Friday, January 17, 2003

SMBmeta.org Home Page There's some good stuff here that might inform our attempts to help resource creators and collections supply us with metadata... "SMBmeta.org is a website to facilitate the SMBmeta initiative. The intiative was started by Interland to try to help small and medium-sized businesses provide information to search engines and directories in an open and distributed way so that customers can do more complete searching. This website has some tools that can be used to help jumpstart the initiative. It also serves as a means for supporting the URIs in the specification with a real domain." 5:28:06 PM    comment [] Sites to watch for news of whats next "watch these sites for news of what's next." 5:25:45 PM    comment [] To Or is Human "Perhaps no other "advanced" search technique causes more trouble than the incorrect use of the Boolean OR operator. Here's why this simple little world can wreak havoc on your search results. Here's a trick question: What does the word "or" mean? Let's consider two scenarios." 5:22:37 PM    comment [] Usability requirements: how to specify, test and report usability "This web site provides a guide for how to specify, test and report usability requirements as part of a contractual relationship between a supplier and acquirer. It includes case studies of four trials carried out in Europe by the EU-funded PRUE project. " 5:19:18 PM    comment [] Faceted Metadata Search - Search Tools Report Excellent discussion (with screenshots) of the value of faceted metadata when searching 5:18:45 PM    comment [] KY: Generic Agency Templates State of Kentucky website design guidelines. Really good set of templates for usability and valication, use of css, etc. Might make a good model for NSDL branch library templates and guidelines. 4:40:44 PM    comment [] Gorilla Usability : evolt.org, IA/Usability "I'm going to show you some ways to get to know your users in a real world, out-from-behind-the-glass kind of way. There is a place for formal usability and if you have the opportunity (read: time and money) to do them, I recommend doing so. It's also great to learn from what others have experienced, to read books on usability and to keep up with the gurus. I've done all of those and frankly they all pale in comparison to the information I get from, what I like to call, "Gorilla Usability." " 4:37:45 PM    comment [] Getting a Handle on Learning Content Management Systems "Unlike general purpose KM solutions (and website content management systems), LCMSs are optimized for converting information into interactive learning content and presenting content in a wide variety of presentation styles to fit the content, the audience and the learning objectives. They are especially well-suited for efficiently turning proprietary knowledge into proprietary content that yields a competitive advantage and all the benefits of e-learning." 12:32:02 PM    comment [] Creating Courses - Learning Objects, XML, SGML Good Stuff... "DESIGNING COURSES: Learning Objects, IMS Standards, XML, SGML, etc. Acronym, Definitions & Standards in place or in-process: A GREAT QUICK-REFERENCE PAGE! Learning Objects Information IMS Standards and Compliance Other Standards to consider Learning Objects Repositories XML, SGML, etc. Information " 12:29:28 PM    comment []

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