Daily Archives: 24 June 2007

Top Tech Trends 2007

Posted on 24 June 2007 by Rick Mason

Well, it’s not a list from an official generator of trend lists, but Karen Coombs has posted a Top Tech Trends 2007 list that I think is well thought out and close to the mark. How quickly (and how completely) … Continue reading →

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Scitalks

Posted on 24 June 2007 by Rick Mason

Scitalks is an online collection of science videos, or as they put it, “Smart people on cool topics”. Many of their videos feature notable researchers, and the topics range from experiments, to demonstrations, to lectures.  Don’t miss the classic Protein … Continue reading →

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New Digitization Project

Posted on 24 June 2007 by Rick Mason

The Kirtas–BookSurge book digitization program has arrived, digitizing books from four libraries using Kirtas’ automated book scanning equipment and  BookSurge’s  position as an on-demand publishing subsidiary of Amazon.com. Open Access News has a great overview of it, including why it … Continue reading →

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Alphabeticalization

Posted on 24 June 2007 by Rick Mason

A neat little post on MetaFilter on the history of alphabetization.  We take it for granted, but someone had to develop the system (and I am sure someone else was there to say “what’s wrong with the way we do … Continue reading →

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