Monthly Archives: February 2008

Quintura search engine

Posted on February 27, 2008 by karin

I’m writing an evaluation of Quintura.com search engine for my Information Storage and Retrieval class. I’m having a lot of fun playing with it – it’s kind of like boolean searching for dummies. It uses Yahoo for search results, and … Continue reading →

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Why I use Creative Commons and not public domain

Posted on February 22, 2008 by karin

In the comments of Michael Sauers recent post about adding creative commons works to their library catalog, Dewi Morgan said:   I think this is great… but. But like all copyright mechanisms, CC licences are only a means to an … Continue reading →

Posted in Art, Free as in Freedom, My Stuff, Open access/Open source, Sites and Stories | 3 Comments

Outsourcing student email to Google or Microsoft: Some thoughts

Posted on February 21, 2008 by karin

The campus where I work is thinking of outsourcing student email. This in itself could be a good thing- the student email, as it it exists, sucks. Most students that we work with in the Center don’t use it. The … Continue reading →

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Walking the walk: Using open source software in everyday life

Posted on February 15, 2008 by karin

Most of my presentation slides were made with open source software. Ubuntu, OpenOffice Impress, Gimp, and Inkscape allow me to put together a pretty nice looking set of slides. It has become more and more common lately for me to … Continue reading →

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Meta blogging

Posted on February 11, 2008 by karin

I realize that I have to blog now, because I can’t write an in depth piece about social networking and then have that be the last thing on my site for a week, right? Things are busy around here- which … Continue reading →

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Do's and Do not's of professional social networking

Posted on February 7, 2008 by karin

Yesterday I explored some of the advantages to using social networking in a professional capacity (including my personal experiences.) I got a good response – thanks everyone! I am pondering an article, but it has to roll around in my … Continue reading →

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Professional Social Networking: Why and How

Posted on February 6, 2008 by karin

I’ve had this idea in my head for a presentation or article or something, but it’s not clearly formed yet. I’m hoping posting here (and maybe getting some feedback) will help me clarify my thinking. Maybe it is best left … Continue reading →

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One Laptop Per Child Presentation

Posted on February 1, 2008 by karin

I gave my presentation on the XO laptop today at the Nebraska Library Commission. Slides are up on karin.dalziel.org, and my notes will be up tomorrow. It’s really fun presenting about something I care a lot about- I hope I … Continue reading →

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