Keeping Found Things Found

contributed by Michael G. at 04:44 PM on March 31, 2004.

Keeping Found Things Found is a NSF funded project at the Information School at the University of Washington. The classic concern of information retrieval has been to help people find the relatively small number of things they are looking for from a very large set of possibilities. This project studies how things, once found, are organized for re-access and re-use later on.

Analysis of new Yahoo! algorithm and Google

contributed by Michael G. at 04:45 PM on March 24, 2004.

I haven't read through this Yahoo Keyword Density Analysis Comparison to Google yet, but thought I'd pass it along.

Feedback on NARA eGov policies saught

contributed by Michael G. at 04:17 PM on March 17, 2004.

The Electronic Records Policy Working Group is inviting interested persons to provide their written views on issues relating to implementing section 207(e)(1)(A) of the E-Government Act of 2002. That section calls for ``the adoption by agencies of policies and procedures to ensure that chapters 21, 25, 27, 29, and 31 of title 44, United States Code, are applied effectively and comprehensively to Government information on the Internet and to other electronic records.''

The Working Group is seeking feedback on the following topics in their meetings and this notice.

Digital Rights Digital Workshop

contributed by Michael G. at 11:10 AM on March 08, 2004.

If you are a librarian and aren't concerned with digital licensing issues, well, you should be a librarian who is concerned with digital licensing issues. CopyRightLaws.com is sponsoring a 9 week online course on digital licensing which looks to be an interesting experience.

CopyRightLaws.com is run by Lesley Ellen Harris, a laywer with years of experience dealing with copyright issues. In addition to running the online workshop, she also offers several articles and other resources for free on her website.

Hacking the Library

contributed by Thomas L. at 05:25 PM on February 19, 2004.

XML.com started a new column on 2.18.04 entitled, "Hacking the Library." Its author, Kendall Grant Clark, claims "I want to share some of the library science tricks I've picked up in my own efforts to manage my dijalog lifestyle"

Future features to include such topics as:
How to implement the Library of Congress at home;
How to use weblogs as a way to catalogue and categorize personal information;
How to use big-time metadata standards and techniques, like Dublin Core and faceted metadata, to manage dijalog artifacts;

Anyone interested in archiving digital objects, and looking to get practice around the home should be on the lookout for new editions of "Hacking the Library" - perhaps this is an indication of XML becoming more popular, and easier to use and helpful to everyday life, also, it coincides nicely with NYTimes Circuits Navigating Digital Home Networks piece from 2.19.04

Call for papers - Dublin Core/Metadata

contributed by Michael G. at 05:40 PM on February 16, 2004.

The International Conference on Dublin Core and Metadata Applications, will be held on October 11-14, 2004 in Shanhai, China.

DC-2004 is the fourth in a series of conferences previously held in Tokyo, Florence, and Seattle -- and will examine a broad range of metadata applications, especially with a view towards improving interoperability across boundaries of language, culture, and communities of practice. The confernece had posted an open call for papers.

I can't envision of a situation in which I'll be able to attent, but here's hoping by October the economy has picked up enough that I can convince my heretofore unkown future employer to send me.

Managing the Complexity of Content Management

contributed by Michael G. at 01:52 PM on February 11, 2004.

An excellent "How To" for planning content management solutions. I used to work with the article's author, and can honestly say he is one of the most thoughtful and talented information professionals I've ever met. He also maintains a weblog of his own: Noise Between Stations.

Ask and ye shall find

contributed by Michael G. at 05:05 PM on February 10, 2004.

Someone arrived at the site looking for information about DSpace. Here some is.

DSpace is two very interesting and useful things - first, it is a way for faculty, staff, and students at MIT to leverage the intellectual property produced by the school to best serve the needs of the school. Secondly, it is an open-source software tool developed by MIT that will allow other universities to do the same.

You'll probably want to read more about DSpace yourself.

Digital Preservation Resource

contributed by Michael G. at 02:49 PM on February 09, 2004.

PRONOM is a resource for anyone requiring impartial and definitive technical information about the file formats used to store electronic records, and the software products that are required to create, render, or migrate these formats.

PRONOM is developed and maintained by the UK's National Archives' Digital Preservation Department. It seems to be a very good resource for, among other things, those interested in electronic records management, archives, and digitial preservation.

The system currently holds details of c. 550 file formats, 250 software products, and 100 vendors, and records are being added on a regular basis (link via Peter Scott).

Digitization Symposium at Baruch College

contributed by Michael G. at 02:21 PM on February 09, 2004.

METRO is sponsoring a Digitzation Symposium on Thursday, March 11, 2004 from 9:00 to 4:00 at Baruch College Conference Center.

The keynote speakers will be David Seaman of the Digital Library Federation and Liz Bishoff of OCLC (and formerly director of the Colorado Digitization Project). David Seaman will address emerging developments in the field of digitization and Liz Bishoff will address the issue of collaborative strategies in digitization.

There will also be an afternoon panel on the topics of digitization equipment, outsourcing digitization processes, and evolving standards in metadata. This panel will include Barbara Taranto (New York Public Library, Research Division) Janet Gertz (Columbia University), and Jerry McDonough (New York University). The symposium will provide members with two breakout sessions to share their insights and experiences based on the panel presentations.

Registration fee is $20 for members, $30 for non-members. Visit METRO to register online.