Daily Archives: 7 February 2008

Speed Writing

Posted on 7 February 2008 by Rick Mason

A couple of years ago I encountered some type of advertisement for a particular book. I don’t recall what the exact title was, but it was something along the lines of “The 2004 Outlook for Thingamajiggers in the United States.” … Continue reading →

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EZProxy Find and Replace

Posted on 7 February 2008 by Rick Mason

If you don’t like something about one of your web interfaces, and if you are running EZProxy, you can use a “Find and Replace” feature to replace any part of the web page code with whatever you would like in … Continue reading →

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Google Apps Team Edition

Posted on 7 February 2008 by Rick Mason

Google Apps Team Edition is a new permutation of Google Apps (something I have been using a fair amount during the past couple of months) designed for collaborative projects. You need to register using a work or school e-mail address … Continue reading →

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Primer on Copyright Liability and Fair Use

Posted on 7 February 2008 by Rick Mason

Primer on Copyright Liability and Fair Use is part of the Citizen Media Law Project’s Legal Guide, scheduled to launch later this month.   It contains a great introduction/overview of what is allowed and not allowed with copyright.  Best of all, … Continue reading →

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Visualizing the Bible

Posted on 7 February 2008 by Rick Mason

Visualizing the Bible is a project by Chris Harrison, a doctoral student at Carnegie-Mellon University.  It consists of visualization of biblical references and social networking.  Check out his other projects, as well, such as his Wikipedia Top 50 and Clusterball. … Continue reading →

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Better Living Through Taxonomies

Posted on 7 February 2008 by Rick Mason

Written from the perspective of web site design, Better Living Through Taxonomies is a primer for understanding and applying taxonomy to a project. This came along at just the right time for me… I have just started the re-design (can … Continue reading →

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LOC Docent Training Videos

Posted on 7 February 2008 by Rick Mason

The Library of Congress  web site has a collection of webcasts that they use for docent training.  If you would like to learn about some of the collections within in the library, this is a fantastic way to do so! … Continue reading →

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