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This "L Plate" presentation was presented at the VALA: Libraries, Technologies and the Future Conference in February 2010. The notes underneath each slide explain them very nicely. It gives you an idea of what is considered "L Plate" material at a professional conference. Hagon, P. (2010, February). Library Mashups and APIs. Presented at the VALA 2010 Conference. L Plate Session, Melbourne Australia. Retrieved from http://www.slideshare.net/paulhagon/library-mashups-and-apis

Advanced Reading about integrating information in many databases into one access point. National Library of Australia. (2007). National Library of Australia IT Architecture Project Report. Canberra, A.C.T.: National Library of Australia. Retrieved from http://www.nla.gov.au/dsp/documents/itag.pdf

Records Management Systems. Whiting, J. (2007). Finding a fit: EDRMS and your organisation: Enhancements, consolidation and beyond. Informaa Quarterly, 23(3), 26-29. Retrieved from http://eres.lis.curtin.edu.au/cgi-bin/gw?url=dc60250138

Metz, R. (2011). Understanding the Cloud: an Introduction to the Cloud. Getting Started with Cloud Computing: a LITA Guide (pp. 13-28). London, England: Library and Information Technology Association. Retrieved from http://edocs.library.curtin.edu.au/eres_display.cgi?url=DC60268502.pdf [5]

Chan, M. L., Holznagel, F., & Krantz, M. (n.d.). 20 Things I Learned About Browsers and the Web. Retrieved from http://www.20thingsilearned.com/ Some material will be covered in later weeks. Please read: * Start with Thing 20 19 Things Later pp.60-61 * Thing 1 What is the internet? pp.4-6 * Thing 4 HTML, Javascript, CSS and more pp.12-14 * Thing 8 Plug-ins pp.24-25 * Thing 9 Browser Extentions pp.26-28 * Thing 12 Browsers and Privacy pp.33-36 * Thing 15 Using web addresses to stay safe pp. 43-47 * Thing 16 IP addresses and DNS pp.48-50

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Krogh, P. (n.d.). Backup Overview. American Society of Media Photographers. Retrieved October 28, 2010, from http://www.dpbestflow.org/node/262

Moses, A., & Grubb, B. (2011, January 12). Digital Armageddon for flood victims. Sydney Morning Herald. Retrieved from http://www.smh.com.au/technology/technology-news/digital-armageddon-for-flood-victims-20110112-19nfy.html

Birmingham, J. (2011, January 24). When the next flood comes will you grab your life raft or keyboard? Brisbane Times. Retrieved from http://www.brisbanetimes.com.au/technology/blogs/the-geek/when-the-next-flood-comes-will-you-grab-your-life-raft-or-keyboard-20110124-1a1uq.html

Cochrane, N. (2011, January 18). Librarians rewrite the book on disaster recovery. itnews for Australian Business. Retrieved from http://www.itnews.com.au/News/245107,librarians-rewrite-the-book-on-disaster-recovery.aspx

Pixar studio stories - The movie vanishes (full). (2011). Retrieved from http://youtu.be/EL_g0tyaIeE

Given the news that Australian researchers have developed a "qubit" - the building block for the future of Quantum computing (expected in about 10-15 years), this article may have some relevance for Library and Info Tech Managers.  

Engaging discussion the concept of Big Data.  As Berners-Lee asked us for data as in Linked Data, Pentland argues that people at the micro levels will provide the information in Big Data that will change the societies we live in. His spin is positive in that he believes BD will offer opportunities for improved medicine, better financial systems and better government.  Amazing discussion. Really speaks to info management technologies. 

Cahill, K., & Chalut, R. (2009). Optimal Results: What Libraries Need to Know About Google and Search Engine Optimization. The Reference Librarian, 50(3), 234-247. doi:10.1080/02763870902961969 ( You will need to be logged into Curtin Library to access this).

Astonishing developments in online collaborative tools may not replace the real life "Town Hall" meetings, but they will further democratise difficult discussions.  Fantastic stuff!   

Further to the Collaborize link sent prior