Sunday, June 13, 2004

Pioneer Who Kept the Web Free Honored With a Technology Prize. Tim Berners-Lee, the inventor of the World Wide Web, who in giving his creation to the world for free changed it forever, is finally compensated with a $1 million prize from a Finnish tech foundation. By Victoria Shannon. [New York Times: Technology] 11:56:03 PM      Google It!.

Casio's Credit Card Watch [Slashdot] 11:37:04 PM      Google It!.

Employees keen to learn on-line, board finds - VIRGINIA GALT, Globe and Mail. Employers are finding an enthusiastic audience when they offer e-learning opportunities to their employees, says the Conference Board of Canada. "They value the flexibility, the increased control and the opportunity to develop themselves and increase t [Online Learning Update] 11:34:04 PM      Google It!.

Are PDAs Simply Finished? [Slashdot] 11:32:46 PM      Google It!.

Government-Funded GPL Software [Slashdot] 11:28:01 PM      Google It!.

Librarians who support OAI-compliant repositories. Lynne Horwood and three co-authors, OAI compliant institutional repositories and the role of library staff, Library Management, 25, 4 (2004) pp. 170-176. Only this abstract is free online, at least so far: "The role of librarians in the development and promotion of institutional repositories is discussed. It is presented as a continuation of their existing functions of acquiring, organising and making readily available the resources needed by academic staff and students. Library staff are collaborating with IT staff and academics to disseminate scholarly material and learning objects emanating from their institutions. The Open Archives Initiative and its Protocol for Metadata Harvesting, which provide the technical structure to support the repositories and enable their interoperability for searching purposes, are discussed. The benefits to institutions and their staffs are also reported. The skills needed by library staff are outlined, as well as the pitfalls and problems they may face in persuading academic staff of the virtues of institutional repositories." (Thanks to Charles W. Bailey, Jr.) [Open Access News] 11:26:08 PM      Google It!.