Top News on 'The Twitter Times: digipresnews' http://tweetedtimes.com/digipresnews The Twitter Times is a real-time personalized newspaper generated from your Twitter account en-us Mon, 21 May 2012 12:52:55 +0400 Mon, 21 May 2012 12:52:55 +0400 <![CDATA[Digital archivists: technological custodians of human history | Ars Technica]]> Mon, 21 May 2012 06:34:01 +0400 arstechnica.com - Chris Foresman
Mat Hampson Game creator Jordan Mechner wanted to teach the next generation. So the man behind the groundbreaking 1989 Apple II game Prince of Persia recently posted his original 6052 assembly source code to Github. But getting the code from decades-old floppy disks "covered with dust" was no simple task. Mechner employed the services of vintage computer expert Tony Diaz and digital archivist Jason Scott to extract the bits from the floppies and assemble it into a readable code file. Without Di...  show all text
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@lorcanD: Ars on archivists >> Digital archivists: technological custodians of human history http://t.co/6fJkVNEd
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@euanc: Great Exposure: "Digital archivists: technological custodians of human history" | Ars Technica http://t.co/vxvb01R6
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@blefurgy: RT @nowviskie: nice @arstechnica piece on "Digital archivists: technological custodians of human history" http://t.co/gLjFTN3g via @LibSkrat
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@archivesnext: RT @nowviskie nice @arstechnica piece on "Digital archivists: technological custodians of human history" http://t.co/9nvI66E8
@nowviskie on Twitter
@nowviskie: nice @arstechnica piece on "Digital archivists: technological custodians of human history" http://t.co/pyADXhdN via @LibSkrat
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@jafurtado: Digital archivists: technological custodians of human history,by Chris Foresman/Ars Technica http://t.co/1GH6VU4t
@LibSkrat on Twitter
@LibSkrat: When libns and archivists sigh and say we wish media coverage of info professions were better? THIS is what we want. http://t.co/TWJNa4N2
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@arstechnica: Digital archivists: technological custodians of human history http://t.co/htDv7H4a by @foresmac
]]> <![CDATA[The Crowd and The Library | Trevor Owens]]> Mon, 21 May 2012 02:10:28 +0400 trevorowens.org - tjowens
Libraries, archives and museums have a long history of participation and engagement with members of the public. In a series of blog posts I am going to work to connects these traditions with current discussions of crowdsourcing. Crowdsourcing is a bit of a vague term, one that comes with potentially exploitative ideas related to uncompensated or undercompensated labor. In this series of I’ll try to put together a set set of related concepts; human computation, the wisdom of crowds, thinking of ...  show all text
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@ostephens on Twitter
@ostephens: RT @tjowens: "The Crowd &amp; The Library" http://t.co/PSSginnK Starts a series where i'm refining my ideas on crowdsourcing cultural heritage
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@wragge on Twitter
@wragge: "The Crowd and The Library" http://t.co/Xb5pPB7D Starts a series of posts where i'm refining my ideas on crowdsourcing cultural heritage
@benwbrum on Twitter
@benwbrum: "The Crowd and The Library" http://t.co/Xb5pPB7D Starts a series of posts where i'm refining my ideas on crowdsourcing cultural heritage
@melissaterras on Twitter
@melissaterras: "The Crowd and The Library" http://t.co/Xb5pPB7D Starts a series of posts where i'm refining my ideas on crowdsourcing cultural heritage
@tjowens on Twitter
@tjowens: "The Crowd and The Library" http://t.co/Xb5pPB7D Starts a series of posts where i'm refining my ideas on crowdsourcing cultural heritage
]]> <![CDATA[Legos, spaceships, breasts. « Kate Bachus]]> Sun, 20 May 2012 21:53:39 +0400 katebachus.com - katebachus
An engineer friend of mine recently extolled to me the virtues of Legos for teaching math and engineering concepts to children. As he talked, I thought back to my experiences with Legos, which had been somewhat limited and mostly involved building square house shapes and furnishing them with benches and tables.  I realized that even as a girl raised in a fairly feminist, evolved family, my first real experience with a schematic really didn’t come until I was a teenager when for a while I built ...  show all text
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@benosteen on Twitter
@benosteen: Well-written example of the Lego-aimed-at-girls-being-shitter-than-boys problem: http://t.co/vKxWIcqh
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@mmmmmrob on Twitter
@mmmmmrob: great article on why "Lego-for-girls" reinforces stereotypes in nasty, insidious ways: http://t.co/pAxI5E55 /via @libbymiller @AdeleHaze
@mia_out on Twitter
@mia_out: great article on why "Lego-for-girls" reinforces stereotypes in nasty, insidious ways: http://t.co/pAxI5E55 /via @libbymiller @AdeleHaze
@ldodds on Twitter
@ldodds: "Lego-for-girls" is, and always will be, pink crap onna stick. Here's a good illustration why: http://t.co/Zfdx3ctm
]]> <![CDATA[Make mainframes, not war: how Mad Men sold computers in the 1960s and 1970s | Ars Technica]]> Sun, 20 May 2012 15:51:00 +0400 arstechnica.com - Matthew Lasar
Cover photo for a 1964 brochure for the PDS 1020 Digital Computer. Computer History Museum Madison Avenue's strategy for popularizing computers shifted from the 1950s through the 1980s. At first pitches focused on reliability and speed, but by the 1960s, advertising brochures put big systems in gardens next to fashion models. When PCs came on the market, the sales pitch changed again. Computing went family friendly, with endorsements from Bill Cosby, William Shatner, and even Charlie Chaplin. W...  show all text
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@digipresnews: Make mainframes, not war: how Mad Men sold computers in the 1960s and 1970s | Ars Technica: arstechnica.c... http://t.co/JkZ1KuCG
@euanc on Twitter
@euanc: Make mainframes, not war: how Mad Men sold computers in the 1960s and 1970s | Ars Technica http://t.co/j5cOZ0ew
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@josiefraser on Twitter
@josiefraser: Make mainframes, not war: how Mad Men sold computers in the 1960s and 1970s http://t.co/5Pgl2hwu
]]> <![CDATA[New DPC Tech Watch Report: Preserving Moving Pictures and Sound | Digital Preservation Coalition]]> Sat, 19 May 2012 01:42:37 +0400 dpconline.org
The DPC, Richard Wright and Charles Beagrie Ltd are delighted to announce the release of the latest DPC Technology Watch Report ‘Preserving Moving Pictures and Sound’, written by Richard Wright, formerly of the BBC. ‘Moving image and sound
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@DuraCloud on Twitter
@DuraCloud: DPC "Preserving Moving Pictures and Sound" report is for anyone with collections of sound/moving images http://t.co/yXUN87Vz via @NDIIPP
@duraspace on Twitter
@duraspace: DPC "Preserving Moving Pictures and Sound" report is for anyone with collections of sound/moving images http://t.co/nZQMqBWW via @NDIIPP
@FedoraRepo on Twitter
@FedoraRepo: DPC "Preserving Moving Pictures and Sound" report is for anyone with collections of sound/moving images http://t.co/nBsIXHVM via @NDIIPP
@timgollins on Twitter
@timgollins: RT @ndiipp New DPC Technology Watch Report: Preserving Moving Pictures and Sound. http://t.co/tU8RV2me #digitalpreservation
@ndiipp on Twitter
@ndiipp: New DPC Technology Watch Report: Preserving Moving Pictures and Sound. http://t.co/Os290Dly #digitalpreservation
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]]> <![CDATA[unglue.it]]> Fri, 18 May 2012 00:20:48 +0400 unglue.it
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@dancohen on Twitter
@dancohen: Unglue It, which crowdfunds a Creative Commons ebook from works still in copyright, launched today: http://t.co/5rCzs2o7
@benshowers on Twitter
@benshowers: Ebook Crowdfunding Platform Unglue.it Launched http://t.co/mHWG4fIX
@jafurtado on Twitter
@jafurtado: RT @rtennant:"Pay to Free a Book" -about Unglue.it http://t.co/gcjXCBMn
@rtennant on Twitter
@rtennant: "Pay to Free a Book" - about Unglue.it http://t.co/F01JebBA
@azaroth42 on Twitter
@azaroth42: Isn't unglue.it just post-factum kickstarter? Let's pay someone for something they've already done. #dontreallygetit
@librarythingtim on Twitter
@librarythingtim: Ebook Crowdfunding Platform Unglue.it Launched http://t.co/mHWG4fIX
@JMarkOckerbloom on Twitter
@JMarkOckerbloom: unglue.it is now live, with 5 campaigns. Though the goal amounts for OOP books look to me rather optimistic...
@naypinya on Twitter
@naypinya: "@ShiftTheDigital: Go To Hellman: Unglue.it LaunchesToday http://t.co/1pHVQaBl" Two and a half hours.
]]> <![CDATA[So.. its a dog.. dressed as 2 pirates carrying a treasure che... on Twitpic]]> Thu, 17 May 2012 17:11:12 +0400 twitpic.com
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@hvdsomp on Twitter
@hvdsomp: #thisiswhattheinternetetc MT @katskii: So.. its a dog.. dressed as 2 pirates carrying a treasure chest. http://t.co/ECVBkmUU
@realAdrianBrown on Twitter
@realAdrianBrown: #thisiswhattheinternetetc MT @katskii: So.. its a dog.. dressed as 2 pirates carrying a treasure chest. http://t.co/ECVBkmUU
@billroberts on Twitter
@billroberts: So.. its a dog.. dressed as 2 pirates carrying a treasure chest. I can't even fathom how brilliant this is. http://t.co/A4N0usmA
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@Suw on Twitter
@Suw: So.. its a dog.. dressed as 2 pirates carrying a treasure chest. I can't even fathom how brilliant this is. http://t.co/A4N0usmA
@nevali on Twitter
@nevali: So.. its a dog.. dressed as 2 pirates carrying a treasure chest. I can't even fathom how brilliant this is. http://t.co/A4N0usmA
@bengoldacre on Twitter
@bengoldacre: RT @katskii:So.. its a dog.. dressed as 2 pirates carrying a treasure chest. I can't even fathom how brilliant this is. http://t.co/RF6ohAPQ
@codepo8 on Twitter
@codepo8: So.. its a dog.. dressed as 2 pirates carrying a treasure chest. I can't even fathom how brilliant this is. http://t.co/A4N0usmA
]]> <![CDATA[Official Google Blog: Introducing the Knowledge Graph: things, not strings]]> Thu, 17 May 2012 11:04:29 +0400 googleblog.blogspot.com - A Googler
Cross-posted on the Inside Search Blog Search is a lot about discovery—the basic human need to learn and broaden your horizons. But searching still requires a lot of hard work by you, the user. So today I’m really excited to launch the Knowledge Graph, which will help you discover new information quickly and easily. Take a query like [taj mahal]. For more than four decades, search has essentially been about matching keywords to queries. To a search engine the words [taj mahal] have been just ...  show all text
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@anjacks0n on Twitter
@anjacks0n: Things not Strings -- Google launches Knowledge Graph... http://t.co/jwrewa4v
@ostephens on Twitter
@ostephens: RT @gkob: Introducing the Knowledge Graph: things, not strings http://t.co/zbJylRZa [#ukdiscovery ]
@atomotic on Twitter
@atomotic: Introducing the Google Knowledge Graph: things, not strings - http://t.co/Yasb5rtm
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@edsu on Twitter
@edsu: still can't believe a) The Knowledge Graph is operational b) GOOG talk about Strings vs Things in the announcement http://t.co/vgkGihTY
@benshowers on Twitter
@benshowers: Introducing the Knowledge Graph: things, not strings: http://t.co/LG126FS5
@ldodds on Twitter
@ldodds: Introducing the Knowledge Graph: things, not strings http://t.co/fTQpa0yD
@mia_out on Twitter
@mia_out: #musetech #lodlam RT @fbase: Introducing the Google Knowledge Graph: things, not strings - http://t.co/xT5W0QEu
]]> <![CDATA[I can no longer work for a system that puts profit over access to research | Winston Hide | Science | guardian.co.uk]]> Thu, 17 May 2012 00:41:18 +0400 guardian.co.uk - Winston Hide
The associate editor of Genomics says its publisher Elsevier effectively denies developing world access to research findings Today I resigned from the editorial board of a well respected journal in my field – Genomics.  No longer can I work for a system that provides solid profits for the publisher while effectively denying colleagues in developing countries access to research findings. It has not been an easy decision to make. Some may feel that I'm grandstanding or making a futile gesture. And  show all text
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@scilib on Twitter
@scilib: Harvard's Winston Hide "I can no longer work for a system that puts profit over access to research" http://t.co/ek2t6YuC /via @harvardHSPH
@hvdsomp on Twitter
@hvdsomp: Finally ... MT @SauropodMike: .@glynmoody "More anti-Elsevier sentiment" http://t.co/wR0A2ZXD <-- Must get past idea it's just Elsevier.
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@naypinya on Twitter
@naypinya: Harvard's Winston Hide "I can no longer work for a system that puts profit over access to research" http://t.co/ek2t6YuC /via @harvardHSPH
@dancohen on Twitter
@dancohen: "Today I resigned from the editorial board of a well respected journal in my field–Genomics" http://t.co/kua1OUqw (via @naypinya)
@nowviskie on Twitter
@nowviskie: RT @winhide: I've resigned from Genomics today - not working on the board of a journal that restricts access any more. http://t.co/vzxNmUPS
@gmcmahon on Twitter
@gmcmahon: I can no longer work for a system that puts profit over access to research | Winston Hide http://t.co/WK6vyEmO via @guardian
]]> <![CDATA[BitCurator: Tools and Techniques for Digital Forensics in Collecting Institutions]]> Wed, 16 May 2012 19:07:50 +0400 dlib.org
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@digitalfay on Twitter
@digitalfay: D-Lib article about @BitCurator: incorporating forensic tools and techniques into born-digital acquisitions processes http://t.co/jtYrD5FQ
@prwheatley on Twitter
@prwheatley: We have an overview of the @BitCurator project published in the current issue of D-Lib Magazine: http://t.co/om7xqoIm #archives #dh
@trevormunoz on Twitter
@trevormunoz: RT @mkirschenbaum: We have an overview of the @BitCurator project published in the current issue of D-Lib Magazine: http://t.co/EmQPzmtb
@ndiipp on Twitter
@ndiipp: We have an overview of the @BitCurator project published in the current issue of D-Lib Magazine: http://t.co/om7xqoIm #archives #dh
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@sheilaMorr on Twitter
@sheilaMorr: We have an overview of the @BitCurator project published in the current issue of D-Lib Magazine: http://t.co/uaGQaorm #archives #dh
@LibSkrat on Twitter
@LibSkrat: Bookmark: BitCurator: Tools and Techniques for Digital Forensics in Collecting Institutions http://t.co/a8QNeFEy
]]> <![CDATA[http://blogs.loc.gov/digitalpreservation/2012/05/all-digital-obj...]]> Wed, 16 May 2012 02:22:47 +0400 blogs.loc.gov
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@atomotic on Twitter
@atomotic: All Digital Objects are Born Digital Objects, new on The Signal http://t.co/EbEPue7R
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@ndiipp: All Digital Objects are Born Digital Objects, new on The Signal http://t.co/EbEPue7R
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@footnotesrising on Twitter
@footnotesrising: Bookmark: All Digital Objects are Born Digital Objects « The Signal: Digital Preservation http://t.co/Z5CqEhBx
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@LibSkrat: Bookmark: All Digital Objects are Born Digital Objects « The Signal: Digital Preservation http://t.co/Z5CqEhBx
@Chenshaw on Twitter
@Chenshaw: All Digital Objects are Born Digital Objects, new on The Signal http://t.co/EbEPue7R
@spellboundblog on Twitter
@spellboundblog: Discuss: "All Digital Objects are Born Digital Objects" http://t.co/IVXgE6MN
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@tjowens: Discuss: "All Digital Objects are Born Digital Objects" http://t.co/IVXgE6MN
]]> <![CDATA[Why Nikola Tesla was the greatest geek who ever lived - The Oatmeal]]> Tue, 15 May 2012 17:39:58 +0400 theoatmeal.com - Matthew Inman
An ode to the father of the electric age. View
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@hvdsomp on Twitter
@hvdsomp: Super. Read Tesla's bio! RT @Lambo: So did I &amp;lt;3 RT @ginatrapani Deeply enjoyed @Oatmeal's epic ode to Nikola Tesla http://t.co/65xk7Xu0
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@catnip on Twitter
@catnip: Here's a thing about Tesla that was doing the rounds in my 'overnight' NZ twitter stream. Worth a look: http://t.co/hL3ygTOK
@billt on Twitter
@billt: "On behalf of those who obsess, tinker &amp; fix things that aren't broken, thank you Nikola Tesla" @Oatmeal http://t.co/SrXOFMnS <- hear hear!
@Werner on Twitter
@Werner: I really love @oatmeal's ode to Tesla: "Why Nikola Tesla was the greatest geek who ever lived" http://t.co/3cGXkJq6
@sgillies on Twitter
@sgillies: I like how The Oatmeal concludes this with big props for a librarian: http://t.co/3CRWEcS0.
@dajobe on Twitter
@dajobe: Why Nikola Tesla was the greatest geek who ever lived - The Oatmeal http://t.co/Vp6Ih2NJ via @Oatmeal
@lisagrimm on Twitter
@lisagrimm: Yes. RT @obiwankimberly: Best @Oatmeal comic EVER: Why Nikola Tesla was the greatest geek who ever lived http://t.co/DsXR4EPM
]]> <![CDATA[IIIF: Image API Draft 0.2]]> Tue, 15 May 2012 12:35:37 +0400 library.stanford.edu
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@hvdsomp on Twitter
@hvdsomp: Calling all Science Developers, what do you think of this RfC Image API (re microscopy, MRI, electron, etc): http://t.co/CXZ26mJJ
@benosteen on Twitter
@benosteen: Calling all Science Developers, what do you think of this RfC Image API (re microscopy, MRI, electron, etc): http://t.co/CXZ26mJJ
@prwheatley on Twitter
@prwheatley: International Image Interoperability Framework &amp; rich delivery of digital images proposed API http://t.co/znUExVyK
@ndiipp on Twitter
@ndiipp: International Image Interoperability Framework &amp; rich delivery of digital images proposed API http://t.co/znUExVyK
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@dfflanders on Twitter
@dfflanders: Calling all Science Developers, what do you think of this RfC Image API (re microscopy, MRI, electron, etc): http://t.co/CXZ26mJJ
@paulwalk on Twitter
@paulwalk: Request for comments: International Image Interoperability Framework http://t.co/MiflnKrD
]]> <![CDATA[How Pixar almost deleted Toy Story 2]]> Tue, 15 May 2012 07:03:46 +0400 kottke.org - Jason Kottke
Taken from the Studio Stories series included on the Blu-ray versions of Toy Story 1 & 2, here's a short story about how Toy Story 2 was almost erased before the film could be rendered for theaters. Woody's hat disappeared. And then his boots disappeared. And then as we kept checking, he disappeared entirely. Woody's gone. (via tested) Tags: movies   Pixar   Toy Story 2   video
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@euanc on Twitter
@euanc: How Pixar almost deleted Toy Story 2 http://t.co/pXAmquzm
@caja27 on Twitter
@caja27: [protected tweet]
@WilliamKilbride on Twitter
@WilliamKilbride: RT @MarthaBunton: How Pixar almost deleted Toy Story2:OR why backups are not good enough http://t.co/GGbFLlzK #digitalpreservation
@cpwillett on Twitter
@cpwillett: How Pixar almost deleted Toy Story2:OR why backups are not good enough http://t.co/snQ9scEE #digitalpreservation
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@lisagrimm on Twitter
@lisagrimm: How Pixar almost deleted Toy Story2:OR why backups are not good enough http://t.co/snQ9scEE #digitalpreservation
@spellboundblog on Twitter
@spellboundblog: How Pixar almost deleted Toy Story2:OR why backups are not good enough http://t.co/snQ9scEE #digitalpreservation
]]> <![CDATA[Big Data, Big Deal? | Digital Curation Centre]]> Mon, 14 May 2012 20:52:26 +0400 dcc.ac.uk
The provocatively titled Eduserv symposium 2012: Big Data, Big Deal? provided a forum for IT professionals, and anyone responsible for managing research data or planning to work with big data in Higher Education, to discuss the meaning of big data and the challenges it presents. Speakers from both the commercial and academic world came together to reflect on big data trends and the implications for research, learning, and operations in HE.
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@ndiipp on Twitter
@ndiipp: NEW blog post reporting from #esym12 by Marieke Guy (@mariekeguy) Big Data, Big Deal? http://t.co/pSYiI3ss
@mariekeguy on Twitter
@mariekeguy: Themes of the day MT @digitalcuration: NEW blog post reporting from #esym12 Big Data, Big Deal? http://t.co/h4QxrUoX
@digitalcuration on Twitter
@digitalcuration: NEW blog post reporting from #esym12 by Marieke Guy (@mariekeguy) Big Data, Big Deal? http://t.co/pSYiI3ss
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]]> <![CDATA[The Laboratorium : Inside the Georgia State Opinion]]> Mon, 14 May 2012 18:32:05 +0400 laboratorium.net
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@marymolinaro on Twitter
@marymolinaro: RT @grimmelm: I read 350 pages so you don't have to: my take on the Georgia State e-reserves opinion http://t.co/LHAjxDcf
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@brewster_kahle on Twitter
@brewster_kahle: 350-page decision in Georgia State e-reserves case: Fair use wins &amp; publishers lose on 95% of specific claims. http://t.co/czsjiUmz
@jafurtado on Twitter
@jafurtado: Inside the Georgia State Opinion,By James Grimmelmann http://t.co/u8GuTk5K On Georgia State e-reserves case (aka Cambridge U Press v Becker)
@JMarkOckerbloom on Twitter
@JMarkOckerbloom: James Grimmelman's take on the #GSU ruling: libraries mostly win, publishers mostly lose, biggest winner is CCC: http://t.co/OYyLTEAd
@jschneider on Twitter
@jschneider: Care about U.S. #copyright policy and #fairuse? @grimmelm digests a 350-page court opinion on coursepacks/e-reserves: http://t.co/LIJN9gkt
@naypinya on Twitter
@naypinya: I read 350 pages so you don't have to: my take on the Georgia State e-reserves opinion http://t.co/mhaW4JXP
@LibSkrat on Twitter
@LibSkrat: Bookmark: The Laboratorium : Inside the Georgia State Opinion http://t.co/RmA8sg2t
]]> <![CDATA[Digital pioneer urges museums, archives and libraries to open up their collections]]> Mon, 14 May 2012 13:47:43 +0400 collectionslink.org.uk
Collections Link, the professional development for people working with Collections and Digital material
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@NickPoole1 on Twitter
@NickPoole1: RT @CollectionTrust: Open data champion @Nigel_Shadbolt urges GLAM sector to open up their collections online http://t.co/CZ197NQm #opendata
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@wragge on Twitter
@wragge: News: Digital pioneer @Nigel_Shadbolt urges museums, archives &amp; libraries to open up their collections online http://t.co/LIdqNWpA #opendata
@wilkohardenberg on Twitter
@wilkohardenberg: News: Digital pioneer @Nigel_Shadbolt urges museums, archives &amp; libraries to open up their collections online http://t.co/LIdqNWpA #opendata
@mia_out on Twitter
@mia_out: News: Digital pioneer @Nigel_Shadbolt urges museums, archives &amp; libraries to open up their collections online http://t.co/LIdqNWpA #opendata
@CollectionTrust on Twitter
@CollectionTrust: News: Digital pioneer @Nigel_Shadbolt urges museums, archives &amp; libraries to open up their collections online http://t.co/LIdqNWpA #opendata
]]> <![CDATA[Dresscode: Blue tie and male |]]> Sun, 13 May 2012 22:58:11 +0400 elektronista.dk
At a Dell summit in Copenhagen we learn to say shup up bitch and that women should be keept out of IT as long as possible.
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@jahendler on Twitter
@jahendler: Dell and women -- more big IT cluelessness -- happy mothers day to any wo might work here - our sympathies #fail - http://t.co/erPNdKm1
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@danja on Twitter
@danja: Holy shit. That's me boycotting Dell then. RT @Mike_FTW: Dell to women: “Shut up bitch!” http://t.co/UkaOvfil
@tomcoates on Twitter
@tomcoates: Dell to women: “Shut up bitch!” http://t.co/jcaFbXMZ
@benwerd on Twitter
@benwerd: Dell's interesting approach to sexual politics in its workplace: http://t.co/OyRGEL6u "Shut up, bitch!"
@tommorris on Twitter
@tommorris: reading about how incredibly stupid dell are http://t.co/Ug5eCUr9 #sexism #brogrammer #ffs
@j4 on Twitter
@j4: Dear @michaeldell, do you approve of misogyny at @Dell? If not, can you please tell us what you're doing about this? http://t.co/ubZJaItk
]]> <![CDATA[British Library - Press and Policy Centre - British Library Board appoints new Chief Executive]]> Thu, 10 May 2012 20:40:06 +0400 pressandpolicy.bl.uk
The Board of the British Library has appointed Roly Keating as the Library’s new Chief Executive Officer (CEO). Keating, currently Director of Archive Content at the BBC, and a former Controller of BBC Two and BBC Four, will take up his new role on 12 September 2012.
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@anjacks0n on Twitter
@anjacks0n: Appointing someone with experience of running services like iPlayer will really help #BL digital transformation. http://t.co/fnz3bRxQ
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@_MattShaw on Twitter
@_MattShaw: RT @rluk_david: Roly Keating appointed as new Chief Executive of the British Library - http://t.co/0MOz8QrV
@alastairdunning on Twitter
@alastairdunning: Appointing someone with experience of running services like iPlayer will really help #BL digital transformation. http://t.co/fnz3bRxQ
@alastairdunning on Twitter
@alastairdunning: As was suspected, BL looks outside library community for new Chief Exec. Good choice, though. http://t.co/fnz3bRxQ
@ndalyrose on Twitter
@ndalyrose: Our new @britishlibrary Chief Executive is from the beeb! That's exciting! http://t.co/jxImrOQp
]]> <![CDATA[SCAPE | D9.1 Characterisation technology, Release 1 & release report (DRAFT)]]> Thu, 10 May 2012 06:07:47 +0400 scape-project.eu
This report sums up the work done during the first year of the SCAPE project in the Characterisation Components work package of the Preservation Components sub
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@prwheatley on Twitter
@prwheatley: Essential read about state of the art in file format id for #digitalpreservation MT @perdalum http://t.co/Enntrfjg #scapeproject
@perdalum on Twitter
@perdalum: D9.1 Characterisation technology, Release 1 &amp; release report http://t.co/kvUqocbZ #fb
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@sheilaMorr: Essential read about state of the art in file format id for #digitalpreservation MT @perdalum http://t.co/Enntrfjg #scapeproject
]]> <![CDATA[Ariadne: Web Magazine for Information Professionals]]> Wed, 9 May 2012 05:24:32 +0400 ariadne.ac.uk
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@mariekeguy: Great revamp! MT @ariadne_ukoln: New Ariadne Web Magazine goes live. Do look at both the new issue &amp; whole site http://t.co/3lBABEAD
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@bindonlane: Those interested in digital media, academia, and libraries may not know about Ariadne, a newly relaunched journal: http://t.co/LOMgtBSC
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@chrisleeclark: Re-designed Ariadne climbs out of the page and onto the web http://t.co/eDkVNVrN
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@carusb: But not CC :-( RT @lorcanD: Congrats to UKOLN on newly redesigned/ported Ariadne. Lots of interesting features. http://t.co/rVpjKJwY
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@lorcanD: Congratulations to UKOLN on newly redesigned/ported Ariadne. Lots of interesting features. http://t.co/HDpVfhPU
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@benshowers: New Ariadne Web Magazine was recently released to the WWW Do look at both the new issue and the whole site http://t.co/nluTT933
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@ariadne_ukoln: New Ariadne Web Magazine was recently released to the WWW Do look at both the new issue and the whole site http://t.co/nluTT933
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@archivesnext: Those interested in digital media, academia, and libraries may not know about Ariadne, a newly relaunched journal: http://t.co/LOMgtBSC
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@dancohen: Those interested in digital media, academia, and libraries may not know about Ariadne, a newly relaunched journal: http://t.co/LOMgtBSC
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@wragge: Congratulations to UKOLN on newly redesigned/ported Ariadne. Lots of interesting features. http://t.co/HDpVfhPU
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]]> <![CDATA[Why Publishers Don't Like Apps - Technology Review]]> Tue, 8 May 2012 00:41:26 +0400 technologyreview.com
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@jahendler: "The future of media on mobile devices isn't with apps but with the Web"-@Jason_Pontin: http://t.co/6oCtRuVF #HTML5 HT @rafat
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@dajobe: News on iPad: "We sold 353 subscriptions through the iPad ... We wasted $124,000 on outsourced software development." http://t.co/0lehnrpV
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@jafurtado: Why Publishers Don't Like Apps, by By Jason Pontin /Technology Review http://t.co/oisabgko
@kevinmarks on Twitter
@kevinmarks: Next trend: publishers write mea culpa's for Facebook Social Reader apps like @jasonpontin did for iPad replicants: http://t.co/v2jMycmo
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@LibSkrat: Bookmark: Why Publishers Don't Like Apps - Technology Review http://t.co/v1SIljGD
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@JMarkOckerbloom: Technology Review on why apps turned out to be worse than the web as a mobile publishing platform: http://t.co/lHmywaeG
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@kevinmarks: Tech Review to follow FT to HTML5, dump apps http://t.co/X2rWXEPt via @digiphile Excellent insight, excellent writing by @jasonpontin
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@brewster_kahle: Tech Review to follow FT to HTML5, dump apps http://t.co/X2rWXEPt via @digiphile Excellent insight, excellent writing by @jasonpontin
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@urbanhumanist: Why Publishers Don't Like Apps - Technology Review http://t.co/0KuhhuIB #publishing
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@naypinya: Tech Review to follow FT to HTML5, dump apps http://t.co/X2rWXEPt via @digiphile Excellent insight, excellent writing by @jasonpontin
]]> <![CDATA[11 Fabulous Libraries in South America - Mental Floss]]> Mon, 7 May 2012 14:44:05 +0400 mentalfloss.com - Jill Harness
Last week we toured some of Europe’s most beautiful libraries. Now let’s see what South America has to offer. 1. The Royal Portuguese Reading Room, Brazil The Real Gabinete Português de Leitura in Rio de Janeiro holds more Portuguese works than anywhere outside of Portugal, including a number of rare titles. Completed in 1887, the building is adorned in the neomanuelino style based on the Gothic-renaissance style that was popular at the time of the Portuguese discovery of Brazil. Inside t...  show all text
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@PSleeman: 11 Fabulous Libraries in South America — http://t.co/u3xyvQkb
]]> <![CDATA[Timeline of the far future - Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia]]> Mon, 7 May 2012 09:26:27 +0400 en.wikipedia.org
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@hvdsomp: Well, that kind of puts it all in an appropriate perspective ... RT @michael_nielsen: Timeline of the far future: http://t.co/eoDFTe5a
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@terrycojones: In 300B yrs 64bit Unix timestamp overflows. Prokaryotes inherit the earth in 1.3B. Plenty of time to work something out http://t.co/HmAymQkm
]]> <![CDATA[Judge to Decide Fate of Authors Guild Class Action Against Google]]> Mon, 7 May 2012 06:30:37 +0400 publishersweekly.com
From the questions he asked from the bench, it certainly seems like Judge Denny Chin wants to see the Authors Guild lawsuit against Google and its library book-scanning program proceed as a class action. But after a morning of oral arguments in Manhattan, it is unclear if that can happen.
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@DigitalKoans: Judge to Decide Fate of Authors Guild Class Action against Google, http://t.co/AMSbW9Av
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@jafurtado: Judge to Decide Fate of Authors Guild Class Action Against Google, By Andrew Albanese /PW http://t.co/0C9oUUky
]]> <![CDATA[Computing History - EDSAC performed its first calculations]]> Mon, 7 May 2012 03:07:04 +0400 computinghistory.org.uk
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@benosteen: This day in history 1949 : the EDSAC computer performed its first calculation at #cambridge university. http://t.co/nJ263ZwW
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@billt: This day in history 1949 : the EDSAC computer performed its first calculation at #cambridge university. http://t.co/nJ263ZwW
]]> <![CDATA[Pass the Spoon: Live from the Southbank Centre |The Space]]> Sun, 6 May 2012 23:36:31 +0400 thespace.org
It's a show with actors, music and food. It's a bit like an opera, but with vegetables and fruit.It's about cooking. It's possibly the only show you'll see this year featuring a dung beetle. Oh, and someone gets eaten. Did we mention that?
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@billt: Rt @nevali: streaming live right now from the South Bank Centre on @thespacearts — Pass The Spoon — http://t.co/Q6zqHJLK (great stuff!)
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@meeware: streaming live right now from the South Bank Centre on @thespacearts — Pass The Spoon — http://t.co/mVEhT1w6
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@billt: Live stream NOW via the Southbank Centre http://t.co/kEOU4Hv4. david shrigleys opera!
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@nevali: streaming live right now from the South Bank Centre on @thespacearts — Pass The Spoon — http://t.co/mVEhT1w6
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@nevali: Don't forget we're streaming David Shrigley's Pass The Spoon opera live tonight on #thespacearts at 7:30pm GMT http://t.co/wMVJyvvT
]]> <![CDATA[So what the fuck has occupy done so far?]]> Sun, 6 May 2012 19:34:12 +0400 whatthefuckhasoccupydone.com
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@benosteen: Not sure what #Occupy's done? Here's a handy list: http://t.co/tkzAynMo
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@benwerd: Not sure what #Occupy's done? Here's a handy list: http://t.co/tkzAynMo
]]> <![CDATA[Life-Saving: The National Software Reference Library « The Signal: Digital Preservation]]> Sat, 5 May 2012 14:56:13 +0400 blogs.loc.gov - Trevor Owens
Doug White, of NSRL Insights is an occasional series of posts in which members of National Digital Stewardship Alliance Innovation Working Group take a bit of time to chat with people doing novel, exciting and innovative work in and around digital preservation and stewardship. In this post, I am thrilled to have a chance to hear from Doug White, Project leader for the National Institute of Standards and Technology National Software Reference Library. I heard Doug give an fantastic talk about his  show all text
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@euanc: Great read RT @tjowens: Life Saving Software Reference Library: Interview with Doug White about the NSRL http://t.co/R0qCaSY7
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@jefferson_bail: Great read RT @tjowens: Life Saving Software Reference Library: Interview with Doug White about the NSRL http://t.co/R0qCaSY7
@euanc on Twitter
@euanc: So useful for Emulation: "Life-Saving: The National Software Reference Library" « The Signal: Digital Preservation - http://t.co/GNrqRHFg
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@blefurgy: Botox, virtual machine slices &amp; more RT @ndiipp: Life-Saving: The National Software Reference Library http://t.co/0EE89ebY
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@ndiipp: Life-Saving: The National Software Reference Library, new on The Signal http://t.co/6b0Ky3cr
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@LibSkrat: Bookmark: Life-Saving: The National Software Reference Library « The Signal: Digital Preservation http://t.co/6LJ7yi7U
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@tjowens: This software reference library interview is a long read but i think it is a fantastic digital preservation story http://t.co/1hqBmAya
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@tjowens: Life Saving Software Reference Library: Interview with Doug White about the NSRL http://t.co/1hqBmAya
]]> <![CDATA[Web Archiving Arrives: Results from the NDSA Web Archiving Survey « The Signal: Digital Preservation]]> Fri, 4 May 2012 20:40:07 +0400 blogs.loc.gov - Susan Manus
The following is a guest post by Jefferson Bailey, Fellow at the Library of Congress’s Office of Strategic Initiatives. The NDSA Content Working Group, one of the five working groups of the National Digital Stewardship Alliance focuses on identifying content already preserved, investigating guidelines for the selection of significant content, discovery of at-risk digital content or collections, and matching orphan content with NDSA partners who will acquire the content, preserve it, and provi...  show all text
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@realAdrianBrown: Interesting stats here MT @euanc Web Archiving Arrives: Results from the NDSA Web Archiving Survey - http://t.co/lMEH1KdK
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@euanc: Web Archiving Arrives: Results from the NDSA Web Archiving Survey « The Signal: Digital Preservation - http://t.co/CD24fxKM
@jefferson_bail on Twitter
@jefferson_bail: U.S. web archiving stats/trends. Another of my "presurveytion" (groan) blog posts. Full report out soon! http://t.co/HL4jDWRm
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@anarchivist: Great to see so many university libraries getting into web archiving! "Web Archiving Arrives" http://t.co/ELTlaKXL
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@sleonchnm: Results from our @NDSA2 U.S. Web Archiving survey (full report will be soon): http://t.co/K8Gt9OFN #webarchiving #iipc12
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@tjowens: Great to see so many university libraries getting into web archiving! "Web Archiving Arrives" http://t.co/ELTlaKXL
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@sheilaMorr: Web Archiving Arrives: Results from the NDSA Web Archiving Survey « The Signal: Digital Preservation - http://t.co/g68ejLYr
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