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Established July 2006
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by Rick Mason
Category Archives: Space
NASA Educator Resource Centers
With NASA in the news so much lately(1, 2, 3, 4), it seems a good reminder that the organization has nearly 70 Educator Resource Centers across the country. These are fantastic resources to tap for information relevant to a wide … Continue reading
Posted in Education, Government, Libraries, Medical, News, Science, Space
Tagged Education, Educator Resource Center, Kennedy Space Center, Libraries, Medical, NASA, National Aeronautics and Space Administration, Science, Space
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NASA Needs A Library Solution (But So Do Libraries)
In a merging of two of my great interests, NASA has issued a Request For Information (ROI) on how best to “analyze and catalog notes from spaceflight pioneer Wernher von Braun into an electronic, searchable database or other system.“ At … Continue reading
Posted in Archival, Classification, Government, History, Libraries, Library 2.0, News, Online Databases, Software, Space, Web Design, Wiki
Tagged library technology, library tools, NASA, pdf, Wernher von Braun
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Pathways to Innovation and Inclusion
NASA’s Inclusion and Innovations Council has released a follow-up to Barriers to Innovation and Inclusion (link goes to my post containing the embedded video) which shows ways to encourage innovation and inclusion: Again, I think that the lessons from this … Continue reading
Posted in Groups, Libraries, Space, Video
Tagged inclusion, innovation, management, NASA's Inclusion and Innovations Council, servant leadership, Wayne Hale
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Barriers to Innovation and Inclusion
I am a bit of a space freak (several people will read this and say “A bit???”), so this touches on two of my interests. NASA’s Inclusion and Innovations Council recently had a all-day report period on barriers to inclusion … Continue reading
Posted in Groups, Libraries, Space
Tagged bureaucratic, inclusion, innovation, Libraries, NASA's Inclusion and Innovations Council, National Aeronautics and Space Administration, Wayne Hale, YouTube
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Space Shuttle STS-117 Links
There is a great collection of links about the current shuttle mission on ResourceShelf. I had intended to post this on Friday, before the launch, but better late than never. FYI, spotting the shuttle in orbit is a neat experience … Continue reading
It’s a Wiki… It’s a Skymap…
It’s WikiSky! Ideal for answering the question “was that object in the western sky a star or planet?”, as well as many other star / constellation type questions. It also includes photographs from the Sloan Digital Sky Survey (SDSS), which … Continue reading
Posted in Maps, Online Databases, Open Access, Space, Wiki
Tagged Sloan Digital Sky Survey
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USGS Land Cover Database
It’s not at the “web-based, jump in – the water’s fine” stage (though they indicate that they are working towards this), but the United States Geologic Service (USGS) has developed a National Land Cover Database from 2001 LandSat imagery. This … Continue reading
Posted in Government, Maps, Online Databases, Space
Tagged United States Geologic Service
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Google’s Moon Shot
Google’s Moon Shot is the title of an article in the current New Yorker magazine. The title refers to a quote that likens the Google Book Project to Nasa’s Project Apollo. Quite a bit of interest in this article, including … Continue reading
Posted in Books, Copyright, Google, Libraries, Search, Space, WebSearch
Tagged Google, Moon Shot
Google, Moon Shot
Google, Moon Shot, National Aeronautics and Space Administration
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One Small Step…
When I listen to the audio of Neil Armstrong’s words during the first moon landing, I have heard the “a” ever since I found out that it was what he meant to say. Whether that was wishful thinking, or if … Continue reading
Posted in Software, Space
Tagged All Things Considered, Neil Armstrong
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An example of where Open Source could have helped…
NASA recently made 1100 Apollo-era documents, including Mission Reports (I have read several, and they are truly fascinating to those interested in manned spaceflight), Evaluation Reports, Scientific Studies, and Interviews, available on a DVD-ROM, calling it the Lunar e-Library. Fantastic! … Continue reading
Posted in Copyright, Libraries, Open Access, Open Source, Software, Space
Tagged National Aeronautics and Space Administration, open source software world, restrictive software license, software license
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Yes, Mars is bigger than the Moon, but…
…it didn’t, and won’t, appear so from the Earth (unless something goes very, very wrong)! Nasa ; UniverseToday ; Bad Astronomy
Posted in Space
Tagged National Aeronautics and Space Administration
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3-D Guide to the Galaxy
Planet Quest is a 3-Dimensional interactive viewer for the Milky Way galaxy. It works on any modern browser without downloading additional software, a definite plus! from SpaceRef
Posted in Maps, Space, Web Design
Tagged 3-D, Milky Way galaxy
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