, a private library of science, engineering, and technology in Kansas City, MO ... The Linda Hall Library, a private library of science, engineering, and technology in Kansas City, MO, has announced that it has acquired a 464-year old edition of Narratio Prima, by mathematician Georg Joachim Rheticus, a disciple of Copernicus. The book cost $1.5 million, paid for by the library's private funders. Published in Latin in 1540, the book is one of the few first editions still in existence. The book is now being displayed at the library and in an o From CNET News.com on June 4, 2004 at 8:45 a.m..

Offshoring obsessions miss the point From CNET News.com on June 4, 2004 at 8:45 a.m..

Cursos sobre nuevas tecnologías de la Universitat Internacional de Catalunya La Universitat Internacional de Catalunya organiza dos cursos: -Internet: herramienta de búsqueda y formación (del 28 de junio al 2 de julio), coordinado por el profesor Josep Puig, en el que, entre otras cuestiones introductorias, se tratarán "las repercusiones educativas del uso de la red y su inserción en los diferentes niveles educativos". -La web de la escuela: herramienta para el aprendizaje (del 12 From Octeto - Tecnología educativa on June 4, 2004 at 7:55 a.m..

Curso: Las TIC en la didáctica de las lenguas La Universitat de Lleida organiza el curso Las TIC en la didáctica de las lenguas, coordinado por Montserrat Casanovas, en el que se pretende "descubrir las posibilidades didácticas de las TIC (tecnologías de la información y la comunicación) en la enseñanza y el aprendizaje de una lengua". También se reflexionará sobre "la importancia de estas herramientas en un futuro y sus repercusiones en el proceso de enseñanza y aprendizaje". From Octeto - Tecnología educativa on June 4, 2004 at 7:55 a.m..

El florido byte Comienza su andadura la revista electrónica El florido byte, impulsada por Jorge (Trafalgar Sur), Olivia (La isla olvidada), Óscar (La mentira), Txema (Kaoscity), Rose (La hormiga remolona), Manuel (Otis B. Driftwood) y Eva (Evasivas). Aire fresco, textos cuidados y estilo... From eCuaderno v.2.0 on June 4, 2004 at 7:54 a.m..

Zillman Mini-Video Tutorials Show Future Opportunities For Edutainment And Small Publishers Marcus P. Zillman has been working for over 18 months to inaugurate a new unique online resource providing video-based learning mini-guides on how to best put to use the power of the Internet. Marcus talks live and presents spontaneously in... From Robin Good's Latest News on June 4, 2004 at 7:49 a.m..

Brand Your Brilliance "In the new world of work, you are a brand. And to stand out and prosper, you must leverage your experience, way of thinking, ideas, skills and braggables to create a perception that there is no one in the marketplace... From Robin Good's Latest News on June 4, 2004 at 7:49 a.m..

The 64-Bit Question - Simson Garfinkel, Tech Review Is a 64-bit computer in your future? With all of the hype surrounding 64-bit processors, you probably assume that my answer would be an unequivocal "yes"and pretty darn soon, too!" But put aside the marketing bluster about chips like AMD's Athlon64; i From Techno-News Blog on June 4, 2004 at 7:46 a.m..

Google mail's features outweigh privacy concerns - Matthew Fordahl, Associated Press Google's free e-mail service has been derided as an obnoxious privacy invasion that will suck up vast amounts of user data and deposit information into a massive database that never disappears. And that's before it's even officially available. The In From Techno-News Blog on June 4, 2004 at 7:46 a.m..

The Changing Face of E-Mail - Amit Asaravala, Wired Information overload will drive e-mail into the ground unless software vendors act now and make major changes to the 30-year-old technology, warned a leading Internet expert Wednesday. During his keynote speech at the Inbox e-mail technology conferenc From Techno-News Blog on June 4, 2004 at 7:46 a.m..

Seminar to teach online educators - DANA HAYNES, Statesman Journal The Oregon Online Leaders is holding a summer institute in Salem next month for educators interested in online teaching. The Online Learning Institute event will be held June 15 to 18 at the Willamette Education Service District in Salem.... oeLast year From Educational Technology on June 4, 2004 at 7:46 a.m..

A Closer Look at Scientifically Based Research - What Does SBR Mean for Education Technology? - Mark Schneiderman, THE Journal Driven by budgetary and accountability pressures, K-12 education decision-makers have increased their demand for evidence of effectiveness and a return on their investment. The scientifically based research (SBR) provisions in No Child Left Behind (NCL From Educational Technology on June 4, 2004 at 7:46 a.m..

Walden University Expands Offerings to Include an Ed.D. Specializing in Leadership Extending its commitment to develop "teachers as leaders," Walden University, a Minneapolis-based online higher education institution, launched a Doctor of Education (Ed.D.) with a Specialization in Teacher Leadership degree program with a record numbe From Online Learning Update on June 4, 2004 at 7:46 a.m..

Penn State Outreach integrates Continuing Education and Distance Education units Penn State Outreach has integrated its Continuing Education and Distance Education/World Campus units into a single Continuing and Distance Education unit. The new unit will streamline educational services, while increasing the focus on development and From Online Learning Update on June 4, 2004 at 7:46 a.m..

In the Virtual Stacks, Pirated Books Find Eager Thumbs - SANDEEP JUNNARKAR, New York times Early in his undergraduate years at Indiana University, Joseph Ruesewald said, he had trouble finding the required titles for a couple of his classes at the local bookstores. When he tried ordering the books online, he learned it would take too long fo From Online Learning Update on June 4, 2004 at 7:46 a.m..

Wireless Systems Duke It Out Third-generation phone services finally hit the market, but at great cost to the industry. And now, rival systems that operate much faster threaten to kick 3G to the curb. From Wired News on June 4, 2004 at 6:47 a.m..

The Maestro of the Title Sequence Kyle Cooper's two-minute masterpieces made him one of the hottest properties in Hollywood. And that's just for starters. By Jon M. Gibson from Wired magazine. From Wired News on June 4, 2004 at 6:47 a.m..

Renewable Energy Gathers Steam More countries are getting serious about using alternative energy sources, even going so far as setting concrete goals. Also: Hollywood eco-disaster drama plays out in real life.... Americans want more done to preserve the environment. By Stephen Leahy. From Wired News on June 4, 2004 at 6:47 a.m..

Twisted Tale of Art, Death, DNA Steve Kurtz is an artist who works with DNA. His wife's recent unexplained death has suddenly made him a very interesting man to the FBI. By Mark Baard. From Wired News on June 4, 2004 at 6:47 a.m..

When Two Clicks Equal One Patent A patent recently obtained by Microsoft covers the use of such technologies as double-clicking and holding down a button on a PDA. Critics call it yet another example of overly broad patents on familiar technologies. By Joanna Glasner. From Wired News on June 4, 2004 at 6:47 a.m..

Preaching to the Anti-Corp Choir A documentary called The Corporation says big business is about to collapse under the weight of its costs to humans and the environment. Make no mistake, the film is pure agitprop. But does it have a point? A review by Jason Silverman. From Wired News on June 4, 2004 at 6:47 a.m..

Net Rivals Embrace to Fight Spam Internet architects believe two proposed technologies from Microsoft and Yahoo could help drive a stake through the heart of spam. Amit Asaravala reports from San Jose, California. From Wired News on June 4, 2004 at 6:47 a.m..

Windows XP Bedevils Wi-Fi Users Microsoft denies there's a problem, but Wi-Fi users report a maddening occurrence: the sudden, inexplicable loss of their wireless connections, even when XP says everything is hunky-dory. By Daniel Terdiman. From Wired News on June 4, 2004 at 6:47 a.m..

On being there without having to be bored I checked out the Jay Cross talk on "collaboration supercharges performance" at the 2004 ASTD Conference - available online, complete with sound and slides. A lot of what he said was intended for people who didn't really know about blogs and RSS and stuff and, much as I would love to meet Jay in person, I could just imagine how trapped I would have felt if I'd been in the audience. However, listening to the online presentation (which became available shortly after the live talk) was great as I could skip over bori From Collaborative Learning on June 4, 2004 at 4:54 a.m..

Who Needs Multimedia? "We can't require plug-ins." "There isn't enough bandwidth." "Streaming media technology is complex and expensive." Das sind bekannte Klagen, seitdem das Web die zentrale Abspielplattform geworden ist. Der Artikel weist darauf hin, dass sich in der Zwischenzeit Einiges getan hat... From www.weiterbildungsblog.de on June 4, 2004 at 4:54 a.m..

Upcoming Events This Saturday I'll be attending PlaNetwork in the San Francisco Presidio. It's a great venue for strengthening weak ties. Sunday afternoon I arrive in Chandler, Arizona, for Training Directors Forum. I'll be there through Wednesday afternoon. Will exchange scintillating conversation and/or consulting advice in... From Internet Time Blog on June 4, 2004 at 4:52 a.m..

Further evidence on the representation of developing world interests in academic journals One of the charges levelled against the author-pays model of open access is that it will make it more difficult for authors from poorer countries to get their research published. David Spurgeon, in a paper in this week's BMJ (BMJ 2004;328:1337) highlights a more significant problem: the under representation of '3rd world' health issues in the leading medical journals. This suggests that the chief issue facing poorer countries is not page charges, or even access to journals, but in getting funding for rese From Open Access News on June 4, 2004 at 4:52 a.m..

User-centred redesign of the FaCS intranet Our KM Column article for this month is a case study written by Donna Maurer on the User-centred redesign of the FaCS intranet. To quote: Following a user-centred design process proved invaluable. Conducting extensive user research at the beginning of... From Column Two on June 4, 2004 at 4:48 a.m..

Have we seen the perfect intranet? The first of my two CM Briefings answers the question: have we seen the perfect intranet? To quote: We have been lucky enough to see quite a few intranets across a diverse range of intranets, in both the public and... From Column Two on June 4, 2004 at 4:48 a.m..

Self-sufficiency in a CMS My second CM Briefing looks at self-sufficiency in a CMS. To quote: While it is important to identify key functional requirements when selecting a content management system (CMS), some of the most important issues relate to how the CMS works,... From Column Two on June 4, 2004 at 4:48 a.m..

Whizlabs Launches the OCP 1Z0-032 (Oracle9i Certification) Exam Simulator Whizlabs Software, a global leader in IT Certification Exam Preparation, has launched the Exam Simulator for OCP 9i 1Z0-032, i.e. Oracle9i Database: Fundamentals II exam. [PRWEB Jun 4, 2004] From PR Web on June 4, 2004 at 4:46 a.m..

Newport News Public Schools Create District-wide TV Network Troxell Assists Newport News Public Schools with 2,000+ Instructional TV Installation [PRWEB Jun 4, 2004] From PR Web on June 4, 2004 at 4:46 a.m..

Company Auctioning Rights to Publish Jesus' Kinship Report Bruce and Kristine Harrison, founders of the Family Forest Project® and principal owners of Millisecond Publishing Company, Inc. located on the big island of Hawaii, have listed on eBay the publishing rights to their copyrighted research report, in Adobe PDF format, of people found to be related to Jesus Christ. This report is nearly 1700 pages in... [PRWEB Jun 4, 2004] From PR Web on June 4, 2004 at 4:46 a.m..

SCB Solutions, Inc. to Offer OMNIKEY SCB Solutions, Inc. is authorized to resell OMNIKEY smart card readers to support applications in the educational, healthcare, and enterprise markets in North America. [PRWEB Jun 4, 2004] From PR Web on June 4, 2004 at 4:46 a.m..

Nationally Acclaimed Child Development Expert and Educator, Dr. Michael Riera, Appointed Head of Oakland's Redwood Day School Berkeley resident, author, national speaker and recognized media commentator to guide innovative institution [PRWEB Jun 4, 2004] From PR Web on June 4, 2004 at 4:46 a.m..

Non-Profit Organization Hosts Emergency Integrative Medicine Techniques Seminar in the Big Apple Institute that specializes in alternative medicine invites New York's finest to a two-day class to teach alternative emergency methods to help save lives. [PRWEB Jun 4, 2004] From PR Web on June 4, 2004 at 4:46 a.m..

Penn State science programs let kids experience their own "Harry Potter" adventure As devoted youngsters flock to the opening of the third installment of the Harry Potter movies, they will also have the opportunity to explore the "science behind the magic" in the state-of-the-art laboratories at Penn State. The first session of Penn State's Action Potential Science Experience, "Another Wizard's World: Potions," will take place from June 28-July 2 in the chemistry department of the Eberly College of Science. [PRWEB Jun 4, 2004] From PR Web on June 4, 2004 at 4:46 a.m..

Masters Day! Largest Simultaneous Book Signing Event June 5, 2004 Masters Day is upon us! On June 5, 2004, your city will be making history as one of 65 different cities participating in simultaneous book signings on the same day, making it the largest single-day book event in the history of the book industry. Bookstores nationwide are hosting a book signing from the contributing authors of Masters of Success while also offering seminars on the secrets of networking success. [PRWEB Jun 4, 2004] From PR Web on June 4, 2004 at 4:46 a.m..

Conferencias de Richard Stallman sobre software libre El próximo domingo 6 de junio, el programa UNED de La 2 de TVE (horario: 9:00 AM) estará dedicado al software libre e incluirá fragmentos de las conferencias impartidas por Richard Stallman el 4 y 5 de mayo en la Universidad Politécnica de Madrid (UPM). Dichas conferencias, pronunciadas por Stallman en castellano, trataron respectivamente sobre «El movimiento del software libre y GNU/Linux» y «Copyright vs comunidad». La grabación completa del audio de las dos conferencias, realizada por alumnosOcteto - Tecnología educativa on June 4, 2004 at 3:54 a.m..

E-Learning goes the Wiki Way Ein informativer Überblick über Wikis als neuer Form der netzbasierten Kollaboration. Der Artikel bietet auch Links zu verschiedenen Weiterentwicklungen wie z.B. der Symbiose von Wikis und Blogs, sogenannten WikiLogs, sowie ein Überblick über Unternehmen, die Wikis einsetzen (Lufthansa Systems, EBV... From www.weiterbildungsblog.de on June 4, 2004 at 3:53 a.m..

The role of museums in online teaching, learning, and research Die spannendsten Arbeiten entstehen häufig an den Schnittstellen zwischen traditionellen Institutionen und neuen Technologien. Zum Beispiel Museen: Wie nutzen sie Computer und netzbasierte Dienste, um ihr Angebot zu verbessern? Dieser Artikel beschreibt die Anstrengungen, die das Getty Museum in Los... From www.weiterbildungsblog.de on June 4, 2004 at 3:53 a.m..

Fifteen years after Tiananmen massacre, will the Internet be the new hope? () Today is the fifteenth anniversary of the Tiananmen massacre, David Callaway from CBS MarketWatch wrote a op-ed piece entitled "Tiananmen hangs over China boom" Here are some quotes from his article: "The idea that a booming economy will push the... From Corante: Social Software on June 4, 2004 at 3:50 a.m..

Microsoft Doom? Windows Revenue, Mediocre Products, Missed Opportunities "Microsoft is flush with $56 billion in cash and short-term investments. Income of $16 billion is expected in fiscal year 2005. It dominates the most profitable segments of the software industry— operating systems and productivity applications. It attracts talented, creative... From Robin Good's Latest News on June 4, 2004 at 3:49 a.m..

ISBN Y2K+5 At the heart of LibraryLookup there's a regular expression that matches a 10-digit ISBN. Wouldn't you know it, come January 1, 2005, that string of 10 digits grows to 13. Thanks to Tim Meadowcroft for the heads-up (via email, with permission). He adds: All 10 digit ISBN's can be converted to 13 digits by adding a 3 digit standard code before them ("978" - it effectively puts all the existing codes into a single namespace), but as the last ISBN character is a base 11 checksum digit (that's why it can From Jon's Radio on June 4, 2004 at 3:47 a.m..

Disruptive technologies in education have their disruption cut out for them From the NYT: "The managers of the (Harvard) endowment took home enough money last year to send more than 4,000 students to Harvard for a year." Let's ballpark a HU undergrad bill at $40K per student. My math says $160,000,000 for the managers. How many managers are there? $160,000,000. Last October, I told a Quaker buddy from AFSC d From homoLudens III on June 4, 2004 at 3:46 a.m..

Take-off Datapoint "Add-on for ... Take-off Datapoint "Add-on for PowerPoint to link a presentation to text files, Excel documents, databases and news feeds" Added: 4 June 2004 Reviewer's Note: Free trial download for evaluation.  Online Workshops explain how to carry out tasks PRODUCTS & SERVICES: Presentation and streaming media tools From e-Learning Centre What's New Page on June 4, 2004 at 3:45 a.m..

Some Alumni Balk Over Harvard's Pay to Money Managers An alumnus of the university wants Harvard to put management of its $19.3 billion endowment up for competitive bid. From New York Times: Education on June 4, 2004 at 3:45 a.m..

3rd-Grade Reading Scores Indicate Number Held Back Will Double As many as 10,000 third graders, twice as many as last year, are expected to be held back this year under Mayor Michael R. Bloomberg's tough new promotion policy. From New York Times: Education on June 4, 2004 at 3:45 a.m..

Low Scores Bar Many Admitted to CUNY Thousands of students admitted to the bachelor's degree programs at the City University of New York cannot enroll because they are scoring too low on tests the university uses to determine college readiness. From New York Times: Education on June 4, 2004 at 3:45 a.m..

Pataki Urges $6.5 Billion More in School Aid Gov. George Pataki on Wednesday released details of his plan to improve education in New York City, calling for spending $6.5 billion more on school aid. From New York Times: Education on June 4, 2004 at 3:45 a.m..

In Utah, 12-Hour School Days (Four on the Bus) With school districts closing down thousands of small country schools across the nation, the bus rides taken by poor rural students are getting longer and rougher. From New York Times: Education on June 4, 2004 at 3:45 a.m..

Inventing a Menu to Provide Food for Thought Chef Jorge's cuisine once drew the high-ticket lunch crowd. Now, as executive chef for New York's public schools, he considers the pluses and minuses of bologna and cheese sandwiches. From New York Times: Education on June 4, 2004 at 3:45 a.m..

Investigators Are Uncertain if Woman Knew Her Killer The missing drama student whose badly decomposed body was found on Tuesday lying naked on a bed of damp leaves in Inwood Hill Park had been strangled, and tulip tree petals had been placed around the body, the authorities said. From New York Times: Education on June 4, 2004 at 3:45 a.m..

Sue My 'godmother' died yesterday of a heart attack while walking in Italy. She was only in her mid fifties. Makes me think about how I live and how I want to live, these things can happen at any time. Goodbye Sue. From James Farmer's Radio Weblog on June 4, 2004 at 1:51 a.m..

Nore that Overall, Libraries Don't Fall into Any One of the Three Categories * RSS Feeds Can Build Web Traffic, but Fence Sitters Note Problems "Richard Miller's creative use of script is not unique, especially given that RSS relies on open standards using XML. The Web is as littered with scraped feeds as it is with the orange XML and RSS boxes widely used to identify that From The Shifted Librarian on June 4, 2004 at 1:48 a.m..

Adding USB Ports to a Pocket PC Add a Couple of USB Slots to Your Pocket PC "A new CompactFlash adapter from Twin Paradox so you can plug any USB gadgets like printers, mice, digital cameras, hard drives, and keyboards directly into your Pocket PC (assuming you have the drivers for it). The SolarExpress PD From The Shifted Librarian on June 4, 2004 at 1:48 a.m..

Admitting It Is the First Step.... "I'm doing it again... spending every waking moment on the Treo." [TreoGrrl, via PubSub: "treo 600"] From The Shifted Librarian on June 4, 2004 at 1:48 a.m..

Outside of the Keynote Speaker In regards to library conferences, TechnoBiblio asks: " 'Who would you invite to dinner?' in regards to non-librarians that you think have something to say of importance to librarians, but are outside our usual streams of thought? Who do you think could shed light on interesting issues about the future of information? Information standards? Access issues (both accessibility and legal/technological access)? Who is shaping thinking around public sector roles in enligh From The Shifted Librarian on June 4, 2004 at 1:48 a.m..

Importance of deselecting media in elearning I need to read more from George. Referring to Who Needs Multimedia, he writes: (366.1) Who Needs Multimedia discusses some of the myths surrounding media use for elearning. I think the focus is off. The real question of media use is not “is th From Open Artifact on June 4, 2004 at 12:59 a.m..

Contenidos para móviles: ¿servirá el camino emprendido por Japón? Cuatro años después, tras el frustrado primer intento de lanzamiento de los servicios de telefonía móvil de tercera generación, vuelve con fuerza el debate sobre los contenidos móviles. Lo cierto es que ahora, aunque con pasos de plomo y a cuentagotas, parece que poco a poco se van abriendo la posibilidad de modelos de negocio basados en telefonía móvil de tercera generación, la 3G. Lo cierto es que en Japón cogieron una delantera enorme con el servicio iMode (que ni siquiera (...) From martinalia.com | Gestión de Contenidos on June 4, 2004 at 12:57 a.m..

EURODL online journal relaunched From ScotFEICT on June 4, 2004 at 12:53 a.m..

New List of Wi-Fi Consultants for Libraries Bill Drew has started a list of consultants on The Wireless Librarian site. Get help with your own Wi-Fi implementation or help the list grow by sending in additions. From The Shifted Librarian on June 4, 2004 at 12:48 a.m..

Just so we're all on the same page Now those numbers to the left are passing strange. No porn spam sites in the referrer logs either. Hmmm - academic paranoia strikes deep, especially when the logs show review of thematically linked materials within the site. So just in case: There's a Creative Commons license on this blog, readers. It's real. Read it. Follow it, even if your undeserved academic reputation is lessened by From homoLudens III on June 4, 2004 at 12:47 a.m..

An Easy Way to Kill the Music Rentals Market Microsoft released a technical beta of its new player, but here's the real money line from a related Wired article "With Napster's subscription model, users would have access to the same number of songs but for a monthly subscription fee of $10. Of course, Napster plans to charge a little more for the portability option -- "about the price of a retail CD," Goldberg said." Oh good, because consumers don't already have enough in From A Copyfighter's Musings on June 3, 2004 at 11:49 p.m..

Another Selling Copies through P2P Venture This press release was passed around Pho today.  The concept sounds kind of like Wippit.  The main difference seems to be that they won't have a subscription fee and will only charge for CD burning and moving to portable devices.  Of course, DRM galore.  Both these systems are interesting ideas.  Like Altnet and Weed, the general idea is that consumers will be more likely to buy copies if they ca From homoLudens III on June 3, 2004 at 11:47 p.m..

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