I’m a big fan of social tagging and the fabulously handy results one gets from pairing subscribing to tag streams. Sharing search results amongst others is so simple; no longer do I have to write explanatory emails and address them appropriately for whomever I think might be interested. Instead, tags can help to [...]
Wikis
Collaborative construction can be a very powerful force. I believe that the shared knowledge of a group will always be greater than the knowledge of a lone person. In order for a wiki to be successful – that is, to attract content creators and editors and users, to create a community around it [...]
Alex Gopher, “The Child” (1999)
While I could try and justify posting this here, the attempt would probably be pretty flimsy. So I’ll just confess straight off that I’ve just dicovered this fabulous video, which I couldn’t possibly not share, and since this is the only blog I’m writing…
Enjoy.
Libraries on TV, part 2
Not all users would be familiar with this sort of Library or Archive, in which Librarians or Archivists bring the books from secured storage to users for their research. Studying at UWO means that we do have access to rare materials and even these sort of white glove reading room experiences. Unlike the [...]
