Category: Web/Tech
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edugadget powercast – powerpoint presentations for ipods
Looks like Steve over at Edugadget is thinking along the same lines I am with the new iPod, ‘cept he does more than just talk about it 🙂 Link: powercast – powerpoint presentations for ipods.
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GPO fast tracks FDSys project
My GovDocs Librarian passed this on to me: GPO fast tracks FDSys project. – Almost all US Gov Docs from 1787 to present are supposed to be available online starting in July 2007.
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Another article comparing Schoogle to traditional library databases
Both TJ and Dean have pointers to this new article: Susan Gardner Susanna Eng, Gaga over Google? Scholar in the Social Sciences, Library Hi-Tech News, 22, 8 (2005) pp. 42-45. As usual, I haven’t read it yet, but it’s sitting on my printer 🙂 Gardner and Eng draw pretty much the same conclusion as Giustini…
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Really warming up to Camtasia Studio
Because I learned to screencast with Qarbon ViewletBuilder I have long felt that it was best to capture screens and then go back and dub voice and annotation. I’ve gotta say though, I’m really starting to come around to the idea of the quick and dirty live capture with audio to just get the thing…
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Another idea for video iPod and libraries
Brian and I have been corresponding today and he’s gone off on a related tangent for ways libraries can get themselves on the new video iPods. I like it! (of course now he’s tipped his hand, and even if it is edgy someone will figure out it’s all carefully crafted 😉 Link: The Sisyphus Stone.
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Screencasts on the new iPod?
OK, disclaimer here, I’m not suggesting anyone use the tools mentioned in this post to break any laws. As many of you know, Apple unveiled a new iPod yesterday that can play video. Apparently all the cool (rich) kids will have one. Unfortunately I won’t, so I can’t test any of this out. If all…
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Blackboard and WebCT Announce Plans to Merge
Blackboard and WebCT Announce Plans to Merge. — they claim "both Blackboard and WebCT product lines will remain intact and supported". But, "Over time, Blackboard will incorporate the best features and usability characteristics from the two product lines into a new standards-based product set."
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Google Librarian Center
Found via LIS News, the Google Librarian Center. Librarians and Google share a mission: to organize the world’s information and make it universally accessible and useful. We support librarians like yourself who work each day to further that mission. This page is a first step toward improving and expanding that support. Keep up to date…
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A look at Google Scholar, PubMed, and Scirus
I’ve just printed this out and will read later today. to whet your appetite, here’s a line from the conclusion: In summary, information professionals have no choice but to recommend Google Scholar under certain conditions and caveats. Link: A look at Google Scholar, PubMed, and Scirus.
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Google formally declares war on Microsoft
The Centered Librarian has an interesting post – Google formally declares war on Microsoft GOOGLE HAS confirmed that it will launch free spreadsheet and word-processing software online and take on Microsoft in one of its biggest markets. Under the deal, Google will allow web users to access Sun’s OpenOffice from a toolbar. More at the…