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must move towards a model with comprehensive mobile access to online services

mobile’ has come to encompass an ever-expanding field of devices, platforms and content

Smart (internet enabled) or dumb/cellular

“Social Media.” includes community created content sites like Blogs, Forums, Flickr, YouTube, Wikis, Social Networks, Twitter and other content sharing sites.

When you use social media your behaviour  and content is not only a reflection of you but also of (our) Library.

Social Media Do’s Be Professional – Talk the way you would talk to real people in professional situations. Be Courteous – Be sure to listen & ask questions. Be Accurate – Check your facts before you post and provide supporting sources if necessary. Be Useful – Add content because you have something interesting to say, not for the sake of regular posting. Be Intelligent – Provide some value. Don’t talk down. Offer insight. Be Conversational –  Avoid overly pedantic or “composed” language. Don’t be afraid to bring in your own personality. Be Non-confrontational – If you disagree, do so respectfully Be Prompt – If you need to moderate or respond to a comment do so as quickly as possible Be Identifiable – Use your real name and do not post anonymously. Be Transparent – Disclose that you work for the library if this is relevant and be honest & truthful. Social Media Don’ts Don’t Share Secrets –If you aren’t sure you can disclose something, just don’t do it. Think about privacy, confidentiality and permission to use other people’s content. Don’t Bad Mouth – Keep the language clean & avoid slamming people or companies. Don’t Complain – If you don’t have anything nice to say, don’t say anything at all. Don’t do Stupid Things – If it doesn’t help the Library or our community, don’t do it. Don’t Defame – Show everyone respect. Don’t Forget your day job –Social Media can consume you so don’t forget your other duties. Moderate, balanced use is essential.

mission of the Library Linked Data incubator group is to help increase global interoperability of library data on the Web, by bringing together people involved in Semantic Web activities—focusing on Linked Data—in the library community and beyond, building on existing initiatives, and identifying collaboration tracks for the future.

existing building blocks of librarianship, such as metadata models, metadata schemas, standards and protocols for building interoperability and library systems and networked environments, encourage libraries to bring their content, and generally re-orient their approaches to data interoperability towards the Web, also reaching to other communities.

hard data showing that almost all routes for exchanging internet traffic with the country have been shut down

clearly an extreme step for any government to take

We experienced freedom to explore alternate avenues, to innovate, to take risks in ways that would have been difficult under the direct control of a district council.

patrons made it clear that while they appreciated that computers were a necessary part of a modern library, they did not consider them the most important part.

Our overall objective was to source a library system which: could be installed before Y2K complications immobilised us, was economical, in terms of both initial purchase and future license and maintenance support fees, ran effectively and fast by dial-up modem on an ordinary telephone line, used up-to-the minute technologies, looked good, and was easy for both staff and public to use, took advantage of new technology to permit members to access our catalogue and their own records from home, and let us link easily to other sources of information – other databases and the Internet. If we could achieve all of these objectives, we’d be well on the way to an excellent service.

The sheer number of metadata standards in the cultural heritage sector is overwhelming, and their inter-relationships further complicate the situation. This visual map of the metadata landscape is intended to assist planners with the selection and implementation of metadata standards.

05 standards listed here is evaluated on its strength of application to defined categories in each of four axes: community, domain, function, and purpose.

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If you’ve used any of the popular Web 2.0 services over the past few years (e.g. Gmail, Wikipedia, Flickr or Twitter), you already have some experience with cloud computing

Like water and electricity, a computing cloud is a communally-shared resource that you lease on a metered basis, paying for as little or as much as you need, when you need it

Ten criteria must be met in order for a software distribution to be considered open source:

Free redistribution

the source code freely available to developers.

the vast majority of libraries continue to rely on legacy proprietary systems

libraries using open source integrated library systems indicates that the vast majority of libraries continue to rely on legacy proprietary systems

there are at least a dozen active OSS projects based in or with their genesis in library organizations

The Safer Internet Group brings together a diverse group of stakeholders who all share the goal of developing the Internet as a platform for education, communication and economic activity.

Australia needs to take effective action to ensure that Internet users, and particularly children, have a safe experience online, while ensuring that the benefits of the open Internet are available to all Australians.

We believe our way is comprehensive and practical. More importantly, we know it works. It delivers:

the WikiLeaks threat and the persistent leaking of other supposedly confidential corporate information have brought an important issue to the fore.

Companies are creating an ever-growing pile of digital information, from product designs to employees' e-mails.

Much of this information would do little damage if it seeped into the outside world; some of it, indeed, might well do some good. But some could also be valuable to competitors—or simply embarrassing—and needs to be protected. Companies therefore have to decide what they should try to keep to themselves and how best to secure it.

defined as the content on the Web not accessible through a search on general search engines.

sometimes also referred to as the hidden or invisible web.

the part of the Web that is not static, and is served dynamically "on the fly," is far larger than the static documents

when the Internet is taken away, as it has been in Egypt, people feel as though their rights have been stripped.

"If we can't communicate, we can't organize, if we can't organize, then we are reduced to power of a single individual,"

"There are certain technological advances that are such leaps forward in human evolution that they do, in fact, become human rights. Vaccines, for example. Potable water. I believe the Internet has become one as well."