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Scott Peterson

Chattanooga's 4th Floor: From Attic of Junk to Creative Community Space - 0 views

www.alaconference.org/d1s8

Professional Development

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  • Scott Peterson on 26 Jul 13
     
    This was another session which showed that with community spaces if you build it they will come. I interviewed at this library in 1996 right after graduate school and it was and still is a large warehouse type building in 70's style. One of the substantial changes to Chattanooga since then is it is known as the "Gig City" for large deployment of gigabit Internet which has brought may Internet developers to the area. The development of the attic into a community space stressed the importance of community outreach and feedback as a sort of ecosystem to keep a project viable.
anonymous

Forget SOPA, You Should Be Worried About This Cybersecurity Bill | Techdirt - 0 views

www.techdirt.com/...-this-cybersecurity-bill.shtml

cybersecurity

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  • However, the bill goes much further, permitting ISPs to funnel private communications and related information back to the government without adequate privacy protections and controls. The bill does not specify which agencies ISPs could disclose customer data to, but the structure and incentives in the bill raise a very real possibility that the National Security Agency or the DOD’s Cybercommand would be the primary recipient.
  • And what comes through loud and clear is that the Rogers-Ruppersberger CISPA bill will allow for much greater information sharing of companies sending private communication data to the government -- including the NSA, who has been trying very, very hard to get this data, not for cybersecurity reasons, but to spy on people.
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  • without adequate privacy protections and controls
  • However, the bill goes much further, permitting ISPs to funnel private communications and related information back to the government
  • The bill does not specify which agencies ISPs could disclose customer data to, but the structure and incentives in the bill raise a very real possibility that the National Security Agency or the DOD’s Cybercommand would be the primary recipient.
Scott Peterson

How to Scuttle a Scholarly Communication Initiative - 0 views

jlsc-pub.org/3

Professional Development

shared by Scott Peterson on 29 Aug 13 - No Cached
  • Scott Peterson on 29 Aug 13
     
    Initially I thought this would be an informative article but it was essentially a long complaint about trying to get scholarly communication working, and I kept thinking if the author is aware of the problems beforehand then why not anticipate solutions?
adrienne_mobius

Libraries Weather the Superstorm | American Libraries Magazine - 0 views

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superstorm Hurricane Sandy

shared by adrienne_mobius on 09 Nov 12 - No Cached
  • adrienne_mobius on 09 Nov 12
     
    Libraries along the East coast served as community support centers for residents without electricity or heat.
Scott Peterson

http://web.docuticker.com/go/docubase/69483 - 0 views

web.docuticker.com/...69483

Professional Development

shared by Scott Peterson on 06 Nov 12 - No Cached
  • Scott Peterson on 06 Nov 12
     
    The two PDF files linked on the pages are reports from the House of Commons about the state and future of libraries in the United Kingdom. One thing I found concerning was how the operation of many libraries has been turned over from Councils to community volunteers.
Scott Peterson

Next Year's 3-D Printers Promise Big Things - Really Big Things - 0 views

www.wired.com/...big-3d-printers-euromold-2012

Professional Development

shared by Scott Peterson on 06 Dec 12 - No Cached
  • Scott Peterson on 06 Dec 12
     
    Newer 3D printers coming on the market are much larger in size, able to "print" objects 2-3 feet in dimension, or about the size of a bicycle frame. Printers of these size would be something to consider for a Maker Space as they would unlikely be affordable to an individual and would require a community use to justify the cost.
adrienne_mobius

Stephen King nixes e-book version for his latest novel | Washington Times Communities - 1 views

communities.washingtontimes.com/...-book-version-his-latest-novel

Stephen King e-books

shared by adrienne_mobius on 22 May 13 - No Cached
  • adrienne_mobius on 22 May 13
     
    "More than ten years after becoming one of the first novelists to embrace the e-book format, Stephen King has become one of the first novelists to reject it."
Scott Peterson

Library collects food instead of fines - 0 views

www.wausaudailyherald.com/...ry-collects-food-instead-fines

Professional Development

shared by Scott Peterson on 19 Apr 13 - No Cached
  • Scott Peterson on 19 Apr 13
     
    An interesting approach for a library in Wisconsin where fines are resolved not by money but by food, with the food being donated to the needy. The resolution is not complete, only knocking $1 off for each food item up to $50, but does increase library involvement in the community.
adrienne_mobius

New 'Digital Divide' Seen in Wasting Time Online - NYTimes.com - 2 views

www.nytimes.com/...en-in-wasting-time-online.html

digital divide

shared by adrienne_mobius on 30 May 12 - No Cached
  • adrienne_mobius on 30 May 12
     
    Librarians may find this paragraph interesting: The new divide is such a cause of concern for the Federal Communications Commission that it is considering a proposal to spend $200 million to create a digital literacy corps. This group of hundreds, even thousands, of trainers would fan out to schools and libraries to teach productive uses of computers for parents, students and job seekers.
adrienne_mobius

A Digital Dilemma: Ebooks and Users' Rights | American Libraries Magazine - 0 views

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privacy ebooks digital content users' rights

shared by adrienne_mobius on 01 Jun 12 - No Cached
  • adrienne_mobius on 01 Jun 12
     
    "The current model of digital content delivery for libraries places library users' privacy at risk. Authorizing the loan of an ebook or the use of a database can communicate unique identifiers or personally identifiable information that reveals a user's identity."
Scott Peterson

The information economy is reaching maximum overload - 0 views

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Professional Development

shared by Scott Peterson on 07 Sep 12 - No Cached
  • Scott Peterson on 07 Sep 12
     
    An article I find interesting not so much because it says anything new but that it repeats something that was said even when I was in library school, that with electronic communication we have too much information which leads to burnout or being overwhelmed, and all this time there still has not been a consistent approach to managing or streamlining it.
Justin Hopkins

Google Exec, Others Advise Tight Web Security After Writer Hack - 0 views

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security google

shared by Justin Hopkins on 14 Aug 12 - No Cached
  • Justin Hopkins on 14 Aug 12
     
    If you don't already know what 2 factor authentication is - it's the use of a second out of band communication channel that is used in addition to your password. In the case of Google it means that when you go to log in they will send you a text message with a 6 digit numerical code that you'll type in as well. This means that would be hackers would need to not only know your password but also have physical access to your phone.  I've already enabled this feature for Google apps @mobiusconsortium.org - if you'd like to enable it for your account (it takes like 10 minutes to get set up and fix your applications) just let me know. 
Scott Peterson

Top 10 Gadgets on Inventor Site Kickstarter Top 10 Gadgets on Inventor Site Kickstarter... - 0 views

www.technewsdaily.com/84-internet-invented-1934.html

Professional Development

shared by Scott Peterson on 14 Jun 12 - No Cached
  • Scott Peterson on 14 Jun 12
     
    Paul Otlet was a Belgian inventor who had several visionary ideas, such as a "World City" which would be a gathering of all the leading institutions of the world that would radiate knowledge and the Universal Decimal Classification scheme which is still used in some libraries. He also had a concept in 1934 for a radiated library that was in some ways a precursor to the Internet. It was limited by the technology he knew at the time, and consisted of a center where users would call in to ask for research and information to be displayed, which would then be displayed on a television screen. Aside from the need to call in some of his concepts are similar to early community access cable television.
Scott Peterson

Superman, Grab a Book - 1 views

www.nytimes.com/...ies-into-pay-phone-kiosks.html

Professional Development

shared by Scott Peterson on 20 Sep 12 - No Cached
  • Scott Peterson on 20 Sep 12
     
    The city of New York has been investigating ways to reuse obsolete or underused phone booths. The number of phone booths nationwide has dropped by more than half from 1999 to 2007, and 13,000 booths will likely be unused when contracts expire in 2014. Ideas that have been tested include wireless hotspots, touch screen maps, and bolt in bookcases to make a small library. However, unlike other lending libraries that are community supported by an honor system where a book is donated for one removed, the New York libraries tend to disappear within days to weeks. Despite this some publishers and some neighborhoods have been interested in contributing books.
Scott Peterson

Brian Kenney: Revisiting the NYPL's Renovation Plan - 0 views

www.publishersweekly.com/...59824-beyond-42nd-street.html

Professional Development

shared by Scott Peterson on 15 Nov 13 - No Cached
  • Scott Peterson on 15 Nov 13
     
    An interesting look at the protest over the proposed remodeling of the New York Public Library's central library and the missteps that led to a poor public reception of the proposal, namely in communication and openness.
Megan Durham

How to Live Without Irony - 1 views

opinionator.blogs.nytimes.com/...how-to-live-without-irony

library hipster Professional Development

shared by Megan Durham on 20 Nov 12 - No Cached
  • Megan Durham on 20 Nov 12
     
    This article was an interesting I didn't agree with a lot of it, but some of it was pretty accurate. Here's a hipster test : "Look around your living space. Do you surround yourself with things you really like or things you like only because they are absurd? Listen to your own speech. Ask yourself: Do I communicate primarily through inside jokes and pop culture references? What percentage of my speech is meaningful? How much hyperbolic language do I use? Do I feign indifference? Look at your clothes. What parts of your wardrobe could be described as costume-like, derivative or reminiscent of some specific style archetype (the secretary, the hobo, the flapper, yourself as a child)? In other words, do your clothes refer to something else or only to themselves? Do you attempt to look intentionally nerdy, awkward or ugly? In other words, is your style an anti-style? The most important question: How would it feel to change yourself quietly, offline, without public display, from within?"
Jennifer Parsons

Innovative Interfaces Integrates All SkyRiver Services and Withdraws Antitrust Lawsuit ... - 0 views

www.infodocket.com/...antitrust-lawsuit-against-oclc

Professional Development technology software oclc lawsuit skyriver

shared by Jennifer Parsons on 04 Mar 13 - No Cached
  • “With the best interests of the library community in mind, we decided to view a relationship with OCLC as a potential collaboration partner, unclouded by legal issues,”
  • Jennifer Parsons on 04 Mar 13
     
    Well, that's an interesting development.
adrienne_mobius

Aspirations: 100 elements - The Ubiquitous Librarian - The Chronicle of Higher Education - 1 views

chronicle.com/...aspirations-100-elements

aspirational identity communication

shared by adrienne_mobius on 28 Jun 13 - No Cached
  • adrienne_mobius on 28 Jun 13
     
    "What words and images do we use internally to articulate why our library exists? What moods, feelings, and energy do we want to project outward?"
  • Sharla Lair on 02 Jul 13
     
    Very interesting article!
Sharla Lair

Next ALCTS e-Forum: BISAC and Beyond, April 17-18 - 0 views

www.ala.org/...sympa

training BISAC ALCTS

shared by Sharla Lair on 09 Apr 12 - No Cached
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      Sharla Lair on 09 Apr 12
       
      BISAC and Beyond: Making Word-Based Classification Your Own April 17-18, 2012 Hosted by Logan MacDonald and Loretta Mainock Please join us for an e-forum discussion. It's free and open to everyone! Registration information is at the end of the message. Each day, sessions begin and end at: Pacific: 7am - 3pm Mountain: 8am - 4pm Central: 9am - 5 pm Eastern: 10am - 6pm Description: Many libraries are considering moving away from traditional classification systems like Dewey or LC in favor of word-based systems based on BISAC, a classification scheme used by book retailers and publishers. Reclassifying a library collection takes thought, planning, courage, and sweat. How can a word-based classification system benefit your customers? Join the conversation and talk to other libraries who have already ditched Dewey or are considering making the switch. Topics for discussion may include: Why switch to a BISAC-based system? Adapting BISAC for the needs of your customers Planning the conversion process Tips, tricks, and FAQs for reclassifying collections Using BISAC for collection development Rethinking the 'flow' of your nonfiction collection Merchandising with BISAC BISAC and the MARC record Leveraging BISAC in the OPAC to add discovery points Logan Macdonald is the Collection Development Manager for Anythink Libraries in Adams County, Colorado. In 2008, Logan helped develop WordThink, Anythink's BISAC-based classification system that was implemented district-wide in 2009. Prior to joining Anythink, Logan worked for the Montrose Regional Library District in Montrose, Colorado and University of Washington Libraries in Seattle. He is frequently introduced by colleagues as "The Man Who Killed Dewey." Loretta Mainock is the Anythink Buyer for children's materials and also purchases econtent, music and dvd's for Anythink Libraries. She has been with the library district for more than 15 years. She has been in
anonymous

Researcher runs IP network over xylophones - 2 views

www.networkworld.com/...ns-ip-network-over-259231.html

technology network

shared by anonymous on 14 May 12 - No Cached
  • With OSI, each layer is encapsulated from the others, allowing new technologies to replace older ones without disrupting the system as a whole. In this exercise, humans operated layer 1, the physical layer, where the bits are physically moved from one system to another. To the two computers communicating, however, it made no difference that people were conveying the bits back and forth with their xylophones. "With a properly configured network interface and operating system, an application does not know -- and does not need to know -- the logistics of what is known as the physical layer,"
  • Typically, it takes about 15 minutes to transmit a single packet at this rate -- if the volunteer is patient enough to complete a whole packet, and doesn't hit any wrong notes in the process. Such dedication and proficiency has turned out to be a rarity in trials, however. "Humans are really terrible interfaces,"
  • As an LED lights up, the human participant strikes the corresponding key on the xylophone. Piezo sensors are attached to each xylophone, so that they are able to sense when a note is played on the other xylophone. The Arduino for the receiving computer senses the note and then converts it back into hexadecimal code. And when the second computer sends a return packet, the order of operations is reversed.
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