Category: Electronic Reference
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Re-running the Scholarly Kitchen Interview with ChatGPT
Yesterday, Todd Carpenter posted a transcript of his interview with ChatGPT on the Scholarly Kitchen blog. I thought it would be fun to see how much the answers would change when asked again. I'll make the same disclaimer he did, "You can review for yourself whether you think the responses are good ones or not…
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Clipchamp – a VERY cool screencasting option!
The other day, Lifehacker posted that Windows Has a New Tool for Simultaneously Recording Your Screen and Webcam. That tool is Clipchamp, and I am impressed! Oh, and it's free. MPOW has blocked the Microsoft Store, so I wasn't able to install the desktop version, but I was able to run the web version. I…
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The best screen recording software in 2020
Not my original post, but Zapier has a post looking at the best screen recording software in 2020. Definitely useful if you're prepping for online delivery in the months to come! Plenty of choices for Windows, macOS, and even mobile, but they do seem to focus on software and services that cost money. Even though…
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3 Simple, Free Apps for Accessing Your Home Computer From Anywhere (Gizmodo)
AnyDesk is totally new to me, so I thought I'd make note of Gizmodo's post on 3 Simple, Free Apps for Accessing Your Home Computer From Anywhere. I use Chrome Remote Desktop at least weekly, and have used TeamViewer to good effect in the past, so can vouch for each of those. The commenters overwhelmingly…
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Google Scholar takes on web-based citation managers (sort of)
Yesterday, Google Scholar announced Scholar Library. This would initially appear to be a shot across the bow of Zotero and Mendeley and the like, but at this time Scholar Library doesn't allow you to *import* anything that you've found outside of Google Scholar. Still, it's an interesting move. Also at this time, they still allow…
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Alberta Open Data Portal
I haven't had a chance to look through it at all, but was really pleased to learn about the new Alberta Open Data Portal, which, …makes data the provincial government collects on behalf of citizens publicly available in machine readable formats with an open licence. This means there are no technical or legal restrictions for…
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ERIC Restores Online Access to Full Text from 2005-2013
Well here’s some good news! ERIC Restores Online Access to Full Text from 2005-2013 Posted with Blogsy