http://blog.lib.umn.edu/efc/mystery/ gathering threads of technology, libraries, and leadership en-us 2006-09-22T13:23:33-06:00 http://blog.lib.umn.edu/efc/mystery/053718.html I've become a fan of YouTube, even following the whole LG15 controversy. Yeah, I know. Still, every once in a while I run across something worth smiling about. Here's one from Weird Al that you should all watch: a commentary... Libraries efc 2006-09-22T13:23:33-06:00 http://blog.lib.umn.edu/efc/mystery/051146.html OK, one more note about LibraryThing... talk. LT has recently implemented discussion forums, but done so with a shifting twist that re-imagines what an online conversation can be. I am stunned at what Tim and his team have accomplished in... Technology efc 2006-08-25T00:36:46-06:00 http://blog.lib.umn.edu/efc/mystery/051056.html Yesterday I got a chance to check in on LibraryThing for the first time in a few months. I was impressed with how much progress the site has made, not only in terms of users (over 60,000) and content (almost... Technology efc 2006-08-23T17:36:40-06:00 http://blog.lib.umn.edu/efc/mystery/051040.html Dharma and Beth have published an article about Documenting Internet2 in RLG DigiNews. I spent quite a bit of effort on this project last year and found web crawling for content much more reasonable an approach than I'd expected. This... Libraries efc 2006-08-23T13:14:03-06:00 http://blog.lib.umn.edu/efc/mystery/050982.html Do you have an idea for an application you wish someone would write? Here's a new idea: MyDreamApp is a contest in which the winner will have their idea turned into a real application. Kind of American Idolish, this could... Technology efc 2006-08-22T12:25:17-06:00 http://blog.lib.umn.edu/efc/mystery/049909.html Here's a high profile company offering a service that clearly violates DMCA, and about time! Ars Technica reports that Circuit City offers to duplicate DVDs for various purposes from backup to reformatting data for other devices. To make this work... Technology efc 2006-08-04T11:52:04-06:00 http://blog.lib.umn.edu/efc/mystery/046380.html Apple released the MacBook this week. It is the little sib to the MacBook Pro that was introduced a few months back. Alex and I stopped in at the Rosedale Apple store and took a look. What a nice machine!... Technology efc 2006-05-19T17:09:21-06:00 http://blog.lib.umn.edu/efc/mystery/046376.html Wow, this could work. I know that when I'm walking I like to try to reach friends or family with my cellphone. But sometimes I just hold off thinking, "it is dinnertime there" or "I don't really have anything to... Technology efc 2006-05-19T17:04:41-06:00 http://blog.lib.umn.edu/efc/mystery/046129.html I just saw a really neat little demo of U Rochester's Libraries Staff Web. It turns out they've implemented their whole staff web as a Xerox Docushare site. This enables not only sharing completed documents, but also sharing the editorial... Libraries efc 2006-05-15T09:17:34-06:00 http://blog.lib.umn.edu/efc/mystery/046128.html Wired ran an article this month about the vulnerabilities of RFID tags. Ed Vielmetti picked up on this in his blog and adds a few other useful resources. RFID has seemed quite cool for a while, though a bit intimidating... efc 2006-05-15T09:10:58-06:00 http://blog.lib.umn.edu/efc/mystery/046127.html Well, it seems to be happening. We are (finally) seeing a divorce between the Integrated Library System (ILS) and the Online Public Access Catalog (OPAC) we share with our patrons. The introduction of the new catalog at North Carolina State... Libraries efc 2006-05-15T08:59:39-06:00 http://blog.lib.umn.edu/efc/mystery/019300.html You might be interested in tracking a new service from Google. Try a search for "population of minnesota" on Google today and you will see something new at the top of the results: an answer! Instead of pointing off to... Technology efc 2005-04-07T22:47:11-06:00 http://blog.lib.umn.edu/efc/mystery/019213.html We had a wonderful visit from a crew from Spain today. Gave an overview of our digital initiatives. This entry is part of a demonstration of UThink.... Blogging efc 2005-04-06T15:07:31-06:00 http://blog.lib.umn.edu/efc/mystery/016599.html I've been struck today by how long lasting programming technology can be and by how quickly it all changes. Gary Fouty, a librarian in our science library, surprised me today when he revealed his talent for writing code. The beautiful... Technology efc 2005-02-23T22:44:03-06:00 http://blog.lib.umn.edu/efc/mystery/015810.html One of my recurring arguments with auditors and some security staff revolves around how to secure passwords. They often push for a variety of measures, many of which I think are counterproductive and actually decrease any protection a password might... Technology efc 2005-02-12T23:58:19-06:00