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Learn More

Posted on January 14, 2008
From Library Stream: Learn More is a series of self-paced discovery entries for library staff interested in venturing out on the social web. Each post is meant as a short introduction to a different social website, tool, or concept. It might not be ground-breaking information to veteran readers of the blogosphere, but I hope each [...

Skip the Trial, Just Buy the Book

Posted on January 14, 2008
Today sees the start of the Ipswich murder trial, of course you have been able to pre-order the book for sometime now. Cold blooded evil by Neil Root From the blurb Tom Stephens, a 37 year-old supermarket worker from Ipswich who had known all five women and sold his story to a Sunday tabloid newspaper was arrested...

Just Ban It!

Posted on January 14, 2008
I came across a story via Mashable about a Professor at the University of Brighton who has banned her students from using Google or Wikipedia. Two quotes from the original article in the Argus. Professor Tara Brabazon: Too many students dont use their own brains enough...

Fetishise This

Posted on January 13, 2008
Librarian Dress Up. Found via Phil Bradley. Bookmark to:

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Weekly Review

Posted on January 13, 2008
Charon QC has recorded his first weekly review. Contributors include John Bolch (Family Lore), Justin Patten (Human Law), Carl Gardner (Head of Legal), Peter Rouse (Advizory) and Geeklawyer. A must listen and an excellent way to catch up on developments...

This Weeks Useful Tools

Posted on January 12, 2008
Bookmarked this week: SwiftyURL - make your URLs short. File.io - share files, create a folder and password and upload. Free PDF to Word Converter - free download that converts PDFs in to .docs. PDF Hammer - edit PDFs online for free. Yurbo - a mini blogging, Twitter type app...

Stephen Fry on Social Networking

Posted on January 12, 2008
My point is this: what an irony! For what is this much-trumpeted social networking but an escape back into that world of the closed online service of 15 or 20 years ago? Is it part of some deep human instinct that we take an organism as open and wild and free as the internet, and [...

Oh Me, Oh My

Posted on January 11, 2008
A quarter of Britons say they have not read a book in the past year and nearly half admit to lying about their reading to appear more intelligent. From This is London. 2008 National Year of Reading. Bookmark to:

This is the News

Posted on January 09, 2008
Charon QC has posted the first of his 4 minute news round-ups. Head over to Consilio to listen. Note to Charon - can we subscribe to these in our iTunes please? Bookmark to:

Family Law Pipe

Posted on January 09, 2008
Nick Holmes of Binary Law has created a useful resource for those interested in family law. He has taken 13 family law blogs and using a bit of Yahoo! Pipes magic he has packaged them into a single feed. A nice reminder that there is such a thing as Pipes...

The Pelican Project

Posted on January 09, 2008
Yes, they are fetishised, but I cant get enough. Things Magazines Pelican Project - 60 years of Pelicans! Bookmark to:

Wikia

Posted on January 07, 2008
Say hello to WikiaAlpha, launched today, the new search engine from Mr Wales. Bookmark to:

Blawg Review

Posted on January 05, 2008
Charon QC has just posted possibly one of the longest blawg reviews I have ever seen. Lots of good stuff. Go read. Bookmark to:

Twitter Buttons

Posted on January 05, 2008
I have just stumbled across this fantastically cute button for Twitter on MilkAddict.com. Since I have used it in the sidebar I thought I should give thanks. It comes in two sizes 120×120 or 70×70, pixels that is, and it looks rather like a smartie. Bookmark to:

TinyURL Popup Preview

Posted on January 05, 2008
TinyURL Popup Preview is a must have Greasemonkey script. It enables a preview of the URL that has been shortened so you can avoid clicking on dodgy links, plus its always nice to have an idea of where TinyURL is taking you. If you are using Firefox get the Greasemonkey add-on and then install the Popup [...

This Weeks Useful Tools

Posted on January 05, 2008
Bookmarked this week: Badge any feed with Yahoo! Pipes - create a badge for your blog feed. MoDazzle - access to Facebook via SMS or email. Add text watermarks to your Flickr photos - tutorial from Digital Inspiration. The best free software for Windows - from Digital Inspiration...

Be A Trendspotter

Posted on January 04, 2008
ACRLog posts Make 2008 Your Year For Trend Watching: & no one has the time to try every Web 2.0 tool or software utility, test every new plug-in or application or visit every new virtual site. But there is a tremendous professional advantage to at least knowing about these things as opposed to being completely [...

Print Your Own Books

Posted on January 04, 2008
Sort of. Google Blogoscoped has an interesting post informing of the Public Domain Books Reprints Service, a site that will convert a public domain work into a printable format. You can enter the URL of the text e.g. Internet Archive: http://www.archive...

Tech Tips

Posted on January 04, 2008
Tame the Webs Michael Stephens has posted his Tech Tips for Every Librarian, a series of articles originally published in Information Today. Topics covered include IM, wikis, Flickr and blogging. A useful introduction and some interesting ideas. Bookmark to:

Library Science Jeopardy

Posted on January 04, 2008
Library Science Jeopardy - what do you score? Found via the Law Librarian Blog. Bookmark to:

Twitter Stats

Posted on January 02, 2008
Monitor your addiction with Brad Kelletts Twitter Stats. Enter your Twitter username and Twitter Stats will generate a number of interesting graphs. I am not a power-user by any stretch of the imagination, but its interesting to see how the monkey has gained purchase on my back...

CLawBies

Posted on January 02, 2008
Steve Matthews has posted his CLawBies (Canadian Law Blog Awards) for 2007. The Law Librarian Blog award went to Library Boy and the British Columbia Courthouse Library Society Whats New Blog, with Connie Crosby as runner-up. Id not really checked out BCCLS before, but it is a very impressive model, the site also has a [...

Bye Bye 2007

Posted on December 31, 2007
Whats happening online on the last day of the year? Phil Bradley has created a Google Custom Search Engine for Web 2.0 Resources. Meredith Farkas of Information Wants to be Free points us in the direction of the new Pew report - Information searches that solve problems: how people use the internet, libraries and government agencies when [...

Copac Covers

Posted on December 29, 2007
Copac has been adding some neat stuff recently and as of this month it has book covers. Bookmark to:

This Weeks Useful Tools

Posted on December 28, 2007
Bookmarked: TypingWeb - online typing tutor. PDF Split and Merge - handy little download for working with PDFs. WinFF - file converter download (Windows and Linux). Pviewr - create photo gallerys with your Picasa and Flickr pics. Flickr Fan - Mac OS X download from Dave Winer, lets you do a bunch of stuff with Flickr photos, including backing them [...

This Weeks Useful Tools

Posted on December 16, 2007
Share your shared items with your Google Talk friends - Official Google Reader Blog. Google Toolbar 5 - for Internet Explorer, now with gadgets. Demo video here. Secret iGoolge themes - spotted by Google Blogoscoped. moourl - shorten URLs with the help of this little moo cow...

eBook to Images

Posted on December 16, 2007
eBooks to Images is a clever little Windows program that lets you convert eBooks or text files into images. Simply upload your eBook and edit the way the text will be displayed. You can chose from a range of fonts, font sizes and colours for text and background...

Fluid

Posted on December 15, 2007
Create site-specific browsers for your Leopard with Fluid. For those apps you just have to have open all the time. Fluid lets you create desktop applications, with dock icons as standard. One less browser tab to worry about and easy access to your fix...

Facebook Whales

Posted on December 15, 2007
Todays Guardian has a piece on Facebook andFacebook whales. Hugh MacLeod talks about his ever expanding list of Facebook friends and has this nice quote: & what you say doesnt matter, its the social action thats important. Its like chimpanzees picking ticks off each others backs...

I Find This A Bit Creepy

Posted on December 12, 2007
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