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Der Bundestag, Open Source und Social Networking
Jetzt habe ich alles gesehen. Heute habe ich zufälligerweise entdeckt, daß die deutsche Demokratie auf einer Open-Source-Basis steht. Also, nicht ganz, denn sonst würde ich in Angela Merkels Quellcode...
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Why Twitter?
A librarian colleague of mine recently asked me (via Twitter) what the advantages of using Twitter are. Rather than try to reply to him in 140 characters or less, I thought I would write it out more...
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Taking Stock: 15 minutes, blogging, and librarians
Taking stock is what one of my favorite literary characters–Hans Castorp in Thomas Mann’s Der Zauberberg/The Magic Mountain–managed to do for years on end before he decided to go get himself killed in...
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Transformational technologies in libraries
When I interviewed here at McMaster, I was asked to speak on the topic of transformational technologies in libraries. Generally, I think the phrase “transformational technology” is overapplied by a...
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Responsive and responsible developers: a tale of Twitter
I chose that title hoping to write a positive story about how a group of software developers did the right thing when it comes to the terms of use they attach to their products. As with so many...
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Twitter and Europop
Like a lot of people I’ve spoken with about social media, I tend to use Facebook to interact with friends and family, and try to keep Twitter a bit more professional in tone. That said, we all let our...
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Digital Humanites 2013: some commentary
It seemed to make sense to separate this personal commentary from the notes I took on various papers and presentations at Digital Humanities 2013. These are intended to capture the kind of things that...
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Digital Humanities 2013: session notes
made with cirrus via voyant tools As I often do at library conferences, I’m publishing my lightly edited session notes from Digital Humanities 2013 held in Lincoln, Nebraska. First and foremost, I want...
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