I’m still in the process of exploring repository software. Here is my brief overview with some examples.Omeka has a lot to offer for a learning objects repository but it doesn’t handle textual documents so well. Exploring Omeka from robin f
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Question of the Day: What DC term to use for a series?
Like | robinna | Mar 19, 2014 | metadata, question of the day
Q: Which dc term would you use to describe book series? A: This is an example of where traditional DC is too generic. DCMI Terms (which superseded DC Qualified) is a little more granular. http://dublincore.org/documents/dcmi-terms/ In tradition DC, the only option really seems to be Relation and use IsReferencedBy or by IsPartOf.IsReferencedBy is for more of a citation type relationship, whereas IsPartOf encompasses a variety ...
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File in Android SDK moves, causes issues for other products “missing SDK” or can not find SDK error messages
Like | robinna | Mar 18, 2014 | mobile
I discovered the hard way when I was trying to use Droid Explorer, that the SDK file structure has been rearranged. In the case of Droid Explorer (a product that allows you to edit and build through access to the system files via a PC desktop), it was pointing to a file in SDK in the platform-tools folder, which has been moved into the build-tools ...
OpenLibrary – what it is (besides trending on reddit)
Like | robinna | Mar 14, 2014 | 3D, Big Data, Data, that's cool
In addition to being a digital library, it is a linked data experiment with strong accessibility support. It is often cited as an example of linking bib data. It was created by Aaron Swartz (yes, the Aaron Swartz) and is now a project of the Internet Archive (woot! love the IA). https://openlibrary.org/ Linked data info:http://www.w3.org/2005/Incubator/lld/wiki/Use_Case_Open_Library_Data Watch it blow up reddit:http://www.reddit.com/domain/openlibrary.org/
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Yahoo buys vizify, shuts it down
Like | robinna | Mar 13, 2014 | Culture, History of Technology, Technology
Vizify shuts dow: From Vizify: Keep your bio online a bit longer We’ve created a way to archive a snapshot of your bio so that it remains online at Vizify a while longer. You have until April 7, 2014 to archive your bio. Your archived bio will remain publicly visible through September 4, 2014. If you make changes to your bio after you’ve archived it, ...
Wake up and smell the bacon with your phone
Like | robinna | Mar 13, 2014 | random, Technology
Wow… Announced earlier today by Oscar Mayer, the Wake Up and Smell the Bacon dongle plugs into the bottom of your iOS device and fires out a scented bacon spray in the morning as you are emerging from bed. Read more: http://www.digitaltrends.com/mobile/oscar-mayer-iphone-device-wakes-smell-bacon/#ixzz2vqdeK8aK Follow us: @digitaltrends on Twitter | digitaltrendsftw on Facebook )
Raiders of the Lost Archives – Cataloging zines
Like | robinna | Mar 12, 2014 | Library Catalogs (ILS), Video
Love this idea… Reminds me of the cataloging flashmob I participated in…
Happy – the star wars version
Like | robinna | Mar 10, 2014 | Fun
wow, I love this. I needed this to wake me up after losing an hour of sleep to daylight savings time.
Linkeddata and libraries survey
Like | robinna | Mar 7, 2014 | 3D, Big Data, Data, Library Catalogs (ILS)
For those doing linkeddata work in libraries:http://bibliothek.univie.ac.at/limesurvey/