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Request for book help
I'm stumped. I'm trying to find out the average article length in previous editions of the Encyclopedia Britannica. For my book I'd like to know if articles have been getting longer or shorter over the past 150 years or so. Any suggestions? [Tags: EverythingIsMiscellaneous britannica]... From Joho the Blog on January 16, 2006 at 8:49 p.m..

Top tech trends in libraries
K.G. Schneider, the Free Range Librarian, is on a panel at the American Library Association meeting and is looking for advice on the top tech trends influencing libraries. She provides her own list, of course, starting with "soft privacy." Here's a snippet: These days, the shove within comes from an unnamed (though easily findable) team of librarians who are impatient with the staff-centric, Pleistocene bibliographic practices of yesteryear and critical of the longstanding practice of the library revolving around the capabilities and comfort zones of librarians. Waiter, I'll have wha From Joho the Blog on January 16, 2006 at 7:49 p.m..

links for 2006-01-11
GROOP.US » Master Thesis about Tagging in Social Networks: Summary and Download - Tagging in Social Networks (tags: to_read)... From Monkeymagic on January 16, 2006 at 4:54 p.m..

The truth "out there" is different
A couple of curiosities have come up recently concerning national identity and how it distorts (rightly or wrongly) one's view of things. First was a map of national stereotypes based on Google searches for e.g. "what the English are known... From Monkeymagic on January 16, 2006 at 4:54 p.m..

BBC - The Feed Factory
It also includes a very good introduction to RSS for those new to the technology, and for experienced users, it takes you to a directory which organizes their RSS feeds by category. In addition any page on the BBC that has an RSS feed also has the familiar orange RSS icon along with a link to the the feed. From Education/Technology - Tim Lauer on January 16, 2006 at 4:50 p.m..

Scratching Simplicity - Per Diem Calculator
Every so often, I scratch a technical itch and because the web is the medium in which I choose to operate, I’ll put my solutions online. My Quiz Generator and Tips and Tricks were definitely of that nature. Most recently I have updated the code for my State of Virginia Per Diem Calculator. You [...] From Serious Instructional Technology on January 16, 2006 at 3:46 p.m..

Copy rights
James Governor is proposing we declare a set of copy rights that establish that we as members of a culture have a right to share works — not without hindrance, but as the default. That's not only the right way to look at it (from my point of view, anyway) but it's how I take the Constitution's explanation of copyright: A temporary monopoly on printing granted to authors because there is a broader and more basic assumption that culture needs to be shared if it is to survive and thrive. Meanwhile, David Berlind is soliciting suggestions for ways of ridiculing... From Joho the Blog on January 16, 2006 at 1:49 p.m..

Heroic competency
Jeez, a lot of popular TV shows are about super-competent teams: the 107 different flavors of CSI, House, The West Wing... In each of those shows, everyone knows everything. Oh, they may be puzzled for an hour minus the commercials, but the puzzles are just an opportunity to flex their competency. Is this a response to the world's new (or newly-exposed) complexity? When the enemy is an identifiable superpower, bravery and strength saves us. When the threat is that our environment is fragmenting and the pieces are raining down on us, the ability to put the pieces together saves us.... From Joho the Blog on January 16, 2006 at 11:49 a.m..

11 cursos online - 6 semanas - gratuitos- Las TICS en la enseñanza de lenguas
TESOL, la organizacion internacional de profesores de inglés para hablantes de otros idiomas, anuncia las inscripciones para 11 cursos gratuitos en línea, a través d... (Sigue) From Titulares eLearning WORKSHOPS on January 16, 2006 at 10:51 a.m..

Jornadas sobre Alfabetización Digital
Los días 2, 3, 9, 10, 16 y 17 de febrero de 2006 se celebrarán en Madrid unas Jornadas bajo el título "La alfabetización digital a debate político y social".... (Sigue) From Titulares eLearning WORKSHOPS on January 16, 2006 at 10:51 a.m..

ADL tienen previsto actualizar SCORM en breve
La iniciativa ADL acaba de publicar en su Sitio Web el documento "SCORM2004-3rd Impact Summary" que describe l... (Sigue) From Titulares eLearning WORKSHOPS on January 16, 2006 at 10:51 a.m..

Intranet questions (Brunei)
I'm currently running a 2-day intranet strategy and design workshop in Brunei. Out of interest, here are the (unedited) questions from participants: How do we convince users to use the intranet? How to integrate content and applications? Security? How to... From Column Two on January 16, 2006 at 7:47 a.m..

Happy King Day
The image on the left is a picture of Dr. Martin Luther King Jr.... The Dr. King Timeline page is still up and running. From Education/Technology - Tim Lauer on January 16, 2006 at 3:50 a.m..

Changing a Cultural Icon: The Academic Library as a Virtual Destination
Vor einigen Tagen bin ich auf einen Text gestoßen, der sich, wie so viele in diesen Tagen, mit der Zukunft der Hochschulen beschäftigt. In diesem Text, "Envisioning a Transformed University", geht es auch um die Rolle der Informationstechnologien in... From www.weiterbildungsblog.de on January 16, 2006 at 2:51 a.m..

Westchester: College Competition, Made Easier to Size Up
A database and management system is helping high school seniors wage the yearly battle to gain entry to the college of their choice by calculating the odds of their entry. From New York Times: Education on January 16, 2006 at 1:45 a.m..

Albany School Aid Logjam Persists Despite a Surplus
A court ruled last February that the state must sharply increase aid to New York City's schools, but Gov. George E. Pataki appealed the ruling. From New York Times: Education on January 16, 2006 at 1:45 a.m..

No Growth for IT Salaries - Matt Hines, eWeek
Most information technology workers saw little growth in their salary levels during 2005, and many of the professionals shouldn't expect to see significant pay increases any time soon, according to the latest industry wage survey published by researchers From Techno-News Blog on January 15, 2006 at 11:49 p.m..

Google grabbed almost 40 percent of all searches in the U.S. during November - Juan Carlos Perez, IDG News Service
Google pulled away from Yahoo in search engine usage during November in a major way, according to comScore Networks. Google nabbed almost 40 percent of all searches in the U.S., a commanding lead of more than 10 percentage points over Yahoo, which took se From Techno-News Blog on January 15, 2006 at 11:49 p.m..

Recycling Time - Anush Yegyazarian, PC World
My dad has two old computers, a 21-inch CRT and a 15-inch LCD, a handful of old cell phones, and a few ancient digital cameras sitting around his office, taking up space and gathering dust. This year's holiday haul will eventually join the heap. He doesn' From Techno-News Blog on January 15, 2006 at 11:49 p.m..