LibWorm.com provides a librarian RSS filtering service. Over 1500 RSS librarian sources are combined and output via different filters. This feed contains the latest headlines from journals and sites in the Podcasting interest group. http://www.libworm.com/rss/librarianqueries.php Fri, 05 Aug 2011 02:53:06 +0100 FeedCreator 1.7.2 http://www.guardian.co.uk/books/audio/2010/dec/10/books-2011-garrison-keillor-rpddy-doyle The Guardian books team tell you what's going to be published in 2011, including a new novel by Roddy Doyle, another tome from Noam Chomsky on US hegemony and Garrison Keillor's new book of sonnets - which he sings!Claire ArmitsteadSarah CrownBenedicte PageRichard LeaTim Maby (Source: Guardian Unlimited Books) Fri, 31 Dec 2010 15:19:49 +0100 895785 http://www.guardian.co.uk/culture/audio/2010/dec/31/best-of-podcasts Welcome to our pick of audio highlights from 2010, presented by Pascal Wyse. Hopefully there is something for everyone here: poetry from Simon Armitage, World Cup fury from Football Weekly, music from Orbital, a man with a lampshade for a head and a guided walk along the Thames with Ian Sinclair.You can listen to the original podcasts these clips were taken from via the links below. Thanks for listening – and Happy New Year.Tech WeeklyThe Books That Made MeMedia TalkMusic WeeklyFootball WeeklyElection DailyThe Bike PodcastThe Business PodcastAudio walksHaycastScience WeeklyFilm WeeklyPascal Wyse (Source: Guardian Unlimited Books) Fri, 31 Dec 2010 14:39:27 +0100 895786 http://bentleywg.livejournal.com/1348848.html Punjabi "Jingle Bells". [underdoganimations Designed and Directed this video for MTV and Nick,India. Music :Amartya Rahut (via the last 30 seconds of the 12/22/10 podcast of PRI's The World: Science). (Post a new comment). About ... (Source: Google Blog Search: Bentleyblog blogurl:http://bentleywg.livejournal.com/) Fri, 31 Dec 2010 00:34:28 +0100 895825 http://feedproxy.google.com/~r/FreakonomicsBlog/~3/oh0D67zJWos/ Some ideas are downright repugnant. Like ... paying for human organs. On the other hand, is it any less repugnant to let thousands of people die every year for want of a kidney that a lot of people might be willing to give up if they were able to be compensated? (Source: Freakonomics Blog) Thu, 30 Dec 2010 17:30:11 +0100 895682 http://feedproxy.google.com/~r/blogspot/iRcS/~3/fCcq8yl7rg0/uk-national-archives-podcast-new-files.html "An introduction to newly released files from 1980, covering subjects such as economic policy, the European Community Budget, relations with trade unions, the Iranian Embassy siege and the potential boycott of the Moscow Olympics. These files provide a fascinating insight into government 30 years ago. Presented by Mark Dunton and introduced by Tommy Norton" (Source: Peter Scott's Library Blog) Thu, 30 Dec 2010 10:26:29 +0100 895679 http://feedproxy.google.com/~r/blogspot/dTJJL/~3/fCcq8yl7rg0/uk-national-archives-podcast-new-files.html "An introduction to newly released files from 1980, covering subjects such as economic policy, the European Community Budget, relations with trade unions, the Iranian Embassy siege and the potential boycott of the Moscow Olympics. These files provide a fascinating insight into government 30 years ago. Presented by Mark Dunton and introduced by Tommy Norton" (Source: Peter Scott's Library Blog) Thu, 30 Dec 2010 05:00:00 +0100 895656 http://feedproxy.google.com/~r/FreakonomicsBlog/~3/l-4HykoxPUA/ We just did a Marketplace radio piece on "The Year in Repugnant Ideas," and tomorrow we'll release a podcast on a similar theme. We plan to revisit this theme in future radio shows and on the blog -- as long as we don't run out of repugnant ideas to talk about. (Source: Freakonomics Blog) Wed, 29 Dec 2010 15:30:07 +0100 895498 http://hurstassociates.blogspot.com/2010/12/wayback-wednesday-digitization-101-2010.html As I do at the end of each year, I want to spent time looking back at the last 12 months with a few lists and more.I see four trends as I scan the horizon:Digitization is no longer an exceptional activity. While digitization is not a normal activity still for many organizations, it is much more mainstream that is was several years ago.  Look around...can you find a workshop on digitization or on scanning?  Yes, they still exist, but they are definitely not as prevalent as they were before.  Those that haven't jumped on the "digitization train" yet are finding themselves left behind.  (I should note that universities are offering courses on digitization, digital libraries, etc., which go into more depth and which are attracting a high number of students. These courses prepare the students for the growing number of digital library positions that are being advertised.) In the same vein, one thing to notice is that digitization is no longer in the news as it has been. It is no longer that shiny object that captures the media's attention.  For a while, Google Book Search kept digitization in the news, but even that story is no longer capturing headlines as the sides work toward an agreement. Digital preservation is where most of the action is in terms of conversations, conference sessions, research, etc.  This is true because we are a digital society and if we cannot ensure long term access to our digital content, we're doomed.  Losing digital content could mean losing the data and information that we need to run our governments, businesses, academic institutions, etc.  It could also mean losing our history.If you are not thinking about how to ensure long-term access to your digital content, please begin thinking about it now. You might even make it a New Year's resolution. (Yes, do jump on the digital preservation bandwagon. ... Wed, 29 Dec 2010 05:00:00 +0100 895638 http://feedproxy.google.com/~r/Digitization101/~3/ZBLCRLdWjMs/wayback-wednesday-digitization-101-2010.html As I do at the end of each year, I want to spent time looking back at the last 12 months with a few lists and more.I see four trends as I scan the horizon:Digitization is no longer an exceptional activity. While digitization is not a normal activity still for many organizations, it is much more mainstream that is was several years ago.  Look around...can you find a workshop on digitization or on scanning?  Yes, they still exist, but they are definitely not as prevalent as they were before.  Those that haven't jumped on the "digitization train" yet are finding themselves left behind.  (I should note that universities are offering courses on digitization, digital libraries, etc., which go into more depth and which are attracting a high number of students. These courses prepare the students for the growing number of digital library positions that are being advertised.) In the same vein, one thing to notice is that digitization is no longer in the news as it has been. It is no longer that shiny object that captures the media's attention.  For a while, Google Book Search kept digitization in the news, but even that story is no longer capturing headlines as the sides work toward an agreement. Digital preservation is where most of the action is in terms of conversations, conference sessions, research, etc.  This is true because we are a digital society and if we cannot ensure long term access to our digital content, we're doomed.  Losing digital content could mean losing the data and information that we need to run our governments, businesses, academic institutions, etc.  It could also mean losing our history.If you are not thinking about how to ensure long-term access to your digital content, please begin thinking about it now. You might even make it a New Year's resolution. (Yes, do jump on the digital preservation bandwagon. ... Wed, 29 Dec 2010 05:00:00 +0100 895589 http://www.teleread.com/paul-biba/for-new-and-old-kindlers-wanting-to-do-more-with-their-kindles/ CREATIVE USES OF THE KINDLE Well, pleasurable reading is good enough for most, but there is a lot more that can be done with the Kindle, as shown in the short list just below. (I recommend bookmarking this for quick access later.) 1. an old, continuing favorite forum thread about the more unique uses of the Kindle’s capabilitiesthought up by members of the Amazon Kindle Community, and I saw another idea added today. 2. a newer forum thread of favorite tips for new Kindle owners from Kindle oldtimers. NOTE: If your web browser (especially Firefox) drops you onto the Amazon forum list of topics instead of bringing you to the forum thread, click onRefresh or Reload to get the message thread itself — or click on the link again.  I don’t know why a ‘retry’ is often needed, but it is. 3. The Kindle Chronicles This is a very informative, fun resource for Kindlers at http://thekindlechronicles.com, a weekly podcast hosted by Len Edgerly who, each Friday night, brings us a roundup of the latest news (with links), excellent tech tips, an interview with someone from the Kindle world at large and some from just outside it who are of course in the Kindle net then  Len also presents video reviews as well.  At the site are summaries of what is included in the latest podcast report.  Links are given there for items mentioned in the podcast. 4. the new Kindle book by Stephen Windwalker, who has been explaining what can be done on Kindles since the Kindle 1, and this just-released book that includes info for the Latest Generation Kindles is only $0.99, which is more than a bargain. ... Tue, 28 Dec 2010 14:45:17 +0100 895349 http://feedproxy.google.com/~r/FreakonomicsBlog/~3/cCosS9KWhcs/ Our latest Freakonomics Radio podcast is called "Do More Expensive Wines Taste Better?" It features some research presented by the American Association of Wine Economists, whose members include Karl Storchmann, managing editor of the group's Journal of Wine Economics. Storchmann wrote to us the other day about an interesting working paper the AAWE has just posted: "Women or Wine? Monogamy and Alcohol," by Mara Squicciarini and Jo Swinnen. (Source: Freakonomics Blog) Mon, 27 Dec 2010 17:48:35 +0100 895240 http://feedproxy.google.com/~r/blogspot/iRcS/~3/ofHT2qgTkEE/listen-lisnewsorg-podcast-episode-134.html LISTen: The LISNews.org Podcast - Episode #134. "This week's episode contains a zeitgeist update, a book review, and a discussion of the latest by the FCC on net neutrality. Musical numbers under Creative Commons Attribution-Share Alike licenses are aired in lieu of public service announcements this week". Previous Podcasts can be found here (Source: Peter Scott's Library Blog) Mon, 27 Dec 2010 10:37:46 +0100 895156 http://feedproxy.google.com/~r/blogspot/dTJJL/~3/ofHT2qgTkEE/listen-lisnewsorg-podcast-episode-134.html LISTen: The LISNews.org Podcast - Episode #134. "This week's episode contains a zeitgeist update, a book review, and a discussion of the latest by the FCC on net neutrality. Musical numbers under Creative Commons Attribution-Share Alike licenses are aired in lieu of public service announcements this week". Previous Podcasts can be found here (Source: Peter Scott's Library Blog) Mon, 27 Dec 2010 05:00:00 +0100 895666 http://www.lisnews.org/audio/download/38344/LISTen-134.mp3 This week's episode contains a zeitgeist update, a book review, and a discussion of the latest by the FCC on net neutrality. Musical numbers under Creative Commons Attribution-Share Alike licenses are aired in lieu of public service announcements this week. Related links: LOLCat Bible Ars Technica on Net Neutrality #1 Ars Technica on Net Neutrality #2 Ars Technica on Net Neutrality #3 The Register on Net Neutrality eWeek on Net Neutrality Michelle Malkin on Net Neutrality, claiming that Internet access is not a civil right Huffington Post on Net Neutrality #1 Huffington Post on Net Neutrality #2 The Office of the Federal Register on the Congressional Review Act Politico looking at the Congressional Review Act's possible use against the net neutrality order Washington Examiner: Senator DeMint versus the FCC Ars Technica: "Republicans on new FCC net neutrality rules: kill!" Slate: "If the FCC Had Regulated the Internet -- A counterfactual history of cyberspace." Fox News: "Republicans Aim to Block FCC's New Internet Rules Before They Go Into Effect" News Telegram: "FCC amok" The FCC's Net Neutrality order in PDF format The FCC's Net Neutrality order in Microsoft Word format Nightmares by Design by Severed Fifth from which we played "Drill Down" Jimmy Carter by 20lb Sounds This work is licensed under a Creative Commons Attribution-ShareAlike 3.0 Unported License. (Source: LISNews - Librarian And Information Science News) Mon, 27 Dec 2010 04:45:49 +0100 895872 http://lisnews.org/audio/download/38344/LISTen-134.mp3 This week's episode contains a zeitgeist update, a book review, and a discussion of the latest by the FCC on net neutrality. Musical numbers under Creative Commons Attribution-Share Alike licenses are aired in lieu of public service announcements this week. Related links: LOLCat Bible Ars Technica on Net Neutrality #1 Ars Technica on Net Neutrality #2 Ars Technica on Net Neutrality #3 The Register on Net Neutrality eWeek on Net Neutrality Michelle Malkin on Net Neutrality, claiming that Internet access is not a civil right Huffington Post on Net Neutrality #1 Huffington Post on Net Neutrality #2 The Office of the Federal Register on the Congressional Review Act Politico looking at the Congressional Review Act's possible use against the net neutrality order Washington Examiner: Senator DeMint versus the FCC Ars Technica: "Republicans on new FCC net neutrality rules: kill!" Slate: "If the FCC Had Regulated the Internet -- A counterfactual history of cyberspace." Fox News: "Republicans Aim to Block FCC's New Internet Rules Before They Go Into Effect" News Telegram: "FCC amok" The FCC's Net Neutrality order in PDF format The FCC's Net Neutrality order in Microsoft Word format Nightmares by Design by Severed Fifth from which we played "Drill Down" Jimmy Carter by 20lb Sounds This work is licensed under a Creative Commons Attribution-ShareAlike 3.0 Unported License. (Source: LISNews.org) Mon, 27 Dec 2010 04:45:49 +0100 895165 http://www.guardian.co.uk/books/audio/2010/dec/09/callow-jacobson-self-armitage-mieville As we come to the end of the first full year of the Guardian books podcast we take a look back at some of the highlights.We talk comic writing with Booker winner Howard Jacobson, put the novelist and essayist Will Self on the psychiatrist's couch, and hear from the poet Simon Armitage, who tells us what what the elf said to Kevin in his latest collection.As part of an occasional series, The Books that Made Me, we also find out about the surrealist artist who made an indelible impression on the teenage China Miéville, now one of the UK's leading science fiction writers. We also delve into theatre anecdote with Simon Callow, and venture out to South London to find out what the potter Edmund de Waal has to say about his "hidden inheritance" of Japanese netsuke.Reading listThe Hare with Amber Eyes: A Hidden Inheritance, by Edmund de Waal (Chatto & Windus)The Finkler Question, by Howard Jacobson (Bloomsbury)My Life in Pieces, by Simon Callow (Nick Hern)Walking to Hollywood, by Will Self (Bloomsbury)Seeing Stars, by Simon Armitage (Faber)China MiévilleClaire ArmitsteadSarah CrownTim Maby (Source: Guardian Unlimited Books) Fri, 24 Dec 2010 11:00:42 +0100 894796 http://feedproxy.google.com/~r/Elsua/~3/HfcHbjRvEbo/ As we keep witnessing how the iPad is entering a whole bunch of new markets for tablets that perhaps never thought they would be making it that far, while being taken by storm by the iPad itself like they are at the moment, here I am, once again, ready to go and share with you folks the next blog post from the series of My Top 5 iPad Apps of the Week, this time around with Week #9. First though I would want to share with you folks a couple of rather helpful articles you may want to check out, specially, if you are a librarian or perhaps an English language teacher. They are just basically a couple of articles with plenty of helpful tips and recommendations on Apps to check out, specially for those two groups, which I am sure is going to keep you all busy for a while. To name: “40 iPad Apps That Librarians Love” and “iPad Apps for English Language Teachers“, respectively. ... Fri, 24 Dec 2010 02:17:23 +0100 895533 http://textundblog.de/?p=3907 Seit heute bin ich über Weihnachten und Neujahr in meiner saarländischen Heimat. Gestern Abend beim Kofferpacken kam von @mattsches der prima Tipp, mir doch den «hr2 – Der Tag»-Podcast zum Saarland für die Zugreise aufzunehmen. Gesagt getan, habe die 55 Minuten heute im Zug gehört und fand das viel besser, als die etwas seltsam anmutende Ankündigung vermuten lässt: So ist das mit den kleinen Geschwistern – sie nerven. Das Saarland hat im Bundesrat das Hartz IV-Paket blockiert, jetzt muss nachverhandelt werden. Im Streit um den Länderfinanzausgleich droht das Saarland mit einer Gegenklage vor dem Verfassungsgericht. Lästig dieses Bundesland, das man am besten im Schneckentempo bereist, sonst ist man sehr schnell in Lothringen. Wer braucht das Saarland eigentlich? Wir nicht, sagen immer mehr Saarländer und wandern aus, der “Tatort”-Kommissar in Saarbrücken kommt schon aus Bayern und demnächst zieht auch Ministerpräsident Peter Müller vielleicht nach Karlsruhe, als Bundesverfassungsrichter. Nur: es ist mit dem Saarland wie mit kleinen Geschwistern – man wird sie einfach nicht los. Der Podcast kann auf den Seiten von hr2 Der Tag nachgehört werden: Klein, aber lästig – Immer Ärger mit dem Saarland oder direkt hier: Medium: MP3 Link: MP3 © Markus Trapp auf Text & Blog, 2010. | Permalink | 6 comments | Add to del.icio.us Post tags: (Source: Text & Blog) Thu, 23 Dec 2010 22:53:57 +0100 895529 http://cyber.law.harvard.edu/node/6526 BERKMAN CENTER FOR INTERNET & SOCIETY AT HARVARD UNIVERSITY Upcoming events and digital media // December 22, 2010 [SAVE THE DATE 1/11] Berkman Center Luncheon Series: "The Master Switch" with Tim Wu, author of The Master Switch and Professor of Law at Columbia University (http://cyber.law.harvard.edu/events/luncheon/2011/01/wu) [SAVE THE DATE] BERKMAN LUNCHEON SERIES on THE MASTER SWITCH ================================================================================== 1/11/11, 12:00pm ET, Harvard Law School **Please note earlier start time for this date only** RSVP is required for those attending in person to Amar Ashar (ashar@cyber.law.harvard.edu) Topic: The Master Switch Guests: Tim Wu, author of The Master Switch and Professor of Law at Columbia University Tim Wu presents his widely acclaimed new book THE MASTER SWITCH:  The Rise and Fall of Information Empires. "A Masterpiece" - Lawrence Lessig.   "A ripping yarn" - The Atlantic About Tim Tim Wu is an author, policy advocate and author of The Master Switch.  He is a professor at Columbia Law School, the chairman of media reform organization Free Press. Wu was recognized in 2006 as one of 50 leaders in science and technology by Scientific American magazine, and in 2007 Wu was listed as one of Harvard's 100 most influential graduates by 02138 magazine. Tim Wu's best known work is the development of Net Neutrality theory, but he has also written about copyright, international trade, and the study of law-breaking. He previously worked for Riverstone Networks in the telecommunications industry in Silicon Valley, and was a law clerk for Judge Richard Posner and Justice Stephen Breyer. He graduated from McGill University (B.Sc.), and Harvard Law School. Wu has written for the New Yorker, the Washington Post, Forbes, Slate magazine, and others. He can sometimes be found at Waterfront Bicycles, and he once worked at Hoo's Dumplings. ... Wed, 22 Dec 2010 18:48:00 +0100 894458 http://feedproxy.google.com/~r/seealso/~3/b9zIxtLmmhw/ad_lib_instruction.html Last week, I had the joy of talking to Anna, Jason, and Rachel on their podcast, Adventures in Library Instruction. Our topic was “Winging It,” something I have done a bit of writing about already . This isn’t what they talk about every month on the podcast, despite the “AdLibInstruction” abbreviation of the full podcast title. I had fun recording the show, which ended up sounding like a discussion at a conference or like a FriendFeed thread in real time and out loud. I think I had a chance to say everything I wanted to say during the recording, so now I’ll just mention that the reason that I wanted to talk about Colorado College’s block plan, and my own training as an actor, is because I wanted to show that I think that wanting or needing to “wing it” is based on situation and personality as much as anything. Sweeping proclamations about libraries and librarians are seldom very useful, and I think it helps to know as much as possible how a person arrived at his or her point of view. (Source: See Also... a library weblog by Steve Lawson) Tue, 21 Dec 2010 16:01:40 +0100 894645 http://recordings.talkshoe.com/TC-7022/TS-14733.mp3 Our main mission here at TeleRead is cover the ways that electronic media have changed reading. But occasionally we also talk about how it changes writing, because after all, writing is just the flip side of reading. And there are a number of sites where writing is only half the equation, because after someone has written something electronically, then naturally other people are going to need to read it electronically. One such site, which I have discussed here before, was Ficlets.com, begun in early 2007 as a subsidiary of AOL. Ficlets was based on a simple idea: let people write stories 1024 bytes at a time, with other people free to spin their own stories out of those others have created. The stories, called “ficlets”, were released under a Creative Commons Attribution/Sharealike license, meaning that other people could reuse them however they wanted as long as the reusers did not impose further restrictions. Requiem for Ficlets I first learned about Ficlets when two well-known Internet personalities became involved with it and endorsed it—child-actor-turned-geek Wil Wheaton and geek-turned-SF-writer John Scalzi. (In fact, I think that’s also how I first heard of John Scalzi, too—his involvement in Ficlets. I heard about it from Wheaton; he heard about it from Scalzi.) I went there and had fun. Both Scalzi and Wheaton eventually burned out on it—not surprising, I guess, as busy as they are with other projects—but I and a number of other writers continued participating. Even after Kevin Lawver, the site’s creator, left AOL, and AOL never replaced him, the site continued chugging along, rolling up a remarkable 49,000 story segment contributions before AOL finally pulled the plug. (My blog post here ended up being reblogged by Wil Wheaton himself, I was astonished to notice.) But fortunately, the Creative Commons license came to the rescue. ... Tue, 21 Dec 2010 15:15:00 +0100 894294 http://feedproxy.google.com/~r/lansinglibraryyouth/podcast/~3/N6-TOvIwAe0/junie-b-first-grader-jingle-bells.html Junie B., First Grader is at it again. Junie B. and May will not leave each other alone and they are driving Mr. Scary, their teacher, crazy. Dear first-grade journal, winter break is the school word for I gotta get out of this place! May is driving JunieB. crazy with her tattling and to top that all off, Junie B. picks May's name for her Secret Santa gift. Maybe she should give May exactly what she deserves? Please come into the library and check out Jingle Bells, Batman Smells! (P.S. So Does May.) and find out how this ends. (Source: Lansing Library Youth Dept. Podcast) Mon, 20 Dec 2010 19:33:36 +0100 894255 http://micheladrien.blogspot.com/2010/12/australian-law-reform-commission.html Just discovered this the other day: the Australian Law Reform Commission very recently started producing podcasts.The most recent one was Dec. 17 and dealt with indigenous issues and the Commission's family violence inquiry.As the Commission explained on Nov. 3, 2010 in a conference presentation called Opening Up the Conversation | Gov 2.0 Conference, it has been modernizing the tools it uses to reach out to the wider community:"First we would consult and then produce an Issues Paper, and call for submissions from stakeholders, then we would produce a Discussion paper, consult more and call for further submissions and then finally after more consultation, we would produce final Report with recommendations for reform." "This was time intensive process for us and for our stakeholders, and it was also pretty expensive to produce and distribute all these different printed documents. While the process definitely encouraged a two way conversation, we ask a question and you give us your opinion, what it didn’t encourage was a more dynamic backward and forwards dialogue, and it was a very formal process." "The online tools that we have adopted just in this past year, have started to subvert this three stage process and have allowed us to replace some of the steps and to encourage stakeholders to interact with the ALRC in a more fluid and dynamic way....getting involved at an earlier stage in the process and being able to engage in a more flexible, informal and interactive manner." "The tools that Marie Claire [Marie-Claire Muir, the Commission Web Manager] is going to go through briefly – our e-newsletters, blogs, closed social networks and Twitter - encourage a more immediate and dynamic conversation. They have also opened up the ALRC’s own processes more to the public, so that our inquiry work and the thinking that goes into our the development of our recommendations, is more transparent (... ... Mon, 20 Dec 2010 05:00:00 +0100 894101 http://www.lisnews.org/files/notice.pdf Erie Looking Productions regrets to inform you that, like the cat named Shadow pictured above, we need some rest. The current run-up to Christmas has created operational difficulties that prevent us from presenting LISTen: An LISNews.org Podcast and The Burning Circle on December 20th.We plan to return on December 27th. Thank you for your patience and consideration. (Source: LISNews - Librarian And Information Science News) Mon, 20 Dec 2010 03:45:28 +0100 894889 http://lisnews.org/files/notice.pdf Erie Looking Productions regrets to inform you that, like the cat named Shadow pictured above, we need some rest. The current run-up to Christmas has created operational difficulties that prevent us from presenting LISTen: An LISNews.org Podcast and The Burning Circle on December 20th.We plan to return on December 27th. Thank you for your patience and consideration. (Source: LISNews.org) Mon, 20 Dec 2010 03:45:28 +0100 893928 http://www.teleread.com/ebooks/will-ipad-apps-change-the-concept-of-books/ At The Guardian’s “The Observer” section, John Naughton looks at a couple of iPad apps that change the way reading works, and suggests that they (and others like them) may be changing the entire “concept” of a book. One of these is the e-newspaper app of The Economist, the financial paper that has managed to find success behind a paywall. The app, for those who subscribe to the paper or web version, downloads the current edition once a week for offline reading. Naughton finds the iPad reading experience so “genuinely ‘immersive’” that he is left entirely without a use for his paper editions of The Economist, save to pass them along to friends or donate them to a school. Another is an appbook by David Eagleman, a $7.99 iPad-only publication called Why the Net Matters. As with Stephen Fry’s recent appbook, Eagleman’s arranges the text in a different way than simply static text. It can be read non-sequentially, and has multimedia and hypertextual features to enhance the experience. Eagleman has a YouTube video explaining how it works: To these examples, I might also add the Disney “e-book” apps that I mentioned the other day, and the other multimedia bells-and-whistles book-related apps that have come out over time. Funny to think that it was not so long ago that an “appbook” was simply an encapsulation of the text of a given e-book into a stand-alone reader so it could be sold in the App Store given the absence of any other way of doing it. In my Tron post, I wondered just how much non-text you could add to an “e-book” app and still call it an e-book, but Naughton seems to be wondering the inverse of that: with “e-books” changing to include all these other things, how much longer will people still continue to demand plain-vanilla just-boring-words books? Naughton thinks that “print publishers who wish to thrive in the new environment will not just have to learn new tricks but will also have to tool up. ... Sun, 19 Dec 2010 21:36:38 +0100 893863 http://feedproxy.google.com/~r/blogspot/iRcS/~3/-_8FiQiKFAo/podcast-naval-medical-officers-journals.html "The naval medical officers' journals of ADM 101 provide a coherent view of the beliefs and practices of a body of rank and file medical practitioners during the late 18th and 19th centuries. They provide a valuable source for examining key themes in the history of medicine in the 19th century, such as encounters with tropical diseases and the changing understanding of the causes of disease. The thorough cataloguing of the series has now made it possible to trace individual patients. This talk will analyse a sample of the records to explore these themes" - UK National Archives (Source: Peter Scott's Library Blog) Sat, 18 Dec 2010 14:06:46 +0100 893630 http://feedproxy.google.com/~r/blogspot/dTJJL/~3/-_8FiQiKFAo/podcast-naval-medical-officers-journals.html "The naval medical officers' journals of ADM 101 provide a coherent view of the beliefs and practices of a body of rank and file medical practitioners during the late 18th and 19th centuries. They provide a valuable source for examining key themes in the history of medicine in the 19th century, such as encounters with tropical diseases and the changing understanding of the causes of disease. The thorough cataloguing of the series has now made it possible to trace individual patients. This talk will analyse a sample of the records to explore these themes" - UK National Archives (Source: Peter Scott's Library Blog) Sat, 18 Dec 2010 05:00:00 +0100 894638 http://feedproxy.google.com/~r/Elsua/~3/KvSCUjWj_F4/ Over the last couple of months I have been participating on a number of different podcasting episodes, (Internet) TV interviews, news articles and a whole bunch of other kinds of rich media publications talking, most of the time, around the topics of Enterprise 2.0, internal social software adoption and 2.0 evangelism, and, lately, the new social term that seems to be en vogue nowadays: social business. I originally had planned to share a few insights about the most interesting ones and point folks to the original resource to watch or read through them, but then I realised that there are out there far too many to mention in a single blog post, more than anything else, because some of the conversations have been substantially different from one another. So I thought that perhaps I would drop by over here, every now and then, and point folks to the odd one or two, so you could have a look into some of them, if you would be interested, but always being conscious of trying to strike a balance on not sharing them all one right after the other. That’s why I have decided as well that I will be splitting them up half in half and share some other pointers over at my Posterous site, which would also give me an opportunity to keep things going over there as well, as I keep making a much heavier use of it from here onwards… Thus, what a better way of kicking things off than sharing with you folks a recent podcasting episode that I participated in with the wonderful folks from The Taking Notes podcast, Bruce Elgort and Julian Robichaux. That’s right, back in November, Bruce invited me to participate in their #126 episode and talk with them about the topic of “Social Business”. Now, you may have noticed already, how for the last few weeks, probably since right after the Enterprise 2.0 conference event in Santa Clara, there seems to be a growing trend of switching away from the Enterprise 2. ... Fri, 17 Dec 2010 20:14:21 +0100 893464 http://www.guardian.co.uk/culture/audio/2010/dec/17/carol-ann-duffy-jonathan-green This week's issue is the last of the year for Guardian Review (though not for the Guardian books podcast), so we've made it an all-singing finale by inviting 25 poets to pen their very own Christmas carols. On today's podcast, we discuss their offerings - ranging from an angry revisionist version of In the Bleak Midwinter from a rich man's perspective by Sean O'Brien, to a jolly Scottish rendition of Jingle Bells by Jackie Kay - with Review editor Lisa Allardice.We also offer our own seasonal treat: the Manchester Carols, written by poet laureate Carol Ann Duffy and performed on CD by Manchester Carollers and the Northern Chamber Orchestra.In an interview with the self-appointed master of slang, Jonathon Greene, we discuss some of the challenges of the three-volume, 1.5m-word project to chronicle hundreds of years of slang history.And as the time runs out to get those last-minute christmas presents, we ask a range of Guardian writers and editors, in areas ranging from fashion to economics, to nominate the best books they have read this year.Reading/listening listThe Manchester Carols, by Carol Ann Duffy, and Sasha Johnson Manning (Naxos)Green's Dictionary of Slang, by Jonathon Green (Chambers)At the Loch of the Green Corrie, by Andrew Greig (Quercus)Whistling Vivaldi, by Claud Steele (Norton)A Journey, by Tony Blair (Hutchinson)Aaaaw to Zzzzzd: The Words of Birds, by John Bevis (MIT Press)Decoded, Jay Z (Virgin)A Gate at the Stairs, by Lorrie Moore (Faber)The Hand that First Held Mine, Maggie O'Farrell (Headline)Jump! by Jilly Cooper (Bantam)The Collected Stories of Lydia Davis (Hamish Hamilton)Alone in Berlin, by Hans Fallada (Penguin Classics)Whoops!: Why everyone owes everyone and no one can pay, by John Lanchester (Penguin)Homer and Langley, by EL Doctorow (Little, Brown)Claire ArmitsteadLisa AllardiceLindesay Irvine (Source: Guardian Unlimited Books) Fri, 17 Dec 2010 15:13:59 +0100 893349 http://www.guardian.co.uk/lifeandstyle/audio/2010/dec/17/family-podcast-christmas Miranda is joined in the studio by the Guardian's Dr Luisa Dillner, who recently became a mother for the fifth time at the age of 48, and India Knight, the author of Comfort and Joy.Sam Taylor-Wood became one recently, as did Madonna before her – and now there's Miranda, who has just become a mum again. As her newborn daughter makes a guest appearance in the studio, we look at the highs and lows of being a mum in your 40s, including what it takes to compete with the younger mums at school sports day ...Christmas day is nearly upon us. For most people it's a family time, with all its associated sherry and shouting. But here on the Family Podcast we've searched out a more unconventional Christmas gathering - on the Nightingale Estate in Hackney, East London. Each year the elderly residents, including 73-year-old human dynamo Alice Burke, come together for a Christmas lunch with a difference. We hear them talk about rowdy behaviour, dancing to reggae - and pinching policemen's bottoms.As for the rest of us, we'll offer a Family Podcast guide to how you can avoid re-runs of the same old rows: up your game, stay on your toes and close your mouth when you burp. India shares stories of her unusual Christmas day lunch with the extended family of her ex-partners.This month's playlist comes from author and broadcaster Lemn Sissay. Born near Wigan to an Ethiopian mum, Lemn was fostered until he was 11 and then spent the next six years in children's homes in Lancashire. From then on, he dedicated his life to searching for his family. By the age of 32, he had found them all and now in his own words he "has a fully dysfunctional family just like everyone else". (Source: Guardian Unlimited Books) Fri, 17 Dec 2010 11:17:00 +0100 893357 http://www.guardian.co.uk/books/audio/2010/dec/07/rose-tremain-yiyun-li-extra Tremain on YiyunThis is a beautifully crafted and moving short story, one of many adroit and affecting pieces in Yiyun Li's award-winning collection A Thousand Years of Good Prayers. It's a story of how a blameless person, Granny Lin, finds herself blamed and punished, in a country that cares far more about rules and hierarchies than it does about individuals. The voice of the storyteller – dry and spare – prevents the story from becoming sentimental. It is nevertheless able to make real to us Granny Lin's tenderness towards her elderly husband, Old Tang, and subsequently the overwhelming affection she feels for the six-year-old unwanted boy, Kang.Short stories have to establish their intention very fast, and stay on track, avoiding the kind of digressions and sub-plots that can enrich a novel. ­"Extra" bursts into life from the first sentence and holds the reader effortlessly. It also repays rereading.There is a lot in this short piece about the way Chinese society is arranged. But by the time I'd read it three or four times – to prepare for my own reading aloud on the podcast – it had almost acquired the status of a parable about individual kindness versus the indifference of a power elite. And this, of course, is a subject of universal and timeless importance.Francesca PanettaLisa AllardiceIain ChambersPascal Wyse (Source: Guardian Unlimited Books) Fri, 17 Dec 2010 06:00:00 +0100 893347 http://www.ibiblio.org/secretlibrary/?p=6 Welcome to the Secret Library Power & Agency.  This is a library blog and I am a librarian.  Here you will see posts about and inspired by libraries and being a librarian, about books and other resources and materials, about systems of organized information.  You probably won’t see any poetry.  I think I’ve gotten that out of my system and feel much better now, thank you.  Other things I am relieved to be no longer interested in sharing: podcasts and pictures of me.  Random ramblings are also out (if you’re a fan of random ramblings there are approximately 126 million other blogs–I can point you in the general direction and you will not long be awash in random rambles). (Source: Secret Library Workers Union) Fri, 17 Dec 2010 05:10:20 +0100 893284 http://www.guardian.co.uk/politics/audio/2010/dec/16/politics-weekly-2010-in-review At the end of an election year which brought a change of government, a new leader of the Labour party and the first coalition since the second world war, there are plenty of talking points. But if 2010 taught us anything, it is to be wary of political predictions. With that in mind we hear from an all-star Guardian and Observer panel of Jackie Ashley, Rafael Behr and Michael White.Has the Lib Dem-Conservative coalition already reached the height of its popularity? Can Labour begin fighting back at 2011's local and Scottish elections? Will the protests against the economic austerity measures continue or fizzle out? And what happened to the "new politics"?Also, in our extended Christmas special, we run through the year's best political books with the Guardian's Julian Glover. And he gives some reading advice to Cameron, Clegg and Miliband. Leave your thoughts and predictions for next year below.• Politics Weekly returns on 6 January 2011Allegra StrattonTom ClarkMichael WhiteJackie AshleyRafael BehrJulian GloverAngus RobertsonMatthew HancockPhil Maynard (Source: Guardian Unlimited Books) Thu, 16 Dec 2010 16:36:16 +0100 893221 http://cyber.law.harvard.edu/node/6510 BERKMAN CENTER FOR INTERNET & SOCIETY AT HARVARD UNIVERSITY Upcoming events and digital media // December 15, 2010 [TUESDAY 12/21] Berkman Center Luncheon Series: "Application Developers and the Future of Music" with Jim Lucchese, CEO of The Echo Nest (http://cyber.law.harvard.edu/events/luncheon/2010/lucchese) Special announcement: The Berkman Center is currently accepting applications for 2011-2012 fellowships through our annual open call. The application deadline is 11:59 p.m. ET on December 15, 2010. http://cyber.law.harvard.edu/getinvolved/fellowships/opencall20112012 [TUESDAY] BERKMAN LUNCHEON SERIES on APPLICATION DEVELOPERS AND THE FUTURE OF MUSIC ================================================================================== 12/21/10, 12:30pm ET, Berkman Center Conference Room @ 23 Everett St., Cambridge, MA RSVP is required for those attending in person to Amar Ashar (ashar@cyber.law.harvard.edu) This event will be webcast live Topic: "Application Developers and the Future of Music" Guests: Jim Lucchese, CEO of The Echo Nest In the same way that music's format shift from analog to digital democratized music distribution for artists, the next digital format shift is leveling the playing field for the creation of music applications. Any developer with talent and vision can now build an app that re-shapes the way we experience music. Some of these apps do so on a large scale by including the totality of recorded music, or, on a smaller scale with specialized functions, like that T-Pain autotuner app everyone was talking about last year. In a few short years, app developers have already changed music's role in our lives with new solutions for music discovery and recommendation, blog and news aggregators, music games, location-based listening, interactive remix apps, social music sharing, and countless other new music experiences. ... Wed, 15 Dec 2010 16:13:14 +0100 893062 http://feedproxy.google.com/~r/FreakonomicsBlog/~3/zaRjh1w7grE/ Levitt and I just recorded a Q&A session for the Freakonomics Radio podcast, using the questions that all of you recently submitted. You'll hear the results soon, probably in January. Thanks for the good questions. One question we didn't get to, from Tg3: I have heard Dubner casually mention that he is a backgammon player. Are there ever Levitt vs. Dubner battles? More importantly, why is such a great game not more popular in North America? (Source: Freakonomics Blog) Tue, 14 Dec 2010 18:45:42 +0100 892745 http://blog.ocls.info/Teens/2010/12/check_out.html Listen to the newest podcast from our teens, Bradley and Emily, and be sure to subscribe to stay updated with all of the latest teen happenings at the library. (Source: Techno Teens LIVE) Tue, 14 Dec 2010 14:22:08 +0100 893999 http://blog.library.temple.edu/liblog/archives/2010/12/lost-tribes-of.html On November 15, Paley Library hosted the 5th Annual Symposium on Race and Judaism. Entitled "Lost Tribes: Ancient and Contemporary Perspectives", it featured eight speakers who spoke on a range of topics from the ancient context to modern interpretations. The keynote address was delivered by Rabbi Debra Bowen, the leader of Congregation Temple Beth El in North Philadelphia.Before the symposium, three of the speakers sat down with me for an interview: Lewis Gordon, director of the Institute for Afro-Jewish Studies and philosophy professor at Temple; Mark Leuchter, chair of the Jewish Studies program; and David Koffman, history professor at York University.Lost Tribes---Fred Rowland (Source: Temple University Library Blog) Mon, 13 Dec 2010 19:56:48 +0100 892641 http://feedproxy.google.com/~r/FreakonomicsBlog/~3/AzeFbMu-afk/ Not long ago, we made a Freakonomics Radio podcast asking whether the NFL might someday sell ad space on its jersey fronts, as soccer teams around the world already do. In European soccer in particular, the revenue can be substantial. (Source: Freakonomics Blog) Mon, 13 Dec 2010 19:00:53 +0100 892468 http://feedproxy.google.com/~r/FreakonomicsBlog/~3/q9nmeKI9RcA/ We applaud their choice. (Source: Freakonomics Blog) Mon, 13 Dec 2010 15:30:46 +0100 892471 http://www.teleread.com/ebooks/girl-genius-novelization-now-available-as-baen-e-book/ The Night Shade Books section on Baen Webscriptions recently began selling the novelization of the first part of the Girl Genius graphic novel/webcomic series by Phil and Kaja Foglio: Agatha H and the Airship City. As with all Baen titles, including the ones Baen sells on Night Shade’s behalf, there is no DRM, it is available in multiple formats, and the cost is $6. I follow the Monday/Wednesday/Friday “Girl Genius” webcomic anxiously from week to week, and I am greatly looking forward to the chance to go back to the beginning with this novel and learn all of the background details about the universe that could never be fit into the graphic novel series. (It also brings Girl Genius to the e-book format that Paul thought it couldn’t compete with paper in.) I have already purchased and downloaded it, and can’t wait to dig in. The print, Kindle, and audiobook versions of it will not officially be available until January 5th. (I have been told that this book is one of very few that don’t have a restricted street date, so bookstores can begin selling it as soon as they have it in stock.) In his LiveJournal, Phil Foglio asks that people who plan to purchase the book from Amazon wait and do so on January 12th (which also happens to be Kaja’s birthday). He and Kaja hope that so many people buying it on the same day will drive sales rankings high enough that non-fans will notice and check it out and more bookstores will be willing to carry it for local customers. (And if nothing else, it seems like a great birthday present for Kaja, so I’m all for it.) One thing about the book puzzles me just a bit, however. The Kindle version is priced at $7.99, almost $2 more than the Baen/Night Shade e-book. Given that Amazon’s contract usually requires that they have a price lower than or equal to that for which the title is selling elsewhere, I’m curious about the lack of parity. I have asked about it on Baen’s Bar and will see what I find out. ... Mon, 13 Dec 2010 14:15:00 +0100 892512 http://feedproxy.google.com/~r/blogspot/iRcS/~3/nkqtBEM0eEU/listen-lisnewsorg-podcast-episode-133.html LISTen: The LISNews.org Podcast - Episode #133. "There is no news miscellany this week. We take a look instead in further depth at the zeitgeist on-site.". Previous Podcasts can be found here (Source: Peter Scott's Library Blog) Mon, 13 Dec 2010 11:18:40 +0100 892464 http://www.guardian.co.uk/books/audio/2010/dec/07/anne-enright-raymond-carver-fat Enright on Carver"Fat" is a great example of how little a short story has to do in order to work – the entry wound is so small, you could say, and the result so deadly. Like many of Raymond Carver's stories, this one seems very simple. An unnamed waitress tells her friend, Rita, about serving a very fat customer. She likes the guy, despite his girth. She likes serving him. Their relationship, though ordinary, and brief, and formal, is quite tender – and, like a love story, it happens in the face of opposition from the rest of the world. The small love the waitress feels – this moment of empathy she has for the fat man – becomes briefly amazing later that evening, when she is in bed with her boyfriend, Rudy, and the waitress is left with an uneasy, hopeful intimation of change.I ask often ask students to read "Fat" because it also seems to talk about what a story is. A story is something told – as the waitress tells her friend Rita about the fat man – it is something that really needs to be said. But though we feel its force and resonance, it is often hard to say what a story means. The most we can say, perhaps, is that a short story is about a moment in life; and that, after this moment, we realise something has changed.Lisa AllardiceFrancesca PanettaIain Chambers (Source: Guardian Unlimited Books) Mon, 13 Dec 2010 06:00:00 +0100 892309 http://ricklibrarian.blogspot.com/2010/12/this-is-npr-first-forty-years.html If only we had NPR trading cards, I would trade you a Scott Simon and a Carl Kasell for a Cokie Roberts and a Nina Totenberg. Throw in a Melissa Block, and I'd give you Bob Boilen and the Car Talk guys. Under no circumstances would I part with Ira Flatow or Robert Krulwich. They would stay in protective cases with my prized Susan Stamberg and Noah Adams cards.I mention this because there is a great new book, This is NPR: The First Forty Years, and reading this book is a bit like reading a by-the-decades history of a baseball team. The editors have collected stories by and about NPR staff, and I hold the reporters and program hosts from public radio in as much (or maybe more) esteem as my favorite baseball players Craig Biggio, Luis Gonzales, and Jeff Bagwell. Anyone who has listened to NPR for several decades will know their names and voices well. This book reveals their seldom-seen faces. (Trading cards with their photos and details of their assignments would still be appreciated.)Like any sports team, NPR has had its ups and downs. The franchise has weathered its share of financial troubles and come out stronger by turning to subscribers and foundations for help instead of relying on the federal government. Once considered an "alternative news source," it now has more foreign correspondents than many of the newspapers, magazines, and broadcast networks once considered mainstream. It has also been a leader in developing online news programming. NPR is now a powerhouse, and like all sports dynasties, it has attracted anti-fans.In addition to learning about the network, readers get reviews of major news stories, including Watergate, the Iranian Revolution, AIDs, the fall of the Berlin Wall, the 9/11 attacks, and the war in Afghanistan. For every serious story, there is also something lighter - David Sedaris telling his Christmas elf stories, Melisaa Block in a tundra pit, Paula Poundstone as a Wait Wait ... ... Mon, 13 Dec 2010 05:00:00 +0100 892557 http://lisnews.org/audio/download/38251/LISTen-133.mp3 There is no news miscellany this week. We take a look instead in further depth at the zeitgeist on-site. The mainstream media is depressing us pretty badly as all they seem to talk about in libraries are these few topics: retirements, deaths, and budget cuts. That also cuts into things we can talk about. With an effectively non-existent budget, we don't have the capacity of an organization like Reuters or Agence France-Press to do original reporting. The Air Staff chose in this episode to make a call for materials submissions for potential airing. Audio cassettes, reel-to-reel tapes, and audio CDs would be acceptable while microcassettes and DAT cassettes would not be. The episode audio has more details but for the avoidance of doubt the mailing address stipulated is: Erie Looking Productions P.O. Box 1658 Ashtabula, OH 44005 United States of America Related links: The social networking tool poll (Source: LISNews.org) Mon, 13 Dec 2010 04:37:22 +0100 892325 http://feedproxy.google.com/~r/blogspot/iRcS/~3/U4jOAuWpoiI/podcast-madame-rachel-of-bond-street.html Author Helen Rappaport discusses the subject of her newest book, Beautiful For Ever: Madame Rachel of Bond Street - Cosmetician, Con-Artist and Blackmailer. In the talk, Helen reveals Madame Rachel's startling career path - from fish fryer in Clare Market to proprietor of an exclusive 'Temple of Renovation' that promised eternal beauty but was built upon a foundation of lies, treachery and blackmail - UK National Archives (Source: Peter Scott's Library Blog) Sun, 12 Dec 2010 12:36:16 +0100 892225 http://www.guardian.co.uk/books/audio/2010/dec/07/william-boyd-gallard-dream-wake-island Boyd on BallardIn the short history of the short story – not much longer than 150 years – very few writers have completely redefined the form. Chekhov, pre-eminently, but also Hemingway and Borges. JG ­Ballard has to be added to this exclusive list, in my opinion. Ballard's models for his haunting stories are closer to art and music, it seems to me, than to literature. These are fictions inspired by the paintings of De Chirico and Max Ernst, which summon up the mesmerising ostinatos of Philip Glass and Steve Reich. Character and narrative are secondary – image and symbol dominate with a surreal and hypnotic intensity, and the language reflects this. Ballardian tropes – empty swimming pools, abandoned resorts, psychotic astronauts, damaged doctors, the alluring nihilism of consumer society and so forth – are unmistakably and uniquely his. "My Dream of Flying to Wake ­Island" is a true Ballardian classic.Francesca PanettaLisa AllardiceIain Chambers (Source: Guardian Unlimited Books) Sun, 12 Dec 2010 00:01:03 +0100 892128 http://centeredlibrarian.blogspot.com/2010/12/uc-berkeley-course-podcasts.html Every semester, UC Berkeley webcasts select courses and events for on-demand viewing via the Internet. webcast.berkeley course lectures are provided as a study resource for students and are not sanctioned as a substitute for going to the course lectures. However, their selection of available courses is extensive and you can enjoy lectures by reknowned Berkeley lecturers on subjects as diverse as "Intellectual History of the United States", "Macromolecular Synthesis and Cellular Function" and "Buddhist Psychology".There is also a section that rebroadcasts special events held on campus. (Source: The Centered Librarian) Fri, 10 Dec 2010 05:00:00 +0100 892209 http://www.guardian.co.uk/help/insideguardian/2010/dec/09/short-stories-podcasts The Guardian's head of audio looks forward to a new series of podcasts, featuring leading authors reading short stories by other writersSaturday's an exciting day for us in the audio department. We're launching our new series of podcasts, but podcasts with a difference. We've invited some of the country's top authors to read us their favourite short story by another writer. So you'll hear Philip Pullman reading Chekov, Rose Tremain reading Yiyun and William Boyd reading JD Ballard, and then discuss why they chose those particular stories.We're running 12 of these from Saturday every day until Christmas. But it's been a project that we've been working on since the summer, when the Guardian's Review editor Lisa Allardice came up with the idea. She says: "We're familiar with audio books, but with writers choosing their favourite story they bring something of themselves to the reading."Julian Barnes surprised us with his choice of Hemingway's Homage to Switzerland. He's known as a really macho writer but he said he chose this piece to show the other more witty side of Hemingway."Over the last six months we've seen a succession of literary giants passing through the Guardian's multimedia hub, ushered in to our studio by our producers to record, re-record and retake their readings. Producer Tim Maby was surprised at how authors are now so used to reading aloud they even move the microphones to where it best suits them: "Anne Enright, for instance, likes to hug it." Tim says Rose Tremain commented that all writers like showing off, while Philip Pullman revealed he loves talking in to a mic.For me, as head of audio here at the Guardian, it's a particularly exciting series, because these recordings really show why podcasting is so much better than radio: they will remain on our website and on iTunes and be a resource for people forever. You don't have to be sitting next to your wireless at a certain time to catch them. So ... ... Thu, 09 Dec 2010 16:52:30 +0100 891566 http://enmarchaconlastic.educarex.es/2010/12/09/podcast-bbc/ Cada vez sois más los docentes de cualquier especialidad que os formáis en lenguas extranjeras en convocatorias como PALE. Para aquellos que aprendéis inglés o queréis mantenerlo vivo e incluso mejorarlo, os presentamos un podcast de la BBC con una periodicidad semanal (cada semana uno nuevo). Podéis escucharlo online o descargar el mp3 para escucharlo [...] (Source: En Marcha con las TIC) Thu, 09 Dec 2010 15:50:37 +0100 891541 http://feedproxy.google.com/~r/ouseful/~3/6K8DIUuMKB8/ Can we use web stats on government websites to express our opinion about parliamentary votes? Commons debate on student finance and higher education funding Details: http://www.parliament.uk/business/news/2010/12/debate-on-tuition-fees1/ Vote aye/in favour: http://www.parliament.uk/business/news/2010/12/debate-on-tuition-fees1/?vote=aye Vote no/against: http://www.parliament.uk/business/news/2010/12/debate-on-tuition-fees1/?vote=no Every week, I listen to This Week In Tech as a downloaded podcast, although it is braoadcast online as a live programme too. The live listenership must be quite substantial because sites whose links are mentioned on air occasionally seem to be brought down during the programme, the result of an ad hoc distributed denial of service attack in which thousands of people all try to access the same website within the same few seconds of each other, and the server(s) on the hand buckle under the strain. Which got me wondering: is this ability for a large number of people to: a) cause a traffic spike on a particular website if they visit it on the same day, and: b) bring down a site if the action is concentrated within the same few minutes, a way for a population to express it’s will on a single issue. That is, we can have a plebiscite whenever we want by calling on folk to visit a particular URL on a particular day at a particular time to express a one-directional sentiment on a particular issue. This is less effort than setting up a poll, less effort even than signing a petition; it’s non-attributable, as with demonstrations before the time when demonstrators had their faces photographed*, but admittedly subject to noise, gaming, and maybe a slight amount of inconvenience if it turns into an add hoc DDOS attack. ... Thu, 09 Dec 2010 11:10:52 +0100 892169 http://nnlm.gov/mcr/news_blog/?p=8725 The Joint Commission has launched its new Web site, www.jointcommission.org, which has enhanced features and capabilities to provide its customers and the public with better accessibility to the wealth of information on the site.  Some of the highlights of the new site are: Ability to sign up for updates and alerts about events, field reviews, new and updated FAQs, newsletters, and more A Daily Update section highlights any new information that has been posted within the last 24 hours Enhanced multimedia functionality for videos, podcasts, and RSS feeds More interactive opportunities via blogs, real-time discussion forums, online speakers bureau form, maps that show the states that recognize Joint Commission accreditation and certification, and ‘share with a friend’ capability Clear identification of new FAQs and easier navigation of standards FAQs, including the ability to search within FAQs for special topics An Event Calendar highlights upcoming conferences, teleconferences and webinars, and provides for easy, online registration Enhanced and advanced search functionality   Please note that the Internet Explorer 6 browser will not support several of the new sites’ features.  The new site works best with one of the following browsers, which are available for free download via their respective Web sites:  Internet Explorer 7 and above, Firefox 2 and above, Safari 3 and above, Chrome 4 and above. Also, if you have saved Joint Commission Web pages or links to your Favorites, you will need to update those links and Web pages.  Send questions about the new Web site to The Joint Commission Webmaster at webmaster@jointcommission.org.  (bbj) (Source: Midcontinental Region News) Thu, 09 Dec 2010 00:00:27 +0100 891300 http://feedproxy.google.com/~r/FreakonomicsBlog/~3/qBZfb9DN_QU/ I was talking to an economics Ph.D. student the other day. Presumably hoping to generate some goodwill, he told me how much he enjoys the Freakonomics podcasts. I asked him what he liked best about them. He gave an answer that I never would have guessed, and that would likely only come from a Ph.D. type. (Source: Freakonomics Blog) Wed, 08 Dec 2010 19:00:51 +0100 891295 http://cyber.law.harvard.edu/node/6496 BERKMAN CENTER FOR INTERNET & SOCIETY AT HARVARD UNIVERSITY Upcoming events and digital media // December 8, 2010 [TUESDAY 12/14] Berkman Center Luncheon Series: "The Unstable Platforms and Uneasy Peers of Brave New World Music" with Wayne Marshall, Mellon Postdoctoral Fellow at MIT (http://cyber.law.harvard.edu/events/luncheon/2010/12/marshall) Special announcement: The Berkman Center is currently accepting applications for 2011-2012 fellowships through our annual open call.  The application deadline is 11:59 p.m. ET on December 15, 2010. http://cyber.law.harvard.edu/getinvolved/fellowships/opencall20112012 [TUESDAY] BERKMAN LUNCHEON SERIES on THE UNSTABLE PLATFORMS AND UNEASY PEERS OF BRAVE NEW WORLD MUSIC ================================================================================== 12/14/10, 12:30pm ET, Berkman Center Conference Room @ 23 Everett St., Cambridge, MA RSVP is required for those attending in person to Amar Ashar (ashar@cyber.law.harvard.edu) This event will be webcast live Topic: "The Unstable Platforms and Uneasy Peers of Brave New World Music" Guests: Wayne Marshall, Mellon Postdoctoral Fellow at MIT Driven by the proliferation of accessible music and video-production software and the connective possibilities of the social web, public culture is being remade in the wake of user-generated content, including the ever curious category of world music. So-called platforms such as YouTube or Jamglue play host to new genres, dance steps, and remixes from around the world, incubating local scenes and circulating aspiring artists' productions to peers near and far. In contrast to its creation by a consortium of British music-industry players in the 1980s, a multinational network of grassroots producers, DJs, and bloggers are renegotiating and redefining the freighted but inclusive term. ... Wed, 08 Dec 2010 16:59:45 +0100 891267 http://thelifeofbooks.blogspot.com/2010/12/reflections-on-end-of-world-wide-web.html [This post is in an essay written in preparation for the December 10, 2010, Episode 16 of "Law Librarian Conversations," a podcast about all things law library.... This week's podcast with guests Tom Boone, Reference Librarian, Loyola Law School; Jason Wilson, Vice President Jones McClure Publishing; Ed Walters, CEO, Fastcase.If you are reading this before Friday, 12/10, you can join us by (Source: The Life of Books) Wed, 08 Dec 2010 05:00:00 +0100 892005 http://feedproxy.google.com/~r/FreakonomicsBlog/~3/WPMn0TVn968/ We recently released a two-part podcast about Prize-Linked Savings, which are typically bank accounts or government bonds that shave a bit of interest off the top and pool together that interest to award regular big cash prizes to random account holders. The idea is to offer the thrill of the lottery with the principal-retaining properties of a savings or bond account. (Source: Freakonomics Blog) Tue, 07 Dec 2010 19:00:11 +0100 891062 http://www.dowling.edu/library/new/omni63.mp3 Dowilng alum Ilker Ucaner ('10) describes his research into the first English translation of the Koran. (Source: Dowling College Library Podcasts) Tue, 07 Dec 2010 19:00:00 +0100 891550 http://feedproxy.google.com/~r/blogspot/iRcS/~3/9NDDcY62M1U/listen-lisnewsorg-podcast-episode-132.html LISTen: The LISNews.org Podcast - Episode #132. "A key line this week: "Content remains content regardless of the form it is fixed in." You'll hear more in this week's episode". Previous Podcasts can be found here (Source: Peter Scott's Library Blog) Tue, 07 Dec 2010 18:06:46 +0100 891042 http://feedproxy.google.com/~r/blogspot/dTJJL/~3/9NDDcY62M1U/listen-lisnewsorg-podcast-episode-132.html LISTen: The LISNews.org Podcast - Episode #132. "A key line this week: "Content remains content regardless of the form it is fixed in." You'll hear more in this week's episode". Previous Podcasts can be found here (Source: Peter Scott's Library Blog) Tue, 07 Dec 2010 05:00:00 +0100 891437 http://feedproxy.google.com/~r/lansinglibraryinternettechnology/podcast2/~3/XxwZ1rtDl0k/holiday-season-phishing-scams-and.html Holiday Season Phishing Scams and Malware CampaignsOriginal release date: November 18, 2010 at 2:17 pmLast revised: November 18, 2010 at 2:17 pmIn the past, US-CERT has received reports of an increased number ofphishing scams and malware campaigns that take advantage of the winterholiday and holiday shopping season. US-CERT reminds users to remaincautious when receiving unsolicited email messages that could be partof a potential phishing scam or malware campaign.These phishing scams and malware campaigns may include but are notlimited to the following: * electronic greeting cards that may contain malware * requests for charitable contributions that may be phishing scams and may originate from illegitimate sources claiming to be charities * screensavers or other forms of media that may contain malware * credit card applications that may be phishing scams or identity theft attempts * online shopping advertisements that may be phishing scams or identity theft attempts from bogus retailersUS-CERT encourages users and administrators to use caution whenencountering these types of email messages and take the followingpreventative measures to protect themselves from phishing scams andmalware campaigns: * Do not follow unsolicited web links in email messages. * Use caution when opening email attachments. Refer to the Using Caution with Email Attachments Cyber Security Tip for more information on safely handling email attachments. * Maintain up-to-date antivirus software. * Review the Federal Trade Commission's Charity Checklist. * Verify charity authenticity through a trusted contact number. Trusted contact information can be found on the Better Business Bureau National Charity Report Index. * Refer to the Recognizing and Avoiding Email Scams (pdf) document for more information on avoiding email scams. * Refer to the Avoiding Social Engineering and Phishing Attacks Cyber Security Tip for more information on social engineering attacks. ... Tue, 07 Dec 2010 01:44:09 +0100 891621 http://feedproxy.google.com/~r/lansinglibraryinternettechnology/podcast2/~3/FAkxAboBH-4/understanding-voice-over-internet.html Cyber Security Tip ST05-018 Understanding Voice over Internet Protocol (VoIP) With the introduction of VoIP, you can use the internet to make telephone calls instead of relying on a separate telephone line. However, the technology does present security risks.What is voice over internet protocol (VoIP)? Voice over internet protocol (VoIP), also known as IP telephony, allows you to use your internet connection to make telephone calls. Instead of relying on an analog line like traditional telephones, VoIP uses digital technology and requires a high-speed broadband connection such as DSL or cable. There are a variety of providers who offer VoIP, and they offer different services. The most common application of VoIP for personal or home use is internet-based phone services that rely on a telephone switch. With this application, you will still have a phone number, will still dial phone numbers, and will usually have an adapter that allows you to use a regular telephone. The person you are calling will not likely notice a difference from a traditional phone call. Some service providers also offer the ability to use your VoIP adapter any place you have a high-speed internet connection, allowing you to take it with you when you travel.What are the security implications of VoIP? Because VoIP relies on your internet connection, it may be vulnerable to many of the same problems that face your computer and even some that are specific to VoIP technology. Attackers may be able to perform activities such as intercepting your communications, eavesdropping, taking control of your phone, making fraudulent calls from your account, conducting effective phishing attacks by manipulating your caller ID, and causing your service to crash (see Avoiding Social Engineering and Phishing Attacks and Understanding Denial-of-Service Attacks for more information). ... Tue, 07 Dec 2010 01:43:26 +0100 891622 http://feedproxy.google.com/~r/SellersLibraryTeens/~5/6c5AvCT8BPw/2010-01-26-sysk-ninja.mp3 Here is lots of ninja randomness for your time-wasting pleasure: Ninja Parade A fake video news story from The Onion News Network about what happens when ninjas hold a parade. Ninja Burger You WILL experience the Ninja Burger® difference!  Guaranteed delivery in 30 minutes or less, or we commit Seppuku! Ask A Ninja It's not just a Q&A video series, it's a whole website!  However, here are the links to the two segments we watched: Ninja Hangouts Ninja Santa The Ninja Glare This video gets a little repetitive, but it's fun to try to master the ninja glare.  (Hint...they show it in slo-mo at the very end.) Ninja Say What?! This video made me crack up laughing...it's a whole new take on racism!  (FYI:  There are a few inappropriate words.) How Stuff Works:  Ninja Find out the history of the real ninja.  (Don't want to read?  Listen to the podcast.) (Source: Sellers Library Teens) Mon, 06 Dec 2010 16:47:14 +0100 890840 http://lisnews.org/audio/download/38204/LISTen-132.mp3 A key line this week: "Content remains content regardless of the form it is fixed in." You'll hear more in this week's episode. Related links: Yahoo News bringing word on WikiLeaks John Perry Barlow on the first infowar John Perry Barlow equating Julian Assange with Salman Rushdie How to nuke your Amazon account WikiLeaks moving to Elastic Compute Cloud Wikileaks getting kicked off the Elastic Compute Cloud Dave Winer on WikiLeaks Reporters Without Borders on WikiLeaks Julian Assange And The Potential Case of a Very Nasty Assassination Related links to materials posted since the recording session concluded: WikiLeaks releases US listing of critical infrastructure across the planet RedState.com: Wikileaks now comic-opera Bond Villian group. The Guardian: WikiLeaks cables claim al-Jazeera changed coverage to suit Qatari foreign policy Meitar Moscovitz on running a cablegate mirror Twitter versus WikiLeaks (Source: LISNews.org) Mon, 06 Dec 2010 04:44:35 +0100 890724 http://feedproxy.google.com/~r/blogspot/iRcS/~3/sooSq1eK8PQ/podcast-cabinet-papers-1915-1979-uk.html Mark Dunton, The UK National Archives' contemporary records specialist, explains how anyone with an interest in modern history can get the best out of the Cabinet Papers online resource. This provides access to historical records of the key episodes in 20th century British and international history. Mark also discusses the historical development of the Cabinet, how it works, and the main record series (Source: Peter Scott's Library Blog) Sun, 05 Dec 2010 12:37:44 +0100 890475 http://cyber.law.harvard.edu/node/6492 What's being discussed...take your pick or browse below. * Several Berkman friends and fellows make Foreign Policy's list of this year's 100 Top Global Thinkers * American Public Media interviews Jonathan Zittrain on the future of 3D printing * Joseph Reagle explains why the rest of the world isn't more like Wikipedia * Dan Gillmor evaluates the FTC's new do-not-track list proposal * The OpenNet Initiative launches its weekly Threats to the Open Net roundup * James Bessen explores whether China will out-innovate the U.S. Special Section: This Week on WikiLeaks * Hal Roberts discusses DDOS attacks and Amazon’s Wikileaks Takedown * Dave Winer tracks WikiLeaks around the global web * Rebecca MacKinnon questions the responsibilities of private companies to protect free speech * Jillian York wonders whether digital natives have different expectations for government transparency * Ethan Zuckerman analyzes the implications of Amazon's treatment of Wikileaks * Weekly Global Voices: "Special Coverage: WikiLeaks and the World 2010" Note: The Berkman Center has issued an open call for fellowship applications for the 2011-2012 academic year * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * The full buzz. Foreign Policy includes Berkman friends Ory Okolloh, Clay Shirky and Ethan Zuckerman in their list of "2010's global marketplace of ideas and the thinkers who make them." From Foreign Policy's Second Annual List of the 100 Top Global Thinkers "What if you didn't have to drive to the hardware store and instead you could just print out whatever tool or part or object you might need? What if when the kids were demanding the latest must-have toy, you could just print it instead? In 3D? That may be the world that's just around the corner. ... Fri, 03 Dec 2010 20:38:12 +0100 890145 http://feedproxy.google.com/~r/FreakonomicsBlog/~3/MWX-58e2sjE/ The Freakonomics Radio beast never sleeps: if you write in your questions in the comments section below, we will answer them -- in our podcast! (Source: Freakonomics Blog) Fri, 03 Dec 2010 17:00:40 +0100 890191 http://www.guardian.co.uk/books/audio/2010/dec/03/alan-bennett-first-book-award In the week of the Guardian first book award 2010, we go to the ceremony at London's Victoria and Albert Museum to listen in on the announcement. We hear from the winner, Alexandra Harris, about how she reshaped a doctoral thesis into a prize-winning book. She explains why she is so fascinated by English culture between the wars, and how cooking and gardening are as much a part of the artistic landscape for her as art and literature.In a rare interview with Alan Bennett, we hear how having cancer put a new energy into his writing, how he is finally happy to talk about his sexuality, and why he couldn't have done so before his parents died.We also discover what a group of Bristol sixth formers thought of Russell Hoban when they came to hear him talk to the Guardian book club about his 30-year-old classic of speculative fiction, Riddley Walker. Reading list Riddley Walker by Russell Hoban (Bloomsbury)Romantic Moderns: English Writers, Artists and the Imagination from Virginia Woolf to John Piper by Alexandra Harris (Thames & Hudson)A Life Like Other People's by Alan Bennett (Faber)Claire ArmitsteadTim Maby (Source: Guardian Unlimited Books) Fri, 03 Dec 2010 12:30:41 +0100 890152 http://cubgovpubs.blogspot.com/2010/12/gao-reports-and-releases.html The Government Accountability Office (GAO) which is often called the investigative arm of Congress. This set of publications from GAO investigate foreign affairs, government agencies, defense, and other issues. If you would like to know more about GAO, check out the library's guide.ReportsSeptember 11: World Trade Center Health Programs Business Process Center Proposal and Subsequent Data Collection. GAO-11-243R, December 3.http://www.gao.gov/products/GAO-11-243RDisplaced Iraqis: Integrated International Strategy Needed to Reintegrate Iraq's Internally Displaced and Returning Refugees. GAO-11-124, December 2.http://www.gao.gov/products/GAO-11-124Highlights - http://www.gao.gov/highlights/d11124high.pdfFEMA Flood Maps: Some Standards and Processes in Place to Promote Map Accuracy and Outreach, but Opportunities Exist to Address Implementation Challenges. GAO-11-17, December 2.http://www.gao.gov/products/GAO-11-17Highlights - http://www.gao.gov/highlights/d1117high.pdfPersonnel Security Clearances: Progress Has Been Made to Improve Timeliness but Continued Oversight Is Needed to Sustain Momentum. GAO-11-65, November 19.http://www.gao.gov/products/GAO-11-65Highlights - http://www.gao.gov/highlights/d1165high.pdfInformation Technology: Veterans Affairs Can Further Improve Its Development Process for Its New Education Benefits System. GAO-11-115, December 1.http://www.gao.gov/products/GAO-11-115Highlights - http://www.gao.gov/highlights/d11115high.pdfMoving Illegal Proceeds: Challenges Exist in the Federal Government's Effort to Stem Cross-Border Currency Smuggling. GAO-11-73, October 25.http://www.gao.gov/products/GAO-11-73Highlights - http://www.gao.gov/highlights/d1173high.pdfPodcast - http://www.gao.gov/podcast/watchdog_episode_39.htmlTelecommunications: Improved Management Can Enhance FCC Decision Making for the Universal Service Fund Low-Income Program. GAO-11-11, October 28.http://www.gao. ... Fri, 03 Dec 2010 05:00:00 +0100 890146 http://lawlib.lclark.edu/podcast/?p=4151 2010 Animal Law Conference: Animals in Crisis Dangerous Waters – Animals in the Wake of the Gulf Oil Spill October 16, 2010 Animal Law Conference web page | Speaker Biographies | Animal Law Conference Program | email the Center for Animal Law Studies | Agenda Page Dangerous Waters – Animals in the Wake of the Gulf Oil Spill William Eubanks - Associate, Meyer, Glitzenstein & Crystal Bob Sallinger ’07 – Conservation director, Audubon Society of Portland NOTE: Only Mr. Sallinger’s presentation is available on this podcast and without slides at his request. The program was held at Lewis & Clark Law School in Portland, Oregon on October 16th, 2010. View presentation here (Source: Lewis) Thu, 02 Dec 2010 23:07:51 +0100 890208 http://feedproxy.google.com/~r/FreakonomicsBlog/~3/ym8WqCHtuQE/ It's the banking tool that got millions of people around the world to stop wasting money on the lottery. So why won't state and federal officials in the U.S. give it a chance? (Source: Freakonomics Blog) Thu, 02 Dec 2010 19:41:59 +0100 889927 http://lawlib.lclark.edu/podcast/?p=3923 Environmental Law Distinguished Visitor Lecture Douglas A. Kysar: What Climate Change Can Do About Tort Law October 14, 2010 Environmental and Natural Resources Law| email the Environmental Law Program | Distinguished Environmental Law Graduate Awards In this podcast, Douglas A. Kysar speaks on “What Climate Change Can Do About Tort Law.” Prof. Kysar is the the Joseph M. Field ’55 Professor of Law at Yale Law School. Professor Kysar’s teaching and research areas include torts, international environmental law, and risk regulation. His most recent publication “Regulating from Nowhere: Environmental Law and the Search for Objectivity” seeks to reinvigorate environmental law and policy by offering novel theoretical insights on cost-benefit analysis, the precautionary principle, and sustainable development. Now in it’s 23rd year, Professor Kysar joins a distinguished list of environmental law luminaries who have shared their particular expertise with the Lewis & Clark Law community as the Natural Resources Law Institute Distinguished Visitor. Mr. Kysar is introduced by Robert Klonoff, dean of Lewis & Clark Law School. Associate Dean and Director of the Environmental & Natural Resources Law Program Janice Weis moderates the question and answer session. The program was held at Lewis & Clark Law School in Portland, Oregon on October 14th, 2010. View presentation here (Source: Lewis) Thu, 02 Dec 2010 00:58:10 +0100 890210 http://lawlib.lclark.edu/podcast/?p=4255 Environmental Law Distinguished Visitor Lecture 2010 Distinguished Environmental Law Graduate Awards October 14, 2010 Environmental and Natural Resources Law| email the Environmental Law Program | Distinguished Environmental Law Visitor: Douglas Kysar | Douglas A. Kysar: What Climate Change Can Do About Tort Law In this podcast, the Environmental and Natural Resources Law program at Lewis & Clark Law School awards alums who who have shared their particular expertise with the Lewis & Clark Law community. The 2010 Distinguished Environmental Law Graduate Awards are awarded to: Phil Schiliro ’81, Dennis Treacy ’83, and Kate Brown ’85. The Williamson Award this year was given to Ben Luckett ’10. NOTE: We were having camera focusing issues. My apologies. The program was held at Lewis & Clark Law School in Portland, Oregon on October 14th, 2010. View presentation here (Source: Lewis) Wed, 01 Dec 2010 23:57:19 +0100 890211 http://lawlib.lclark.edu/podcast/?p=3910 Law School Speaker Series M.C. Mehta: Saving the World Through Public Interest Litigation October 18, 2010 The M. C. Mehta Environmental Foundation | Press Release about M.C. Mehta In this podcast, India’s leading environmental activist M.C. Mehta talks about “Saving the World Through Public Interest Litigation.” Mr. Mehta has handled numerous landmark environmental law cases in the Supreme Court of India and is one of the founders of the Indian Council for Enviro-Legal Action (ICELA) and is director of the M. C. Mehta Environmental Foundation. He discusses his landmark environmental cases that have resulted in the protection of India’s natural and cultural treasures—including the Ganges River and the Taj Mahal—from the adverse effects of pollution. His litigation formed the foundation for the development of environmental jurisprudence in India and South Asia and established the following seminal principles in Indian law: •The constitutional right to life extends to the right to a clean and healthy environment. •Courts are empowered to grant financial compensation as a remedy for the infringement of the right to life. •Polluters should be held absolutely liable for harm caused by their hazardous activities. •Public resources that are sensitive, fragile or of high ecological value should be maintained and preserved for the public. •The government has a responsibility to prevent environmental degradation. Even if scientific uncertainty exists, the implementation of preventative measures should not be delayed wherever there is the possibility of serious or irreversible damage. Mr. Mehta is introduced by Robert Klonoff, Dean of Lewis & Clark Law School. The program was held at Lewis & Clark Law School in Portland, Oregon on October 18th, 2010. View presentation here (Source: Lewis) Wed, 01 Dec 2010 23:40:31 +0100 890212 http://cyber.law.harvard.edu/node/6487 BERKMAN CENTER FOR INTERNET & SOCIETY AT HARVARD UNIVERSITY Upcoming events and digital media // December 1, 2010 [TUESDAY 12/7] Berkman Center Luncheon Series: "Rethinking the community calendar: A case study in learning and teaching Fourth R principles" with Jon Udell, senior technical evangelist, Microsoft (http://cyber.law.harvard.edu/events/luncheon/2010/12/udell) Special note: The Berkman Center has issued a call for papers for the Rethink Music conference, to be held this coming spring in Cambridge and Boston: https://cyber.law.harvard.edu/node/6456 [TUESDAY] BERKMAN LUNCHEON SERIES on LEARNING AND TEACHING THE FOURTH R PRINCIPLES ================================================================================== 12/7/10, 12:30pm ET, Berkman Center Conference Room @ 23 Everett St., Cambridge, MA RSVP is required for those attending in person to Amar Ashar (ashar@cyber.law.harvard.edu) This event will be webcast live Topic: Rethinking the community calendar: A case study in learning and teaching Fourth R principles Guests: Jon Udell, senior technical evangelist, Microsoft The elmcity project invites everyone who publishes community calendar events to:    * Realize that event data published in a structured format, unlike data published as HTML or PDF, can be routed through pub/sub syndication networks.    * Make public calendars available in the appropriate structured format: iCalendar (RFC 5545), the venerable Internet standard supported by all major calendar applications and services.    * Recognize that iCalendar is the RSS of calendars. It can enable a calendar-sphere in which, as in the blogosphere, everyone can publish their own feeds and also subscribe to feeds from other people or from network services.    * Help build the data web by owning the parts of it for which we ourselves are the authoritative sources. ... Wed, 01 Dec 2010 17:40:39 +0100 889726 http://traffic.libsyn.com/oclspodcast/teen_teentalentshow2010.mp3 The Teen Talent Show on Wednesday, December 9th! Teens will share their talents and have a chance to win prizes. Listen to this podcast to learn more! (1:10) (mp3 audio format) (Source: OCLS Podcast (OCLS Teen Podcast)) Wed, 01 Dec 2010 14:05:31 +0100 889811 http://lawlib.lclark.edu/podcast/?p=4387 Student Group Speaker Series Bernard Oxman: Terrorism and Law of the Sea October 12th, 2010 International Law Society In this podcast, Professor Bernard Oxman, Richard A. Hausler Professor at the University of Miami addresses the issue of Terrorism and Law of the Sea. Professor Oxman is a globally-renowned expert on the Law of the Sea and was recently appointed Judge ad hoc of the International Tribunal for the Law of the Sea in the dispute concerning delimitation of the maritime boundary between Bangladesh and Myanmar in the Bay of Bengal. Professor Oxman previously served on the Tribunal in the case concerning land reclamation by Singapore in and around the Straits of Jahore (Malaysia v. Singapore) and as Judge ad hoc of the International Court of Justice in the case concerning Maritime Delimitation in the Black Sea (Romania v. Ukraine). He is the only American to have been appointed to both courts. Mr. Oxman is introduced by John Grant, Professor of Law at Lewis & Clark Law School. This event is sponsored by the International Law Society of Lewis & Clark Law School. The program was held at Lewis & Clark Law School in Portland, Oregon on October 12th, 2010. View Presentation Here (Source: Lewis) Wed, 01 Dec 2010 02:20:12 +0100 890213 http://lawlib.lclark.edu/podcast/?p=4392 Student Group Speaker Series The Health Care Reform Act: What it Means for the Market, the Constitution, and Oregon October 12, 2010 Federalist Society | email the Federalist Society The Federalist Society is proud to present a panel discussion on the Patient Protection and Affordable Care Act. In this podcast, a panel will discuss a range of issues dealing with the new health care reform law. Will the law stand up in court? Should it? What will be the effect on the health care market? What will be the effect on physicians and patients? Will it reduce costs? Each participant will be given a short period to making opening remarks after which the audience is encouraged to ask questions. The participants represent a range of professions and viewpoints on the law. All of them have public policy experience. They are: Ilya Shapiro: Attorney with the Cato Institute, Editor in Chief of the Cato Supreme Court Review Dr. Eric Fruits: Economist, adjunct professor at Portland State University, author of a recent paper on the Oregon Health Plan Elizabeth Steiner, M.D. : Physician with the Department of Family Medicine at OHSU, member of the Oregon Academy of Family Physicians This event is being funded by a generous grant from the John Templeton Foundation. The program was held at Lewis & Clark Law School in Portland, Oregon on October 12th, 2010. View presentation here (Source: Lewis) Wed, 01 Dec 2010 01:25:00 +0100 890214 http://lawlib.lclark.edu/podcast/?p=4385 Career Services Speaker Series OTLA and David Sugerman: Bixby v. KBR October 12, 2010 Oregon Trial Lawyers Association | Career Services In this podcast, Career Services hosts speakers from the Oregon Trial Lawyers Association and David Sugerman to talk about Bixby v. KBR .” Mr. Sugerman is representing members of Oregon’s National Guard who are suing for exposure to toxins during their service in Iraq. Learn more about the groundbreaking case of Bixby v. KBR, involving Oregon National Guard vets who are suing private contractor Kellogg Brown and Root (KBR) and its various offshoots for their exposure to sodium dichromate at the Qarmat Ali facility in Iraq. Plaintiff’s attorney David Sugerman speaks about his involvement in this historic case. The program was held at Lewis & Clark Law School in Portland, Oregon on October 12th, 2010. View presentation here (Source: Lewis) Wed, 01 Dec 2010 01:17:13 +0100 890215 http://lawlib.lclark.edu/podcast/?p=4372 Student Group Speaker Series Conflict of Laws in U.S. Admiralty Law October 11, 2010 Carl Neil In this podcast, the International Law Society brings Carl Neil to Lewis & Clark. He talks about “Conflict of Laws in U.S. Admiralty Law.” Mr. Neil is a partner at Lindsay Hart Neil & Weigler in Portland. He provides legal services ranging from a very active pro bono practice, representing people in Mississippi in 1966 whose civil rights had been violated, acting as mediator and arbitrator in a wide variety of cases, and teaching admiralty at Lewis and Clark Law School. He was president of the Oregon State Bar from 1976-77 and received the Multnomah Bar Associations Professionalism Award in 2007, its most prestigious award. His practice is primarily centered around maritime and carriage of goods matters, commercial litigation and contract preparation. The program was held at Lewis & Clark Law School in Portland, Oregon on October 11th, 2010. View presentation here (Source: Lewis) Wed, 01 Dec 2010 00:43:27 +0100 890216 http://feedproxy.google.com/~r/blogspot/iRcS/~3/xnqrLT-ypfg/podcat-hidden-women-uncovering-veil-of.html "Dr Pippa Virdee of De Montfort University uncovers the hidden voices of Muslim women during the partition of the Punjab, India in 1947. Using first-hand accounts, Dr Virdee reveals how women, often sheltered from private and public spaces, created their own space during this complex and traumatising time. This talk was part of The National Archives' Diversity Week, a series of events and activities aimed at promoting equality and diversity in how we work and what we do." (Source: Peter Scott's Library Blog) Mon, 29 Nov 2010 23:28:37 +0100 889258 http://feedproxy.google.com/~r/blogspot/iRcS/~3/yWh27uogLiI/listen-lisnewsorg-podcast-episode-131.html LISTen: The LISNews.org Podcast - Episode #131. "This week's episode brings some quick hits and references WikiLeaks". Previous Podcasts can be found here (Source: Peter Scott's Library Blog) Mon, 29 Nov 2010 23:13:59 +0100 889259 http://blog.library.temple.edu/liblog/archives/2010/11/climatologist-m.html On October 13, climatologist Michael Mann spoke to a packed house in the Paley Library Lecture Hall about global warming and the politicization of science.  He is the director of the Earth System Science Center and a professor at the Pennsylvania State University.  In 2007, he and other members of the Intergovernmental Panel on Climate Change were awarded the Nobel Peace Prize.  In 2009, many of his emails and the emails of other climatologists were hacked from a server at the Climate Research Unit at the University of East Anglia, an incident which came to be known in the popular press as "climategate." Before his lecture, I interviewed Michael Mann about some of the details of climate change research and the email hack that spilled across the Internet.  Listen below. Michael Mann--Fred Rowland (Source: Temple University Library Blog) Mon, 29 Nov 2010 18:54:48 +0100 889500 http://lib.wmrc.uiuc.edu/enb/2010/11/29/upcoming-climate-and-energy-webcasts-for-state-and-local-governments-5/ State and Local Climate and Energy Webcasts EPA hosts the State Climate and Energy Technical Forums and Local Climate and Energy Webcast Series to assist local governments with climate change and clean energy efforts. These regular webcasts highlight EPA resources and present examples of successful state and local climate and energy programs and policies. For more information or to view past webcasts, visit: http://www.epa.gov/statelocalclimate/web-podcasts/index.html. December 15, 2010, 2-3:30 pm (EST): Adaptation Planning and Implementation The second session of this webcast mini-series will focus on frameworks that state and local governments can use to assess vulnerability to climate change, develop adaptation action plans, and implement adaptation strategies for building resilience–all in the light of uncertainty regarding climate change impacts. Particular emphasis will be placed on the importance of coordinating climate mitigation and adaptation efforts and integrating adaptation considerations into existing operations. An overview of the general status of adaptation efforts across the United States will be provided, and specific state and local case studies will be shared. To register for the webcast, visit: https://www2.gotomeeting.com/register/114040154. Please note that the audio portion of this webcast will only be available by dialing into a toll-free conference call. January 13, 2011, 2-3:30 pm (EST): Federal Resources and Support for Climate Change Adaptation The third webcast in this series will discuss the role of the federal government in promoting adaptation to climate change in the United States. ... Mon, 29 Nov 2010 18:29:57 +0100 889223 http://feedproxy.google.com/~r/lansinglibraryyouth/podcast/~3/AahGhwIM2qA/bargain-for-frances-dec-picture-book-of.html Frances the badger sets out for a play-date with her friend Thelma, but doesn't listen to Mother's advice to "be careful." Thelma convinces Frances to buy her plastic tea set, then goes to the store to buy the pretty, blue china tea set herself, the very same one that Frances dearly desires. Frances quickly realizes her friend tricked her and devises a plan to set things right and also re-establish their friendship on a more equal footing. A Bargain for Frances by Russell Hoban is a delightful "I Can Read" book for beginning readers with many more titles in the series to enjoy. (Source: Lansing Library Youth Dept. Podcast) Mon, 29 Nov 2010 15:00:04 +0100 890261 http://feedproxy.google.com/~r/blogspot/dTJJL/~3/yWh27uogLiI/listen-lisnewsorg-podcast-episode-131.html LISTen: The LISNews.org Podcast - Episode #131. "This week's episode brings some quick hits and references WikiLeaks". Previous Podcasts can be found here (Source: Peter Scott's Library Blog) Mon, 29 Nov 2010 05:00:00 +0100 889739 http://feedproxy.google.com/~r/blogspot/dTJJL/~3/xnqrLT-ypfg/podcat-hidden-women-uncovering-veil-of.html "Dr Pippa Virdee of De Montfort University uncovers the hidden voices of Muslim women during the partition of the Punjab, India in 1947. Using first-hand accounts, Dr Virdee reveals how women, often sheltered from private and public spaces, created their own space during this complex and traumatising time. This talk was part of The National Archives' Diversity Week, a series of events and activities aimed at promoting equality and diversity in how we work and what we do." (Source: Peter Scott's Library Blog) Mon, 29 Nov 2010 05:00:00 +0100 889738 http://lisnews.org/audio/download/38151/LISTen-131.mp3 This week's episode brings some quick hits and references WikiLeaks. Related links: Open Network Libraries project in New Zealand Reuters on the new WikiLeaks dump BBC News on the new WikiLeaks dump Australian Broadcasting Corporation news on the new WikiLeaks dump Voice of Russia on the new WikiLeaks dump Archives.gov with a quick overview of the infamous Zimmerman Telegram which helped draw the United States into World War I (Source: LISNews.org) Mon, 29 Nov 2010 04:41:05 +0100 889022 http://traffic.libsyn.com/denverlibrary/Ross_MacDonald.mp3 During a recent visit to the Denver Public Library, children's book author and illustrator Ross MacDonald sat down with us to talk about about writing and his other interests. (Source: Denver Public Library Podcast) Sat, 27 Nov 2010 23:55:41 +0100 888865 http://www.guardian.co.uk/books/audio/2010/nov/25/science-fiction-questions-literature This week on the Books podcast we're in pursuit of answers – how to grapple with the big issues of science, whether we should worry about our talent for getting things wrong, and what kind of story you can make out of a bunch of questions.We begin with a debate which has been developing on the Guardian Books website since readers like DesGreene suggested that the best way of informing the public about science is to treat it "as a subject in narrative fiction". The writer Simon Ings, who has published science fiction, literary fiction and a non-fiction history of vision, joins us in the studio to respond to Damien Walter's assertion that only SF can grapple with the modern world, and tells us what it's like to leave the comfortable embrace of genre.With the Guardian first book award due to be announced next week, we complete our survey of the shortlist with Kathryn Schulz. She tells us how the idea for her study of error, Being Wrong, came to her gradually, as she kept coming across problems caused by our received notion that inaccuracy should be rooted out. She argues instead that wrongness is part and parcel of the human condition, a natural by-product of our ability to get anything right at all.Finally we take Padgett Powell's novel in questions, The Interrogative Mood: A Novel?, out on to the streets of London. Can you really make a novel out of only questions? How does it feel when a book puts the reader under the microscope? Can a selection of passers-by give us the answers?Reading listBeing Wrong Kathryn Schulz (Portobello)The Interrogative Mood: A Novel? Padgett Powell (Profile)The Weight of Numbers Simon Ings (Atlantic)Solaris Stanislaw Lem (Faber)Sputnik Caledonia Andrew Crumey (Picador)The Complete Cosmicomics Italo Calvino (Penguin)The Drowned World JG Ballard (HarperPerennial)House of Suns Alastair Reynolds (Gollancz)Claire ArmitsteadSimon IngsRichard LeaTim Maby (Source: Guardian Unlimited Books) Fri, 26 Nov 2010 13:26:19 +0100 888671 http://lawlib.lclark.edu/podcast/?p=4211 Student Group Speaker Series Raising Arizona: The Immigration Debate November 10, 2010 Student Groups In this podcast, Chris Anders, Allyson Ho, and Prof. Gilbert Carrasco will discuss the Arizona legislation from varying perspectives. For more information on the panelists: Chris Anders Gilbert Carrasco Allyson Ho Sponsored by the Lewis & Clark Federalist Society, Latino Law Society, and ACLU student chapter. The program was held at Lewis & Clark Law School in Portland, Oregon on November 10th, 2010. View presentation here (Source: Lewis) Wed, 24 Nov 2010 22:50:46 +0100 888860 http://feedproxy.google.com/~r/ouseful/~3/6h1t1X72Wyk/ I don’t read academic journal papers very much any more, partly because folk rarely link to them, but today I read a paper (“Narrative Visualization: Telling Stories with Data”, Edward Segel, Jeffrey Heer, IEEE Trans. Visualization & Comp. Graphics (Proc. InfoVis), 2010) in response to this video trail that brought it to my attention (Journalism in the Age of Data, Ch. 3: Telling “Data Stories”): I encourage you to watch the video – not necessarily for what it’s about, but for the way that a journal article is used to hold bits of the video together. ... Wed, 24 Nov 2010 15:13:24 +0100 888877 http://cyber.law.harvard.edu/node/6472 BERKMAN CENTER FOR INTERNET & SOCIETY AT HARVARD UNIVERSITY Upcoming events and digital media // November 23, 2010 [TUESDAY 11/30] Berkman Center Luncheon Series: "Building OneVille: Understanding and Improving a Communication Ecosystem in Education" with Mica Pollock, Associate Professor, Harvard Graduate School of Education; The OneVille Project (http://cyber.law.harvard.edu/events/luncheon/2010/11/pollock) CRCS Seminars [MONDAY 11/29] CRCS Seminar: "Untangling Attribution: Understanding the Requirements Needed for Attribution on the Network" with Susan Landau, Radcliffe/CRCS (http://cyber.law.harvard.edu/node/6466) Special note: The Berkman Center has issued a call for papers for the Rethink Music conference, to be held this coming spring in Cambridge and Boston: https://cyber.law.harvard.edu/node/6456 [TUESDAY] BERKMAN LUNCHEON SERIES on BUILDING ONEVILLE ================================================================================== 11/30/10, 12:30pm ET, Berkman Center Conference Room @ 23 Everett St., Cambridge, MA RSVP is required for those attending in person to Amar Ashar (ashar@cyber.law.harvard.edu) This event will be webcast live Topic: Building OneVille: Understanding and Improving a Communication Ecosystem in Education Guests: Mica Pollock, Associate Professor, Harvard Graduate School of Education; The OneVille Project The talk will share what’s being learned as partners of all ages in the diverse community of Somerville, MA, explore the role of commonplace technology in improving communications about and with young people. In the OneVille Project, students, teachers, parents, mentors, techies, and researchers are co-designing and pilot-testing a toolbox of open source “community communication tools” supporting students individually, across schools, and citywide. ... Wed, 24 Nov 2010 15:04:16 +0100 888262 http://feedproxy.google.com/~r/digizen/~3/3-77-Mec4fM/ Un artículo en el excelente blog de Westley Fryer me llevó a explorar Podcast Generator, un script de código abierto para la publicación de podcasts. Me encantó lo fácil que se instala en un servidor y el hecho de que no necesita base de datos. Aproveché el experimento con Podcast Generator para recoger en un solo sitio algunos de los audios que tenía en mis archivos. Para una demostración del funcionamiento de Podcast Generator puede visitar “Podcast from DigiZen”. (Source: DigiZen: Un blogfesor aprendiendo) Wed, 24 Nov 2010 03:03:22 +0100 888194 http://feedproxy.google.com/~r/Elsua/~3/tLyjyqyvipA/ I am sure that at this point in time regular readers of this blog may have been wondering where I have been all of this time, or whether I may have abandoned my blog altogether, since the last time I created a blog post over here was over a month and a half ago and by this time plenty of people may be thinking it’s just too late to come to the blog back again, right? Well, you know, after all, blogs are dying, aren’t they? So it may have looked like this one was heading in that very same direction after such a long time without an entry being published. Well, nothing further than the truth. Yes, I have just gone through, perhaps, one of the longest blogging hiatus I can remember in my whole 7 years of blogging. But the reality is that I am now, finally, back to my usual regular blogging activities after such extended break. Thus I guess I could also say to all of you as well … Welcome back! Thanks for sticking around and for dropping by once again! I surely have missed you all, too! I bet by now you may be wondering where have I been all of this time then, right? What has kept me away from the blog throughout all of these weeks and why I am coming back to it, once again. I am sure you may be pondering what has happened to Luis Suarez, yours truly, over the last few weeks. Or, maybe not. Maybe, you didn’t even notice I have been away all along and you just saw this blog post for the first time. Either way, I think I could summarise it all with a rather short sentence: things have been incredibly hectic as of late! And like I have been mentioning in my twitterings over at @elsua, it looks like things are not going to change and become a bit quieter anymore, so I might as well take this opportunity to pick up my usual regular blogging and start writing again. ... Wed, 24 Nov 2010 01:25:41 +0100 888135 http://centeredlibrarian.blogspot.com/2010/11/morrow-project-4-free-short-stories.html Brian David Johnson is a futurist and future-caster at Intel Corporation. In this video, he outlines the importance of future research and speaks about “The Morrow-Project” from Intel were the four bestselling authors Douglas Rushkoff, Ray Hammond, Scarlett Thomas and Markus Heitz created short stories about the technology of tomorrow. eBook downloads in both ePub and PDF format, as well as audio podcasts of the works are available here. (Source: The Centered Librarian) Tue, 23 Nov 2010 05:00:00 +0100 888575 http://hurstassociates.blogspot.com/2010/11/what-i-want-lis-students-to-know.html Every fall, a new group of graduate students arrives in the classroom on their way to becoming librarians and information professionals.Each group is full of energy and ideas, and ready to take on the world. Each student believes in the power of information, even before they fully realize the power that information holds. Every person is willing to make sacrifices in order to reach his/her goal. While the wide-eyed "this is awesome" attitude remains during the semester, it often becomes tempered as students attend to the details of their classes and their lives as graduate students. We're at the point in the semester where stress and elation are hand-in-hand.  The end of the semester is in sight, but there is so much to do before then!With that as a backdrop, this is what I want LIS students to know (no matter where in the world you are)...You have selected a noble professional, no matter what name you use to describe it. Every organization and person needs help locating and using information, and you are becoming poised to assist them. You can help them with its organization and retrieval. You can help with its interpretation and dissemination. You can work to ensure that information is available to those who need it, no matter who the person is or where the person is located.Yes, what we call ourselves is in flux.  We do seem to be hung-up on labels, which is unfortunate.  What really matters are the knowledge and skills that we have.  Your knowledge and skills will open doors for you, and land you in positions that you might not have imagined when you first said, "I want to be a librarian."Your coursework won't teach you everything you need to know. While you will learn a tremendous amount during your coursework, LIS programs are not apprenticeships and we're not like medical schools where students do full-fledged residencies as part of their programs. ... Tue, 23 Nov 2010 05:00:00 +0100 888154 http://feedproxy.google.com/~r/Digitization101/~3/zp2OGHfr1f0/what-i-want-lis-students-to-know.html Every fall, a new group of graduate students arrives in the classroom on their way to becoming librarians and information professionals.Each group is full of energy and ideas, and ready to take on the world. Each student believes in the power of information, even before they fully realize the power that information holds. Every person is willing to make sacrifices in order to reach his/her goal. While the wide-eyed "this is awesome" attitude remains during the semester, it often becomes tempered as students attend to the details of their classes and their lives as graduate students. We're at the point in the semester where stress and elation are hand-in-hand.  The end of the semester is in sight, but there is so much to do before then!With that as a backdrop, this is what I want LIS students to know (no matter where in the world you are)...You have selected a noble professional, no matter what name you use to describe it. Every organization and person needs help locating and using information, and you are becoming poised to assist them. You can help them with its organization and retrieval. You can help with its interpretation and dissemination. You can work to ensure that information is available to those who need it, no matter who the person is or where the person is located.Yes, what we call ourselves is in flux.  We do seem to be hung-up on labels, which is unfortunate.  What really matters are the knowledge and skills that we have.  Your knowledge and skills will open doors for you, and land you in positions that you might not have imagined when you first said, "I want to be a librarian."Your coursework won't teach you everything you need to know. While you will learn a tremendous amount during your coursework, LIS programs are not apprenticeships and we're not like medical schools where students do full-fledged residencies as part of their programs. ... Tue, 23 Nov 2010 05:00:00 +0100 888047 http://feedproxy.google.com/~r/TechsourceBlog/~3/pTEzYl09_QM/georgia-s-innovative-webinar-series.html In June, some Georgia librarians launched something new. The Georgia Public Library Service and the Georgia Library Association’s Professional and Continuing Education IG started the GeorgiaWednesday Webinar Series. The purpose of these bi-monthly webinars is to provide free continuing education opportunities for librarians and to highlight some of the wonderful things going on in Georgia’s libraries. Webinars are not new, but the focus of the webinars, Georgia’s innovative libraries and libraries, gives Georgia a chance to shine while sharing information inside and outside the borders of their state. Attendance is open to anyone who wants to attend which means that this webinar series has become an outreach and marketing tool, though this was not the original purpose. Speakers have included well-known librarians from Georgia like Buffy Hamilton, Cliff Landis, and Bobbi Newman. Topics are varied and touch different aspects of librarianship in different kinds of libraries. Recent topics range from effective change, open source software, and teaching financial literacy skills. The Georgia Wednesday Webinar Series is an ongoing project. It has been very successful, with 50-150 attendees per session, and the planning group intends to continue the series into the future. Pat Carterette, one of the planning members, recently said that the group has discussed branching out to include a webinar series that would highlight innovation in each of the 50 states. I think this idea is a great model for how a small idea can lead to big ideas in the professional field. One of the best things about this series is that, not only can anyone join in a session, but all sessions are available in a free archive. I love free archives! Here are some other ways to use this information and the model of the Georgia Wednesday Webinar Series in your library:Publicize this series to your staff. The speakers are excellent, the topics timely, and the archives free. ... Mon, 22 Nov 2010 15:53:38 +0100 888903 http://feedproxy.google.com/~r/blogspot/iRcS/~3/TgrLc5ivEw8/listen-lisnewsorg-podcast-episode-130.html LISTen: The LISNews.org Podcast - Episode #130. "Somehow we survived last week's re-transmission of an old-timey Thanksgiving special. This week's episode brings a zeitgeist update and a news miscellany. A book review was planned but that is being held back for a later episode". Previous Podcasts can be found here (Source: Peter Scott's Library Blog) Mon, 22 Nov 2010 12:37:52 +0100 887751 http://feedproxy.google.com/~r/blogspot/dTJJL/~3/TgrLc5ivEw8/listen-lisnewsorg-podcast-episode-130.html LISTen: The LISNews.org Podcast - Episode #130. "Somehow we survived last week's re-transmission of an old-timey Thanksgiving special. This week's episode brings a zeitgeist update and a news miscellany. A book review was planned but that is being held back for a later episode". Previous Podcasts can be found here (Source: Peter Scott's Library Blog) Mon, 22 Nov 2010 05:00:00 +0100 888375