More and more is being said about Web 2.0 in more and more 'mainstream' sources. The latest two issues of InCite have some articles.
The November 07 issue compares and contrasts Library 2.0 and EBLIB (evidence-based library and information practice).
The December 07 issue reports on the SLQ Library 2.0 Unconference 2007, gives some of the blog posts from participants in ECU Library's Learning 2.0 program, and has some musings by Kerry Webb (in Webb's web) on Web 2.0.
Saturday, December 22, 2007
Tuesday, December 18, 2007
2collab now up and running
Copied shamelessly from the ScienceDirect Connect newsletter for Nov/Dec:
"On 27 November 2collab launched with a new interface and additional functionality. All Scopus and ScienceDirect customers will see 2collab integrated in Scopus through the "Bookmark" button and the "Add to 2collab" button in ScienceDirect.
2collab is a new, free collaborative research tool that enables researchers to share bookmarks, references or any linked material with their peers and colleagues. Additionally, 2collab will drive usage of ScienceDirect and Scopus, while enabling Elsevier to observe, analyse, and learn how researchers use and tag scholarly data as a community. Go to the 2collab website and join!"
"On 27 November 2collab launched with a new interface and additional functionality. All Scopus and ScienceDirect customers will see 2collab integrated in Scopus through the "Bookmark" button and the "Add to 2collab" button in ScienceDirect.
2collab is a new, free collaborative research tool that enables researchers to share bookmarks, references or any linked material with their peers and colleagues. Additionally, 2collab will drive usage of ScienceDirect and Scopus, while enabling Elsevier to observe, analyse, and learn how researchers use and tag scholarly data as a community. Go to the 2collab website and join!"
Wednesday, November 7, 2007
Blogging as journalism
The Media Report on ABC Radio National for 8 November was on The Power of Blogging. It was a recording of a panel discussion with the speakers including Hugh Martin, General Manager of APN Online Australia and Pippa Leary, from Fairfax Digital.
They raised some really interesting points, which apply in a broader context than just journalism.
They raised some really interesting points, which apply in a broader context than just journalism.
Monday, October 22, 2007
web at work (or facing up to Facebook)
iinet's October 2007 news features an article on the web at work. Does access to the web reduce productivity?
Well, it does and it doesn't, according to iiNews readers. Certainly it can increase productivity, eg by facilitating communication, but it can also be a real distraction as people use it for non-work purposes.
However, banning applications such as Facebook isn't going to help, the report concludes. Better to see excessive use of Facebook etc as an issue of a "more complex problem of employee morale, motivation and supervision" and implement guidelines for their use, rather than ban them altogether. "One thing seems to be pretty certain, if employee morale is low then banning one thing will simply redirect the problem somewhere else."
Well, it does and it doesn't, according to iiNews readers. Certainly it can increase productivity, eg by facilitating communication, but it can also be a real distraction as people use it for non-work purposes.
However, banning applications such as Facebook isn't going to help, the report concludes. Better to see excessive use of Facebook etc as an issue of a "more complex problem of employee morale, motivation and supervision" and implement guidelines for their use, rather than ban them altogether. "One thing seems to be pretty certain, if employee morale is low then banning one thing will simply redirect the problem somewhere else."
So just what is Second Life?
There's a really good article on Second Life in the Aust Financial Review, Friday 20 April, Review section pages 6 and 7. Where it is now, where it might go, does it have a future ...
[This was originally posted on my Multa blog, so it's not really recently read. There was one comment, "This is one of the few articles written by someone who actually uses Second Life and understands the culture - instead of "I created an avatar this afternoon and found it a puzzling place", which is what you often get."]
[This was originally posted on my Multa blog, so it's not really recently read. There was one comment, "This is one of the few articles written by someone who actually uses Second Life and understands the culture - instead of "I created an avatar this afternoon and found it a puzzling place", which is what you often get."]
Sunday, October 21, 2007
Drought Stress
There's nothing about 23 Things, Web 2.0, Library 2.0, or anything related in this article written by Maureen Scott and published in the Review section of the AFR on Friday 19 October on pages 1 and 2.
Maureen and her husband Bruce live on Moothandella. In case you don't know (I didn't!), it's located 43km east of Windorah in the Channel Country of SW Queensland.
She talks about how she came to be living on the property that has been in her husband's family for a long time - there's even a family cemetery adjacent to the main homestead.
She then goes on to describe the impact that the drought has had on the way they run the property and their business. It's not easy. There are some pluses, but there are also minuses. And Moothandella means a lot to the family.
She talks about what they might have to do if the drought continues, including the possibility that they will have to sell up and leave.
She concludes by saying, "I don't want to get to retirement age and regret trying to hang on for sentiment's sake, realising that we don't have enough to retire with or anything left to pass on to the girls [their daughters]. On the other hand, a decision to leave may be more beneficial financially, but the ghosts of time may haunt our conscience and also lead to regrets. Only time will tell."
As I said, nothing to do with 23 Things etc, but aren't I lucky that I can find time to think about 23 Things etc without something like this hanging over my head?
Maureen and her husband Bruce live on Moothandella. In case you don't know (I didn't!), it's located 43km east of Windorah in the Channel Country of SW Queensland.
She talks about how she came to be living on the property that has been in her husband's family for a long time - there's even a family cemetery adjacent to the main homestead.
She then goes on to describe the impact that the drought has had on the way they run the property and their business. It's not easy. There are some pluses, but there are also minuses. And Moothandella means a lot to the family.
She talks about what they might have to do if the drought continues, including the possibility that they will have to sell up and leave.
She concludes by saying, "I don't want to get to retirement age and regret trying to hang on for sentiment's sake, realising that we don't have enough to retire with or anything left to pass on to the girls [their daughters]. On the other hand, a decision to leave may be more beneficial financially, but the ghosts of time may haunt our conscience and also lead to regrets. Only time will tell."
As I said, nothing to do with 23 Things etc, but aren't I lucky that I can find time to think about 23 Things etc without something like this hanging over my head?
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