Someplace for me to put my thoughts on libraries, librarians, library 2.0 and books
From the category archives:
Quite a scary look at how the large number of vandalised edits are done, particularly for political figures. Although Wikipedia works on a community moderation system, some of the hurtful and defamatory edits of US Senators were left as is for up to weeks at a time.
Like what librarians like to tell you, use Wikipedia […]
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Just saw the announcement of CC Singapore on my feedreader from Creative Commons blog. Currently, the draft of CC BY-NC-SA is put for public discussion. So, do go over to CC Singapore to join in the discussion. CC Singapore is hosted by the Centre for Asia Pacific Technology Law & Policy (CAPTEL) and is lead […]
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Just read on the Encyclopaedia Britannica blog that they have decided to move their entire works into a wiki platform.
Very interesting news indeed! I think Encyclopaedia Britannica is getting a little worried about the increasing influence of Wikipedia although many academic institutions still disallow its use for citation purposes in the students’ papers.
For me, I […]
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The Centre for Learning & Performance Technologies (C4LPT) in the UK has just released the Summary Information report (PDF) of the Top 100 Tools for Learning. The tools were decided by inviting learning professionals to submit their personal Top 10 tools.
Of the top 10 of the 100 tools listed, I think I use maybe 6 […]
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Common Craft Show has just come out with another great video on explaining social media. This time it’s on podcasting.
The release is just nice for me as I’ll be doing some course on podcasting next month. This would help the class understand what podcasting is all about.
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I’m in the midst of a server migration. So, things might be a bit wonky. See you on the other side.
UPDATE: Well, if you seeing this update, it means everything is back online. If you chance upon any problems, just drop me a mail through the ‘About’ page.
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- Hooked on booksAn article on turning reluctant readers into enthusiastic ones. It also includes some book suggestions.(via Library Stuff)
- ‘Google Generation’ is a myth, says new researchThe research shows that although young people are familiar with using the computer and the Internet, they, however, do not possess the analytical and critical skills to assess […]
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- A hunger for booksUnless you have been leaving under a stone or kept away from all news, then you would know that Doris Lessing has been awarded the “Nobel Prize for Literature”. So, here’s her acceptance speech. Very inspiring reading.
- 7 1/2 Habits of Highly Successful Lifelong Learners (Flash plugin required)An online tutorial, created by […]
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