Author: Paul R. Pival
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Implementing Federated Search at the University of Wyoming
This brief article is very similar to our experience implementing 360Search here at the University of Calgary. Implementing Federated Search at the University of Wyoming. Michael L. Nelson, Mary Ann Harlow, and Cassandra Kvenild. ONLINE, Vol. 33 No. 2 — Mar/Apr 2009
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Archive Collapse Disaster for Historians
Holy Crap – back up your data! The collapse of the Historical Archive of Cologne on Tuesday buried more than a millenium's worth of documents under tons of rubble. Archivists and historians hope something can be salvaged, but the future of the city's past is grim. Thanks for the link, Rosvita.
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Wikipedia: Beneath the Surface (in under 6 minutes)
Librarians at North Carolina State University have just published a nice flash tutorial called Wikipedia: Beneath the Surface. "What is a wiki? How does information get into Wikipedia in the first place? Who creates it? This short animation introduces viewers to what goes on behind-the-scenes so they can make the best use of what's on…
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Getting Published: An Overview for Off-Campus Librarians
Michael Lorenzen points out that his presentation from last year's OffCampus Library Services Conference is now available within the Central Michigan University Digital Repository.
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Integrating library resources into course sites at Harvard
Educause points to a 27-slide ppt outlining how librarians at Harvard are integrating their resources into iSites, their institutional CMS.
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Reviews and comparisons of ebook readers – Link Dump
All this week I've noticed a large number of other bloggers posting their thoughts on various things related to ebooks; Kindle for the iPhone, other iPhone readers, dedicated ebook readers, etc. Here's the list that I've got: Further thoughts on the Kindle iPhone experience "As the market opens up, more choices will appear. That's all…
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Access BlackBoard CMS from the iPhone / iPod Touch
Not quite yet, but according to a video posted on TUAW, The Unofficial Apple Weblog, BlackBoard has developed an application to access all Bb content via the iPhone / iPod Touch. Bb says it's currently under review by Apple, so it could appear most any time. It'll be a free download. Not many Bb fans…
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Convergence of Knowledge and Culture: Calgary’s Design for the Future
After searching my site I realize I haven't blogged about it much, but the Taylor Family Digital Library being built outside my window continues apace. A month ago, Tom Hickerson, our VP of Libraries & Cultural Resources and University Librarian spoke at the OCLC Distinguished Seminar Series about the TFDL: Convergence of Knowledge and Culture:…
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Meredith Farkas named 2009 LITA/Library Hi Tech Award winner
This press release is dated Feb 18th, but I just saw on Walt's blog that Meredith has been awarded the 2009 LITA/Library Hi Tech Award. That's wonderful, congratulations Meredith!
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Value added with social media
One of the things I really like about Rollbots is that the creator (author?), MCM, each week posts a behind-the-scenes recap of the show, explaining some of what was supposed to happen in the episode, or why what did happen happened the way it did. It's neat to learn extra little tidbits about a piece…