I’m not going to comment on the video or the essays (from some great people which are really worth reading, though I would most definitely remove the fake Obama piece -it takes away the strength of what the other essayists have to say) other than to applaud Michael and David’s enthusiasm, but I did want [...]
With all the distractions of my move across the world, it wasn’t until now (thanks, Jenna!) that I saw “Discovering Linked Data” was published in Library Journal last month. I aimed to cover a few different areas that Linked Data may be useful in, especially research support and discovery layers for catalogues, areas that I [...]
The blog may have been quiet of late, but there has been a great deal happening out there. From linked data developments (especially at the Library of Congress) to some great new mobile tools, it’s been a busy couple of months. Regular blogging on these developments and others will resume in the next couple of [...]
Today is Ada Lovelace Day, a day to celebrate women in computing. Hooray! Read more about great women in computing at ACM-W. One of the things I love about librarianship is that there are so many opportunities to do amazing things with computers, from social networking, to blogging, to sysadmin’ing, to programming. And I’ve been [...]
Welcome to Semantic Library – here we’ll be discussing what impact the Semantic Web will have on libraries, and whether it will lead to ‘library 3.0′ Later on, we hope to publish some how-to’s and technology summaries, and put together an online learning program for librarians who are interested in learning more. Why consider the [...]