Linux Journal is one of the few magazine subscriptions I’ve kept. However, there’s also a lot of free content on the site. So I was pleased to see a recent blog post on LinuxJournal.com about open source and libraries. The post is based on Aaron Swartz’s rant against OCLC and WorldCat. It is, however, a [...]
Category Archives: Technology
Integrating Web 2.0 Tools (KLA Presentation)
October 5, 2008 – 5:27 pm
The Kentucky Library Association held its annual conference this past week. On Thursday I presented Integrating Web 2.0 Tools into Your Web Site. The session covered easy ways to integrate content from Google Calendar, Custom Search Engine, Maps, YouTube, Flickr, and RSS feeds. Most of the slides are screenshots and the URL for the tool [...]
Upcoming Presentations
September 28, 2008 – 11:12 pm
Integrating Web 2.0 Tools into Your Website October 2 Kentucky Library Association Conference Louisville, Kentucky Technology Trends October 13 Wright Memorial Public Library Dayton, Ohio Mashup to Keep Up October 24 Ohio Educational Library Media Association (OELMA) Conference Columbus, Ohio Breakout Session November 18 Web 2.0 Exposed Athens, Ohio
Virginia Planning a Physics Flexbook
September 23, 2008 – 10:38 pm
What’s a “Flexbook” you ask? The Virginia Physics “Flexbook” project is a collaborative effort of the Secretaries of Education and Technology and the Department of Education that seeks to elevate the quality of physics instruction across the Commonwealth. Participating educators will create and compile supplemental materials relating to 21st century physics in an open–source format [...]
Is the Browser the New Operating System?
September 8, 2008 – 11:59 pm
I’m a big advocate of open source software and feel most comfortable when I’m using a Linux OS. However, I’m quite content on just about any OS as long as I have my Firefox. I seem to live out of my browser anymore and the OS comes second. Tasks that used to require a separate [...]
