Author Archives: robinna

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 DCMI Terms (which superseded DC Qualified) is a little more granular.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 ...

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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, ...

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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 )

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