5 Oct 2006
eTBlast
eTBlast is a unique search engine for searching biomedical literature. It lets you input an entire paragraph and returns MEDLINE abstracts that are similar to it.
4 Oct 2006
MIT Libraries are experimenting with new technologies
Betas: MIT Libraries
The MIT Libraries are experimenting with new technologies to help make access to information easier.
29 Sept 2006
Digital archiving gains new tool
BBC NEWS | Technology | Digital archiving gains new tool
A tool that makes it easier to gather and store digital archives has been developed by the National Library of New Zealand and the British Library.
en simple tips to make you an effective scientific writer
Ten simple tips to make you an effective scientific writer
Ten simple tips to make you an effective scientific writer
21 Sept 2006
Gmail account enough for using Writely
Writely Help Center - If anyone with a Google Account can sign in to Writely, does this mean I can sign in with my Gmail account?
Gmail password and email address will work to access Writely.
19 Sept 2006
Future Digital Librarians
What Is Needed to Educate Future Digital Librarians: A Study of Current Practice and Staffing Patterns in Academic and Research Libraries
Digital libraries are the future of academic and research institutions, and digital professionals will be required to have more breadth and depth of knowledge and skills across the dimensions of traditional library knowledge, technology, and human relations. Because of the complexity of digital libraries and digital library projects, professional education programs for digital librarians should provide not only technical skills and traditional library training, but also should place greater emphasis on management, including project management skills through practical experience of a digital project. In addition to the necessary technical skills, library professionals need to develop strong interpersonal and team-work skills.
Will Research Sharing Keep Pace with the Internet?
E-LIS - Will Research Sharing Keep Pace with the Internet?
Johnson, Richard K. (2006) Will Research Sharing Keep Pace with the Internet?. The Journal of Neuroscience 26(37):pp. 9349-9351.
New Compendium of Knowledge
Toward a New Compendium of Knowledge is an interesting article. Is this the future of Knowledge?
Larry Sanger makes his argument in four parts:
1. Thinkers of the world, start imagining.
..Tens of millions of intellectuals can work together, if they so choose...
..In the next year, by the end of 2007, every major university, library, museum, archive, professional organization, government, and corporation will be asking themselves with increasing urgency: how, using what systems and methods, can we pool the entire world's intellectual resources to create the ideal information resource?..
2. Wikipedia.
..Wikipedia, started only five years ago, now has millions of articles in over one hundred languages, and has nearly singlehandedly introduced the world's intellectuals to the possibilities of enormous collaborative efforts. It is a project that shouldn't work, but does--who could have expected such a radically open project to produce anything of value? But, by giving intellectuals the world over an open platform on which to work together, a clear task, and a simple interface, Wikipedia has shown a global audience what enormous, distributed knowledge collaboration can achieve. The work of the Wikipedians has astounded the world..
3. A new community and a new project: the Citizendium.
4. The way forward.
Here he describes his project - The Citizendium Project.
Larry Sanger makes his argument in four parts:
1. Thinkers of the world, start imagining.
..Tens of millions of intellectuals can work together, if they so choose...
..In the next year, by the end of 2007, every major university, library, museum, archive, professional organization, government, and corporation will be asking themselves with increasing urgency: how, using what systems and methods, can we pool the entire world's intellectual resources to create the ideal information resource?..
2. Wikipedia.
..Wikipedia, started only five years ago, now has millions of articles in over one hundred languages, and has nearly singlehandedly introduced the world's intellectuals to the possibilities of enormous collaborative efforts. It is a project that shouldn't work, but does--who could have expected such a radically open project to produce anything of value? But, by giving intellectuals the world over an open platform on which to work together, a clear task, and a simple interface, Wikipedia has shown a global audience what enormous, distributed knowledge collaboration can achieve. The work of the Wikipedians has astounded the world..
3. A new community and a new project: the Citizendium.
4. The way forward.
Here he describes his project - The Citizendium Project.
Soapbox
Now Microsoft has also launched Video site similar to YouTube. Soapbox on MSN Video Beta. Registration is by invitation only for now.
Grazr
Grazr, you know for feeds...
"..It's easy to share the joys of feed grazing with visitors to your site. You can add embedded copies of Grazr to your pages.."
18 Sept 2006
Technology Enhanced Learning
National Programme on Technology Enhanced Learning
Web site contains materials on topics released by various IITs and IISc till July 2006 and was formally launched on Sept 3, 06. The site will be updated every week and contents will be added as and when they are made available.
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