Meg: I'll suggest the Library Leadership Network cluster on OA, at http://lln.lyrasis.org -- but since it relies very heavily on Suber's work, you could just go directly to him. [Click on "Policy" once in LLN--it's the shortest list of articles that includes all the OA stuff.]
- Walt Crawford
I think this is the best shot I have ever taken of Nick. We got a new DSLR from my parents for Christmas and I'm excited to learn to use it.
- s t e v e
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Struggling with social networksI've been thinking a lot about social networks in the last month or so, pretty much since the NERM meeting in October and I... - http://eabrown.blogspot.com/2009_12...
The Wii Fit doesn't lie....even with all this holiday food, I'm still down 55 pounds since I started on this journey in June. Not bad for 6 months. I have my weight loss/fitness goals for 2010 already mapped out. 2010 is really gonna be a good year.
"It’s still Christmas for a few more hours and as my thoughts return to development (the last two weeks of the year are often my most productive) I’m hoping that Santa is getting ready to deliver a new API for Facebook. My hopes are up because when Facebook bought FriendFeed, they brought on board a couple of guys who know how to craft an API that works. And from what I hear they’re working on APIs for Facebook now. What I look for in an API is simplicity, efficiency, and having all the bases covered. I don’t want to hit dead ends but I also want to reach “Hello World” in minutes, maybe even seconds. The FriendFeed API sure qualified on both counts."
- Dave Winer
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Yes, I agree that it /should/ be a lot easier to feed in multiple RSS feeds in to Facebook and various pages.
- Joe
I'm like the author of the article, but sometimes I wonder if I would be better off being the other way.
- Ruchira S. Datta
I don't see the need to make value judgements. Some people get deeply into a narrow field, some people cross-pollinate; both "styles" have their strengths and uses.
- Bill Hooker
Some of us are into science, even if we aren't practicing it, so generalizations are difficult. But I do think our system is at a crossroads. People who are passionate about science don't always have avenues for that passion, or at least think they don't
- Deepak Singh
John, fascinating piece, but I wonder if we really have enough information to predict change. Rather shouldn't we (and that is part of your point) be in a position to adjust to any change we might encounter?
- Deepak Singh
John, I'm probably going to use this on the first day of my collection-development class. :) It's exactly the sort of thing I want students working out in their own heads.
- D0r0th34
thanks, everyone. The whole point of what I'm trying to do is ask question. Deepak, you're right. In a sense, I'm not trying to come up with *the* answer about the future, but rather use some scenario-building as a way of being metally prepared. I always think of Harry Turtledove's WorldWar series, where earth is invaded by aliens in the middle of WWII. One of his viewpoint characters...
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- John Dupuis
To follow up to Deepak's point: the purpose of SF isn't to make concrete predictions about the future, but rather to give a new way to think about present challenges. When SF writes predict something right on, it's usually by accident. Am I predisposed to thinking about the future because I read SF or do I read SF because I'm predisposed to think about the future? An interesting...
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- John Dupuis
There's a difference between fortunetelling and extrapolation. The former is impossible. The latter is necessary, but always with an awareness that stuff comes out of left field. I thought IRs were dead -- and then Harvard happened. I wasn't wrong in what I was noticing; it's just that the playing field suddenly changed. It happens. The awareness, however, has still proven useful.
- D0r0th34
I grew up reading Asimov (my dad was a huge fan) and the whole concept of robots and the likes were fascinating. I definitely continue to believe we can/should imagine. I also believe that things never quite happen that way. The key is understanding science well enough to be able to appreciate the times when fiction becomes reality
- Deepak Singh
i did the standard disclaimer. but... i'm easily google-able. i should check if the parent institution plans to comment - they are working on an open access statement.
- Christina Pikas
Not yet, because I suck. But I plan to. For other procrastinators: first phase ends Dec 20, forum planned to run to Jan 07.
- Bill Hooker
To me, a document is something electronic that may incidentally be printed out. To a surprising number of my colleagues, a document is something on paper that incidentally began life in electronic form.
I just got Godwinned (srsly, GODWINNED) over on Trogool over something not unlike this. :)
- D0r0th34
Three of us new people seriously danced at the notion that we could use a Google doc to collaborate on a project. DANCED. Then other people said, "A Google what?"
- laura x