Borges and Bush – Opposites of the Same Coin
While a library that contains infinite knowledge and in every language possible would seem to be a reader/librarian/researcher’s dream, Borges soon shows us how quickly this dream can turn into a...
View ArticleWk4 – Omeka on Windows
Although I had an Omeka.net account, I took on the challenge of trying to install Omeka via Ampps on my Windows 7 desktop. Ampps is a stack of Apache, PHP, MySQL, Perl & Python and supposedly makes...
View ArticleDigital Version of MPLP
Article - http://reason.com/reasontv/2013/03/05/amateur-beats-gov-at-digitizing-newspape
View ArticleNow selling on CDROM!
I get a sick feeling in my stomach when I see that people are selling eBooks that people can download for free, most often from archives.org. Screen shot from E-bay One of the eBooks on the CD.
View ArticleForgotten Bookmark
In light of the sad news of Google Reader being abandoned, I decided to go through my bookmarks and blogs this weekend. Spring cleaning time! I came across this little gem. It is a no frills...
View ArticleFree PM tools
For those who are more technically inclined (or eager to learn) and interested in a free, open-source project management package, you might want to check out the online project management package,...
View ArticleChecking out job openings and technology
I had a slight mini-rant about just this topic in a discussion for my practicum. Maybe I am a bit luckier than most since I have a undergrad degree in Management Information System (MIS) that fits...
View ArticleLast thoughts on Memex.
A photo of my Memex while working on this blog. Only thing missing is my cat Anna, my smartphone, and the flat screen playing ST:TNG. I really enjoyed taking this course. The readings were...
View ArticleWorf, Ojibwe, and Geocities…
In my last post, I was going to write about how maybe digital librarians might have too narrow of a definition about what a digital library is. It reminds me of the discussions about whether or not...
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