iPods, platforms and ecosystems
There is an interesting article in Forbes suggesting that the closed approach
that Apple is taking with iTunes and the
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Digital Curation Centre
The Digital Curation Center, still in early days, looks as if it will be a
valuable repository of materials. See
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I can't get no ...
Satisficing [https://www.utilitarianism.com/satisfice.htm] is a term associated
with Herbert Simon [https://www.psy.cmu.edu/psy/
Recombinance
Dan Farber writes:
> Martin refers to what I’m calling the recombinant Web (I’m probably not the
first
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GLAM people
Some years ago, I worked with a group assembled by the relevant part of the European Commission to work on
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The British Library
We visited the British Library on our recent trip — as tourists. We were reminded of what a good public space it has become. The building, the subject of much critical attention when it finally emerged from construction, works as a public building.
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Techeology
I coined techeology a while ago to talk about a particular phenomenon that is
quite strong in our space.
It
Austen, globalization and FRBR
[https://www.bbc.co.uk/shropshire/films/bollywood/2003/11/bride_and_prejudice_preview.shtml]
We just saw Bride and
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Standing and branding
[https://www.ucl.ac.uk]In an article in the current Wilson Quarterly
[https://wwics.si.edu/index.cfm?fuseaction=
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Tim O'Reilly on Google Print for Libraries
There is a long posting on the O’Reilly Radar site bringing together some of Tim
O’Reilly’s thoughts
Pause
I note that the Google Print Library program is being paused. It will be
interesting to see what happens next:
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A billion holdings
[https://worldcatlibraries.org/wcpa/isbn/1592233724]The OCLC website is now
carrying details of the billionth holding in WorldCat. It
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