A glimpse of Aarhus & Norway
A bit of Germany
Sunday, July 29, 2007
Friday, July 27, 2007
The End - I hope not
23 Things has ended for me - but I want to continue learning. What can we do next?
Thursday, July 26, 2007
Week 9 - Things 20, 21, 22 & 23
Finally I'm now able to play with YouTube - below is Technorati's "everything in the known universe about YouTube:
youtube
This is my first attempt at posting a video onto YouTube:
Swan 1
And this is an embed:
Podcasts - these services have made my daily commute borderline enjoyable. My iPod which, utilises the iTunes podcast aggregator, allows me to keep up with technology trends, listen to poetry casts plus many other "rich" downloads. Here's wiki on iTunes:
"iTunes is a digital media player application, introduced by Apple on January 10, 2001 at the Macworld Expo in San Francisco,[2] for playing and organizing digital music and video files. The program is also an interface to manage the contents on Apple's popular iPod digital media players as well as the recently introduced iPhone. Additionally, iTunes can connect to the iTunes Store (provided an internet connection is present) in order to download purchased digital music, music videos, television shows, iPod games, audiobooks, various podcasts, and feature length films.
iTunes is available as a free download for Mac OS X, Windows Vista, Windows XP and Windows 2000 from Apple's website. It is also bundled with all Macintosh computers, and some HP and Dell computers."
Bloglines | My Feeds (105) Some library 2.0 type podcasts
I like NetLibrary, - the public libraries are doing good work with these services. Project Gutenberg is OK - but the content is (understandably) a bit yesterday-ish. Services like Audible are great for aging readers such as myself:
" Audible, Inc. is the leading provider of spoken entertainment and information on the Internet. Audible specializes in the spoken experience, providing digital audio editions of books, newspapers and magazines, original programming, and TV and radio subscriptions. Consumers shop, purchase, and download audio content from www.audible.com (United States), www.audible.co.uk (United Kingdom), www.audible.de (Germany), or www.audible.fr (France) directly to personal computers for listening in a variety of ways. Most of our customers download audio to their PCs and Macs and then transfer the audio to MP3 players, personal digital assistants (PDAs), or to smart mobile devices (SMDs) for listening on the go. Others transfer, or "burn," the content to audio CDs, while some customers simply listen at their computers or through a digital home entertainment network. "
Have a look at AJAX to get a background on why the web 2.0 frameworks pose such a significant challenge to, and opportunity for, Library 2.0 delivery systems. The back-end is now the front-end and the user is in control.
From Wikipedia:
" Ajax (programming)
From Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
Jump to: navigation, search
Ajax, or AJAX, is a web development technique used for creating interactive web applications. The intent is to make web pages feel more responsive by exchanging small amounts of data with the server behind the scenes, so that the entire web page does not have to be reloaded each time the user requests a change. This is intended to increase the web page's interactivity, speed, functionality, and usability.
The name is an acronym standing for Asynchronous JavaScript and XML. Ajax is asynchronous in that loading does not interfere with normal page loading. JavaScript is the programming language in which Ajax function calls are made. Data retrieved using the technique is commonly formatted using XML, as reflected in the naming of the XMLHttpRequest object from which Ajax is derived.
Ajax is a cross-platform technology usable on many different operating systems, computer architectures, and Web browsers as it is based on open standards such as JavaScript and XML, together with open source implementations of other required technologies. "
youtubeThis is my first attempt at posting a video onto YouTube:
Swan 1
And this is an embed:
Podcasts - these services have made my daily commute borderline enjoyable. My iPod which, utilises the iTunes podcast aggregator, allows me to keep up with technology trends, listen to poetry casts plus many other "rich" downloads. Here's wiki on iTunes:
"iTunes is a digital media player application, introduced by Apple on January 10, 2001 at the Macworld Expo in San Francisco,[2] for playing and organizing digital music and video files. The program is also an interface to manage the contents on Apple's popular iPod digital media players as well as the recently introduced iPhone. Additionally, iTunes can connect to the iTunes Store (provided an internet connection is present) in order to download purchased digital music, music videos, television shows, iPod games, audiobooks, various podcasts, and feature length films.
iTunes is available as a free download for Mac OS X, Windows Vista, Windows XP and Windows 2000 from Apple's website. It is also bundled with all Macintosh computers, and some HP and Dell computers."
Bloglines | My Feeds (105) Some library 2.0 type podcasts
I like NetLibrary, - the public libraries are doing good work with these services. Project Gutenberg is OK - but the content is (understandably) a bit yesterday-ish. Services like Audible are great for aging readers such as myself:
" Audible, Inc. is the leading provider of spoken entertainment and information on the Internet. Audible specializes in the spoken experience, providing digital audio editions of books, newspapers and magazines, original programming, and TV and radio subscriptions. Consumers shop, purchase, and download audio content from www.audible.com (United States), www.audible.co.uk (United Kingdom), www.audible.de (Germany), or www.audible.fr (France) directly to personal computers for listening in a variety of ways. Most of our customers download audio to their PCs and Macs and then transfer the audio to MP3 players, personal digital assistants (PDAs), or to smart mobile devices (SMDs) for listening on the go. Others transfer, or "burn," the content to audio CDs, while some customers simply listen at their computers or through a digital home entertainment network. "
Have a look at AJAX to get a background on why the web 2.0 frameworks pose such a significant challenge to, and opportunity for, Library 2.0 delivery systems. The back-end is now the front-end and the user is in control.
From Wikipedia:
" Ajax (programming)
From Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
Jump to: navigation, search
Ajax, or AJAX, is a web development technique used for creating interactive web applications. The intent is to make web pages feel more responsive by exchanging small amounts of data with the server behind the scenes, so that the entire web page does not have to be reloaded each time the user requests a change. This is intended to increase the web page's interactivity, speed, functionality, and usability.
The name is an acronym standing for Asynchronous JavaScript and XML. Ajax is asynchronous in that loading does not interfere with normal page loading. JavaScript is the programming language in which Ajax function calls are made. Data retrieved using the technique is commonly formatted using XML, as reflected in the naming of the XMLHttpRequest object from which Ajax is derived.
Ajax is a cross-platform technology usable on many different operating systems, computer architectures, and Web browsers as it is based on open standards such as JavaScript and XML, together with open source implementations of other required technologies. "
Saturday, July 21, 2007
Weel 8 - Things 18 & 19
The productivity tool I particularly like is google docs. I like the fact you can "take-it-anywhere"- that it has remote storage - that you are not maintaining and updating versions/applications - that it works - that it renders into wiki etc. I think the google docs business model is a real challenge to traditional word processing and spreadsheet applications and may easily replace traditional applications - particularly in public libraries.
Take a tour.
I have been thinking about Web 2.0 for a while and I'm attracted to the fundamentally "disruptive" nature of its evolution. I think web 2.0 poses significant challenges for not only libraries - but all social institutions - and this Learning 23 Things blog is a good summary of my findings about some of the web 2.0 components.
Take a tour.
I have been thinking about Web 2.0 for a while and I'm attracted to the fundamentally "disruptive" nature of its evolution. I think web 2.0 poses significant challenges for not only libraries - but all social institutions - and this Learning 23 Things blog is a good summary of my findings about some of the web 2.0 components.
Wednesday, July 18, 2007
Week 7 - Things 16 & 17
I think ATO LIS is using/deploying Wiki in an innovative manner - particularly the collaborative, co-design component. This is the first Wiki deployed in a Federal Govt. library (as far as I know), and the building of content in collaboration with the users should ensure the relevance of the Wiki.
I've used the sandpit of the eLibraryWiki - and I review and contribute to the eLibrary Team page on this Wiki. The Wiki uses MediaWiki software and has a Wiki'd search engine.
This Wiki is a really useful product - and a really useful service - and the team who manage and administer it are doing a great job.
I've used the sandpit of the eLibraryWiki - and I review and contribute to the eLibrary Team page on this Wiki. The Wiki uses MediaWiki software and has a Wiki'd search engine.
This Wiki is a really useful product - and a really useful service - and the team who manage and administer it are doing a great job.
Saturday, July 7, 2007
Week 6 - Things 13, 14 & 15
Ok I've investigated Technorati and read the latest blogs on iPhone - which has convinced me to upgrade my existing ipod and mobile into an iphone. Also I had a first look at Boing Boing which I really like as a social networking tool .... nice work.
Back to Technorati soon - now, checkout this snip:
" Welcome to Technorati
Currently tracking 92.6 million blogs and over 250 million pieces of tagged social media.
Technorati is the recognized authority on what's happening on the World Live Web, right now. The Live Web is the dynamic and always-updating portion of the Web. We search, surface, and organize blogs and the other forms of independent, user-generated content (photos, videos, voting, etc.) increasingly referred to as “citizen media.”
But it all started with blogs. A blog, or weblog, is a regularly updated journal published on the web. Some blogs are intended for a small audience; others vie for readership with national newspapers. Blogs are influential, personal, or both, and they reflect as many topics and opinions as there are people writing them.
Blogs are powerful because they allow millions of people to easily publish and share their ideas, and millions more to read and respond. They engage the writer and reader in an open conversation, and are shifting the Internet paradigm as we know it.
On the World Live Web, bloggers frequently link to and comment on other blogs, creating the type of immediate connection one would have in a conversation. Technorati tracks these links, and thus the relative relevance of blogs, photos, videos etc. We rapidly index tens of thousands of updates every hour, and so we monitor these live communities and the conversations they foster.
The World Live Web is incredibly active, and according to Technorati data, there are over 175,000 new blogs (that’s just blogs) every day. Bloggers update their blogs regularly to the tune of over 1.6 million posts per day, or over 18 updates a second.
Technorati. Who's saying what. Right now.
Technorati Media Contact
Jeff Koo
415-321-1866
jeff@sparkpr.com "
I looked up Del.icio.us on Wikipedia to get a definition of social book marking / tagging, thus
"The website del.icio.us (pronounced as "delicious") is a social bookmarking web service for storing, sharing, and discovering web bookmarks. The site was founded by Joshua Schachter in late 2003, and is now part of Yahoo!."
Then I found this interesting link which shows how MIT is using del.icio.us for Virtual Reference - interesting link:
MIT Libraries Virtual Reference
Back to Technorati soon - now, checkout this snip:
" Welcome to Technorati
Currently tracking 92.6 million blogs and over 250 million pieces of tagged social media.
Technorati is the recognized authority on what's happening on the World Live Web, right now. The Live Web is the dynamic and always-updating portion of the Web. We search, surface, and organize blogs and the other forms of independent, user-generated content (photos, videos, voting, etc.) increasingly referred to as “citizen media.”
But it all started with blogs. A blog, or weblog, is a regularly updated journal published on the web. Some blogs are intended for a small audience; others vie for readership with national newspapers. Blogs are influential, personal, or both, and they reflect as many topics and opinions as there are people writing them.
Blogs are powerful because they allow millions of people to easily publish and share their ideas, and millions more to read and respond. They engage the writer and reader in an open conversation, and are shifting the Internet paradigm as we know it.
On the World Live Web, bloggers frequently link to and comment on other blogs, creating the type of immediate connection one would have in a conversation. Technorati tracks these links, and thus the relative relevance of blogs, photos, videos etc. We rapidly index tens of thousands of updates every hour, and so we monitor these live communities and the conversations they foster.
The World Live Web is incredibly active, and according to Technorati data, there are over 175,000 new blogs (that’s just blogs) every day. Bloggers update their blogs regularly to the tune of over 1.6 million posts per day, or over 18 updates a second.
Technorati. Who's saying what. Right now.
Technorati Media Contact
Jeff Koo
415-321-1866
jeff@sparkpr.com "
I looked up Del.icio.us on Wikipedia to get a definition of social book marking / tagging, thus
"The website del.icio.us (pronounced as "delicious") is a social bookmarking web service for storing, sharing, and discovering web bookmarks. The site was founded by Joshua Schachter in late 2003, and is now part of Yahoo!."
Then I found this interesting link which shows how MIT is using del.icio.us for Virtual Reference - interesting link:
MIT Libraries Virtual Reference
Week 5 - Things 10, 11 & 12
I've had fun with the image generator - see "star" below - I probably should think about changing this. (nb - I intend to post my holiday snaps to flickr!!)
I've catalogued a small collection of Tasmanian Tiger books onto Library Thing. The fate of this beautiful animal should sadden us all :
This is film of the last Tasmanian Tiger:
Also - this is what Stephen Abrams from SirsiDynix has to say about Library Thing:
" Stephen's Lighthouse
July 4, 2007
LibraryThing
As I predicted at ALA, LibraryThing is still growing - and quickly.
Here are the top 100 largest libraries in the US by volume.
LibraryThing has passed Harvard University, the second-largest library in the United States. LibraryThing members have cataloged some 15,731,298 books, putting them 175,000 copies above Harvard's count.
That's cool. Now we all know sheer numbers aren't the only measurement but it is quite a collaborative accomplishment. As they note in their post, there are other ways to review collections, like suitability of collections for purpose, diversity and quality evaluations, depth measurements, etc.are valid views too. If we look at OCLC's WorldCat title measurement it's well over 85,000,000 titles and 1 billion holdings growing at 1 every 10 seconds - yet we'd never call it comprehensive. So LT has a way to go if they count other electonric collections like SirsiDynix's NDP or OCLC, etc. or if the world of libraries started to aggregate their own collections in a thoughtful way...
I wonder how big the Amazon database is? I'll' have to check.
LibraryThing is one of the most interesting library projects to watch. I met the founder, Tim Spalding, at ALA. There's more to this project than meets the eye...
Stephen
Posted by stephen at July 4, 2007 2:41 PM "
I've use Rollyo to generate a custom search engine which will search for "Reference Desk Stuff" across a list of technology sites - the results are very useful.
Rollyo: Roll Your Own Search Engine
I've catalogued a small collection of Tasmanian Tiger books onto Library Thing. The fate of this beautiful animal should sadden us all :
This is film of the last Tasmanian Tiger:
Also - this is what Stephen Abrams from SirsiDynix has to say about Library Thing:
" Stephen's Lighthouse
July 4, 2007
LibraryThing
As I predicted at ALA, LibraryThing is still growing - and quickly.
Here are the top 100 largest libraries in the US by volume.
LibraryThing has passed Harvard University, the second-largest library in the United States. LibraryThing members have cataloged some 15,731,298 books, putting them 175,000 copies above Harvard's count.
That's cool. Now we all know sheer numbers aren't the only measurement but it is quite a collaborative accomplishment. As they note in their post, there are other ways to review collections, like suitability of collections for purpose, diversity and quality evaluations, depth measurements, etc.are valid views too. If we look at OCLC's WorldCat title measurement it's well over 85,000,000 titles and 1 billion holdings growing at 1 every 10 seconds - yet we'd never call it comprehensive. So LT has a way to go if they count other electonric collections like SirsiDynix's NDP or OCLC, etc. or if the world of libraries started to aggregate their own collections in a thoughtful way...
I wonder how big the Amazon database is? I'll' have to check.
LibraryThing is one of the most interesting library projects to watch. I met the founder, Tim Spalding, at ALA. There's more to this project than meets the eye...
Stephen
Posted by stephen at July 4, 2007 2:41 PM "
I've use Rollyo to generate a custom search engine which will search for "Reference Desk Stuff" across a list of technology sites - the results are very useful.
Rollyo: Roll Your Own Search Engine
Things 8 and 9
I have set-up some RSS feeds, both to my home account, my iPod and through gmail at work. I find Stephen's Lighthouse particularly useful as both a RSS feed and a Blogcast.
On my bloglines account I now monitor a number of professional (library) bloggers and supplement this with technology and security discussions.
I use my iPod daily to mitigate the drudge of the daily commute. RSS and Blogs mean I do not have to read the professional journals to keep-up with stuff.
I think the xml containers which underly this stuff, when combined with web-services , will revolutionise information construction and delivery.
On my bloglines account I now monitor a number of professional (library) bloggers and supplement this with technology and security discussions.
I use my iPod daily to mitigate the drudge of the daily commute. RSS and Blogs mean I do not have to read the professional journals to keep-up with stuff.
I think the xml containers which underly this stuff, when combined with web-services , will revolutionise information construction and delivery.
Wednesday, May 23, 2007
technology update - Thing#7
I'm really happy to learn from the TechnologyNow podcast that e Ink or electronic paper or whatever you may wish to call it is, back on the agenda. The technology and concept has been around for over 5 years, primarily as a xerox product, but was not developed beyond proof-of-concept. Now Phillips (amongst others) have produced a read/write electronic paper that is being investigated by big publishing/newspaper. And whilst the sony ebook reader is really good, I think e Ink will revolutionise publishing - provided that a business model can be established.
http://www.engadget.com/2004/03/08/first-e-ink-e-book-reader-from-philips/
http://www.engadget.com/2004/03/08/first-e-ink-e-book-reader-from-philips/
Tuesday, May 22, 2007
Week 3 - downloading from Flickr Thing #6
Here's the number 1 Netherlands supporter in Melbourne! This photo was blogged from Flickr after I linked my blog to my Flickr account.
Ok - I've now completed a mashup using an image generator called imagechef (see above). My apologies for the immodest nature of this mashup :-)
Week 2 of 23 Things - Things #3 & 4
Well - its week 2 and I have successfully created my Blog. It was really easy to do this and I now feel OK about moving to the next task/thing.
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