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Scott Peterson

Libraries become tech hubs for the digitally inclined | Star Tribune - 0 views

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  • Scott Peterson on 10 Jan 14
     
    People are turning to libraries with tech-fueled questions about everything from e-readers to social media - and librarians have the answers.
  • Scott Peterson on 10 Jan 14
     
    People are turning to libraries with tech-fueled questions about everything from e-readers to social media - and librarians have the answers.
Scott Peterson

What to Expect (And What We Want) From Windows Blue - 0 views

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shared by Scott Peterson on 22 Mar 13 - No Cached
  • Scott Peterson on 22 Mar 13
     
    What to expected and what some tech writers would like to see in "Windows Blue," the next release of Windows scheduled for this Summer of Fall. Notable it Microsoft is trying to move to yearly updates of Windows and is enhancing the touchscreen and tiled "Metro" interface. It's not clear if "Blue: will be a point update such as Windows 8.1 or if it will be considered a new version altogether.
Scott Peterson

Pew Study Suggests Libraries (And Print) Still Have A Future In An E-Book World - 0 views

techcrunch.com/...pew-library-study

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shared by Scott Peterson on 31 Jan 13 - No Cached
  • Scott Peterson on 31 Jan 13
     
    An interesting article that mentions slightly over half of Americans 16 or over have visited a library in the past year, and that the proportions of patrons who felt collections should be moved to make way for tech centers and cultural events was less than those who wanted to keep books. Some interesting ideas libraries have started to use include Redbox style lending machines and Rokus with accounts for Internet streaming video services already on them.
Scott Peterson

The Future of Libraries: Short on Books, Long on Tech Read more: http://www.mobiledia.... - 1 views

techland.time.com/...es-short-on-books-long-on-tech

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shared by Scott Peterson on 27 Jun 13 - No Cached
  • adrienne_mobius on 27 Jun 13
     
    "The main floor looks more like a sleek Apple showroom than a stuffy library. And instead of a Genius Bar, there's an Ask Me alcove, where you can get help on everything from laptops to flash drives. Rather than the Dewey system, color-coded walls, stairs and elevators help you find not just books and research papers, but also media rooms, video game collections and even a 3-D printing lab to create plastic models. But the best part? Built with state funds and private donations, it's open to the public. Welcome to the library of the future."
  • Scott Peterson on 05 Jul 13
     
    An article that mainly repeats many current trends in libraries but is notable for appearing in a mainstream publication (Time Magazine) and being surprisingly aware of some new developments such as maker culture.
Jennifer Parsons

» Glimpses into user behavior ACRL Tech Connect - 0 views

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outsourcing analytics usability user behavior tech software library

shared by Jennifer Parsons on 03 Apr 12 - No Cached
  • The screen captures are fascinating — watch below as an off-campus user searches the library home page for the correct place to do an author search in the library catalog
  • Be prepared; watching a series of videos of unassisted users can dismantle your or your web committee’s cherished notions about how users navigate your site.
  • Paid accounts also have access to real time analytics, so libraries would be able to get a montage of what’s happening in the lobby as it is happening. Imagine being able to walk out and announce a “pop-up library workshop” on using the library catalog effectively after seeing the twentieth person fumble through the OPAC.
  • Jennifer Parsons on 03 Apr 12
     
    Describes the use of analytics tools such as Inspectlet, ClickTale, userfly, and more; it includes a nice little comparison table of features. Particularly cool are the real time screenshots and heatmaps depicting page use.
Megan Durham

Ten Tech Commandments for Connected Learners " Online Universities - 1 views

www.onlineuniversities.com/...ommandments-connected-learners

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shared by Megan Durham on 24 Aug 12 - No Cached
  • Megan Durham on 24 Aug 12
     
    This was good and something I need to keep in mind. The original Ten Commandments that most people are at least passingly familiar with represent rules for how Jews and Christians should conduct their lives.
adrienne_mobius

Note to media: Serve your users, not your platform - Tech News and Analysis - 0 views

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media news users

shared by adrienne_mobius on 26 Jul 12 - No Cached
  • adrienne_mobius on 26 Jul 12
     
    One of the quotes from this post that stands out is "Of course, sifting through vast quantities of information in order to show people the important stuff is what newspapers are supposed to do..." Substitute the word 'librarians' for 'newspapers' and we are talking the same language.
Scott Peterson

As tablets boom, e-readers feel the blast - 0 views

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shared by Scott Peterson on 15 Mar 13 - No Cached
  • Scott Peterson on 15 Mar 13
     
    Another article about what may be the short term existence of dedicated e-readers compared to tablets. Realistically an e-reader only offers a lightweight dedicated platform and for some models an e-Ink display that isn't practical for most tablets that do video and color.
Scott Peterson

Apple was "ringmaster" in conspiracy to fix e-book prices, US says - 0 views

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shared by Scott Peterson on 23 May 13 - No Cached
  • Scott Peterson on 23 May 13
     
    In an ongoing court case that was filed by the DOJ last year Apple is alleged to have been a "ringmaster" in price fixing for eBooks, including an e-mail from Steve Jobs to Harper Collins, as part of an attempt to move Apple off of it's standard rate of $9.99 a book.
Scott Peterson

Knock-Off Books on Amazon - 0 views

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shared by Scott Peterson on 10 May 12 - No Cached
  • Scott Peterson on 10 May 12
     
    This is similar to a problem I'd heard about regarding non-copyrighted books, namely repackaging what could be had for free and charging for it when there's little to no added value. Now books with titles similar to popular offerings but otherwise having nothing in common are coming up in the hopes that buyers not paying attention will click on them. Examples are "I am the Girl with the Dragon Tattoo" and "Twilight New Moon." This is also a very old trick, as I've heard for years of knock-off electronics being sold under brand names like Panasoanic and JCV.
anonymous

Project Glass: Live Demo At Google I/O - YouTube - 2 views

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shared by anonymous on 02 Jul 12 - No Cached
  • anonymous on 02 Jul 12
     
    This is absolutely amazing. The action starts around 4:45 but you've gotta watch till the end.
Jennifer Parsons

Top EU court upholds right to resell downloaded software | Ars Technica - 2 views

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downloaded software resell first_sale copyright

shared by Jennifer Parsons on 06 Jul 12 - No Cached
  • The European Court of Justice has ruled that customers have a right to resell software they purchase regardless of whether the software was originally distributed on a physical medium or downloaded over the Internet.
  • But the court did place some important limits on customers' rights to resell used software licenses. First, if a customer purchases a multiseat license, it is not allowed to split the license up into parts and sell them separately.
  • The court also held that after reselling the software, the previous owner must render his own copy of the software inoperable.
  • Jennifer Parsons on 06 Jul 12
     
    Now, this took place in the European Union, not the United States (where software is still "licensed" instead of actually sold), but what it means is that people who pay a fee to have software distributed to them now have right of first sale to that license-- that is, they can redistribute it to another person, just as I can give a book I purchased to someone else.
  • anonymous on 07 Jul 12
     
    This is great - thanks for posting.
Scott Peterson

The information economy is reaching maximum overload - 0 views

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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.
Scott Peterson

Libraries' experts on call: A dwindling breed - 0 views

articles.philly.com/...tives-tech-support-directories

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shared by Scott Peterson on 26 Jul 12 - No Cached
  • Scott Peterson on 26 Jul 12
     
    An article that notes the dwindling demand for general information specialists at the Free Library of Phildadelphia, which used to field 400 phone calls a day among a rotating staff of 14 librarians, and is now done to 1 librarian and 9 assistants who deal with only a handful of phone calls and more often do front line customer service and technical support work, with many information requests now handled by online chat.
Justin Hopkins

Shareable: Libraries Aren't Dying, They're Evolving - 1 views

www.shareable.net/...the-evolving-library

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      Justin Hopkins on 27 Jul 12
       
      This is so true. I remember back in the old days of COIN (Columbia Online Information Network). COIN was an ISP that the public library ran. It was free for anyone to use, but if you wanted a decent connection or access to email you had to pay. It was in the days before www. Anyway it was so cool and the perfect example of how libraries were quick to jump on the new tech. I remember seeing the metal and smoked glass cabinet full of modems on the second floor of the old library building out where everyone could see and marvel at it. It had a big sign hanging from the ceiling "COIN".
  • The State of America’s Libraries Report for 2011 notes that library visitation per capita and circulation per capita have both increased in the past 10 years.
  • “In general, libraries embraced the internet right away,” says Raphael. “And not just to provide computers for patrons. They recognized that it became a new tool for librarians.”
  • Scott Peterson on 26 Jul 12
     
    A positive four part blog entry about how libraries are evolving to meet new needs, strengthen communities during bad economic times, and are centers for sharing. Overall I think this article is the most realistic one I've read in some time. It still acknowledges that libraries are doing more with less, and that perceptions of libraries are slow to change.
Justin Hopkins

Google Fiber to launch next week - Tech News and Analysis - 2 views

gigaom.com/...ogle-fiber-to-launch-next-week

google bandwidth fiber drool

shared by Justin Hopkins on 19 Jul 12 - No Cached
  • Justin Hopkins on 19 Jul 12
     
    It's on now...
  • Sharla Lair on 20 Jul 12
     
    There are some MOBIUS members in the KC area that are highly considering dropping MOREnet if this actually comes to fruition.
  • Jennifer Parsons on 20 Jul 12
     
    I didn't know that, Sharla. I wonder how many people-- including MOBIUS institutions-- will jump to Google.
Janine Gordon

Authors win class status in Google books suit - Technology & science - Tech and gadgets... - 0 views

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  • Janine Gordon on 04 Jun 12
     
    Google seems to be in the news again. Article 1 of 2: Thousands of authors can sue Google in a class-action lawsuit over its plan to create the world's largest digital book library, a federal judge ruled on Thursday. U.S. Circuit Judge Denny Chin in Manhattan also rejected Google's bid to dismiss claims by The Authors Guild and several groups representing photographers and graphic artists, which would have forced their members to sue individually.
Janine Gordon

Google helps Chinese avoid censorship - USATODAY.com - 0 views

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  • Janine Gordon on 04 Jun 12
     
    More Google news, this one on censorship. Interesting how they are working to get around the censorship, I wonder how long it will take for China to stop it in some way.
anonymous

"Defensive Patent License" created to protect innovators from trolls | Ars Technica - 1 views

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patent license

shared by anonymous on 18 Jun 12 - No Cached
  • Any company that commits to the terms of the Defensive Patent License would have to pledge all of the patents it owns to this league of do-gooders. Any other member of the league would gain a free license to any other member’s patents, and no one in the league would be allowed to launch offensive patent lawsuits against other members of the league. Doing so would be grounds for the member to have its license revoked.
  • Regardless of the likelihood of success, it’s an intriguing idea. Even if it has no impact on the IBMs and Microsofts of the world, it might make trouble for patent trolls. If a patent has been de-weaponized, there’s no reason for a troll to buy it, Schultz said. “The trolls won’t go after the DPL people because they already have an irrevocable license, forever, for free,” he said. “We think this will decrease the weapon supply of trolls.”
Jennifer Parsons

California universities to produce 50 open-source textbooks | Ars Technica - 1 views

arstechnica.com/...oduce-50-open-source-textbooks

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shared by Jennifer Parsons on 28 Sep 12 - No Cached
  • He signed two bills, one to create the textbooks and the other to establish a California Digital Open Source Library to host them, at a meeting with students in Sacramento.
  • The law specifies that the textbooks must be placed under a Creative Commons license, allowing professors at universities outside of California to use the textbooks in their own classrooms.
  • Jennifer Parsons on 28 Sep 12
     
    Interesting.  I wonder what an open-source textbook will be like, or what can be done with it.  Also, the article seems to assume that the information in the textbooks is under the same license.
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