Category Archives: Sites and Stories

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 →

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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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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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Album cover meme

Posted on January 14, 2008 by karin

I didn’t actually get tagged for this, but I saw it on the blog humachine, and it looks like fun. I added a step 4 to go with step three, so that I could use use a Creative Commons licensed … Continue reading →

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Does quoting scholarly journals make something less authoritative?

Posted on December 23, 2007 by karin

The title is, of course, supposed to ruffle some feathers. I was reading reviews on the book “Eat to Live: The Revolutionary Formula for Fast and Sustained Weight Loss” and found this comment: “Fuhrman does cite many scientific journal articles, … Continue reading →

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Cool stuff in Lincoln, Nebraska

Posted on December 19, 2007 by karin

Just a random collection of cool stuff where I live. OLPC’s for Lincoln Schools The Cooper Foundation, a local grant giving institution, has given a grant to buy XO laptops in Lincoln Schools. “President Art Thompson said the final grant … Continue reading →

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Initial thoughts about the OLPC

Posted on December 16, 2007 by karin

I’ve had my OLPC for about 24 hours now, so I’m going to post some initial thoughts. I’m sure I’ll have plenty more to say later. First, I am so very happy with the purchase. It is, indeed, a machine … Continue reading →

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Another quick post on Kindle

Posted on November 21, 2007 by karin

Stephen Abram posted about the Kindle, noting that most of the people writing about the Kindle (in the library world, mostly negatively) have not held the thing. It’s a fair point. After all, we wouldn’t want people criticizing the library … Continue reading →

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I read, you read, we all read for e-readers!

Posted on November 20, 2007 by karin

I apologize once more for the cruddy title. I don’t usually do memes, but the release of the Kindle from Amazon.com and the subsequent discussion are just too much to resist. Design Once upon a time, design wasn’t important for … Continue reading →

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