LibraryThing

Feb 20, 2008 | Technical

I signed up with LibraryThing ages ago and then forgot about it. I described it as “del.icio.us for books”, and I still think it captures the essence of the site. Like Amazon’s recommendations service, LibraryThing can suggest new titles based on...

Open access for legal opinions

Feb 20, 2008 | Technical

We’ve always known there was room for work in professional reading in the field of law, but a new initiative has put the pressure on: In a site that just went live tonight, Carl has begun publishing the full text of legal opinions, starting back in 1880, and...

Talk: New Devices for Reading (VIHET 2008, UVic)

Feb 20, 2008 | Talks and Presentations

Or, New Gadgets for Geeks. Karin and Mike were invited to present at the VIHET technical session on the reading devices gathered by the lab. We demonstrated the OLPC, with the help of Martin and Stewart from the HCMC, the Sony eReader, the Nokia n800, an iPod Touch,...

Dataverse, from Harvard

Feb 18, 2008 | Technical

At the Synergies meeting last week, John Willinsky mentioned a Harvard initiative around sharing datasets. The Dataverse Network enables scholars to share the data developed through their research, instead of just their analysis of that data, and encourages those who...

Meeting: BC Synergies Node Meeting (SFU Harbour Centre, Vancouver)

Feb 18, 2008 | Other

The whole team attended the BC Synergies Node Meeting on Friday, 15 February, in Vancouver. It was a great opportunity to understand the Public Knowledge Project’s roadmap in relation to Synergies, and how our own research in professional reading feeds into the...