Naxos Music Library Group Purchase! We've finally got a candidate for a digital music group purchase at SLS (soon to be MLS because of the upcoming merger)! "Heather Beuttner from Naxos will be at MLS to demonstrate Naxos Music Library and discuss a group purchase opportunity for members of the Metropolitan Library System. Naxos provides online, streaming access (on-site or remote) to more than 75,000 audio tracks from approximately 5000 recordings, with more than 200 recordings added annually. The collection inc From The Shifted Librarian on June 8, 2004 at 6:49 p.m..

How to use weblogs to create engaging learning experiences Maish Nichani has written an article on using weblogs to support learning. To quote: In conclusion, I would like to stress that the informal and engaging attributes of the weblog format can be used even in the light of tightly... From Column Two on June 8, 2004 at 6:49 p.m..

Capturing user experience closes the feedback loop Jon Udell has written an article on portable usability testing equipment and software. To quote: Developers who possess deep but tacit knowledge of complex hardware and software environments are notoriously unable to project themselves into the beginner's mind. Observation is... From Column Two on June 8, 2004 at 6:49 p.m..

List of Enterprise Content Management Systems Erik M. Hartman has put out a call to vendors to add themselves on the Hartman Communicatie list of Enterprise Content Management Systems. To quote: Hartman Communicatie has improved its overview of content management systems. At this overview visitors can... From Column Two on June 8, 2004 at 6:49 p.m..

The Making of a Great Graphic An in-depth presentation on the making of an infographic explaining the capture of Saddam Hussein. Brilliant stuff. From elearningpost on June 8, 2004 at 6:48 p.m..

RSS: Grassroots Support Leads to Mass Appeal This short and sweet article by Stephen Downes explains the rise of RSS. From elearningpost on June 8, 2004 at 6:48 p.m..

E-learning Dashboard Check this out. Thanks to Kevin for including elearningpost on the list of e-learning blogs. From elearningpost on June 8, 2004 at 6:48 p.m..

Backlink tracker comparison One thing I often find myself wanting to do is find who has linked to a given post. Backlink trackers give you this information, or at least they try to. I like using the Technorati bookmarklet while browsing, but as Lilia Efimova indicates, Technorati forgets the links that scroll off weblog front pages so it's useless for older posts. Now Lilia investigates t From Seb's Open Research on June 8, 2004 at 6:48 p.m..

Email woes It appears that my mail server lost messages on Sunday and Monday. If you've sent me mail that I haven't replied to, you should probably resend it. From Seb's Open Research on June 8, 2004 at 6:48 p.m..

Social Tools for Enterprises Symposium Matt Mower announces the first Social Tools for Enterprises Symposium, Monday July 12th, with a great lineup of presenters:

Get Gmail I've got a Gmail invite on hand myself. I'll give it to you if you're willing to pay it forward. (Wouldn't it be cool to find out that Jonas has initiated an uncontrollable chain reaction of random acts of kindness?) Update: the invite went to Meredith Beattie, who puts in many long hours for the Women in Community Service. Thank you Meredith! From Seb's Open Research on June 8, 2004 at 6:48 p.m..

Open source and visible source Zope Corp.'s layered strategy of engagement with open source and visible-source communities is a compelling blend of the strengths of free and commercial software development. In two previous columns, Open source citizenship and Giving back to open source, I explored the tendency of enterprises to fork open source projects rather than join them. Pedhazur suggests that a commercial entity supporting both an open source base and a visible-sou From Jon's Radio on June 8, 2004 at 6:48 p.m..

What's cookin' in RSS? Can't decide what's for dinner tonight? How about a tasty menu of recipes delivered to your RSS aggregator? From Syndication News from Bill Kearney on June 8, 2004 at 6:46 p.m..

What's Google's Secret Weapon? An Army of Ph.D.'s - RANDALL STROSS, New York Times Hey, it's not rocket science. And it's not brain surgery. But if your background is in either, you're welcome to take a shot and apply at Google. The company's employees include a former rocket scientist and a former brain surgeon. Mostly, Google has c From Techno-News Blog on June 8, 2004 at 6:46 p.m..

Call It the Dead E-Mail Office - Michael Fitzgerald, Wired If you've been waiting for internet legal visionary Lawrence Lessig to reply to your e-mail, forget about it. In a script-driven note sent out last week, Lessig wrote: "Dear person who sent me a yet-unanswered e-mail, I apologize, but I am declaring e From Techno-News Blog on June 8, 2004 at 6:46 p.m..

SBC Joins Wi-Fi World - Eric Griffith, wi-fi Planet Wayport's flat-rate hotspot program, Wi-Fi World,launches with McDonald's this year. Now Wayport has its first partner, phone and broadband provider SBC Communications. SBC will offer its end-user customers unlimited access to the fast-food giant's w From Techno-News Blog on June 8, 2004 at 6:46 p.m..

Intel keeps the teachers in touch - Eric Wilson, SMH Intel is making a generous and very astute investment in the NSW and Victorian public school systems: it is providing teacher training that is bound to accelerate the use of PCs in education. But its "Teach to the Future" program isn't about imposing a From Educational Technology on June 8, 2004 at 6:46 p.m..

Bush FY 2006 cuts would irk educators - eSchool News In the wake of reports that President Bush plans to cut spending on education and other domestic programs if he is reelected, education and ed-tech advocacy groups are calling on lawmakers to preserve federal dollars for schools regardless of the outc From Educational Technology on June 8, 2004 at 6:46 p.m..

New search service creates 'Google for scholars' - Cara Branigan, eSchool News Internet searches might become faster and more fruitful for students, scholars, and other academics as early as this year, thanks to a pilot program being developed as a free service spearheaded by Google, the world's leading internet search engine. T From Online Learning Update on June 8, 2004 at 6:46 p.m..

Reed Elsevier allows academics free web access - Richard Wray, the Guardian Reed Elsevier is allowing academics to put papers that have been accepted for publication in its print and online journals on to the internet, breaking with years of tradition and reigniting the debate over open access to academic thinking. Until now t From Online Learning Update on June 8, 2004 at 6:46 p.m..

Concept Maps Discover Digital Repositories: A Look at Tufts VUE - Phillip D. Long, Syllabus Teaching in a digital environment has brought the traditional hierarchical classroom structure to the online world. A range of tools has emerged to help faculty transfer not only their course materials, but also their course structure for teaching onto From Online Learning Update on June 8, 2004 at 6:46 p.m..

LIBRARY: Collaboration in e-learning ... LIBRARY: Collaboration in e-learning RSS: Grass roots support leads to massive appeal "The major attraction of RSS for Web developers is its simplicity. (In fact, RSS is often known by an alternative name, Really Simple Syndication). An RSS file can be created from scratch using nothing more than a simple text editor and sample file a From e-Learning Centre What's New Page on June 8, 2004 at 6:46 p.m..

Learning-Styles-Online.com "Learning-styl ... Learning-Styles-Online.com "Learning-styles-online.com provides free information and tools to help you understand and use learning styles effectively." Added: 8 June 2004 Reviewer's Note: "This site is dedicated to helping you better understand learning styles, as well as provide an easy way to discover your own styles." LIBRARY: Learning st From e-Learning Centre What's New Page on June 8, 2004 at 6:46 p.m..

Motorola rolls out new phones From CNET News.com on June 8, 2004 at 6:45 p.m..

Beatles in talks for online song sales From CNET News.com on June 8, 2004 at 6:45 p.m..

HP issues bullish profit forecast From CNET News.com on June 8, 2004 at 6:45 p.m..

EU's Intel probe highlights regulation tussle with U.S. From CNET News.com on June 8, 2004 at 6:45 p.m..

European regulators take on tech From CNET News.com on June 8, 2004 at 6:45 p.m..

Diebold Bans Political Donations Stung by criticism about its chief executive's political fund raising, Diebold says it won't let its senior executives make donations to candidates. Employees at its election systems division also will be barred. From Wired News on June 8, 2004 at 6:42 a.m..

From the Prawn of Time Something's rotten at NotCon, and that's a good thing. In this case, the decomposition of a prawn sandwich is used to measure time. Attendees at this eccentric tech conference are enthralled. Roxanne Khamsi reports from London. From Wired News on June 8, 2004 at 6:42 a.m..

GarageBand.com Leaves Door Open Musicians who post their music on GarageBand.com can now opt to license their songs using Creative Commons. Music fans can trade and share songs as much as they like without fearing the RIAA's wrath. By Katie Dean. From Wired News on June 8, 2004 at 6:42 a.m..

Apple Pumps Music Through Air The new AirPort Express portable Wi-Fi base station doubles as a wireless receiver for home stereos. It's an intriguing package of electronics, analysts say. By Leander Kahney. From Wired News on June 8, 2004 at 6:42 a.m..

Cracking the Code to Romance Every geek complains about looking for a hookup. Meet four lonely hearts who are hacking their way into the sack -- call them the dating optimizers. By Annalee Newitz from Wired magazine. From Wired News on June 8, 2004 at 6:42 a.m..

A Contest to Outwit Google In this competition, contestants try to determine the best way to rise to the top of search results on Google. The point: to show that the search engine can be outwitted, even if for just a short time. By Daniel Terdiman. From Wired News on June 8, 2004 at 6:42 a.m..

Apple Quietly Patches OS X The computer maker appears to have finally patched several OS X security holes that have gaped wide open for several weeks. But this time, there was no press release crowing about Apple's great security record. By Leander Kahney. From Wired News on June 8, 2004 at 6:42 a.m..

Wi-Fi: If Not Free, Then How? Commercial Wi-Fi networks haven't had an easy time convincing customers to pay daily or hourly fees for broadband. Following the closure of one of the industry's larger players, survivors may need new pricing schemes. By Joanna Glasner. From Wired News on June 8, 2004 at 6:42 a.m..

Water to Boost Satellite Snooping Orbiting spy satellites have an annoying habit of running out of fuel and burning up in the atmosphere, so Darpa is looking for a way to make them last longer and move better. The key might be water. By John Gartner. From Wired News on June 8, 2004 at 6:42 a.m..

LIBRARY: Blogging and ... LIBRARY: Blogging and RSS Click. Are you available? "The next wave of computer-aided communications, however, promises to expand the channels of communication even further. Unlike e-mail, Web conferences allow real-time interaction and collaboration, and they often combine text communications with other media, such as audio From e-Learning Centre What's New Page on June 8, 2004 at 6:42 a.m..

Middle East Academic Center HYPHEN Licensed Academic Service provider Presents for the First Time in UAE History Top-Notch Pakistani Universities offering on the Spot Admissions in Diverse Faculties In a bid to address the growing needs of the Pakistan expatriate community who are looking to go back home for higher studies, Middle East Academic Center partners with Top- notch Universities from Pakistan offering On the Spot Admissions in diverse faculties. Special attention has been given to make available wide range of disciplines under one roof at the expo with authorities offering competitive fee structures, exclusive boarding facilities for male and female students, 100% medical insurance HYPHEN all this is available @ the Pakistan Education Expo to be held on the 16th and 17th June 20 From PR Web on June 8, 2004 at 6:41 a.m..

Private State Citizen, files liens against the personal property, of officials within Monroe County PA and others in the surrounding area. Felonious acts by these officials, caused reprisals from a private State Citizen. In the form of encumbrances, being filed atainst the pesonal property of the violators. Amidst undisputed allegations of undermining rights of the Citizen, as guaranteed under the U.S. Constitution's 'Bill of Rights' and Congressional Acts of the U.S. Congress. The crimes committed by these officials were unrelenting, in the curtailing of a forgotten right. [PRWEB Jun 8, 2004] From PR Web on June 8, 2004 at 6:41 a.m..

My Teenaged Parents Being the caregiver for aging parents can stretch the patience of a saint. Here are six ways you can help! [PRWEB Jun 8, 2004] From PR Web on June 8, 2004 at 6:41 a.m..

JapaneseSnacks.com Celebrates the Diverse and Delicious Confectionary Products of Japan - Pop Culture Fans from all Over the World Converge Entertainment from Asia is rapidly working it's way into the American mainstream on many levels. The latest incarnation of JapaneseSnacks.com, which focuses on Japanese Pop Culture fandom, has already sparked a new explosion of interest. [PRWEB Jun 8, 2004] From PR Web on June 8, 2004 at 6:41 a.m..

All Headline News Corp. Provides the U.S. Department of the Interior, National Park Service, Lands Resources Division with Relevant, Targeted Real-Time News Search All Headline News gives the National Park Service instant access to fresh, relevant news and information. [PRWEB Jun 8, 2004] From PR Web on June 8, 2004 at 6:41 a.m..

Why I Want To Fuck Ronald Reagan The best, most appropriate, and mysteriously prescient comment about the late Ronald Reagan was made by J.G. Ballard -- in 1967. From kuro5hin.org on June 8, 2004 at 6:41 a.m..

International Higher Education Students: How do they differ from others? International higher education students differ from their domestic counterparts, both in characteristics and outcomes. The aim of this paper is to highlight some of the basic differences between these broad student groups and how these have changed over time. Some outcome measures – attrition, retention and progress rates – are also compared. From EdNA Online on June 8, 2004 at 6:41 a.m..

New partner supports Flash video From CNET News.com on June 8, 2004 at 6:40 a.m..

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