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Flirting with OPML

Top RSS Feeds in Medicine inspired me to create a OPML File. The idea was to share a single URL instead of list for collection of useful feeds. So I opened my feed aggregator - BlogBridge and created a new "Guide". After this was done I started adding the suggested feeds one by one. It was not simple - and I was struck on the first feed - PubMed itself. It is a huge database - the problem was what to select? I queried for India and set the Limits for "Added in Last 30 Days" and "Links to Free Fulltext". It was now a short list. I was ready to same it as RSS Feel. Next came the Journal Sites. The publishers are offering multiple feeds packaged by Current Issue or Most Read Articles. I picked only a few from them. Once I completed my "Guide" in BlogBride I was ready to export it as OPML file. I exported it to my desktop.

Now question came - How do I share it? I first tried "Share Your OPML". I was little disappointed that I could not find any way to share my OPML as a URL. Then I searched for some other service. Soon found out OPMLworkstation.com where I could upload my OPML. Hopefully my OPML should be visible to people from this link.

Blog As A Teaching Tool

Information Visualization: Blog As A Teaching Tool

NLM released a new version of the Gateway

NLM Technical Bulletin, May–Jun 2006, Technical Notes

NLM released a new version of the Gateway that includes access to two additional NLM resources. Users are now able to search the Household Products Database and the Bookshelf, a growing collection of full text biomedical books.

Google, the art of library science - and you.

Google Librarian Center

Is everybody a Content Creators?

Pew Internet & American Life Project Report: Teen Content Creators and Consumers

Teen Content Creators and Consumers: More than half of online teens have created content for the internet

Digital Library?

Key concepts for the Digital Library? - -=( In Between )=-

"The digital library should strive towards an openly accessible, modifiable knowledge base where each object is identified, where changes to objects are rigidly described, and upon which an extensible set of similarity operators can be defined."

Does this means that a Digital Library needs to follow Open Access?

Skill Set for Modern Medical Librarian

The traditional concept of a library is being redefined from a place to access paper records or books to one that also houses the most advanced media, including CD-ROM, the Internet, virtual libraries, and remote access to a wide range of resources. Consequently, Librarians or information professionals, increasingly are combining traditional duties with tasks involving quickly changing technology. Soon Librarians' Duties would include BLOGS, WIKIs, WEBCASTS / PODCASTS, IM, RSS and WEB. A master’s degree in library science and information is desireable professional qualification along with masters in biological sciences. In addition awareness of Concepts like Library 2.0, WEB 2.0 and Knowledge Management would also be required.

However the problem with Medical Libraries in India is that their Salary Structure can afford only a clerk not a professional. Even a Degree College offering B.A degrees has a better Pay Structure than a Medical Library, Well almost!!.

Occupational outlook for Librarians

Occupational outlook for Librarians as per Occupational Outlook Handbook, 2006-07 Edition U.S. - Department of Labor | Bureau of Labor Statistics | Bulletin 2600

Isolatr, Web 2.0 and Ranganathan

I find Dr. Mohamed Taher comments on Isolatr rather interesting when he argues with help of Ranganathan's Third law on his blog Information Visualization.

Five laws of library science

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Originally uploaded by jessamyn.

1. Books are for use
2. Every reader his/her book
3. Every book its reader
4. Save the time of the reader
5. The Library is a growing organism

Shiyali Ramamrita Ranganathan

Shiyali Ramamrita Ranganathan

Indian librarian and educator (mathematician) who was considered the father of library science in India and whose contributions had worldwide influence

InfoVis:Wiki

InfoVis:Wiki

InfoVis:Wiki project is intended to provide a community platform and forum integrating recent developments and news on all areas and aspects of Information Visualization.

ExpressPDF

ExpressPDF :: Convert online Word, Excel, Web pages to PDF Free !

ExpressPDF is an online service that lets you convert  Microsoft Office documents to PDF.
This service can also convert Web pages to PDF !

Good Mashup Tutorials and How-Tos:

Making the Most of the Web: Creating Great Mashups @ WEB 2.0 JOURNAL